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The Week A British Columbia Newspaper and Review The Official Organ of the Victoria Real Estate Exchange and of the Royal Victoria Yacht dub Vol. XIII, No. ^k--14th Year VICTORIA, B.C., CANADA, April 8, 1916 5c. a copy $2.00 a year Taxation of Church Property was prompted by his faithful mentor, the ex-Member for Delta. has no responsibilities but to collect the rents, he is at least fifty But tn return tn The Times. We find in Tuesday's issue two edi- years behind the times, and is apparently unaware thnt poisonous HF. British Columbin Synod of the Presbyterian Church • torials, one designating Sir Richard McBride as "our London unsanitary dairies are nnt the only things for which a landlord passed ii series of resolutions this week dealing with the Rajah," and the other characterizing his offices as "our Loudon must share responsibility with his tenant. When the buildings iu T subject of the taxation of Church property. The Wee k is Palace." It. says that,in voting against the provision of $1.1,000 question were thoroughly inspected; after serious complaints by of opinion that their representations should receive the most serious for Sir Richard McBride's salary the Opposition Members have the residents, the conditions were found to be "indescribable." Fire consideration of the Government. The preamble is one to which support of every tax-payer in the Province, "not entirely bereft of was the only element which could effect a cleansing, so officialdom no.exception can be taken, setting forth ns it does that the Christian reason." It bolsters up this contention hy pointing out that it is applied the fire, and the buildings went up in smoke. Xow Mr. Church exists for the material nnd spiritual betterment of mankind, more than the salary of tlie High Commissioner, the Prime Min McCann is irate, he has a grievance, he demands satisfaction, he nnd its services in these particulars have baen generally recognized ister of Canada, and Sir John Jellicoe. as if that had anything to claims compensation, and the Saanich Cniiucil, to use an expressive as of the very highest value. That, the entire revenue of the Church do with the case. If the Times does not know that Sir Richard Westernisin, has told him "to go to it." If they had been insistent is absorbed in its maintenance, and everywhere throughout the Em McBride is a poor man, even after serving this Province for thirteen on the punishment fitting the crime, they would probably have pire, except in British Columbia, it enjoys exemption from taxation years in its highest office, it hicks the usual powers of observation varied the sentence—very slightly. on the buildings used for purposes of public worship, and their which go witli newspaper training. He will depend on his salary, sites, and that only since 1011 has the exemption of sites from taxa and if the Times knows anything about the cost of living in London The Public View Point tion been withdrawn. The effect of this is that Municipal Councils and maintaining, even on economic lines, the most modest establish are able, whilst exempting the buildings to increase the levy on IIK conduct of the Inspector of Legal Offices in connection ment which an Agent General must maintain if he is to do justice to sites, nnd in the boom time such as the one through which we hnve with the purchase of the Court House site has been dis bis position, it knows that an income of $12,000 allows of few frills, T cussed in the editorial columns of the two local dailies. recently passed where assessments have been increased in some in and will leave no margin. That is exactly the amount Sir Richard stances four-fold it can readily be seen how hard the increased taxa They agree up to a certain point, and then, naturally, their opinions will have when the present income tax of twenty per cent is deduct tion bears on the Christian Churches. Mr. Clay's preamble de diverge. The Colonist says: "It is a salutary rule that, public of ed. Sixteen years ago the Legislature nf B. C. did not consider clares that this system entails upon churches a burden so oppressive ficials ought not to make any profit out of public transactions." that $10,000 was too much for Mr. Turner. II? has not found if as to cripple their proper activities and limit their services, and The Times says: "No public servant is entitled to share tlie profit too much. It has all been spent in maintaining his official position, nsks the Government to revert to the position of 15)11 when build from a transaction in which the Government for whom he is acting and on his retirement there are certain accumulated liabilities ag ings and sites were exempt. There are many reasons why the ap is one of the principals." The Times goes on to say that to violate gregating $5,000, which he has not been nble to meet out of this peal should he favorably considered. Perhaps the strongest is the the above principle is "an indictable offence." The Colonist stops salary. The cost of living has increased much more than the per increased worldliness of these times, and the growing difficulty of short at charging the Inspector with exercising bad judgment and centage indicated by the difference between $10,000 and $12,000 financing church work. It is no answer to this to any that if people with laying himself open to criticism. The public view point is in the last sixteen years, and whether the emoluments of the office want churches they will support them voluntarily. The bigger that it is not the Inspector, but the Government that is on its trial. are measured by the ability of its incumbent, or the requirements question is what would be the moral and economic loss to the com The former has undoubtedly blundered, and most people will re nf the Province, The Week believes that every tax payer in the munity, if the work of the Christian Church were seriously crip gret this all the more because he is a man of unblemished record, Province "not entirely bereft nf reason" will consider tlie salary pled. It may well be that in tbe prosecution of that work the hu and one who hns been highly respected by all who knew him. Few is not ton much, either for the position, or for its new incumbent. man instruments which the Churches employ make many mistakes, will doubt that he speaks the truth when he says that, he saw no wrong in what he did, but the unfortunate thing is that even now and lay themselves nnd their churches open at. times to serious Ship Building criticism, but the community is greater than the individual, nnd he sees no wrong, and has not made restitution. By his blunder the "the greatest good for the greatest number" must be the motto of HIPBUILDING is the question of the moment in B. C. The Inspector has shown, not, dishonesty, but venality. Under all the all intelligent governments. It, is not open to argument that any [Government placed it in the Address from the Throne, im circumstances tbe personal equation looms very small, indeed it re S plementing the Premier's undertaking in his programme of cedes into the background before the really important question, community would be infinitely poorer if the activities of tip Christian Churches in its midst were curtailed. Their work is December last. , The Bill has been drafted and is ready for pre "How does the Government regard the transaction?" Is it prepar necessarily imperfect, because their treasures are "in enrthen ves sentation to the House when other business has been cleared off the ed to accept the standard set by the Inspector of legal oficcs as sels." But everything in this world is imperfect, and imperfection Orders of the Day. It, is agreed on every band that shipbuilding is governing thc conduct of public servants in public affairs? That is does not justify rejection. There is going to be a great rebound tne only means of giving relief to tbe lumber trade, and that a really the only thing in which tbe public is interested, and for the from the excessive worldliness and frivolity of the last thirty years, speedy development of the lumber trade is the only means of in Government it is an "acid test." and when the pendulum swings the other way, and it has begun, the creasing the revenues nnd improving the financial position of the need of the Church will be more widely, if not more deeply felt. Province. The demand for shipping is universal. Freights nre Probably a German In that day many will wonder that even a straw has been placed soaring, ships commissioned to-day will pay for their purchase X Thursday's issue of the Colonist was a brief letter couched in its path of progress. When this terrible War is over the wounds within twn years if present rates are maintained; and in view of in the most courteous and succinct language, signed by a Jap of the whole civilized world will have to be healed, and its sorrows Mr. McKenna's declaration that the War will last another year, I anese who wished to ascertain whether tbe people of Victoria assuaged. The great channel through which relief will be sought there is little doubt that freights will be maintained. There is no approve of the conduct of a barber who refused tn shave him be will be the Christian Church, which in that day of comfort will rise question of a market for Inmlier.

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