DROUGHT IN CANADA
A NATIONAL EMERGENCY COST TO BE BORNE BY DOMINION. Received Aug. 25, 7.55 p.m. OTTAWA, Aug. 24. That it had been demonstrated to their satisfaction that the conditions created by the successive dry spells in southern Saskatchewan and Alberta created a national emergency and the cost must be borne largely by the people of Canada as a whole, was indicated to-day by Mr. Dunning. He said that agreements were being completed whereby, with Federal and Provincial co-operation, the herds in the dried out areas would be immediately salvaged and relief on the standard scale would be provided for the people. The aid of the Red Cross would be sought in rehabilitating farms in respect to rur.-uown and exhausted households and the provision of equipment and the work of moving families to good areas would be continued. Th<i livestock situation would be met partly by arranging the movement of good commercial grades to feeding grounds east and west in | addition to the normal movement of feeders to eastern Canada markets. Arrangements would be made for abattoirs immediately to slaughter low grade stock. Provincial authorities would be aided by the shipping to the drought areas of sufficient food to maintain the working animals, milking cows and foundation breeding stock.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 201, 26 August 1936, Page 7
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