A NOTEWORTHY Ac-r.
it is always pleasing to be able to record notable actions of an honourable character by a Government, and not least when those actions are performed by our own or by one of our Dominion Governments. I am, therefore, glad to have the opportunity of drawing attention to an act of something more than justice which has been performed by the Government of Prince Edward Island. There are some who will recall that several years ago an ex-agent of the P.E.I. Government in ' London, using official notepaper and posing as a representative of the Government in question, carried out a number of frauds on British military and naval ex-officers, selling them fox farms which were worthless, or, in some cases, which did not even exist. The individual was arrested, tried, and convicted in this country, but punishment did not, of course, bring com- pensation to those who had lost their capital and who could ill afford the loss. No actual legal responsibility, of course, rested upon the Prince Edward Island Government, but although the Government had been passing through trying times, it has recently, by a unanimous vote, passed a Bill to compensate those who lost money as a result of these frauds. I understand that those who suffered will now be repaid capital and interest, and that in this respect- aid Ms been given by the Dominion Government under Mr. Mackenzie King. This action is not only just- but -generous,- indicating a high sense both ófhonour and good will towards investors in the'. Old
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