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1943-1944 (Creation)
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- Nova Scotia. Royal Commission on Provincial Development and Rehabilitation
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90 cm of textual records (3 boxes)
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In June 1942, the Government of Nova Scotia appointed a Cabinet Committee to address problems of rehabilitation and development in the Province. Following the recommendations of this Committee, the Royal Commission on Provincial Development and Rehabilitation was appointed on May 12, 1943 with Robert MacGregor Dawson as Commissioner. The new Commission was to continue the work of the Committee in investigating and reporting upon the natural resources and industries of the Province for the purpose of aiding in the rehabilitation of those discharged from the armed forces, those released from war industries which would close with the end of war, and all others who might seek employment. The Commission was to report on the possibility of expanding existing industries and markets in the province, as well as the creation of new opportunities, with a goal to increase employment in Nova Scotia in general.
The Commission assembled the necessary information using a variety of methods: briefs were secured from several government departments, interviews were conducted with Ministers, deputies and their staff, federal officials were questioned, and formal public hearings were held throughout the province where community leaders were invited to promote existing local industry and speculate about potential resources. After this preliminary work was completed, it was determined that the number and complexity of the subjects required additional assistance from subject experts. In the end, separate reports were prepared by these experts for several principal economic activities and essential services of the province, including Agriculture, Fisheries (Stewart Bates), Forestry, Public Welfare Services (George F. Davidson), Education, Minerals, the establishment of a Research and Development Board (H. M. Tory), Provincial Finance (W. R. Maxwell), Manufacturing, Steel Production (Arthur G. McKee & Co.), Tourism, Electric Power (Alexander Brady), Labour Relations (H. A. Logan), Housing, and Transportation. The Commission also produced brief reports on Weather Forecasting, expanding the Provincial Museum, and establishing a Historic Sites and Monuments Board.
The reports of the Royal Commission on Provincial Development and Rehabilitation were published in 1944.
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Consists of records created during the Royal Commission on Provincial Development and Rehabilitation between 1943 and 1944. Several types of records are included, such as research notes, submissions, reports, and correspondence.
Research notes and reference materials are organized by subject and include newspaper clippings, bibliographies, minutes of special committees, memos, briefs, summaries of research, and similar documents.
Submissions and Reports consist of briefs, correspondence and questionnaire responses submitted by community representatives from across the province on their plans for post-war capital projects and how they might benefit from post-war funding.
Commission Correspondence consists of the incoming and outgoing correspondence of R. M. Dawson and other contributors through the course of the Royal Commission. Letters address follow-up questions to information presented in community hearings, general questions posed to subject experts, and administrative matters.
Records identified as personal correspondence include copies of outgoing letters of a personal nature sent by Dawson, as well as Norman Ward, about property, employment, educational opportunities, publications, and administrative matters.
Miscellaneous Papers include requisition forms, invoices, and other items documenting costs incurred through the course of the Royal Commission. Also included is a map of the Atlantic Coast of Canada showing inshore and deep sea fisheries, with distances from principal fishing ports to banks and transportation lines.
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Nova Scotia. Royal commission on provincial development and rehabilitation Report...1944 available in the Nova Scotia Archives Library.