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October 21, 1903

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The POSTMASTER GENERAL.

At any rate, on Saturday a hundred odd additional sacks reached this city. I believe they came by post. Then I believe we got on Sunday 400 odd bags that arrived by train. At that time, as I was told by the hon. member for Burrard (Mr. Macpherson), he counted 735 sacks full of this literature scattered through the corridors of this building ; at this particular time the whole basement of the post office building was also occupied with bags of this literature, several hundred in number, and the lobby of the city' post office was also crowded to the ceiling with one or two hundred more. I do not remember how this totalled up, but X think it came up to the vicinity of 2,000 bags.

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Edward Frederick Clarke

Conservative (1867-1942)
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Mr. CLARKE.

One thousand eight hundred and thirty, the hon. gentleman said.

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The POSTMASTER GENERAL.

That is not very far from 2,000.

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Edward Frederick Clarke

Conservative (1867-1942)
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Mr. CLARKE.

That is the statement the hon. gentleman made.

The "POSTMASTER GENERAL. I said in the vicinity of 2,000. Call it 1.830 for short. I take the view that the diversion of these bags has been caused by the Montreal ' Star,' and that they are responsible for the return of these bags. Yesterday, when representatives of the ' Star ' appealed to me on the subject I told them that I would be pleased to start the issue of them at once if they would make it possible to me to do so by returning those bags.

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Robert Laird Borden (Leader of the Official Opposition)

Conservative (1867-1942)
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Mr. BORDEN (Halifax).

May I ask the hon. gentleman upon whose information it is that he states that 400 bags came up on Sunday ?

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The POSTMASTER GENERAL.

Upon the information of my deputy.

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Robert Laird Borden (Leader of the Official Opposition)

Conservative (1867-1942)
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Mr. BORDEN (Halifax).

I can inform the hon. gentleman that the statement is absolutely inaccurate. The 400 pieces to which he refers were not conveyed in bags at all. They were bundles tied up and it was Saturday they came and not Sunday.

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The POSTMASTER GENERAL.

The assistant city postmaster pointed out to me a pile of mail bags containing this material which he said reached him on Saturdav evening.

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An hon. MEMBER.

How many were there V

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The POSTMASTER GENERAL.

I did not count them but hon. gentlemen may go down and count them for themselves. There would be over 100 bags in that lot.

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Robert Laird Borden (Leader of the Official Opposition)

Conservative (1867-1942)
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Mr. BORDEN (Halifax).

I am not talking about bags at all. I am talking about the 400 pieces that were not in bags at all.

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The POSTMASTER GENERAL.

When did they come ?

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Robert Laird Borden (Leader of the Official Opposition)

Conservative (1867-1942)
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Mr. BORDEN (Halifax).

On Saturday.

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George Taylor (Chief Opposition Whip; Whip of the Conservative Party (1867-1942))

Conservative (1867-1942)
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Mr. TAYLOR.

They did not come by the mail at all. They came by express.

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The POSTMASTER GENERAL.

Then we are dealing with those that did not come by mail. I am dealing with the fact that the post office in Montreal isued at least 1,830 'bags to the Montreal ' Star ' and that they were used for this purpose.

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George Taylor (Chief Opposition Whip; Whip of the Conservative Party (1867-1942))

Conservative (1867-1942)
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Mr. TAYLOR.

No.

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The POSTMASTER GENERAL.

1 know they were. I have it on the authority of the head of the postal stores branch.

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The POSTMASTER GENERAL.

Since this movement began.

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George Taylor (Chief Opposition Whip; Whip of the Conservative Party (1867-1942))

Conservative (1867-1942)
Member File Biography @ PARLINFO

Mr. TAYLOR.

Six weeks ago.

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October 21, 1903