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May 17, 1904

PRIVATE BILLS.

WESTERN ASSURANCE COMPANY.

Mr. LEIGHTON MCCARTHY (North Sim-coe) moved for leave to introduce Bill (No. 114) respecting the Western Assurance Company. Motion agreed to, and Bill read the first time. Mr. McCarthy. I would ask the indulgence of the House to move that this Bill be read a second time now. Notice has been given to adjourn the House over Monday next, which is a private member's day, and so the time of the Bill will be lost. The case is one of emergency, as the company desire to carry out what is authorized by

322S the Bill to reduce their capital stock and issue new stock. This is a domestic matter simply. The Bill only gives the shareholders power, by a two-thirds majority, to carry cut what is necessary in order to raise funds to replace an impairment of capital.
LIB

William Stevens Fielding (Minister of Finance and Receiver General)

Liberal
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Hon. W. S. FIELDING (Minister of Finance).

In view of the request made by the hon. gentleman (Mr. McCarthy), I see no reason why we should not facilitate the passing of these Bills to get them before the Banking and Commerce Committee, but without committing ourselves in any way.

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Motion agreed to, and Bill read the second time, and referred to the Committee on Banking and Commerce.

BRITISH AMERICAN ASSURANCE COMPANY.

Mr. LEIGHTON MCCARTHY moved for leave to introduce Bill (No. 115) respecting the British America Assurance Company. He said : This is asking the same power as is asked for in the case of the Western. Motion agreed to, and Bill read the first and second times, and referred to the Committee on Banking and Commerce.

FIRST READING.

Bill (No. 116) respecting certain patents of the Canadian General Electric Company, limited, and others.-Mr. Grant.

REPORT PRESENTED.

List of Shareholders of the Chartered Banks, as on December 31st. 1903.-Hon. W. S. Fielding (Minister of Finance).

VICTORIA DAY ADJOURNMENT

LIB

Wilfrid Laurier (Prime Minister; President of the Privy Council)

Liberal
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Sir WILFRID LAURIER moved :

That when this House adjourns on Friday next, it stand adjourned to Wednesday the 25th May instant.

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Samuel Hughes

Liberal-Conservative
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Mr. SAM. HUGHES (North Victoria).

Is that not a misprint, should not Friday be Thursday ?

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Wilfrid Laurier (Prime Minister; President of the Privy Council)

Liberal
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Sir WILFRID LAURIER..

No, it is not. I did it on purpose. Friday is a good day. Has my hon. friend (Mr. Hughes) any suggestion to make on that subject ?

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Samuel Hughes

Liberal-Conservative
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Mr. SAM. HUGHES.

I would suggest Thursday evening so that we might get to the races.

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Motion agreed to.

COTE ST. PAUL BRIDGE.

CON

Frederick Debartzch Monk

Conservative (1867-1942)
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Mr. F. D. MONK (Jacques Cartier).

Before the Orders of the Day are proceeded with, I would like to call the attention of the government, and particularly of the Minister of Railways, to a matter of some urgency ; I refer to the construction of a bridge over the canal at Cote St. Paul. The sub-struc-Mr. McCarthy.

ture has been Executed properly and with due celerity, 7>ut there is an inexcusable delay in the placing of the ironwork, the superstructure and the completion of the bridge. This is causing great inconvenience to Cote St. Paul and to the whole of that neighbourhood where there is considerable traffic, particularly at this time of the year. It is a matter of notoriety that iron works are always the delaying elements in the execution of contracts of that kind, but I am perfectly certain that if the Minister of Railways and Canals would bring some pressure to bear upon the contractor the work will be terminated without delay, because I believe that most of the iron work is ready and has simply to be brought there and put in place after which the work of finishing the bridge will be very short indeed. There is great interruption to traffic on account of this delay, people cannot cross the canal even on foot except with some danger by passing over the gates, and I would therefore ask the Department of Railways and Canals to bring some pressure to bear upon the contractors in order that the work may be terminated at once.

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May 17, 1904