Mr. HONORE GERVAIS (St. James, Montreal) presented the second report of the select standing committee appointed to supervise the official reports of the debates of this House during the present session, as follows:
That the salary of $2,000 per annum, at present paid to each member of the staff of official reporters of the debates, be increased to $2,500.
That the salary of $1,200 per annum, now paid Mr. C. W. B'oyce, assistant to the chief reporter, be increased to $1,500.
That the above mentioned increases date from the 15th May, 1906.
All of which is respectfullv submitted.
(Sgd.) HONORE GERVAIS, Chairman.
Mr. HONORE GERVAIS (St. James, Montreal) presented the third report of the select standing committee appointed to supervise the official reports of the debates of this House during the present session, as follows :
lour committee have had under consideration the question of the improvement of the system which has prevailed with respect to Mr. ROB1TAILLE.
what is considered an unnecessary delay or interval of from eight to ten days between the date of publication of the daily (unrevised) and the issue of the French edition of the official report of the debates due to the system in vogue of publishing a revised English edition which, upon examination, has been found to contain such extensive changes, in the majority of cases are alterations, not corrections, that it cannot be considered an accurate record of what has really transpired in the House.
Your committee with a view of remedying the existing deficiencies recommend that hereafter the debates be translated into French from the daily (unrevised) edition, and that members in revising their speeches be limited to the correction of clerical errors only which may appear therein.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
(Sgd.) HONORE GERVAIS, Chairman.
