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April 1, 1910

MORNING SITTINGS.

Sir WILFRID* LAURIER. I beg to move: That from Monday next until the end of the session, the House shall meet on that and every subsequent sitting day at 11 o'clock in the morning and that, in addition to the usual intermission at six o'clock p.m., there shall also be an intermission from one to three o'clock in the afternoon.
CON

Robert Laird Borden (Leader of the Official Opposition)

Conservative (1867-1942)
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Mr. R. L. BORDEN.

I think there is no objection to the motion, as we all desire to bring the session to a close at a reasonably early date. It would, however, be desirable that the right hon. gentleman should state what further legislation, if any, the government proposes to submit this session.

Sir FREDERICK BORDEN

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LIB

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

Liberal
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Sir WILFRID LAURIER.

We shall have some supplementary estimates, then a resolution to amend the law concerning dry-docks, also the renewal of some railway subsidies, but no new subsidies, and some legislation regarding the Otta-wa Improvement Commission, also legislation with regard to judicial appointments necessitated by legislation of the local legislatures. If there be anything else I shall inform the House on Monday.

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Motion agreed to.

CIVIL SERVICE ACT AMENDMENT.

Hon. RODOLPHE LEMIEUX (Postmaster General) moved that on Monday next the House go into Committee of the Whole to consider the following proposed resolution: Resolved, that it is expedient to amend the Civil Service Act, chapter 16 of the Revised Statutes, 1906, by providing for the payment of salaries as follows:- To post office inspectors on appointment, $2,500, with an annual increase of $100 to a maximum of $3,500. To assistant jiost office inspectors and superintendents of the railway mail service on appointment, $1,600, with an annual increase of $100 to a maximum of $2,500. To authorize the increase to the minimum of the salary of any such officers whose salary is at present less than the minimum. To assistant postmasters, on appointment, a salary of not less than $1,100 and not more than $2,800. Motion agreed to.

THE WATERWAYS TREATY.

CON

Robert Laird Borden (Leader of the Official Opposition)

Conservative (1867-1942)
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Mr. R. L. BORDEN.

Before the orders of the day are called, I would like to ask the right hon. the Prime Minister whether he has brought down the correspondence relating to the Waterways Treaty, which we have asked for?

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LIB

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

Liberal
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Sir WILFRID LAURIER.

It will be laid on the table Monday next.

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TRADE NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE UNITED STATES.

CON

Robert Laird Borden (Leader of the Official Opposition)

Conservative (1867-1942)
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Mr. R. L. BORDEN.

I would like to ask the hon. the Finance Minister to give me, at as early a date as possible, particulars of the goods that have been imported under item 711 of the present tariff, which is affected by the recent arrangements with the United States. I would like to have particulars of the goods imported from the United States under that item, the classes of goods embraced under that item generally speaking, and the expectations of the government with respect to the same, also particulars regarding changes anticipated in importations this as well as the other items.

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LIB

William Stevens Fielding (Minister of Finance and Receiver General)

Liberal
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Mr. FIELDING.

How these will affect the revenue?

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CON

Robert Laird Borden (Leader of the Official Opposition)

Conservative (1867-1942)
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Mr. R. L. BORDEN.

I was not thinking so much of the revenue, though of course that would be affected. There will be a smaller customs tax, but possibly a larger revenue. What I want more particularly is the actual volume of the importations.

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LIB

William Stevens Fielding (Minister of Finance and Receiver General)

Liberal
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Mr. FIELDING.

I am not sure that we can give the exact information, as that would be a good deal a matter of surmise. However, I shall endeavour, as far as possible, to give the information desired before we proceed further.

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CON

Robert Laird Borden (Leader of the Official Opposition)

Conservative (1867-1942)
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Mr. R. L. BORDEN.

Of course, information as to the revenue should in itself convey information as to the importations because the one depends on the other.

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LIB

William Stevens Fielding (Minister of Finance and Receiver General)

Liberal
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Mr. FIELDING.

I have already given instructions to prepare a memorandum giving the probable reductions of taxation under the new arrangements. That memorandum should give all the information the hon. gentleman desires. At all events I shall do my best to-furnish it.

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CON

Robert Laird Borden (Leader of the Official Opposition)

Conservative (1867-1942)
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Mr. R. L. BORDEN.

The details necessary to be obtained in order to prepare such a statement will probably cover the information desired.

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SUPPLY.

the amount of the expenditure, but we have a right to complain that an over expenditure was made last year as to which the judgment of the House was never invited.

April 1, 1910