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May 23, 1914

PAPER PRESENTED.

Copy of Order in Council concerning the organization of the Naval Volunteer Force. -Mr. Hazen.

PRIVATE BILL.

FIRST READING.

Bill No. 209, respecting certain patents of the F. N. Burt Company, Limited.- Mr. Burnham.

GRAND TRUNK PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY.

On the Orders of the Dav being called:
LIB

Wilfrid Laurier (Leader of the Official Opposition)

Liberal
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Sir WILFRID LAURIER:

There has been a persistent rumour that the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway Company has been asking for assistance from the Government, and there is a statement in the newspapers to the effect that it has withdrawn its application. Can my right hon. friend give us any information in regard to the matter?

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CON

Robert Laird Borden (Prime Minister; Secretary of State for External Affairs; President of the Privy Council)

Conservative (1867-1942)
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Mr. BORDEN:

There has been some negotiation and disc, 3ion with regard to. the matter. There has iseen no withdrawal, so far as I am aware.

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INSPECTION AND SALES ACT.

On motion of Hon. George E. Foster (Minister of Trade and Commerce), Bill No. 134, to amend the Inspection and Sales Act, was read the second time, and the House went into Committee thereon, Mr. Blondin in the Chair. On section 1-R.S., c. 85, s. 2, amended:
CON

George Eulas Foster (Minister of Trade and Commerce)

Conservative (1867-1942)
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Mr. FOSTER:

The chief purpose of the Bill is to amend this Act so as to include feeds, which are now a very important article of commerce, in the same category as flour and meal. A Bill was passed through this House, I think in 1912, on this basis; but it was at the latter part of the session, and it failed to get consideration in the Senate. This Bill has been introduced in the Senate, and has been pretty thoroughly thrashed out there, and the Bill, as it comes to us from that body, is practically

unanimously agreed upon by them. The various boards of trade, the associations of vegetable dealers in Montreal and Toronto, the Dominion Millers Association and other bodies, have 'been, during the last three years, consulted with reference to this matter, and have come practically to a unanimous opinion with regard to it. The same precautions are taken in this Bill with reference to the weight and brand of feeds as are taken in the original Act with reference to flour and meal.

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Section agreed to. On section 2-feed:
CON

George Eulas Foster (Minister of Trade and Commerce)

Conservative (1867-1942)
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Mr. FOSTER:

There is a typographical error in this section. The word 'feeds should be 'seeds,' and I want the word ''whole' prefixed to that, so that it will read 'includes the whole seeds.' After the word 'mixed' the words 'or unmixed' have been left out. The section will therefore read:

In this part, ' feed ' means and includes the whole seeds or mixed or unmixed meals or other feeding products.

The purpose of the section is to give a definition to feeds.

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James Alexander Robb

Liberal
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Mr. ROBB:

Ts the minister not mistaken? It does not sound quite right. I think the section is right as it is in the original Bill.

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Wilfrid Laurier (Leader of the Official Opposition)

Liberal
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Sir WILFRID LAURIER:

I think my hon. friend is right. His idea is that feed means the ground article. The section, as it stands at present, reads:

3n this part, ' feed ' means and includes the pseds . . . made from the entire grains of wheat-

And so on. Evidently that means feeds which, have been ground.

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CON

George Eulas Foster (Minister of Trade and Commerce)

Conservative (1867-1942)
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Mr. FOSTER:

The instructions that I have are as follows:

Clause 2 is amended by substituting ' whole seeds ' for the word ' feeds ' in the first line of the clause, and by inserting ' or unmixed '-

Errors made when the Bill was first printed.

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LIB

James Alexander Robb

Liberal
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Mr. ROBB:

I think the clause reads

fairly well as it is, and I cannot see any common sense in the change suggested. As I understand it, ' feed ' is defined as made from the whole grain. Further on, I suppose, there will be something that applies to adulterated feed.

[Mr. G. E. Fostml

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LIB

Frank Oliver

Liberal
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Mr. OLIVER:

Does the expression

' whole seeds ' cover other than seeds specified latex on in the Bill?

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CON

George Eulas Foster (Minister of Trade and Commerce)

Conservative (1867-1942)
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Mr. FOSTER:

I should think it meant

whole seeds of wheat, rye, barley, etc., and not other kinds of seeds.

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May 23, 1914