May 27, 1920

MEMORIAL TO THE LATE COLONEL G. H. BAKER, M.P.


Hon. Sir SAM HUGHES (Victoria) presented the first report of the special committee appointed to act with a like committee of the Senate in determining the form of a memorial to be erected in the Parliament Buildings to the late Colonel Baker, as follows: The Special Committee appointed to confer and act with a like Committee of the Senate in determining the form of the memorial to be erected in the Parliament Buildings to the late Lieut-Colonel Baker, MP., beg leave to present the following as their first report: At the request of the committees, made during the last session of Parliament, Major R. Tait MacKenzie, a noted Canadian artist and sculptor, prepared two alternative sketches of the proposed memorial, and at a recent meeting of the committees in joint session, the sketches were submitted and explained by Major Tait MacKenzie. Mr. John Pearson, architect of the Parliament Buildings, was present, and his views were also considered as to the merits of the suggested designs. After several meetings and careful considera-ion, your committee beg to recommend that the site for the proposed memorial selected by your committee during the last session of Parliament and approved by both Houses be adhered to. That the memorial be a figure in stone, about six feet six inches in height, in high relief, carved to a likeness of the late Lieut.-Colonel Baker in military uniform, and set in a shallow niche on a pedestal four feet in height; the figure itself and the background to l.c made out of a solid block of limestone, which would replace the part of the wall in the site chosen by your committee last session. It is submitted that a figure in stone, in preference to a bronze figure, would fit in more harmoniously with the architecture of the building, and forming part of the building, would be a more fitting tribute to one who so gallantly laid down his life for the Empire. With regard to the inscription on the proposed memorial, your committee recommend that the following be inscribed on the front of the pedestal: "Lieutenant-Colonel George Harold Baker, M.P., Fifth Canadian Mounted Rifles, Killed in action, June second, 1916, At the battle of ' Sanctuary Wood.' Erected by order of the Parliament of Canada." and that the selection of suitable inscriptions for the right and left sides of the figure be submitted in a subsequent report of your committee, and for this purpose your committee further recommend that they be given leave to sit again, and to report from time to time. A clay model in miniature of the memorial is on view in room No. 534. Your committee have been informed by Major MacKenzie and the architect that the estimated cost of the proposed memorial will be in the neighbourhood of $12,000, and your commute i* teg to recommend that such an amount be placed in the Supplementary Estimates at the present session to defray the cost of the said memorial. All of which is respectfully submitted.


UNION

Samuel Hughes

Unionist

Sir SAM HUGHES moved:

That in accordance with the recommendation contained in the report of the Special Committee appointed to confer and act with a like Committee of the Senate in determining the form of the memorial to be erected in the Parliament Buildings to the late Lieut.-Colonel George Harold Baker, M.P., the said committee be authorized to sit again, and to report from time to time.

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UNION

Edgar Nelson Rhodes (Speaker of the House of Commons)

Unionist

Mr. SPEAKER:

1 am not aware that this motion is required, inasmuch as the committee has not made its final report; hut there can be no harm in its being adopted if the House approves.

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Motion agreed to.


QUESTIONS.


(Questions answered orally are indicated by an asterisk.)


* S.S. " VOYAGEUR ''-INSURANCE.

L LIB

Mr. SINCLAIR (Antigonish and Guys-borough):

Laurier Liberal

1. Referring to page ZZ43 of the 4th volume of the Auditor General's Report, was the $65,515.59 paid to Johnston and Higgins, of New

' York, for insurance on the steamer " Voyageur"?

2. If so, what period did this insurance cover?

3. With what insurance companies was this insurance placed?

4 What rate was paid on the hull?

5. What was the amount of commission paid to Johnston and Higgins?

6. Were tenders asked for by public advertisement?

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UNION

Hon. Mr. BALLANTYNE: (Minister of Marine and Fisheries; Minister of the Naval Service)

Unionist

1. Yes.

2. January 20, 1919, to January 20, 1920.

3. A list of the companies with which the insurance was placed on the hull, etc., giving the rates charged and the amount placed with each company is attached.

4. Answered by No. 3.

5. No commission was paid Johnson and Higgins by the department.

fi No.

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ALBERTA PENITENTIARY.

L LIB

Mr. WHITE (Victoria):

Laurier Liberal

1. What was the total number of prisoners serving time in the Alberta penitentiary on January 1, 1920?

2. How many officials were employed and what was the cost of maintenance for the last fiscal year?

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UNION

Rt. Hon. Mr. DOHERTY:

Unionist

1. 132.

2. Permanent officers employed March

31, 1920-38. Expenditure for maintenance of convicts for the year 1918-19 (last completed year), 312,961.14.

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VESSELS UNDER RAILWAY COMMISSION.

UNION

Mr. ARMSTRONG (Lambton):

Unionist

1. How many boats are under control of the Railway Commission as regards rates, tolls, tariff agreements and arrangements?

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UNION

John Dowsley Reid (Minister of Public Works; Minister of Railways and Canals)

Unionist

Hon. J. D. REID:

The above question

was answered on a previous occasion by the minister in the House of Commons on May 17, 1920. See Hansard No. 53, page 2491.

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BRITISH EMPIRE STEEL CORPORATION.

UNION

Mr. ARMSTRONG (Lambton):

Unionist

1. What companies operating in Canada or in other countries do the promoters of the British Empire Steel Corporation intend to include within the proposed merger?

2. Where are said companies located?

3. When'and where were said companies incorporated?

4. What is the present capitalization of each of the companies which it is proposed to absorb?

5. What is the basis on which each company enters the amalgamation?

6. What is the total capital of the British Empire Steel Corporation and the division of the share capital of that corporation?

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UNION

Rt. Hon. Mr. SIFTON:

Unionist

1. No information.

2, 3, 4, 5 and 6. Answered by No. 1.

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BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE.

May 27, 1920