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June 19, 1920

CUSTOMS ACT-PROPOSED EXPORT REGULATIONS.

UNION

Robert Laird Borden (Prime Minister; Secretary of State for External Affairs)

Unionist
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Rt. Hon. Sir ROBERT BORDEN (Prime Minister) moved:

That the name of Mr. McMaster be substituted for that of Mr. King and the name of Mr. Bureau for that of Mr. Lapointe on the Special Committee appointed to consider and report upon Bill. No. 182, to amend the Customs Act.

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Motion agreed to.

SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON PENSIONS AND RE-ESTABLISHMENT.

REPORTS AND EVIDENCE ORDERED PRINTED.

Mr. E. W. NESBITT (North Oxford) moved (for Mr. Cronyn): That the orders of reference, reports, proceedings and evidence taken by the Special Committee on Pensions and Re-establishment, together with a suitable index to be prepare! by the Clerk of the Committee, be printed as an appendix to the Journals of the present session, and that 2'0'0 copies in English and 50 copies in French he printed and sent to the Clerk of the Committee for distribution as instructed; also, that 1,000 copies in English and 200 copies in French of the third and Anal report of the said committee be printed forthwith for distribution in a similar manner by the Clerk of the Committee, and that Rule 74 be suspended in reference thereto." Motion agreed to.

SENATE BILLS.

_ FIRST READING. Bill No. 185, for the relief of Graziano Ber-tini.-Mr. Pedlow. Bill No. 186, for the relief of William Henry Caswell.-Mr. Duff. Bill No. 187; for the relief of John Covert. -Mr. Porter. Bill No. 188, for the relief of Mary Ireland. -Mr. Nesbitt. Bill Ntt 189, for the relief of John Daniel Mills.-Mr. Ross. Bill No. 190. for the relief of Joseph Aimee Wilfrid David.-Mr. MacNutt. Bill No. 191, for the relief of Richard Simpson.-Mr. Mowat. Bill No. 192, to incorporate Reliance Insurance Company of Canada.-Mr. Cas-grain.

THE CANADA GRAIN ACT, AMENDMENT.

On motion of Right Hon. Sir George Foster (Minister of Trade and Commerce) the House went into Committee to consider the following proposed resolution, Mr. Boivin in the Chair: Resolved, That it is expedient to amend The Canada Grain Act, chapter twenty-seven of the Statutes of 1912, and to provide,- 1. That section 157 he amended by adding a provision that the person operating a country elevator shall in the event of the purchase by such operator of any grain previously received at or in such country elevator and for which a warehouse storage receipt or a storage receipt for special binned grain was issued and is outstanding, issue, on the surrender of any such receipt, either a cash purchase ticket in, the form A in the schedule to the said Act, dated the day the grain is purchased, for each lot or parcel of grain so purchased, or a tract purchase note in the form G in the schedule to the said Act, or a certified cheque drawn on a chartered bank of Canada for the amount payable for such purchase. 2. That subsection four of section 160 be amended to provide that in every case where grain has been delivered at any country elevator, or where grain which has been so delivered and for which a warehouse storage receipt for special binned grain was issued, is subsequently purchased by the operator of any such elevator anti a cash purchase ticket issued therefor to the person by whom such grain was delivered as aforesaid or to the person, lawfully entitled to hold and surrender such warehouse storage receipt or storage receipt for special binned grain, if the paying agent of such warehouseman within twenty-four hours after demand by the holder (provided such demand be made during twenty-four hours after the issue of the purchase tickets, neglects or refuses to redeem such oash purchase ticket, the said holder may at onoe, upon surrender of such cash ticket, demand in exchange therefor a warehouse storage receipt 'bearing the same date and place of issue, and for a similar grade and net weight of grain as was shown on the cash purchase ticket aforesaid. Upon return of the said oash purchase ticket to the warehouseman, he shall at once issue to the holder in exchange therefor a warehouse storage receipt of the'same grade and quantity of grairt as shown on the face of said surrendered oash purchase ticket. 3. That subsection three of section 197, preventing certain persons acting as agents to make application for oars, be repealed.
LIB

William Lyon Mackenzie King (Leader of the Official Opposition)

Liberal
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Mr. MACKENZIE KING:

Will the minister please explain' the effect of these amendments-?

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CON

George Green Foster

Conservative (1867-1942)
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Sir GEORGE FOSTER:

The resolution really explains itself, although it takes many words for the purpose.

Mr. BURiEAJJ: The minister might point out the changes it contemplates.

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CON

George Green Foster

Conservative (1867-1942)
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Sir GEORGE FOSTER:

Section 1 provides that where a country elevator makes a purchase of, grain which is delivered in the elevator, or which is there for special storage that grain shall henceforth be paid for by certified cheque. Some considerable losses have accrued to the sellers of grain because cheques have been found not to have a requisite balance at the bank. When such payments are made up in future certified cheques shall be necessary. The second clause provides that where an elevator operator purchases grain which has been in storage in. special bins or otherwise in his elevator and gives the cash purchase ticket which is required, if on demand after twenty-four hours' notice he

does not redeem the cash purchase ticket, then the seller of the grain shall have the right to ask for a warehouse receipt for a quality of grain equal to that which was covered by the cash purchase ticket.

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Frank S. Cahill

Laurier Liberal
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Mr. CAHILL:

What is the reason for the repeal of subsection 3 of section 197?

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CON

George Green Foster

Conservative (1867-1942)
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Sir GEORGE FOSTER:

I was not here when that clause slipped through but it was never contemplated that it should be passed. It is a provision incapacitating certain persons from acting as agents in connection with the application for cars, and it seems to have operated adversely. We therefore desire to repeal it. When the matter comes before the House in the Bill I shall explain it thoroughly.

-Mr. CAHILL: At whose request is this legislation regarding the marking of cheques being passed? 1 can understand that a great many elevators throughout the country would not have banks at those particular points.

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CON

George Green Foster

Conservative (1867-1942)
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Sir GEORGE FOSTER:

It arises out of the experience and the losses of certain years and has been demanded by the grain growers of the West whose request was placed before the Board of Grain Commissioners. The matter was thoroughly investigated and the Grain Commissioners recommended this legislation.

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UNION

Edward Thomas Wordon Myers

Unionist
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Mr. MYERS:

curred toy the operations of (this board. Then there is the question of whether the board is going to toe continued for the handling of this year's crop. Some think thalt the Grain Exchange should toe permitted Ito resume operations on the open market. If the Government act this year the way they did last year they will show very little stamina in regard Ito their policy. They allowed the Grain Exchange to open last year and to operate for about (two weeks and then they immediately -closed it. It would toe natter intereslting to kno w just Ithe position that some of the members of the Canadian Council of Agriculture are taking on this matter. We have press reports stating that the Canadian Council of Agriculture desire Ithe perpetuation of the Wheat Board. It would be rather interesting to know what position the hon. member for Marquette (Mr. Crerar) takes on this question.

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UNION

Edward Thomas Wordon Myers

Unionist
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Mr. MYERS:

I will tell you later, Sir.

At the -Cost of Living Committee of the House in the session of 1919, the Vice-President of the Grain 'Growers' Grain Company answered questions as follows:

Q. You therefore think it a necessity?-A. Yes.

It looks to me as if there was a divided House. Personally, I would like to see the Government announce its policy because there is such unrest throughout the country at Ithe present time and I think the announcement of a policy would quiet that unrest. If the Government is going to control wheat, why not conltrol other products?

'Sir GEORGE FOSTER: May I say to my hon. friend (Mr. Myers) that this resolution and the Bill to toe founded upon it have nothing Ito do with wheat or wheat control. I think my hon. friend will have an opportunity a little later to make the remarks that he may wish to make and to go inlto all these matters. His remarks are altogether foreign to this Bill.

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UNION

Edward Thomas Wordon Myers

Unionist
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Mr. MYERS:

I said that possibly I might be out of order but as the House is nearing prorogation and we cannot get any definite information as to the policy of the Government I am simply taking this opport-un-

ity of bringing the question before the House.

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June 19, 1920