Mr. CALDWELL:
I did not say it was in my riding, but in the province. I did not say it was not, either.
Mr. WARD:
The hon. member for Lunenburg made the statement some time ago that he would be in favour of abolishing the hatcheries entirely. I agree with that myself. Now we have another hon. member coming forward and upholding the hatcheries. Personally, I think we could very well expend more money in connection with the development of our fisheries, but I do not see very much sense in doing so if we do not get greater returns than we have in the past. I would like to see the Fisheries Department protect our fisheries a little more than they have in the past. I think the sum of $370,000 is a lot of money to spend on the development of hatcheries.
Item agreed to. Steamboat inspection, $114,810.
Mr. LAPOINTE:
The expenditure last year was $104,178.13. The increase is accounted for by the annual statutory increases and the appointment of two stenographers, one at Collingwood, Ont., and the other at Victoria, B.C., at $960 and $1,020 respectively.
Mr. SPENCER:
Are any fees collected for this service? Is the service self-supporting?
Mr. LAPOINTE:
There is a scale of fees for this inspection.
Item agreed to. To provide for the maintenance of the Sorel shipyard, comprising offices, shops and labourers, $90,000.
Mr. SPENCER:
What is this for?
Mr. LAPOINTE:
This is to provide for the maintenance of the shipyard at Sorel,
Dominion Steel Company
where the government boats, the dredges for the deepening of the channel, and so forth, are repaired.
Item agreed to. Progress reported.
Bill No. 39 (from the Senate), for the relief of Georgina Gibbings.-Mr. Mac-Kelvie. On the motion of Mr. Mackenzie King the House adjourned at 11.55 p.m. Friday, May 26, 1922