Hon. CHARLES MARCEL (Bonaventure) presented the first report of the joint committee of both Houses on the printing of parliament.

Correspondence exchanged between the government of Great Britain and the government of Canada respecting the proposed investigation by the Imperial Shipping committee of the North Atlantic shipping rates, also the effect on empire trade, with special reference to the conference system.-Right Hon. Mr. Mackenzie King.

Hon. J. A. ROBB (Minister of Immigration and Colonization; laid on the table the annual return of permits issued under the authority of section 4, subsection 2, of the Immigration Act. He said: For the information of hon. members I beg to submit the following general notes of interest: (1) The return covers all permits issued between the 19th July and the 31st December, 1924. The 19th July was the date upon which the amendment to section 4 of the Immigration Act became law. (2) In several cases it will be observed that a permit was issued in cases where deportation had been ordered. In this connection it is well to recognize that where complaint is made to the department with a view to deportation and the board of inquiry finds that the person is deportable, the deportation order is issued . as a matter of course. Provision is made in the law for an appeal to the minister. In a number of cases consideration has been shown on appeal. If the person whose deportation was ordered were allowed to continue residence in Canada without being placed under permit, that person, on the completion of five years' stay in Canada, would acquire Canadian domicile and could not then be deported. The issue of the permit automatically lifts such person out of the immigrant class and places him in the nonimmigrant class and prevents time running in his favour for the acquisition of domicile. This explains why permits are sometimes issued in deportation cases.

Hon. GEORGE P. GRAHAM (Minister of Railways and Canals) moved that the House go into committee at the next sitting to consider the following proposed resolution: That it is expedient to provide that the time within which the various provinces of Canada may earn and be paid the sums allotted to the said provinces under the provisions of the Canada Highways Act, chapter 54 of the statutes of 1919, as extended by chapter 4 of the statutes of 1923, be extended for a farther period of two years. He said: His Excellency the Governor General, having been made acquainted with the subject matter of this resolution, recommends it to the favourable consideration of the House. Motion agreed to.

Hon. GEORGE P. GRAHAM (Minister of Railways and Canals) moved that the House go into committee at the next sitting to consider a proposed resolution in favour of the Turtleford branch. He said: His Excellency the Governor General, having been made acquainted with the subject matter of this resolution, recommends it to the favourable consideration of the House. Motion agreed to.

On the Orders of the Day:

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