Mr. SPEAKER:

I have the honour to

inform the house that a message has been received from the senate informing this house: That the honourable the Speaker, the honourable Messieurs Aylesworth, Sir Allen, Beaubien, Chapais. Gillis, Gordon, Griesbach, Hatheld, Laird, Lewis, Logan, McDougald. McLennan, Poirier, Spence, Taylor and Turriff, have been appointed a committee to assist the honourable the Speaker in the direction of the library ot parliament, so far as the interests of the senate are concerned, and to act on behalf of the senate as members of a joint committee ot both houses on the said library.

Mr. SPEAKER:

I have the honour to

inform the house that a message has been received from the senate informing this house: That the honourable Messieurs Aylesworth, Sir Allen. Buchanan, Chapais, Donnelly, Farrell, Green, Hatfield, Horsey, Legris, Lewis, McDonald, McLean, McLennan, Pope, Raymond, Robertson, Sharpe, Taylor, Todd, White (In-kerman). and White (Pembroke), have been appointed a committee to superintend the printing of the senate during the present session, and to act on behalf of the senate as members of a joint committee of both houses on the subject of printing of parliament.

Mr. A. W. NEILL (Comox-Alberni):

I

have the honour to present a petition signed by J. Smith, and about one hundred others, being employees of the telegraph department of the government service, and praying that they be allowed to subscribe to the superannuation fund of the civil service-and in my opinion, Sir, a much delayed" piece of justice. PRECIOUS METALS MARKING ACT Mr. J. E. LETELLIER DE ST. JUST (Compton) moved for leave to introduce Bill No. 24 to amend the Precious Metals Marking Act, 1928.

He said: The only change is the addition of the words "or importer of, or dealer in".

Motion agreed to and bill read the first time.

FISH INSPECTION ACT AMENDMENT Hon. P. J. A. CARDIN (Minister of Marine and Fisheries) moved for leave to introduce Bill No. 25, to amend the Fish Inspection

Act.

Explain.

Mr. CARDIN:

This bill is the result of

recommendations made by the Atlantic fisheries commission, and provides for the inspection of fish and curing establishments which were not covered by the Inspection Act.

Motion agreed to and bill read the first time.

FISHERIES ACT AMENDMENT Hon. P. J. A. CARDIN (Minister of Marine and Fisheries) moved for leave to introduce Bill No. 26, to amend the Fisheries Act.

Explain.

Mr. CARDIN:

This bill provides for the putting into practice of the recommendations of the Atlantic fisheries commission. Its main

object is to make the season for lobster and smelt fishing statutory.

Motion agreed to and bill read the first time.

1. What was the rate imposed and the amount of domestic sales tax collected on sales by: (a) manufacturers or producers to retailers or consumers; (b) manufacturer to wholesaler or jobber and by wholesaler or jobber to all others; (c) lumber, for each of the following periods: (a) May 19, 1920, to June 16, 1920; (b) June 17, 1920, to May 9. 1921; (c) May 10, 1921, to May 23, 1922; (d) May 24, 1922, to December 31, 1923; (e) January 1, 1924, to April 10, 1924; (f) April 11, 1924, to February 17, 1927; (g) February 18, 1927, to February 16, 1928; (li) February 17, 1928, to present date?

2. What was the rate imposed and the amount of sales tax collected for each of the periods mentioned above on importations by: (a) manufacturers, producers, wholesalers, jobbers; (b) retailers and consumers; (e) lumber?

Mr. L. J. LADNER (Vancouver South):

I would like to ask the Prime Minister a question which is both urgent and of international importance. Is it the intention of the government to correct by legislation the anomalous situation in which Canada, a party to the Berne convention, finds herself, having pledged herself to guard the Canadian copyright of foreign authors as the Canadian rights are guarded in foreign countries?