Mr. SPEAKER:

Mr. Anderson (High

Park) moves, for Mr. Lawson, that Bill No, 255 an Act for the relief of Marian Rost Harrison be now read the third time.

Mr. J. S. WOODSWORTH (Winnipeg North Centre):

Mr. Speaker, are you departing from our rule that the sponsor must be in his place?

Mr. SPEAKER:

I understand that the hon. member for High Park has been authorized to move the bill for the sponsor, but if exception is taken the bill cannot be proceeded with.

Mr. WOODSWORTH:

I think we must

hold to the rule except where the sponsor is absent through illness.

Mr. SPEAKER:

Mr. Heaps moves,

seconded by Mr. Woodsworth, that Bill No. 257, an act for the relief of William John Brett be now read the first time.

Sockeye Salmon Fisheries

Mr. WOODSWORTH:

Mr. Speaker, I will have to ask that my name be withdrawn as

seconder.

Mr. SPEAKER: Mr. Heaps moves,

seconded by Mr. Bird-

Mr. BIRD:

Mr. Speaker, I beg to withdraw my name as seconder.

Mr. SPEAKER: Mr. Heaps moves,

seconded by Miss Macphail-

Miss MACPHAIL: Mr. Speaker, I beg

leave to withdraw my name as seconder of this bill.

Mr. SPEAKER: Mr. Heaps moves,

seconded by Mr. Coote, that Bill No. 257, an act for the relief of William John Brett, be now read the first time. Is it the pleasure of the house to adopt the motion?

Motion agreed to on division, and bill read the first time.

Right Hon. W. L. MACKENZIE KING (Prime Minister):

I rise, Mr. Speaker, not for the purpose of submitting the motion with reference to the sockeye salmon fisheries convention, of which notice appears on the order paper. Last night before adjournment my hon. friend the leader of the opposition (Mr. Bennett) asked whether he might have the correspondence with reference to this convention. I may observe that the correspondence appears to be very largely of a confidential character, as is the case with respect to most correspondence pertaining to the negotiation of treaties; I see, however, no objection to placing the entire file at my hon. friend's disposal. If the leader of the opposition wishes to see it, I shall have pleasure in sending the file to his office, and he may look it over and place it at the disposal of hon. members on his side of the house.

Hon. R. B. BENNETT (Leader of the Opposition):

I thank the right hon. gentleman for his courtesy, but it was to permit some of our friends from British Columbia, who are greatly interested in the matter, to see the correspondence that I inquired. It was in their behalf rather than for myself that I asked the question in the first instance. If the Prime Minister would permit the correspondence to be inspected by our members from British Columbia, I think that would quite serve the purpose, provided he does not consider this in any sense a violation of any confidence that should be respected in the matter. Of course, I should not want to disregard any such confidence, but I should like my hon. friends to have an opportunity to see the correspondence.

Mr. MACKENZIE KING:

Perhaps my hon. friend did not hear me add that he might place the correspondence at the disposal of his friends on the other side. It is confidential inasmuch as it is of an international character. We should like to proceed with the resolution on Monday and I hope my hon. friend will be ready to proceed then.

Mr. BENNETT:

So far as I can see.