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June 6, 1929

REPORT OF COMMITTEE

Mr. S. W. JACOBS (Cartier) presented the fourth and final report of the select standing committee on public accounts as follows: Thursday, June 6, 1929. The select standing committee on public accounts beg leave to present the following as their fourth and final report: Your committee have examined witnesses and taken evidence respecting the following: A payment of $72,138.39 to A. S. MacMillan. Halifax, in connection with construction work at Bedford Basin, Nova Scotia, as set out at page 0-27, vol. II, of the Auditor Generals Report for the fisoal year ending March 31, 1927; and also, A payment of $88,989.72 ito A. S. MacMillan, Halifax, in connection with the Hudson Bay Expedition, as set out at page 0-27, vol. II, of the Auditor General's Report for the fiscal year ending March 31, 1928; and also, ' A payment of $13,038.50 to S. Cunard & Company, Halifax, in connection with supplies to the Hudson Bay Expedition, as set out at Business oj the House

page O 20. vol. II, of the Auditor General's Report for the fiscal year ending Marc*h 31, Eleven meetings of your committee have been held at which meetings twelve witnesses were examined, and the proceedings and evidence adduced therefrom, printed. Your committee append herewith a copy of the said evidence for the information of the house. All of which is respectfully submitted. (Signed) S. W. Jacobs, Chairman.

BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE

FIRST AND SECOND READINGS OF PRIVATE BILLS

LIB-PRO

John Livingstone Brown

Liberal Progressive
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Mr. J. L. BROWN (Lisgar) moved:

That for the remainder of the session all private bills from the Senate, when received from that house, be read a first and second time and be referred forthwith, and that standing order 105 respecting the posting of bills be suspended in relation thereto.

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LAB

James Shaver Woodsworth

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

I rise to a point of order.

Standing order 116 states:

Except in eases of urgent and pressing necessity, no motion for the suspension or modification of any standing order applying to private bills or petitions for private bills shall be entertained by the house until after reference is made to the committee on standing orders or to one of the committees charged with the consideration of private bills, and a report made thereon by one of such committees.

I submit that under this standing order the motion is out of order.

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LIB

Hewitt Bostock (Speaker of the Senate)

Liberal
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Mr. SPEAKER:

Under ordinary circumstances I should say that the point was well taken; but, the hon. member must read carefully the first line of standing order 116 from which he has just quoted:

Except in eases of urgent and pressing necessity.

The raison d'etre of the present motion is that the session will soon conclude, and if these bills are to be entertained by the house, standing order 105 must be suspended. Notice was given of this motion, and in my judgment, reading standing order 116 as it should be read,

I rule the motion in order. Is it the pleasure of the house to adopt the motion?

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Motion agreed to.

FISH TRAPS IN BRITISH COLUMBIA WATERS

LIB

Pierre-Joseph-Arthur Cardin (Minister of Marine and Fisheries)

Liberal
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Hon. P. J. A. CARDIN (Minister of Marine and Fisheries):

A few days ago the hon.

member for Comox-Alberni (Mr. Neill) asked me to table the report of Judge Ellis in regard to fish traps in the northern waters of British Columbia, I am pleased to be in a position to comply with his request, and I now table that report.

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INDUSTRIAL AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE

Mr. CAMERON R. McINTOSH (North Battleford): I beg to move, seconded by Mr. Howard, that the third report of the select standing committee on industrial and international relations, presented to the house on Friday, May 31, be concurred in. Motion agreed to.

PRIVATE BILLS

SENATE HILLS-FIRST AND SECOND READINGS

Bill 341, for the relief of Kenneth Blackwood Gibb-Mr. Bell (St. Antoine). Bill 345, for the relief of Edith Spencley.- Mr. Hepburn. Bill 346, for the relief of Annie Farrow.- Mr. Boys. Bill 347, for the relief of Evelyn Mae AVar-ren.-Mr. Speakman. Bill 348, for the relief of Louis Coit Dar-gavel.-Mr. Casselman. Bill 349, for the relief of Vera Maud Gen-dron.-Mr. Hepburn.

QUESTIONS

(Questions answered orally are indicated by an asterisk.)

DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL REVENUE- MR. W. J. THIBEAU

CON

Mr. JOHNSTONE (Cape Breton-North Arictoria):

Conservative (1867-1942)
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1. Is one W. J. Thibeau in the employ of the Customs department?

2. If so, what is bis salary?

3. What commissions or expenses have been paid to the said Thibeau during the past year?

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Subtopic:   DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL REVENUE- MR. W. J. THIBEAU
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June 6, 1929