Right Hon. R. B. BENNETT (Prime Minister) moved:

That on and after Wednesdajr the 9th instant to the end of the session government notices of motions and government orders shall have precedence on Wednesday over all business except questions by members and notices of motions for the production of papers.

Mr. J. P. HOWDEN (St. Boniface):

Mr. Speaker, I desire to ask a question of the Minister of Immigration and Colonization (Mr. Gordon); in his absence however I am content to direct my question to the Prime Minister. My inquiry is based on an item which appeared in last night's issue of the Ottawa Citizen under the heading of "Protests Bringing Boys Into Canada." The article is as follows:

A protest against the proposed bringing of 500 boys into Canada during the present year from Great Britain has been made by Rt. Rev. John C. Farthing, bishop of Montreal. The bishop sent his protest to the Dominion government and the government of Ontario.

"The boys," the bishop said, "are to be offered as sacrifices to keep together immigration organizations of various kinds. Surely it would be better to disband every organization rather than keep them together at the expense of 500 old country lads."

I wish to ask if these boys are being brought to Canada with the approval of the government, if the movement is government assisted, and what guarantee the government will have that the boys sooner or later will not become part of the ranks of the unemployed, and public charges requiring deportment?

Right Hon. R. B. BENNETT (Prime Minister) :

Mr. Speaker, I think hon. members

will agree that such a question requires notice, because obviously papers and documents must be referred to. I have heard of the matter, but an answer will be given to-morrow.

Mr. A. E. MUNN (Vancouver North):

Mr. Speaker, I should like to call the attention of the Minister of Labour (Mr. Gordon) to a statement made in the city of Victoria a few days ago by the Minister of Public Works of the province of British Columbia to the

effect that money which had been promised under agreement by the federal government had not been supplied, and that as a result thousands of men during the last four or five months have been unemployed and still remain so. I should like to ask if that statement is true?

Hon. W. A. GORDON (Minister of Labour):

Mr. Speaker, I have not had notice of the question of my hon. friend, but I may say that so far as this government is concerned moneys have been sent amounting to about $3,025,000 to be devoted towards unemployment relief in the province of British Columbia. So soon as the legislation, of which notice has been given, has passed this house-if it does pass-I anticipate further moneys will be sent to that province. I have been handed a telegram dated Victoria, March 4, 1932, as follows:

Hon. H. H. Stevens,

Minister of Trade and Commerce,

Ottawa, Ont.

Press report on my evidence before commission on unemployment not correct. Have laid no blame for any difficulties in connection with the unemployment relief on federal government, nor have I any intention or reason for doing so.

R. W. Bruhn.

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

Mr. Speaker, according to press despatches a considerable number of unemployed men who are now at The Pas are threatened with deportation. Is it the policy of the Department of Labour to deport these men whose crime seems to be that they are unable to find work?

Hon. W. A. GORDON (Minister of Labour):

I can answer the question merely by saying no, but if occasion demanded the answer could be amplified.