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That the name of Mr. Chevrier be substituted for that of Mr. Power on the special committee appointed to consider and report on Bill No. 78, an act to amend the Pension Act.
Subtopic: CHANGE IN PERSONNEL OF SPECIAL COMMITTEE
Mr. W. C. S. McLURE (Queens) presented the first report of the Joint Committee on Printing.
That the name of Mr. Chevrier be substituted for that of Mr. Power on the special committee appointed to consider and report on Bill No. 78, an act to amend the Pension Act.
Motion agreed to.
Right Hon. Sir GEORGE PERLEY (Acting Prime Minister) moved that the house go into committee to consider the following resolution: That pursuant to the provisions of the Canadian Radio Act, 1932, the House of Commons hereby approves the purchase of the radio broadcasting stations and equipment of the Canadian National Railways by the Canadian Radio Broadcasting Commission for the sum of $50,000. He said: In explanation I may say that this is a formal motion which is considered necessary as subsection (b) of section 9 of the Canadian Radio Broadcasting Act, 1932, provides that the commission shall have power, among other things to acquire existing private stations by purchase, subject to the approval of parliament. His Excellency the Governor General, having been made acquainted with the subject matter of this resolution approves of the same, and recommends it to the favourable consideration of the house. Motion agreed to and the house went into committee, Mr. Hanson (York-Sunbury) in the chair.
Mr. LAPOINTE:
I would like to know how many stations were owned by the Canadian National Railways, and where they are situated.
Sir GEORGE PERLEY:
There are five stations; Ottawa, Moncton, Vancouver, Halifax, and Montreal.
Mr. CASGRAIN:
Are they acquiring the five?
Sir GEORGE PERLEY:
They are acquiring the five.
Mr. CASGRAIN:
For S50,000?
Sir GEORGE PERLEY:
For S50,000, a very moderate price. But of course it is only a transfer from one body which acts for the people of Canada to another similar body. It is like transferring property from one pocket to another.
Mr. LAPOINTE:
Could the minister say
how much these stations cost the Canadian National Railways?
Mr. MANION:
I think they cost $123,000.
Sir GEORGE PERLEY:
The figure I have here as the original cost is $132,000 in all. During the sittings of the committee last year the Canadian National Railways stations were valued at $70,000.
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Mr. ELLIOTT:
I wonder if the minister
would tell us how this sum of $50,000 was arrived at.
Carried.