Hon. H. H. STEVENS (Minister of Trade and Commerce):

Mr. Speaker, under the

order of motions I might be permitted to table a reply to the hon. member for Bona-venture (Mr. Marcil) who asked at page 4746 of Hansard a question regarding the quantity of butter imported into Canada from New Zealand since 1930 when this treaty came into effect. The question is not quite accurate, and so in my answer I have divided the information into two periods, one period dating from the cancellation of the first treaty and the other period approximating with the coming into force of the new treaty. I would suggest that this be printed in Hansard as an answer to the question, as I promised the hon. member yesterday I would do so today.

Mr. MARCIL:

Could we be advised of the quantity of butter which has been imported into Canada from New Zealand since 1930, when this treaty came into effect?

Mr. STEVENS:

The terms of the Australian treaty were extended to New Zealand foy order in council and later withdrawn on October 12, 1930.

Canada's imports of butter from New Zealand entered for consumption from October 1, 1930, to March 31, 1932, with amount of duty collected were:

Duty

Period Amount Collected

Pounds S $ cts.

October 1, 1930 to March 31, 1931

2,532,696 652,799 47,996 35April 1, 1931 to March 31, 1932

72,984 17,404 5,254 85

A treaty was negotiated with New Zealand and went into effect May 24, 1932.

Canada's imports of butter from New Zealand entered for consumption from April 1, 1932, to March 31, 1933, with amount of duty collected were:

Period

April 1, 1932 to March 31, 1933

Amount

Pounds S

806,947

Duty Collected S cts. 40,641 47

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125,020

Business oj the House

Hon. E. N. RHODES (Minister of Finance):

Mr. Speaker, in the absence of the Prime Minister I beg to move the following motion standing in his name:

That on Saturday the 13th May, instant, the house shall meet at 11 o'clock in the morning. That in addition to the usual intermission at 6 o'clock p.m., there shall also be an intermission from one to three o'clock p.m., and that both the order of business and and procedure shall be the same as on Friday.

Right Hon. W. L. MACKENZIE KING (Leader of the Opposition):

Mr. Speaker, I

understood this was a motion which would not be pressed without the unanimous consent of the house. If .there was any prospect in the world of our getting through with the business to-morrow in time for prorogation on Monday I think it might be advisable to have this motion passed, but unless there is that probability it would be infinitely better I think to allow us to reserve our energies for nest week. We have had a very busy week sitting morning, afternoon and night, and unless there was the certainty of our getting through tomorrow I do not think this motion should be pressed. I know that is the feeling of all hon. members on this side.

Mr. RHODES:

Would there be any objection to having the motion pass on the understanding that we rise at six o'clock?

Mr. MACKENZIE KING:

If we do not get far enough to-day to make probable a completion of the business by to-morrow night, I think hon. members will wish to have the week-end off, particularly those who had intended leaving the city to-night. I do not see why if we are to sit again next week we should come back here for part of the day to-morrow.

Mr. G. G. COOTE (Macleod):

I am sorry the hon. member for Acadia (Mr. Gardiner) is not here but I think I am expressing his opinion when I say that if there is no prospect of our finishing the business of the house this week, and I do not think we have any reason to believe that that can be done, I think it would be a mistake to ask the house to sit on Saturday. The members of the house have been working hard all week, and I do not see why wTe should sit on Saturday unless we can finish up the business. I hope the minister will not press the motion.

Mr. RHODES:

In view of what has been

said by the right hon. gentleman who leads the opposition and the hon. member for Macleod I shall not press the motion, but I should like to reserve the right to move it at a later stage in the day if it is thought desirable that that should be done.

Mr. MACKENZIE KING:

I was just

going to suggest that the motion be allowed to stand, and if there is any certainty or real probability of our getting through this week, I think everyone would be willing to sit until midnight to-night and to-morrow night.

Motion stands.