PRICE SPREADS AND MASS BUYING
Hon. II. H. STEVENS (Minister of Trade and Commerce): My attention has been drawn to an oversight in the report, and in
the motion adopting the report, regarding the printing from day to day of the evidence of the special committee appointed to inquire into price spreads and mass buying. I give notice to-day that to-morrow I shall move for the amendment of this motion, authorizing the printing from day to day. The present motion refers only to the power to have the proceedings printed, and this will meet the complaint, which had not been brought to my attention before, that copies in French and in English are not promptly distributed. The motion I shall move to-morrow will take care of this situation and I give notice of the motion now.
Mr. OSCAR iL. BOULANGER (Bellechas-se) (Translation): Mr. Chairman, I wish to lay on the table of the House: petitions forwarded by the municipal councils of St. Etienne de Beaumont, St. Michael de Belle-chasse and St. Damien de Buckland, in the county of Bellechasse, requesting the Government to abstain from levying a tax on leaf tobacco.
CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAYS
AGREEMENT RESPECTING TRACKS AND PREMISES AT SAINT JOHN
Hon. R. J. MANION (Minister of Railways) moved for leave to introduce Bill No. 23, to ratify and confirm the agreement respecting the joint use by the Canadian Pacific Railway Company of certain tracks and premises of His Majesty at Saint John, NJ3.
AGREEMENT BETWEEN CANADIAN NORTHERN
ONTARIO RAILWAY COMPANY AND THE CAMPBELLFORD, LAKE ONTARIO AND WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY
Hon. R. J. MANION (Minister of Railways) moved for leave to introduce Bill No.
24, to ratify and confirm an agreement between the Canadian Northern Ontario Railway Company and the Campbellford, Lake Ontario and Western Railway Company.
He said: With respect to this bill, perhaps I might say a word that I omitted in regard to the preceding one, namely, that these ratifications are made imperative by the Railway Act, which calls for any joint agreement for a stated period beyond 21 years being ratified by this parliament. It dates back to 1912.
Motion agreed to and bill read the first time.
USE OF CANADLAN PACIFIC TRACKS AND PREMISES AT QUEBEC
Hon. R. J. MANION (Minister of Railways) moved for leave to introduce Bill No.
25, to ratify and confirm an agreement respecting the joint use by His Majesty and the commissioners of the Transcontinental railway of certain tracks and premises of the Canadian Pacific Railway Company at Quebec.
