Explain.

Mr. MACKENZIE (Vancouver):

Is this another elections act? Are we to have one every day?

Mr. CAHAN:

Mr. Speaker, as the explanation would be somewhat lengthy I prefer to state si-mp'ly the purport of the bill and give the details on second reading. This bill provides for a new subsection 5 to section 32 of the Dominion Franchise Act which section deals with the hearing by a judge of appeals from the decisions of a registrar. The amendment is to the effect that, in making an order. for the retention of names cn or the removal of names from the list, the judge must have before him affirmative evidence showing that the person is disqualified and nonresident or that he is qualified and resident. This will affect prospective appeals in connection with 4,000 cases in one constituency alone. The next amendment has been suggested by the

law clerks of this house and is to make a change in one word in the French version. The French law clerk says that this is merely a clerical correction. The word "removal" is used in the English version and he contends that this should be translated as "demenage-ment" intend of "destitution."

Mr. LAPOINTE:

Will the first amendment referred to by the minister apply to the present revision?

Mr. CAHAN:

It will if this bill is passed before June 30. If hon. gentlemen desire me to go into details I am perfectly prepared to do so but otherwise I prefer to leave that discussion until the second reading.

Motion agreed to and bill read the first time.

Explain.

Mr. GUTHRIE:

This is another bill

passed by the Senate. It provides for the amendment of two sections in the criminal code having regard to offences against the delinquency act which now appears in the code. It is to make the bills correspond.

Motion agreed to and bill read the first time.

1. How many mail contracts are there in Shelburne county, N.S., which will expire from this date to December 31, 1935?

2. What routes are they?

Questions

3. Who are the contractors for the respective routes?

4. What is the contract price for each route?

5. Have any of these been offered to be renewed to the present contractors or to other person or persons, without public tenders being called for?

6. If so, to whom and for what price or amount of contract?

7. Will public tenders be asked' for any of these renewals, and if so in what newspaper or newspapers will such advertisements be published ?

1. 19.

2, 3 and 4.

Name of Service-Contractor-Contract price Barrington and Brass Hill-Mrs. E. M. Garron-$300.

Birchtown and railway station-E. G. Mahoney-$62.60.

Cape Sable Island south side and North East Point wharf-Everett Chase-$705.68.

Churchover and railway station-E. G. Mahoney-$195.

Clark's harbour and North East Point wharf-Everett Chase-$500.

East side of Ragged islands and Rockland -M. Huskins-$132.

Gunning cove and railway station-J. E. Goulden-$100.

Jordan bay east side and railway station- J. C. Sears-$125.

Jordan Falls and railway station-D. P. Holden-$336.

North West harbour and railway station- A. Doane and Frank McKay-$305.

Port Clyde and Upper Port LaTour-E. R. Reynolds-$350.

Port Saxon and railway station-Walter A. Thomas and H. S. Greenwood-$190.

Rockland and railway station-M. Huskins

-$200.

Roseway and railway station-C. D. Hagar -$150.

Sable River and railway station-Earl L. Giffin-$219.10.

Sable River west and railway station-Earl L. Giffin-$209.

Shelburne and Upper Clyde river-C. Hip-son-$156.

Shelburne No. 1 R.R.-J. M. Bower-$475. Stony island and North East Point wharf -E. Cunningham-$295.

5 and 6. Yes.

Birchtown and railway station-Stillman Acker-$62.60.

Cape Sable island sc jth side and North East Point wharf-E. Chase-$705.68.

Churchover and railway station-Stillman Acker-$195.

Clark's harbour and North East Point wharf -E. Chase-$500.

East side of Ragged islands and Rockland -M. Huskins-$132.

Gunning cove and railway station-J. E. Goulden-$100.

Port Clyde and Upper Port LaTour-E. R. Reynolds-$350.

Port Saxon and railway station-Walter E. Thomas and H. S. Greenwood-$190.

Roseway and railway station-C. D. Hagar -$150.

Sable river and railway station-Leslie Freeman-$200.

Sable river west and railway station-Leslie Freeman-$200.

Shelburne No. 1 R.R.-Jas. M. Bower- $475.

Stony island and North East Point wharf

E. Cunningham-$295.

7. Yes.

Barrington and Brass Hill.

Jordan bay east side and railway station.

Jordan Falls and railway station.

North west harbour and railway station.

Shelburne and upper Clyde river.

Department has discontinued practice of advertising contracts in newspapers.