May 19, 1936

CANADIAN AND BRITISH INSURANCE COMPANIES ACT, 1932


Hon. CHARLES A. DUNNING (Minister of Finance) moved the first reading of Bill No. 61 (from the Senate) to amend the Canadian and British Insurance Companies Act, 1932. Motion agreed to and bill read the first time. PRIVATE BILLS


FIRST READINGS-SENATE BILLS


Bill No. 62 for the relief of Pedro Alfonso Baptista.-Mr. Jacobs. Customs Tarifl Bill No. 63 for the relief of Louise Isabel Sutherland Chaplin.-Mr. Walsh. Bill No. 64 for the relief of Clara Violetta Dodge Connolly.-Mr. Heaps. Bill No. 65 for the relief of Marie Consuela Hill Montabone. Mr. Bothwell. Bill No. 66 for the relief of Lona Marie Vaughan Burnett Gravina.-Mr. White.


WAYS AND MEANS

CUSTOMS TARIFF AMENDMENT


The house in committee of ways and means, Mr. Sanderson in the chair. Customs tariff-35. Hops, per pound: British preferential tariff, 6 cents; intermediate tariff, 10 cents; general tariff, 16 cents.


CON

Harry James Barber

Conservative (1867-1942)

Mr. BARBER:

When the committee rose last night I was discussing this item. I am interested in it from the standpoint of employment because it means a considerable amount of employment to those working in the industry in the district I have the honour to represent, and it is also of importance to neighbouring cities. In the harvesting season we employ in the industry about 3,000 people and hundreds are employed the year round. There is no branch of agriculture in which as much employment is afforded per acre as hop growing. I appreciate the remarks the minister made last evening with regard to encouraging this industry, and I hope he will do his best to see that Canadian hops are purchased by the consumers of this country.

There is just one other point I should like to raise. I notice that a little further on a grant is made by way of reduction of tariff to the brewers of the Irish Free State. It occurs to me that some years ago an agreement was entered into between Ireland and, I think, New Zealand, whereby there was a removal or reduction of the tariff on products of the brewing industry entering New Zealand, and on the other hand New Zealand hops were admitted into Ireland on more favourable terms. When the time comes to consider the empire agreements, perhaps Canada may be enabled to sell to the brewers of Ireland a certain quantity of our hops. I hope the minister will bear this in mind.

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Item agreed to. Customs tariff-79b. Flowers and foilage, natural cut, whether in designs or bouquets or not, n.o.p.: British preferential tariff, free; intermediate tariff, free; general tariff, 40 per cent. Provided that, if any foreign country imposes on such goods the produce of the Dominion of Canada duties or charges more onerous than are prescribed by this item, duties equivalent thereto shall be imposed on the like goods imported into Canada from such country.


CON

Richard Bedford Bennett (Leader of the Official Opposition)

Conservative (1867-1942)

Mr. BENNETT:

We on this side of the

house have already said, in connection with another item., what we feel as to the sufficiency of the countervailing provisions. I observe also that the present tariff is free in respect of both British preference and intermediate. The Minister of Finance made some observations as to there being no provision for intermediate and British preference, and this schedule shows that these articles are free under both categories.

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CON

Hugh Alexander Stewart

Conservative (1867-1942)

Mr. STEWART:

What is the effect of

the Canada-United States trade agreement on the tariff with respect to cut flowers? Would that put the item on the free list?

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LIB

Charles Avery Dunning (Minister of Finance and Receiver General)

Liberal

Mr. DUNNING:

Under the intermediate

tarifl, yes.

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CON

Hugh Alexander Stewart

Conservative (1867-1942)

Mr. STEWART:

Which was free?

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LIB

Charles Avery Dunning (Minister of Finance and Receiver General)

Liberal

Mr. DUNNING:

Which was free.

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CON

Hugh Alexander Stewart

Conservative (1867-1942)

Mr. STEWART:

And prior to that the

duty was at what rate?

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LIB

Charles Avery Dunning (Minister of Finance and Receiver General)

Liberal

Mr. DUNNING:

Forty per cent. It shows in the schedule.

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CON

Hugh Alexander Stewart

Conservative (1867-1942)

Mr. STEWART:

It is being restored to

what it was before the Canada-United States trade agreement?

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LIB

Charles Avery Dunning (Minister of Finance and Receiver General)

Liberal

Mr. DUNNING:

So long as the United

States tariff remains at forty per cent, yes.

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Item agreed to. Customs tariff-83. Potatoes, as hereunder defined:-(a) In their natural state, per one hundred pounds: British preferential tariff, free; intermediate tariff, free; general tariff, 75 cents. Provided that, if any foreign country imposes on such goods the produce of the Dominion of Canada duties or charges more onerous than are prescribed by this item, duties equivalent thereto shall be imposed on the like goods imported into Canada from such country.


CON

Hugh Alexander Stewart

Conservative (1867-1942)

Mr. STEWART:

Would the minister inform the committee what was the rate of duty on potatoes that came into Canada before the Canada-United States trade agreement

Mr, DUNNING: Under the general tariff, seventy-five cents.

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May 19, 1936