Mr. BENNETT:

Explain.

Mr. LAPOINTE (Quebec East):

The

Foreign Enlistment Act is an imperial statute which under its terms extends to Canada and all the dominions. Under the Statute of Westminster Canada may repeal, change or

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amend that statute. The purpose of this bill is to repeal the imperial act and replace it by Canadian legislation. It has generally the same provisions as the imperial statute, but they are made to harmonize with Canadian conditions in matters of administration and procedure.

Mr. CAHAN:

Will the Minister of Justice be so kind as to give a day's notice of the second reading? There are certain matters in this connection which, I think, are relevant, and which I should like to discuss on the second reading of the bill.

Mr. LAPOINTE (Quebec East):

I will arrange it privately with my hon. friend.

Motion agreed to and bill read the first time.

1. Is a fishery commission investigating the alleged illegal fishing of lobsters in the provinces of New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island?

2. If so, what is the name or names of the members of the commission, counsel and stenographer, and what remuneration does each receive: (a) salary; (b) living allowance?

3. How many days has the commission sat to date?

1. Yes.

2. Commissioner-Hon. Justice A. T. LeBlanc, (a) Nil; Ob) $25 a day; Counsel-Hon. H. F. G. Bridges, (a) $30 a day; Ob) $10 a day; Stenographer-Miss Jeanne Saindon, (a) $5 a day; (b) Actual expenses.

3. 29 days.

1. Who is the present contractor for R.R. No. 2, Arundel?

2. Is he a returned man?

3. Who are his sureties?

4. When was the contract given to him, and at what rate annually?

5. From whom were other tenders received for this service, and what was the annual rate asked by each?

6. Are any of the unsuccessful tenderers returned men?

1. John Moncrieff.

2. No information.

3. E. T. Rousseau, A. B. Morrison.

4. 29th August, 1936-$800 per annum.

5. John Moncrieff, Arundel, $800; Stirling Simon, Arundel, $800; Geo. Marshall, Arundel, $840; Melvin C. Cooke, Arundel, $854.88; Dave Dubeau, Arundel, $900; John Moncrieff, Arundel, $900; Ross W. Swail, Arundel, $924; R. A. Moss, Jr., Arundel, $960; S. K. Mac Arthur, $960; Ernest Swail, Arundel, $990; Harry Skinner, Arundel, $1,200; Harry Skinner, Arundel, $1,252.

6. Yes,

Harry Skinner, Arundel. No information regarding others.

1. Did the government remove the dumping duty on cabbages entering western Canada thirty days before they usually do? If so, why?

2. Was the government aware that there were

several hundred tons of cabbage available in the Winnipeg area on the 16th of January, 1937? . . .

3. What growers' organization in the Winnipeg area did the government consult as to the supply of cabbages available on the 16th of January, 1937?

4. What person or persons did the government depend upon for the information resulting in the removal of duty on cabbages thirty days before the usual time?

5. Did the government take any steps to notify the growers in the "Winnipeg area of the impending removal of duty on cabbages thirty days before the usual time?

6. What steps did the government take to notify the fruit jobbers of western Canada of the impending removal?

7. Was the government informed that new cabbage from Texas could be delivered in Winnipeg in bulk for a trifle over 2 cents per pound if the dumping duty was removed on the 16th January?

Mr. ILSLEY:

Return tabled herewith.

1. What are the names of all employees engaged during 1936 on the northern division of the Welland ship canal, and (a) the classification of their employment; (b) total earnings of each employee during the year 1936; (c) date engaged on an hourly basis, the rate per hour.

2. Are the employees engaged on an hourly basis laid off during showery weather, and if so, is it possible to arrange inside work on showery days for men employed on an hourly basis.