1. Yes.

2. No information.

3. (a) Licence issued after public advertisement; Ob) Restigouche Ferries Company, Limited.

4. April 30, 1954.

5. Not by this department.

1. How many immigrants came to Canada from all countries in the six months ending June 30, 1950?

2. How many immigrants came to Canada during the twelve months ending December 31, 1949?

1. 37,286.

2. 95,217.

1. How many employees in the service of the federal government have been granted extensions permitting them to continue in such service beyond the age of sixty-five, during each of the last five years?

2. When employees are permitted to continue in such service beyond the age of sixty-five, does it provide a basis for an increased pension upon retirement?

3. How many requests from employees in the service of the federal government for extensions permitting them to continue in such service beyond the age of sixty-five have been refused during each of the last five years?

4. On what basis are such requests (a) granted; (b) refused?

Right Hon. L. S. St. Laurent (Prime Minister) moved

ithat the house go into committee at the next sitting to consider the following resolution:

That it is expedient to present a bill respecting payment of sessional allowances to senators and members of the House of Commons during the present session and payment of their usual moving, transportation and living expenses, in the event of adjournment of parliament for more than one week and subsequent resumption of its sittings.

He said: His Excellency the Governor

General, having been made acquainted with the subject matter of this resolution, recommends it to the consideration of the house.

Perhaps I might be allowed to say at this moment that the purpose of the resolution is to provide by a bill that the provisions of section 36 of the Senate and House of Commons Act, chapter 147 of the Revised Statutes of Canada, would not apply in the event of there being an adjournment instead of prorogation. I understand that many hon. members have expressed the view that it would be preferable to adjourn this session, subject to hon. members being called back by you, Mr. Speaker, rather than to prorogue and thus have to have a new proclamation if

Senate and House of Commons it were necessary for hon. members to come back prior to the date for the opening of the regular 1951 session of parliament.

Section 36 of the Senate and House of Commons Act reads in part:

Each day during the session on which there has been no sitting of such house in consequence of its having adjourned over such day . . . shall be reckoned as a day of attendance at such session for the purpose of the indemnity.

It is my understanding that hon. members have felt that it would not do to take a long adjournment and have the days of the adjournment reckoned for the purpose of the member's indemnity. If we are to adjourn instead of proroguing it will be necessary to provide by a bill that this disposition shall not apply to the long adjournment, but that if members are called back, the provision respecting travelling allowances will apply as if they were recalled for a new session. If parliament sees fit to adopt that kind of legislation, it would be possible to make provision as expressed in the other resolution in my name, which I will ask to have stand until parliament has indicated whether or not it wishes to have this legislation adopted.

Mr. Si. Laurent:

Notwithstanding the form of the motion, I hope that with the unanimous consent of the house it may be convenient to call it for consideration some time today.

Mr. Drew:

When will the bill be ready?

Mr. Si. Laurent:

The bill is ready, and if

it pleases members of the house to adopt the resolution at once, the bill can be distributed immediately so that members will see exactly what it contains, and whatever discussion ensues can take place with the bill before them.

Mr. Drew:

I think the better course would be to adopt the resolution. Then we shall have the bill before us and can consider it, and when we deal with second reading we shall know what its provisions are.

Mr. St. Laurent moved

that the house go into committee to consider the resolution.

Motion agreed to and the house went into committee, Mr. Dion in the chair.

Resolution reported, read the second time and concurred in.

Mr. St. Laurent thereupon moved for leave to introduce Bill No. 7, respecting payment of sessional allowances and transportation expenses to members of the Senate and the House of Commons.

Motion agreed to and bill read the first time.

Mr. Speaker:

When shall this bill be read the second time?

Mr. St. Laurent:

Later this day.

Mr. H. P. Cavers (Lincoln):

Mr. Speaker, members of the house may be interested to know that the St. Catharines Athletics last evening won the junior lacrosse championship of Canada by defeating Vancouver Burrards at Vancouver by a score of 17 to 8. In doing so they bring to the east the Minto cup, emblematic of Canadian junior lacrosse supremacy. These local boys, all products of the city of St. Catharines, deserve great credit for their accomplishment in winning the Canadian championship in three straight games.