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LIB

Herman Maxwell Batten (Deputy Speaker and Chair of Committees of the Whole of the House of Commons)

Liberal

The Chairman:

This completes the supplementary estimates of the Department of Consumer and Corporate Affairs. The committee

will now consider the estimates of the Treasury Board.

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Subtopic:   DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AND CORPORATE AFFAIRS
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TREASURY BOARD


7c. To authorize the Treasury Board to delete from the accounts certain debts due, and claims by, Her Majesty, each of which is in excess of $1,000, amounting in the aggregate to $19,057,138.26, of which $44,570 represents an item that has been carried as an asset in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, $44,571.


NDP

Stanley Howard Knowles (N.D.P. House Leader; Whip of the N.D.P.)

New Democratic Party

Mr. Knowles:

Mr. Chairman, I have a few words that I want to say on this item but in view of the understanding that we conclude the supplementary estimates at four o'clock I think I can make my remarks when we are on the resolution preceding the interim supply bill.

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Subtopic:   TREASURY BOARD
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Item agreed to. L117C. To authorize in the current and subsequent fiscal years, notwithstanding the Financial Administration Act, where sums are due to federal government departments and agencies from the working capital advance established by Vote L99e, Appropriation Act No. 4, 1966, for the provision of data processing and related services, the payment from those sums of amounts payable by the said departments or agencies to the said working capital advance, $1. Item agreed to.


LIB

Herman Maxwell Batten (Deputy Speaker and Chair of Committees of the Whole of the House of Commons)

Liberal

The Chairman:

This completes the estimates of Treasury Board. The committee will now consider the supplementary estimates of the Department of Fisheries.

DEPARTMENT OF FISHERIES Fisheries Management and Development-

15c. Grants, contributions and subsidies in the amount and subject to the terms specified in the sub-vote titles listed in the details of estimates, $1,065,000.

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Item agreed to. 17c. Estimated amount required to recoup the Fishing Vessel Indemnity Account, the Lobster Trap Indemnity Account and the Fixed Fishing Gear and Shore Installations Indemnity Account established under Vote 540 of the Appropriation Act No. 5, 1955 and Vote 527 of the Appropriation Act No. 6, 1956, to cover the net operating losses in the said Accounts as at March 31, 1968, $157,700. Item agreed to.


LIB

Herman Maxwell Batten (Deputy Speaker and Chair of Committees of the Whole of the House of Commons)

Liberal

The Chairman:

This completes the supplementary estimates.

Perhaps I should point out to the committee that vote 15c is the revised estimate of the Department of Fisheries. The initial estimate was not proceeded with.

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Subtopic:   TREASURY BOARD
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PC

Thomas Miller Bell

Progressive Conservative

Mr. Bell (Carlelon):

The one that was carried is in the amended form in accordance

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with the message that was delivered last night. Is that right?

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Subtopic:   TREASURY BOARD
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LIB

Herman Maxwell Batten (Deputy Speaker and Chair of Committees of the Whole of the House of Commons)

Liberal

The Chairman:

Yes.

Resolutions adopted in committee of supply this day reported and concurred in.

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Subtopic:   TREASURY BOARD
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WAYS AND MEANS

LIB

Lawrence T. Pennell (Solicitor General of Canada)

Liberal

Hon. L. T. Pennell (for the President of the Treasury Board) moved

that the house go into committee of ways and means.

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

Topic:   WAYS AND MEANS
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LIB

Motion agreed to. Resolution reported and concurred in. Mr. Pennell (for Mr. Benson) thereupon moved for leave to introduce Bill No. C-211 for granting to Her Majesty certain sums of money for the public service for the financial year ending the 31st March, 1968. Motion agreed to and bill read the first time. [DOT] (4:00 p.m.)


LIB

Herman Maxwell Batten (Deputy Speaker and Chair of Committees of the Whole of the House of Commons)

Liberal

Mr. Deputy Speaker:

When shall the bill be read a second time?

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Some hon. Members:

By leave now.

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LIB

Motion agreed to, bill read the second time and the house went into committee thereon, Mr. Batten in the Chair. On clause 2-$287,980,264 granted for 1967-68


PC

Thomas Miller Bell

Progressive Conservative

Mr. Bell (Carleion):

Mr. Chairman, may we have from the Solicitor General the assurance that this bill is in the standard form and contains nothing that is not usual in such an appropriation bill?

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LIB

Lawrence T. Pennell (Solicitor General of Canada)

Liberal

Mr. Pennell:

Mr. Chairman, the form of this bill is the same as that passed in previous years. I have one brief comment in respect of clause 7.

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March 27, 1968