Richard Bedford Bennett (Prime Minister; President of the Privy Council; Secretary of State for External Affairs)
Conservative (1867-1942)
Right Hon. R. B. BENNETT (Prime Minister) :
I am bound to say that I was not
aware of the difficulty to which the hon. gentleman refers. I shall, however, look into it. The dominion is no longer concerned about school lands, being only the trustees; the school lands are now beyond question the property of the province. But there are limitations with respect to investments, and I believe it would not be competent for us to do more than confer with the province as to what action shall be taken. I will look into the matter and be able to make a more definite statement on Monday.
OANADA-POLAND TRADE TREATY On the orders of the day:
Topic: PENSIONS FOR THE BLIND