December 12, 1910 (11th Parliament, 3rd Session)

Mr. MONK.

Before the orders of the day are proceeded with, I desire to call the attention of the government and of my hon. friend the Minister of Marine and Fisheries (Mr. Brodeur) to the answer given by that hon. gentleman the other day regarding the ss. ' Rainbow ' and to ask my hon. friend if he will correct that answer. I find that the ' Rainbow ' is mentioned in the Navy List for 1905, at page 410, in the special list of vessels available for subsidiary services, hulks and vessels for sale; also in Navy List for 1908, page 414, in the list of vessels available for subsidiary services, hulks and vessels for sale; also in the Royal Naval List and Naval Recorder for 1909, page 244, in the list of vessels available for subsidiary service, hulks and vessels for sale; and, finally, in 1910, in the Royal Navy List and Naval Recorder, page 218, under No. 396, as proceeding to Canada for transfer to the Canadian government. My hon. friend (Mr. Brodeur) surely knows that vessels mentioned in these lists for sale are not mentioned in the list of effective vessels, but are considered to have been removed from the effective list and to be scrapped. Does my hon. friend agree that his answer, in that respect, is erroneous?