Mr. HAZEN:

My understanding was that on Saturdays the same rule prevailed as on Fridays, and I think that will be found in the motion to take Saturdays.

Mr. HAZEN:

If the hon. gentleman wants the item to stand over until next day that will be all right.

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pay to each of the officers, clerks and employees in the Second Division, who obtained the ordinary annual increase during the present IMr. Hazen.}

year on or subsequent to the first day of April, 1917, and previous to the coming into force of the Civil Service Amendment Act of 1917 an additional amount of $50, $29,825 ; to .provide for any increase of salary under the Civil Service Amendment Act of 1917, not otherwise provided for therein, $32,500-$63,325.

Mr. HAZEN:

There has been no change up to the present, but the Prime Minister has stated to the House that he intends under the War Measures Act to increase that amount, having regard to the advance m the cost of living and to other, considerations.

Mr. HAZEN:

I said we had kept that amount in the estimates foi*some years. It is not in this year's main estimates.

Mr. HAZEN:

Not this year.