Mr. LOGAN:

Hansard will bear me out,- and as the chairman of the committee is the only person who can say whether or not he shall be allowed to ask certain questions in the committee, I took his remark as a reflection on myself. Under the circumstances, however, and with the explanation of the hon. member for Brant, I will withdraw the statement which I made, and I hope the incident is closed, because we have had very interesting sessions of the Public Accounts committee.

Mr. LOGAN:

Speaking to the point of

order, as the hon. member for Brant said

that he had not been allowed to ask certain questions in the Public Accounts committee-

Mr. LOGAN:

My point is this: The hon member for Brant has seen fit to reflect upon the committee of Public Accounts, and to state that he had certain evidence of being shut out. I desire as chairman of that committee to press the question of privilege and read to the House a statement showing the latitude the hon. member for Brant has been allowed before that committee, and with your permission, Mr. Speaker, I will read this statement.

Mr. LOGAN:

I am speaking on a question of privilege, regarding an attack made on a committee of which I am chairman. I desire in the very fewest words-

Mr. LOGAN:

I say an attack was made on the chairman of the committee for rulings he has made before that committee. I only desire to put on Hansard a short statement showing the leeway that has been allowed the hon. member for Brant in the investigation of this question, and if I may be allowed to make this statement I promise the House I will sit down inside of two or three minutes.

We have had in the Public Accounts committee the following meetings at which time has been devoted by the hon. member for Brant in discussion of the question of business profits and income war taxation as follows:

No. of

Date of Time used by pages ofmeeting Mr. Good Evidence

March 17 (1st meeting) Full time of meeting.. .. 5

April 2

Full time of meeting.. .. 56April 16

Full time of meeting.. .. 61April 17

Full time of meeting.. .. 56April 24

Full time of meeting.. .. 59May 7

Part time of meeting.. .. 24May 13

Part time of meeting.. .. 42May 15

Whole time of meeting.. .. 63

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