Mr. CALDWELL:

What is the effect of

the non-acceptance of the amendment?

Mr. CALDWELL:

Because a government that will pass an act of this kind-and it is entitled the Farmers' Relief Act-

Mr. CALDWELL:

The expression is not a very elegant one, but if any more inelegant expressions were allowed it could be used in reference to this deplorable action on the part of the provincial government. Under this scheme our province will not get the benefit of this proposed legislation.

Mr. CALDWELL:

The fact is that the

government of New Brunswick "passed the buck." I went before the provincial government three years ago with one of the biggest delegations that ever appeared before them for any purpose, to ask them to pass a farm loan act, and this is the gist of the act they passed:

Any municipality desiring to borrow money for the purpose of lending the same to farmers in such municipality may do so upon passing a resolution at any regular meeting of the municipal council of Buch municipality, or at a special meeting duly called for that purpose, setting forth that the municipality wishes to borrow a sum of money, not exceeding a specific amount, repayable annually at the rate of five per cent per annum.

The province did not even propose to lend money to the municipalities.

Mr. CALDWELL:

I understand the minister said that the Printing Bureau had received only one protest. I have felt like

fMr. Arthurs.]

protesting to everybody I have met, but I could not find anybody who would take the responsibility. I think the Printing Bureau print what they are instructed to print, and I do not think this should be laid at their door at all. It is very inconvenient and I cannot agree with the view that it will save money. To my mind, it will cost more to bind a separate volume of the index than the cost of the quantity of paper used to print four other copies of the index. As regards the saving of time, the volumes are not much good until the index is printed, and I doubt if the volumes were distributed until the index was printed. Possibly this was done with a good object in view, but I do not think it should be done again and I hope it will not be. Every member to whom I have spoken about the matter-and I have spoken about it to a good many-has felt as I do. I think every hon. member who does not approve that method of printing should register his protest. I am going to register mine as definitely as I can. A member sends a page to the library for a volume and he has to send again to get the index. It is veiy convenient, when you get a volume out of the library or any other place at your home, not to have to lug around two volumes in order to find what you want to find. I hope this practice will be discontinued. I do not think it is economical. I know it is inconvenient and I seriously hope it will not be continued.