March 14, 1905

CON

Frederick Debartzch Monk

Conservative (1867-1942)

Mr. MONK.

Then we will be able to get a separate account for each construction ?

Topic:   SUPPLY-THE BUDGET.
Subtopic:   BANKING ACT AMENDMENT.
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LIB

Joseph Raymond Fournier Préfontaine (Minister of Marine and Fisheries)

Liberal

Mr. PREFONTAINE.

You will be able to get it by asking for it. But I would not undertake to publish it in the departmental report, for it would make a more bulky report than that of the Auditor General.

Topic:   SUPPLY-THE BUDGET.
Subtopic:   BANKING ACT AMENDMENT.
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L-C

Andrew B. Ingram

Liberal-Conservative

Mr. INGRAM.

I understood the hon. gentleman to say that he was building an eighth dredge, he has seven now. Has that been completed ?

Topic:   SUPPLY-THE BUDGET.
Subtopic:   BANKING ACT AMENDMENT.
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LIB

Joseph Raymond Fournier Préfontaine (Minister of Marine and Fisheries)

Liberal

Mr. FREFONTAINE.

No. it is being designed. it I!

Topic:   SUPPLY-THE BUDGET.
Subtopic:   BANKING ACT AMENDMENT.
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CON

Francis Ramsey Lalor

Conservative (1867-1942)

Mr. LALOR.

Has the minister any knowledge as to a comparison of the work done by dredges owned by the government and the work done by contractors' dredges paid by the hour ? Which is the cheapest? Is it profitable for the government to use their own dredges ?

Topic:   SUPPLY-THE BUDGET.
Subtopic:   BANKING ACT AMENDMENT.
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LIB

Joseph Raymond Fournier Préfontaine (Minister of Marine and Fisheries)

Liberal

Mr. FREFONTAINE.

The information I gather from my officials is that it is a great deal cheaper to own our dredges and work them ourselves. We do better work with our own dredges, and do it cheaper. Naval engineers and men of experience from every country have visited the works going on this year, and they admit that we have one of the finest plants in the world, and that we are doing the work very successfully indeed.

Topic:   SUPPLY-THE BUDGET.
Subtopic:   BANKING ACT AMENDMENT.
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CON

Francis Ramsey Lalor

Conservative (1867-1942)

Mr. LALOR.

I am glad to hear the minister make that statement, and I hope the government will increase the number of their dredges so as to dispense entirely with the necessity of engaging the dredges of private contractors by the hour. In my experience, and I have seen them at work, the government is being imposed upon by private contractors, and are losing a great deal of money.

Topic:   SUPPLY-THE BUDGET.
Subtopic:   BANKING ACT AMENDMENT.
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LIB

Joseph Raymond Fournier Préfontaine (Minister of Marine and Fisheries)

Liberal

Mr. PREFONTAINE.

In my department I have not a single contractor's dredge at present working by the hour. Last summer when the work was not going on as fast as we desired, and some one spoke about hiring other dredges, my engineer said that it would be better to do the work more slowly by our own dredges than to hire any contractor's dredges.

Some resolutions reported.

Topic:   SUPPLY-THE BUDGET.
Subtopic:   BANKING ACT AMENDMENT.
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Hon. W. S.@

FIELDING (Minister of Finance) moved the adjournment of the House.

Topic:   SUPPLY-THE BUDGET.
Subtopic:   BANKING ACT AMENDMENT.
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CON

George Taylor (Chief Opposition Whip; Whip of the Conservative Party (1867-1942))

Conservative (1867-1942)

Mr. TAYLOR.

What business will be taken up to-morrow ?

Topic:   SUPPLY-THE BUDGET.
Subtopic:   BANKING ACT AMENDMENT.
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LIB

William Stevens Fielding (Minister of Finance and Receiver General)

Liberal

Mr. FIELDING.

We will continue on the estimates we are leaving this evening, those of the Minister of Marine and Fisheries Department. I think there are no Bills coming on to-morrow.

Topic:   SUPPLY-THE BUDGET.
Subtopic:   BANKING ACT AMENDMENT.
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Motion agreed to, and House adjourned at 11 p.m. 80}



Wednesday, March 15, 1905.


March 14, 1905