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June 25, 1925

PRIVATE BILLS

CONSIDERED IN COMMITTEE-THIRD READING

Bill No. 220, respecting a patent owned by the John E. Russell Company.-Mr. Chevrier. Bill No. 221, respecting a patent owned by the John E. Russell Company.-Mr. Chevrier. Bill No. 203, for the relief of Elizabeth Ethel McSherry.-Mr. White.

QUESTIONS

(Questions answered orally are indicated by an asterisk.)

BRITISH CATTLE EMBARGO

LIB

Mr. JACOBS:

Liberal
Member File Biography @ PARLINFO

1. When was the embargo on Canadian cattle lifted by the British government?

2. For what length of time was the embargo on Canadian cattle in force?

3. Since the lifting of the embargo how many cattle have been shipped to Great Britain?

4. What was the value of the cattle shipped by Canada to Great Britain since the removal of the embargo?

5. What sums were realized (a) by the Canadian

railways: (b) by the shipping companies for the

transportation of the cattle in question?

Topic:   QUESTIONS
Subtopic:   BRITISH CATTLE EMBARGO
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LIB

Hon. Mr. MOTHERWELL: (Minister of Agriculture)

Liberal
Member File Biography @ PARLINFO

1. First of April, 1923.

2. Thirty years and five months.

3. Up to May 31, 1925, 156,875.

4. Estimated value in Canada, $14,135,715.

5. No information.

Topic:   QUESTIONS
Subtopic:   BRITISH CATTLE EMBARGO
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MR. RATHBONE

CON

Hon. Mr. MANION:

Conservative (1867-1942)
Member File Biography @ PARLINFO

1. Is Mr. Rathbone secretary of the Board of Grain Commissioners of Canada?

2. If so, what is his salary?

3. Is it any part of his duties to give interviews to the press telling the government's policy on grain matters ?

Topic:   QUESTIONS
Subtopic:   MR. RATHBONE
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LIB

Hon. Mr. LOW: (Minister of Trade and Commerce)

Liberal
Member File Biography @ PARLINFO

1. Yes.

2. $3,960 per annum.

3. No, nor has the department any information that he has done so.

Topic:   QUESTIONS
Subtopic:   MR. RATHBONE
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RURAL CREDITS

Hon. J. A. ROBB (Acting Minister of Finance) moved the second reading of Bill No. 237 to authorize advances to assist agriculture by providing for long form farm loans.
CON

Arthur Meighen (Leader of the Official Opposition)

Conservative (1867-1942)
Member File Biography @ PARLINFO

Right Hon. ARTHUR MEIGHEN (Leader of the Opposition):

Mr. Speaker, before this bill is read the second time, will the government say that it is the only legislation of the kind that they have in mind, and if they intend' to christen it with the title, Rural Credits?

Topic:   QUESTIONS
Subtopic:   RURAL CREDITS
Sub-subtopic:   FEDERAL ASSISTANCE TO AGRICULTURE-LONG TERM LOANS TO FARMERS
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LIB

James Alexander Robb (Minister of Immigration and Colonization)

Liberal
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Mr. ROBB:

Mr. Speaker, this bill provides for agricultural credits largely along the lines of the recommendations of Dr. Tory who made a report upon the subject to the Banking and Commerce committee. The fundamental principle of the bill is co-operatior. between the Dominion and the provinces. The bill provides that no advance shall be made to any province unless the province agrees that such advance shall constitute a debt of the province to the Dominion, secured by bonds of the province to an. amount equal to the advance. There is also a provision that as a condition of the advance the province shall provide by law a summary means of collecting both interest and principal satisfactory to the Governor in Council, and that no charge, lien, or other encumbrance representing any tax or other claim shall rank ahead of the first mortgage. This will probably require in some provinces a change in the provincial law.

Topic:   QUESTIONS
Subtopic:   RURAL CREDITS
Sub-subtopic:   FEDERAL ASSISTANCE TO AGRICULTURE-LONG TERM LOANS TO FARMERS
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CON

Arthur Meighen (Leader of the Official Opposition)

Conservative (1867-1942)
Member File Biography @ PARLINFO

Mr. MEIGHEN:

The minister has carefully dodged the question. May I put it this way: It is really only a joke to call this legislation Rural Credits. It is a loan to the provinces. Has any province asked for this?

Topic:   QUESTIONS
Subtopic:   RURAL CREDITS
Sub-subtopic:   FEDERAL ASSISTANCE TO AGRICULTURE-LONG TERM LOANS TO FARMERS
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LIB

James Alexander Robb (Minister of Immigration and Colonization)

Liberal
Member File Biography @ PARLINFO

Mr. ROBB:

There have been representations made to us in this House by the representatives of different provinces.

Topic:   QUESTIONS
Subtopic:   RURAL CREDITS
Sub-subtopic:   FEDERAL ASSISTANCE TO AGRICULTURE-LONG TERM LOANS TO FARMERS
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CON

Arthur Meighen (Leader of the Official Opposition)

Conservative (1867-1942)
Member File Biography @ PARLINFO

Mr. MEIGHEN:

Have the representatives of any of the provincial governments asked for this legislation?

Topic:   QUESTIONS
Subtopic:   RURAL CREDITS
Sub-subtopic:   FEDERAL ASSISTANCE TO AGRICULTURE-LONG TERM LOANS TO FARMERS
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LIB

James Alexander Robb (Minister of Immigration and Colonization)

Liberal
Member File Biography @ PARLINFO

Mr. ROBB:

I am coming to that in a moment. I am bound to admit that there is some division of opinion on the matter among the different provinces. Some already have a rural credit scheme, while others have a farm loan scheme; some have proved profitable, others not so. We advance this as a measure satisfactory to those hon. gentlemen who have been urging it upon us, and it will be for each province to determine whether or not it will enter into the scheme.

Topic:   QUESTIONS
Subtopic:   RURAL CREDITS
Sub-subtopic:   FEDERAL ASSISTANCE TO AGRICULTURE-LONG TERM LOANS TO FARMERS
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CON

James Dew Chaplin

Conservative (1867-1942)
Member File Biography @ PARLINFO

Mr. CHAPLIN:

Have any of the provinces asked for this legislation? The question has not yet been answered.

Topic:   QUESTIONS
Subtopic:   RURAL CREDITS
Sub-subtopic:   FEDERAL ASSISTANCE TO AGRICULTURE-LONG TERM LOANS TO FARMERS
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June 25, 1925