Mr. MACKENZIE (Vancouver):
I am not sure whether this is the right item, but I should like to ask the minister how much the government has received from the gold tax we imposed last year.
Mr. GORDON:
The Department of Mines has no record of the amount of the gold tax. That will have to be obtained from the Department of Finance. If there is to be any discussion I suggest that the item stand.
Item stands.
Mr. DURANLEAU:
Item No.-
Mr. LAPOINTE:
Mr. Chairman, I do not like to be unpleasant, but I do not think it is proper to enter into all the departments to-night. I did not object when the Minister of Railways called one of his items. Yesterday however the Prime Minister announced that he would like to take up mines, pensions and national health. Railways and Canals was not mentioned, but I did not raise any objection.
Questions
Mr. MANION:
Quite correct.
Mr. LAPOINTE:
I do raise an objection, however, so far as marine is concerned.
Mr. RHODES:
Perhaps the hon. member for Quebec East would permit me to state that the Prime Minister mentioned the Department of Pensions and National Health, but he had not in mind the fact that that department had already been opened. In the circumstances we thought the committee might substitute another department.
Mr. LAPOINTE:
And we took railways instead.
Mr. RHODES:
quite so.
Mr. LAPOINTE:
I think that is sufficient.
Mr. DURANLEAU:
It does not matter to
me.
Progress reported.
On motion of Mr. Bennett the house ad^ journed at 10.55 p.m.
Wednesday, February 20, 1935