Mr. Reid:

I have no objection to its being transferred, if necessary.

Motion transferred to notices of motion.

This is the way that standing order 51 was interpreted in those days, and that is the reason why earlier in the session I made certain appeals to hon. members. I did so because I think that we have got away from the practice intended in those days, which practice was followed almost consistently until about 1935, I believe.

Mr. L. Langlois (Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Transport):

Mr. Speaker,

on behalf of the Minister of Transport (Mr. Marler) I beg leave to table the capital

budget of the Canadian National Railways and Canadian National (West Indies) Steamships Limited, for the calendar year 1955; also the annual report of the Canadian National Railways securities trust, for the year ended December 31, 1954, in English and in French.

Mr. G. R. Pearkes (Esquimalt-Saanich):

I

should like to direct a question to the Minister of Transport. Will the minister reconsider giving effect to the new wharfage fees on automobiles and trucks which, according to P.C. 1683 of November 3, 1954, are to come into force on April 1?

Hon. George C. Marler (Minister of Transport):

Various representations concerning

wharfage charges have already been made to me by several members on this side of the house, so that I have had an opportunity to look into the matter. All the representations received are being considered in order to determine if changes should be made in the tariffs authorized by order in council P.C. 1954-1683.

Mr. Pearkes:

Could the new wharfage

fees be held in abeyance until the minister has an opportunity to make a final decision?

Mr. Marler:

I hope that the consideration

will not be too long and we shall be able to come to a conclusion very shortly.

Mr. James A. McBain (Elgin):

I wish to direct a question, in the absence of the Minister of Fisheries, to his parliamentary assistant. Has the minister been made aware of the widespread damage the furious gales and storms did to the fishing industry on the north shore of lake Erie during the past week? If so, has he been asked for any assistance by the fishermen's associations or by the provincial government?

Mr. J. Waison MacNaughl (Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Fisheries):

We

had no notice of the hon. member's intention to ask the question, so we will have to take it as notice.

Mr. John Decore (Vegreville):

I should like to direct a question to the Minister of Public Works. It is reported by the Canadian Press that, according to the Alberta provincial minister of highways, no further work will be done on the new route of the trans-Canada highway west of Calgary until a final agreement is made with the Indians of the Stony Indian reserve. Is the minister aware of this situation and would he care to make any comment?

Hon. Robert H. Winters (Minister of Public Works):

Yes, Mr. Speaker, I am aware of the situation. The route tentatively chosen by the government of Alberta was through the Morley reserve of the Stony Indians. The minister responsible, the Hon. Mr. Taylor, spoke to me and we have had an exchange of correspondence. I have also discussed the matter with my colleague, the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration. There have been negotiations conducted between the band council and the provincial government, all with the knowledge and approval of the officials of the Department of Citizenship and Immigration. The last report I had from Mr. Taylor was to the effect that negotiations were proceeding satisfactorily. I have had nothing since that.