1910-11-01

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I\C., Gr.C.lM.Gr,, K.C., I3.C.L. (Oxon.)

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President of the Privy Council	Rt. Hon. Sir Wilfbid Laurier, P.C., G.C.M.G.,
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Minister of Trade and Commerce	 Rt. Hon. Sir Richard J. Cartwright, G.C.M.G.
Secretary of State	Hon. C. Murphy.
Minister of Militia and Defence	Hon. Sir F. W. Borden, K.C.M.G., B.A., M.D.
Minister of Agriculture	Hon. Sydney A. Fisher, B.A.
Minister of Finance	 Hon. W. S. Fielding.
Minister of Customs	Hon. Wm. Paterson.
Minister of Inland Revenue and Mines	Hon. W. Templeman.
Minister of Marine and Fisheries	Hon. L. P. Brodeur.
Minister of Interior and Superintendent General of
Indian Affairs	Hon. F. Oliver.
Minister of Justice	Sir Allen B. Ayleswobth, K.C.
Postmaster General	Hon. Rodolphe Lemieux, K.C., LL.B.
Minister of Public Works	Hon. Wm. Pugsley.
Minister of Railways and Canals	 Hon. G. P. Graham.
Minister of Labour	Hon. W. L. Mackenzie King, C.M.G.
Solicitor General (not in the Cabinet)	Hon. J. Bureau.
Clerk of the Privy Council
R. Boudreau.

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Hon. Charles Marcil	Speaker.
Mr. G. H.: McIntyre, M.P	Deputy Speaker.


Mr.  T. B.@: Flint	Clerk of the House.


Mr.  J. B. R.@: Laplante	 Assistant to the Clerk.
Lieut.-Col. Henry Robert Smith	Serjeant-at-Arms.



OFFICIAL REPORTERS.

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Albert Horton	Chief Reporter.
Stephen Abbott	-
E. Joseph Duggan___
J. O. Marceau
Thos. P.: Owens	
Alphonse Desjardins . '
A. C. Campbell....
George Simpson....
R. C. Dunbar	1


Chas W.: Boyce	
Reporters.
Assistant to Reporter.
Chief



ALPHABETICAL LIST


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Third Session, Eleventh Parliament.
Allard, Albert-Ottawa.
Allen, Henry Edgarton.-Shefford.
Ames, Herbert B. -Montreal, St. Antoine. Armstrong, Joseph E.-Lambtou, E.R.
Arthurs, James-Parry Sound.
Aylesworth, Sir Allen B.-York, Ont.. N. R.
Barker, Samuel-Hamilton, East.
Barnard, George Henry-"Victoria (B.C).
Beattie, Thomas-London.
Beauparlant, Aisie M.-St. Hyaeinthe.
Boland, Henri Severin'-Beauee.
Best, John A.-Dufferin.
Bickerdike, Robert-Montreal, St. Lawrence. Black, Judson Burpee-Hants.
Blain, Richard-Peel.
Blondin, Pierre Edouard-Champlain.
Borden, Hon. Sir Erederick W., K.C.M.G.- King's, N.S.
Borden, Robert Laird-Halifax, N.S.
Boyce, Arthur Cyril-Algoma West.
Boyer, Gustave-Vaudreuil.
Bradbury, George Henry-Selkirk.
Bristol, Edmund-Toronto, Centre.
Broder, Andrew-Dundas.
Brodeur, Hon. Louis Philippe-Rouville.
Brown, James P.- Chateauguay.
Bureau, Hon. Jacques-Three Rivers and St. Maurice.
Burrell, Martin-Yale-Oariboo.
Campbell. Glen Lyon-Dauphin.
Carriere, Louis A.-Levis.
Carvell, Frank Broadstreet -Carleton, N. B. Cash, E. L.-Mackenzie.
Champagne, Albert-Battleford.
Chew, Manley-Simcoe, E.R.
Chisholm, Alexander W.-Inverness.
Chisholm, Thomas-Huron, E.R.
Chisholm, William-Antigonish.
Clare, George A.-Waterloo, S.R.
Clarke, Alfred H. -Essex, S.R.
Clark, Michael-Red Deer.
Congdon, Frederick T.-Yukon Territory. Conmee, James-Thunder Bay and Rainy River. wan, George Henry-Vancouver City.
Crosby, Adam B.- Halifax.
Crocket, Oswald S.-York, N.B.
Crothers, Thomas Wilson-Elgin, W.R.
Currie, John Allister-Simcoe, N.R.
Currie, Morley-Prince Edward.
Daniel, John Waterhouse-St. John (City). Delisle, Michel Simeon-Portneuf.
Demers, M. Joseph-St. John and Iberville. Devlin, Emmanuel B.-Wright.
Doherty, Charles Joseph-Montreal, St. Anne. Donnelly, James J.-Bruce, S.R.
Douglas, James M.-Strathcona.
Dubeau, Joseph Adelard-Joliette.
Ecrement, Arthur-Berthier.
Edwards, John Wesley-Frontenac.
Elson, Peter-Middlesex, E.R.
Emmerson, Hon. Henry R.-Westmorland.
Ethier, Joseph Arthur C.-Two Mountains.
Fielding, Hon. William Stevens-Shelburne and Queen's, N.S.
Fisher, Hon. Sydney Arthur-Bronte.
Forget, Rodolphe-Charlevoix.
Fortier, Edmond-Lotbiniere.
Foster, Hon. George Eulas-Toronto, North. Fowke, Frederick Luther-Ontario, S.R.
Fraser, Austin Levi-King's (P.E.I.)
Gauvreau, Charles Arthur-Temiscouata. Geoffrion, Victor-Chambly and Verch^res. German, William Manly-Welland.
Gervais, Honore-Montreal, St. James.
Gilbert, A.-Drummond and Arthabaska.
Girard, Joseph-Chicoutimi and Saguenay.
Gladu, Joseph E. O.-Yamaska.
Goodeve, A. S.-Kootenay.
Gordon, David Alexander-Kent. E.R.
Gordon, George-Nipissing.
Graham, Hon. George Perry-Brockville. Guthrie, Hugh-Wellington, S.R.
Haggart, Alexander-Winnipeg.
Haggart, Hon. John Graham-Lanark, S.R Harris, Lloyd-Brantford.
Harty, William-Kingston.

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Henderson, David-Halton.
Herron, John-Maoleod.
Hodgins, George Frederick-Pontiac.
Hughes, Samuel-Victoria and Haliburton.
Hunt, Aylmer Byron-Compton.
Jameson, Clarence-Digby.
Kidd, Edward-Carleton, 0.
King, Hon. W. Lyon Mackenzie, C.M.G.-Waterloo, N.R,
Knowles, William Erskine-Moosejaw.
Ktte, George W.-Richmond, N.S.
Lachance, Arthur-Quebec Centre.
Lafortcne, David A.-Montcalm.
Lake, Richard Stuart-Qu'Appelle.
Lalor, Francis Ramsay-Haldimand.
Lancaster, Edward A.-Lincoln and Niagara. Lanct6t, Ad^lard-Richelieu.
LanctSt, Roch-Laprairie-Napierville.
Lapointe, Ernest-Kamouraska.
Laurier, Rt. Hon. Sir Wilfrid, P.C., G.C.M.G.- Quebec, East.
Law, Bowman Brown-Yarmouth, N.S.
LeBlanc, Oliver J.-Kent, N.B.
Lemieux, Hon. Rodolphe-Gaspe.
Lennox, Haughton-Sitncoe, S.R.
Lewis, Edward Norman-Huron, W.R.
Loggie, William Stewart-Northumberland, N.B. Loiitie, Joseph Arthur-Soulanges.
Lovell, C. H.-Stanstead.
Low, Thomas A.-Renfrew, S. R.
Macdonald, Edward M. -Pictou.
Macdonell, Angus Claude-Toronto, South. Maclean, William F.-York, Ont., S.R.
MacNutt, Thomas-Saltcoats.
McAllister, Duncan H.-King's and Albert McCall, Alexander-Norfolk.
McCarthy, Maitland Stewart-Calgary.
McCoig, Archibald Blake-Kent, W.R.
McColl, John B.-Northumberland, Ont., W.R. McCraney, George Ewan-Saskatoon.
McGiverin, Harold Buchanan-Ottawa. McIntyre, Gilbert H.-Perth, S.R.
McKenzie, Daniel D.-Cape Breton, N.
McLean, Hugh Havelock-Sunbury and Queen's. McLean, Murdo Young- Huron, S.R.
McMillan, John Angus-Glengarry.
Maddin, James William-Cape Breton, S. Magrath, Charles Alexander-Medicine Hat. Major, C. B.-Labelle.
Marcil, Hon. Charles-Bonaventure.
Marcile, Joseph Edmond- Bagot.
Marshall, David-Elgin, E. R.
Martin, Alexander Munro-Wellington, N R. Martin, M^deric-Montreal, St. Mary's.
Martin, William Melville-Regina.
Mayrand, Hormisdas-Maskinonge.
Mkighen, Arthur-Portage la Prairie.
Meigs, Daniel Bishop-Missisquoi.
Michaud, Pius-Victoria, N.B.
Middlebko, William Sora-Grey, N.R.
Miller, Henry Horton-Grey, S.R.
Molloy, John Patrick-Provencher.
Monk, Frederick D.-Jacques Cartier.
Murphy, Hon. Charles-Russell.
Nantel, Wilfred Bruno-Terrebonne.
Nesbitt, Edward Walter-Oxford, N.R.
Neely, Davis Bradley-Humboldt.
Northrup, William Barton-Hastings, E.R
Oliver, Hon. Frank-Edmonton.
Osler, Edmund Boyd-Toronto, West.
Owen, C. L.-Northumberland (O.) E.R.
Papineau, Louis J.-Beauharnois.
Paquet, Eugene-L'lslet.
Pardee, Fred. F.-Lambton, W.R.
Parent, George-Montmorency.
Paterson, Hon. William-Brant.
Perley, George H.-Argenteuil.
Pickup, Samuel W. W.-Annapolis.
Porter, Edward Guss-Hastings, W.R.
Price, William-Quebec, West.
Proulx, Edmond-Prescott.
Prowse, Lemuel E.-Queens, P.E.I.
Pugsley, Hon. William-St. John City and County
Rankin, James Palmer-Perth, N.R.
Reid, James-Restigouche.
Reid, John D.-Grenville.
Rhodes, Edgar N.-Cumberland.
Richards, James W.- Prince, P.E.I.
Rivet, Louis Alfred Adhemar-Hochelaga.
Robb, James Alexander-Huntingdon.
Roche, William J.-Marquette.
Ross, Duncan Campbell-Middlesex, W.R.
Ross, Jean Auguste-Rimouski.
Roy, Cyrias-Montmagny.
Roy, Ernest-Dorchester.
Russell, Joseph-Toronto, East.
Rutan, William Wintfield-Prince Albert.
Savoie, Francois Theodore-Megantic.
SOHAFFNER, FREDERICK LAURENCE-Souris.
Schell, Malcolm S.-Oxford, S.R.
Sealey, William Oscar-Wentworth.
Seguin, Paul Arthur-L'Assomption.
Sexshith, John A.-Peterborough, E.R.
Sharpe, Samuel-Ontario, N.R.
Sharpe, William Henry-Lisgar.
Sifton, Hon. Clifford-Brandon.
Sinclair, John H.-Guysborough.
Smith, Alexander Wilson-Middlesex, N.R. Smith, Ralph-Nanaimo.
Smith, Robert-Stormont.
Smyth, William Ross-Algoma E.R.
Sperry, John D.-Lunenburg.
Sproule, Thomas S.-Grey, E.R.
Stanfield, John-Colchester, N.S.

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Staples, William D.-Macdonald.
Stewart, Thomas Joseph-Hamilton, West. Stratton, James Robert-Peterborough, W.R.
Talbot, On£siphore Ernest-Bellechasse. Taylor, George-Leeds.
Taylor, James Davis-New Westminster. Templeman, Hon. William-Comox-Atlin. Thoburn, William-Lanark, N.R.
Thornton, Charles Jonas-Durham.
Tobin, Edmund William-Richmond and Wolfe. Todd, William F.-Charlotte.
Tolmie, John-Bruce, N. Riding.
Turcotte, G. A.-Nicolet.
Turcotte, J. P.-Quebec County.
Turgeon, OnI:siphore-Gloucester.
Turrief, John G.-Assiniboia.
Verville, A.-Maisonneuve.
Wallace, Thomas George-York (O.), Centre. Wahbcrton, Alexander B.-Queen's, P.E.I. White, Gerald V.-Renfrew, N.R.
White, William Henry-Victoria, Alta. Wilcox, Oliver J.-Essex, N.R.
Wilson, Charles Avila-Laval.
Wilson, Uriah-Lennox and Addington. Worthington, Arthur Norreys-Sherbrooke. Wright, William-Muskoka.

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Third Session, Eleventh Parliament.
Algoma, East-William Ross Smyth.
Algoma, West-Arthur Cyril Boyce.
Annapolis-Samuel W. W. Pickup.
Antigonish-William Chisholm.
Argenteuil-George H. Perley.
Assiniboia-John Gillanders Turriff.
Bagot-Joseph Edmond Marcile.
Battleford-Albert Champagne.
Beauce-Henri Severin Beland.
Beauharnois-Louis J. Papineau. Bellechasse-Onesiphore Ernest Talbot. Bkrthier-Arthur Ecrement.
Bonaventure-Hon. Charles Marcil.
Brandon-Hon. Clifford Sifton.	[DOT]
Brant-Hon. William Paterson.
Brantford-Lloyd Harris.
Brockville-Hon. George Perry Graham. Brome -Hon. Sydney Arthur Fisher.
Bruce, N. Riding-John Tolmie.
Bruce, S. Riding- James J. Donnelly.
Calgary-Maitland Stewart McCarthy.
Cape Breton North and Victoria-Daniel McKenzie.
Cape Breton, South-James William Maddin. Carleton (N.B.)-Frank Broadstreet Carvell. Carleton (O.)-Edward Kidd.
Chambly and Verchkkes-Victor Geoffrion. Champlain-Pierre Edouard Blondin. Charlevoix-Rodolphe Forget.
Charlotte-Willliam F. Todd.
Chateauguay-James P. Brown.
Chicoutimi and Saguenay-Joseph Girard. Colchester-John Stanfield.
Comox-Atlin-Hon. Wm. Templeman. Compton-Aylmer Byron Hunt.
Cumberland-Edgar N. Rhodes.
Dauphin-Glen Lyon Campbell.
Digby-Clarence Jameson.
Dorchester-Ernest Roy.	.
Drummond and Arthabaska-Arthur Gilbert. Dufferin-John A. Best.
Dundas-Andrew Broder.
Durham-Charles Jonas Thornton.
Edmonton-Hon. Frank Oliver.
Elgin, E. Riding-David Marshall.
Elgin, W. Riding-Thomas Wilson Crothers. Essex, N. Riding-Oliver J. Wilcox.
Essex, S. Riding-Alfred H. Clarke.
Frontenac-John Wesley Edwards.
Gasp£-Hon. Rodolphe Lemieux. Glengarry-John Angus McMillan. Gloucester-Onesiphore Turgeon. Grenville-John Dowsley Reid.
Grey, E. Riding-Thomas S. Sproule.
Grey, N. Riding-William Sora Middlebro. Grey, S. Riding-Henry Horton Miller. Guysborough-J. H. Sinclair.
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Halifax-
Haldimand-Francis Ramsay Lalor.
/Robert Laird Borden.
\ Adam B. Crosby.
Halton-David Henderson.
Hamilton, East-Samuel Barker.
Hamilton, West-Thomas Joseph Stewart. Hants-Judson Burpee Black.
Hastings, E. Riding-William B. Northrup. Hastings, W. Riding-Edward Guss Porter. Hochelaga-Louis Alfred Adhemar Rivet. Humboldt-David Bradley Neely. Huntingdon-James Alexander Robb. Huron, E. Riding-Thomas Chisholm. Huron, S. Riding-M. Y. McLean.
Huron, W. Riding-Edward Norman Lewis.
Inverness-Alexander W. Chisholm.
Jacques Cartier-Frederick D. Monk Joliette-Joseph Adelard Dubeau.
Kamouraska-Ernest Lapointe.
Kent (N.B.)-Oliver J. LeBlanc.
Kent (0.), E. Riding-David Alexander Gordon. Kent (0.), W. Riding-Archibald Blake McCoig. King's and Albert (N.B.)-Duncan H. McAllister. King's(N.S.)-Hon. Sir Frederick W. Borden K.C.M.G.
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King's (P.E.I.)-Austin L. Fraser.
Kingston-William Harty.
Kootenay-Arthur S. Good eve.
Labelle-0. B. Major.
Lanbton, E. Riding-Josejih E. Armstrong. Lambton, W. Riding-Fred. F. Pardee.
Lanark, K. Riding-William Thoburn.
Lanark, S. Riding-Hon. John Graham Haggart. Laprairie-Napierville-Roeh Lanctht. L'Assomption-Paul Arthur Seguin.
Laval-Charles Avila Wilson.
Leeds-George Taylor.
Lennox and Addington-Uriah Wilson.
Levis-Louis A. Carrier.
Lincoln-Edward A. Lancaster.
Lisgar-William Henry Sharpe.
L'Islet-Eughne Paquet.
London-Thomas Beattie.
LoTBlNlfeRE-Edmond Fortier.
Lunenburg-John D. Sperry.
Macdonald-William D. Staples.
Mackenzie-E. L. Cash.
Macleod-John Herron.
Maisonneuve-Alphonse Verville.
Marquette-William J. Roche.
Maskinong£-Hormisdas Mayrand.
Medicine Hat-Charles A. Magrath.
Mkgantic-Frangois Theodore Savoie.
Middlesex, E. Riding-Peter Elson.
Middlesex, N. Riding-Alexander Wilson Smith. Middlesex, W. Riding-Duncan Campbell Ross. Missisquoi-Daniel B. Meigs.
Montcalm-David A. Lafortune.
Montmagny-Cyrias Roy.
Montmobency-Georges Parent.
Montreal, St. Anne-Charles Joseph Doherty. Montreal, St. Antoine-Herbert B. Ames. Montreal, St. James-Honore Gervais.
Montreal, St. Lawrence-Robert Bickerdike. Montreal, St. Mary-Mederic Martin.
Moose Jaw-William Erskine Knowles. Muskoka-William Wright.
Nanaimo-Ralph Smith.
New Westminster-James Davis Taylor. Nicolet-Gustave Adolphe Turcotte.
Nipissing-George Gordon.
Norfolk-Alexander McCall.
Northumberland (N.B.(-William Stewart Loggie. Northumberland (O.) E.R.-0. L. Owen. Northumberland (O.) W.R.-John B. McColl.
Ontario, N. Riding-Samuel S. Sharpe.
Ontario, S. Riding-Frederic Luther Fowke.
id „.	f Albert Allard.
Ottawa City f.jaroj,} Buchanan McGiverin.
Oxford, N. Riding-Edward Walter Nesbitt. Oxford, S. Riding-Malcolm S. Schell.
Parry Sound-James Arthurs.
Peel-Richard Blain.
Perth, N. Riding-James Palmer Rankin.
Perth, S. Riding-Gilbert H. McIntyre. Peterborough, E. Riding-John A. Sexsmith. Peterborough, W. Riding-James Robert Stratton. Pictou-Edward M. Macdonald.
Pontiac-George Frederick Hodgins.
Portage la Prairie-Arthur Meighen.
Portneuf-Michel Simeon Delisle.
Prescott-Edmond Proulx.
Prince Albert-Rutan, William Wintfield.
Prince, (P.E.I.)-James W. Richards.
Prince Edward-Morley Currie.
Provenoher-John Patrick Molloy.
Qu'Appelle-Richard Stuart Lake.
Quebec, Centre-Arthur Lachance.
Quebec, East-Rt. Hon. Sir Wilfrid Laurier, P.C., G.C.M.G.
Quebec, West-William Price.
Quebec (County)-Joseph Pierre Turcotte.
„____.	(Lemuel E. Prowse.
Queens, (P.E.I.) (Alexander B. Warburton.
Red Deer-Michael Clark.
Regina-William Melville Martin.
Renfrew, N. Riding-Gerald V. White.
Renfrew, S. Riding-Thomas A. Low.
Restigouche-James Reid.
Richelieu-Adelard Lanctdt.
Richmond (N.S.)-George W. Kyte
Richmond and Wolfe(Q.)-Edmund William Tobin
Rimouski-Jean Auguste Ross.
Rouville-Hon. Louis Philippe Brodeur.
Russell-Hon. Charles Murphy.
St. Hyaointhk-Aime M. Beauparlant.
St. John (N.B.), City-John Waterhouse Daniel.
St. John (N.B.), City and Co.-Hon. William Pugsley.
St. John and Iberville-M. Joseph Demers. Saltcoats-Thomas MacNutt.
Saskatoon-George E. McCraney.
Selkirk-George H. Bradbury.
Shefford-Henry Edgarton Allen.
Shelburne and Queen's, N.S.-Hon. William Stevens Eielding.
Sherbrooke-Arthur Norreys Worthington.
Simcoe, E. Riding-Manley Chew.
Simcoe, N. Riding-John Allister Currie Simcoe. S. Riding-Haughton Lennox.
Soulanges-Joseph Arthur Lortie.
Souris-Frederick Laurence Sohaffner.
Stanstead-C. H. Lovell.
Stormont-Robert Smith.
Strathcona-Janies M. Douglas.
Sunbury and Queen's (N.B )-Hugh H. McLean.
Temiscouata-Charles Arthur Gauvreau. Terrebonne-Wilfred Bruno Nantel.
Three Rivers and St. Maurice-Hon. Jacques Bureau.
Thunder Bay and Rainy River-James Cenmee. Toronto, Centre-Edmund Bristol.
Toronto, East-Joseph Russell.

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Toronto, North-Hon. George Eulas Foster. Toronto, South-Angus Claude Macdonell. Toronto, West-Edmund Boyd Osier.
Two Mountains-Joseph Arthur C. Ethier.
Vancouver (City)-George Henry Cowan.
Vaudreuil-Gustave Boyer
Victoria (Alta.)-William Henry White.
Victoria City, (B.C.)-Geo. Henry Barnard. Victoria (N.B.)-Pius Michaud.
Victoria and Halibcrton, (O.)-Samuel Hughes.
Waterloo, N. Riding-Hon. W. Lyon Mackenzie King, C.M.G.
Waterloo, S. Riding-George A. Clare.
Welland-William Manly German.
Wellington, N. Riding-Alex. M. Martin. Wellington, S. Riding-Hugh Guthrie. Wentworth-William Oscar Sealey. Westmorland-Hon. Henry R. Emmerson. Winnipeg-Alexander Haggart.
Wright-Emmanuel B. Devlin.
Yale-Cariboo-Martin Burrell.
Yamaska-Joseph E. O. Gladu.
Yarmouth-Bowman Brown Law.
York (N.B.)-Oswald S. Crocket.
York (O.), C. Riding-Thomas George Wallace. York (O.), N. Riding-Sir Allen Bristol Ayles-worth.
York (O.), S. Riding-William F. Maclean.
Yukon Territory-Frederick T. Congdon.
Select Committee Appointed to Supervise the Publication of the Official Reports
of the Debates of the House.
Black, J. B.-Hants.	Hughes, S.-Victoria and Haliburton.
Blondin, P. E.-Champlain.	Knowles, W. E.-Moosejaw.
Clark, M.-Red Deer.	McCabthy, M. S.-Calgary.
Clarke, A. H.-Essex, S.	McLean, M. Y.-Huron, S.
Ethier, J. A. C.-Two Mountains.	SCHAl'FNER, F. L.-Souris.
Gervais, H.-Montreal, St. James.	Taylor, Geo.-Leeds.
Guthrie, H.-Wellington, S.	Taylor, J. D.-New Westminster.
Hodgins, G. F.-Pontiac.	
Chairman ;-H. Gervais-Mon eal, St. James
House of Commons Sebates

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Thursday, November 17, 1910.
The parliament which had been prorogued from time to time to the 17th day of November, 1910, met this day for the despatch of business.