The Daily News
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
issued: 2019-11-05
issued: 1913-05-30
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note: EIGHT PAGES SO CENTS A MONTH sfc£ DADS NT A WORD VOL 12 PARCELS POST IS READY Minister Ready to Proceed if Not Contentious I HOUSE VOTES , MANY MILLIONS Nineteen Millions for National Transcontinental- Post Office Estimates r (By Dally Newa Leased Wire.) ■ OTTAWA, May 29.—Millions of money which will bo spent during the current year were voted In committee or supply of tho house of commons today. The Items passed Included flB,000,000 for the National Transcontinental; $2,000,000 for the -commencement of tho enlargement or the Wolland-canal; $1,000,000 for Hiq extension of the Trent Valley canal 1 to'Georgian bay and large sums required for National Transcontinental railway-terminals at Quebec City and Quebec bridge, A considerable por- " tlon of the estimates of the postmaster-general were also put through. [i| There was some discussion of dls- ji ; tnlBsale us well us of the doslmbillty |> of Increasing the pay of postmasters in small places. An IncreuBe In tho near future' Was promised by Hon. L. P. Pelletler, likewise a probable in- vreape tor the letter carriers of tho Dominion. At 10 p.m. Dr. Neely (Humboldt) had -commenced a discussion of dls- \ missals in his constituency, but had not proceeded very far wnen he dis- continuod because the poslmaster- gehcral was Indisposed. Mr. Pelletler explained that ho had been 111 for a few days and was still feollng under the .weather. Before leaving the •chamber, however, ho decided to reply to a question which had been put a couple of times In hisabsonco by Mr. Lemleux. It related lo parcels post. Parcels Post. HJ . Hon, L. p. Poilotler said thai he mis willing to proceed with lho matter if It w;a's not regarded as contentious by ,, the opposition. if the discussion ' 1 would keep tho houso in sesslor lunger than was desired by tho members It would not bc taken up. Mr Lemleux remarked that it would he fcfl necessary for tho members of Iln* opposition to reud tho bill. The matter was then dropped for tho tlmo. Considerat…
note: The Nelson Daily Miner was purchased by F.J. Deane in April of 1902 and renamed The Daily News. It changed hands again in May 1908 when it began to be printed by the News Publishing Co. managed by W.G. McMorris.
has type: Newspapers
spatial: Nelson (B.C.)
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0385403
language: English
lat: 49.493333
long: -117.295833
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: Nelson, B.C. : News Publishing Co.
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source: Original Format: Royal British Columbia Museum. British Columbia Archives.
type: Text