§ Mr. EVELYN CECILasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer why the Royal Mint has supplied to the Canadian mint dies for the new coinage on which the legend "Dei Gratia" or "D:G:" is for the first time omitted on Canadian coins; 302 and whether, in view of the strong public condemnation which was expressed in this country in 1849 with regard to the florin when the same omission was made and was speedily corrected, he will take immediate steps to rectify this error, as it has caused considerable annoyance in Canada?
Mr. McKINNON WOODThe omission of the legend "Dei Gratia" or "D:G:" from the dies sent to Canada occurred by inadvertence. They were used for coining in Canada without the attention of the Royal Mint being called to the omission. When this was done fresh dies were at once prepared and sent to the Branch Mint at Ottawa.