HC Deb 05 June 1919 vol 116 cc2188-9
22. Sir JOHN BUTCHER

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will obtain and lay upon the Table of the House a copy of the Order in Council recently issued by the Canadian Government for the Deportation and exclusion of Germans and other undesirable aliens from the Dominion of Canada?

The SECRETARY of STATE for the HOME DEPARTMENT (Mr. Shortt)

I understand that it is not usual to lay on the Table of the House of Commons Orders in Council of a Dominion Government, but I have conveyed my hon. and learned Friend's suggestion to my Noble Friend, the Secretary of State for the Colonies.

Sir J. BUTCHER

In view of the importance of an Order in Council of this sort and discussion on the Aliens Restriction Bill in this House, can the right hon. Gentleman tell us where we can get copies of the Order?

Mr. SHORTT

I should think at the Colonial Office, but I will inquire and let my hon. Friend know.

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