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Committee of Enquiry on Printing and Stationery [textual record]

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Date:

1933.

Reference:

R776-139-3-E, RG35-2

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Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

3726457

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Committee of Enquiry on Printing and Stationery
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Date(s):

1933.

Place of creation:

Canada

Extent:

0.1 m of textual records

Language of material:

English

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The series consists of the Report of the Committee of Enquiry on Printing and Stationery, published in March 1933. The report contains a prefatory memorandum by Sir Arthur Doughty, Dominion Archivist, discussing historical value and archival practices. The report spans 113 pages, and includes the investigations and recommendations of the Committee on all issues relating to printing and stationery it was mandated to report on.
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Creator: Canada. Committee of Enquiry on Printing and Stationery

Creator: Canada. Comité d'enquête sur les imprimés et les fournitures
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Canada. Committee of Enquiry on Printing and Stationery : The Committee of Enquiry on Printing and Stationery was established by Treasury Board minute T-147371 on December 15th, 1932. It was created to investigate the printing practices of government departments and to make policy recommendations to the Treasury Board on making government printing more cost effective. Watson Seller, Comptroller of the Treasury, was appointed Chairman of the Committee. The rest of the committee was made up of public officers. These were: Laurent Beaudry, C.H. Bland, LL. Bolton, Karl Chamberlain, A.T. Charron, Fred Cook. P.T. Coolican, F.C.C. Lynch, B.J. Roberts. Fred James served as Secretary. The Committee was struck after concerns were raised in the Treasury Board that printing and stationery in the government incurred extravagant spending. Many departments used their own printing machines despite the presence of a government Printing Bureau.

The Committee recommended to the Treasury Board that government printing needed to be better coordinated within the government. The report suggested the creation of a General Printing and Stationery Committee to accomplish this. The Committee also stressed the need to overhaul the Public Printing and Stationary Act, which mandated the Printing Bureau. The recommendations also included the need for better accounting practices within the departments for their printing and stationery costs. Printing practices of the Houses of Parliament were not included in the enquiry, as parliament had a Standing Joint Committee on Printing in place.

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RG35-2
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[Consultation90 Open]

Volume [RG 35 2] 1

[Consultation 90 Open]

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