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SESSIONAL PAPERS

VOLXJ]ME Q5

SECOND SESSION OF THE TWELFTH PARLIAMENT

OF THE

DOMINION OF CANADA

SESSION 1912-13

VOLUME XLVII

3 George V.

Alphabetical Index to Sessional Papers.

A. 1013

See also Numerical List, Page 25.

ALPHABETICAL INDEX

SESSIONAL PAPERS

PARLIAMENT OF CANADA

SECOXD SESSION, TWELFTH PAELIAMEXT, 1912-13.

A

Agricultural Aid Act, Agreement with the several Provinces re -expenditure of Subsidies under, &c 67i

Agriculture, Report of Dept. of 15

Agricultural School, Model Farm, &c., at New Carlisle, Que., Memorials, &c., re. 213

Aids to navigation that have been estab- lished on the Canadian Aitlantic Coast 89

Aikins, J. A. M., Report of on ' Moral Instruction in the Canadian Public Schools' %

Aldershot Military Camp, number of men at in summer of 1912; contracts given; cost of supplies, &c 182

AMershot, N.S., re supply of ice for Military Camp at, &c 221a

Aldershot, X.S., re alleged thefts of pro- perty-from the Militia Camp in Sept., 1912 221

Algoma Steel Co., applications for remis- sion of duties on rails imported bj' at Fort William, &c 149

Am'iot, P. E., Engineer Public Works Dept., Bonaventure Co., Que., re transferring of 138

Appeals made to Governor in Council,

12 mouths prior to March, 1912 117

43Siy— 1

A

Appointments: — General Foremen, &c. of Public Works of Co. of Bonaventure, since Oct. 1,

1911, to date, &c .' 70/

Appointment of Mr. McCloskie as

Postmaster at Wakan, B.C 72fc

Archives Branch, re transferring of from Dept. of Agriculture to Secre- tary of State, &c 87

Archives Branch of Secretary of State,

Reiiort of work of for year 1912.. .. 296 As>e!in, Oilivar, Rei>ort of re investiga- tion of French and Belgian immigra- tion into Canada 91

Astronomer, Chief, Rei)ort of for year

e-.ding March 31, 1912 .. Ojn

Atlantic, Quebec and Western Ry., Re- port of Engineers re usefulness of as

fce<lers to I. C. Ey Q-f

Auditor General: — Report of. Volume 1, A to J, for year

ended March 31, 1912 ]

Report of. Volume 2, K to U, for year

ended March 31, 1912 1

Report of, Volume 3, V to Y, for year

ended March 31, 1912 ]

Australia, Commonwealth of, Preferen- •tial Tariff between Canada, and.. .. 94

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A. 1913

B

Banque Internationale, application of to the Treasury Board, &c 13^

Bai.que Internationale, re Certificate authorizing transfer of to Home Bank, &c 228

Beeman, J. C, cancellation of contract of, for conveying H. M. Mails, name of successor, &c "-"

Begin, Mr. J., appointment of as Manager of Experimental Farm at Ste. Anne.. 72e

B :g an and French Immigration to . "'a, Investigation into Ijj' Olivar A sel n ^^

i>ills passed by Iloxiee of Commons since Confederation, which have been amend- ed by Senate. .^ 223

Bonaventure, Post Offices opened in since Oct., 1911, to date, &c 63

Bonaventure Co., Resolution of, asking •for, or objecting to, certain public works in said Co 139

Bonds and Securities registered since last return, Nov. 28, 1911 53

Boulanger & Son, Quebec, Claims of, &c. 141a

Branch Lines I. C. Ry. :— Railway from Estmere to Baddeck, re

building of 82

Vale line of, re asking for road to be

taken over by I. C. Ry., re 109

Eeconit ruction of Branch line of into Gmysbo rough Co., N.S 83e

Breakwater at Petite Riviere, Lunenburg Co. N. S., Report re repairs made on in year 1912 203i

British Consular Service, 0. C. re facil- ities for information useful to Can- adian Trade in connection with.. .. 118

British Canadian Loan and Investment Co., Ltd., Toronto, for year 1911.. .. 140

British Columbia, Copy of 0. C. ap- pointing a commission to inquire into claims of, &c 191

British Columbia, Memo, re claims of for special consideration 191a

British Columbia, Correspondence re claims of Indians of the Province, be- tween Prov. Govt, and Dominion GoH. 159a

British Columbia, Documents re subject

of increase of Prov. Subsidy to.. .. &7g British Columbia, Memorials of Govt, of re claims for additional Prov. Subsi- dies ^'''

Broderick, Post Office, Sask., re change of name of 78

Brule Wharf, Colchester Co., N.S., re , expenditures on during last two years &c 179

Brown, James W., in connection with western lands, pt. of S. E. I section 21-20-21-W., 2 Meredian, and others, also Alex. Hurst Brown's claim re these lands 187c

Buildings occupied by the Govt, as pub- lic offices, under rent, where situated, &c 208

Cable Rates, Memo, ou subject of be- tween P. O. Dept. and British Post

Office 93

Caiinda Stea-mer, re investigations re- garding service performed by, &c.. .. 65

Canada-West IncWaii Conference .55

Cuiadian Fisheimen, re recent iiici-ea~e

in prices charged for Manilla Cord.. 185 Canadian Boat Fishermen, re Medical

attendance on, &c 64

Canadian Pure Food Act, date of enact- ment of, &c 70

Canadian Trade and Comimerce, exten- sion of facilities for obtaining infor- mation useful to 118

Canadian Pacific Railway: — Orders in Council respecting, &c.. .. i5 Return re lands sold by, year ending

Oct. 31, 1912 4.5a

Return re applications made by, for authorization to make new issue of

stock 45b

Canadian Goiardian Life Insurance Co., re transfer of from Dept. at Ottawa

to Dept. at Toronto 188

Canals: — St. Peter's, Improvements on, also re contract between Department and W.

H. Weller 108

St. Peter's, Improvements on, also re- lating to contracts, &c 108a

Relating to personal expenses paid by Government to Mr. St. Amour, Sup- erintendent Soulanges Canal lOSb

Census, 1911 : — Population, Religions, Origins, &c. .. B

Manufactnras C

Civil Service:— Statement of affairs in connection with

Civil Service Insurance Act 41

2

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A; 1913

44

30

Statement of superanuiiation and re tiring aJlowanees in Civil Service.,

Civil Service List, 1912

Report of Sir George Murray on or-

gan-zation of in Canada 57a

Report of Civil Service Commission.. 31 Cr.de, W. J., Report re investigation

into Gte-vt. Printing Baireau 61(112)

Commission Royal,. Report of on Indus- trial Training and Technical Educa- tion. &c 19W

Commission Royal, Report of inquiry into complaints re weighing of butter

and cheese in Montreal, &c 153

Commissioners, appointment of re study of causes for depopulation of country

places, high cost of living 129

Commissioners, appointed to investigate complaints against United Shoe Ma- chinery Co 95c

Commission Agents, complaints for plac- ing farm labourers in Ontario 47

Ccimmissioners appointed under first

part of Inquiries Act, 1906 191

Commissioners appointed to inquire into

claims of British Columbia 191a

Comm'i-ssioners appointed to inquire into

Indian La.nds and Indian Affairs in B.C. 1916 Commissioners appointed to inquire into Law re Pilotage Districts of Montreal

and Quebec 191c

Commission appointed to investigate charges of political partisanship in Govt. Printing Bureau, with evidence

■and Report 61(112)

Combines Invest;igation Act, Report of Proceedings under, year ended March

31, 1912 36c

Canada and Newfoundland, Volume of trade import and export between from Jan. 1, 1896, to Jan. 1, 1913, also Trade Agreement between Newfoundland and West Indies, included with Canada,

for 1909, 1910, 1911 and 1912 195

Canada and Newfoundland, Volume of Trade, import and export, between, from Jan. 1, 1896, to Jan. 1, 1913, &c.

(Supplementary Return) 195a

Cariiboo Island, Pictou Co., N.S., Pa- >

pers in connection with expenditure at 97 Cement, Customs Tariff on. correspond- ence between Coy's., Corporation's, &c.,

to Nov. 1, 1911 125

Gem.ent, adjustment of Duty on, and all correspondence with Ministers respect- ing 125a

43849— li

Census Enumerators, Reports as to de- lay in payment of, &c

Central Railway of Canada, Report made by the Railway Department

Chaniplain Market, Que., re acquisition of by Trans. Ry. Commissioners, for Station, Terminals, &c

Chartered Banks. List of Shareholders in, as on Dec. 31, 1911

Cheese, Biitter, &c., Rejwrt of Royal Commission of inquiry into methods of weighing, payment, &c., Montreal.

Cittj of Sydney, Steamship Investiga^- tion into collision between tug Doug- htx H. Thomas, and

Construction of road from North Bay to Sturgeon Falls, Ont., Correspond- ence a.p.d Engineers Reports re

Conference, International Peace, re con- sideration of first Century of be- tween II. S. and British Empire.. ..

Correspondence, &c., by Conservative Candidate, Gloucester Co., N.B., re Public Works to date

Correspondence re East i of Sec. 27 in Tp. 6, Range 2, West of third Meri- dian

County Court Judges, re request of in- creased salary, and amendment to Judges Act re retiring allowances.. ..

Customs Department :—

Report of

Customs Tariff of Canada, changes made in by 0. C, since last Session of Parliament, &c

Criminal Statistics for year ended .Sept. 30, 1911

Crowe, Colonel, Commandant Royal Mili- tary College, re retirement, &c

D

Dairy and Cold Storage Commissioner,

Report of for year ending 1912

Dry Dock at Levis, Que., or Harbour

and Port of Quebec, Que

Drill Hall at Fernie, B.C., re contract

for erecting at

Drill Hall at Fernie. B.C., re award- ing contract for erection of

Dismissals: — Return re dismissal of John R. Mc- Donald, Heatherton, Antigonish Co.,

N.S

Return re Dr. C. P. Bissett, Physician to Indians Salmon Rfver, N.S.. ..

76

211

170

7

153 b 9be

229

187

126

ir3

11

73 17

15a 2W 197 197a

61 61a

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A. 1913

Return re dismissal of Michael Mur- phy, P. M., at rt. Miclieau, R. Co., N.S

Return re dismissal of David A. Mc- L3od, P. M., at Cleveland, Rich- mond Co., N.S ••

Return re dismissal of John Milward, P. M., a/t Stormout, Guysborough Co.

N.S

Return re dismissal of Kenneth F. Mc- Askill, P. M., at Loch Lomond, Rich- mond Co., N.S

Return re dismissal of W. W. Hayden,

wharfinger at Digby, N.S

Return re dismissal of W. B. Langley,

Asst. at Lobster Hatchery, N.S.. ..

Return re dismissal of Fred. E. Cox,

Engineer Lobster Hatchery

Return re dismissal of Simon Hodgson, Engineer Lobster Hatchery, Isaacs

Harbour, N.S

Return re dismissal of Henry Henlow, Engineer Lobster Hatchery, Canso,

Guysbo rough Co., N.S

Return re dismissal of H. C. V. Le Vabte, Harbour Master at Louisburg,

C. B. South, •N-.S

Return re dismissal of John Cum- mings, Asst. Lobster Hatchery,

Isaacs Harbour, N.S

.Return re dismissal of W. G. Mat- thews, of Life Boat Crew, Canso,

Guysborough Co., N.S

Return re dismissal of Joseph Shean, Ha.rbo.ur Master, North Sydney, N.S. Return re dismissal of Geo. H. Samp- son, of Storm Signal, Lower

L'Ardoise, Richmond Co., N.S

Return re dismissa.1 of Alexis Vigneau, Capt. Patrol Boat, Arichat, Rich- mond Co., N.S

Return re dismissal of Emeri Thivierge Fisheries Inspector, Cos. of Prescott

and Ru-^ell, N.S

Return re dismissal of all public offi- cers. Inland Revenue Dept., Co. of

St. Jean Iberville, Quebec

Return re dismissal of J. Fabien Bugeaud, Bonaventure, Que., A. B. Caldwell, New Carlisle, Quebec. .. Return re dismissal of Duncan Mc- Arthur, Annuities Branch, while at- tached to Trade and Commerce.. ..

61b

61c

61 d

61e 61/ 61g 61 /i

61 i

61i

61/c

61/

61m 61 n

61o

61p

6Iq

61r

6h

Bit

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Return re dismissal of Chas. 0. Jones, Postmaster, Bedford, Co. of Misdis-

quoi, Quebec 61"

Return re dismissal of Archd. Barss, Postmaster, New Harbour, Guysbor-

oush Co., N.S Glu

Return re dismissal of Dr. A. Allaire of Penitentiary of St. Vincent de

Paul 61w

Return re dismissal of Oscar Beau- champ, Warden of Penitentiary, St.

Vincent de Paul 61j;

Return re dismissal of John McDonald, freight handler, checker, I. C. Ry.,

Sydney Mines, N.S 61y

Return re dismissal of Allan Kinney, Lin-,vood, Antigonish Co., sectionman,

I. C. Ry ei2

Return re dismissal of Chas. Landry, of Pomket, Antigonish Co., N.S.,

Sectionman I. C. Ry 61aa

Return re dismissal of Patk. Decoste, Ferry Stmr. Scotia, betweeu Muil- grave and Point Tupper, N.S.. .. Glbb Return re dismissal of Harry E. Mc- Donald, Asst. Engineer, St. Peters

Canal, Richmond Co., N.S 61cc

Reiturn re dismissal of Neil Ross, sec- tionman I. C. Ry., West River,

Pictou, N.S 61dd

Return re dismissal of Jas. Arm- strong, Heatherton, Antigonish Co.,

N..S., Sectionman I. C. Ry 61ee

Return re dismissal of Thos. J. Gray, car inspector, I. C. Ry., Westville,

Pictou Co., N.S 61//

Return re dismissal of Colin Macdon- ald, sectionmaji I. C. Ry., James

Kiver, Anligonish Co., N..S 61gg

Return re dismissal of A. T. Gannon, car insipector, I. C. Ry., North Syd- ney, N.S 61/1/1

Return re dismissal of Huber Myatte, Tracadie, Antigonish Co., N. S., sec- tionman, I. C. Ry 61ii

Return re dismissal of John McDon- nell, Afton Station, Antijjonish Co.,

N.S., Sectionman, I. C. Piy 61jj

Return re dismissal of Wm. Landry, of Pomket, Antigonish Co., N. S.,

Stctiou foreman, I. C. Ry 61/c/c

Return re dismissal of D. J. McDou- gall. Section foreman, I. C. Ry., Grand Narrows, N. S GUI

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A. 1913

D

Return re dismissal of Daniel A. Coffey and W. A. McNeill, Lockmen. St. Peter's Canal, Eicliniand Co., N.S. 61mm

Return re dismissal of John P. Meagher, foreman deckhand steam- <?hip Scotia, G-uysborough Co., lN. S Glnn

Return re dismissal of Jas. Gibson, ex-P. M. of Alameda, Sask., re hand- ing over office to E. Cronk 61oo

Return re dismissal of Capt. C. E. Miller, from 75th Regiment..'.. .. 61pp

R turn re dismissal of J. N. N. Poirier, Collector of Exci^se, Victoria- ville, Quebec, &c 61(/(/

Riturn re dismissal of Abraham As- tephen. Interpreter, Imimigration De- partment, North Sydney, N.S.. .. €lrr

Return re dismissal of Robt. Dow, Im- migration iSranch, Dept. Interior, Ottawa 61ss

Return re dismissal of John Ware, Im- migration Branch, Dept. Interior, Halifax, N.S 61it

Return re dis'missal of Richd. Hickey, Immigration Branch, Dept. Interior, North Sydney, N.S &luu

Return re dismissal of Dr. J. W. Mc- Lean, Medical Examiner, Immigra- tion Dept.. North Sydney, N.S Qlvv

Return re dismissal of John A. Mc- Rea, Lightkeeper, Margarce Island, N.S Qlww

Ee'urn re dismissal of Thos. Brymer, Lightkeeper, Lower L'Ardoise, Rich- mond Co., N.S Glxx

Return re dismissal of Dominique Eoudrot, Buoy contractor. Petit de Grat, Richmond Co., N.S 61yy

Return re dismissal of Fredk. F. Dou- c?.t, Lighthouse keeper, Caraquet, Gloucester Co., N.B Glzz

lU'tairn re dismissal of W. H. ITenlow, Kteper of Storm Drum, Li scorn b, N.S Glaaa

Return re dismissal of David Falconer, Lightkeeper, Cariboo Island, Pictou, N.S eibhb

Rf turn re dismissal of M. Wilson Law- lor. Harbour Commissioner, North Sydney, N.S 61ccc

Return re dismissal of P. J. McDon- ald, Harbour Commissioner, North Sydney, N.S Qlddd

D

Return re (Names of all Lightkeepers in Province of N. S. dismissed since Oct. 11, 1911, &c eieec

Return re Number of dismissals from public offices, Dept. Marine a.nd Fi.sheries, Co. of Bonaventure. . .. 61///

Return re dismis.sal of H. L. Tory, Fishery Officer, Guysborough, N.S., *° • Glggg

Return re dismissal of John W. Davis, Fishery Officer, Guysborough, N.S., &c Qlhhh

Return re dismissal of Martin Bourque, Lightkeeper, River Bour- geois, N.S Giiii

Return re dismissal of Fredk. Poirier, Buoy Contractor, River Descouse,

N.S mjjj

Return re dismissal of Dr. Geo. Pin- ault. Medical Health Officer, Indian Reserve, Bonaventure Co., Que.. .. Glkkk

Return re dismissal of Fredk. Veit, Depn. Marine and Fisheries, Co. of Gaspe, Quebec 61///

Return re dismissal of Alfred Lalonde, at Warehouse, Govt, yards, St. Joseph de Sorel Glmmm

Return re dismissal of Jas. Webber, Lightkeeper, Tor Bay Point, N.S.. Ghuni

Return re dismissal of Baptiste Des- jardins, Liglitkeeper at Kamouraska, Quebec Glooo

Return re dismissal of Angus Smith, Pilot on steamer Earl Grey.. ■. . ..Glppp

Return re dismissal of Michael J. Sampson, Lightkeeper at Lower L'Ardoise, N.S GiQIQ

Return re dismissal of Wm. Hackett, Harbour Commissioner, North Syd- ney, N.S mrrr

Return re dLs-missal of Hormisda-s La- casse, Wharfinger, Govt. Wharf, Weudover, Prescott Co., Qnt., &c.. Glsss

Return re dismissal of Geoffrey Gor- man, Coxswain, Life Boat Station, Herring Cove, Halifax Co., N.S.. .. 6lttt

Return re dismissal of Capt. Geo. Wetniore, Harbour Master, Yar- mouth, N.S 61uuu

Return re dismissal of Stanley Hen- low, Lightkeeper, Liscomb, Guys- borough, N.S Glvvv

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A. 1913

D

K'Cturn re dismissal of H. C. V. Le Vatte, Fishery Officer, Louisbourg, Cap« Breton, N.S Glwwtc

Return re dismissal of Elias M. Boudrot, Storm Si^'nal Keeper, Tetit de Grat, N.S. Qlxxx

Rel^urn re dismissal of A. B. Cox, Su- leriutendent Reduction Works, Canso, N.S .. .. Glyyy

Return re dismissal of Jeffrey Crespo, Sul>colIector Customs, Harbour au l!or.che, N.S 61zzz

Return re dismissal of Thos. Cameron, Preventive Officer, at Andover, N.B.61aa««

Return re dismissal of L. W. Pye, Cus- toms Officer, Liscomb, N.S Qlbbbb

Return re dismissal of Lucien O. This- dale. Customs employee at Valley- field, Quebec Glcccc

Return re dismissal of Alex. Mac- donaJd, Doctor's Brook, Sub-collec- itor of Customs Gldddd

Return re dismissal of Henry Cann,, Customs Official and Preventive Offi- cer, North Sydney, N".S Cleeee

Return re dismissal of Chas. Mennier, Customs Officer, Marieville, Que — 61//.f/

Return re dismissal of Geo. H. Coch- rane, Collector of Customs, Moncton, N.B., &c Glgggtj

Return re dismissal of C. Michaud, Postmaster St. Germain, Kamour- aska Co., Que mhhhh

Return re dismissal of Emile Archam- bault, letter carrier at Montreal.. Gliiii

Return re dismissal of Norman Morri- son, Po-stmaster, Ferguson's Lake,

N.S erjjij

Return re dismissal of U. J. McKillop, Postmaster at Mc'Killop, N.S Gikkkh

Return re Investigation recently held at Ste. Aga-the P.O., County of Terre- bonne Glllll

Return re dismissal of Bertie Bou- drot, Lightkeeper at Poulamon, Richmond Co., N.S Glmmmm

Return re dismissal of Leon Rivest, J. B. Lachapelle and Louis Dubois, Lightkc-cpers at Repentigny, Que.. Giminn

Return re dismissal of L. P. Carig- nan. Forest Ranger, Champlain, Quebec Gloooo

D

Return re dismissal of Jas. S. Harvey, W. L. Kempffer, J. Herbert Sweet- man, J. B. LeBIanc, J. Nadeau, Preventive officers, Quebec GVpppp

Return re dismissal of Wm. Marsh, Preventive Officer, at Little Poiul, Sydney Mines, N.S ^Iqqqq

Return re dismissal of Duncan Mc- Dcuald, Customs Preventive Officer, Athelstan, Q^uebec Glrrrr

Return re dismissal of Lemuel Bent, CollectoT of Customs, Oxford, N.S. Glssss

Return re dismissal of Pascal Poirier, Collector of Customs, Descouse, N.S. Gltttt

Eeturn re dismissal of Donald ,T. TTnchey. Collector of Ousfoms, Batli- urst, N.B Gluuuu

Return re dismissal of John Maher, Customs Department at Montreal, .eit^vut

Return re dismissal of Peter Fougere, Preventive Customs Officer, Petit de Grat, N.S Glwwww

Return re dismissal of Jas. Grantmyre, Preventive Officer at Little Bras D'Or, N.S Glxxxx

Return re dismissal of Employees on Soulanges Canal, dismissed since September 21, 1911 Glyyyy

Return re dismissal of Andrew Mel- ville, Locktender, Cardinal, Out. .Glzzzz

Return re dismissal of Geo. Short, Canal Bridgetender, Cardinal, Ont.61aaaaa

Return re dismissal of N. Broderick, Locktender, Cardinal, Ontario Gibbbbb

Relui-ii re dismissal of Thos. Mc- Latcliie, Locktender, Cardinal, Ont.Glccccc

Return re dismissal of Elgin Mc- Laughlin, Locktender, Cardinal, Ontario Glddddd

Return re dismissal of Robert Robert- s;m, Lnckteiider, Cardinal, Ont 61ceeee

Return re dismissal of Wm. L. Glad- stone, Locktender, Cardinal, On- tario CI/////

Return re dismissal of Byron Van Camp, Locktender, Cardinal, On- tario Glggyyg

Return re dismissal of Samuel English, Canal Bridgetender, Cardinal, On- tario Glhhhhh

Retairn re dismissal of Edwd. F. Moran, Locktender at Cardinal, Ontario. ...Gliitii

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A. 1913

Eeturn re dismissal of Wm. R. Fou- gere, Frankville, N. S., Sectionman on I. C. Ey ^ijjjjj

Return re dismissal of John Melan- son, Afton, N. S., Sectionman on I. C. Ey Qlkkkkk

Eeirurn re dismissal of Ronald D. Mc- Donald, Fishery Overseer, Broad Cove, N. S 61/////

Return re dismissal of John McLean, Fishery Officer, Gabarouse, y.S.GUnmmmm

Return re dismissal of A. R. Forbes, Fishery Overseer, North Sydney, N. S Glnnniu}

Return re dismissal of Sebastien Sa- voie. Superintendent, Lobster Hatch- ery, Shippegan, N.B Qlooooa

Ee'iiru re dis.missal of D. S. Hendsbee, Weigher, Reduction Works, Canso, N. S ^'^PPPPl

Return re dismissal of M. Muce, Lightkeeper, Cheticamp Island, In- verness Co., N. S Glqqqii ■

Return re dismissal of Dr. J. D. E. Williams, Collector Canal Tolls, Cardinal, Ontario &1.rrrrt

Eeturn re dismissal of John W. Bohan, Preventive Officer at Bath, Carleton Co., N. B Blsss.:

Return re dismissal of J. V. Smith, Sub-collector of Customs, Woods Har- bour, Shelburne Co., N.S Glitii

Return re dismissal of John Y. Flem- ing, Customs Officer at Debec, Car- leton Co., N.B eiuutiui

Return re dismissal of Matt.hias Mcag'ier, Preventive Officer at De- bec, Carleton Co., N. B eirrrrr

Return re dismissal of A. J. Gosselin, Acting Preventive Officer at St. Al- bans, Vermont Glivinnrir

Return re dismissal of Jas. W.Bannon, Preventive Customs Officer, St. Agnes de Dundee, Huntington Co.Glxx.T.r.:

Return showing number of Postanast- ers dismissed in Pictou Co., N.S., since 1911 and names of Postmaster-; succeeddng them ^'^HVyyy

Return re dismissal of Jas. Murphy, Postmaster at Tweed, Ont Qlzzzzz

Return re dismissal of H. B. Easton, Immigration Agent, Prescott, Ont.Cl {ijn

D

Return re dismissal of B. Hughes, Im- migration Agent, Prescott, Ont... .61 (€b)

Return re dismissal of Geo. Walsh, Immigration Agent, Prescott, Ont .61 (6c)

Return re dismissal of Newton S. Dow, Immigration Agent, McAdam Junc- tion, N.B 61 (6d)

Return re dismissal of Oliver Hemp- hill, Immigration Agent, Debec, Carleton Co., N.B 61 (6e)

Return re dismissal of Martin John- ston, Preventive Officer at Rea Is- lands, Richmond Co., N.S 61(6/)

Return re dismissal of J. E. Phaneuf, Postmaster St. Hugues, Co. Bagot, Quebec 61 (6y)

Return re dismissal of Murdock, Mc- Cutcheon, Postmaster at Sonora, Guy^borough Co., N.S 61 (6/0

Return re dismissal of Duncan Gillies, Fishery Overseer at Baddeck, C.B., Province of N. S 61(6/)

Return re dismissal of Antonio Le- duc. Postmaster of St. Timothee, Co. of Beauharnois 61(6/)

Keturn re dismissal of Chas. Arthur Bowman, Engineering Branch, Dept. Railways and Canals 61(^/i;)

Rtturn re dismissal of Elnathan D. - Smith. Fishery Overseer, Shag Har- bour, N.S 61 (6/)

Uc-turn re dismissal of Donald Mc- Aulay, Lightkeeper, Baddeck Bay, Cape" Breton 61 (6m)

Keturn re dismissal of John Fred- ericks, Lightkeeper, East Jordan, Shelhurne Co., N.S 61 (6»)

Keturn re dismissal of John Fred- ericks, Wharfinger, East Jordan, Shelburne Co., N.S 61 (6o)

Eeturn re dismissal of John C. Mor- rison. Harbour Master, Shelburne, N.S.. €1 (6p)

Keturn re dismissal of Captain Rod- erick McDonald, Tide Waiter at Big Bras D'Or, N.S 61 (6q)

Return re dismissal of Jas. Ma'loney, Customs Officer, Dingwall, N.S....61 (6r)

Return re dismissal of Hugh D. Mc- Eachern, Customs Officer, East Bay, Cape Breton, N. S 61 (Gx)

Eeturn re dismissal of Thos. H. Hall, Sub-collector of Customs, Sheet Har- bour. N.S 61 (6t)

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A. 1913

D

Return re dismissal of J. A. McNeil, Customs Officer, Grand Narrows, N.S 61 (6u)

Return re dismissal of Geo. Burchell, Customs Officer, Sydney Mines, N.S.61 (6f)

Return re dismissal of W. H. Saver, Collector of Customs, Cardinal, Ont.61 (6.r)

Return re dismissal of Capt. Geo. Livingstone, Customs Officer, Big Bras D'Or, Cape Breton, jST.S.. ..61(6.r)

Return re dismissal of H. Lacasse, Postmaster, Wendover, Prescott Co., Out 61 (€y)

Return re dismissal of Harry A. Drigg, I'ostma.ster, Grasoey Lake, Alta. ..61 (62)

Return re dismissal of A. H. Stratton, Postmaster, Peterborough, Out 61 (7a)

Return re dismissal of Henry Burrell, Postmaster, Yarmouth, N.S 61(7b)

Return re dismissal of all Postmast- ers, Co. of Gloucester, N.B 61 (7c)

Return re dismissal of Dr. Chas. A. Webster, Port Physician, Yarmouth, N. S 61 (7d)

Return re dismissal of Jos. Lord, Light- keeper at Pointe a la Mule, Co. of St. Jean and Iberville, Que 61 (7e)

Return re dismissal of Henry Friolet, Wharfinger, Caraquet, N.B., and Richd. Southwood, Wharfinger, Bath- urst, N.B 61 (7/)

Return re dismissal of Jos. L. Robi- chaud. Lighthouse Keeper, Miscou, Co. of Gloucester, N.B 61 (Tg)

Return re dismissal of Capt. Pope, Lightkeeper, .Scatarie, N.S 61 (7/i)

Return re dismissal of Capt. W. W. L3wis, Shipping Master, Louis'burg, N. S 61 (70

Return re dismissal of Postmasters Co. of Bonaventure since Oct. 11, 1911, Those appointed to replace them.. 61 (7y)

Return re dismissal of Geo. Hines, Lightkeeper, South Ingonish, N.S.61 (7fc)

Return re dismissal of Lightkeepers in Co. of Two Mountains, by present Govt., &c 61 (70

Return re dismissal of Archibald Mc- Donald, Preventive Officer at Mull River, Co. of Inverness, N.S 61 (7??i)

Return re dismissal of Donald Chis- holm. Preventive Officer, Tracadie, Co. of Antigonish, N.S 61 {In)

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Return re dismissal of Edwd. C. Hum- phreys, of Inland Rev. Dept., of Trenton, N.S., and appointment of successor 61 (7o)

Return re dismissal of H. J. Fixott, Port Physician, Arichat, Co. of Rich- mond, N.S 61 (7p)

Return re dismissal of D. Moriu, Post- master of St. Pie de Bagot, Co. of Bagot, Quebec 61 {Iq)

Return re dismissal of Ernest Paquin, Postmaster of St. Cecile de Levrard, Nicolet Co., Quebec 61 (7r)

Return re dismissal of John R. Mc- Donald, Indian Agent at Heatherton, Co. of Antigonish, N.S 61 (7s)

Return re dismissal of Joseph Day, Customs Officer at Little Bras D'Or, Cape Breton, N.S 61 (7f)

Return re dismissal of Duncan McLeod, Appraiser of Customs at Sherbrooke, Quebec 61 (7u)

Return re d'ismissal of Edouard D. Chiasfio.n, Sub-collector of Customs at Lameque, Gloucester Co., N.B..61 (7r)

Return re dismissal of Geo. F. Briggs, Customs Officer, McAdam Junction, N.B 61 {Iw)

Return re dismissal of Wm. A. Duau, Lightkeeper at Green Island, N.S.61 (7a;)

Return re dismissal of Thos. Cameron, Preventive Officer at Andover, N.B.61 {ly)

Return re dismissal of Jos. McDonald, Customs Officer at Sydney, C.B., N.S • .. ..61 (7z)

Return re dismissal of Angus McGilli- vray. Customs Officer, Glace Bay, South Cape Breton, N.S 61 (8a)

Return re dismissal of Roderick Bain, Boatman, New Campbellton, Victoria Co., N.S 61 (8b)

Return re dismissal of W. A. Scott, Lockmaster at Cardinal, Ont.. . .61 (8c)

Return re dismissal of Bert Johnson, Lockman at Nicholson, Ont 61 (8d)

Return re dismissal of John Merri- field, Lockma/ster, Burritts Rapids, Ont 61 (8e)

Return re dismissal of Neil Cuni- mings, Lockmaster, Cardinal, Ont.Gl (8/)

Return re dismissal of Fran(;o)s Chagnon, Lockkeeper at St. Jean, Co. of St. Jean and Iberville 61(8^;)

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A. 1013

Return re- dismissal of Neil 'MtiXeil, Bridgetender I. C. Ey., Grand Nar- rows, N. S 61 (8/i)

Return re dismissal of Archd. Mc- Kenzie, Sectionman, I. C. Ry., Grand

Narrows, N.S 61 (8i)

Return re dismissal of John Fraser, Bridgetender I. C. Ry., Grand Nar- rows, N.S 61 (8i)

Return re dismissal of Demetrius Crozier, Lockman, Merrickville,

Ont 61 (8A:)

Return re dismissal of Patk. Oussuk,

Lockman, Merrickville, Ont 61(8/)

Return re dismissal of Jos. H. Webster,

Lockman, Nicholson, Out 61 (8m)

Return re disniissai of Cyrois 0''Neil,

Lcckman, Nicholson, Out 61 (8n)

Return re dismissal of Michael Laugh- tin, Bridgeman, Burritts Rapids,

Out 61 (8o)

Return re dismissal of John McKay,

Bridgeman, Becketts, Ont 61 (8p)

Return re dismissal of Edwd. Proc- tor, Lockman, Burritts Rapids,

Ontario 61 (Sq)

Return re dismissal of Wm. Morrison,

Lockman, Burritts Rapids, Ont.. .61 (8r) Return re dismissal of Adam Hender- son, Bridgemaster, Cardinal, Ont... 61 (85) Return re dismissal of Jas. Feehan, Fishery Guardian at Tracadie Har.

and Savage Harbour, P.E.I 61 (8f)

Return re dismissal of John C. Mc- Neil, Lii^htkeeper, Grand Narrows,

N.S 61 (8u)

Return re dismissal of A. A. Chisholm, Fishery Overseer at Margaree Forks,

Inverness Co., N.S 61 (8r)

Return re dismissal of Chas. E. Au- coin. Collector of Customs at Cheti-

oamp, N.S 61 (8u;)

Return re dismissal of Chas. L. Gass, Postmaster at Baj-field, Antigonish

Co., N.S 61 (8x)

Return re dismissal of Cyprien Martin, of Customs Dept., St. Basile, Maxla-

waska Co., N.B 61 (8y)

Return re dismissal of Angus A. Boyd, Postmaster, Boyd's P.O., Antigouish

Co., N.S 61 (8z)

Return re dismissal of John B. Mac- douald, Postmaster at Glasburn, An- tigonish Co., N.S 61 (9«)

D

Return re dismissal of Alex. G. Chis- holm, Postmaster at Ohio, N.S.. ..61 (96) Return re dismissal of John J . McLean,

Postmaster, Cross Roads, N.S.. ..61 (9c) Return re dismissal of Dugald Mc- Donald, Postmaster, Doctor's Brook,

N.S 61 (9d)

Return re dismissal of Dan. A. Mc-

Innes, Postmaster, Georgeville, N.S.61 (9e) Return re dismissal of E. A. Asker, Har- bour Mastei-, Camipbellton, N.B 61(9/)

Return re dismissal of Wm. Shultz, Caretaker of the Armouries, Kent-

ville, N.S..^ 61 (9*7)

Return re dismissal of Dr. Freeman O'Neil, of the Marine Hospital,

Louisburg, (N.S 61 (9/i)

Return re dismissal of Leon N. Poi-

rier. Wharfinger at Descouse, N.S.61 (9i) Return re dismissal of Norman L. Trefry, Shipping Master, Trefry,

N-S 61 (9i)

Return re dismissal of Jas. Amer- eault, Lishtkeeper, New Edinburgh,

N-S-- 61 (9fc)

Return re dismissal of H. B. Manley, Dominion Lands Office, Saskatoon,

Sask 61 (90

Return re dismissal of John Spicer, Senior Assistant, Moosejaw Land

-Agency 61 (g-m)

Return re dismissal of Robt. Pragnall, Agent Dominion Land Office, Swift

Current ..ei (^„)

Return re dismissal of G. M. UJlyott,

Dominion Land Office, Saskatoon. .61 (9o) Return re dismissals in Riding of

Saskatoon, to date, &c 61 (9-p)

Return re dismissal of J. N. Poirier, Collector of Excise, Victoriaville,

Arthabaska, Que ^1 (9(y)

Return re dismissal of John G. Mor- rison, Fishery Inspector, English- town, N.S 61 (9^)

Return re dismissal of Edwd. Landry,

Lightkeeper, Petit de Grat, N.S..61 (9s) Return re dismissal of Evariste Talbot,

General Freight Office, I. C. Ry....61 (90 Return re dismissal of Philip H. Ryan,

I. C. Ry., Mulgrave, N.S 61 (9u)

Return re dismissal of Postmasters and other P. 0. employees in Do- minion, from July 1, 1896, to Oct. 1911, and from 1911 to date. Also number of post offices in operation in each Province to July 1, 189G. .61 (9t?)

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A. 1913

Return re dismissal of Dr. Clarence T. Campbell, P. 0. Inspector, Lon- don, Oat -^K^-^)

Eetnrn re number of Postmasters dis- mis-ed in Missisquoi, since Oct., 1911 61 (9x)

Return regarding changes in Post Offices, or Postmastersliips, in Bona- venture Co., between Dec. 5. 1912, to date «(9y)

Return re dismissal of S. A. Johnson, Postmaster at Petite Riviere, N.S.61 (92)

Return re dismissal of Murdock Mc- Kenzie, Postmaster, Millville, Bou- lardarie. N.S 61 (1««>

Return re dismissal of Jas. Stewart, Postmaster, Middleton, N.S 61 (10b)

Return re dismissal of Lauchlin Mc- Neil Postmaster, New France, N..S 61 ^1*^^^

Return re dismissal of Frank Dunlop, Postmaster Groves Point, N.S.. ..61(10(0

Return re dismissal of A. W. Salsman, Postmaster, Middle Country Har- bour, N.S 61(10'')

Return re dismissal of Richd. Conroy, Postmaster, Cross Roads, N.S. .. .61 (10/)

Return re dismissal of Abner Carr, Postmaster, St. Francis Harbour, N.S 61 (lOf/)

Return re dismissal of Parker Sangs- ter. Postmaster, Upper New Har- bour. N.S 61(10'')

Return re dismissal of Alex. Marion, Postmaster, Rockland, Ont 61 (lOt)

Return Relating to charges of offen- sive partisanship against Postmasters in Co. of Russell 61 (lOj)

Return re dismissal of IMathew Bou- ■tilier Postmaster at Mushaboom, N.S «1 (lO'^)

Return re Names of Postmasters dis- ■ missed in Co. of Joliette from 1896, to Sept. 1911, &c 61(10/)

Return re dismissal of TV Doane Cro- well. Postmaster at Shag Harbour, N.S 61 (10m)

Return re dismissal of Postmasters in Co. of Vaudreuil, dates of ap- pointment, &c 61 (]&;))

Return re dismissal of Mrs. Spinney, Postmistress, at Upper Port La Tour, N.S 61 (lOo)

D

Return re Number of Postmasters dis- missed in Rimouski Co., since Sept. 21, 1911, &c 61 (lOp)

Return re Number of public officials dismissed in Co. of Wright to Dec. 19, 1912, &c 61 (lOg)

Return re dismissal of John R. Mc- Lennan, Janitor Public Buildings, at Inverness Town, N. S 61 (lOr)

Return re dismissal of Jas. Arbuckle, Caretaker Public Buildings, Pictou, N.S 61 (10.9)

Return re dismissal of Mary Dunlop, Telegraph Operator at Grroves Point, N..S 61 (lOt)

Return re dismissal of foremen on public works in Co. of Gloucester, N.B., from Sept. 21, 1911, to date.. 61 (lOi/)

Return re dismissal of Capt. Lyons of Dredge Northumberland, and ap- pointment of successor 61(10?;)

Return re dismissal of Jas. McCartin, Concrete Inspector on the ' Plaza,' City of Ottawa 61 (10?<j)

Return re dismissal of Robt. C. Mor- rison, Postmaster at St. Peters, N.S 61 (lOx)

Return re dismissal of Richd. Dugas, Storm Signal Attendant at Alder Point, N.S 61 (lOy)

Return re Names of all officials of Dept. of Marine and Fisheries, Co. of Pictou, N.S., who have been dis- missed 61 (lOz)

Return re dismissal of Wm. L. Munro, Lightkeeper at Whitehead, N.S..61(lla)

Return re dismissal of Alex. R. Mc- Adam, Fishery Officer for Antigon- ish Co.. N.S 61 (lib)

Return re dismissal of Stephen C. Richard, Lightkeeper at Charlos Cove, N.S 61 (lie)

Return re Names, &.c., of all persons in each Dept., inside and outside service, from Oct. 10, 1911, &c., dis- missed from office 61 (lid)

Return Relating to Public Officers dismissed in District of Lotbiniere, by present Govt 61 (lie)

Return re dismissal of Miss Gertie Lewis, Postmistress at Main a Dieu, Cape Breton South, N.S. .. .61 (11/)

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A. 1013

Return re dismissal of John Taylor late P^jstmaster at Carnduff, Sask., &c 61 (llg)

Eeturn re dismissal of Frederick Mit- chell. Postmaster at Dominion, X.S €1 (llh)

Return re dismissal of Thos. J. Sears, Postmaster at Lochaber, N.S.. ..61 (Hi)

Return re dismissal of Postmaster at Alsask, Saskatchevran 61(11;)

Eeturn re dismissal or appointment of Fishery Giaardians, &c., Co. of Guys- borough, K.S 61 (llfc)

Return re dismissal of John R. Mor- rison, Postmaster at Oban, Rich- mond Co., N.S 61(11/)

Return re dismissal of A. G. McDonald, Postmaster at North East Margaree, N.S 61 (11m)

Return re Xumber of dismissals from Constituency of Qu^lppelle, by pre- sent Govt, to Dec. 5, 1912 61 (lln)

E-eturn re dismissal of David Reid, Fishery Officer, Port Hilford, X.S.61 (llo)

Eeturn re dismissal of Robert Mus- grave,. Postmaster at North Syd- ney, N.S 61 (lip)

Eeturn re dismissal of A. D. Archi- bald, Postmaster, Glenelg, N.S..61(llq)

Return re dismissal of Leon N. Poi- rier. Postmaster. Descouse, N.S..61(llr)

Return re dismissal of Norman Mc- Askill, Postmaster, Framboise, N.S.61 (lis)

Return re dismissal of A. T. Doucet, Po&tmaster and Collector of Cus- toms, Salmon River, N.S 61 (llf)

Return re dismissal of Mrs. Annie Gallivan, Postmistress, Whitney Pier, N.S 61 (Uu)

Return re dismissal of W. J. Paquet, Poetmaster at Souris, P. E. I. ..61 (llr)

Return re dismissal of Postmaster at St. Anaclet, Rimouski Co., Que. .61 (lljj;)

Eeturn re dismissal of George Gunn, Postmaster at French Village, P. E. Island 61(11 j)

Return re number of dismissals from public offices riding of Mac- kenzie, Sask 61 (Uy)

Return re W. J. Code, Commissioner in re all charges investigated by, also Report of same 61 '

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Return re dismissal of D F. McLean, Fishery Overseer, Port Hood, N.S.61 (12a)

Return re dismissal of J. Scott Nelson, Postmaster at Louisdale, N.S.. ..€l(12b)

Return re dismissal of Jos. McMullen, from Post Office, Bridgeport, N.S.61 (12c)

Return re dismissal of Fredk. A. Mar- tell, Postmaster at L'Ardoise^ N.S.61 (12d)

Return re dismissal of John A.- Mac- donald. Postmaster at McArras Brook, N.S 61 (12e)

Return re Correspondence, &c., re dis- missal of all officials from each Dept. inside and outside service, since Oct. last past 61(12/)

Return re dismissal of Edwd. Doucet, Sub-collector of Customs, Digby,

^^•S 61 (12s)

Eeturn re dismissal of Mr. Le Blanc, Sub-collector of Customs, Church Point, N.S 61 (12/))

Return re dismissal of John C. Bour- inot. Chief Customs Officer, Port Hawkesbury, N.S 61(12?)

Return re dismissal of Alex. E. Mor- rison, Point Tupper, N.S., from ser- vice of I. C. Ry 61(12/)

R-eturn re Documents, &c., received from Canadian Brotherhood of Rail- way Employees by Depajtments of Labour a.nd Railwaj-s and Canals re- lating to dismissals of employees,

&C ^-1 /I9l.\

Return re dismissal of Jas. Falconer, of Newcastle, N.B., Correspooident of The Labour Gazette 61 (12Z)

Return re dismissal of John B. Chis- holm, Lightkeeper, Port Hastings, ^■^ 61 (12m)

Return re dismissal of Epiphane Xa- dcau, Immigration Agent at St. Leonard, N.B 61 (12«)

Return re dismissal of D. J. Morri- son, Boatman, Customs Service, Big Bras D'Or, N.S 61 (]2o)

Return re dismissal of Rod. McLeod, Boatman, Customs Service, Big Bras I^'Or, N.S ci(12p)

Return re dismissal of D. McLachlin, Postmaster, Marble Mountain, N.S.61 (12g)

Return re disjiiissnil of Abram lie- Blanc, Postmaster, West Arichat, ^•S 61 (12r)

Return re dismissal of Charles K. T.;'^' rd. Grand Cove, Richmond Co.. ^'•^ 61 (125)

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A. 1913

B

Return re dismissal of W. S. Law- rence, Postmaster, Margrave Har- bour, N.S 61(12t)

Return re dismissal of John K. Mc- Donald, Postmaster at Whycoco-

magh, N.S 61 (12u)

Return re dismissal of Capt. P. J- Wilcox, »Cu'stoms Officer at Louis- burg, N.S 61 (12v)

Return re dismissal of M. J. McKen- non. Customs Officer, Glace Bay,

N.S 61 (12aO

Return re dismissal of Capt. John Arsenault, Telegraph Line repairer,

Ald*r Point, N.S 61 (12x)

Return re dissmissal of Mrs. John Arsenault, Telegraph Operator, Al- der Point, N.S 61 {12,y)

Return re dismissal of A. J. Wilkin- son, Mulgrave, N.S 61 (12z)

Return re Charges made against Mr. H. A. Bayfield, Superintendent of

Dredging, British Columbia ..61 (13a)

Return re dismissal of H. G. McKay,

Lightkeeper at Bird Island, N.S.Cl (13b) Return re dismissal of Michael O'Brien

Lightkeeper at Bear Island, N.S... 61 (13o; Return re dismissal of J. H. Leduc, Mtdical Port Officer at Three Rivers,

Quebec 61 (13d)

Return re dismissal of Patk. Shea,

Postmaster, Tompkinsville, N.S...61 (13e) Return re dismissal of Elias Rawding,

Postmaster, Clementsport, N.S. . .61 (13/) Return re dismissal of Chas. McLean,

Postmaster, Strathlorne, N.S 61 (13y)

Return re dismissal of Angus R. Mc- Donald, Postmaster at Broad Cove

Chapel, N.S 61 (13/()

Return re dismissal of John McPhail,

Postmaster at Scotsville, N.S... .".61 (130 Return re Conduct of J. Morgan, late Postmaster, Village of Ailsa

Craig, Ontario 61(13;)

Return re dismissal of Roderick Mc- Lean, Postmaster at Kenlock, N.S.61 (13fc) Return re dismissal of Allan Gillis, Postmaster at Gillisdale, South West

Margaree, N.S 61 (13Z)

Return re dismissal of David Shaw, Postmaster at Marsh Brook, North East Margaree, N.S 61 (13m)

D

Return re dismissal of Helen Joubert,

Postmistress at Sayabec, Que 61 (13n)

Return re dismissal of D. A. Redmond,

Postmaster at Brinston, Ont.. ..61(13o) Return re dismissal of Dan McEachern Postmaster at McEachern's Mills,

N.S 61 (13p)

Return re dismissal of Daniel Dunlop, Postmaster at New Campbellton,

N.S 61 (13r/)

Return re dismissal of Arthur Arm- strong, Postmaster, Greenfield, Car-

leton Co., N.B 61 (13r)

Return re dismissal of Alex. Mathe- son. Postmaster, Boulardarie Centre,

N.S 61 (13s)

Return re dismissal of Arthur Talbot,

Postmaster, Robertsville, Quebec. .61 (13f) Return re dismissal of N. 0. Lyster,

Postmaster at Lloyd'minster, Sask.61 (13(/) Return re dismissal of Mrs. Maggie Cameron, Postmistress, Achosnach,

N.S 61 (13i))

Return re dismissal of David Eraser, Postmaster at North East Margaree,

N.S 61 (ISw)

Return re dismissal of W. Stayley Por- ter, Postmaster, Port Maitland, N.

S 61 {nx)

Return re dismissal of Alex. McQueen,

Postmaster, Kowstoke, N.S 61 (13y)

Return re Countj' of Berthier, num- ber of employees dismissed in, &c.,

since Sept. 21, 1911 61 (13z)

Return re dismissal of Jesse L. Mor- ton. Postmaster at Lower Argyle,

N.S 61 (llfl)

Return re dismissal of Mrs. M. C. Gaudet, Postmistress at West Pub-

uico, N.S 61 (lib)

Return re dismissal of John P. Mac- Kiunou, Section Foreman on I. C.

Ky., at Shubenacadie, N.S 61 (14c)

Return re dismissal of Mary A. Bohan, Postmistress, Bath, Carletou Co.,

N.B 61 (lid)

Return re dismissal of Edwd. Lafferty, Postmaster at Benton, Carleton Co.,

N.B Gl (lie)

Return re dismissal of Denis McGaf- figan. Postmaster at Florenceville, Carletou Co., N.B 61 (14/)

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A. 1913

D

Return re Documents re changes made or asked for in Dept. Marine and Fisheries, Bonaventure Co., Dec. 5, 1912, to date 61 (14^)

Keturn re dismissal of J. A. Mclvenzie, Postmaster at Ashfield, Inverness Co., X.S 61 (14/0

Return re dismis.sal of Jas. Bowles, Postmaster at Alder River, X.S. .61 (14/)

Return re dismissal of Mr. Edmund LacToix, Postmaster, Parish of St. .To-sep'h du Lac, Co. Tt\o ^[ountainc?, Quebec 61 (14/)

Return re Lighthouse Keeper, Parish of Repentigny, Co. of L'Assompliion, Quebec 61 (14A-)

Return re dismissal of B. C. Kanock, late Shipping Master at Lunenburg, X.S 61 (14/)

Return re dismissal of Ulric Thibau- deau. Agent for Pilots at Quebec. 61 (lim)

Return re Names of all officials of Marine and Fisheries Dept. in Pic- tou Co., N.S., dismissed, and appt. of 'Successors 61 (14fi)

Retum re dismissal of Capt. Freeman M^er.s, Postmaster at Cole Harbour, X.S 61 (14o)

Return re Public Officers removed by present Govt, in Dist. of St. James, Montreal, Quebec 61 (14p)

Return re All employees of Govt, in Edmonton dismissed between Oct. 10, 1911, and Nov. 21, 1912, salary paid, &c 61 (14y)

Return re All officials in Dist. of Sun- bury and Queens, dismissed since Sept. 1911; also re appointment of successors 61 (14r)

Return re dismissal of Levi Munroe, Harbour Master, White Head, X.S.61 (14s)

Return re dismissal of Stanford Lang- ley, Postmaster at Isaacs Harbour North, N.S 61(140

Return re dismissal of Hugh R. Mc- Adam, Postmaster at Arisaig, N.S., appointment of successor 61 (14u)

Return re disonissal of J. J. McXeil, at Grants Lake, X.S., &c 61 (14t')

Return re dismissal of Alex.. Mc- Innis, Car Inspector I. C. Ry. at Mulgrave, N. S., &c 61 (14//-'

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Return re dismissal of Archd. Mc- Donald, Bridge Tender on I. C. Ry., at Grand Narrows. loua, X'.S. .61 (14a;) Return re Names of all Officials dis- missed in Shelburne and Queens, X.S., from Dec. 1896 61 (14y)

Dea, Edmund, Investigation into conduct of as Overseer of Lobster Hatchery at Port Daniel, Que 95«

Demarcation of meridian, 141st Degree of West Longitude, Return re 91

Destructive Insect and Pest Act 49

Des Prairies River, dredging of, work performed, men employed, &c 13,5{>

Digby, N.S., Documents re purchase of land for wharf at 203J

Dominion Lands, disposition of between April 8, 190.5, and 1911 52c

Dominion Lands Act, Chap. 20, Statutes cf Canada, Sec. 77 of 52

Dominion Lands Survey Act, Chap. 21, 7-8 Edwd. VII., 0. C. re 52a

Dominion Lands within 40 mile Rail- way Belt Prov. of B.C., Orders in Council re 52b

Dominion Police Force, Report of Com- missioner, re number of men employed on 79

Dominion Rifle Range in Co. of Carle- ton, date of purchase, and from whom. 123

Donaldson, Arthur, re Homestead entry on X. V S. W. i Sec. 8, Tp. 49, R. 26, W. of 2ud Meridian, Sask 147a

Donaldson, Arthur, Correspondence re. patent for land in Tp. 49, Range 26, West of 2nd Meridian 147

Dredging Contracts, how many let by Dept. Public Works, during 1911-1912. 135

Dredging made in Harbour of Bathurst, X.B., by Dredge Restigovche 13Sb

l;edging of Des Prairies River, Works performed, men employed, &c I35b

Dredging at Ste. Anne de Restigouche and Cross Point, Bonaventure Co., Quebec j35a

Dipdi^iiis-, Amt. of done by Govt, in P. E. I., season of 1912, &c ' 135a

Duchemin, Commissioner, re salary of, personal expenses, expenses for wit- nesses' fees, re investigations in An- tignnish Co., X'.S 175

Du-chemin, Commissioner, Date of ap- pointment cf, gross anit. paid to, amt. for travelling expenses, witness feec*. &<: 175a

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A. 1913

E

Earl Grey, D.G. Str., s+rike of firemen, and others employed on. 1912-1913.... lH

Earl Grey, D.G. Str., Investigation into causes of stranding of at Toney River, X.S 95d

East half of section 27 in Township 6, Range 2, West of third Meridian.. .. 126

Eastern Provinces, Return re cause for depopulation of country places, and high cost of living 129

Eastern Canada Power Co., re applica- tion to raise head of river near Coteau, Cedars, &c 180

Edmonton, Constituency of, appoint- ments by Dom. Govt, in, from Oct. 10, 1911, to date 72;

Electric Lighting of Govt. Buildings, &c., at Ottawa, re name of Company holding contract for, &c 206

Election, Tivelfth General, Report of the 18

Elections, By, for House of Commons for year 1912 18a

Employees in different Depts. at Ottawa, and nine Provinces and- Territories, who have left employment since Oct. 1911 to Jan. 10, 1913 119

Employees in different Depts. at Ottawa, and nine Provinces and Territories, who have left employment since Oct. 1911 to Jan. 10, 1913 (Supplementary) 119a

Ensineer, District, in Bonaventure Co., Quebec, Report of 1T6

E.\press statistics 2t)e

Experimental Farms, Report of Director of 1«

Experimental Farm at Ste. Anne, ap- pointment of Mr. J. Begin as Man- a:,'er of 72e

External Affairs 29a

Estimates: — Estimates of sums required for Do- minion for year ending March 31,

1913 3

Estimates, Supplementary, for year

ending March 31, 1913 4

Estimates, Supplementary for year ending March 31, 1914 5

False Cove Flats, Vancouver, B.C., Lease of

115

Farm Labourers in Ontario, Com- plaints against Agents for placing in, during year 1910-1911 47

Farmers Bank, re correspondence tc- lating to action by Govt, regarding relief of shaTeliolders, depositors, &c 153

Farmers Bank, Report of Sir Win. Meredith, Commissioner, into a.11 mat- ters connected with, &c 153«

Fenian Invasion, re Petition of Firmin Thibault, for indemnity 122

Female Labour, Documents re Revised Statutes of Sask., Chap. 17, regarding same 167

Fernie, B.C., re awarding of contract for construction of a drill hall, at.. 197

Fernie, B.C., Documents, &c., re award- ing contract for, also copies of all tenders I97a

Fish Warden, Baker Lake, Madawaska Co., N.B., claims of present iU

Field Battery No. 10, Claims compen- sation by owners of horses attached to, in summer of 1912, &c

Florence Mining Co., Copy of Report of Minister of Justice in re

Franking Privileges, used by Provinces of Dominion, for Statistics 21

Forest Reserves and Parks Act, Sec. 19, Chap. 10, 1-2 Geo. V., Orders in Council re 56a

Forest Reserves, North side of Saskat- chewan opposite city of Prince Albert, re the setting apart of 192

Freight Tariffs, different, in force on Ry. lines from Metapedia, N.B., Copy of 105

Freight Tariffs, different, in force on

Freight Tariffs, different, in force on Ry. lines froim Sunnybrae, N.S., &c 105a

G

Grand Trunk Pacific Ry. : — Dociinients relating to Labour condi- tions on, between Tete Jaune Cache,

and Fort George 166

Geological Survey Branch, Dept. of

Mines, Report of 26

Geographic Board, Report of for year

ending June 30, 1912. Giffin, Chas.- G., Isaac's Harbour, N.S., cancellation of contract with, re Lob- ster Hatchery ]56

14

202 142

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Aliihabetical Index to Sessional Papers.

A. 1913

Governor Generars Warrants (State- ment of)

■and Btang, Documents in Dept. Public Works, re harbour improvements at. iMud Etamg, Documents in Dept. Pu'b- lic Works re Tiarbour improvements at bee, St. John, N.B., and Halifax, dur- ing twelve months preceding 31st of Dec. 1912, showing domestic and foreign

Grosse lele. Quarantine Station, ap- p-ointment of additiop."! physician at.

Grosse Isle, Quarantine Station, ap- pointment of Physician at

Guardian Life Insurance Co. re trans- fer of, from Dept. at Ottawa to Ins. Dept. Toronto

Gunshed or Store House for equipment of 18th Field Battery of Artillery, An- tio-onish, X.S

H

Harkaway Post Office, regarding closing of, and change of mail sea* vice

Hatfield, Chas. W., Fishery Officer on Tuskett Biver, N.S., appointment of..

Homestead Inspectors Eathwell and Erratt, re work done by in Moosejaw Land district

Hameetead Iruspectors Brandt, Balfour, Ouelette and Sipes, on work, in Eegina Land district

Hoones-tead Inspectors Brandt, Balfour, Ouelette aod Sipes, expenses of in months of June and July, 1912.. ..

Homestead Inspector Miller, of Moose- jaw Land district, expenses of in month of July, 1912, &c

Homestead Inspectors Shields and Mc- Laren, work performed by in Swift Current Dist

Homestead Inspectors Shields, McLaren, Erratit and Rathwell, expenses in June and July, 1912

Hudson Bay Co.'s Survey, patent relat- ing bo Lo-t No. 217 in Parish of St. John, Winnipeg

Hud.s<on Bay Ry., Land withdrawn from settlement along line of, &c

Hr.dson Bay Ry., Purchase of land at Le Pas for terminals of

43 203/ 203/

151 72 72/

188

196

.158/ 72/)

218

218a

2186

218c

218d

2]8e

201 232 233

I

Indian Lands: —

Sale of alleged Indian lands at Nyanza, N.S., &c 165

Re lands sold by Cote's Band of In- dians, aJs-o letters, &c., addressed to

■ Supt. GenJ. of Indian Affairs 165a

Insurance, Report of Supt. of, for year

ended 1912 8

Intercolonial Railway : —

Correspondence re supply of castings, and purchase of scrap iron 83

Names of employees on dining cars of, and nature of employment.. .. 83.1

Relating to a strike of temi>orary em- ployees on, at Halifax, N.S 83/)

Respecting an inquiry concerning an accident on, at St. Andre, Que.. .. 83r

Inquiry and copy of evidence taken by Superintendent of, in reference to A. Laugnay g3,;

Relating to construction of a branch line of into Guysborough Co., N.S.. 83e

Relating to transportation of hay over for farmers of Antigonish Co., N.S. 83/

Relating to supply of ice for use of at Mnlgrave, N.S 83(;

Relating to Documents on file in Dept. of Railway's regarding public wharf at Sackville, N.B 83.'i

Relating to Tender for supply of cast- ings for, during present year.. .. 83i

Showing how many kegs of nails were purchased for in 1912 83;

Showing a.mounts receivetl for freight and passengers for 12 months, years 1910, 1911, 1912 83fc

Be Water s-upply system at Dorches- ter Station, N.B 83/

Tie Case of M. L. Tracy of Mechanical Dept. of I. C. Ry., &c 83r?i

Re Statement of amounts collected by I.C.R'y. for freight on Hay from Am- liert eonsdgned to Whidden & Son.. 83r(

Re proposed reduction of working hours for employees on I. C. Ry. at Moncton, or other points on.. .. 83'?

Re correspondence made by Sydney, N.S., Board of Trade, re better and increased facilities, on Sydney divi- sion 83p

Re claim for damages for death of son of Thos. Hoare, killed at crossing of I. C. Ry., Stellarton, N\S 83a

15

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A. 1913

I

Be collision at St. Moise in rf'). 19i3, between trains of E. Smith and regu- lar No. 99

Return re names, occupations, &c., of all employers of I. C. Ry., dismissed in Co. of Rimouski, since September

21, 1911. (See also dismissals)

Copy of Report of Privy Council of May 5, 1913, re appointment of F.

P. Giutelixis

Documents in Dept. of Postmaster General, re mail facilities between Moncton, N.B., westward toward St. John, and between Moncton and Springhill Junction, N.S., and other

points

Return re contract for construction of any cars for I. C. Ry., since Jan. 1,

1913, &c

All amounts collected by, for freight on Hay from Amherst, &e., to An- tigonish, in Jan., Feb. and March,

last

Immigrants coming into Canada year ending March 31, 1913, inspected by

Govt. Medical Inspectors, &c

Interprcvinciail Bridge, proposed, be- tween Hawkesbury, Ont., and Gren-

ville. Que

Icebergs and land. Report on the in- fluence of on the temperature of the

sea

Iceton, Wm., of Purcell's Cove, claim of for return of a boat by Dept. of Mar- ine

Immigration, Rei)ort of Inspector of Agents re placing of Immigrants, also Report re placing of in Ontario and

Quebec during years 1910 and 1911

Immigration OfiBce at Boston, U.S., re

closing of in 1911, &c

Immigrants, number of who settled in

Canada in 1911-1912, and from where..

ImperiaJ Defence, representations of the

Committee on

Imports and Exports of Canada with Great Britain, U. S., Australia and New Zealand, during year ending March 31, 1912, in Agricultural pro- ducts, &c

Increase in prices charged Canadian rishermen for Manilla Cord, &c.. ..

83r

836'

83f

83 It 83i-

8Bw 160a 220 21c 144

4C

84

ICO

85

152 185

Indian Affairs, Report of Department of

Indians of Micmac Reserve of Ste. Anne, Amount paid for Medical att6nda.nce, &c

Indians of B.C., Claims put forth on be- half of, &€., Report of Jas. McKenna on

Indians of B.C., Correspondenoe, Orders in Council re claims of, between Govt, rf B.C. and Dom. Govt., &e

Indian Reserves of B.C., Commission appointed to investigate

Industrial Disputes

Influence of Icebergs and Laud, on the temperature of the sea, &c

Inland Revenue: —

(Part I) Excise

(Part II) Weights and Measures, &c. (Part mi) Adulteration of Foods, &c.

Insurance Companies, Abstract of State- ments of for year ended 1912

Insurance Rates between Canadian At- lantic Ports, and Ports in United Kingdom

Interior, Report of Department of.. ..

Internal Economy, Report of Commis- sioners of for preceding year, &c.. ..

Investigation at Port Daniel West, Que., into conduct of Edmund Dea, &c.. ..

International Waterways, Report of Commission on, &c..

Isle Verte, Co. of Temiscouata, re placing of a light on Wharf at

Japan, Treaty of Commerce and Navi- gation between United Kingdom and..

Japan, Memo, of Consul General for, respecting regulation of emigration from Japan to Canada

Justice, Report of Department of

K

Krcwatin Territory, School System es- tablished in portion of annexed to Manitoba

Kelly, F. W., M.D., appointment of by Govt, as Port Physician at Bridge- water, N.S

Kitsilano Indian Reserve, Documents dated since January 1, 1912, relatijig to

27 164 159

lo9a

88 36(1

21c

12 13 14

9

89 25

58

95

19a

193

190

190a 34

168

T2h

159d

16

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Alphabetical Index to Sessional Papers.

A. 1913

K

Krau/t Point, Lunenburg Co., N.S., re papers regarding construction of wharf at 179a

Land, area of thrown open for pre-emp- tion &c., in Provs. of AJberta and Sask. since Oct. of 1908. &c 172

Land, one mile in width along line of Hudson Bay Ey., withdrawn from set- tlement, &c 232

Laurentides, construction of Public Building at, &c 207a

Labour, Report of Department of.. .. 36

Labour Gazette, The, names, profes- sions, residences. &c., of correspond- ents of

Lake Timiekaming, co.nstr'Uctioii of dam at foot of, for storage purposes

Lake Timiskaming Dam, comS'truction

of in 1908 and 1909 120a

Lauzier, Arsene, of Amqui, Que., In- quiry made as to accident to horse of.

Laugnay, evidence taken at inquiry in reference to

Le.boeuf, Aurile, canceJJa'tion of lease No. 18778, by Minister of Rys

Librarians, Joint, Report of, for 1912..

Lighthouse Keepers, List of removed by present Govt, in Co. of Two Moun- tains 61 {71)

Liquor, Reft-um re Section 88, Chap. C2, R. S., respecting amount of brought into N. W. Territories of Canada, &c.

Levis, Dry Dock at, also Port of Quebec, Papers, &c., re construction of at.. ..

Levis, Dry Dock of. Report of Mr. Chas. Smith against Sampson et al

Lena, Jean Baptiste, and his wife, re work done at public buildings at Val- leyBeld, Que 136

Lieut. Governors of different Provinces of Canada, instructions sent with Com- missions 143

List of Shipping, issued by Dept. of Mar- ine and Fis.heries for year 1912. . . .

Little Manitou Lake, Sask., Memo, re certain area transferred to town of Waterous, &c

Lobster Hatchery, establishment of at Spry Bay, Halifax Co., N.S

Lot ^'o. 217 of the Hudson Bay Co's. Survey in Parish of St. John, Winni- peg

43849—2

199

120

146

B3d

80 33

112

2046

204a

21b

219

66

201

M

Militia and Defence : — Eeport of Militia Council year ending

March 31, 1912 35

Copies of Gen. Orders promulgated to Militia between (Nov. 2 and iXov. 5,

1911 68

Purchase of, and subsequent repairs to

a private car by Dept. of 163

Militia or regular forces, date of first call to aid of Civil authorities, called since, <tc 127

Marine and Fisheries, Repoi-t of Dept., (Marine) 21

Marine and Fisheries, Report of Dept., (Fisheries) 22

Mastin, Miss, re presentation of certain chinaware to Grovt. by, &c 198

Mayflower, Steamer, investigation re wreck of in November, 1912, ic. .. 956

Medicine Hat, Alta., re correspondence respecting transfer of ' Police Point Reserve,' to 145

Medical Attendance, &c., on Canadian boat fishermen 64

Melanson, Jos., clerk at Bathurst, N.B., alleged defalcation in accounts of.. 103

Meano. of Consul General of Japan re regulation of emigration from Japan to Canada 190o

Memorial presented to Govi. by Delega- tion from Govt, of P. E. Island, re subsidy 124

Mennier, Chas., ex-collector of Customs at Marieville, Que., re a claim of.. .. 157

Mexico, Return re correspondence be- tween Dept. Trade and Commerce, re closing of office of Trade Commis- sioner in. &c Ill

Militia, Return showing when regu- lar force first called out in Canada, &c 127

Mines Branch, Department of Mines, (Report) 26a

Miscellaneous Unforeseen Expenses.. .. 39

Molasses imported into Canada from British West Indies for year ending March 31, 1912, under Trade agreement with, &c 74

Monk, Hon. Mr., letter of resignation, &c 75

Moore, W. F.. Lieut.-Col., 20th Regt. Halton Rifles, re resignation of.. .. 113

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Alphabetical Index to Sessional Paxjers.

A. 1913

M

Moral Instruction in Canadian Public

Schools, (Report by Mr. J. A. M.

Aikins 96

Mulgrave, N.S., and Clieticamp, N.S.,

Steam Service between, iu j-ears 1910-

1911, 1911-1912 and 1912-1913 222a

Murray, Sir Geo., Report of on Organi- zation of Public Service of Canada.. 57a Macdonald, John, appt. of as Inspector

Inland Revenue. Maritime Provinces. 72g Marine Hospital at Pictou, N.S., corre- spondence re disposition of to any

corporation or persons, &c 155

Mails and Mail Contracts: —

Mail Contracts cancelled in Bona- venture Co., since Oot. 1, 1911.. .. 62

Rural Mail Delivery routes establish- ed since Oct. 1, 1912 62a

Mail contract, cancellation of between Postmaster General and Mr. Uee- man C2b

Mail Contra<it for carrying between Sorel and Ste. Victoire, Co. of Riche- lieu 62c

Mail Contract for carrying between ITeathertoTi and GnysboTough, N.S., for 1912 62d

Rural Mail between Salt Springs and West River Station 62e

Rural Mail between Merigonish Sta- tion and Arisaig, Pictou Co., N.S.. 62/

Contract for carrying mails between Linwood Station and Linwood P.O. 62{)

Correspondence re Railway Mail Ser- vice in Bonaventure Co., from Oct. 1911 to date 62/i

Contracts for carrying mails between St. Andrew a.nd Beauley, Co. of An- tigonish, N.S 62i

Changes made in contract for carrying mails in Berthier Co., since Sept. 21, 1911, &c 62;

Mail Contract re letting of between Guysboxough and Charles Cove, N.S 627c

Names of various Ry. Mail Clerks in Montreal and Quebec divisions, &c 62/

Contract between P. 0. Dept. and Ont. Equipment Co., re purchase of locks for mail bags 62m

Re correspondence, &c., between Post- master General and Dr. Faucher, respecting patent lock for mail bags. 62;;

M

Correspondence between Postmaster G^-neral and Mr. Aim4 Dion, Que., re patent lock for mail bags 62o

Documents in i>ossession of P. 0. Dept. re carrying of imails between Lin- wood and Grosvenor, Guysborough Co., N.S 62p

Names of 'Mail Carriers in Co. of Vaudreuil and Soulanges, amount of each contract, &c 62^

Number of Post OfTiceis in Co. of Yar- mouth, N.S., not served with daily mail, &c 62r

Contracts re purchase of Rural Mail delivery boxes, made by P. O. Dept. since 1908, until Jan. 1, 1912 62s

iNames of Post Offices and Postraaisters in Counties of Soulanges and Vau- dreuil 62f

Mail Rcutee, Rural, eet-aWished in Pic- tou Co., N.S., since Oct. 1911 62u

Re purchase of new locks for mail bags by P. 0. Dept., fro-m Ont. Equip- ment Co., &c 62©

Re Contract for carrying mails be- tween Post Office and C. P. R. Sta- tion at Three Rivers, Que. since Oct. 1911 62w

Re cancelled contract of M. E. Bougie for carrying mails between P. O., and Ry. Station, Bromptonville, Quebec 62r

Mc

McKelvey, Jas., of towm of Saxn-ia, ap- plication of for Fenian Raid Bounty. 128

McKenzie, General, Documents, &c., re resignation of 75b

N

Nadeau, Louis, appointment of as Post- master at St. Christine, Co. of Bagot. 72« National Gallery of Canada, Return re acquisition of Paintings. &c., names

of Artists, &c., since 1891 121

Navy, Royal Canadian :— Award of Compensation to men be- longing to 4S

Naval Service, Report re 38

Copies of plans in Tenders of Messrs. Gammel, Laird & Co., re construc- tion of ships for Canadian Navy.. 48« T^'uders for ships of War of Can-adtw 60

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Alphabetical Index to Se.ssional Papers.

A. 1913

Navel Cadets, amendment to the re- gulations for entry c(. Copy of O. C. re 4Sb

Northeast i 14-75-15-5, Documents re dur- ing years 1911, 1912, 1913 to date.. .. 187e

Xorthnmberland Strait, Reports in con- nection with Tides and Currents of. . 66

North i of S. West i Sec. 8, in Tp. 49, Range 26 West of 2nd Meridian, Memo. re patent for 147

North Bay to Sturgeon Falls, Ont., re construction of a highway road from. 178

Northwest of 30-23-7-2, Documents re- lating thereto 17Sb

Northwe^>t quarter sect ion, 29-10-18, W, re documents connected with sale of. 187(i

Nyanza, Cape Breton Co., N.S., sale of alleged Indian lands at 165

O

Ocean Mails Passenger and Freight Steamship Service between Canada and Great Britain, and Great Britain and Canada, Articles of agreement for said service, with contract for, &c 194

Official Statistics of Canada, Report of Departmenital Commission 77 & 90

Oil Paintings, Subjects of, which have become the property of the National Gallery of Canada 121

Ontario, Prov. of, respecting extension of boundaries of 101

Ontario and Quebec, area of Territories added to by Statutes of 1912 184

Ordinances of the Yukon Territory, (year 1912) 51

Ordinances of the Yukon Territory, (year 1913) 2-25

Orders in Council re seizure of horecs from John Gobel, for smuggling eame across to United States 212

Ottawa Improvement Commission, (Re- port of) 42

Ottawa River, Amount of money ex- pended on improving channel of, between H-ull and village of Masson. 137

Ottawa, Properties purchased in, by Govt. North of Wellington and West of Bank Sts 177

Patent Numiber 143823, Petitions, pla.n>,

&c., in Patent Branch 214

43849— 2i 19

Patent for N. i of S. W. i of Sec. 8. Township 49, Range 26, W. of 2nd

Meridian to Arthur Donaldson

Paintings, Oils and Water Colours ac- quired by Govt, since 1891, for Na- tional Gallery

Petite Riviere Breakwater, N.S., Docu- ments, pay rolls, accounts, &c., con- nected with

Peace Conference, International, re con- sideration of first century of peace be- tween United States and British Em- pire

Port Daniel West, Que., Investigation into conduct of Edwd. Dea, Guardian

of Lobster Hatchery there

Prince Edward Island, Govt, of. Mem- orial re a delegation from, asking in- crease of Prov. Subsidy

Privy Council, Report of re contract for Oc?an Mail, Pa&senger, Freight Service, between Canada and Great Britain, &c

Prosecutions, &c., against Saml. Stew- art, Melvin Hart and others for in- fraction of Fisheries Act, also charge against Rod. Martin, &c

Properties purchased by Govt, north of Wellington St., and west cf Bank Sit., in City of Ottawa, to Jan. 31, 1913, &c.

Peace River District, Amount of Seed Grain srupplied to settlers in, during years 1912-1913, &c

Pilotage Commission of Quebec, Report of

Pilotage and its administration in Dis- tricts of Montreal and Quebec, also letter from Commissioner Ajutor La- chance, &c

Police Point Reserve, transfer of pro- perty known as, to City of Medicine Hat

Portsmouth Penitentiary, re names of keepers dismissed, and upon whose re- commendation they were reinstated, &c

Portsmouth Penitentiary, names of Dis- cipline Officers, dates of appointments, &c

Pomket River, Antigonish Co., N.S., re closing of Post Office at

Pomminville, Dr., appointment of as Surgeon of St. Vincent de Paul Peni- tentiary

147

121

203

229

95a

124

194

1416

200 186

l^c 145

174

174a 158

72a

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Alphabetical Index to Sessional Papers.

A. 1913

P

Post Offices opened in Bonaventure Co., since Oct. 11, 1911, names of postmas- ters, &c

Postmaster General, (Reiwrt)

Preferential Tariff, between Govt, of Canada, and Commonwealth of Aus- tralia

Proposals to supply medicine to Can- adian boat fishermen

Public Accounts

Public Works, Report of Department of.

Public Service Commission, Report of..

Public Works Dept., Order for goods given by, since Oct. 1, 1911, at Mont- real, Halifax, St. John, N.B

Public Printing and Stationery

Public Offices, buildings occupied by the Govt, as, under rent, &c

Public Service of Canada, Organization of. Report re by Sir Geo. Murray

Pure Food Act, re date of enactment of.

Public Buildings at Three Rivers, Que., since Oct. 11, 1911, to date, &c

Public Buildings, construction of in town of liaurentides, Co. of Assomption, Quebec

Public Buildings, construction of in town of Stellarton, N.S., 1912, Docu- ments respecting, &c

Public Buildings, work and repairs on in North Sydney, N.S., 192, Docu- ments respecting, &c

Q

Quebec Light, Heat and Power Co., l,td.. Correspondence, Ac, re issuing letters pa/tent to, &c

Quebec Oriental Railway, Acquisition of by the Govt, of Canada

Quebec Railway Light, Heat and Power Co., Ltd., letters patent to

Quebec and Saguenay Ry., Proposed guarantee of Bonds

Quebec and Saguenay Ry., Report of Govt. Engineer who inspected the..

Quebec and St. Joseph de Levis, re most suitable site for construction of Dry Dock at, &c

Quebec and Oriental Ry., and Atlantic, Quebec and Western Ry., documents re freight, passenger, &c

63 24

94

64

2

19

57

133 32

57a 70

207

207a

207c

207b

110

67d

110

116

67e

204

llCc

Quebec and Oriental Ry., and Atlantic Quebec and Western Ry., documents re their incorporation into Canadian Govt. Ry. System, &c 116a

Quebec Harbour, Correspondence be- tweeJi Postmaster General and Isidore Belleau, re improvements 203i

Reciprocity with United States, Corres- pondence, papers, &c., re between Jan.

1, 1890, and Dec. 31, 1891 71

Red Point Wharf, Lot 4S, P. E. I., re re- pairs, contracts, &c., on same 203c

Regina, City of, re contribution for al- leviating distress of sufferers in.. .. 189 Report of Mr. J. A. M. Aikins on moral instruction in the Canadian

Public Schools 96

Restigouche River, Smelt and Salmon

fishing. Instructions regarding 131

Restigouche, Fishermen's Association, Pe- tition of, to Minister, asking removal

of Mr. M. Mowatt, &c 205

Restifioiiche, Dredge, culjic yards remov- ed by, in Harbour of Bathurst, N.B.,

during 7 months, 1911, &c 135a

Rifle Ranio:e, Carleton Co., Ont., re pur- chase of site for, &c 123

Railways:— Railway Commissioners. Report of.. 20c Railway, Transcontinental, Report of

Commissioners of 37

R'ailv.-ay, Transcontinental, Copy of original instructions furnished en- gineers on Eastern Division of.. .. 106 R:aihva.ys and Canals, Report of Dept.

of 20

Railway Statistics 20b

Railway, Government of Canada, Re- turn re Board of Management of.. 81 Railway Line from Estmere to Bad- deck, re building of • 82

Railway: See Intercolonial Ry., &c. Railway, Intercolonial, Reports for- merly made to Board of Manage- ment of Sl'^

Railway, Intercolonial, Relating to purchase of scrap and supply of

eastings for 83

Railway, Intercolonial, Names of em- ployees on dining cars, and nature of employment 83a

20

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Alphabetical Index to Sessional Papers.

A. 1913

R

Railway, Intercolonial, Returns re Vale Line, correspondence askin,g

road to be taken by, &c 109

Railway, Intercolonial, re a strike of temporary employees at Halifax,

N;S 83b

Railway, Central Ry. of Canada, re

Report made by to Railway Dept... 211 Railway, Copy of letter by Chief En- gineer Lnmsden of Trans. Commis- sion to Chairman Wade 106a

Rocky Mountain Park Act, Orders in Council relating to .(Chap. €0. Rev.

Statutes) 56

RoyaJ Society of Canada, Report of Af- fairs of 50

Royal NorthTvest Mounted Police, Re- port of the 28

Rowlings, Geo. and James, Documents re prosecution of in 1910. for violation

of Fishery Regulations 141a

Rowlings, G. A. R., J. S. Wells and S. R. Griffin, Letters to Dept. Public Works, re Public Works in Guys- borough Co., N.S 203/1

Rural Mail Delivery Routes established

in Canada, since Jan. 1, 1912

Rural Mail Service, establishment of be- tween Saltsprings, and West River Sta- tion. (See Mails, &c.)

Rural Mail Service between Merigonish Station, Pictou Co., N.S., and Arisaig. {See Mails. &c.) 62/

Salmon River Indian Reserve, N.S., re Indian School in, also appoiutment of teacher in since June 1> 1912

Salmon" Hatchery, purchase of a site for at Suidlope Lake, from J. B. Nichol- son

SoJanon, Sockeyes, of B.C., prohibition of export of from that Province.. ..

Sauve, L. A., Claim of to certain build- ings at La Pointe des Cascades, &c..

School Lands, Provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan, re Sale of since Oct. 12, 1911

School Lands, Provinces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta, Showing lots sold in during year 1912, price, &c.

62a

62e

159/;

98

92

107

213

213a

School Lands, Province of Saskatche- wan, sold in 1912, Correspondence, papers, &c., relating to in hands of Government 2131)

Scrip, Half Breed, &c., papers re issu- ing of warrant Xo. 2155, certificate Xo. 672 to Albert St. Denis 231

Scole?, C. R., New Carlisle, Que., Claim of for balance of subsidy voted, &c.. 102

Seaforth, Halifax Co., N.S., Correspon- dence re tenders, contracts, &c., re construction breakwater at 203a

Secretary of State, Report of 29

Sevigny, Mr., increase of salary of, as employee of Immigration Office, Mont- real 132

Shareholders in Banks, List of 6

Ships of War of Canada, Tenders for,

&c ea

Skinners Cove, Pictou Co., N.S., Ex- penditures at ICO

Soulanges and Vaudreuil, Xames of Post Offices and Postmasters in Counties of. 62f

South Port Wharf, Lot 48, P. E. I., re

repairs, contracts for same, &c 203c

South-west, 36-16-27, W. 2, Documents in Department of Interior relating to, &c 187

Southwest i of 4-9-14 West of 2nd Meri- dian 187a

Southwest k 28-20-21, W. 2nd Meridian, N. W. H. B., also W. ^ of S. E. J, 32- 20-21, W. 2. M., X. W. H. B., &c.. .. 187g

Southwest i 2-19-20, W. 2nd Meridian Homestead, Pat. June 3. 1892, Papers connected with claim of G. W. Brown. 187/

South West Cove, Lunenburg Co., X^.S., Obstructions placed in waters of.. .. 99

Spry Bay, Halifax Co., X.S., re estab- lishment of Lobster Hatchery at.. .. 66

Spry Bay, Halifax Co., X.S., re closing of, or change of post office at 78a

Stahl, J., A'^sistant Inspector of Immi- gration on Ry.. re suspension of by H. Boulay, &c 171

Stamp Vending Machines, terms of con- tract relating to, date, &c 224

Statistics of Canada, Official, Report of Departmental Commission on 77

Steamboat Inspection, Report of Chair- man of Board of for fiscal year 1912. 23

Stea'mer City of Sydney, Investigation tion into collision between, and Tug Douglas H. Thomas 95e

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Alphabetical Index to Sessional Papers.

A. 1913

S

Steam Service, &c., re subsidy to, be- tween points in Bonaventure Co., Que. and New Brunswick 67a

Steam Service, &c., re subsidy to, be- tween St. John, N.B., and Bear River, N.S 67

Stea.m Service performed by Steamer Canada, since Oct. 11, 1911, to date.. 65

Steam Service subsidized between Can- adian Ports and British West In- dies.. - 67b

Steffanson, Mr. V., Correspondence with concerning Northern expeditions.. .. 161

Steffanson, Mr. V., Order in Council in reference to, &<: 161a

Stewart, Sam., Hart Melvin, and others, prosecutions against for infringement of Fisheries Act 1^1^

Stenographers and Secretaries, Return re number, names of, and Members of Commons for whom fhey -work.. .. 150

Stream Measurements for calendaT year, 1911, Report of progress of 25d

Subsidies paid to Quebec and Oriental lly. and others since October, 1911.. .. 67c

Subsidies paid each of four original Provinces of Dominion at Confedera- 'tion, iwpulation on which same was •based, &c 1^*

St. Peters, N.S., Acquisition or expro- priation of land at IW

St. Peters Indian Reserve, Man., relat- ing to delay in issuing patents for lands purchased from 148

St. Peters Canal Improvements, re con- tract between Dept. and W.H.Weller, regarding W8

St. Peters Canal Improvements, re con- tract b&tween Dept. and W.H.Weller, regarding 108a

St. Croix, Co. of Lotbiniere, Que., Con- struction of a wharf at 203b

St. Joseph de Levis, re suitable site for construction of Dry Dock at, &c.. .. 204

St. Vincent de Paul Penitentiary, doc\i- ments re appointment of Dr. Pom- minville at 72a

St. Anne de la Pocatiere, Experimental Farm at, appointmejit of Mr. J. Begin as manager at 72e

St. John and Quebec Ry., documents, &c., between Dept. of Rys. and Canals re line from St. John, N.B., to Grand Falls !!<;?'

S

St. Germain de Kamouraska, documents re purchase of timber for construc- tion of wharf at, in 1912 203(f

St. Denis, Albert, re issuing of Half Breed Scrip to, &c 231

Tache, C. E., Resident Engineer in Bona- ventnre Co., Que., re Reports made by on Public Works there since 1911.. 176

Tariff Duties on imported lumber, dress- ed on one side, &c., re arguments re- specting before Exchequer Court of Canada 125b

Tariff Cnstoms of Canada, changes made in by Order in Council sdnce last ses- sion of Parliaiment 73

Tariff Customs on Cement, correspond- ence between Companies, Corporations, &c., to Nov. 11, 1911 125

Tariff Customs on Cement, adjustment of Duty on, and all correspondence with Ministers respecting, &c 125a

Taxation per capita for year ending March 31, 1913, and for each of 12 pre- ceding years. Return re 227

Technical Education and Industrial Training, Report of Royal Commission on, &c 191d

Telegraph Lines under construction dur- ing year 1911-12, in different points in Nova Scotia 209

Tenders for Ships of War of Canada.. 60

Three Rivers, Que., Correspondence, &c., re erection of a Public Building at since Oct. 11, 1911, to date 207

Thibault, Firmin, of St. Denis, Co. of Kamouraska, Que., re petition for in- demnity 122

Tides and Currents of Northumberland Strait, Reports in connection with.. 86

Townships 24-25, Range 27, West of first Meridian, suitability of for Forest Re- serve, Homesteading purposes, &c ISfio

Topographical Surveys Branch, Dept. of Interior, Report of, 1911. 1912 25b

Trade, Volume of, import and export of, between Canada and Newfoundland, from Jan. 1, 1896, to Jan. 1, 1913.. .. 195

Trade, Volume of, between Newfound- land and West Indies, included in Trade Arrangement with Canada, for 1909, 1910, 1911 and 1912 (Supplemen- tary) 195a

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Alphabetical Index to Se-ssional Papers.

A, 19r

T

Trade Transactions between West Indies

and Canada 59

Trade Unions, An Act respecting.. .. 54 Trade and Commerce: — (Part I.— Canadian Trade, Imports

ajid Exports) 1^

(Part II.— Canadian Trade)—

France lO'^

Germany 1*^<*

United States 10a

United Kingdom 10a

(Part III.— <:;an)aidian Trade, except)—

France 10b

Germany 10??

United Kingdom 10b

United States 10b

(Part IV. — Miscellaneous Informa- tion)— (Part v.— Report of the Board of

Grain Comimissioners for Canada). lOd (Part VI.— Subsidized Steamship Ser- vices) '.. .. lOe

(Part VII.— Trade of Foreign Coun- tries, Treaties and Conventions) 10/

Telephone Statistics 20d

Telegraph Statistics 20/

Transcontinental Commission, Copy of letter of Engineer Lumsden of, to

Chairman Wade of 106a

Transcontinental Railway, Copy of orig- inal instructions furnished engineers by Chief Engineer on Eastern Div. of,

also Western 106

Transcofitinental Railway Commission- ers, Report of for 1912 37

Trawlers, Steam, prohibited from par- ticipating in Fishing Bounty, &c 162

Treasua-y Boa-rd OverruLings (Statement

of) 40

Twine for fishing purposes, duty payable on, under item 6S2 of Customs Tariff. 69

Unclaimed Balances, &c., in Chartered Banks of Dominion of Canada 7

United Shoe Machinery Co., Report of Commission to investigate complaints against 95c

V

Vale Road Ry., asking that line be taken over by I. C. Ry 109

Veterinary Director General 15L

Veterinary Director General, correspon- dence re requested visit to Nova Scotia 216

Volume of trade, import and export, be- tween Canada and Newfoundland, from Jan. 1, 1896 to Jan. 1, 1913 195

Volume of trade between Newfoundland and West Indies, included in trade agreement with Canada, for 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912 „ 19oa

W

Warburton, Lt. Col., apiK>intment of as Medical Officer at iCharlottetown Camp 72d

Warrants, Governor General's, State- ment of 43

Weir Licenses, Documents re, iai waters of Counties of Charlotte and St. John, N.B 230

Welland Canal, number of accidents to lock gates or bridges on, during year ending Nov. 25, 1912, &c 169

Weller, W. H., contract between Dept. of Railways and, re St. Peters Canal. 108

Welsh Coal supply. Contract for to the various public buildings at Montreal. 134

West Indies-Canada Conference 55

West Indie©, Trade Transactions be- tween Canada, and 59

West Indies Trade Statistics, Imports and Exports, relating to, in posses- sion of (jnovt 59«

West Indies, Documents in Dept. Trade and Commerce re Steamship Service between Canada and, since Dec. 1, 1912 222

White Bear Indian Reserve, Documents re surrender of part of, &c lo9c

Wholesale Prices in Canada, Report on by R. H. Coats, B. A., Dept. of La- bour 1^

Y

Yukon, (Ordinances of), 1912 51

Yukon. (Ordinances of), 1913 226

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See also Alphabetical List, Page 1.

LIST OF SESSIONAL PArERS

Arranged in Numerical Order, with their titles at full length; the dates when Ordered and when presented to the Houses of Parliament; the iSPames of the Senator or Member who moved for each Sessional Paper, and whether it is ordered to he Printed or Not Printed.

CONTENTS OF VOLUME B.

Fifth Census of Canada, l&U— Population, Religions, Origins, Birthplace, Citizenship, Literacy, Iniirmities, as enumerated in June, 1911.

Printed for distribution and sessional papjrs.

CONTENTS OF VOLUME C.

Fifth Census of Canada, 1911— Manufactures for 1910 as enumerated in June, 1911.

Printed for distribution and sessional papers.

CONTENTS OF VOLUME 1.

(•This volume is bound in three parts.)

1. Report of the Auditor General for the year ended 31st March, 1912 Volume 1, Parts A

to J. Volume II, Parts K to U. Volume III, Parts V to Y. Presented by Hon. Mr.

White, Hth January, 1913.

Printed for distribution and sessional papers.

CONTENTS OF VOLUME 2.

2. The Public Accounts of Canada, for the fiscal year ended 31st March, 1912. Presented

by Hon. Mr. White, 26th November, 1912.

Printed for distribution and sessional papers.

3. Estimates of sums required for the service of the Dominion for the year ending 31st

March, 1914. Presented by Hon. Mr. White, 3rd February, 1913.

Printed for distribution and sessional papers.

4. Supplementary Estimates of sums required for the service of the Dominion for the year

ending on the 31st March, 1913. Presented by Hon. Mr. White, 10th March, 1913.

Printed for distribution and sessional paper.v.

5. Supplementary Estimates of sums required for the service of the Dominion for the year

ending on 31st March, 1914. Presented by Hon. Mr. White, 20th May, 1913.

Printed for distribution and sessional papcrf,.

CONTENTS OF VOLUME 3.

6. List of Shareholders in the Chartered Banks of the Dominion of Canada as on Decem-

ber 31, 1911. Presented by Hon. Mr. White, 26th November, 1912.

Printed for distribution and sessional papers.

CONTENTS OF VOLUME 4.

7. Report on dividends remaining unpaid, unclaimed balances and unpaid drafts and bilh

of exchange in Chartere<l Banks of the Dominion of Canada, for five years and upwards prior to 31st December, 1911. Presented by Hon. Mr. White, 26th November, 1912.

Printed for distribution and sessional papers

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CONTENTS OF VOLUME 5.

(This volume is bound in two parts).

8. Keport of the Superintendent of Insurance for year ended 1912. Presented by Hon.

Mr. White Printed for distribution nd sessional papers.

9. Arbstract of Statements of Insurance Companies in Canada for the year ended 1912.

Presented by Hon. Mr. White Printed for distribution and sessional papers.

CONTENTS OF VOLUME 6.

(This volume is bound in two parts).

10. Report of the Department of Trade and Commerce for the fiscal year ended 31st March,

1912. (Part I.— Canadian Trade). Presented by Hon. Mr. Foster, 30th January, 1913.

Printed for distribution and sessional papers.

10a. Report of the Department of Trade and Commerce, for the year ended 31st March, 1912. (Part II.— Canadian Trade with (1) France, (2) Germany, (3) United King- dom, and (4) United States). Presented by Hon. Mr. Foster, 12th December. 1912.

Printed for distribution and sessional papers

10b. Report of the Department of Trade and Commerce for the fiscal year ended 31st March, 1912. (Part III.— Canadian Trade with Foreign Countries, except France, Germany, the United Kingdom and United States). Presented by Hon. Mr. Foster,: ISth January, 1913 Printed for distribution and sessional papers.

lOr. Report of the Department of Trade and Commerce, for the fiscal year ended 31st March, 1912. (Part IV. — Miscellaneous Information). Presented by Hon. Mr. Reid. 17th February, 1913 ..Printed for distribution and sessional papers.

lOd. Report of the Board of Grain Commisioners for Canada. Presentjsd "hj Horn- Mr.

Foster, 3rd February, 1913 Printed for distribution and sessional papers.

lOr. Report of the Department of Trade and Commerce for the fiscal year ended 31st March

1912. (Part VI.— Subsidized Steamship Services). Presented, 1913.

Printed for distribution and sessional papers.

10/. Report of Trade and Commerce for fiscal year ended 31st March, 1912. (Part VII.— Trade of Foreign Countries, Treaties and Conventions). Presented, 1913.

Printed for distribution and sessional papers

CONTENTS OF VOLUME 7.

11. Report of the Department of Customs for the year ended 31st March, 1912. Presented

by Hon. Mr. Reid, 28th November, 1912 — Printed for distribution and sessional papers,

CONTENTS OF VOLUME 8.

12. Reports, Returns and Statistics of the Inland Revenues for the Dominion of Canauji

for the year ended 31st March, 1912. (Part I.— Excise). Presented by Hon. M/. Nantel, 25th November, 1912 Printed for distribution and sessional papers

13. Report of the Department of Inland Revenue for year ended 31st March, 1912. (Part

II.— Inspection of Weights and Measures, Gas and Electricity). Presented by Hon. Mr. Nantel, 25th November, 1912 Printed for distribution and sessional papers.

14. Report of the Department of Inland Revenue for year ended 31st March, 1912. (Part

III.— Adultjeration of Food). Presented by Hon. Mr. Nantel, 25th November, 1912.

Printed for distribution and sessional papers. 26

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CONTENTS OF VOLUME 8— Continued.

15. Report of the Minister of Agriculture for the Dominion of Canada, for the year ended

31st March. 1912. Presented by Hon. Mr. Burrell, 26th November, 1912.

Printed for distribution and sessional papers.

15a. Report of the Dairy and Cold Storage Commissioner for the fiscal ye-ar ending 1912. Presented, 1913 Printed for distribution and sessional papers

CONTENTS OP VOLUME 9.

15b. Report of the Veterinary Director General and Live Stock Commisioner, for the year ending 3lst March, 1912. Presented by Hon. Mr. Burrell, 25th March, 1913.

Printed for distribution and sessional papers.

16. Report of the Director and OiScers of the Experimental Farms for the year ending

31st March, 1912. Presented by Hon. Mr. Burrell, 14th January, 1913.

Printed for distribution and sessional papers.

CONTENTS OF VOLUME 10.

17. Criminal Statistics for the year ended 30th September, 1911, (Appendix of the Report

of the Minister of Agriculture, for the year 1911). Presented by Hon. Mr. Borden, 2nd June, 1913 Printed for distribution and sessional papers.

18. Return of the Twelfth General Election for the House of Commons of Canada, held on

the 14th and 21st of September, 1911. Presented by Hon. The Speaker, 27th November, 1912 Printed for distribution and sessional papers.

18a. Return of By-Elections (Twelfth Parliament) for the House of Commons of Canada, held during the year 1912. Presented by Hon. The Speaker, 10th March, 1913.

Printed for distribution and sessional- papers.

CONTENTS OF VOLUME 11.

19. Report of the Minister of Public Works on the works under his control for the fiscal

period ended 31st March, 1912. Part I. Presented by Hon. Mr. Rogers, 4th December, 1912. Part II. Ottawa River Storage and Geodetic Levelling.

Printed for distribution and sessional mapers.

CONTENTS OF VOLUME 12.

(This volume is bound in two parts).

19a. Report of the Commission on International Waterways.

Printed for distribution and sessional papers.

CONTENTS OF VOLUME 13.

20. Report of the Departnfent of Railways and Canals, for the fiscal period from 1st April,

1911, to Slst March 1912. Presented by Hon. Mr. Cochrane, 13th December, 1912.

Printed for distribution and sessional papers.-

20a. Canal Statistics for the season of Navigation, 1912. Presented by Hon. Mr. Cochrane, 15th April. 1913 Printed for distribution and sessional papers.

20b. Railway, Statistics of the Dominion of Canada for the year ended 30th June, 1912. Presented by Hon. Mr. Cochrane, 16th January, 1913.

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CONTENTS OF VOLUME 14.

20c. Saveiitli Report of the Board of Railway Commissioners for Canada, for the year end- ing 31st March, 1912. Presented by Hon. Mr. Cochrane, 25th November, 1913.

Printed for distribution and sessional papers.

20d. Telephone Statistics of the Dominion of Canada, for the year ended 30th June, 1912 Presented by Hon. Mr. Cochrane, 17th February, 1913.

Printed for distribution and sessional papert

20e. Express Statistics of the Dominion of Canada, for the year ended 30th June, 1912. Pre- sented by Hon. Air. Cochrane, 12th February, 1913.

Printed for distribution and sessional papers.

20/. Telegraph Statistics of the Dominion of Canada, for the year ended 30th June, 1912. Presented by Hon. Mr. Cochrane, 7th February, 1913.

Printed for distribution and sessional papers.

CONTENTS OF VOLUME 15.

21. Forty-fifth Annual Report of the Department of Marine and Fisheries, for the fiscal

year 1911-1912 — Marine. Presented by Hon. Mr. Hazen, 16th December, 1912.

Printed for distribution and sessional papers.

21a. Eleventh Report of the Geographic Board of Canada, for the year ending 30th Juno, 1912. Presented by Hon. Mr. Hazen, 11th April, 1913.

Printed for distribution and sessional papers.

CONTENTS OF VOLUME 16.

21b. List of Shipping issued by Department of Marine and Fisheries. Vessels in Registry Books of Canada, for year 1912. Presented, 1913.

Printed for distribution and sessional papers.

21c. Supplement to Forty-fifth Report of the Department of Marine and Fisheries, for fiscal year 1911-12, — Marine Branch — Influence of Icebergs and Land on the temperature of the Sea. Presented by Hon. Mr. Hazen, 17th February, 1913.

Printed for distribution and sessional paper:..

22. Forty-fifth Annual Report of the Department of Marine and Fisheries, 1912, — Fisheries.

Presented by Hon. Mr. Hazen, 5th December, 1912.

Printed for distribution and sessional papers

23. Report of the Chairman of the Board of Steamboat Inspection for the fiscal year 1912.

Printed for distribution and sessional papers.

CONTENTS OF VOLUME 17.

24. Report of the Postmaster General, for the year ended 31st March, 1912. Presented by

Hon. Mr. Pelletier, 3rd December, 1912. .Printed for distribution and sessional papers.

CONTENTS OF VOLUME 18.

25. Annual Report of the Department of the Interior, for the fiscal year ending 31st March,

1912. Presented by Hon. Mr. Roche, 27th November, 1912.

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CONTENTS OF VOLUME 19.

25a. Eeport of Chief Astronomer, Department of the Interior, for year ending 31st March, 1911 Printed for distribution and sessional papers.

256. Annual Eeport of the Topographical Surveys Branch of the Department of the In- terior, 1911-1912. Presented by Hon. Mr. Crothers, 6th J^une, 1913.

Printed for distribution and sessional papers

CONTENTS OF VOLUME 20.

25d. Eeport of progress of Stream Measurements for calendar year 1911.

Printed for distribution and sessional papers.

26. Summary Report of the Geological Survey Branch of the Department of Mines, for the

calendar year 1912. Presented by Hon. Mr. Eoche, 29th November, 1912.

Printed for distribution and sessional papers.

26a. Summary Eeport of the Mines Branch, Department of Mines, for the calendar year 1911 Printed for distribution and sessional papers.

CONTENTS OF VOLUME 21.

27. Eeport of the Department of Indian Affairs for the year ended 31st March, 1912. Pre-

sented by Hon. Mr. Eoche, 29th November, 1912.

Printed for distribution and sessional papers.

28. Eeport of the Eoyal Northwest Mounted Police, 1912. Presented by Hon. Mr. Borden,

llth January, 1913 Printed for distribution and sessional papers.

CONTENTS OF VOLUME 22.

29. Eeport of the Secretary of State of Canada for the year ended 31st March, 1912. Pre-

sented by Hon. Mr. Coderre, 3rd December, 1912.

Printed for distribution and sessional papers.

29a. Eeport of the Secretary of State for External Affairs for the year ended 31st March. 1912. Presented by Hon. Mr. Borden, 25th November, 1912.

Printed for distribution and sessional papers.

CONTENTS OF VOLUME 23.

29b. Eeport of the work of the Archives Branch of the Department of the Secretary ol State, for the year 1912. Presented by Hon. Mr. Coderre, 2nd June, 1913.

Printed for distribution and sessional papers.

30. The Civil Service List of Canada, 1912. Presented by Hon. Mr. Coderre, 3rd December,

1912 Printed for distribution and sessional papers.

31. Fourth Annual Report of the Civil Service Commission of Canada for the period from

1st September, 1911, to 31st August, 1912. Presented by Hon. Mr. Coderre, 24th January, 1913 Printed for distribution and sessional papers.

CONTENTS OF VOLUME 24.

32. Annual Eeport of the Department of Public Printing and Stationery, for tke fisc-al year

ended Slst March. 1912. Presented by Hon. Mr. Borden. 24th April, 1913.

Printed for distribution and sessional papers.

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CONTENTS OF VOLTJME 24r— Continued.

33. Report of the Joint Librarians of Parliament for year 1912. Present.e<i by Hon. Tae

Speaker, 31st November, 1912 Not printed

34. Report of the Minister of Justice as to Penitentiaries of Canada, for the fiscal year

ended 31st March, 1912. Presented by Hon. Mr. Doherty, 27th November, 1912.

Printed for distribution and sessional papers.

35. Report of the Militia Ckjuncil for the fiscal year ending 31st March, 1913. Presented by

Hon. Mr. Hughes, 14th January, 1913. ..Printed for distribution and sessional papers.

36. Report of the Department of Labour for the fiscal year ending 31st March. 1912. Pre-

sented by Hon. Mr. CrothiCrs, 28th November, 1912.

Printed for distribution and sessional papers.

36a. Fifth Report of the Registrar of Boards of Conciliation and Investigation of the pro- ceedings under " The Industrial Disputes Investigation Act, 1907," for the fiscal year ending 31st March, 1912. Presented by Hon. Mr. Crothers, 28th November, 1912.

Printed for distribution and sessional papers

36c. Report of proceedings under the Combines Investigation Act, for the year ended 31st March, 1012 Printed for distribution and sessional papers.

CONTENTS OF VOLUME 25.

37. Eighth Annual Report of the Commissioners of the Transcontinental railway, for the

year ended 31st March, 1912. Presented by Hon. Mr. Cochrane, 12th December, 1912.

Printed for distribution and sessional papers.

38. Report of the Department of the Naval Service, for the fiscal year ending 3l6t March,

1912. Presented by Hon. Mr. Hazen, 28th November, 1912.

Printed for distribution and sessional papersj

39. " Miscellaneous Unforeseen Expenses," from the 1st April, to the 21st November, 1912,

in accordance with the Appropriation Act of 1912. Presented by Hon. Mr. White, 2oth November, 1912 Not printed

40. Statement of Treasury Board over-rulings, under Section 44, Consolidated Revenue and

Audit Act. Presented by Hon. Mr. White, 26th November, 1912 Not printed.

41. Statement in pursuance of Section 17 of the Civil Service Insurance Act, for the yeai

ending 31st March, 1912. Presented by Hon. Mr. White, 2Gth November, 1912.

Not printed.

42. Statement of Receipts and Expenditures of the Ottawa Improvement CommissionI ^.o

31st March, 1912. Presented by Hon. Mr. White, 26th November, 1912 Not printed

43. Statement of Governor General's Warrants issued since the last Session of Parliament

on account of 1912-13. Presented by Hon. Mr. White, 26th November, 1912.

Not printed.

44. Statement of Superannuation and Retiring Allowances in the Civil Service diaring the

year ending 3lst December, 1912, showing name, rank, salary, service, allowance and canse of retirement of each person superannuated or retired, also whether vacancy is filled by promotion or by appointment, and salary of any new appointee. Presented

by Hon. M», Wktte, 26th November, 1912 Not printed

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CONTENTS OF VOLUME 25— Continued.

45. Return (in so far as the Department of the Interior is concerned) of copies lof all

Orders in Council, plans, papers and correspondence relating to the Canadian Paciiif railway, which are required to be presented to the House of Commons, under a Ile:>o- lution passed on 2flth February, 1SS2, since the date of the last return, under such Resolution. Presented by Hon. Mr. Roche, 26th November, 1912 Not prinied.

4r5a. Return to lands sold by the Canadian Pacific Railway Company during the^ year which ended on the 1st October, 1912. Presented by Hon. Mr. Roche, 14th January, 1913 Not printed -

45b. Return to an Address to His Royal Highness the Governor General of the 27th January, 1913, for a copy of all applications made by the Canadian Pacific Railway Company for authorization to make new issue of stock, addressed to the Governor in Council, and of all correspondence with regard to the same. Presented 16th April, 1913, by Sir Wilfrid Laurier Not printed

46. Return to an Order of the House of the 18th March, 1912, for a copy of all report-

made by the Inspector of Agents for placing Immigrants, both domestic servants and farm labourers, in Ontario and Quebec, during the years 1910 and 1911. Presemted 27th November, 1912, by Mr. Sutherland Not printed.

47. Return to an Order of the House of the 11th March, 1912, for a copy of all letters, tele-

grams and other papers in connection with complaints of whatever naturt© agai,nsi, (Commission Agents for placing farm labourers in Ontario, also officials connected with any agency in Ontario, during the year 1910 and 1911. Presented 27th November, 1912 by Mr. Sutherland Not prinied

48. Copy of Order in Council No. P. C. 1275, dated 13th May, 1912, " Award of compensation

to men belonging to the Royal Canadian Navy, who may be permanently disabled though injuries or illness contracted during drill, training or on duty." Presented by Hon. Mr. Hiazen, 27th November, 1012 Not printed.

48a. Copies of plans included in the tender of Messrs. Cammel, Laird & Company, dated 29th April 1911, for the construction of ships for the Canadian Naval Service. Pre sented by Hon. Mr. Hazen, 18th December, 1912 Not printed.

48b. An Act respecting the Naval Service of Canada." (Copy of Order in Council, No. P. C. 126 dated 20th January, 1913, " Amendment to the Regulations for the Entry of Naval Cadets)." Presented by Hon. Mr. Hazen, 4th February, 1913.. ..Not prinied.

49. Regulations under " The Destructive Insect and Pest Act." Presented by Hon. Mr.

Burrell, 28th November, 1912 Not printed.

50. Statement of the aSairs of the Royal Society of Canada, for the year ended 30th April.

1912. Presented by Hon. Mr. White, 29th November, 1912 Not printed.

51. Ordinances of the Yukon Territory passed by the Yukon Council in the year 1912. Pre-

sented by Hon. Mr. Cod«rre, 3rd December, 1913 Not printed

52. Return of Orders in Council which have been published in the Canada Gazette, between

1st August, 1911, and 30th September, 1912, in accordance with the provisions of Sec- tion 77 of the Dominion Lands Act, Chapter 20 of the Statutes of Canada, 1908. Pre

sentsd by Hon. Mr. Roche, 5th December, 1912 Not prinied.

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' CONTENTS OF VOLUME 25— Continued.

52a. Eeturn of Orders in Council parsed between the let August, 1911, and 30th September, 1912, in accordance with the provisions of Section 5 of the Dominion Land Survey Act, Chapter 21, 7-8 Edward VII. Presented 5th December, 1912, by Hon. Mr. Roche.

Not printed.

52b. Eeturn of Orders in Council which hav« been passed and published in the Canada Gazette and in the British Columbia Gazelte, between 1st August, 1911, and 30th Sep- tember, 1912, in accordance with provisions of Subsection (d) of Section 33 of the regulations for the survey, administration, disposal and management of Dominion Lands within the 40-mile Railway Belt in the Province of British Columbia. Pre- fitented by Hon. Mr. Roche, 5th December, 1912 Not printed

52c. Eeturn to an Order of the House of the 24th February, 1913, for a copy of all regula- tions issued by the Minister of the Interior, relating to the disposition of Dominion lands between 8th April, 1905, and 12th October, 1911. Presented by Hon. Mr. Roche. 25th March, 1913 Not printed.

53. A detailed statement of all bonds or securities registered in the Department of the

Secretary of State of Canada, since last return (28th November, 1911) submitted to the Parliament of Canada under Section 32 of Chapter 19, of the Revised Statutes of Canada, 1906. Presented by Hon. Mr. Coderre, 4th December, 1912 Not printed.

54. Annual Eeturn respecting Trade Unions under Chapter 125, E.S.C., 190C. Presente I

by Hon. Mr. Cod«rre, 4th December, 1912 Not printed.

55. Deliberation of the Canada-West Indies Conference, and Agreement between Canada

and certain of the West India Colonies. Presented by Hon. Mr. Foster, 4th December, 1912 Printed for distribution and sessional papers

56. Orders in Council passed between the 1st August, 1911, and 30th September, 1912, in

accordance with the provisions of the Rocky Mountains Park Act, Chapter 60, Re- vised Statutes of Canada, 1906. Presented by Hon. Mr. Rogers, 4th December, 1912.

Not printed.

56a. Return of Orders in Council passed between the 1st August, 1911, and 30th September, 1912, in accordance with the provisions of the Forest Reserves and Park Act, Section 19, of Chapter 10, 1-2 George V. Presented by Hon. Mr. Roche, 5th December, 1912.

Not printed.

CONTENTS OF VOLUME 26.

57. Report of the Public Service Commission. Presented by Hon. Mr. Borden, 9th Decem-

ber, 1912. Parts I, II, and III Printed for distribution and sessional papers.

CONTENTS OF VOLUME 27.

(This volume is bound in two parts).

57a. Report on the organization of the Public Service of Canada, by Sir George Murray. Presented by Hon. Mr. Borden, 18th December, 1912.

Printed for distribution and sessional papers.

58. Report of the proceedings for the preceding year of the Commissioners of Internal

Economy of the House of Commons, pursuant to Eule 9. Presented by Hon. The Speaker, 9th December, 1912 Not printed.

59. Schedules of Trade Transactions between the West Indies and Canada, the Unitcl

States and the United Kingdom, oompiled from the West Indian blue books and sta tujtics. Presented by Hon. Mr. Foster, 12th December, 1912.

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CONTENTS OF VOLUME 27— Continued.

59a. Trade Statistics of Imports and Exports in possession of the Government, re British West Indies. {Senate) Not printed.

60. Return showing correspondence concerning the calling for tenders for the Ships of War

of Canada, togetlier with copies of tenders. Presented by Hon. Mr. Hazen, 12th De cember,,1912 Not printed.

61. Return to an Order of the House of the 9th December, 1912, for a copy of all corre^

pondeuce, telegrams, reports and documents relating to the dismissal of John R McDonald, Heatherton, Antigonish County, as Indian agent for the district including the Counties of Antigoni-h and Guysborough, and the appointment of his successor. Presented 4th January, 1913. — Mr. Chisholm {Antigo)iish) Not printed.

61a. Return to an Order of the House of the 9th December, 1912, for a copy of all charges, correspondence, letters, telegrams and other documents relating to the dismissal of Dr. C. P. Bissett, Physician to the Indians at Salmon River, Richmond County, N.S. Presented 14th January, 1913. — Mr. Kyte Not printed.

61b. Return to an Order of the House of the 9th December, 1912, for a copy of all charges, correspondence, letters, telegrams and other documents relating to the dismissal of Michael Murphy, postmaster at Point Micheau, Richmond County, N.S. Presentoa 4th January, 1913.— Mr. Kyte Not printed.

61c. Return to an Order of the House of the 9th December, 1912, for copy of all charges, correspondence, letters, telegrams and other documents relating to the di'smissal of David A. McLeod, Postmaster at Cleveland, Richmond County, N.S. Presented Ut'ii January. — Mr. Kyte Not printed.

61d. Return to an Order of the House of the 4th December, 1912, for a copy of all papers, letters, complaints, telegrams, reports, and other documents in the possession of the Post Office Department relating to the dismissal of John Milward, Postmaster at Stov- m.ont, Guysborough County, N.S. Presented 14th January, 1913. — Mr. Sinclair.

Not printed.

61c. Return to an Order of the House of the 9th December, 1912, for a copy of all charges, correspondence, letters, telegrams and other documents, relating to the dismissal of Kenneth F. McAskill, Postmaster at Loch Lomond, Richmond County, N.S. Presented 14th January, 1913.— Mr. Kijte Not printed.

61/. Return to an Address to His Royal Highness the Governor General of the 2oth March, 1912, for a copy of all letters, telegrams, memorandums and Orders in Council, relat-' ing to the dismissal of Mr. W. W. Hayden, late wharfinger of the government wharf at Digby, Xova Scotia. Presented 14th January, 1913.— Mr. Maclean (Halifax).

Not printed.

61g. Return to an Order of the House of the 11th December,. 1912, for a copy of all com- plaints and charges made against W. B. Langley, assistant at Lobster Hatchery, Nova Scotia, and of all letters, telegrams and correspondence relating in any way to his dismissal and the appointment of a successor. Presented 14th January, 1913.— Mr Sinclair Not printed.

61h. Return to an Order of the House of the 11th December, 1912, for a copy of all charges, correspondence, letters, telegrams and other documents relating to the dismissal- of Fred. E. Cox, engineer lobster hatchery at Isaac's Harbour, Guysborough County, N.S., and of the evidence taken and report of investigation held by H. P. Duclierain in

regard to the same. Presented I4th January, 1913. — Mr. Sinclair Not printed.

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Gli. Return to an Order of the House of the 11th December, 1912, for a copy of all cooi plaints and charges made against Simon Hodgson, engineer lobster hatchery at Isaac *= Harbour, Nova Scotia, and of all letters, telegrams and correspondence relating id any way to his dismissal and the appointment of a successor. Presented 14th January 1913.— Mr. Sinclair Not printed.

61 j. Return to an Order of the House of the 11th December, 1912, for a copy of all charges, correspondence, letters, telegrams and other dociaments relating to the dismissal of Henry Henlow, chief engineer at lobster hatchery at Canso, Guysborough County, N.S. Presented 14th January, 1915.— Mr. Sinclair , Not printed.

61k. Return to an Order of the Hoiise of. the 11th December, 1912, for a copy of all charges, correspondence, letters, telegrams and other documents relating to the dismissal of H. C. V. LeVatte, harbour master at Louisburg, Cape Breton South, N.S., and of evidence taken and report of investigations held by H. P. Duchemin, in regard to the same. Presented 14th January, 1913. — Mr. Carroll Not printed.

611. Return to an Order of the House of the 11th December, 1912, for a copy of all charges, correspondence, letters, telegrams and other documents relating to the dismissal of John Cummings, assistant at the lobster hatchery at Isaac's Harbour, Nova Scotia, and of evidence taken and reports of investigation held by H. P. Duchemin, in regard to the same. Presented 14th January, 1913. — Mr. Sinclair Not printed.

61m. Return to an Order of the House of the 9th December, 1912, for a copy of All charges, correspondence, letters, telegrams and other documents relating to the dismissal of W. G. Matthews, coxswain, lifeboat crew at Canso, Guysborough County, N.S., and all evidence taken and report of investigation held by H. P. Duchemin in regard to the same; also a detailed statement of the expenses of such investigation. Presented 14th January, 1913. — Mr. Sinclair Not printed.

61n. Return to an Order of the House of the 9th December, 1912, for a copy of all charges, correspondence, letters, telegrams, and other documents relating bo the diamiss^al of Joseph Shean, harbour master at North Sydney, N.S., in the riding of North Capo Breton and Victoria. Presented 14th January, 1913. — Mr. McKenzie Not printed.

61o. Return to an Order of the House of the 9th December, 1912, for a copy of all charges, correspondence, letters, telegrams and other documents, relating to the dismissal of Grorge H. Sampson, keeper of the storm signal at Lower L'Ardoise, Richmond County, N.S. Presented 14th January, 1913. — Mr. Kyte Not printed.

61p. Return to an Order of the House of the 9th December, 1912, for a copy of all charges, correspondence, letters, telegrams and other documents relating to the dismissal of Alexis Vigneau, captain of the patrol boat at Arich'at, Richmond County, N.S. Pre- sented 14th January, 1913. — Mr. Kyte Not printed.

Glq. Return to an Address to His Royal Highness the Governor General of the 4th Decem- ber, 1912, for a copy of all correspondence. Orders in Council and all other papers or documents in any way relating to the dismissal of Emeri Thivierge, from the posi tion of fisheries inspector for the Counties of Prescott and Russell. Presented Htb January, 1913.— Mr. Murphy Not printed.

61r. Return to an Order of the House of the 9th December, 1912, for a return showing all the public officers of the Inland Revenue Department in the County of St. Jean Iber- ville, removed by the present Government since 1st May, 1912, together with the names and duties of such persons, the reasons of their dismissal, thar natnro of tke

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complaints against them, the names of the persons who brought these complaints ; also a copy of all correspondence relating thereto, and lof the reports of inquiries in the cases where such have been held. Presented 14th January, 1913. — Mr. Demurs.

Not printed. 61s. Eeturn to an Order of the House of the 4th December, 1912, for a copy of all corres- pondence, complaints, petitions, memoranda, notes of evidence, reports of investiga- tions and other documents in the possession of the Department of Inland Revenue regarding the dismissal of J. Fabien Bugeaud, Bonaventure, Quebec, assistant in- spector of weights and measures in the Quebec district, and the appointment of his successor or successors, with the names, residence, salaries and duties; also of all documents relating to A. B. Caldwell, New Carlisle, Quebec, joint assistant inspector with J. Fabien Bugeaud, and the duties ass-igned to him, together with a copy of all recoipmendations for said new appointment. Presented 14th January, 1913. — Mr. Mareil (Bonaventure) Not printed.

61t. Eeturn to an Address to His Eoyal Highness the Governor General of the 4th Decem- ber, 1912, for a copy of all correspondence. Orders in Council and all other papers or documents in any way relating to the dismissal of Duncan McArthur, from the Annuities Branch, while the said branch was attached to the Department of Trade and Commerce. Presented loth January, 1913.— Mr. il/i/rp/iy Not printed.

61m. Eeturn to an Order of the House of the 26th February, 1912, for a copy of all docu- ments, letters, requests, reports, recommendations and evidence taken under investi- gation by Dr. Shentlifi, relating to the dismissal of Charles O. Jones, postmaster of Bedford, County of Missisquoi. Presented 15th January, 1913. — Mr. Kay.

Not printed.

61i;. Return to an Order of the House of the 1st April, 1912, for a copy of all letters, tele- grams, complaints or other papers or documents in the possession of the Govern- ment or any department thereof, relating; to the dismissal of Archibald Barss, post- master, New Harbour, West, Guysborough County, N.S. Presented 15th January. 1913.— Mr. Sinclair - Not printed.

Slw. Eeturn to an Order of the House of the 10th December, 1912, for a copy of all corres pondence, documents, recommendation and other reports respecting the dismissal of Dr. A. Allaire as surgeon of the penitentiary of St. Vincent de Paiil, and also respecc- ing the payments of his gratuities, superannuation or retiring allowance. Presented 15th January, 1913.— Mr. Wilson {Laval) Not printed

61x. Return to an Order of the House of the 10th December, 1912, for a copy of all corre- spondence, documents, recommendations and reports respecting the dismissal of Oscar Eeauchamp as warden of the penitentiary of St. Vincent de Paul, and also respecting the payments of his gratuities, superannuation or retiring allowance. Presented loth January. 1913.— Mr. Wilson (Laval) Not printed.

61y. Return to an Order of the House of the 9th December, 1912, for a copy of all charges, correspondence, letters, telegrams and other documents relative to the dismissal of John McDonald, freight handler and checker Intercolonial railway at Sydney Mines Nova Scotia, in the riding of North Cape Breton and Victoria, and of the evidence taken and report of investigation held by H. P. Duchemin, in regard to same, and a detailed statement of the expenses of such investigation. Presented 16th January, 1913.— Mr. MacJ.enzie Not printed.

61z. Eeturn to an Order of the House of the 9th December, 1912, for a copy of all letters, correspondence, documents and reports relating to the dismissal of Allan Kinney, of Linwood Antigonish County, Nova Scotia, a sectionman on the intercolonial rail- 43S49— 3i 35

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•way, and for a statement in detail of the expenses in connection with the investiga- tion of the charges against him. Presented 16th January, 1913.— Mr. Chisholm (Antigonish) Not printed.

61aa. Return to an Order of the House of the 9th December, 1912, for a copy of all letters, correspondence, documents and reports relating to the dismissal of Charles Landry, of Pomket, Antigonish county. Nova Scotia, a sectionman on the Intercolonial rail- - way, and for a statement in detail of the expenses connected with the investigation of the charges against him. Presented IGth January, 1913.— Mr. Chisholm {Anii ginish) Not printed.

Glhb. Return to an Order of the House of the 4th December, 1912, for a copy of all papers, documents, reports, correspondence, &c., relating to the dismissal of Patrick Decoste, an employee on the ferry steamer Scotia between Mulgrave and Point Tupper on tlie Intercolonial railway. Presented Ifith January, 19]3 ., ..Not printed.

61cc. Return to an Order of the House of the 9th December, 1912, for a copy of all charges, correspondence, letters, telegrams and other documents relating to the dismissal of Harry E. McDonald, assistant engineer at St. Peters Canal, Richmond County, N.S Presented 13th January, 1913.— Mr. Kyte.

61dd. Return to an order of the House of the 9th December, 1912, for a copy of all letters, papers, documents, teleo:rams, and charges relating to a complaint against Neil Ross, sectionman on the Intercolonial railway at West River, County of Pictou, and of tlio evidence taken at the investigation, of the report of the commissioner thereon, and of all letters, papers or other documents relating to the appointment of his successor. Presented IGth January, 1913.— Mr. Macdonald Not printed.

61ee. Return to an Order of the House of the 9th December, 1912, for a copy of all letter.-i. correspondence, documents and reports relating to the dismissal of James Armstrong, of Heatherton, Antigonish County, N.S., a "(sectionman on the Intercolonial railway, and for a statement in detail of the expenses connected with the investigation of the charges against him. Presented 16th January, 1913.— Mr. Chisholm (Antigonish).

Not printed.

61//. Return to an Order of the House of the 4th December, 1912, for a copy of all letters, telegrams and other documents, relating to the dismissal of Thomas J. Gray, as car inspector on the Intercolonial railway at Westville, County of Pictou. Presented 16th January, 1913.— Mr. Macdonald Not printed.

61gg- Return to an Order of the House of the 9th December, 1912, for a copy of all corra spondence, telegrams and reports relating to the dismissal of Colin Macdonald, ot James River Station, County of Antigonish, as Intercolonial sectionman, and the appointment of his successor. Presented 16th January, 1913.— Mr. Chisholm (Anii- gonish) Not printed.

61hh. Return to an Order of the House of the 9th December, 1912, for a copy of all charges, correspondence, letters, telegrams, and other documents relative to the dismissal of A. T. Gannon, car repairer and inspector Intercolonial railway at North Sydney, Nova Scotia, in the riding of North Cape Breton and Victoria, and of the evidence taken and reiiort of investigation' held by H. P. Duchemin, in regard to same, and a detailed st-atement of the expenses of such investigation. Presented 16th January.

1913.— Mr. Mclienzie Not printed.

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61u. Return to an Order of the House of the 9th December, 1912, for a copy of all letters, correspondence, documents, and reports relating to the dismissal of Huber Myatte. Tracadie, Antigonish County, Nova Scotia, a sectionman on the Intercolonial railway and for a statement in detail of the expenses connected with the investigation of the charges against him. Presented 16th January, 1913.— JJ/r. Chisholm (Antigonish).

Not printed.

Qljj- Return to an Order of the House of the 9th December, 1912, for a copy of all letters, correspondence, documents, and reports relating to the dismissal of John McDonnell, Afton Station, Antigonish County, Nova Scotia, a sectionman on the Intercolonial railway, and for a statement in detail of the expenses connected with the investiga- tion of the charges against him. Presented 17th January. 1913.— Mr. Chisholm (Anti- gonish) Not printed.

61fefc. Return to an Order of the House of the 9th December, 1911, for a copy of all letters, correspondence, documents and reports relating to the dismissal of William Landry, of Pomket, Antigonisih County, Nova Scotia, a section foreman of the Intercolonial railway, and for a statement in detail of the expenses connected with the investiga- tion of the charges againt him. Presented 17th January, 1913. — Mr. Chisholm (Anti gonish) Not printed.

61 U. Return to an Order of the House of the 9th December, 1912, for a copy of all charge-^, correspondence, telegrams and other documents relative to the dismissal of D. J. McDougall, section foreman. Intercolonial railway. Grand Narrows, Nova Scotia, in the riding of North Cape Breton and Victoria, and of the evidence taken and report of investigation held by H. P. Duchemin, in regard to same, and a detailed statement of the expenses of such investigation. Presented 17th January, 1913. — Mr. McKenzie.

Not printed.

61mm. Return to an Order of the House of the 11th December, 1912, for a copy of alJ charges, correspondence, letters, telegrams and other documents relating to the dis- misaal of Dan. A. Coffey, lockman at St. Peter's canal, Richmond County, N.S., and of the evidence taken and of the reports of investigation held by H. P. Duchemin, in regard to the same, and a detailed statement of the expenses of such investigation; and a copy of all papers relating to the appointment of his successor. Also, for a copy of all charges, correspondence, letters, telegrams and other documents relating to the dismissal of W. A. McNeil, lockman at St. Peter's canal, Richmond County, N.S., and of the evidence taken and of the report of investigation held by H. P. Duchemin in regard to the same, and a detailed statement of the expenses of such investigation ; and a copy of all papers relating to the appointment of his successor. Presented 17ti» January, 1913.— Mr. Kyte.. Not printed.

6lnn. Return to an Order of the House of the 9th December, 1912, for a copy of all charge-!, correspondence, letters, telegrams and other documents relating to the dismissal of John P. Meagher, foreman deckhand on steamship Scotia, Mulgrave, Guysborough County, N.S., and of all evidence taken and reports of investigation held by H. P. Duchemin, in regard to the same ; also a detailed statement of the expenses of such investigation. Presented 17th January, 1913. — Mr. Sinclair Not printed.

Qloo. Return to an Order of the House of the 4th December, 1912, for a copy of all letters, telegrams, evidence taken, reports, &c., and of all correspondence between the Pose- master General and officers of his department, and James Gibson, ex-postmaster of Alameda, Sask., in connection with the instructions sent him to hand the office over to E. Cronk. Presented 17th January, 1913.— Mr. Turriff Not printed.

61pp. Return to an Order of the House of the 11th December, 1912, for a copy of all pajiers, documents and correspondence relating to the dismissal of Captain C. E. Miller from the 75th Regiment. Presented 17th January, 1913.— Mr. Maclean (Halifax).

Not printed.

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GlqfQf. Return to an Order of the House of the 9th December, 1912. for a copy of all corre- spondence, letters and telegrams relating to the dismissial of J. N. N. Poirier, collector of excise at Victoriaville, Quebec, and also of the inquiry made by N. Garceau, by the Minister of Inland Revenue, and especially of two aflBdavits given by Ludger Frechette and Joseph Faucher. Presented 17th January. 1913.— Air. Brouillard.

Not pi-inted.

Glrr. Return to an Order of the House of the 9th December, 1912, for a copy of all charges correspondence, letters, telegrams, and other documents relative to the dismissal of Abraham Astephen, of North Sydney, N.S., interpreter Immigration Department at North Sydney, N.S., in the riding of North Cape Breton and Victoria. Presented 17th January, 1913. — Mr. McKenzie Not printed.

61ss. Return to an Address to His Royal Highness the Governor General of the 4th Decem- ber, 1912, for a copy of all correspondence. Orders in Council, and all other papers or documents in any way relating to the dismissal of Robert Dow from the Immigratioi" Branch of the Department of the Interior at Ottawa. Presented 17th January, 1913. —Mr. Murphy Not printed.

61tt. Return to an Order of the House of the 9th December, 1912, for a copy of all papers, documents, correspondence, &c., relating to the dismissal of John Ware of the Immi- gration Branch of the Interior Department at Halifax, N.S. Presented 17th January, 1913. — Mr. Maclean (Halifax) Not printed.

6luu. Return to an Order of the House of the 9th December, 1912, for a copy of all charges, correspondence, letters, telegrams, and other documents relative to the dismissal of Richard Hickey, agent Immigration Department at North Sydney, Nova Scotia, in the riding of North Cape Breton and Victoria, and of the evidence taken and repon of investigation held by H. P. Duchemin, in regard to the same, and a detailed etato- inent of the expenses of such investigation. Presented 17th January, 19J3. — Mr. McKenzie Not printed.

61i;«. Return to an Order of the House of the 9th December, 1912, for a copy of all charges correspondence, letters, telegrams, and other documents relative to the dismissal of Dr. J. W. McLean, of North Sydney, N.S., medical examiner. Immigration Depart ment at North Sydney, N.S., in the riding of North Cape Breton and Victoria. Pr^ sented 17th January, 1913.— M?\ McKenzie Not printed.

aiiriv. Return to an Order of the House of the 11th December, 1912, for a copy of «.li charges, correspondence, letters, telegrams and other documents relating to the dis- missal of John A. McRea, lightkeeper, at Margaree Island, Inverness County, Nova Scotia, of the evidence taken and report of investigation held by H. P. Duchemin in regard to the same; also a detailed statement of the expenses of such investigation. Presented 17th January, 1913. — Mr. Chisholm (Inverness) Not printed.

Glxx. Return to an Order of the House of the 9th December, 1912, for a copy of all charges, correspondence, letters, telegrams and other documents relating to the dismissal of Thomas Brymer, lightkeeper at Lower L'Ardoise, Richmond County, N.S. Presented 17ih January, 1913.— Mr. Kyte Not printed.

61yy. Return to an Order of the House of the 9th December, 1912, for a copy of all charge.\ oorrespondence, letters, telegrams and other documents relating to the dismissal of Dominique Boudrot, buoy contractor, at Petit de Grat, Richmond County, N.S. Pre- sented 17th January, 1913.- ifr. Kyte ' Not printed.

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Glzz. Eetnrn to an Order of the House of the 4th December, 1912, for a copy of all charge-i correspondence, letters, telegrams and other documents concerning the dismissal oi Frederick F. Doucet, keeper of the lighthouse at the entrance of the harbour of Cara- qnot. County of Gloucester, and the nomination of his succsssor. Presented I7th January, 1913.— 4fr. Turgeon Not printed.

61aoo. Return to an Order of the House of the 11th December, 1912, for a copy of) all charges, correspondence, letters, telegrams and other documents relating to the dis- missal of W. H. Henlow, keeper of storm drum, Liscomb, Guysborough County, N.S. Presented 17th January, 1913.— Mr. Sinclair Not printed.

eibbb. Return to an Order of the House of the ith December, 1912, for a copy of all charges, correspondence, letters, telegrams and other documents relating to the dismissal or David Falconer, lightkeeper at Cariboo Island, County of Pictou. Presented ITtli January, 1913.— Mr. MacdonaJd Not priiited.

eihhb. Return to an Order of the House of the 4th December, 1912, for a copy of all charges, correspondence, letters, telegrams and other documents relative to the dismissal ot M. Wilson Lawlor, harbour commissioner at North Sydney, Nova Scotia, in the riding of North Cape Breton and Victoria, and of the evidence taken and report of investi- gation held by H. P. Duchemin, in regard to same, and a detailed statement of the expenses of such investigation. Presented 17th January, 1913.— Mr. McKenzie.

Not printed.

Glddd. Return to an Order of the House of the 9th December, 1912, for a copy of all charges, correspondence, letters, telegrams and other documents relative to the dismissal x T P. J. McDonald, harbour commissioner at North Sydney, Nova Scotia, in the riding of North Cape Breton and Victoria, and of the evidence taken and report of investi- gation held by H. P. Duchemin, in regard to same, and a detailed statement of the expenses of such investigation. Presented 17th January, 1913.— Mr. McKenzie.

Not printed.

61eee. Return to an Order of the House of the 9th December, 1912, for a return showing: 1. The names of all lightkeepers in the Province of Nova Scotia who were dismissed from office or employment since 10th October, 1911, together with the date of each dis- missal. Presented 17th January. 1913. — Mr. Macleati {Halifax) Not printed.

61///- Return to an Order of the House of the 4th December, 1912, for a return showing the detail and number of dismissals from public offices in the Department of Marine and Fisheries to this date in the County of Bonaventure, the names of the dismissed occu- pants, the reasons for their dismissal, the complaints against such officials and a copy of all correspondence with respect to the same, and of all reports of investigation? where such were held; as well as a list of the new appointments made by the depart ment, with names, residences, salaries and duties,and a copy of all recommendations of such appointments. Presented 17th January, 1913. — Mr. Marcil (Bonaventure).

Not printed.

Glggg. Return to an Order of the House of the 9th December, 1912, for a copy of all charges, correspondence, letters, telegrams and other documents relating to the di? missal of H. L. Tory, fishery officer at Guysborough, Guysborough County, N.S., and of all evidence taken, and report of investigation held by H. P. Duchemin, in regard to the same; also a detailed statement of the expenses of the investigation. Presented 17th January, 1913.— Mr. Sinclair Not printed.

Qlhhh. Return to an Order of the House of the 4th December, 1912, for a copy of all charges, correspondence, letters, telegrams, and other documents in the possession of the Department of Marine and Fisheries relating to the dismissal of John W. Davis, fishery officer, Guysborough, N.S. Presented 17th January, 1913.— Mr. Sinclair.

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Gljij. Return to an Order of the House of the 4bh December, 1912, for a copy of all charges, correspondence, letters, telegrams and other documents relating to the dismissal of Martin Bourque, lightkeeper at River Bourgeois, Richmond County, N.S., and of tho evidence taken and of the report of the investigation held by H. P. Duchemin iu regard to the same, and a detailed statement of the expenses of such investigation; and .a copy of all papers relating to the appointment of his successor. Presented 17th January, 1913.— Mr. Kyte Not printed.

Gljjj. Return to an Order of the House of the 4th December, 1912, for a copy of all charges, correspondence, letters, telegrams and other documents relating to the dismissal of Frederick Poirier, buoy contractor, at Descouse, Richmond County, N.S. Presented 17th January, 1913.— Mr. Kyte Not printed.

Glkkk. Return to an Order of the House of the 4th December, 1912, for a copy of all papers, letters, telegrams and petitions for and against the dismissal of Dr. George Pinault, as medical health officer of the Mic-Mac Indian reserve, at Ste. Anne de Restigouche. Bonaventure County, Quebec, and of all documents relating to the appointment of a successor, with the name, residence, salary and duties of the new appointee. Pre- sented 20th January, 1913.— Mr. Marcil Not printed.

Qllll. Return to an Order of the House of the 1st April, 1912, for a copy of all papers, letters, &c., concerning the dismissal of Frederick Veit, employed by the Department of Marine and Fisheries in the County of Gaspe. Presented 20th January, 1913.— Mr. Lemieux Not printed.

61mmm. Return to an Order of the House of the 1st April, 1912, for a copy of all letters, petitions, complaints, declarations and other documents in the possession of the De- partment of Marine and Fisheries, relating to the dismissal of Mr. Alfred Laloude, employed in the warehouse of the Government yards at St. Joseph de Sorel and the appointment of his successor. Presented 20th January, 1913. — Mr. Cardin. .Not printed.

Slnnn. Return to an Order of the House of the 1st April, 1912, for a copy of all letters telegrams, complaints or other papers or documents in the possession of the Govern- ment or any department thereof, relating to the dismissal of James Webber, light- keeper. Tor Bay Point, N.S. Presented 20th January, 1913.— Mr. Sinclair.

Not printed.

Glooo. Return to an Order of the House of the 1st April, 1912, for a copy of all documents letters, inquiries, reports, evidence, &c., relating to the dismissal or the resignation of Baptiste Desjardins as lighthouse keeper at Kamouraska. Presented 20th January, 1913. — Mr. Lapointe (Kamouraska) Not printed.

Glppp. Return to an Order of the House of the 4th December, 1912, for a copy of all corre- spondence, letters, telegrams and other documents relating to the dismissal of Angus Smith, pilot on the steamer Earl Grey, and also of all the evidence taken at tho latest investigation held in regard to the said complaints, and of the report of the investiga- tion with regard to the same. Presented 20tli January, 1913 — Mr. Macdonald.

Not printed.

Glqqq. Return to an Order of the House of the 9th December, 1912, for a copy of all charges, correspondence, letters, telegrams and other documents relating to the dismissal of Michael J. Sampson, lightkeeper at Lower L'Ardoise, Richmond County, N.S. Pre- sented 20th January, 1913.— Mr. Kyte Not pi-inted.

61 rrr. Return to an Order of the House of the 9th December, 1912, for a copy of all charges, correspondence, letters, telegrams and other documents relative to the dismissal of William Hackett, harbour commissioner at North Sydney, Nova Scotia, in the riding

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of Xorth Cape Breton and Victoria, and of the evidence taken and report of investi- gation held by H. P. Duchemin in regard to same, and a detailed statement of the expenses of such investigation. Presented 20th January, 1913. — Mr. McKenzie.

Not printed. Glsss. Return to an Order of the House of the 9t:h December, 1912, for a copy of all corre- spondence and other documents in the possession of the Department of Marine and Fisheries relating to the dismissal of Hormidas Lacasse, as wharfinger on the govern- ment ■wharf at Wendover, County of Prescott, Ontario, and the appointment of his successor. Presented 20th January, 1913.— 3/ »'. Proidx Not printed.

61ttf. Eeturn to an Order of the House of the 9th December, 1912, for a copy of all docu- ments, papers, evidence and correspondence, relating to the dismissal of Geoffrey Gor- man, coxswain of the lifeboat station at Herring Cove, Halifax County, N.S. Pre- sented 20th January, 1913.— .1//-. Maclean {Halifax} Not printed.

61uiiu. Eeturn to an Order of the House of the 10th December, 1912, for a copy of ail charges, correspondence, letters, telegrams and other documents relating to the dis- missal of Captain George Wetmore, harbour master at Yarmouth, Yarmouth County, N.S., and the same information regarding the appointment of Captain Wetmores successor, and of all evidence taken and report of investigation held by Charles Lane in regard to the same, also a detailed statement of expenses of such investigatiou. Presented 20th January, 1913. — Mr. Law Not printed.

eiruL-. Eeturn to an Order of the House of the 11th December, 1912, for a copy of ail charges, correspondence, letters, telegrams and other dociiments relating to the dis- missal of Stanley Henlow, lightkeeper at Liscomb, Guysborough County, N.S., and of evidence taken and report of investigation held by H. P. Duchemin in regard to the same; also a detailed statement of the expenses of such investigation. Presented 20.Mi January, 1913.— Mr. Sinclair Not printed.

Gluutc. Eeturn to an Order of the House of the 11th December, 1912, for a copy of all charges, correspondence, letters, telegrams and other documents relating to the dis- missal of H. C. V. LeVatte, fishery officer at Louisburg, Cape Breton South, N.S., and of the evidence taken and reports of investigations held by H. P. Duchemin, in regard to the same. Presented 20th January, 1913.— Mr. Car-roll Not printed.

Glxxx. Return to an Order of the House of the 11th December, 1912, for a copy of aii charges, correspondence, letters, telegrams and other documents relating to the dis missal of Elias M. Boudrot, keeper of storm signal at Petit de Grat, Richmond Couniy. N.S., and of the evidence taken and report of investigation held by H. P. Duchemin in regard to the same and a detailed statement of the expenses of such investigation; and a copy of all papers relating to the appointment of his successor. Presented 20t!i January, 1913.— Mr Kyte .Yot printed.

Glyyy. Eeturn to an Order of the House of the 10th December, 1912, for a return of all charges, correspondence, letters, telegrams and other documents relating to the di>- missal of A. B. Cox, Superintendent of Reduction Works at Canso, Guysborougn County, N.S., and of all evidence taken and report of investigation held by H. P Duchemin in regard to the same; also a detailed statement of the expenses of such investigation. Presented 20th January, 1913. — Mr. Kyte Not printed.

Glzzz. Eeturn to an Order of the House of the 9th December, 1912, for a copy of all com- plaints and charges made against Jefirey Crespo, sub-collector of Customs at Harbout au Bouche, Antigonish County, Nova Scotia, and of all letters, telegrams, correspond- ence and reports relating in any way to his dismissal and the appointment of a euccessor. Presented 20th January, 1913. — Mr. Chisholm (Antigonish).

Not printed. il

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CONTENTS OF VOLUME 27— Continued.

eiaaaa. Return to an Order of the House of tke 9th December, 1912, for a copy of all letters,

X- papers, charges and correspondence between the Department of Customs and all other

persons regarding the dismissal from office of Thomas Cameron, preventive officer at

Andover, N.B., and also of all evidence and reports thereon with reference to the

dismissal of the said officer. Presented 20th January, 1913.— Mr. Michaud.

Not printed.

eihhbb. Return to an Order of the House of the 11th December, 1912, for a copy of all charges, correspondence, letters, telegrams and* other documents relating to the dis- missal of L. W. Pye, customs officer at Liscomb, Guysborough County, N.S., and of all evidence taken and reports of investigation held by H. P. Duchemin in regard to the same; also a detailed statement of the expenses of such investigation. Presented 20th January, 1913.— Mr. Sinclair .Not printed.

Glcccc. Return to an Order of the House of the 9th December, 1912, for a copy of all com- plaints, accusations, inquiries, reports, correspondence, and of all documents relating to the dismissal of Lucien O. Thisdale, a customs? employee at Valleyfield, Quebec, and the appointment of his successor. Presented 20th January, 1913.— Mr. Papineau.

Not printed.

eidddd. Return to an Order of the Bouse of the 11th December, 1912, for a copy of all letters, telegrams, correspondence, reports, and other documents relating to the dis- missal of Alexander Macdonald of Doctor's Brook, Antigonish County, as sub-collector of customs. Presented 20th January, 1913.— Mr. Chisholm (Antigonish).

Not printed.

eieeee. Return to an Order of the House of the 9th December, 1912, for a copy of all charges, correspondence, letters, telegrams, and other documents relative to the dismissal of Henry Cann, customs official and preventive officer at North Sydney, Nova Scotia, in the riding of North Cape Breton and Victoria. Presented 20th January, 1913.- Mr. McKenzie ^ot printed

Blffff. Return to an Order of the House of the 10th December, 1912, for a copy of all docu- ments concerning the dismissal of Charles Mennier, customs preventive officer at Marieville, Quebec. Presented 20th January, 1913.— Mr. Lemieux Not printed.

Gigggg- Return to an Order of the House of the 5th December, 1912, for a copy of al' charges, correspondence, letters, telegrams, instructions, minutes of evidence taken and had on any inquiry investigation had, held or taken, and of all other papers &ni documents relating to the dismissal of George H. Cochrane, Collector of Customs ac the Port of Moncton, New Brunswick; together with a copy of all letters and other correspondence between the Honourable Minister of Customs, and the member repre- senting the County of Westmorland, New Brunswick, in this House, and of all letters, papers, telegrams, recommendations, appointments, or other papers and documents relating to the appointment of a collector of customs to succeed' the said George H. Cochrane. Presented 20th January, 1913.— Mr Emmerson N,ot printed.

Glhhhh. Return to an Order of the House of the 22nd January, 1912, for a copy of all corre- spondence, documents, recommendations and reports respecting the dismissal of C Michaud, postmaster at St. Germain, Kamouraska, and the appointment of his sue cfSior. Presented 20th January, 1913.— Mr. Lapointe (Kamouraska).. ..Not printed.

Gliiii. Return to an Order of the House of the 25th March, 1912, for a copy of all letters, telegrams and other documents, and of all complaints or accusations relating in any manner to the dismissal of Mr. Emile Archambault, letter carrier of Montreal, and a copy of the inquiry, and of the report of the inquiry held. Presented 20th January,

1913.— Mr. SeQiiin Not printed.

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CONTENTS OF VOLUME 27— Continued.

Gljjj]. Return to an Order of the House of the 9th December, 1912, for a copy of all charge?, correspondence, letters, telegrams and other documents rel-ating to the dismissal of Norman Morrison, postmaster at Ferguson's Lake, Richmond County, N.S. Pre- sented 21st January, 1913. — Mr. Kyte Not printed.

Glkkkk. Return to an Order of the House of the 9th December, 1912, for a copy of all charges, correspondence, letters, telegrams and other documents relating to the dis- missal of D. J. McKillop, postmaster at McKillop, Richmond County, N.S. Presented 21st January, 1913.— Mr. Kyte Not printed.

61////. Return to an Order of the House of the 22nd January, 1912, for a copy of all corre- spondence, papers and reports in connection with the investigation recently held at the Ste. Agathe post office. County of Terrebonne. Presented 2lst January, 1913. — Mr. L mieux ' Not printed.

eimmmm. Return to an Order of the House of the 11th December, 1912, for a copy of all charges, correspondence, letters, telegrams and other documents relating to the dis- missal of Bertie Boudrot, lightkeeper at Poulamon, Richmond County, N.S., and of the evidence taken and reports of investigation held by H. P. Duchemin in regard to the same, and a detailed statement of the expenses of snch investigation, and a copy of all papers relating to the appointment of his successor. Presented 22nd January, 1913— Mr. Kyte Not printed.

Qlnnnn. Return to an Order of the House of the 1st April, 1912, for a copy of all letters, telegrams and other documents and of all complaints, accusations and requests for inquiry, relating in any manner to the lighthouse keepers of Repentigny, P.Q., Messrs. Leon Rivest, J. B. Lachapelle and Louis Dubois, since 21st September last; also a copy of the inquiry and the report of the inquiry held in the matter. Presented 22nd Jan- uary, 1913.— Mr. Seguin Not printed.

Gloooo. Return to an Order of the House of the 9th December, 1912, for a copy of all papers, documents, telegrams, letters, &c., relating to the dismissal of L. P. Carignan, forest ranger in the constituency of Champlain, Quebec. Presented 24th January, 1913. — Mr. Maclean (Halifax) Not printed.

Glpppp. Return to an Order of the House of the 5th December, 1912, for a copy of all corre- spondence, complaints, petitions, memoranda, notes of evidence, letters, reports of investigations and other documents in the possession of the Department of Customs, relating to the dismissal of James S. Harvey, preventive officer. New Richmond, Que- *bec; W. L. Kempffer, preventive officer at Paspebiac, Quebec; J. Herbert Sweetman, preventive officer at Port Daniel. Quebec ; J. B. Le Blanc, preventive officer, at Carle- ton, Quebec; J. Nadeau, preventive officei*? Nouvelle, Quebec, as well as a copy of all recommendations made regarding the appointment of their various successors and the names, salaries, duties and residences, with a copy of their instructions. Presente'l 21-fh January. 1913. — Mr. ]\Iarcil Not printed.

Glqqqq. Return to an Order of the House of the 9th December, 1912, for a copy of all charges, correspondence, letters, telegrams, and other documents relative to the dis- missal of William Marsh, preventive off.cer at Little Pond, Sydney Klines, in the rid- ing of North Cape Breton and Victoria. Presented 21th January, 1913. — Mr. McKenzic.

Not printed.

Glrrrr. Return to an Order of the House of the 9th December, 1912, for a copy of all papers, letters, telegrams, and petitions, for and against the dismissal of Duncan McDonald, preventive officer of customs at Athelstan, County of Huntingdon; also a copy of the report of investigation and evidence submitted to investigating commissioner. Pre- sented 24th January, 1913.— Mr. Eohb Not printed.

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COITTENTS OF VOLUME 27— Continued.

61ssss. Return to an Address to His Royal Highness the Governor General of the 11th December, 1912, for a copy of all papers, documents, orders in council, telegrams, letters, &c., relating to the dismissal from office of Lemuel Bent, late Collector of Customs at Oxford, N.S. Presented 2-4th January 1913.— M?-. Maclean (Halifax).

Not printed.

61 ttct. Return to an Order of the House of the 11th December, 1912, for a copy of all charges, correspondence, letters, telegrams and other documents relating to the dis- missal of Pascal Poirier, Collector of Customs at Descouse, Richmond County, N.S., and of the evidence taken and reports of investigation held by H. P. Duchemin in regard to the same and a detailed statement of the expenses of such investigation ; and a copy of all papers relating to the appointment of his jsucoeissor. Prajanted 24th January, 1913.— Mr. Kyte Not printed.

Qluuuu. Return to an Order of the House of the 4th December, 1912, for a copy of all correspondence, letters, telegrams, reports and other documents concerning the dis- missal of Donald J. Hachey, Collector of Customs at Bathurst, County of Gloucester, and the appointment of his successor. Presented 24th January, 1913. — Mr. Turgeon.

Not printed.

Qlifvvv. Return to an Address to His Royal Highness the Governor General of .t}\e 4th December, 1912, for a copy of all correspondence, orders in 'council, and .a,!"]/ Othftr papers or documents in any way relating to the dismissal of John Maher, from the service of the Customs Department at Montreal. Presented 24th January, 1913. — Mr. Murphy Not printed.

Bltcwww. Return to an Order of the House of the 11th December, 1912, for a copy of all charges, correspondence, letters, telegrams and other docuMents relating to the dis- missal of Peter Fougere, preventive and customs officer at Petit de Grat, Richmond county, N.S., and of the evidence taken and report of investigation held by H. P. Duchemin, in regard to the same, and a detailed statement of the expenses of such Investigation; and a copy of all papers relating to the appointmetit of his successor. Presented 24th January, 1913.— Mr. Kyte ., ,^Not printed.

Qlxxxx. Return to an Order of the House of the 9th December, 1912, for a copy of all charges, correspon-dence, letters, telegrams and a^Aer documents relating to the dis- missal of James Grantmyre, preventive officer at Little Bras D'or, N.S., in the riding of North Cape Breton and Victoria. Presented 24th January, 1913. — Mr. McKenzie.

• Not printed.

Sluyyy- Return to an Order of the House of the 15th January, 1913, for a return showing all the employees on the Soulanges Canal who have been dismissed from their duties '•ince the 2lst September, 1911, by whom each of these employees has been replaced, an-d for what causes were they dismissed. Presented 27th January,1913. — Mr. Br.yer Not printed.

eizzzz. Return to an Order of the House of the 15th January, 1913, for a copy of all lettem, documents, telegrams, reports, correspondence and re<ommendations in any way relat iug to the dismissal of Andrew Melville, locktender at Cardinal, Ontario. Presented 27th January, 1913.- Mr. Proulx Not printed.

eiaaaaa. Return to an Order of the House of 15th January, 1913, for a copy of all letters, doc umente, telegrams, reports, correspondence and recommendations in any way relat- ing to the dismissal of George' Short, canal bridgetender at Cardinal, Ontario. Pre- sented 27th January, 1913.— Mr. Guthrie , Not printed.

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CONTENTS OF VOLUME 21 —C ontinued. '

61bbbbb. Return to an Order of the House of the 15th January, 1913, for a copy of all letters, documents, telegrams, reports, correspondence and recommendations in any way relating to the dismissal of N. Broderick, locktender at Cardinal, Ontario. Pre- sented 27th January' 1913. — Mr. McMillan Not printed.

Qlccccc. Eeturn to an Order of the House of the 15th January, 1913. for a copy of all letters, documents, telegrams, reports, correspondence and recommendations in any way relat- ing to the dismissal of Thomas McLatchie, locktender at Cardinal, Ontario. Pre- sented 2rth January, 1913.— Mr. Graham Xot printed.

Glddddd. Return to an Order of the House of the loth January, 1913, for a copy of all letters, documents, telegrams, reports, correspondence and recommendations in any way relating to the dismissal of Elgin McLaughlin, locktender at Cardinal, Ontario. Presented 27th January, 1913. — Mr. Emmerson Not printed.

eieeepf. Return to an Order of the House of the loth January, 1913, for a copy of all letters, documents, telegrams, reports, correspondence and recommendations in any way relat- ing to the dismissal of Robert Robertson, locktender at Cardinal, Ontario. Presented 27th January, 1913.— Mr. Lemieux Not printed.

Gliffff. Return to an Order of the House of the loth January, 1913, for a copy of all letters, documents, telegrams, reports, correspondence and recommendations in any way relat- ing to the dismissal of William L. Gladstone, locktender at Cardinal, Ontario. Pre- sented 27th January, 1913. — Mr. Pugsley .Not printed.

Gl9Qa99- Return to an Order of the House of the loth January, 1913, for a copy of all letters, documents, telegrams, reports, correspondence and recommendations in any way relating to the dismissal of Byron VanCamp, "locktender at Cardinal, Ontario. Presented 7th January, 1913.— Mr. Murphy Not printed.

Glhhhhh. Return to an Order of the House of the ISth January, 1913, for a copy of all letters, documents, telegrams, reports, correspondence and recommendations in any way relating to the dismissal of Samuel "English, canal bridge tender at Cardinal, Ontario. Presented 27th January, 1913.^Mr. Carvell Not printed.

Gliiiii. Return to an Order of the House of the 15th January, 1913, for a copy of all letters, documents, telegrams, reports, correspondence and recommendations in any way relat- ing to the dismissal of Edward F. Moran, locktender at Cardinal, Ontario. Presented 27th January, 1913.— Mr. Oliver Not printed.

Gljjjjj. Return to an Order of the House of the 9th December, 1912, for a copy of all letters correspondence, documents and reports relating to the dismissal of William R. Pou- gere, of Frankville, Antigonish County, N.S., a sectionman on the Intercolonial ravJ- way, and for a statement in detail of the expenses connected with the investigations of the charges against him. Presented 27th January, 1913. — Mr. Chisholm (Antig&nish).

Not printed.

Glkkkkk. Return to an Order of the House of the 9th December, 1912, for a copy of all letters, correspondence, documents and reports relating to the dismissal of John Melanson, of Afton, Antigonish County, N.S., a sectionman on the Intercolonial rail- way, and for a statement in detail of the expenses connected with the investigatioii of the charges against him. Presented 27th January, 1913. — Mr. Chisliolm (Antigonish).

Not printed.

GllUll. Return to an Order of the House of the llth December. 1912, for a copy of all charges, correspondence, letters, telegrams and other documents relating to the dis missal of Ronald D. McDonald, fishery overseer, at Broad Cove, Inverness Gjauty, Nova Scotia, and of the evidence taken and report of investigation held by H. P. Duchemin in regard to the sam-e; also a detailed statement of the expenses of sack investigation. Presented 27th January, 1913.— Mr. Ckisholvi {Inverness).

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CONTENTS OF VOLUME 27— Continued.

ilmmmmm. E«,tnrn to an Order of the House of the 11th December, 1912, for a copy of all charges, correspondence, letters, telegrams and other documents relating to the dis- missal of John McLean, fishery officer at Gabarouse, Cape Breton South, N.S., and of evidence taken and reports of investigations held by H. P. Duchemin, in regard ts the same. Presented 27th January, 1913— Mr. Carroll Not prinied.

Glnnnnn. Return to an Order of the Ho«se of the 9th December, 1912, for a copy of all charges, correspondence, letters, telegrams and other documents relative to the dis- missal of A. R. Forbes, fishery overseer at North Sydney, Nova Scotia in the ridinj, of North Cape Breton and Victoria, and of the evidence taken and report of investi- gation held by H. P. Duchemin, in regard to same, and a detailed statement of the expenses of such investigation. Presented 27th January, 1913.— Mr. McKenzie.

Not printed.

6100000. Return to an Order of the House of the 15th January, 1913, for a copy of all corre spondence, letters, telegrams, complaints, petitions, and other documents concerning the dismissal of Sebastien Savoie, superintendent of the lobster hatchery at Shippigan. Gloucester County, N.B., and the appointment of his successor. Presented 27th January, 1913.— Mr. Titrgcon Not printed.

eippppp. Return to an Order of the House of the 9th December, 1912, for a copy of al! charges, correspondence, letters, telegrams and other documents relating to the dis- missal of D. S. Hendsbee, weigher, reduction works, Canso, Guysborough County. N.S., and of all evidence taken and report of investigation held by H. P. Duchemin in I'egard to the same; also a detailed statement of the expenses of s-uch investigation. Presented 27th January, 1913.— Mr. Sinclair Not printed.

SlqfiqqQ- Return to an Order of the House of the 11th December, 1912, for a copy of al! charges, correspondence, letters, telegrams and other documents relative to the dis- Bsissal of M. Muce, lightkeeper at Cheticamp Lsland, Inverness County, Nova Scotia, and of the evidence taken and report of investigation held by H. P. Duchemin in regard to the same; also a detailed statement of the expenses of such investigation. Presented 29th January, 1913.=— Mr. Chis,holm (Inverness) Not printed.

Qlrrrrr. Return to an Order of the House of the 15th January, 1913, for a copy of all papers, documents, telegrams, reports, correspondence and recommendations in any way relating to the dismissal of Dr. J. D. R. Williams, collector of canal tolls at Cardinal, Ontario, an-d of the appointment of his successor. Presented 30th January, 1913.— Mr. McMillan Not printed.

Qlsssss. Return to an Order of the House of the 15th January, 1913, for a copy of all papers, letters, telegrams, evidence and other documents regarding the dismissal of John W. Bohan, preventive officer at Bath, Carleton County, N.B. Presented 3rd February, 1913.— Mr. Carvell Not printed.

Blttttt. Return to an Order of the House of the 15th January, 1913, for a copy of all papers, documents, correspondence, &c., relating to the dismissal of J. V. Smith, sub-collector of crstoms at Wood's Harbour, Shelburne County, N.S. Presented 3rd February, 1913. — Mr. Law. Not printed.

Gliiuumi. Return to an Order of the House of the 15th January, 1913, for a copy of all papers, letters, telegrams, evidence and other documents regarding the dismissal of John Y. Fleming, customs officer at Debec, Carleton County, N.B. Presented 3rd February, 1913.— -Mr. Carvell Not printed.

GlffLtf. Return to an Order of the House of the 15th January, 1913, for a copy of all papers, letters, telegrams, evidence and other documents regarding the dismissal of Matthias Meagher, preventive officer at Debec, Carleton County, N.B. Pre=pnted .^rd

February, 1913.— Mr. Carvell Not printed.

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CONTENTS OF VOLUME 27— Continued.

Glu-wiruxc. Eeturn to an Order of the House of the 9th December, 1912, for a copy of all correspondence, letters, telegrams, complaints, and of the evidence given at investi- gation, if one -n-as held, relating to the dismissal of Mr. A. J. Gosselin, acting preven- tive officer of customs at St. Albans, Vermont, through the port of St. Armand, County of Missisquoi. Presented 4th February, 1913.— 3i"r. Kay Not printed.

Glxxxxx. Eeturn to an Order of the House of the 4th December, 1912, for a copy of ali papers, letters, telegrams, and petitions for and against the dismissal of Jame^ W. Bannon, preventive officer of customs at St. Agnes de Dundee, County of Huntingdon also a copy of the report of investigation and evidence, if any, submitted to investi- gating commissioner. Presented 4th February, 1913.— Mr. Bobb Not printed.

Glyyyyy. Eeturn to an Order of the House of the 4th December, 1912, for a return showing the number of postmasters that have been dismissed in the County of Pictou since 1st October, 1911; the names of the postmasters who have been appointed to succeed them ; the causes of the dismissals and all complaints and correspondence with respect to same, and of all reports of investigation where investigations have been held. Pre- sented 4th February, 1913. — Mr. Macdonald Not printed.

Q\zzzzz. Eeturn to an Address to His Eoyal Highness the Governor General of the 4th December, 1912, for a copy of all correspondence, orders in council, and all other papers or documents in any way relating to the dismissal of .lames Murphy from the position of postmaster at Tweed, Ontario. Presented ^th February, 1913.— ?rfr. Murphy Not printed.

61 (6a). Eeturn to an Order of the House of the 15th January, 1913, for a copy of all letters, documents, telegrams, reports, correspondence and recommendations in any way re- lating to the dismissal of H. B. Easton, immigration agent at Prescott, Ontario- Pre- sented 4th February, 1913. — Mr. Murphy Not printed.

61 (6b). Eeturn to an Order of the House of the 15th January, 191S, for a copy of all letteis. documents, telegrams, reports, correspondence and recommendations in any way relat- ing to the dismissal of B. Hughes, immigration agent at Prescott, Ontario. Presented 4th February, 1913.— Mr. Oliver Not printed.

61 (6c). Eeturn to an Order of the House of the 15th January, 1913, for a copy of all letter!^, documents, telegrams, reports, correspondence and recommendations in any way relat- ing to the dismissal of George Walsh, immigration agent at Prescott, Ontario. Pre Rented 4th February, 1913.— Mr. Oliver Not printed.

61 (6d). Eeturn to an Order of the House of the 15th January, 1913, for a copy of all pape.-s, letters, telegram's, evidence and other documents regarding the dismissal of Newton S. Dow, immigration agent at McAdam Junction, York County, N.B. Presentad 4th February, •I913.—Mr. Carvell Not printed.

61 (6e). Eeturn to an Order of the House of the 15th January, 1913, for a copy of all papers, letters, telegrams, evidence and other documents regarding the dismissal of Oliver Hemphill, immigration agent at Debec, Carleton County, N.B. Presented 4th Feb- ruary, 1913.— Mr. Carvell Not printed.

61 (6/). Return to an Order of the House of the 9th December. 1912, for a copy of all charges, correspondence, letters, telegrams and other documents relating to the dis- missal of Martin Johnston, preventive officer at Ilea Islands, Richmond County, N.S

Presented 6th February, 1913.— Mr. Kyte ^ ..Not printed.

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CONTENTS OF VOLUME 27— Continued.

61 (eg). Return to an Order of the House of the 10th December, 1912, for a copy of a'l correspondence, letters, telegrams and other documents respecting the dismissal of J. E. Phaneuf, postmaster of St. Hugues, County of Bagot. Presented 6th February, 1913.— Mr. Marcile Not printed

61 (6/i). Return to an Order of the House of the 9th December, 1912, for a copy ofl aii charges, correspondence, letters, telegrams and other documents relating to the dis- missal of Murdock Mcl^utcheon, postmaster at Sonora, Guysborough County, N.S., and of all evidence taken and report of investigation held by Mr. H. P. Duchemin, in regard to the same; also a detailed statement of the expenses of such investigation. Presented 6th February, 1913.— Mr. Sinclair Not printed

61 (6i). Return to an Order of the House of the loth January, 1913, for a copy of all charges, correspondence, letters, telegrams and other documents relative to the dis- missal of Duncan Gillies, fishery overseer at Baddeck, C.B., in the riding of North Cape Breton and Victoria, and of the evidence taken and report of investigation held by H. P. D.uchemin, in regard to same, and a detailed statement of the expenses of such investigation. Presented 7th February, 1913.— Mr. McKenzie Not printed.

61 (Gj). Return to an Order of the House of the 9th December, 1912, foi a copy of all com- plaints, accusations, correspondence, petitions and of all documents and reports re- specting the dismissal of Antonio Leduc, postmaster of St. Timothea, in the County of Beauharnois and the appointment of his successor. Presented 7th February, 1913.- - Mr. Papineau Not printed.

61 (€/c). Return to an Address to His Royal Highness the Governor General of the 4th December, 1912, for a copy of the recommendation to council, the order in council, all correspondence with the government or any member thereof, and of all letters, docu- ments and papers in any way connected with the dismissal of Charles Arthur Bow- man from the engineering branch of the Department of Railways and Canals. — Mr. Clark {Bed Deer) Not printed.

61 (60- Return to an Order of the House of the 29th January, 1913, for a copy of all papers, documents, evidence, reports, letters, correspondence, &c., relating to the dis- missal of Elnathan D. Smith, fishery overseer, Shag Harbour, Shelburne County, N.S. Presented 11th February. 1913. -Mr. Law Not printed.

61 (6m). Return to an Order of the House of the 15th January, 1913, for a copy of ail charges, correspondence, letters, telegrams and other documents relative to the dis- missal of Donald McAulay, lightkeeper, Plaister, Baddeck Bay, C.B., riding of North Cape Brtton and Victoria, and of the evidence taken and reports of investigation held by H. P. Duchemin in regard to the same, and a detailed statement of the expenses of such investigation. Presented 11th February, 1913.— Mr. McKenzie.

Not printed.

61 (6n). Return to an Order of the House of the 29th January, 1913, for a copy of all papers, documents, letters, correspondence, &c., relating to the dismissal of John Fredericks, lightkeeper at East Jordan, Shelburne County, N.S. Presented 11th February, 1913.— Mr. Law Not printed.

61 (6o). Return to an Order of the House of the 29th January, 1913, for a copy of all papers, documents, letters, correspondence, &c., relating to the dismissa' of Johu Fredericks, wharfinger at East Jordan, Shelburne County, N.S. Presented 11th Feb ruary, 1913.— Mr. Law jVof printed.

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COIJTEHTS OE VOLUME 27— Continued.

61 (6p). Eeturn to an Order of the House of the 29th January, 1913, for a copy of all papers, documents, letters, correspondence, &c., relating to the dismissal of John C Morrison, harbcur master at Shelburne, N.S. Presented 11th -Febr\;ary, 1913. — Mr. Maclean (Halifax) Not printed.

61 (dq). Return to an Order of the House of the 15th January, 1913, for a copy of all charges, correspondence, letters, telegrams and other documents relative to the dis missal of Captain Eoderick McDonald, tide waiter, at Big Bras D^Or, riding of Xortli Cape Breton and Victoria, N.S., and of the evidence taken and reports of investiga- tion held by H. P. Duchemin in regard to the same, and a detailed statement of the expenses of such investigation. Presented 11th February, 1913. — Mr. McKenzie.

Not printed.

61 (6r). Eeturn to an Order of the House of the 15th January, 1913, for a copy of all charges, corrospondence, letters, telegrams and other documents relative to the dis- missal of James Maloney, customs officer at Dingwall, riding of North Cape Breton and Victoria, N.S., and of the evidence taken and reports of investigation held by H. P. Duchemin in regard to the same, and a detailed statement of the expenses of such investigation. Presented 11th February, 1913.— Mr. Hfciienzie Not printed.

61 (6s). Eeturn to an Order of the House of the 9th December, 1912, for a copy of all charges, correspondence, letters, telegrams and other documents relative to the dis- missal of Hugh D. McEachern, customs officer at north side East Bay, Cape Breton, in the riding of North Cape Breton and Victoria, and of the evidence taken and report of investigation held by H. P. Duchemin, in regard to same, and a detailed statement of the expenses of such investigation. Presented 11th February, 1913.— Me. McKsnzie Not printed.

61 (6t). Eeturn to an Order of the House of the 29th January, 1913, for a copy of all papers, documents, evidence, reports and correspondence relating to the dismissal jf Thos. H. Hall, sub-collector of customs at Sheet Harbour, N.S. Presented 11th Feb- ruary, 1313.— 3//-. Maclean {Halifax) jVoi printed.

61 (6m). Eeturn to an Order of the Honse of the 9th December, 1912, for a copy of all charges, correspondence, letters, telegrams and other documents relative to the dis- missal of J. A. McNeil, customs officer at Grand Narrows, Nova Scotia, in the riding of North Cape Breton and Victoria, and of the evidence taken and report of investi- gation held by H. P. Duchemin, in regard to same, and a detailed st^atement of the expenses of such investigation. Presented 11th February, 1913.— -¥r. McKenzie.

Not printed.

61 {6v). Eeturn to an Order of the House of the 9th December, 1912, for a copy of all charges, correspondence, letters, telegrams and other documents relative to the dis- missal of George Burchell, custom house officer at Sydney Mines, Nova Scotia, in the riding of North Cape Breton and Victoria, and of the evidence taken and report of investigation held by H. P. Duchemin, in regard to same, and a detailed statement -"f the expenses of such investigation. Presented lUh February, 19:3.— Mr. McKenzie.

Not printed.

61 (6tc). Eeturn to an Order of the House of the loth January, 1913, for a copy of ail papers, documents, telegrams, reports, correspondence and recommendations in any way relating to the dismissal of W. H. Saver, collector of customs at Cardinal, Ont., and the appointment of his suc-cessor. Presented 11th February,. 1913.— Mr. McMillan.

Not printed. 43849—4 49

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CONTENTS OE VOL'U'IIE 27— Continued.

61 (Go;). Eeturn to an Order of the House of the 9th December, 1912, for a copy of all charges, correspondence, telegrams and other documents relative to the dismissal of Captain George Livingstone, custom officer at Big Bras D'Or, Cape Breton, in the riding of North Cape Breton and Victoria, and of the evidence taken and report ot investigation held by H. P. Duchemin, in regard to same and a detailed statement ot the expenses of such investigation. Presented 11th February, 1913.— Mr. McKenzie.

Not printed.

61 (y). Return to an Order of the House of the 10th December, 1912, for «. copy of all correspondence, reports and other documents and papers relating to the dismissal ot H. Lacass«, as postmaster at Wendover, County of Prescott, Ontario, and the appoint ment of his successor. Presented 13th February, 1913.— Mr. Proulx.. ..Not printed

61 (62). Eeturn to an Order of the House of the Sth December, 1912, for a copy of all cor-e- spondence and other papers connected vrith the removal of Harry A. Drigg, from the position of postmaster at Grassey Lake, Alberta. Presented 13th February, 1913.— Mr. Buchanan Not printed

61 (7a.). Return to an Address to His Royal Highness the Governor General of the 9th December, 1912, for a copy of all papers, memoranda, orders in council, and corre- spondence relating to the dismissal of A. H. Stratton, late postmaster at Petet- borough, Ont. Presented 17th February, 1913.— Mr. Maclean {Halifax).

Not printed

61 (7b). Eeturn to an Order of the Hotise of the 10th December, 1912, for a copy of all charges, correspondence, letters, telegrams and other documents relating to the dis- missal of Henry Burrell, postmaster, Yarmouth North, Yarmouth County, N.S., and the s-ame information regarding the appointment of Henry Burrell's successor, and of the evidence taken and report of investigation held by Charles Lane in regard to the same, also a detailed statement of expenses of such investigation. Presented 18th February, 1913.— Mr. Law Not printed.

61 (7c). Eeturn to an Order of the House of the 4th December, 1912, for a return showing all the postmasters dismissed by the present government in the County of Gloucester, the names of such persons, the reasons f -"r their dismissal, nature of the charges made against them; also a copy of all correspondence connected with it, and reports o^ investigations in cases where such investigations were instituted. Presented 18th February, 1913. — Mr. Turgeon ' Not printed.

61 (Id). Return to an Order of the House of the 10th December, 1912, for a copy of all charges, correspondence, letters, telegrams and other documents relating to the dis- missal of Dr. Charles A. Webster, port physician at Yarmouth, County of Yarmouth N.S., and the same information regarding the appointment of Dr. Webster's suc- cessor. Presented 18th February, 1913.— Mr. Law Not printed

61 (7e). Eetuni to an Order of the House of the 29th January, 1913, for a copy of ail letters, papers, charges and correspondence between the Department of Marine and Fisheries and all other pereons, regarding the dismissal of Jos. Lord, keeper of light- houses at Pointe a la Mule on the River Richelieu, Parish of St. Blaise, County of Saint Jean and Iberville and of all reports thereon with reference to the dismissal of the ©aid Mr. Lord. Presented I9th February, 1913.— Mr. Demers Not printed.

61 (7/). Retnrn to an Order of the House of the 15th January, 1913, for a copy of all correspondence, letters, telegrams and petitions concerning the dismissal of Henri Friolet, wharfinger at Caraquet, and Richard Southwood, wharfinger and agent of the Storm Signal Service at Bathurst, Gloucester County, N.B., and the appointment of

their successors. Presented 19th February, 1913.— Mr. Turgeon Not printed.

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CONTENTS OF VOLTJME 27— Continued.

61 (7c/). Return to an Order of the House of the 4th December, 1912, for a copy of all correspondence, letters, telegrams, reports and other documents, respecting the re- moval of Joseph L. Robichaud, lighthouse keeper at Miscou, County of Gloucester, and the appointment of his successor; also of all correspondence ifespecting the engagement of the engineer of fog alarm system attached to that station, and the certificates required by the Minister of Marine, showing the competence of that engi- neer; with the names of the new keeper and of the said engineer and their ages. Pre sented 19th February, 1913. — Mr. Turgeon Not printed.

61 {7h). Return to an Order of the House of the 29th January, 1913, for a copy of all charges, correspondence, letters, telegrams and other documents relating to the dis missal of Captain Pope as lighthouse keeper at Scatarie, Cape Breton South, N.S.. and of the evidence taken and reports of investigation held by H. P. Duchemin, in regard to the same. Presented 19th February, 1913.— -Vr. Carroll Not pri7ited

61 (7i). Return to an Order of the House of the 29th January, 191.S, for a copy of all charges, correspondence, letters, telegrams and other documents relating to the dis- missal of Captain W. W. Lewis, as shipping master at Louisburg, Cape Breton South. Nova Scotia, and of evidence taken and reports of investigation held by H. P. Duch •- min, in regard to the same. Presented 19th February, 1913. — Mr. Carroll.

Not printed.

61 (7j). Return to an Order of the House of the 4th December, 1912, for a return show ing the names of postmasters that have been dismissed in the County of Bonaventuro since 1st October, 1911; the names of the postmasters who have been appointed to succeed them; the causes of the dismissals and a copy of all complaints and corre- spondence with respect to same, and of all reports of investigations where such have been held, with the reasons given for not holding any such investigation, when not held. Presented 19th February, 1913.— Mr. Marcil Not printed

61 (7fc). Return to an Order of the House of the 15th January, 1913, for a copy of all charges, correspondence, letters, telegrams and other documents relative to the dis- missal of George Hines, lighthouse keeper at South Ingonish, riding of North Cape Breton and Victoria, N.S., and of the evidence taken and reports of investigation held by H. P. Duchemin, in regard to the same, and a detailed statement of the expenses of such investigation. Presented 20th February, 1913. — Mr. McKenzie..Not printed.

61 ('l). Return to an Order of the House of the 15th January, 1913, for a return show- ing a list of the lighthouse keepers removed by the present government in the County of Two Mountains, the names of such persons, the reasons for their dismissal, the nature of the complaints made against them; also a copy of all correspondence and petitions relating thereto, and reports of inquiries in the cases, where such have been held; and also the names of their successors. Presented 20th February, 1913. — Mr. Ethier Not printed.

61 (.""i). Return to an Order of the House of the 29th January, 1913, for a copy of a'l charges, correspondence, letters, telegrams and other documents relative to the dis- missal of Archibald McDonald, preventive officer at Mull River, Inverness Countv, Nova Scotia. Presented 20th February, 1913.— Mr. Chisholm (Inverness).. Not printed.

61 {In). Return to an Order of the House of the 29th January, 1913, for a copy of all letters, correspondence on file referring to the dismissal of Donald Chisholm, of Tra- cadie, in the County of Antigonish, as preventive officer. Presented 20th February. 1913.— Afr. Chisholm (Antigonish) Not printed.

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CONTENTS OF VOLUME 27— Continued.

61 (7o). Return to an Order of the House of the 29th January, 1913, for a copy of all letters, telegrams, reports and other documents relative to the dismissal of Edward

C. Humphreys, of Trenton, N.S., as an officer of the Inland Revenue Department and to the appointment of his successor. Presented 20th February, 1913.— Mr. MdcdonaJd.

Not printed.

61 (7p). Return to an Order of the House of the 9th December, 1912, for a copy of all charges, correspondence, letters, telegrams and other documents relative to the dis missal of H. J. Fixott, port physician at Arichat, R,ichmond County, N.S. Presented 21st February, 1913.— Mr. Kyte Not printed.

61 {Iq). Return to an Order of the House of the 10th December, 1912, for a copy of all correspondence, letters, telegrams and other documents relating to the dismissal of

D. Morin as postmaster of St. Pie de Bagot, County of Bagot. Presented 21st Feb- ruary, 1913.— Mr. Marcil (Bagot) Not printed.

61 (Tr). Return to an Order of the House of the Iflth December, 1912, for a copy of all

, correspondence, investigations and papers generally concerning the dismissal of

Ernest Paquin, postmaster of St. Cecile de Levrard, County of Nicolet. Presented

21st February, 1913. — Mr. Lemieux Not printed.

61 (7s). Return to an Address to His Royal Highness the Governor General of the 17t'i February, 1913, for a copy of all complaints and charges made against John E. Mc- Donald, Indian agent at Heatherton, Antigonish County, of the recommendations t council and of the order in council made thereon, and of all letters, correspondence, and documents connected in any way with his dismissal. Presented 25th February, 1913. — Mr. Chishulm {.'intigonish) Not printed.

61 (7t). Return to an Order of the House of the 15th January, 1913, for a copy of all charges, correspondence, letters, telegrams and other documents relative to the dis- miss-r^ of Joseph Day, customs officer at Little Bras D'Or, C.B., in the riding of North Cape Breton and Victoria, and of the evidence taken and report of investigation held by H. P. Duchemin, in regard to same, and a detailed statement of the expenses of such investigation. Presented 25th February, 1913.— Mr. McA'e?i0ie Not printed.

61 (7u). Return to an Address to His Royal Highness the Governor General of the 29th January, 1913, for a copy of all complaints against Duncan McLeod, appraiser of cus- toms at Sherbrooke, Province of Quebec, of all information obtained as to his con duct throu?:h seizures of goods by special officers of customs and by investigation; oc all reports of investigation ; of the order in council dismissing said Duncan McLeod ; and of all correspondence between him and the Department of Customs. Presented 25th February, 1913. — Mr. McCrae Not printed.

61 (7i;). Return to an Order of the House of the 17th February, 1913, for a copy of all ■papers, letters, telegrams, evidence, &c., given at the investigation or investigation.-^ and of reports of such investigations, relating to the dismissal of Edouard D Chiasson, sub-collector of customs at Lameque, Gloucester County, and the appoint ment of his successor. Presented 25th February, 1913. — Mr. Turgeon.. ..Not printed.

61 i'v). Return to an Order of the House of the 15th January, 1933, for a copy of all papers, letters, telegrams, evidence and other documents regarding the dismissal of George F. Briggs, customs officer at McAdam Junction, York County, N.B. Presented

25th February. 1913.— Mr. Carcell Not printed.

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CONTENTS OF VOLUME 21— Continued.

61 (7x). Eeturn to an Order of the House of the 29th January, 1913, for a copy of ali charges, correspondence, letters, telegrams and other documents relating to the dis missal of William A. Duan, lightkeeper at Green Island, Richmond County, Nova Scotia, and of the evidence taken and report of investigation held by H. P. Duchemin, in regard to the same; also a detailed statement of the expenses of such investigation. Presented 2ath February, 1913.— J/r. Kyte Not printed.

61 (7j/). Eeturn to an Order of the House of the 29th January, 1913, for a copy of al' papers, charges, correspondence, letters, telegrams and other documents relating to the dismissal of Thomas Cameron, preventive officer at Andover, N.B., and of the evidence taken and reports of investigation held by Mr. E. T. C. Knowles, in connec- tion with the same. Presented 26th February, 1913.— Mr. Michaud Not printed.

61 {7z). Eeturn to an Order of the House of the 29th January, 1913, for a copy of all com- plaints and charges made against Joseph McDonald, late of the. customs office at Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, and of all letters, telegrams and correspondence relating in any way to his dismissal and the appointment of his successor. Presented 26th February, 1913.— J/r. Carroll Not printed.

61 (8a). Eeturn to an Order of the House of the 29th January, 1913, for a copy of all com- plaints and charges made against Angus McGillivray, late of customs office at Glace Bay, Cape Breton South, Nova Scotia, and of all letters, telegrams and correspond ence relating in any way to his dismissal and the appointment of his successor. Pre sented 26th February, 1913.— Mr. Carroll Not printed.

61 (8b). Eeturn to an Order of the House of the 3rd February, 1913, for a copy of all charges, correspondence, letters, telegrams and other documents relative to the dis- missal of Roderick Bain, boatman at New Campbellton, riding of North Cape Breton and Victoria, N.S., and of the evidence taken and reports of the investigation held by H. P. Duchemin, in regard to same, with a detailed statement of expenses of such investigation. Presented 26th February, 1913. — Mr. McKenzie Not printed.

61 (8c). Eeturn to an Order of the House of the 15th January, 1913, for a copy of ali papers, documents, telegrams, reports, correspondence and recommendations in any way relating to the dismissal of W. A. Scott, lockmaster at Cardinal, Ontario, and of the appointment of his successor. Presented 27th February, 1913. — Mr. McMillan.

Not printed.

61 (8d). Eeturn to an Order of the House of the 27th January, 1913, for a copy of all letters, documents, telegrams, reports, correspondence and recommendations in any way relating to the dismissal of Bert Johnson, lockman at Nicholson, Ontario. Pre- sented 27th February, 1913. — Mr. Turgeon Not printed.

61 (8e). R-eturn to an Order of the House of the 27th January, 1913, for a copy of all letters, documents, telegrams, reports, correspondence and recommendations in any way relating to the dismissal of John Merrifield, lockmaster at Burritts Rapids, Ont., and the appointment of his successor. Presented 27th February, 1913. — Mr. Chisholm.

Not printed.

61 (8/). Return to an Order of the House of the 15th January, 1913, for a copy of ali papers, documents, telegrams, reports, correspondence and recommendations in any way relating to the dismissal of Neil Cummings, lo<.'kmaster at Cardinal, Ontario, and of the appointment of his successor. Presented 27th February, 1913. — Mr.

McMillan Not printed.

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CONTENTS or VOLUME 27— Continued.

61 (8«;). Return to an Order of the House of the 29th January, 1913, for a copy of all letters, papers, charges and correspondence between the Department of Railways and Canals and all other persons, regarding the dismissal of Mr. Fran^iois Chagnon. lockkeeper at Saint Jean, County of Saint Jean and Iberville, and of all reports thereon with reference to the dismissal of the said Mr. Chagnon. Presented 27th February. 1913.— Mr. Demers N'ot printed.

61 (8^). Return to an Order of the House of the 15th January, 1913, for a copy of all charges, correspondence, letters, telegrams and other documents relative to the dis- miasa.1 of Neil McNeil, bridge tender. Intercolonial railway, at Grand Narrows in the riding of North Cape Breton and Victoria. Presented 27th February, 1913.— Mr. McKenzie Not printed.

61 (Si). Return to an Order of the House of the 15th January, 1913, for a copy of all charges, correspondence, letters, telegrams and other documents relative to. the di^ missal of Archibald McKenzie, sectionman. Intercolonial railway, at Grand Narrows, in the riding of North Cape Breton and Victoria. Presented 27th February, 1913.— Mr. McKenzie Not printed.

61 (8;). Return to an Order of the House of the 15th January, 1913, for a copy of all charges, correspondence, letters, telegrams and other documents relative to the dis- missal of John Fraser, bridge tender. Intercolonial railway, at Grand Narrows, in the riding of North Cape Breton and Victoria. Presented 27th February, 1913.— Mr. McKenzie Not printed.

61 (8/c). Return to an Order of the Honse of the 27th January, 1913, for a copy of a'l letters, documents, telegrams, reports, correspondence and recommendations in any way relating to the dismissal of Demetrius Crozier, lackman at Merrickville, Ontario. Presented 27th February, 1913.— Mr. Proulx Not printed.

61 (81). Return to an Order of the House of the 27th January, 1913, for a copy of all letters, documents, telegrams, reports, correspondence and recommendations in any way relating to the dismissal of Patrick Cussuk, lockman at Merrickville, Ontario Presented 27th February, 1913.— Mr. Michatid Not printed.

61 (8m.). Return to an prder of the House of the 27th January, 1913, for a copy of all lettersi documents, telegrams, reiwrts, correspondence and recommendations in anv way relating to the dismissal of Joseph H. Webster, lockman at Nicholson, Ontario. Presented 27th February, 1913.— Mr. Pacaud Not printed.

61 (8n). Return to an Order of the House of the 27th January, 1913, for a copy of all letters, documents, telegrams, reports, correspondence and recommendations in an/ way relating to the dismissal of Cyrus O'Neil, lockman at Nicholson, Ontario. Pre sented 27th February, 1913.- Mr. Kyte Not printed.

61 (80). Return to an Order of the House of the 27th January, 1913, for a copy of all letters, documents, telegrams, reports, correspondence and recommendations in any way relating to the dismissal of Michael Laughtin, bridgeman at Burritts Rapids, Ontario. Presented 27th February, 1913. — Mr. Papinean Not printed.

61 (8p). Return to an Order of the House of the 27th January, 1913, for a copy of all letters, docximents, telegrams, reports, correspondence and recommendations in any way relating to the dismissal of John McKay, bridgeman at Becketts, Ontario. Pre- sented 27th February, 19]3.— Mr. Lanctot Not printed.

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CONTENTS OF VOLUME 21— Continued.

61 (8g). Eeturn to an Order of the House of the 27th January, 1913, for a copy of all letters, documents, telegrams, reports, correspondence and recommendations in any way relating to the dismissal of Edward Proctor, lockman at Burritts Rapids, Ont. Presented 27th February, 1913.— Mr. Neely Not printed.

61 (8r). Eeturn to an Order of the House of the 27th January, 1913, for a copy of all letters, documents, telegrams, reports, correspondence and recommendations in any way relating to the dismissal of William Morrison, lockman at Burritts Rapids, Ont. Presented 27th February, 1913.— 3-fr. Cash Not printed.

61 (8s). Return to an Order of the House of the 15th January, 1913, for a copy of all letters, documents, telegrams, reports, correspondence and recommendations in any way relating to the dismissal of Adam Henderson, bridgemavSter at Cardinal, Ontario, and of the appointment of his successor. Presented 27th February, 1913. — Mr. Murphy.

Not printed.

61 (St). Eeturn to an Order of the House of the 29th January, 1913, for a copy of all charges, correspondence, letters, telegrams and other documents relating to the dis- missal of James Feehan, fishery guardian or warden at Tra<:adie Harbour and Savage Harbour, Prince Edward Island. Presented 27th February, 1913. — Mr. Hughes {Kings, P.E.I.) ^ Not printed.

61 (8u). Eeturn to an Order of the House of the 29th January, 1913, for a copy of aLi charges, correspondence, letters, telegrams and other documents relative to the dis- missal of John C. McNeil, lighthouse keeper at Grand Narrows, in the riding of North Cape Breton and Victoria. Presented 27th February, 1913. — Mr. McKenzie.

Not printed.

61 (8u). Eeturn to an Order of the House of the 25th January, 1913, for a copy of all charges, correspondence, tetters, telegrams and other documents relating to the dis- missal of A. A. Chisholm, fishery overseer at Margaree Forks, Inverness County, No>ra Scotia. Presented 28th T^'ebruary, 1913. — Mr. Chisholm (Inverness)., ..Not printed.

61 {8w). Eeturn to an Order of the House of the 29th January, 1913, for a copy of all charges, correspondence, letters, telegrams and other documents relative to the dis- missal of Charles E. Aucoin, collector of customs at Cheticamp, Inverness County, Nova Scotia, and of the evidence taken and report of investigation held by Mr. H. P. Duchemin, in regard to the same; also a detailed statement of the expenses of such investigation. Presented 2Sth FebruaTy, 1913. — Mr. Chisholm (Antigonish).

Not printed.

61 (8x). Eeturn to an Order of the House of the 17th February, 1913, for a copy of all complaints and charges made against Charles L. Gass, late postmaster at Bayfield, Antigonish County, of the evidence taken, if any, before Commissioner Duchemin, and of his report thereon and of all letters, telegrams and documents of every kind relating to his dismissal and the appointment of his successor. Presented 28th Feb ruary, 1913.— Mr. Chisholm (Antigonish) Not printed.

61 (8y). Eeturn to an Order of the House of the 17th February, 1913, for a copy of all letters and correspondence exchanged in reference to the dismissal of Cyprien Martin, of St. Basile, County of Madawaska, N.B., between the Department of Customs and the said Mr. Martin as preventive ofl5cer. Presented 28th February, 1913.— Mr.

Michaud Not printed.

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CONTENTS OF VOLUME 27— Continued.

61 {8z). Eeturn to an Order of the House of the 9th December, 1912, for a copy of a:i complaints and charges made against Angus A. Boj^d, postmaster at Boyd's post office, Antigonish County, Kova Scotia, and of all letters, telegrams and correspondence relating in any way to his dismissal, and the appointm nt of a successor. Presented 2Sth February, 1913.— 3/r. Chisholni (Antigonish) Not printed.

61 (9a). Keturn to an Order of the House of the 9th December, 1912, for a copy of a'l complaints and charges made against John B. Macdonald, postmaster at Glasburn, Antigonish County, Nova Scotia, and of all letters, telegrams and corrr-nondence relating in any way to his dismissal, and the appointment of a successor, x^resented 28th February, 1913. — Mr. Chisholm (Antigonish) Not printe-i

61 (9b). Return to an Order of the House of the 9th December, 1912, for a copy of a'l complaints and charges made against Alex. G. Chisholm, postmaster at Ohio, Anti gonish County, Nova Scotia, and of all letters, telegrams and correspondence relating in any way to his dismissal, and the appointment of a successor. Presented 28th February, 1913. — Mr. Chisholm (Inverness) Not print'-d

61 (9c). Return to an Order of the House of the 9th December, 1S12, for a copy of all complaints and charges made against John J. McLean, postmaster at Cross Road.', Ohio, Antigonish County, Nova Scotia, and of all letters, telegrams and correspond- ence relating in any way to his dismissal and the appointment of a successor. Pre- sented SSth February, 1913. — Mr. Chisholm (Inverness) Not printed

61 (9d). Return to an Order of the House of the 9th December, 1912, for a copy of a'l complaints and charges made against Dougald McDonald, postmaster at Doctoi-s Brook, Antigonish County, Nova Scotia, and of all letters, telegrams and correspond- ence relating in any way to his dismissal, and the appointment of his successor. Pre- sented 28th February, 1913.— Mr. Chisholm (Antigonish) Not printed.

61 (9e). Eeturn to an Order of the House of the 9th December, 1912, for a copy of all com- plaints and charges made against Dan. A. Mclnnes, postmaster at Georgeville, Anti- gonish County, Nova Scotia, and of all letters, telegrams, and correspondence relat ing in any way to his dismissal, and the appointment of his successor. Presented 38th February, 1913. — Mr. Chisholm (Antigonish) Not printed.

61 (9/). Return to an Order of the House of the 29th January, 1913, for a copy of all charges, letters, correspondence, telegrams and other documents relating to the dis- missal of E. A. Asker, harbour master at Campbellton. Presented 3rd March, 1913.— Mr. Reid (Restigovche) Not printed.

61 (9g). Return to an Order of the House of the 10th February, 1913, for a copy of aH papers, letters, documents and orders relative to the dismissal of Fred Shultz as caretaker of the armouries at Kentville, Nova Scotia, and of the appointment of William Shoop in his place and also for a statement of the stores in said armouries in the years 1910, 1911, 1912, respectively, and for a copy of all orders and regulations relative to the duties of such caretaker. Presented 3rd March, 1913. — Mr. Macdonald.

Not printed.

61 (9/0- Return to an Order of the House of the 29th January, 1913, for a copy of all charges, correspondence, letters, telegrams and other documents relating to the -dis- missal of Dr. Freeman O'Neil, from the Marine Hospital at Louisburg, Cape Breton South, N.S., and of evidence taken and reports of investigation held by H. P. DuchtJ- min, in regard to the same. Presented 10th March, 1913. — Mr. Carroll. .Not printed.

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CONTENTS OF VOLUME 27— Continued.

61 (9i). Return to au Order of the House of the 9th December, 1912, for a copy o-f a", charges, correspondence, letters, telegrams and other documents relating to the dis- mis.-al of Leon X. Poirier, wharfinger at Descouso, Mchmond County, N.S. Presented 10th March, 1913.— Mr. Kijte Not printed.

61 (9;). Eeturn to an Order of the House of the 10th December, 1912, for a copy of a.l charges, correspondence, letters, telegrams and other documents relating to the dis- missal of Xorman L. Trefry, shipping master at Yarmouth, County of Yarmouth. N.S., and the same information regarding the appointment of Mr. Trefry's successor Pressnted 10th March, 1913.— Mr. La u- Not printed.

61 (9fc). Eeturn to an Order of the House of the 15th January, 1913, for a copy of all papers, documents, correspondence, &c., relating to the dismissal of James AmereauTr, lighthouse keeper at New Edinburgh, Digby County, N.S. Presented 10th March, 1913.— Mr. McLean (Halifax) Not printed

61 (90- Eeturn to an Order of the House of the 29th January, 1913, for a copy of all papers, documents, evidence, reports, letters, correspondence, &c., relating to the dis- missal of H. B. Manley, a clerk in the Dominion Lands Office at Saskatoon. Pre- sented lOth March, 1913. — Mr. McCraney Not printed.

61 {dm). Return to an Order of the House of the 29th January, 1913, for a copy of ^JI correspondence, letters, telegrams, papers and other documents in connection with the dismissal of John Spicer, senior assistant of the Moosejaw Land Agency. Presented 10th March, 1913.— Mr. Knoicles Not printed.

61 (9»)- Eeturn to an Order of the House of the ■29th January, 1913, for a copy of all papers, letters, telegrams and other documents respecting the dismissal of Eobert Pragnall from the position of agent of the Dominion Land Office at Swift Current and the appointment of his successor. Presented 10th March, 1913. — Mr. Knoicles.

Not printed.

61 (9o). Return to an Order of the House of the 29th January, 1913, for a copy of aU papers, documents, evidence, reports, letters, correspondence, &c., relating to the dis- missal of G. M. Uilyot, a clerk in the Dominion Lands Office at Saskatoon. Presented lOth March, 1913. — Mr. McCraney Not printed.

61 (9p)- Eeturn to an Order of the House of the 9th December, 1912, for a return show- ing the detail and niamber of dismissals from public offices by the present government to this date in the riding of Saskatoon, with the names of the dismissed occupants, the reasons for their dismissals, the complaints against such officials, and all corre- spondence with respect to the same, and of all reports of investigations, in case- where such were held. Presented 17th March, 1913.— Mr. McCraney Not printed.

61 (9q). Return to an Order of the House of the 17th February, 1913, for a copy of all letters, petitions, telegrams, complaints, evidence, reports, affidavits and other docu- ments in the Department of Inland Revenue, respecting the dismissal of J. N. Poirier, Collector of Excise at Victoriaville, County of Arthabaska, and the names of tho witnesses interested, with a copy of the evidence and a stalement of expenses of th? said inciuiry. Presented 17th March, 1913.— Mr. Brouilla.rd Not printed.

61 (9r). Return to an Order of the House of the 15th January, 1913, for a copy of all charges, correspondence, letters, telegrams and other documents relative to the dis missal of John G. Morrison, fishery inspector at Englishtown, in the riding of North Cape Breton and Victoria, and of the evidence taken and report of investigation held by H. P. Duchemin, in regard to same, and a detailed statement of the expenses o*

such investigation. Presented 18th March, 1913,— Mr. Kyte Not printed

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CONTENTS OF VOLUME 27— Continued.

61 (9s). Return to an Or<]er of the House of the 29th January, 1913, for a copy of all charges, correspondence, letters, telegrams and other documents relating to the dis- missal of Edward Landry, lightkeeper. Petite de Grat, Richmond County, N.S., and of all evidence taken and report of investigation held by H. P. Duehemin, in regard to the same; also a detailed statement of the expenses of such investigation. Pr-^- sented 18th March, 1913.— Mr. Kyte Nat printed.

61 (9f)- Return to an Order of the House of the 27th January, 1913, for a copy of a'l documents, petitions, letters, correspondence, inquiries and reports concerning tlr- dismissal of Evariste Talbot, employed in the general freight office of the Inter- colonial. Presented 18th March, 1913.— Mr. Lapointe (Kamouraska) Not printed

61 (9w). Return to an Order of the House of the 29th January, 1913, for a copy of all letters, petitions, telegrams, complaints, evidence, reports and other papers and doc i ments in the possession of the Department of Railways or any department of tho government, relating to the dismissal of Philip H. Ryan, an employee of the Inte;- colonial railway at Mulgrave, N.S., and if there was an investigation, the names o" all witnesses examined, a copy of the evidence, and a detailed statement of the ex- penses of such investigation. Presented 18th March, 1913.— Mr. Sinclair.. Not printed.

61 (9y). Return to an Order of the House of the 3rd February, 1913, for a return show- ing how many postmasters and other post office employees were removed from office respectively, from the 1st of July, 1896, to the 1st of October, 1911, and the number in each province; and from the 10th of October, 1911, up to date, with the number in each province; also the number of post offices in operation in each province on the 1st July, 189G. Presented 26th March, 1913.— Mr. Rainville Not printed.

61 (9Ji")- Return to an Address to His Royal Highness the Governor General of the 3rd February, 1913, for a copy of all orders in council, and of all letters, telegrams, com- plaints, petitions and of all other documents of any kind, in the possession of the government, or of any department or official thereof, in any way relating to or con- cerning the dismissal of Dr. Clarence T. Campbell, post office inspector at London, Ontario. Presented 2fith March, 1913.- Mr. Ross Not printed.

61 {Bx). Return to an Order of the House of the 9th December, 1912, for a return showing the number of postmasters that have been dismissed in the County of Missisquoi since 1st October, 1911, the names of the postmasters wio have been appointed to succeed them, the cause of the dismissals and a copy of all complaints and correspondence with respect to the same, and of all report* of investigations where such have been held. Presented 26ih March. 1913.— Mr. Kay Not printed.

61 (9y). Return to an Order of the House of the 27th January, 1913, for a copy of all letters, petitions, telegrams, complaints, evidence, reports and other papers and docu- ments in the possession of the Post Office Department, regarding any change in any post office or postmastership in Bonaventure County, between 5th December, 1912, up to date. Presented 26th March, 1913.- Mr. Morcil (Bonaventure) Not printed.

61 (92). Return to an Address to His Royal Highness the Governor General of the 9th December, 1912, for a copy of all papers, documents, correspondence, orders in coun- cil, &c., relative to the dismissal of S. A. Johnson, late postmaster at Petite Riviere, Lunenburg County, N.S. Presented 26th March, 1913.— Mr. MacLean (Halifax).

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CONTENTS OF VOLUME 27— Continued.

61 (10a). Eeturn to an Order of the House of the 9th December, 1912, for a copy of all charges, correspondence, letters, telegrams, and other documents relative to the dir-- missa.! of Murdcck McKenzie, postmaster at Millville Boulardarie, Nova Scotia, m the riding of North Cape Breton and Victoria. Presented 2Cth March, 1913. — Mr. McKenzie ' Not printed.

61 (lOfe). Return to an Order of the Hoi;se of the 9th December, 1912,, for a copy of all documents, correspondence and telegrams relating to the dismissal of James Stewart, postmaster at Middleton, Antigonish County, and the appointment of his successor. Presented 26th March, 1913.— -V''. ChishoJm (Antigonish) Not printed

61 (10c). Eeturn to an Order of the House of the' 9th December, 1912, for a copy of all correspondence, telegrams and reports relating to the dismissal of Lauchlin McNeil, postmaster at New France, County of Antigonish, and the appointment of his suc- Pxe>ented 2£th March. 1913.— .Vr. ChisJwlm (Antigonish) , Not printed.

61 (lOd). Return to an Order of the House of the 9th December, 1912, foi a copy of all charges, correspondence, letters, telegrams, and other documents relative to the d'n- missEil of Frank Dunlop, postmaster at Groves Point, Nova Scotia, in the riding of North Cape Breton and Victoria, and of the evidence taken and report of investiga- tion held by H. P. Duchemin, in regard to same, and a detailed statement of the expense of such investigation. Presented 26th March, 1913. — Mr. McKenzie.

Not printed.

61 (lOe) Return to an Order of the House of the lOth December, 1912, for a copy of all letters, telegrams, complaints, petitions and, other documents relating to the investi- gation of A. W. Salsman, postmaster at Middle Country Harbour, N.S., and to the appointment of his successor. Presented 26th March, 1913. — Mr. Sinclair.

Nat printed.

61 (10/). Eeturn to an Order of the House of the 9th December, 1912, for a copy of all charges, correspondence, letters, telegrams and other documents relating to the dis- missal of Richard Conroy, postmaster at Cross Roads, County Harbour, Guysborou"h County, N.S., and of all evidence taken and report of investigation held by H. P. Duchemin, in regard to the same; also a detailed statement of the expenses of such investigation. Presented 26th March, 1913. — Mr. Sinclair A'ot printed.

61 (Wj). Return to an Order of the House of the 9th December, 1912, for a copy of all charge", correspondence, letters, telegrams and other documents relating to the dis missal of Abner Carr, postmaster at St. Francis Harbour, Guysborough County, N.S., and rf all evidence taken and report of investigation held by H. P. Duchemin, in regard to the same; also a detailed statement of expenses of such investigation. Presented 26th Zslarch, 1913.— Mr. Sinclair Xot printed.

61 (lO/i)- Eeturn to an Order of the House of the 11th December, 1912, for a copy of aU charges, correspondence, letters, telegrams and other documents relating to the dis- missal of Parker Sangster, postmaster, Upper New Harbour, Guysborough County, NS., and of all evidence taken and report of investigation held by H. P. Duchemin, in regard to the same; also a detailed statement of the expenses of such investigation. Presented 26th March, 1913.— Mr. Sinclair Not printed.

61 OOl). Return to an Address to His Royal Highness the Governor General of the 4th December, 1912, for a copy of all correspondence, orders in council and all other pp.pers or documents in any way relating to the dismissal of Alexander Marion, from the position of postmaster at Rockland, Ontario. Presented. 2Gth March, 1913.— -Wr.

Murphy Not printed.

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CONTENTS OF VOLUME 21— Continued.

61 (10;). Eeturn to an Order of the House of the 4th December, 1912, for a copy of th j evidence taken and the report made by each commissioner appointed since 1st of November, 1911, to conduct an investigation into charges of offensive partizanship made against postmasters in the County of Russell. Presented 2&th March, 1913.— Mr. Murphy Not printed.

61 (lOfc). Eeturn to an Order of the House of the 9th December, 1912, for a copy of all papers, documents, evidence, reports, findings and correspondence, relating to the dis- missal of Mathew Boutilier, recently postmaster at Mushaboom, Halifax County, N.S. Presented 26th March, 1913.— Mr. MacLean (Halifax) Not printed

61 (10/). Return to an Order of the House of the 29th January, 1913, for a return shovv- ing the names of the postmasters in the County of Joliette, who have been dismissed from 1896 to September, 1911 j their respective parishes; dates of their dismissals; the reasons alleged; whether an inquiry was made in each case; on whose recommendation in each case the dismiss-als were made; names of successors in each case, and on whose recommendation were they appointed. Presented 26ta March. 1913. — Mr. Gziilbault.

Not printed.

61 (10r?i). Return to an Order of the House of the 29th January, 1913, for a copy of ill papers, documents, evidence, reports, letters, correspondence, &c., relating to the dis missal of T. Doane Crowell, postmaster at Shag Harbour, Shelburne County, N.S.. and the appointment of his successor. Presented 26th March, 1913. — Mr. Law.

Not printed.

61 (lOn). Return to an Order of the House of the 22nd January, 1913, for a return show- ing the postmasters who have been dismissed in the County of Vaudreuil, the dacfi*< of their appointment, the cause of their dismissal and by whom their dismissal was requested. Presented 2'6th March, 1913.— Mr. Boyer Not printed.

61 (lOo). Return to an Order of the House of the 29th January, 1913, for a copy of all papers, documents, letters, correspondence, &c., relating to the dismissal of Mrs. Spinney, postmistress at Upper Port La Tour, Shelburne County, -N.S. Presented 26th March, 1913.— Mr. Law Not printed.

61 (lOp). Return to an Order of the House of the 29th January, 1913, for a return show- ing the number of postmasters dismissed in the County of Rimouski since 21st Sep- tember, 1911, givdng their names. Presented 26th March, 1913. — Mr. Lapointe XKamouraska) Not printed.

61 (lOq). Return to an Order of the House of the 4th December, 1912, for a return show- ing the detail and number of dismissals from public offices by the present government to this date in the riding of Wright, giving the names of the dismissed occupants, the reasons for their dismissal, the complaints against such officials, and a copy of all correspondence with respect to the same, with all reports of "investigations where such were held. Presented 27th March, 1913.— Mr. Devlin Not printed

61 (lOr). Return to an Order of the House of the 29th January, 9113, for a copy of all charges, correspondence, letters, telegrams and other documents relating to the dis- missal of John R. McLennan, janitor of the public building at Inverness Town, Inver- ness County, Nova Scotia, and of the evidence taken and report of investigation held by Mr. H. P. Duchemin, in regard to the same; also a detailed statement of the expenses of such investigation. Presented 2Sth March, 1913. — Mr. Chisholm (Inver- ness) Not printed.

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CONTENTS OF VOLUME 27— Continued.

61 (10s). Return to an Order of the House of the 29th January, 1913, for a copy of all letters, and other documents relating to the dismissal of James Arbuckle, caretaker of the public buildings at Pictou, and the appointment of two successors in his stead. Presented 28th March, 1913.— Afr. Macdonald Not printed.

61 (lOf). Return to an Order of the House of the 9th December, 1912, for a copy of all charges, correspondence, letters, telegrams, and other documents relative to the dis- missal of Mary Dunlop, telegraph operator at Groves Point, Cape Breton County, Nova Scotia, in the riding of North Cape Breton and Victoria. Presented 28th March, 1913. — Mi-. McKemie Not printed.

61 (lOu). Return to an Order of the House of the 4th December, 1912, for a return show- ing the foremen employed at the various public works in the County of Gloucester on the 2lst of September, 1911, who have been dismissed since by the present administra- tion, containing their names, reasons of dismissal, nature of the charges made againju them, also a copy of all correspondence connected with the same and reports of in quiries, in cases where such inquiries have been instituted. Presented 28th Marcn, 1913.— Air. Turgeon Not printed

61 (lOu). Return to an Order of the House of the 3rd February, 1913, for a copy of aM letters, telegrams, papers and documents relative to the dismissal of Captain Lyons. of the dredge Northumberland, and the appointment of his successor. Presented 28th March, 1913.— Mr. Macdonald Not printed.

61 (lOu). Return to an Address to His Royal Highness the Governor General of the iti December, 1912, for a copy of all correspondence, orders in council and all other papers or documents in any way relating to the dismissal of James McCartin, from the position of inspector of the concrete work forming part of the contract for the construction of the The Plaza at the City of Ottawa Presented 28th March, 1913.— Mr. Murphy Not printed.

61 (lOx). Return to an Order of the House of the 29th January, 1913, for a copy of ai; charges, correspondence, letters, telegrams and other documents relating to the dis- missal of Robert C. Morrison, postmaster at St. Peters, Richmond County, N.S., » ml of the evidence taken and report of investigation held by H. P. Duchemin, in regard to the same; also a detailed statement of the expenses of such investigation, together with a copy of all recommendations, letters, telegrams and other papers relating t., the appointment of Mi-. Morrison's successor. Presented 31st March, 1913. — Mr. Kijte.

Not printed

61 (lOy). Return to an Order of the House of the 9th December, 1912, for a copy of all charges, correspondence, letters, telegrams, and other documents relative to the dis- missal of Richard Dugas, storm signal attendant at Alder Point, Nova Scotia, in th- riding of North Capo Breton and Victoria. Presented 4th April, 1913. — Mr. McKenzie.

Not printed.

61 (lOz). Return to an Order of the House of the 20th January, 1913, for a return showing the names of all officials of the Marine and Fisheries Department who have been dis- missed or removed in the County of Pictou, the reasons of the same, the evidence taken at any investigation held in regard to them, and the reports of said investiga- tions, -the names of their successors, and a copy of all letters, charges, complaints and recommendations from any person or persons in regard to the said removals or dis missals, or in regard to the appointment of their successors. Presented 4th April. 1913.— Mr. Macdonald Not printed

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CONTENTS OF VOLUME 27— Continued.

6i (lla). Return to an Order of the House of the 3rd March, 1913, for a copy of all ch-arges, correspondence, letters, telegrams and other documents relating to the dis missal of William L. Munro, lightkeeper at White Head, Guysborough County, N.S., and of all evidence tarken and report of investigation held by H. P. Duchemin, in regard to the same; also a detailed statement of the expenses of such investigation. Presented 4th April, I913.-Mr. Sinclair Not printed.

61 (lib). Return to an Order of the House of the 29th January, 1913, for a copy of all letters, telegram&, correspondence, reports and documents touching the dismissals of Alexander R. McAdam as fishery officer for the County of Antigonish, N.S., and the appointment of his successor. Presented 4th April, 1913.— Mr. Chisholm {Antigonish).

Not printed.

61 (lie). Return to an Order of the House of the 19th February, 1913, for a copy of all letters, petitions, telegrams, complaints, evidence, reports and other papers and docu- ments in the possession of the Marine and Fisheries Department, or any department of the government, relating to the dismissal of Stephen C. Richard, lightkeeper at Charlos Cove, N.S., and if there was an investigation, the names of all witnesses examined, a copy of the evidence, and a detailed statement of the expenses of such investigation. Presented 4th April, 1913— Mr. Sinclair Not printed.

61 (lid). Supplementary to an Order of the House of the 7th February, 1912, for a return showing for each department of the government the names, post office addresses, offices, employment, and salaries of all persons employed either in the inside or outside ser- vice thereof, and of such persons not in the Civil Service, employed by the govern- ment in any department, on the tenth day of October, 1911, who have been removed from office or employment by dismissal; specifying in each case the manner of and grounds of such dismissals and the length of notice given to the persons removed, and also indicating in each case whether an inquiry was or v.as not held prior to such dismissal. Presented 7th April, 1913.— Mr. Kyte Not printed.

61 (lie). Return to an Order of the House of the 7th December, 1912, for a return show- ing the public officers removed by the present government in the district of Lot- biniere, with the names and duties of cuch persons, the reasons of their dismissal, the nature of the complaints made against them, also a copy of all correspondence relating thereto and reports of inquiries in the eases where such inquiries have been held. Presented 9th April, 1913.— Mr. Fortier Not printed

61 (ll/>. Return to an Order of the House of the 29th January, 1913, for a copy of all complaints and charges made against Miss Gertie Lewis, as postmisrtress at Main-a dieu. Cape Breton South, N.S., and of all letters, telegrams and correspondence relat- ing in any way to her dismissal and the appointment of a successor. Presented 9tti April, 1913.— 3fr. Carroll Not printed.

61 (II3). Return to an Order of the House of the 11th December, 1912, for a copy of aU correspondence, letters, telegrams and other documents relating to the dismissal of John Taylor, late postmaster at Carndufi, Sask., and of all reports of investigation held, &c. Presented 9th April, 1913.— Mr. Turriff Not printed.

61 (11^). Return to an Order of the House of the 29th January, 1913, for a copy of ail charges, correspondence, letters, telegrams and other documents relating to the dis missal of Frederick Mitchell, from the position of postmaster at Dominion, Cape Breton South, N.S., and of the evidence taken and reports of investigation held by H. P. Duchemin, in regard to the same. Pre-sented 9th April, 1913.— Mr. Carroll.

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CONTENTS OF VOLUME 27— Continued.

61 (Hi). Return to an Order of the House of the 29th January, 1913, for a copy of all papers, letters, telegrams and other correspondence relating to the dismissal of Thomas J. Sears, postmaster at Lochaber, N.S., and the appointment of his successor ; of the evidence taken, and of the report thereon made by Commissioner Duchemin, on the charges, if any, made against the dismissed postmaster. Presented 9th April, 1913. — Mr. Chisholm {Antigonish) Not printed.

61 (11;). Eeturn to an Order of the House of the 29th January, 1913, for a copy of all correspondence, letters, telegrams, papers and other documents in connection with the dismissal of the postmaster at Alsask, Saskatchewan. Presented 9th April, 1913. — Mr. Knowles Not printed

61 (llfc). Eeturn to an Order of the House of the 3rd March, 1913, for a copy of all letters, telegrams, instructions and other papers and documents in the possession of tha Department of Marine and Fisheries, or any officer thereof, relating to the dismiss-al Or appointment of fishery guardians or fishery officers, in the CJounty of Guysborough, N.S., bearing date since the 10th day of October, 1911. Presented 9th April, 1913.— Mr. Sinclair Not printed

61 (111). Eeturn to an Order of the House of the 11th December, 1912, for a copy of all com- plaints and charges made against John R. Morrison, postmaster at Oban, Richmond County, N.S., and of all letters, telegrams and correspondence relating in any vray tj his dismissal, and the appointment of a successor. Presented lith April, 1913. — Mr. Kyie Not printed.

61 (11m). Return to an Order of the House of the 11th Decem.ber, 1912, for a copy of all charges, correspondence, letters, telegrams and other documents relating to the dis missal of A. G. McDonald, postmaster of North East Margaree, Inverness County. Nova Scotia, and of the evidence taken and report of investigation held by H. P. Duchemin, in regard to the same; also a detailed statement of the expenses of such investio:ation. Presented 14th April, 1913. — Mr. Chisholm {Inver7iess)..Not printed.

61 (lln). Eeturn to an Order of the House of the 9th December, 1912, for a return showin<^ in detail the number of dismissals from public office by the present government to this date, in the constituency of Qu'Appelle, with the names of the dismissed officers, and the reason for their dismissal, the complaints against such officials and a copy of all correspondence, petitions, papers and doci;ments with respect to the same, and if all notes of evidence and reports of investigations in cases where they have taken place. Presented 14th April, 1913. — Mr. Thomson {Qu'.4ppeUe) Not printed.

61 (llo). Return to an Order of the House of the 29th January, 1913, for a copy o^f all letters, petitions, telegrams, complaints, evidence, reports and other papers and docu- ments in the possession of the Department of Marine and Fisheries or any depart- ment of the government, relating to the dismissal of David Reid, fishery officer at Pori- nilford, N.S., and if there was an investigation, the names of the witnesses examined, a copy of the evidence, and a detailed statement of the expenses of each investigatio:t. Presented 15th April, 1913.— Mr. Sinclair Not printed.

61 (lip). Return to an Order of the House of the 15th January, 1913, for a copy of all charges, correspondence, letters, telegrams and other documents relating to the dis missal of Robert Musgrave, postmaster at North Sydney, in the riding of North Cape Breton and Victoria, and of the evidence taken and report of investigation held by H. P. Duchemin, in regard to same, and a detailed statement of the expenses of such

investigation. Presented 15th April, 1913.— Mr. McKenzic Not p/rinted.

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COIITEI'TTS OF VOLUME 27— Continued.

61 (llq). Return to an Order of the House of tlie 11th -December, 1912. for a copy of all charges, correspondence, letters, telegrams and other documents relating to the dis- missal of A. D. Archibald, postmaster at Glenelg, Guysborough County, N.S., and of all evidence taken and report of investigation held by H. P. Duchemin in regard to the same; also a detailed statement of the expenses of such investigation. Presented 15th April, 19lS.—Mr. Chisholtn (Inverness) Not printed

61 (llr). Return to an Order of the House of the 11th December, 1912, for a copj of all charges, correspondence, letters, telegrams and other documents relating to the dis missal of Leon N. Poirier, postmaster at Descouse, Richmond County, N.S., and of the evidence taken and of the reports of investigation- held by H. P. Duchemin in regard to the same and a detailed statement of the expenss of such investigation; and a copy of all papers relating to the appointiuent of his successor. Presented 15fcli April, 1913.— Mr. Kyte Not prinied.

61 (lis). Return to an Order of the House of the lllh December, 1912, for a copy of all charges, correspondence, letters, telegrams and other documents relating to the dis missal of Norman McAskill, postmaster at Framboise, Richmond County, N.S., and of the evidence taken and of the report of investigation held by II. P. Duchemin in regard to the same, and a detailed statement of the expenses of such investigation; and a copy of all papers relating to the appointment of his successor. Presented IStn April, 1913.— M?-. Kyte Not printed.

61 (lit). Return to an Order of the House of the 11th December, 1912, for a copy of all papers, documents and correspondence relating to the dismissal of A. T. Doucet, post- master and collector of customs at Salmon River, Digby County, N.S. Presented 15*;'i April, 1913.— Mr. Maclean (Halifax) Not printed.

61 (11m). Return to an Order of the House of the 29th January, 1913, for a copy of u'l complaints and charges made against Mrs. Annie Gallivan, as postmistress at Whit- ney Pier, Cape Breton South, Nova Scotia, and of all letters, telegrams and corr.i' spondence relating in any way to her dismissal and the appointment of a successor. Presented I5th April, 1913.— Mr. Carroll Not printed.

61 (lit'). Return to an Order of the House of the 29th January, 1913, for a copy of all charges, correspondence, letters, telegrams and other documents relating to the dis- missal of Wm. J. Paquet, postmaster at Souris, P.E.I. Presented 15th April, 1913.— Mr. Hughes (Kings, P.E.I.) Not printed.

6.1 (IIm^). Return to an Order of the House of the 27th January, 1913, for a copy of aT documents, correspondence, petitions and recommendations, &c., relating to the dis- missal of the postmaster at St. Anaelet, County of Rimouski, during the year 1912, and of the appointment of his successor. Presented 15th April, 1913. — Mr. Lapointe (Kamouraska) Not printed

61 (Hoc). Return to an Order of the House of the 29th January, 1913, for a copy of a 1 charges, correspondence, letters, telegrams and other documents relating to the dis- missal of George Gunn, postmaster at French Village, Prince Edward Island. Pr*^- sented 15th April, 1913.— Mr. Hughes (Kings, P.E.I.) Not printed.

61 (Uy). Return to an Order of the House of the 4th December, 1912, for a return show- ing the detail and number of dismissals from public offices by the present government to this date in the riding of Mackenzie, together with the names of the dismissed occupants, the reasons for their dismissal, the complaints against such officials, and a copy of all correspondence with respect to the same, and of all reports of investiga- tions, where any such were held. Presented 15th April, 1913. — Mr. Cash.. Not printed.

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CONTENTS OF VOLUME 21— Continued.

61 (II2). Eetiirn to an Ojder of the House of the 7tli April, 1913, for a copy of all charges investigated bj' Commissioner W. J. Code, and also of the evidence taken and the report made by the said commissioner. Presented ICth April, 1913. — Mr. Miirphij.

Not printed.

61 (12o). Eetifrn to an Order of the House of the 29th January, 1913, for a copy of all charges, correspondence, letters, telegrams and other dociiments relating to the dis- missal of D. F. McLean, fishery overseer at Port Hood, Inverness County, N.S., and of the evidence taken and report of investigation held by H. P. Duchemin, in regard to the same; also a detailed statement of the expenses of such investigation. Pre- sented 16th April, 1913.— 1/r. Chisholin (Inverness) Not printcl

61 (126). Return to an Order of the House of the 11th December, 1912, for a copy of all charges, correspondence, letters, telegrams and other documents relating to the dis- missal of J. Scott Nelson, postmaster at L'ouisdale, Richmond County, N.S., and ot the evidence taken and report of investigation held by H. P. Duchemin, in regard to the same, and a detailed statement of the expenses of such investigation; and a copy of all papers relating to the appointment of his siiccessor. Presented 16th April, 1913. —Mr. Kijte Not jjriuted

61 (12c). Return to an Order of the House of the 29th January, 1913, for a copy of all charges, correspondence, letters, telegrams and other documents relating to the dii missal of Joseph McMullen, from the post office at Bridgeport, Cape Breton South, Nova Scotia, and of evidence taken and reports of investigation held by H. P. Duche- min, in regard to the same. Presented 16th April, 1913. — Mr. Carroll Not printed.

61 (12d). Return to &n Order of the House of the 11th December, 1912, for a copy of all charges, correspondence, letters, telegrams and other documents relating to the dis missal of Frederick A. Martell, postmaster at LArdoise, Richmond County, N.S., and of the evidence taken and of the reports of investigation held by H. P. Duchemin, in regard to the same, and a detailed statement of the expenses of such investigation ; and a copy of all papers relating to the appointment of his successor. Presented 16th •April, 1913.— 3/r. Kyte Not printed.

61 (12e). Return to an Order of the House of the 11th December, 1912, for a opy of all representations, statements and complaints as to political activity made against Joha A. Macdonald, postmaster at McArras Brook, Antigonish County, and of all corre- - spondence relating to the charges made against him and of the report of Commis- sioner Duchemin on said charges. Presented 16th April, 1913.— jllr. Chisholm {Anti- gonish) Not printed

61 (12/). Return to an Address to His Royal Highness the Governor General of the 7th December, 1911, for a copy of all papers, correspondence and orders in council in con- nection •with and relating to the dismissal from office of public officials from each of the departments of government since the 1st day of October last past, including both In?ide and Outside Soryice. Presented 18th April, 1913. — Mr. Carvell Not printed.

61 (123). Return to an Address to His Royal Highness the Governor General of the 3rd March, 1913, for a copy of all papers, documents, correspondence, evidence, order in council, &c., relative to the dismissal of Edward Doucett. sub-collector of customs, Digby County, N.S. Presented 21st April, 1913.— Mr. McLean (Halifax).

Not printed.

61 (12/1). Return to an Address to His Royal Highness the Governor General of the 3rd

March, 1913, for a copy of all papers, documents, correspondence, evidence, orders iu

council, &c., relative to the dismissal of Mr. LeBlano, sub-collector of customs. Church

Point, Digby County, N.S. Presented 21st April, 1913.- 3/r. McLean (Halifax).

Not printed 43849—5 (J5

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CONTENTS OF VOLUME 27— Continued.

61 (12i). Return to an Order of the House of the 19th March* 1913, for a copy of all char;jes, correspondence, letters, telegrams and other documents relating to the dis- missal of John C. Bourinot, chief customs officer at Port Hawkesbury, Inverness County, Nova Scotia, and of the evidence taken and report of investigation held by Mr. H. P. Puchemin, in regard to the same; also a detailed statement of the expenses of -such investigation. Presented 21st April, 1913. — Mr. Chisholm {Inverness).

Not printed.

61 (12j). Eeturn to an Order of the House of the Slst March, 1913, for a copy of a'l charges, evidence, correspondence, letters and telegrams in the Department of Rail- ways and Canals since the 21st day of September, 1911, relating to the dismissal of Alexander E. Morrison, Point Tupper, N.S., from the service of the Intercolonial railway, and of all recommendations for the appointment of his successor. Presente-d 21st April. 19:3.— i¥r. Kyte Not printed

61 (12fc). Return to an Order of the House of the 3rd February, 1913, for a copy of all letters, telegrams, reports and other papers and documents received from the officers of the Canadian Brotherhood of Railway Emploj'ees, by the Department of Labour, or of the Department of Railways and Canals, between the 1st day of Januax-y, 1912, and the 25th day of January, 1913, relating to investigations and dismissals of employees for political partizanship, and of the replies thereto. Presented 22nd April. 1913.— Mr. Sinclair Not printed.

61 (121). Return to an Order of the House of the 31st March, 1913, for a copy of all com- plaints and charges against James Falconer, of Newcastle, County of NorthumberLanil. New Brunswick, as correspondent of the Labour Gazette at Newcastle, and of all letters, telegrams and other correspondence relating in any way to his dismissal and the appointment of a successor. Presented 22nd April, 1913. — Mr. Loggie..Not printed.

61 (12m). Return to an Order of the House of the 19th March, 1913, for a copy of all charges, correspondence, letters, telegrams and other documents relating to the di-.- missal of John B. Chisholm, lightkeeper at Port Hastings, Inverness County, Nova Scotia, and the evidence taken and report of investigation held by Mr. H. P. Duche- min, in regard to the same; also a detailed statement of the expenses of such investi- gation. Presented 24th April, 1913. — Mr. Chisholm {Inverness) Not printed.

61 (12/!)- Eeturn to an Order of the House of the 7tli April, 1913, for a copy of all corre- spondence, telegrains, charges and other documents, relating to the dismissal of EpI- phane Nadeau, immigration agent at St. Leonard, Victoria County, N.B. Presented 25th April, 1913.— Mr. Michaud Not printed.

61 (12o). Return to an Order of the House of the 31st March, 1913, for a copy of all charges, correspondence, letters, telegrams, and other documents relative to the dis- missal of D. J. Morrison, boatman in the customs service at Big Bras D'or, North Cape Breton and Victoria, N.S., and of the evidence taken and of reports of the investigation held by H. P. Duchemin, in regard to the same, with a detailed state- ment of expenses of such investigation. Presented 25th April, 1913.— Mr. McKenzie.

N'ot printed

61 (12p). Return to an Order of the House of the 31st March, 1913, for a copy of al' charges, correspondence, letters, telegrams, and other documents relative to the dis- missal of Rod McLeod, boatman in the customs service at Big Bras D'or, North Cape Breton and Victoria, N.S., and of the evidence taken and of reports of the investiga tion held by H. P. Duchemin, in regard to the same, with a detailed statement ot expenses of such iuvestigation. Presented 25th April, 1913. — Mr. McKenzie.

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CONTENTS OF VOLUME 27— Continued.

61 (12q). Return to -an Order of the House of the 11th December, 1912, for a copy of all charges, correspondence, letters, telegrams and other documents relating to the dis- missal of D. McLachlin, postma-ster at Marble Mountain, Inverness County, Noya Scotia, and of the evidence taken and report of investigation held by H. P. Duchemin in regard to the same; also a detailed statement of the expenses of such iuvestigatior. Presented 25th April, 1913. — Mr. Chishohn (Inverness) Not prinied.

61 (12r). Return to an Order of the House of the 11th December, 1912, for a copy of all charges, correspondence, letters, telegrams and other documents relating to the di - missal of Abram LeBlanc, postmaster at West Arichat, Richmond County, N.S., and of the evidence t-aken and reports of investigation held by H. P. Duchemin in re^^ard to the same and a detailed statement of the expenses of such investigation, and a copv of all papers relating to the appointment of his successor. Presented 25th April. 1913— Mr. Kijte N^t printed.

61 (12s). Return to an Order of the House of the 11th December^ 1912, for a copy of all correspondence, letters, telegrams and other documents relating to the dismissal of Charles J. Lafiord, postmaster at Grand Grove, Richmond County, N.S., and of al' evidence taken and report of investigation held by H. P. Duchemin in regard to the same; also a detailed statement of the expenses of such investigation. Presented 25th April, 1913.— Mr. Kyte Not printed

61 (12t). R-eturn to an Order of the House of the 11th December, 1912, for a copy of all charges, correspondence, letters, telegrams and other documents relating to the dis- missal of W. S. Lawrence, postmaster at Margrave Harbour, Inverness County, Nova Scotia, and of the evidence taken and report of investigation held by H. P. Duchemin. in regard to the same; also a detailed statement of the expenses of siich investigation. Presented 25th April, 1913.— Mr Chisholm (Inverness) Not printed.

61 (12u). Return to an Order of the House of the 11th December, 1912, for a copy of all charges, correspondence, letters, telegrams and other documents relating to the dis missal of John K. McDonald, postmaster at Whycocomagh, Inverness County, Nova Scotia, and of the evidence taken and report of investigation held by H. P. Duchemin in regard to the same; also a detailed statement of the expenses of such investigation. Presented 25th April, 1913.— Mr. Chisholm (Inverness) ; Not printed

61 (12r). Return to an Order of the House of the 31st March, 1913, for a copy of ali charges, correspondence, letters, telegrams and other documents relating to the dis- missal of Captain P. J. Wilcox, from the customs office at Louisburg, Cape Breton South, Nova Scotia, and of evidence taken and reports of investigations held by H. P Duchemin, in regard to the same. Presented 29th April, 1913.— Mr. Carroll.

Not prinied

61 (12u-). Return to an Order of the House of the 31st March, 1913, for a copy of all charges, correspondence, letters, telegrams and other documents relating to the di ; missal of M. J. McKennon, from the customs office at Glace Bay, Cape Breton South. Nova Scotia, and of evidence taken and reports of investigation held by H. P. Duche- min, in regard to the same. Presented 29tli April, 1913.— Mr. Carvell Not printed

61 (12a;). Return to an Order of the House of the 9th December, 1912, for a copy of a'l charges, correspondence, letters, telegrams and ether documents relative to the dis- missul of Captain John Arsenault, telegraph line repairer at Alder Point, Cape Breton, in the riding of North Cape Breton and Victoria, and of the evidence taken and repo-t of investigation held by H. P. Duchemin, in regard to same, and a detailed statement of the expenses of such investigation. Presented 29th April, 1913. — Mr. McKenzie.

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CONTENTS OF VOLUME 21— Continued.

61 (12y). Keturn to an Order of the House of the 9th December, 1912, for a copy of all charges, correspondence,, letters, telegrams and other documents relating to the dis- mis.'-al of Mrs. John Arsenault, telegraph operator at Alder Point, N.S., in the riding of North Cape Breton and Victoria. Presented 2nd May, 1913. — Mr. McKenzie.

Not printed

61 (12z). Return to an Order of the House of the 29th January, 1913, for a copy of all letters, petitions, telegrams, complaints, evidence, reports and other papers and docu- ments in the possession of the Department of Railways and Canals or any department of the government, relating to the dismissal of A. J. Wilkinson, at Mulgrave, N.S and if there was an investigation, the names of all witnesses examined and a detailed statement of the expenses of such investigation. Presented 2nd May, 1913. — Mr. Sin- clair Not printed.

61 (1.3a). Charges made against Mr. H. A. Bayfield, superintendent of dredging, Britis": Columbia. — {Senate] Not printed.

61 (13b). Return to an Order of the House of tlie 31st March, 1913, for a copy of .11 charges, correspondence, letters, telegrams and other documents relating to the di ^- missal of H. G. McKay, lighthouse keeper at Bird Island, Big Bras D'or, North Capo Breton and Victoria, and of the evidence taken, and of reports of the investigation held by H. P. Duchemin, in regard to the same, with a detailed statement of expense;- of such investigation. Presented 5th May, 1913.— M?\ McKenzie Not printed.

61 (13c). Return to an Order of the House of the 10th March, 1913, for a copy of ,1' reports, charges, and correspondence in the office of the Department of Marine and Fisheries relating to charges of political partizanship against Michael O'Brien, light- keeper at Bear Island, Richmond County, N.S., and of the instructions issued to H. P. Duchemin, commissioner, to investigate the same together with the Commissioner'.- report and finding thereon, and his expenses of holding such investigations. Pre- sented 7th May, 1913.— Mr. Kyte Not printed.

61 (13d). Return to an Order of the House of the 17th February, 1913, for a copy of al' correspondence, letters, telegrams, reports, recommendations and other documents bearing on or having relation to the dismissal of J. H. Leduc, as medical port officer of the port of Three Rivers, P.Q. - Presented 7th May, 1913.— Mr. Bu7-eau..Not printed.

61 (13e). Return to an Order of the House of the 291;h January, 1913, for a copy of ai. charges, correspondence, letters, telegrams and other documents relating to the di i- missal of Patrick Shea, postmaster at Tompkinsville, Guysborough County, N.S. Pre- sented 7th May, 1913.— J/r. Sinclair Not printed.

61 (13/). Return to an Order of the House of the 29th January, 1913, for a copy of all complaints and charges made against Elias Rawding, postmaster at Clementsporfc. Annapolis County, N.S., and. of all letters, petitions, telegrams, and other correspond- ence relating in any way to his dismissal and the appointment of a successor. Pre- sented 7th Ma}', 1913.— Mr. Sinclair Not printed.

61 (13ry). Return to an Order of the House of the 29th January, 1913, for a copy of all charges, correspondence, letters, telegrams and other documents relating to the dis missal of Charles McLean, postmaster at Strathlorne, Inverness County, Nova Scotia Presented 7th May, 1913.— Mr. Chiskolni {Inverness) Not printed.

(13/i). Return to an Order of the House of the 29th January, 1913, for a copy of a" charges, correspondence, letters, telegrams and other documents relating to the dis- missal of Angus R. McDonald, postmaster at Broad Cove Chapel, Inverness County. Nova Scotia. Presented 7th May, 1913.— Mr. Chisholm {Inverness).. ..Not pr-inted

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CONTENTS OF VOLUME 27— Continued.

61 (13t). Return to an Order of the House of the 29th January, 1913, for a copy of all charges, correspondence, letters, telegrams and other documents relating to the dis- missal of John McPhail, postmaster at Scotsville, Inverness County, Nova Scotia. Presented 7th May, 1913. — Mr. Chishobn (Inverness) Not printed.

61 (13i). Return to an Order of the House of the 29th January, 1913, for a copy of all letters, telegrams, complaints, petitions or other documents of any kind received hv the government, or any member or official thereof, relating to the conduct of J. 'Morgan, one time postmaster of the village of Ailsa Craig, Ontario, as such, and relat- ing to an investigation into said conduct. Presented " h May, 1913. — Mr. Ross.

Not printed

61 (13fc). Return to an Order of the House of the 29th January, 1913, for a copy of all charges, correspondence, letters, telegrams and other documents relating to the dis- missal of Roderick McLean, postmaster at Kenlock, Inverness County, Nova Scotia. Presented 8th May, 1913. — Mr. Cliishobn (Inverness) Not printid

61 (13i). Return to an Order of the House of the 29th January, 1913, for a copy of a'l chai-ges, correspondence, letters, telegrams and other documents relating to the dis- missal of Allan Gillis, postmaster at Gillisdale, South West Margaree, Inverness County, Kova Scotia. Presented 8th May, 1913.^Mr. Chisholni (Inverness).

Not printed.

61 (137n). Return' to an Order of the House of the 29th January, 1913, for a copy of all charges, correspondence, letters, telegrams and other documents relating to the dis- missal of David Shaw, postmaster at Marsh Brook, North East Margaree, Inverness County, Nova Scotia. Presented 8th May, 1913.— Mr. ChishoUti (Inverness).

' Not printed.

61 (13n). Return to an Order of the House of the 29th January, 1913, for a copy of all papers concerning the investigation and dismissal cff Helen Joubert, postmistress ai Sayabec, Quebec. Presented 8th May, 1913. — Mr. Lemieux Not printed.

61 (13o). Return to an Order of the House of the 29th January, 19!3, for a copy of all correspondence, letters, and telegrams between the Honourable Postmaster General or the Post Office Department, and any person or persons, relative to the dismissal or the request therefor of D. A. Redmond, until recently postmaster at Brinston, Ontario. Presented 8th May, 1913.— Mr. Graham Not printed.,

61 (13p). Return to an Order of the House of the 29th January, 1913, for a copy of all charges, correspondence, letters, telegrams and other documents relating to the dis- missal of Dan. McEachern, postmaster at McEachern's Mills, Broad Cove Chapel. Inverness County, Nova Scotia. Presented 8th May, 1913.— Mr. Chisholni (Inverness).

Not printed.

61 (13fi). Return to an Order of the House of the 3rd February, 1913, for a copy of all charges, correspondence, letters, telegrams and other documents relative to the dis- missal of Daniel Dunlop, postmaster at New Campbellton, riding of North Caue. Breton and Victoria, N.S., and of the evidence taken and reports of the investigation held by H. P. Duchemin, in regard to same, with a detailed statement of expense of such investigation. Presented 8th May, 1913.— Mr. McKenzie '. Not printed.

61 (13r). Return to an Order of the House of the 15th January, 1913, for a copy of .".II papers, letters, telegrams, evidence and other doci ments i-egarding the dismissal of Arthur Armstrong, postmaster at Greenfield, Carleton County, N.B. Presented 8th May, 1913.— Mr. CarvcH ATot printed.

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C02TTENTS OF VOLUME 27— Continued.

61 (13s). Return to an Order of the House of the 3rd February, 1913, for a copy of all charges, correspondence, letters, telegrams and other documents relative to the dis- missal of Alex. Matheson, postmaster at Boulardarie Centre, north riding Capr> Breton and Victoria. Presented 8th May, 1913.— Mr. McKcnzic Not prin\^cl.

61 (13f). Return to an Order of the House of the 15th January, 1913, for a copy of a:l charges, correspondence, letters, telegrams and other documents relating to the dis- missal of Arthur Talbot, late postmaster at Eobertsville, County of Megantic, Pro^ ince of Quebec. Presented 8th May. 1913.— Mr. Pacaud Not priiile(L

61 (13!/). Dismissal of N. C. Lyster, late postmaster at Lloydminster, Sa.sk.—iScnate).

Not printed.

61 (13v). Return to an Order of the House of the 2nd April, 1913, for a copy of all charges, correspondence, letters, telegrams and other documents relating to the- dis- missal of Mrs. Maggie Cameron, postmistress at Achosnach, Inverness County, Nova Scotia. Presented 9th May, 1913.— Mr. Chisholm (Inverness) Not printed.

61 (Idw). Return to an Order of the House of the 29th January, 1913, for a copy of all charges, correspondence, letters, telegrams and other documents relating to the dis- missal of David Eraser, postmaster at North East Margaree, Inverness County, Noi^a Scotia. Piesented 9th May,' 1913.- -Mr. Chisholm (Inverness) Not printed.

61" (13a;). Return to an Order of the House of the 29th January, 1913, for a copy of lU charges, correspondence, letters, telegrams and other documents relating to the dis- missal and retention of W. Stayley Porter, postmaster. Port Maitland, Yarmouth County, N.S., and of the evidence taken and report of investigation held by Charles Lane, in regard to the same; also a detailed statement of expenses of such investiga tion. Presented 9th May, 1913.— Mr. Law Not printed

61 (13y). Return to an Order of the House of the 29th January, 1913, for a copy of ail charges, telegrams and other documents relating to the dismissal of Alex. McQueen, postmaster at Kowstoke, Inverness County, Nova Scotia, and of the evidence taken and report of investigation held by H. P. Duchemin, in regard to the same; also -i detailed statement of the expenses of such investigation. Presented 9th May, 1913.— Mr. Chisholm (Invertiess) Not printed.

61 (132). Return to an Order of the House of the 3rd February, 1933, for a return show- ing the number of employees of the Department of Public Works who have been di-s- missed in the County of Berthier since the 21st September, 1911, giving the names of the said employee,s; if an inquiry was held in each case; on whose recommendation, in each case, these dismissals were made; the names of those appointed successors to these persons and on whose recommendation. Presented l2th May, 1913. — Mr. Beland.

Not printed.

61 (14a). Return to an Order of the House of the 10th February, 1913, for a copy of all charges, correspondence, letters, telegrams and other documents in connection with the dismisi^al and retention of Jesse L. Morton, postmaster at Lower Argyle, N.S., an 1 of the evidence taken and report of the investigation held by Mr. Lane, in regard to the same, al^o a detailed statement of the expenses of such investigation. Presented 20th May, 1913.— Mr. Low Not prinied

61 (14b . Return to an Order of the House of the 10th February, 1913, for a copy of ali charges, correspondence, letters, telegrams and other documents in connection with the dismissal of Mrs. M. C' Gaudet, postmistress at West Pubnico, Yarmouth County, N.S., and of the evidence taken and report of the investigation held by Mr. Lane, in regard to same, and also a detailed statement of the expenses of such investigation

Presented 20th May, 1913.- Mr. Law Not printed.

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COITTEHTS OF VOLUME 27— Continued.

61 (14c). Return to an Order of the House of the 2Sth April, 1913, for a copy of ail charges, correspondence, telegrams, and other documents relative to the dismissal of John P. McKinnon, section foreman on the Intercolonial railway at Shubenacadie, in the riding of North Cape Breton and Victoria, N.S. Presented 20th May, 1913. — Mr. McKenzie Not printed.

61 {lid). Return to an Order of the House of the loth January, 1913, for a copy o ill papers, letters, telegrams, evidence and other documents regarding the dismissal of Mary A. Bohan, as postmistress at Bath, Carleton County, N.B. Presented 21st May, 1913.— Mr. Carvell Not printed.

61 (14e). Return to an Order of the House of the 15th January, 1913, for a copy of all papers, letters, telegrams, evidence and other documents regarding the dismissal ot Elward Laffarty, postmaster at Benton, Carleton County, N.B. Presented 21st May, Wl3.—Mr. Carvell Not printed.

61 (14/). Return to an Order of the House of the loth January, 1913, for a copy of a! papers, letters, telegrams, evidence and other documents regarding the dismissal o' Dennis McGaingan, postmaster at Florenceville, Carleton County, N.B. Presented 21st May, 1913.— Mr. Carvell Not printed.

61 (14ff). Return to an Order of the House of the 27th January, 1913, for a copy of all correspondence and documents bearing upon any change made or asked for in fje employees of the Department of Marine and Fisheries in the County of Bonaventur»- between 5th December, 1912, up to date. Presented 27th May, 1913.— 3/r. Marcil (Bonaventure) Not printed.

61 (14/i). Return to an Order of the House of the 15th January, 1913, for a copy of all charges, correspondence, letters, telegrams and other documents relating to the di , missal of J. A. McKenzie. postmaster at Ashfield, Inverness County, N.S. Presented 2..d June, 1913. — Mr. Chisholm {Inverness) Not printed.

61 (140- Return to an Order of the House of the 29th January, 1913, for a copy of all letters, petitions, telegrams, complaints, reports and other papers and documents "n the possession of the Post Office Department, or any department of the government, relating to the dismissal of James Bowles, postmaster at Alder River, N.S., and if there was an investigation, the names of all the witnesses examined, a copy of the evidence, and a detailed statement of the expense of such investigation. Presented 2nd June, 1913.— 3Jr. Sinclair Not printed.

61 (14i). Return to an Order of the House of the 21st April, 1913, for a copy of all corre spondence, complaints, reports, recommendations, petitions, certificates and other documents relating to the dismissal of Mr. Edmund Lacroix, as postmaster of the Parish of St. Joseph du Lac, County of Two Mountains, and the appointment of Rodrique Larocque, of the same place as postmaster. Presented 2nd June, 1913.— Mr. Ethier Not printed.

61 (14'0. Return to an Order of the House of the 2Gth May, 1913, for a copy of all papers, letters, documents, reports and inquiry,' relating to the lighthouse keeper of the Parish of Repentigny, County of L'Assomption. Presented 3rd June, 1913.— Mr. Segnin Not printed.

61 (140- Return to an Order of the House of the 16th April, 1913, for a copy of all papers documents, evidence, reports, &c., relating to the dismissal of B. C. Kanock, late ship- ping master at Lunenburg, N.S. Presented 4th June, 1913.— Mr. McLean {Halifax).

Not printed.

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CONTENTS OF VOLUME 27— Continued.

61 (14»i). Eeturn to an Order of the House of the 3rd March, 1913, for a copy of all complaints, accusations, correspondence, petitions and telegrams, respecting the dii missal of Ulric Thihaudeau, agent for pilots at Quebec, and of all documents respect- ing the appointment "of his successor, such as petitions, letters of recommendation, &c., and of the evidence and report made after the iuQuiry held by the inquiring commissioner; an-d also a detailed statement of the expenses caused by this inquiiv. Presented 4th June, 19:3.— Mr. Delisle Not printed.

61 (lln). Supplementary return to an Order of the House of the 20th January, 1913, for a return showing the names of all officials of the Marine and Fisheries Department who have been dismissed or removed in the County of Pictou, the reasons of the same, the evidence taken at any investigation held in regard to them, and the reports of said investigations, the names of their successors, and a copy of all letters, charges, r-o-n- plaints and recommendations from any person or persons in regard to the Fiid re- movals or dismissal^i, or in regard to the appointment of their- successors. Presen.ed 4th June, 1913.— Atr. Macdonald Not printed.

61 (14o). Return to an Order of the House of the 29th January, 1913, for a copy of a'', letters, petitions, telegrams, complaints, evidence, reports and other papers and docu ments in the possession of the Post Office Department, or any department of the gov ernmc-nt relating to the dismissal of Captain Freeman Myers, postmaster at Cole Harbour, Cuysborough County, N.S., and if there was an investigation, the names of all witnesses examined, a copy of the evidence, and a detailed statement of the expenses of such investigation. Presented 4th June, 1913.— Mr. Sinclair.

Not printed

tJl (14p). Eeturn to an Order of the House of the 4th December, 1912, for a return showing all public officers removed by the present government in the district of St. Jami*-;, Montreal, together- with the names and duties of such persons, the reasons of thei^ dismissal, the nature of the complaints brought against them, and a copy of all corre- spondence relating thereto, and of reports of inquiries in the cases where such have been held. Presented 4th June, 1913.— Mr. Lopointe {Montreal) Not printed

61 (1(</). Eeturn to an Address to His Eoyal Highness the Governor General of the 4th December, 1912, for a return showing all the employees of the Dominion governmenr. in the constituency of Edmonton, dismissed between 10th of October, 1911, and 21st of November, 1912, the salary being paid to such employee at the time of his dismissal, together with a copy of all correspondence, recommendations to council, orders in council, and all other papers or documents in any way connected with such dismissa' ; Presented 4th Juse, 1913.— 3Ir. Oliver Not printed.

61 (14r). Return to an Order of the House of the 4th December, 1912, for a return show- ing the names of all officials in the district of Sunbury and Queens, who have been dismissed or removed from ofiice since September, 1911, the reason for such dismissal or removal, the evidence taken at any investigation held in regard to them, the reports upon such investigations, the name of any successor appointed in place of dis- missed officials, and a copy of all letters, charges, complaints and recommendations in regard to the said removals or dismissals, or in regard to the appointment of then successors. Presented 4th June, 1913.— Mr. McLean (Siniburij) Not printed.

61 (14.v). Return to an Order of the House of the 29th January, 1913, for a copy of all letters, petitions, telegrams, complaints, evidence, reports and other papers and docu- ments in the possession of the Department of Mailne and Fisheries, or any depart ment of the government relating to the dismissal of Levi Munroe, harbour master at

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CONTENTS OF VOLUME 27— Continued.

White Head, N.S., and if there was an investigation, the names of all witnesses examined, a copy of the evidence, and a detailed statement of the expenses of such investigation. Presented 4th June, 1913.— -Vr. Sinclair Xot printed.

61 (14t). Keturn to an Order of the House of the 29th January, 1913, for a copy of ail letters petitions, telegrams, complaints, evidence, reports and other papers and docu- ments in the possession of the Post Office Department, or any department of the gov- ernment, relating to the dismissal of Stanford Langley, postmaster at Isaac Harbouv North, N.S., and if there was an investigation the names of all witnesses examined, a copy of the evidence, and a detailed statement of the expenses of such investigation. Presented 5th June. 1913.— Mr. Sinclair Not printed.

61 (lt«). Keturn to an Order of the House of the 24th February, 1913, for a copy of all letters, telegrams, correspondence, charges,, evidence, reports, and other documents relating to the dismissal of Hugh E. McAdam as postmaster at Arisaig, N.S., and the appointment of Reverend Daniel L. Macdouald as his successor. Presented 5th June, 1913.— Mr. Chishohn (.intigonish) Not printed.

61 (14f). Return to an Order of the House of the 29cli January, 1913, for a copy of all letters, petitions, telegrams, complaints, evidence, reports and other papers and docu ments in the possession of the Post Office Department, or any department of the gov ernment, relating to the proposed dismissal of J. J. McNeil, at Grant's Lake, N.S., and if there was an investigation, the names of the witnesses examined and a detailed statement of the expenses of such investigation. Presented 5th June, 1913. — Mr. Sin- clair Not printed

61 (14U-). Return to an Order of the House of the 29th January, 1913, for a copy of all letters, i>etitious, telegrams, complaints, evidence, reports and other papers and doc i- ments in the possession of the Department of Railways and Canals, or any department of the government, relating to the dismissal of Alex. Mclnnis, car inspector of the Intercolonial railway at Mulgrave, N.S., and if there was an investigation, the names of all witnesses exan^ined, a copy of the evidence, and a detailed statement of the expenses of such investigation. Presented 6th June, 1913.— Mr. Sinclair.. Not printed.

61 (14a:). Return to an Order of the House of the 28th April, 1913, for a copy of all charges, correspondence, telegrams, and other documents relative to the dismissal o: Archibald McDonald, bridge tender on the Intercolonial railway at Grand Narrows, lona, riding of North Cape Breton and Victoria, N.S. Presented Gth June, 1913. — Mr. McKenzie Not printed.

61 (14y). Names of all officials dismissed in Shelburue and Queens from 1st December, lS9(j. — (Senate) Not printed.

62. Return to an Order of the House of the 4th December, 1912, for a return showing thsi number of all contracts cancelled in the County of Bonaventure since the 1st of October, 1911 ; the names of the contractors, the prices paid to them, the reasons for the cancellation in each case; and a copy of any investigations and reports had into the causes of such cancellations, the names of the new contractors and the prices paid to them in each case. Presented 14th January, 1913. — Mr. Marcil (Bonaventure).

Not printed.

62a. Return to an Order of the House of the 5th December, 1912, for a return showing the number of rural mail delivery routes that have been established in Canada since the 1st January, 1912, in each province and county, respectively. Presented 14th

January, 1913.— Mr. Lemieux Not printed.

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CONTENTS or VOLUME 21— Continued.

62b. Eeturn to an Order of the House of the 9th December, 1912, for a copy of all corre spondence, letters, telegrams, complaints and other documents relating to the can- celling of the contract for conveying His Majesty's mails, entered into on the 1st day of January, 1912, between the Honourable Postmaster General and Mr. J. C. Beeman. of Guthrie, County of Missisquoi; together with the reason for the cancellation of this contract, the price paid to Mr. Beeman, the name of the present contractor and the price paid to him. Presented by Hon. Mr. Pelletier.— Mr. Kay Not printed.

G?c Return to an Order of the House of the 11th March, 1912, for a copy of all letters, requests, memorandums, tenders and other documents in the possession of the Post Ofhce Department relating to the calling for tenders and the granting of the contract now in force for the carrying of "-he mail between Sorel and Ste. Victoire, County of Richelieu. Presented 20th January, 1913.— Mr. Cardin Not printed.

QZd. Return to an Order of the House of the 4th December, 1912, for a copy of a'l papers, letters, telegrams, tenders, bonds, agreements, contracts and other documents in the possession of the Post Office Department relating to the letting of the contract for carrying the mails between Heatherton and Guysborough, in the year 1912; and also relating to any temporary agreement entered into prior to the date of letting such contract. Presented 21st January. 1913.— Mr. Sinclair Not printed

62e. Eeturn to an Order of the House of the 29th January, 1913, for a copy of all letters and other documents relating to the establishment of a rural mail service between Saltsprings and West River Station, in the County of Pictou, in the year 1912. Pre- sented 17th February, 1913.— Mr. Macdonald Not printed.

62/. Return to an Order of the House of the 29th January, 1913, for a copy of all letters, and other documents relating to the establishment of a rural mail delivery service between Merigonish Station, County of Pictou, and Arisaig, in the County of Anti- gonish, in the year 1912. Presented 17th February, 1913.— Mr. Macdonald.

Not printed

62g. Return to an Order of the House of the 29th January, 1913, for a copy of all corre- spondence, letters, telegrams and reports regarding the termination of H. D. Decoste's contract for carrying the mails between Limvood Station and Linwood post office and the making of a new contract with D. Delorey, from the 1st January, 1913. Presented 28th February, 1913.— Mr. Chisholm (Antigonish) Not printed.

G2h. Return to an Order of the House of the 4th December, 1912, for a copy of all corre- spondence, complaints, recommendations, telegrams and reports bearing on the rail- v>'ay mail service in Bonaventure County from October, 1911, up to date, and on the appointment and dismissal of officers in such connection, with the names, residences, salaries and duties, as well as of all documents bearing on the snspension of the rail- way mail service during the period mentioned, as well as a copy of all documents re- ferring to agreements made to meet such a contingency during the coming winter. Presented 25th March, 1913.— Mr. Marcil (Bonaventure) Not printed.

62/. Return to an Order of the House of the 9th December, 1912, for a copy of all tenders received and the contracts entered into for the carrying of the mails between St. Andrew and Beauley, County of Antigonish, and of all letters, telegrams and corre spondence on file in the Post Office Department containing any recommendation or advice regarding the awarding of such contract, or in any way referring thereto. Pre- sented 26th March, 1913.— Mr. Chisholm (Antigonish) Not printed.

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CONTENTS OF VOLUME 27— Continued.

62;. Return to an Order of the House of the 3rd February, 1913, for a return showinqf ■what changes, if any, have been made in the contracts for the carrying of the mail* in the County of Berthier, since the 21st September, 1911 ; in what parishes, on what date, and for what reason; to whom have the new contracts been granted, and if a tender was asked for in each case. Presented 14th April, 1913. — Mr. Belaud.

Not priuietl

621c. Eeturn to an Order of the House of the 29th January, 1913, for a copy of all letters, petiticns, telegrams, bonds, reports and other papers and documents in the possession of the Post Office Department, or any department of the government, relating to the letting of the mail contract between Guysborough and Charlos Cove, County of Guys- borough, N.S., during the year 1912. Presented 28th April, 1913.— Mr. Sinclair.

Not printed.

62L Eeturn to an Order of the House of the 14th April, 1913, ohowing the names of the various railway mail clerks employed, respectively, on the Montreal and Quebec divi- sions and the date of the appointment and residence of each. Presented 7th May, 1913.— Mr. Bureau Not printed.

62m. Pieturn to an Order of the House of the 9th April, 19:3, for a copy of the contract entered into by the Post Office Department with the Ontario Equipment Company of Ottawa relating to the purchase of locks for mail bags. . Presented 7th ^May, 1913.— Mr. Carvell Not printed.

G2n. Eeturn to an Order of the House of the 7th April, 1913, for a copy of all correspond- ence, telegrams, &c., exchanged between the Honourable the Postmaster General and Dr. Faucher, of Quebec, concerning the purchase of a certain patented lock for mail ba.^s. Presented 7th May, 1913. — Mr. Lapointe (Kamouraska) Not printed.

62o. Eeturn to an Order of the House of the 7th April, 1913, for a copy of all correspond- ence, telegrams, &c., exchanged between the Honourable the Postmaster General and Mr. Aime Dion, advocate of Quebec, concerning the purchase of a certain patented lock for mail bags. Presented 7th May, 1913.— .Mr. Verville Not printed.

62p. Eeturn to an Order of the House of the 29th January, 1913, for a copy of all letters, petitions, telegrams, complaints, reports, bonds of indemnity, and all other papers and documents in the possession of the Post Office Department, or any department of the government, relating to the contract for carrying the mails between Linwood or some point of the Intercolonial railway, County of Antigonish, N.S., and Grosvenor, County of Guysborough, N.S. Presented 9th May, 1913.— Mr. Sinchiir Not printed.

62q. Return to an Order of the House of the 24-th April, 1913, for a return showing the full names of the mail carriers in the County of Vaudrenil and Soulanges; between what place they perform the service; the distance between each of these places; the amount of each carrier's contract, and the amount the government paid for the car- riage of the mail in these different plac&s before September, 1911. Presented 16th May, 1913.— Mr. Boyer Xot printed.

62r. Eeturn to an Order of the House of the 7th May, 1913, for a return vshowing the num- ber of post offices in Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia, not served with daily mail, giv- ing the names and the number of times per week served. Presented 20th May, 1913. —Mr. Law Not printed.

62s. Eeturn to an Address to His Excellency the Administrator of the 7th April, 1913, for a copy of all orders in council, reports of experts and contracts, in connection with

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the different purchases of rural mail delivery boxes made by the Post Office Depart ment since 1908, until 1st January, 1912. Presented 21st May, 1913.— Mr. Lemieux.

Not jjrinted.

62f. Return to an Order of the House of the 12th May, 1913, for a return giving tht^ nf ^s of the post offices and of the postmasters in thd Counties of Soulanges and Vaudreuil. Presentrd 21st May, 1913.— Mr. Boyer Not printed.

62i(. Return to an Order of the House of the 5th December, 1912, for a copy of all letters, telegrams, petitions and other documents relating to the establishment of rural mai' delivery routes in the County of Pictou since the 1st October, 1911, with a statement of all routes applied for, of routes established and of those refused, and the reason for their refi.sal. Presented 2nd June, 1913.— Mr. Macdonald Not printed.

62r. Return to an Order of the House of the 31st March, 1913, for a copy of all coriespond- ence concerning the purchase of new locks for mail bags by the Post Office Depart- ment from the Ontario Equipment Company. Presented 4th June, 1913. — Mr. Carvell.

Not printed.

62u\ Return to an Order of the House of the 17th February, 1913, for a copy of all corre- spondence, letters, telegrams, memoranda, tenders, bonds and all other document? relative to the contract for the carrying of the mail between the post office and Can adian Pacific Railway station at Three Rivers and vice versa, since the eleventh dav of October, 1911, to date. Presented 4th Jun?, 1913— Mr. Tobin Not printed.

62a;. Return to an Order of the House of the 21st April, 1913, for a copy of all correspond- ence, telegrams, complaints, affidavits, reports, recommendations, requests, certificates, contracts and other documents relating to the cancelled contract of M. E. Bougie, for carrying the mails between the post office and railway station at Bromptonville, Que bee. Presented 4th June, 1913.— Mr. Bureau Not printed.

63. Return to an Order of the House of the 4th December, 1912, for a return showing a!)

the new post offices opened in the County of Bonaventure, since October, 1911, up lo date, and a copy of the correspondence in connection therewith, together with the names of such post offices and postmasters, and the location of such offices; and also a copy of all papers asking for such offices. Presented 14th January, 1913.— Mr. Marcil (Bonaventure) Not printed.

64. Return to an Order of the House of the 9th December, 1912, for a copy of all peti

tions, correspondence, memoranda, recommendations and other papers or documents in the posi^ession of the Department of Marine and Fisheries relating to the proposals to supply EQedicine or medical attendance free, or otherwise, to Canadian boat fishe:' men. Presented 14th January, 1913.— Mr. Sinclair Not printed.

65. Return to an Order of the House of the 4th December, 1912, for a copy of all corre

spondence, petitions, complaints, memoranda, reports and investigations regarding the service performed by the steamer Canada, owned by the Inter-Provincial Navigation Company of Fraserville, Quebec, since October, 1911, up to date, and also of all doci- ments bearing on the present contract with the Department of Trade and Commerce, or the renewal or extension thereof. Presented 14th January, 1913. — Mr. Marcil (Bonaventure) Not printed

66. Return to an Order of the House of the 9th December, 1912, for a copy of all papers,

documents, telegrams, letters, &c., relating to the matter of the establishment of a lobster hatchery at Spry Bay, Halifax County, N.S. Presented 14th January, 1913.

— Mr. Maclean (Halifax) Not printed.

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CONTENTS OF VOLUME 21— Continued.

67. Return to an Order of the Iloiise of the 9th December, 1912, for a copy of all papers, documents, telegrams, &c., between the Department of Trade and Commerce and any company, person or persons, relative to the continuance and payment of a subsidy to- wards a steamship service between St. John, X.B., and Bea'- River, N.S., for the fiscal year 1912, and performed during the fiscal year 1«11. Presented 17th Xanuar<' 1913.— 3fr. Maclean (Halifax) t Not printed.

67a. Eeturn to an Order of the House of the 4t];»December, 1912, for a copy of all papers, documents, memoranda, letters, telegrams and documents bearing on a request fo- a subsidy for a steam service between Bonaventure, Quebec, or any other part of Bonaventure County and Bathurst, New Brunswick, or any other part of Gloucester County, New Brunswick, and between New Eichmond, Quebec, and Dalhousie, New Brunswick, and between Carleton and Miguasha, Quebec, and Dalhousie, New Bruns- swick, or Campbelltou, New Brunswick, or both, as well as a copy of all replies made for such subsidies and this since October, 1911, to date. Presented 14th January. 1913.— Mr. MarciJ {Bonaventure) Not printed.

67b. Eeturn to an Address to His Eoyal Highness the Governor General of the 9th Decem- ber, 1912, for a copy of all advertisements, tenders, contracts, orders in council memoranda, papers, letters and correspondence in any way relating to a subsidized steamship service between Canadian ports and any ports of the British West Indies, or any proposed improvement or extension of such steamship service since 1st Novem- ber, 1911 to the present time. Presented 15th January, 1913 Not printed.

67c. Eeturn to an Order of the House of the 4th December, 1912, for a copy of all reports made by officials of the Department of Railways -and Canals on the Quebec ami Oriental railway, and the Atlantic, Quebec and Western railways, together with a statement of the snbsidies paid such railways since October, 1911, up to date, and a copy of all correspondence in that connection. Presented 17th January, 1913.— Afr Marcil {Bonaventure) a Not printed

67d. Eeturn to an Order of the House of the 4th December, 1912, for a copy of all corre spondence between the Minister of Eailways or any other member of the governmenr and any person regarding the acquisition by the government of Canada of the Que- bec Oriental railway, formerly the Atlantic and Lake Superior railway, and the At- lantic, Quebec and Western railway, or both. Presented 27th January, 1913.— 3/r. Marcil {Bonaventure) Not printed.

67e. Eeturn to an Order of the House of the 29th January, 1913, for a copy of the report made to the Minister of Eailways and Canals by the party of government engineers who inspected the Queljec and Saguenay railway during December, 1912, January, 1913. Presented 27th February, 1913.— j/r. Lemieux Not printed.

67 f. Eeturn to an Order of the House of the 17th February, 1913, for a copy of all reports male by any engineers or accountants tp the Minister of Railways and Canals on the usefulness of the Atlantic, Quebec and Western railway and the Quebec Oriental rail- way, to the Intercolonial railway as branch lines or feeders. Presented 27th Feb- ruary, 1913.— Mr. Marcil (Bonaventure) Not printed.

67g. Return to an Address to His Eoyal Highness the Governor General of the 9th Decern ber, 1912, for a copy of all papers, documents, petitions, orders in Council, memor- anda, correspondence, &c., by and between the government of Canada or any member thereof, and the government of the province of British Columbia, or any member • thereof, since 1st May, 1912, relating to the subject to an increase of the provincial subsidy to the said province. Presented 16th April, 1913.— Mr. Maclean (Halifax).

Printed for sessional papers.

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CONTENTS OF VOLUME 27— Continued.

G7h. Eeturn to an Address to His Eoyal Highness the Governor General of the 20th January, 1913, for a copy of all documents and memorials of the government of Bri- tish Columbia presenting claims for additional provincial subsidies, and of all corro spondence and orders in council on the same. Presented Ifith April, 1913.— -Sir Wilfrid Laurier .*. Prinied for sessional papers.

67i. Copy of agreement made with the several provinces as to the expenditure of the sub- sidies granted under the Agricultural, Aid Act, and statement showing the purposes for which said subsidies are to be expended. Presented 6th June, 1913, by Hon. Mr. Burrell ^"^ printed.

68. Copies of general orders promiiltgated to the militia for the period between 2nd Nove Ti-

ber, 1911, and 5th Novmber, 1911. Presented by Hon. Mr. Hughes, 14th .January, 1913.

Not printed.

69. Return to an Address to His Excellency the Eight Honourable Sir Charles Fitzpatrick,

P.C., &c., administrator, of the 31st March, 1913, for a copy of all papers, document'^, petitions, letters, telegrams, orders in council and other papers and documents in possession of the Department of Customs, relating to the duty payable on twine used for fishing purposes, and especially relating to the construction placed upon item 682 of the Customs Tariff. Presented 23rd May, 1913.— Mr. Sinclair Not printed.

70. Eeturn to an Order of the House of the 30th November, 1912, for a return showing:—

1. The date when the present Canadian Pure Food Act, now known as the Adulteration Act, E.S.C., was enacted.

2. What foods, beverages or drugs have standards of strength and purity under the Act been fixed, and what are the dates when such standards become operative.

3. What foods, beverages or drugs have standards of strength and purity been pre- pared and recommended from time to time by the chief analyst, which have not been put in force, and why were such standards not put in^force.

4. How many cases of adulteration together with cases which show standards of quality below those requiied by the Adulteration Act, have been ascertained by th.^ Dominion analyst since the said Act came into operation.

5. In how many of such cases did prosecutions under the Act or under the Criminal Code follow, and in how many cases were convictions secured. Presented 14th Jan- uary, 1913.— Mr. McDonnell Not printed.

71. Eeturn to an Order of the House of the 4th December, 1912, for a copy of all corre

spondence, negotiations, proposals in writing and other papers and documents in th- possession of the government, or any department thereof, relating to reciprocity in trade with thn United States, beariag date between the 1st day of January, 1890, and the 31st day of December, 1891. Presimted 14th January, 1913.— Mr. Sinclair.

Not printed

72. Return to an Order of the House of the 4th December, 1912, for a copy of all letters,

telegrams, &c., exchanged between the member for Bellechasse County and the Min- ister of Agriculture and the Postmaster General, concerning the appointment of an additional physician at the quarantine station of Grosse He. Presented 14th January. 1913, — Mr. Lemieux Not printed.

72a. Return to an Order of the House of the 10th December, 1912, for a copy of all corre pondence, documents, recommendations and reports concerning the appointment of Doctor Pomminville, to the position of surgeon of the St. Vincent de Paul peniten- tiary, replacing Doctor A. Allaire. Presented 24th January, 1913. — Mr. Wilson

(Laval) ^ot printed.

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CONTENTS OF VOLUME 27— Continued.

''• Eeturn to an Order of the House of the 10th December, 1912, for a copy of all letters, telegram?, corresponJ.ence and other docnment-s relating to the appointment of Charles W. Hatfield, fishery officer on the Tusket River, Yarmouth County, N.S. Presented 27th January, 1913. —Hr. Larv Not printed.

. Return to an Order of the House of the 10th December, 1912, for a copy of all corr-i spondence, letters, requests, telegrams and. other documents relating to the appoint- ment of Louis Xadeau as postmaster at Ste. Christine, County of Bagot. Presented 4th February, 1913.— illr. Marcil Not priiitcd.

!■ Return to an Order of the House of the 29th January, 1913, for a copy of all orders 1 (t rs, telegrams and other documents in connection with the appointment of Lt.-Col. Warburton, as administrative medical officer at the Charlottetown camp in 1912, and of all letters and telegrams asking for a change in the said appointment, and of all orders and other documents relating to his being superseded, and to the appointment of his junior, Lt.-Col. Jenkins, in his place. Presented 13th February, 1913. — Mr. Macdonald Not printed.

72e. Return to an Order of the House of the 27th January, 1913, for a copy of all docu- ments, letters, correspondence, recommendations, reports, &c., relating to the appoint- ment of Mr. J. Begin as manager of the experimental farm at Ste. Anne de la Poca- tiere. Presented 13th February, 1913.— Mr. Lapointe (Kamouraska) Not printed.

72/. Return to an Order of the House of the 29th January, 1913, for a copy of all corre- spondence exchanged betvreen Dr. Marcotte, M. Lavallee, M.P., the Honourable th'^ Postmaster General and the Minister of Agriculture, concerning the appointment of an additional medical officer at Grosse Isle quarantine station. Presented 19th Feb- ruary, 1913.— Mr. Lemieux Not printed.

72g. Eeturn to an Order of the House of the 3rd March, 1913, for a copy of all letter . telegrams, recommendations and other papers in connection with the appointment of John Macdonald as Inspector of Inland Revenue for the Maritime Provinces, and of all letters, telegrams, applications, recommendations and other papers received from any other person or persons relative to the applications of other persons for the posi- tion. Presented 17th March, 1913.- Mr. Macdonald Not printed.

72h. Return to an Order of the House of the 17th February, 1913, for a copy of all letters, petitions, telegrams, recommendations and other i)apers and documents, in the pos- session of the Department of Marine and Fisheries, or any department of the govern ment, relating to the appointment of F. W. Kelley, M.D., as port physician at Bridge water, N.S. Presented 18th March, 1913.— Mr. Law Not printed

72i. Return to an Address to His Royal Highness the Governor General of the 4th Decern ber, 1912, for a return showing all appointments to office under the Dominion govern- ment in the constituency of Edmonton from 10th October, 1911, to 21st November. 1912, with a statement of the salaries in each case, together with a copy of all corre- spondence, recommendation to council, orders in council, and all other papers or documents in any way connected with such appointments. Presented 2Sth March, 1913.— -Mr. Oliver Not printed.

72j. Return to an Order of the House of the 4th December, 1912, for a copy of all corre- spondence, recommendations, reports, memoranda and other documents bearing on th i appointment of a general foreman, or other permanent or temporary officials, of the Department of Public Works in the County of Bonaventure since October, 1911, up to date, with the names, residences, duties and salaries of such appointees. Presented 2ud May, 1913.- Mr. Marcil (Bonaventure) Not printed.

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72k. Appointment of Mr. McCloskie as postmaster at Waukau, British Columbia. — (Senate)

Not printed.

73. Eeturn to an Address to His Eoyal Highness the Governor General of the 9th Decem-

ber, 1912, for a return showing all changes made in the Customs Tariff of Canada by order in council since the close of last session of parliament. Presented 14th January, 1913 Not 2}rint<;d

74. Eeturn to an Order of the House of the 9th December, 1912, for a return showing the

quantity and value of molasses of cane, as defined in tariff item No. 137a, imported into Canada for the fiscal year ending 31st March, 1912, from each island of the Bri- tish West Indies, which are parties to the Canada-West India Trade Agreement. Pre- sented 14th January, 1913.— Mr. Maclean (Ha.lifax) Not printed.

75. Letter of the Honourable F. D. Monk, M.P., to the Eight Honourable the Prime

Minister, resigning his position as Minister of Public Works, and the letter of the Prime Minister in acknowledgment thereof. Presented by Hon. Mr. Borden, 14th January, 1913 Not printed.

75a. Eeturn to an Order of the House of the 2Cth May, 1913, for a copy of all letters, reports, documents and all other communications relating to the appointment of Colonel Crowe as Commandant of the Royal Military College and to his resignation of said position, or to the extension of his term of service or to the termination thereof, and of all papers or letters passing between the minister and Colonel Crowe, relative to his resignation or the failure to extend his term of service. Presented 3rd June, 1913.— Mr. Macdonald Not printed

75b. Eeturn to an Order of the House of the 26th May, 1913, for a copy of all letters, reports, complaints and other communications and documents which passed between General McKenzie and the Minister of Militia or his department, previous to, and which led up to the resignation of General McKenzie; and also a copy of said resigna- tion, and the reply of the minister thereto, and of any and all communications had with the War Office thereto, and of all other papers and documents in connection therewi*^h. Presented 4th June, 1913.— Mr. Macdonald Not printed.

76. Eeturn to an Order of the House of the 4th December, 1912, for a copy of all papers,

letters, telegrams, complaints and reports, bearing on the delay in the payment of census enumerators in the County of Boaaventure, in connection with the last census, together with the names, residences, amounts, and dates of payment. Presented 15th January, 1913. — Mr. Marcil (Bonaventure) Not printed.

77. Eeport of departmental commission on the official statistics of Canada. Presented 15th

January, 1913 Priiitcd for distribution only.

78. Eeturn to an Order of the House of the 18th March, 1912, for a copy of all correspond-

ence in the possession of the Postmaster General respecting -the change of name of Broderick post office in the Province of Saskatchewan, to St. Aldwyn. Presented 15tli January, 1913 Not printed."

78a. Eeturn to an Order of the House of the 30th November, 1911, for a copy of all papers, telegrams, letters, &c., between the Postmaster General and any other person respect- ing the closing or removal of the present post office at Spry Bay, Halifax County. Pre- sented lOth January, I9l3.— .¥r. Maclean (Halifax) Not printed.

79. Eeix)rt of the commissioner Dominion Police Force, for tlic year 1912. Presented by

Hon. Mr. Foster, 15th January, 1913 Not printed.

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CONTENTS OF VOLUME 27— Continued.

80. Return to an Order of the House of the 9th December, 1912, for a copy of all corre-

spondence, complaints, reports and all documents relating to the cancelling of leasse No. 1S778, consented to by the Honourable Minister of Railways and Canals, to Aurile Leboeuf, on the 12th December, 1910.— Presented 16th January, 1913.— Afr. Papineau.

Not printed

81. Return to an Address to His Royal Highness the Governor General of the 4th Decem-

ber, 1912, for a copy of all orders in council passed since 1st October, A.D. 1911, relat- ing to the Board of Management of the Government Railways of Canada, or of any other member thereof, or in any way affecting the same, or any official of the Intel - colonial Railway, as regards the duties to be performed or the powers to be exercised by the said Board or any member thereof, or by any such official, together with a copy of all recommendations, letters, applications, instructions, or other correspondence, in any manner relating thereto or having regard to the said orders in council as to the management of the Intercolonial railway. Presented iTth January, 1913.— Mr. Einmer- son Not printed

81a. Return to an Address to His Royal Highness the Governor General of the 4th De- cember, 1912, for a copy of a certain Order in Council issued during the current year by which certain official reports formerly made <^o Board of Management of the Inter- colonial Railway have been ordered in future to be made to Mr. F. P. Brady. Pre- sented 17th January, 1913.— J/r. Sinclair Not printed.

82. Return to an Order of the House of the 5th December, 1912, for a copy of all p.ipers,

including surveys, tenders, and every other record, or document in the possession of the Department of Railways and Canals or any other department of the government relating to the building of a line of railway from Estmere, County of Victoria, Prov- ince of Nova Scotia, to the town of Baddeck in the same county. Presented 17th January, 1913.— Mr. McKenzie Not printed.

83. Return to an Address to His Royal Highness the Governor General of the 9th Decem-

ber, 1912, for a copy of all documents, papers, tenders, contracts, orders in council and correspondence in connection with the supply of castings for and the purchase of scrap iron from the eastern division of the Intercolonial Railway since 1st May, 1912. Presented 17th January, 1913.— Mr. Maclean (Halifax) Not printed.

83a. Return to an Order of the House of the 9th December, 1912, for a return showing the names of the employees on the dining cars of the Intercolonial Railway and the nature of their employment; and also of the employees on the Pullman cars of the Inter- colonial Railway and the nature of their employment. Presented 17th January, 1913. —Mr. Boitlay Xot printed.

83b. Return to an Order of the House of the 9th December, 19:2, for a copy of all papers documents, telegrams, letters, &c., relating to a strike of temporary employees of the

Intercolonial Railway at Halifax, in August, 1912. Pre-entcrl 27th January, 19:3.

Mr. Mclean (Halifax) , JVot printed.

83c. Return to an Order of the House of the 10th December, 1912, for a copy of all evi- dence plans, reports, correspondence, &c.. respecting an inquiry held concerning an accident on the Intercolonial Railway at St. Andre de Kamouraska on 7th October 19:2, caused by train No. 33, the maritime express going west. Presented 27th Jan- uary, 1913.— Mr. Lapointe (Kamouraska) ]Vof printed.

83d- Return to an Order of the House, of the 29th January, 1913, for a copy of tiie evi deuce taken at the inquiry held in the month of November, 1912, by Mr. MacDonald 43S49— 6 81

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finperintendent of the Intercolonial at Levis, in reference to Alfred Laugnay, an employee of the Intercolonial at St. Charles, County of Bellechasse. Presented 27th February, 1913. — Mr. Lapoinie (Kamouraska.) Not printed.

83e. Return to an Order of the House of the 19th February, 1913, for a copy of all tele- grams, letters, petitions, reports of engineers, plans, surveys, and other documents in the possession of the Department of Railways and Canals, and having been received since 1st January, 1912, relating to the construction of a branch line of the Inter- colonial Railway into Guysborough County. Presented 18th March, 1913. — Mr. Sin- clair Not printed.

83/. Return to an Order of the House of the 24th February, 1913, for a copy of all petitions, resolutions, letters, telegrams and correspondence, relating to free or reduced trans- portation of hay over the Intercolonial Railway for the farmers of Antigonish County, Nova Scotia, and also of the evidence taken and report made as to the shortage of hay in that and other of the eastern counties of Nova Scotia. Presented 18th March, 1913. — Mr. Chisholm (Antigonish) Not printed.

S3g. Return to an Order of the House of the 29th January, 1913, for a copy of all letters telegrams, tenders, acceptances of tenders, cancellation of tenders and other papers and documents in the possession of the Department of Railways and Canals, or any department of the government, bearing date after 1st July, 1912, relating to the supply of ice for the use of the Intercolonial Railway at Mulgrave, N.S. Presented 18th March, 1913. — Mr. Sinclair Not printed.

S3h. Return to an Order of the House of the 12th February, 1913, for a copy of all letters correspondence, pe'^itions and other documents, on file in the Department of Rail- ways and Canals, or in the office of the Intercolonial Railway at Monctoir, relating or in any way appertaining to the new public wharf at Sackville, N.B., and the neces- sity of establishing in the interest oif the traffic of the Intercolonial Railway, and of the shipping and trade facilities of Sackville, and of the commerce of communities adja- cent thereto, rail connections between the said wharf and the main line of the sai.l railways at Sackville etation; also of all letters and other communications receive.l by the chairman or vice-chairman of the Government Railways Managing Board, or by any official of the said railway, relating in any manner to the said subject, receivei by them or any of them during the years 1911, 1912 and 1913. Presented 19th March, 1913. — Mr. Emmerson Not printed

83i. Return to Order of the House of the 19th March, 1913, for a return showing who the tenderers were, and the amount of each tender for the supply of castings for the Intercolonial Railway during the present year. Presented 28th March, 1913. — Mr. Macdonald Not printed.

83;'. Return to an Order of the House of the 19th March, 1913, for a return showing how many kegs of nails were purchased in 1912 for the Intercolonial Railway; the prices paid therefor in each case; whether tenders were invited in the case of each purchase and, if so, who the respective tenderers were and the prif^es submitted; to whom wer«^ the contracts awarded in each case. Presented 28th March, 1913. — Mr. Murphy.

Not printed.

83fc. Return to an Order of the House of the 19th March, 1913, for a return showing the amounts received by the Intercolonial Railway for freight and passengers respectively for each of the twelve months of the calendar years 1910, 1911 and .1912, at the follow- ing stations: — Montreal, Halifax, St. John. Sydney, Truro, Moncton, New Glasgow

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and Amherst; also, the total receipts of the said railway for freight and passenger-, respectively during each of the said years. Presented 2Sth March, 1913. — Mr. Rhodes.

Not printed.

831. Eeturn to an Order of the House of the 20th January, 191.3, for a copy of all letteis correspondence, telegrams, representations, requests and reports on file in the Deparf- me':t of Rail.', ays and Canals, or in the offices of the Intercolonial Railway at Monc- ton, or among the records of the Government Railways Managing Board, or in the office of the assistant chairman of the Government Railways Managing Board, relat ing to or in any way connected with the water supply system at Dorchester station on the Intercolonial railway, or relating to the absence of and the total failure to provide a supply of water for drinking or other purposes at that station, or in con- nection with the dwelling of the station agent in the Station Honse; and also of all correspondence, letters, requests, recommendations and reports relating to the alleged necessity of additional clerical or other help or assistance at the station. Presented 21st April, 1913.— Mr. Emmerson Not pfinied.

83m. Return to an Order of the House of the 12th February, 1913, for a copy of all corre- spondence, letters, telegrams, reports and other papers on file in the Department of Rai ways and Canals, or in the offices of the Intercolonial Railway at Moncton, relat- ing to M. L. Tracy, an employee of the mechanical department of the Intercolonial during the years 1S99 and 1900, and of all letters and correspondence relating to the case of the said M. L. Tracy, passing between the then Minister of Railways and Canals and any of the officials of the railway, during those years; also a copy of the letters of D. Pottinger, then general manager, the late James E. Price, then general superintendent, and the late M. Jarvis, then a divisional superintendent of said rai'- way, relating to the same subject during the said period of 1899 and 1900. Presented 2lst April, 1913.— Mr. Emmerson Not printed.

83n. Return to an Order of the House of the 3rd March, 1913, for a statement of al] amounts collected by the Intercolonial Railway for freight on hay carried from Amherst and other stations on the Intercolonial, County of Cumberland, to Anti gonish, K.S., and consigned to C. Edgar Whidden or C. B. Whidden & Son, in the month of January last and February instant, and by whom such freight was paid ; also a copy of all way bills and bills of lading for the same. Presented 21st April, 191.^?. —Mr. Chisholm (.4 ntigonish) Not printed.

83o. Return to an Order of the House of the 3rd February, 1913, for a copy of all letters petitions, telegrams, complaints, communications, reports and other papers and docu- ments, received since the 1st day of October, 1911, by and now in the possession of the Department of Railways and Canals, the Government R.iilway Managing Board or any official of the Intercolonial Railway or of the Prince Edward Island railway, relat- ing to or in any manner appertaining to an application for, or a proposed reduction of the working hours for the Intercolonial railway employees at Moncton, or at any other point of the Intercolonial railway or the Prince Edward Island railway. Pre- sented 21st April, 1913.— Mr. Emmerson Not printed.

83p. Return to an Order of the House of the 24th February, 1913, for a copy of all com- plaints, requirements, requisitions, petitions, and corresipondence of all kinds made by the Sydney, N.S., Board of Trade, or by the citizens of the city of Sydney, or any of them, having reference to better and increased facilities on the Intercolonial Rail- way on the Sydney division. Presente<l 2lst April, 1913. — Mr. Carroll.

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S3q. Eetuin to an Order of the House of the 31st March, 1913, for a copy of all letter?;, papers and other documents relating to the claim for damages for the death of the y- ung son of Thomas Hoare, who was killed at a crossing; of the Intercolonial Rail way in the town of Stellarton in the summer of 1912, and of all petitions, letters, and other papers asking for the placing of gates or other protection at said crossing. Presented 1st April, 1913.— Mr. Macdonald Not printed

83r. Return to an Order of the House of the 14th April, 1913, for a copy of aV correspond ence exchanged between the Department of Railways and Canals at Moncton and the same department at Campbellton, on the subject of the collision which occurred at St. Moise, during the month of February, 1913, between the trains of E. Smith and the regular train No. 99, omitting from it the inquiry held in the matter. Presented 29th April, 1913.— Mr. Boulaij Not printed.

83s. Return to an Order of the House of the 7th April, 1913, for a return showing tlio names, residences and occupations of all the employees of the Intercolonial Railway ^who have been dismissed in the County of Rimouski since the 21st September, 1911. Presented 29th April, 1913. — Mr. Lapointe (Kamouraska) Not printed.

83t. Certified copy of a report of the Privy Council of the 5th May, 1913, covering tlie appointment of Frederick Passmore Gutelius. as general manager of Government Railways. Presented by Hon. Mr. Cochrane, Tth May, 1913 Not printed.

83m. Return to an Order of the House of the 31st March, 1913, for a copy of all letters, memorials, petitions, correspondence, reports and other documents in the Department of the Postmaster General, or on file therein, relating or in any wisft. appertaining to the inauguration or establishing of railway mail facilities between Moncton, N.B., westward over the Interco'onial Railway towards St. John, in the morning, so as to furnish, among other things, opportunities for the transmission of newspapers and oth; r mail matter, along said railway, to make morning connection with the railway mail facilities afforded by the railway if rom Salisbury, Westmorland County, N.B., run- ning into Albert County, N.B. ; and also relating to the establishment of railway mail facilities on each week day evening between Moncton eastward over the said railway by train known as number 84, running between Moncton, N.B., and Springhill Junc- tion, Nova Scotia, thus affording the direct mail connection for newsipapers and other mail matter each evening from Moncton to Shediac,' Memramcook, Dorchester, Sack- ville, Amherst, and intermediate points east of Moi^cton; together with a statement

* showing what, if any, such railway mail facilities, either by locked bag or otherwise, were established or furnished over either of the said routes, and stating the respec- tive dates when the same were so established or furnished generally, or in relation to any one of the newspapers published in Moncton, either in the morning or in the evening. Presented 12'th May, 1913.— Mr. Emmerson Not printed.

83f. Return showing whether any contract has been made for the construction or supply of cars of any kind to the Intercolonial Railway since 1st January, 1913, and if so, to whom the contract was awarded ; the number of cars, kind or class, and the price to be paid; whether any tenders were called for previous to awarding said contract, and if so, who the tenderers were, the amount of the tender in each case, and if tenders were calld for by private request or public advertisement. Presented 21st May, 1913. — Mr. Macdonald Not printed.

83u". Return to an Order of the House of the 28t]i April, 1913, f or ■ a return showing all amounts collected by the Intercolonial Railway for freight on hay shipped from Amherst and other stations on the Intercolonial, in the County of Cumberland, to Autigonish and other stations in the County of Antigouish, during the months of

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January, February and March last; the name of the consigners and of the con- signees, the amount of freight paid on each shipment and Ly whom paid; also a copy of all way-hills and bills of lading for same. Presented 6th June, 191.3.— Mr. Chis- holm (Antigonish) Xot printed.

84. Eeturn to an Address to. His Eoyal Highness the Governor C4eneral of the 9th Decem-

ber, 1912, for a copy of all papers, documents, memoranda, orders in council, letters and correspondence, relating in any way to the closing of the Canadian Immigration Office at Boston, U.S.A., in 1911, and its subsequent re-establishment. Presented ITtb January, 1913.— -Mr. McLean {Halifax) Not printed

85. Copies of despatches dated 11th December, 1912, which have been addressed to the

Governors General of the Commonwealth of Australia and the Union of South Africa and the Governors of Xew Zealand and Newfoundland, on the subject of repre- sentation of the self-governing Dominions on the Committee of Imperial Defence. Pre- sented by Hon. Mr. Eorden, I7th .lanuary, j913 Not printed.

86. Eeports in connection with the Tides and Currents of Northumberland Strait. —

(Senate) '. Not printed.

87. Archives Branch, re transferring ofifrom Department of Agriculture to Secretary of

Sta-te.— (Senate)..., Not printed.

88. Commission appointed to investigate Indian reserves of British Columbia. — (Senate).

Not printed.

89. Insurance rates between Canadian Atlantic ports, and ports in the United Kingdom. —

(Senate) .'..Printed for distribution and sessional papers.

90. Eeport of departmental commission relating to official statistics of Canada. — (Senate).

Printe d for distribution only.

91. Copy of the Sixth Joint Eeport of the Commissioners for the Demarcation of the Meri

dian of the 141st degree of west longitude. Presented by Hon. Mr. Eoche, 21st Jan- uary, 1913 Not printed.

92. Eeturn to an Order of the House of the 9th December, 1912, for a copy of all papers,

documents, petitions, memoranda, correspondence, &c., with the Government of Bri- tish Columbia or any member thereof, with the fishery officers of the Marine and Fisheries Department resident in said province, with salmon canneries in said prov- ince, and with any company, person or persons, relating to the prohibition of the export of sockeye salmon from the said province of Britisli Columbia since 15th October, 1911. Presented 20th January, 1913.— Mr. Maelean (Halifax) Not printed.

93. Eeturn to an Order of the House of the 20th March, 1912, for a copy of all correspoml-

ence and memoranda on the subject of cable rates, exchanged between the Canadian Post Office Department and the British Post Office Department. Presented 20tri January, 1913.— Mr. Lemieux Xot printed.

94. Return to an Address to His Eoyal Highness the Governor General of the 9th Decem-

ber, 1912, for a copy of all papers, documents, letters, &c., between the Government of Canada and the Commonwealth of Australia for the past twelve months relative to the matter of preferential tariff arrangements between the said two countries. Pre- sented 21st January, 1913.— Mr. Maclean (Halifax). .Printed for sessional papers onhj.

95. Eeiiort of Mr. Olivar Asselin on an investigation of Belgian and French emigration to

-Canada. Presented by Hon. Mr. Eoche, 21st January, 1913.

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95a. Return to an Order of the House of the 4th December, 1912, for a copy of all com plaints, letters, papers, reports, and of all documents bearing on the investigation held at Port Daniel Wost, Quebec, into the conduct of Edward Dea, as overseer or guardian of the lobster hatchery at that place. Presented 22nd January, 1913. — Mr. Marcil Not prinied.

956. Report of R. A. Pringlc, Esq., K.C., in relation to the investigation of the wreck of the steamer Mayflower, on the 12th November, 1912. Presented by Hon. Mr. Hazen, 6th February, 1913 Not printed.

93c. Return to an Address to His Eoyal Highness the Governor General of the 29th Jan- uary, 1913, for a copy of the report of the commission appointed to investigate com- plaints against the United Shoe Machinery Company, together with fhe order in council appointing; the commission, the complaints upon which the order was issued and all action, if any, taken by the government on report of commission, by order in council or otherwise. Presented 11th February, 1913. — Sir Wilfrid Laurier.

Not printed

95d. Return to an Order of the House of the 20th January, 1913, for a copy of all evidence, letters, telegrams and other documents in connection with the investigation into th? stranding of the D. G. steamer Earl Grey at Toney River, County of Pictou, in the spring of 1912; of the reports of the commissioner investigating the same, and of all correspondence, telegrams and documents in connection therewith, and of any depart- mental action in connection therewith. Presented 18th March, 1913.— Mr. Macdoncdd.

Not printed

95e. Return to an Order of the House of the 27th January, 1913, for a copy of all letters, papers, evidence and other documents in connection with the investigation into thj collision between the steamship City of Sydney and the tug boat Douglas H. Thomas, in Sydney Harbour, 13th Noverjber, 1912, and of the findings and reports of the commissioner holding the investigation in regard to the same. Presented 2nd April, 1913.— M 7-. Macdonald Not printed.

96. Report of the Second International Moral Education Congress held at the Hague, 22nd

to 27th of August, 1912, and as related thereto, on moral instruction in the Cauadiar. public schools, &c., by Mr. J. A. M. Aikins, who was appointed by the government to represent Canada at that Congress. Presented by Hon. Mr. Borden, 21st January, 1913 ; Printed for distribtttion only.

97. Return to an Order of the House of the 4th December, 1912, for a copy of all pay-lists,

letters, documents, letters and other papers in connection with the expenditures at Cariboo Island in the County of Pictou. Presented 21st January, 1913. — Mr Macdonald Not printed.

98. Return to an Order of the House of the 22nd January, 1913. for a copy of all corre-

spondence, letters and telegrams between the Minister of Marine and Fisheries, or any officer of his department, and J. A. Gillies, K.C., Sydney, relating to the purchase from John B. Nicholson, of a site for a salmon hatchery at Snidlope Lake, Richmond County, N.S., and also of all accounts, charges and vouchers received from the said J. A. Gillies, for services in connection therewith and the payments made to the said J. A. Gillies in respect of the same. Presented 7th February, 1913.— Mr. Kjjte.

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99. Eeturn to an Order of the House of the 9th December, 1912, for a copy of all papers, documents and correspondence, between the Department of Public Works and any person or persons relating to the placing of obstructions in the waters of South West Cove, Lunenburg County, N.S. Presented 24th January. 1913.— Mr. Maclean (Halifax) Not printed.

100. Eeturn to an Order of the House of the 4th December, 1912, for a copy of all pay-lists,

letters, documents, telegrams and other papers in connection with the expenditures at Skinner's Cove in the County of Pictou. Presented 24th January, 1913. — Mr. Macdonald Not printed.

101. Return to an Address to His Royal Highness the Governor General of the 22nd Jan-

uary, 1912, for a copy of all correspondence between the government of Canada and the government of the Province of Ontario, with regard to the extension of the boundaries of the said province. Presented 28th January, 1913. — Sir Wilfrid Laurier.

Not printed.

102. Eeturn to an Order of the House of the 4th December, 1912, for a copy of all corre-

spondence, reports, and documents, bearing on the claim of C R. Scoles, of Ne^^ Carlisle, Quebec, to a balance of subsidy voted to the Atlantic and Lake Superior railway, since October, 1911, to date. Presented 24th January, 1913. — Mr. Marcil.

Not printed.

103. Eeturn to an Order of the House of the 4th December, 1912, tfor a copy of all corre-

spondence, letters, telegrams, reports and other documents concerning an alleged defalcation in the accounts of Joseph J. Melanson, clerk in the customs office at Bathurst, County of Gloucester, which caused an 'nquiry to be held on the 23rd of October last by the Provincial Inspector of Customs, with the name of the accuser. Presented 2Jth January, 1913.— Mr. Turgeon Not printed.

104. Eeturn to an Order of the House of the 9th December, 1912, for a copy of all papers,

letters and telegrams in the custody of the Department of Eailways and Canals, or any other department of the government, between the 1st day of September, 1874, and the 1st day of September, 1879, relating to the acquisition or expropriation of lands at St. Peters, N.S., for cf|,nal purposes, and relating to the appointment of valuators to apprise the value of such lands; the instructions to such valuators, the report or reports of such valuators, the area of lands taken, and the price paid for same; and also the amount paid each valuator for his services. Presented 27th January, 1913. — Mr. Kyte Not printed.

105. Eeturn to an Order of the House of the 4th December, 1912, for a copy of all the

diSerent freight tariffs in force on the line of railway ifrom Matapedia, Quebec, to New Carlisle, Quebec, and from New Carlisle, to Gascons, Quebec, and vice versa, and of any requests that have been received in regard to the change in the same; and also a copy of any requests, petitions, letters, or other documents complaining of the Raid tariffs. Presented 27th January, 1913.— Mr. Marcil (Bonaventure).

Not printed.

105a. Rot urn to an Order of the House of the 10th December, 1912, for a copy of the different freight tarifis in force on the line of railway from Sunny Brae to Ferrona Junction, on the Intercolonial Eailway, and of any requests that have been received in regard to the change in the same, and also a copy of any requests, petitions, letters or other documents complaining of said tarifi. Presented 27th January, 1913. —Mr. Sinclair Not printed.

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106. Return to an Order of the House of the 5th December, 1912, for a copy of the original

instructions, including maps, specifications, profiles, &c., furnished the engineers on the eastern division of the Transcontinental railway between Winnipeg and Quebec ■ by the chief engineer of the Transcontinental Commission, and approved by the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway Company. Also of all instructions, including specifi- cations and profiles, issued by the chief engineer of the Transcontinental Commission or by the chairman, since 31st October, 1911, which in any way vary, amend, or depart from the original instructions above mentioned. Also, of all correspondence between the Minister cf Railways or any oflScial of his department and the chairman of the Transcontinental Commission, or the chief engineer, concerning the departure from the original instructions, either as to the grades, curves and bridges or other per- manent structures. Also a copy of all correspondence between the Minister oif Rail- ways or any member of the government and any ofiicial of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway Company referring to change of original instructions as regards grades, curves or permanent structures on the said line between Winnipeg and Quebec; and also of all correspondence between the chairman of the Transcontinental Commission or the chief engineer and any official of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway Company, or any member of its engineering staff, concerning the proposed change of grades, curves, or other permanent structures on the line of the Transcontinental between Winnipeg and the City of Quebec. Presented 30th January, 1913— Mr. Graham.

Not printed.

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106a. Return to an Order of the House of the 7th May, 1913, for a copy of a letter, dated

21-th September, 1904, written by Chief Engineer Lumsden of the Transcontinental

Commission to Chairman Wade of the same body, in which the iformer recommended

to the latter certain grades on the Transcontinental railway. Presented 15th May,

1913. — Mr. Graham Not printed.

107. Return to an Order of the House of the 20th January, 1913, for a copy of all papers in

connection with a claim of L. A. Sauve to certain buildings at La Pointe des Cascades, on the Soulanges canal, and of all correspondence on the same. Presented 30th January, 1913. — Sir Wilfrid Laurier Not printed.

108. Return to an Order of the House of the 5th December, 1912, for a copy of the contract

entered into between the Department of Railways and Canals and W. H. Weller for St. Peters canal improvements, and for a copy oif all correspondence between the con- tractor or any other person, firm or corporation and the Honourable Minister of Railways and Canals relating to the dumping of material removed by the contractor. Presented 30th January. 1913.— Mr. Kyle Not printed.

108a. Return to an Order of the House of the 27th January, 1913, for a copy of all corre- spondence between the Department of Railways and Canals and C. D. Sargent, C.E., and between C. D. Sargent, C.E., and H. G. Stanton, Superintending Engineer of the St. Peters Canal, or between W. H. Weller, contractor ifor the St. Peters canal improvements, and either or all of said parties relative to work done by the con- tractor outside of his contract, and the specifications thereof, and also a copy of all correspondence, letters and telegrams between the Department of Railways and Canals or C. D. Sargent, C.E., and any other person, in regard to the same; and of all accounts and vouchers rendered by the contractor to the government of siich work, and the payment made by the government to the contractor, specifying whether the same is paid for in full or otherwise. Presented 21st April, 1913.— Mr. Kyte.

Not printed.

108b. h'etuin to an Order of the House of the I9th March, 1913, for a copy of the accorjts of personal expenses paid to Mr. St. Amour. Superintendent of the Soulanges Canal,

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since he entered upon his duties. — Also return to an Order of the House of the 2nd April, 1913, for a copy of all accounts for personal expenses paid by the government to Mr. St. Amour, Superintendent of the Soulanges Canal, since the date of his appointment. Presented 29th April, 1913. — ^Ir. Boyer Not printed.

109. Eeturn to an Order of the House of the 10th December, 1912, for a copy oif all corre- spondence, letters, telegrams, petitions and other documents received since the 1st day of January, 1912, asking that the line of railway known as the Vale Road, should be taken over by the Intercolonial Railway. Presented 30th January, 1913. — Mr. Macdonald Kot printed.

no. Return to an Order of the House of the 27tli .January, 1913, if or a copy of all corre- spondence in connection with the issuing of letters patent to the Qiiebec Railway, Light, Heat and Power Company, Limited, and also said letters patent. Presented 30th January, 1913.— 3/r. Lemiciix Not printed.

111. Return to an Order of the House of the 9th December, 1912, for a copy of all papers,

documents, correspondence, &c., between the Department of Trade and Commerce and Mr. Donnelly, late Canadian Trade Commissioner in Mexico, relating to the closing ctf the office of such trade commissioner in Mexico. Presented 3rd February, 1913. — Mr. Maclean (Halifax) Not printed.

112. Return called for by Section 88 of Chapter 62, Revised Statutes of Canada, requiring

that the Minister of the Interior shall lay before parliament, each year, a return of liquor brought from any place out of Canada into the territories by special permission in writing of the Commissioner of the Northwest Territories. Presented by Hon. Mr. Roche, 3rd February, 1913 ." Not printed.

113. Return to an Order of the House of the 22nd January, 1913, for a copy of all letters,

telegrams and other papers and documents, relating to the resignation of Lt.-Col. W. F. Moore, 20th Regiment, Halton Rifles, and also of the resignation and the reply thereto. Presented 6th February, 1913. — Mr. Macdonald Not printed.

114. Eeturn to an Order of the House of the 20th January, 1913, for a copy of all letters,

papers, telegrams and other documents in connection with the strike of firemen and other men employed on the D.G.S. Earl Grey, in the year 1912 and 1913. Presented 11th February, 1913.— Mr. MacdonaJd Not printed.

115. Return to an Order of the House of the 27th March, 1912, for a copy of all papers,

letters and telegrams relating to the applications for, or the granting of, a lease of False Cove Flats, Vancouver, B.C. Presented 11th February, 1913.— Mr. MacdonaJd.

Not prin*ed.

116. Return to an Order of the House of the 27th January, 1913, for a copy of all correspond-

ence and other papers in connection with a proposod guarantee of bonds to tlie Quebec and Saguenay railway. Presented 11th February, 1913. — Mr. Lemiciix Not printed.

116a. Return to an Order of the House ctf the 9th April, 1913, for a copy of all documents, including petitions, memorials, letters and telegrams, addressed to tlie government, or any of its members, urging it to take over and incorporate into the Canadian govern- ment railway system, the Quebec and Oriental Railway and the Atlantic, Quebec and Western Railway, with a copy of all the answers thereto. Presented 20th May, 1913.

— Mr. Marcil (Bonavent-ure) Not printed.

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116f>. IJeturn to an Address to His Eoyal lligliiiess th? Governoi- General of the 11th De- cember, 1912, for a copy of all orders in council in connection -nith the construction cif a line of railway from St. John to Grand Falls in the Province of New Brunswick, or any portion thereof and also of all plans and profiles filed with the Department of Eailways and Canals by the St. John and Quebec Railway Company, and of all corre- spondence between the Department of Railways and Canals or any official thereof and with the said company or the Government of the Province of New Brunswick, or any official thereof, with reference to the curves, grades or general specifications of the said railway or any portion thereof. Presented 20th May, 19i3.— Mr. Carvell.

Not printed.

Il6c. Return to an Order of the House of the 28th April, 1913, for a copy of all memorials, petitions, letters, and other documents submitted to the Board of Railway Commis- sioners from 1st January, 1913, to date, by any party whatsoever regarding the service of the Quebec and Oriental Railway and the Atlantic, Quebec and Western Railway, as to freight, passengers and express matters, with a copy of all orders and rulings issued by such Board and of all correspondence in connection therewith. Presented 20th May, 1913.— Mr. Marcil (Bonaventure) Not printed.

117. Return to an Address to His Royal Highness the Governor General of the 5th Decem-

ber. 1912, for a return showing the number of appeals made to the Governor in Council during the twelve months preceding 25th November, 1912, against orders of the Board of Railway Commissicnei'S, the particulars of each appeal, and the decision rendered by the Governor in Council in each case. Presented 11th February, 1913. — Mr. Graham Printed for sessional papers only.

118. Return to an Address to His Royal Highness the Governor General of the 22nd January,

1913, for a copy of all orders in council and of all correspondence rel-ating to the extension of facilities for obtaining information useful to Canadian Trade and Com- merce in connection with the British Consular Service. Presented 11th February, 1913.— Mr. Ames Not printed.

119. Return to an Order of the House of the 2tth January, 1913, for a return showing all

the employees of the different departments at Ottawa, and also in the nine provinces and territories of Canada, and other places outside of Canada, in the inside and out- side service, who have left their employment since the 1st October, 1911, up to the 10th January, 1912, inclusively, with their names. Christian names, age, nationality, employment and salaries respectively; the date df their appointment; the date of their leaving; their salaries, the time of their appointment and at leaving; the reasons of their leaving; and if re^jlaced or not; the names. Christian name, age, nationality, employment and salary of those who have replaced them; and in the case of dis- missals, a list of the persons who asked for their dismissals; in the case of these re- placing them, a list of the persons who recommended their successors Presented 11th February, 1913.— Mr. Wilson (Laval) Not printed.

119a. Supplementary return to an Order of the House of the ^th January, 1912, for a return showing all the employees of the different departments at Ottawa, and also in the nine provinces and territories of Canada, and other places outside of Canada, in the inside and outside service, who have left their employment since the 1st October, 1911, up to the 10th January, 1912. inclusively, with their names. Christian names, age, nationality, employment and salaries respectively; the date of their appointment; the date of their leaving; their salaries at the time of their appointment and at leaving; the reasons of their leaving; and if replaced or not; the names. Christian name, age, nationality, employment and salary of those who have replaced them;

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and in the case of dismissals, a list of the persons who asked for tlieir dismissals; in the case cif these replacing them, a list of the persons who recommended their successors. Presented 17th March, 1913. — Mr. Wilson (Laval) Not prinied.

120. Eet! rn to an Address to His Eoyal Highness the Governor General of the 5th February,

1912, for a copy of all tenders, contracts, reports and other memoranda of the engi- neers of the Department of Puhlic Works, orders in council, correspondence and all other documents relating to the construction of a dam for storage purposes at the foot of Lake Timiskaming. Presented 12th February, 1913.— Mr. Piigsley.

Not prinied.

120a. Return to an Order of the House of the 4th March, 1912, for a copy of all contracts, correspondence or writings whatsoever, respecting the construction of a dam in 19fls Or 1909, called the Lake Timiskaming dam constructed or built over the rivers form- ing the inflow or the discharge of the said lake, exchanged between the Government of Canada and the contractor or contractors. Presented 12th February, 1913. — Mr. Boulay Not printed.

121. Return to an Order of the House of the 2Sth March, 1912, for a return giving a list of

the subjects of the oil paintings and water colours which have become the property of the National Gallery of Canada since 1891; and the names of the artists in each case. Presented 12th February, 1913. — Mr. Burnham Not printed.

122. Return to an Order cif the House of the 27th January, 1913, for a copy of all docu-

ments, letters, correspondence, reports, recommendations, &c., relating to the petition of Mr. Firmin Thibault, of St. Denis, County of Kamouraska, for his indemnity for having served at the time of the Fenian invasion. Presented 13th February, 1913 — Mr. Lapointe (Kamouraska) , Not printed.

123. Return to an Order of the House of the 27th January, 1913, for a return showing what

date or dates the government piirchased the site for the new Dominion Rifle Range in the County of Carleton, Ontario, from whom were the several parcels of land pur- chased, and what price per acre was paid for each, the number of acres of land pur- ch eed, and the total amount paid therefor, if any buildings have been erected on the said lands by the government, and the cost thereof, the amounts paid by the govern- ment "for cominissions, fees, agency cliarges, and legal expenses, and to whom in cou- i^ection with said purchase, the amount of money expended by the Government on the said range for all purposes, from the date of the original purchase of the land up to 23rd January, 1913, and any sums remaining to be paid in any way connected with the purchase of the said range, to whom and the respective amounts thereof, the dis- tance from the post office in the City of Ottawa to the said range, if any line of elec- tric or other railway runs from the City of Ottawa to the said range, and what means of transportation will be provided for riflemen going to and returning from the said range. Presented 13th February, 1913 — Mr. Wilson (Laval) Not printed.

124. Return to an Address to His Royal Highness the Governor General of the 10th Feb-

ruary, 1913, for a copy of the memorial presented to the Government during the ses- sion of 1911-12, by a delegation from the Government of Prince Edward Island asking for an increased provincial subsidy, a copy of which memorial was laid on the Table of the House by the Finance Minister last session of Parliament, but is not now app;irently on the files of the House Presented 17th February, 1913. — Mr. Hughes (Kings, P.E.I.) Printed jor sessional papers only.

125. Return to an Address to His Royal Highness the Governor General of the 9th Decem-

ber, 1912, for a copy of all papers, letters, telegrams and correspondence between the Government of Canada or any member thereof, since 1st November, 1911, to the pre-

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sent time, with any corporation, company, party or parties, in any way relating to the Customs Tariff upon cement or to the temporary reduction made of the Customs Tarifi upon cement; also for a copy of all letters and correspondence by and between members of the Government of Canada during the same period relating to the same subject, and of all papers, documents, memoranda and orders in council relative to the reduction of the Customs Tariff upon cement made by order in council since the close of the last session of parliament. Presented 17th February, 1913.— Air. Maclean {Halifax) -Vof prin led.

125a. Return to an Address to His Royal Highness the Governor General of the 2flth January, 1913, for a copy of all petitions since the 1st o^ October, 1911, addressed to the Governor General in Council or to any member of the government, asking for a remis 'on and the adjustment of duty on cement, of all letters to the ministers indi- vidually on the same, of Ull correspondence and of all orders in council. Presented 21st February, Id.S.Sir Wilfrid Lauricr Not prinied.

125b. Return to an Address to His Royal Highness the Governor General of the 9th Decem- ber, 1912. for a copy of all papers, documents, petitions, orders in council, letters and telegrams in any department of the government of Canada, or that passed between the Department of Customs and the Department of Justice or any solicitor, counsel, association, company or individual, during the past twelve months, respecting the imposition of tariff duties upon imported lumber dressed on one side and sized, or respecting the interpretation of tariff item No. 504, together with a printed copy of any stated case, appeal, factum or argument used before the Exchequer Court of Canada or the Supreme Court of Canada, in the matter of the judicial interpretation of tariff item No. 504. Presented 4th June. 1913.— Mr. Maclean (Halifax)

Not priiitrd.

126. Return to an Order of the House of the 4th December, 1912, for a copy of all corre-

spondence passing between the government or any member thereof with respect to the east half of Section 27 in township six (6) in range two (2) west of the third meridian. Presented 17th February, 1913.— Mr. Martin (Regiua) Not printed.

127. Return to an Order of the House of the 27th January, 1913, for a return showing when

the militia or regular forces was first called out in Canada since Confederation in aid of the civil authorities, how often, when and where has the same been calle<l out since, the amount of money paid by each municipal corporation for such service in each case, what corps called out on each occasion, whether to quell strikes in each instance or for what purpose. Presented 18th February, 1913.- Mr. Macdonald.

Not printed.

128. Retu.ru to an Order of the House of the 29th January, 1913, for a copy of all correspond-

ence, papers, &c., concerning the application by James MeKelvey, of the town of Sarnia, Ontario, for Fenian Raid Volunteer Bounty. Presented 18th February, ] 913. —Mr. Macdonald Not printed.

129. Return to an Order of the House of the 10th February, 1913, for a copy of all docu-

ments, correspondence, memorandums, reports, requests for inquiries, of the appoint- ment of commissioners and other documents, relating to the study of the causes for the depopulation of country places and the high cost of living in the eastern provinces of the Dominion. Presented 18th February. 1913.— Mr. Paquet Not printed.

130. Return to an Order of the House of the 9th December, 1912, for a copy of all papers,

documents, memoranda and correspordence relating to the application of the Baiique Internationale to the Treasury Board for a certificate for the commencement of busi- ness. Presented 18th February, 1913.- Mr. Maclean (Halifax) Not printed.

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131. Keturn to an Order of the House of the 4th December, 1912, for a copy of all papers,

documents, telegrams, reports, letters, and instructions regarding smelt and salmon fishing in the Eestigouche river and the Bale des Chaleurs since October, 1911, up to date, together with copy of instructions issued to officials of the Department of Marine and Fisheries in that connection. Presented ISth February, 1913. — Mr. Marcil (Bonaventure) Not printed.

132. Eeturn to an Order of the House of the 29th January, 1913, for a copy of all corre-

spondence and papers concerning the increase of salary of Mr. Sevigny, employed at the immigration office at Montreal. Presented 18th February, 1913. — Mr. Carvell.

Not printed.

133. Eeturn to an Order of' the House of the otli February, 1913, for a return showing

whether any order for goods has been given by the Department of Public Works since 1st October, 1911, at Montreal, Quebec, St. John and Halifax; tenders asked for in each case; orders for goods given without tenders; names of firms, and amounts in each case. Presented I9th February, 1913. — Mr. Macdonald Not printed.

134. Eeturn to an Order of the House of the 10th December, 1912, for a copy of all corre-

spondence and other papers, in the Department of tublic Works, concerning the awarding of a contract for a Welsh coal supply to the various Dominion public buildings in Montreal. Presented 19th February, 1913.— 3Ir. Lemieux Not printed.

135. Eeturn to an Order of the House of the 5th December, 1912, for a return showing hov>-

many dredging contracts were let by the Department of Public Works during the year 1911-12, the name of each tenderer and the amount of each tender. Presented 19th February, 1913.— Mr. Lemieux Not printed.

135a. Eeturn to an Order of the House of the 4th December, 1912, for a return showing the quantity by cubic yards of dredging made in the harbour of Bathurst by the dredge Bestigouche during the months of May, June, July, August, September, October, and November of the year 1911, and during the same months in the year 1912. Presented l9ch February, 1913.— If r. Turgeon Not printed.

135&. Eeturn to an Order of the House of the 10th December, 1912, for a" copy of all corre- spondence, documents, recommendations and reports respecting the dredgin": Des Prairies river, the work done, depth, length and width of channel dredged, the list of men employed to perform that work, their salaries, and the amount of money spent on that work since the 1st of October, 1911, up to the 21st November, 1912. Presented 12th May, 1913.— Mr. Wilson (Laval) Not printed.

135c. Eeturn to an Order of the House of the 3rd March, 1913, for a copy of all documents, letters, reports of engineers and a detailed statement of expenditure in connection with dredging at Ste. Anno de Eestigouche and Cross Point, Bonaventure County. Presented 4th June, ldl3.— Mr. Marcil (Bonaventure) '....Not prititcd.

135d. Eiturn to an Order cf the House of the 19th March, 1913, for a return showing tlie amount of dredging done by the government dredges for private parties or firms in Prince Edward Island, during the season of 1912; the names of the parties or firms (for whom this dredging was done; the number of yards of material dredged for each party or firm; the class of material dredged, and the price per yard the government charged for this-dredging; who measured the material dredged, and whether it was scow measurement that was made; who recommended the said dredging to be done; if tlie resident engineer or any engineer was consulted in regard to the measuring, and if the resident engineer or any engineer had control over the matter at all. Pre- sented 6th June, 1913.— Mr. Hughes (Kings, P.E.I.) Not printed.

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136. Return to an Order of the House of the 9th December, 1912, for a copy of the accounts

of Jean Baptiste Lena and of his wife, for -work done to the public buildings at Valley- field, Quebec, in May, 1912 j also for a copy of all correspondence, reports and docu- ments relating to the payment in full or a part of their accounts. Presented i9th February, 1913.— Mr. Papineau Not printed.

137. Eeturn to an Order of the House of the 4th December, 1912, for a return showing the

amount of money expended in imi^roving the channel of the Ottawa river between the £ity of Hull and the village of Masson. Presented 19th February, 1913.— Mr. Devlin.

Not printed.

138. Eeturn to an Order of the House of the 4th December, 1912, for a copy of all docu-

ments relating to the transferring of P. E. Amiot, resident engineer of the Depart- ment of Public Works, Bonaventure, Que'bec, to the district of Chicoutimi and Saguenay, and the appointment in his stead, in Bonaventure County, of Charles E. Tache, of Chicoutimi, as resident engineer, with a copy of all the instructions given to the latter and his duties, residence and salaiy. Presented 191h February, 1913.— Mr. Marcil (Bonaventure) Not printed.

139. Eeturn to an Order of the House of the 4th December, 1912, for a copy of all petitions,

correspondence, memoranda, reports, and resolutions of county or other municipal councils of Bonaventure County asking or objecting to certain public works in Bona- venture County since October, 1911, with the Minister of Public Works, or any mem- ber of the present administration, and replies made thereto. Presented 19th February, 1913. — Mr. Marcil (Bonaventure) Not printed.

140. British Canadian Loan and Investment Company, Limited, Toronto, for year 1911.—

(Senate) Not printed.

141. Claims of present fish warden. Baker Lake, County of Madawaska, N.B. — (Senate).

Not printed.

141a. Return to an Order of the House of the 29th January, 1913, for a copy of all letters, telegrams, reports, iniformation, convictions and other documents in the possession of the Department of Marine and Fisheries or any officer thereof relating to the prose- cution in the year 1910. against George Rowlings and James Rowlings, of Musquodo- boit Harbour, County of Halifax, for a violation of the fishery regulations. Presented 21st May. 1913.— Mr. Sinclair.... Not printed.

141b. Return to an Order of the House of the 29th January, 1913, for a copy of all papers, letters, telegrams and documents or other communications, had with the Department of Marine and Fisheries or any official thereof, in regard to the prosecutions against the following parties: — Samuel Stewart, Melvin Hart, Andrew McNeil, Thomas McNeil, Hugh Malcolm, Tom Moffatt, James Waddin, Samuel Wright and Dougald Higgins, of Westville, County of Pictou, for infractions of the Fisheries Act, and of any applications or letters relative to relief from the fines imposed or the return of the same; and also of all papers, letters, and other documents relating to a charge against Rod. Martin, of Westville aforesaid, a fishery guardian, for illegal fishing and other offences. Presented 21st May, 1913.— Mr. Macdonald Not printed.

141a. Claims of Messrs. Eoulanger and Son, Montmagny, Quebec. — (Senate) Not printed.

142. Copy of Report of Minister of Justice in re Florence Mining Company.— (iSerjote).

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143. Instruction sent to the different Lieutenant Gbvernors of different provinces of Canada,

with commissions. — (Senate) Not printed.

144. Return to an Order of the House of the 15th January, 1913, for a copy of all papers,

letters, documents, telegrams, reiwrts and opinions in relation to the claim of Wil- liam Iceton, of Purcell's Cove for a return of a boat from the Department of Marine and Fisheries or any other department. Presented 20th February, 1913. — Mr. Mac- donald Not printed.

145. Return to an Address to His Royal Highness the Governor General of the 9th Decem-

ber 1912, for a copy of all. papers, telegrams, letters and orders in council respecting the transfer of the property known as the Police Point Reserve to the corporation of the City of Medicine Hat, Alberta. Presented 20th February, 1913.— Mr. Buchanan.

Not printed.

146. Return to an Order of the House of the 29th January, 1913, for a copy of the inquiry

made by F. B. Atkinson, Levis, as to an accident that happened to the horse of Arsene Lauzier, at Amqui, County of Rimouski, on the 19th February, 1912. Pre-' sented 20th February, 1913.— Mr. BouJay Not printed.

147. Correspondence, memoranda, &c., in respect to the issue of a patent ifor the N. 2 of

S. W. z of section 8, in township 49, range 26, west of the 2nd meri-dian, to one Arthur Donaldson, bearing date the 19th November, 1912. Presented by Hon. Mr. Roche, 20th February, 1913 Not printed.

147a. Return to an Order of the House of the 12th February, 1913, for a copy of all letters, telegrams and other documents with respect to the north half of the southwest quarter of section eight (8), township forty-nine (49), range twenty-six (26), west of the second meridian, province of Saskatchewan, and the granting of a homestead entry for the said land to one Arthur Donaldson. Presented ,6th June, 1913. — Mr. Martin (Regina) Not printed.

148. Return to an Order of the House of the 12th February, 1913, for a copy of all paners,

reports and other documents relating to the delay of the Indian Department in issuing patents for lands purchased from the St. Peters band of Indians, and form- ing part of the St. Peters Indian reserve, Manitoba. Presented 25th February, 1913. — Mr. Oliver Not printed.

149. Return an Address to His Royal Highness the Governor General of the 27th January,

]9'.3, for a copy of all applications addressed to the Government by the Algoma Steel Company for remission of duties on rails imported by the said company at Fort Wil- liam; oif all correspondence on the same, of all evidence sought and obtained by the government and supplied by the company in support of its application; and of all orders in council ordering such remission of duties. Presented 25th February, 1913. — Sir Wilfrid Laurier Not printed.

150. Return to an Order of the House of the 24th February, 1913,. for a return showing the _ stenographers and secretaries of the House of Commons, and the names oif the mem- bers for whom each of them work. Presented 26th February, 1913. — Mr. Boulay.

Not printed.

IZOa. Return to an Order of the House of the 31st March, ultimo, for a return giving the names and home addresses of the persons emploj'ed in the House of Commons as stenographers to members. Presented 1st April, 1913. — Mi-. Martin (Regina).

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151. Return to an Order of the House of the 16th January, 1913, for a return showing the

number of bushels of grain and barrels or sacks of flour which were shipped from Montreal, Quebec, St. John, N.B., and Halifax, for twelve months preceding the 31st day of December, 1912; the kinds of each product respectively, and the quantities of said commodities at each af above points which were domestic and foreign. Pre- sented 26th February, 1913.— Mr. Bennett (Simcoe) Not printed.

152. Return to an Order of the House of the 19th February, 1913, for a return showing in

detail the quantity and values, respectively, of the imports and exports of Canada with Great Britain, United States, Australia and New Zealand, during the. year end- ino- 31st March, 1912, in horses, cattle, sheep, hogs, bacon, hams, fresh and salted beef, lard, tallov.-, mutton, canned meats, butter, cheese, eggs, poultry and apples. Pre- sented 26th February, 1913.— Mr. Sutherland Not printed.

153. Return to an Address to His Royal Highness the Governor General of the S6th Feb-

ruary, 1912, for a copy of all letters, documents and correspondence relating to action by the Government in regrd to the relief of the shareholders and depositors of the Farmer's Bank, and of the order in council appointing Sir William Meredith as Com- misicner, and all correspondence in relation thereto. Presented 2Gth February, 1913. —Mr. Macdonald Not printed.

153a. Report of the Honourable Sir William Ralph Meredith, Kt., Commissioner appointed to make investigation into all matter^ connected with the Farmers Bank of Canada. Presented by Hon. Mr. White, 26th February, 1913.

Printed fur distribution and sessional papers.

CONTENTS OF VOLUME 28.

(This volume is bound in three parts.)

153b. Report of Royal Commission authorized by orders in council dated 19th day of July, 1912, and the 5th day of August, 1912, to inquire into alleged complaints as to methods of weighing butter and cheese in Montreal, and also as to the methods of payment. Presented by Hon. Mr. Burrell, 30th May, 1913.

Printed for distribution and sessional papers.

154. Return to an Order of the House of the 27th January, 1912, for a return showing the

amount cif the subsidy paid to each of the four original provinces of the Dominion at Confederation, and the population on which such payment was based; the subsidy payable to each of the remaining five provinces on entering the union, and the popu- lation on which such payment was based; the sum added to the subsidy of any prov- ince as better terms, and the date which such addition was made respectively; the d:tails of each readjustment of subsidies since 1867, and the yearly subsidy at present payable to each province, with the population on which such payment is based, and the original debt allowance, if any, respectively, placed to the credit of each province on entering the union. Presented 27th February, 1913.— Mr. Sinclair.

Pririted for sessional papers only.

155. Return to an Order of the House of the 29th January, 1913, for a copy of all correspond-

ence in regard to the disposition of the Marine Hospital at Pictou to the town of Pictou, or any other corporation or person. Presented 27th February, 1913.— Mr. Macdonald Not printed.

156. Return to an Order of the House of the 29th January, 1913, for a copy of all letters,

tenders, contracts, papers and other documents in the possession of the Department of Marine and Fisheries relating to the making and cancellation oif a contract or agreement between- the ■said department and one Charles G. Giffin, of Isaac Harbour,

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N.S., to perform certaiu services for the lobster hatchery at that place, and also relat- ing to a subsequent agreement with one Philip McArthur to perform similar duties. Presented 27th February, 1913.— Mr. Sinclair Xot priiited.

157. Return to an Order of the House cf the 29th January, 1913, for a copj- of all papers

and correspondence concerning the claim otf Charles Menuier, ex-Collector of Customs at Marierille, Quebec, for rent. Presented 2Sth February, 1913. — Mr. Lemieux.

Not prinicd.

158. Eeturn to an Order of the House of the 9th December, 1912, for a copy of all letters,

correspondence, documents and reports relating to the closing of the post office at Pomket river, Antigonish County, Nova Scotia, and the cancellation of the contract for the carrying of the mail between Heatherton and Pomket river. Presented 2Sth February, 1913.— .Vr. Chislwlm (Antiijunish) Not printed.

158a.. Eeturn to an Order of the House of the 27th January, 1913, for a copy of all letters, telegrams, petitions and other correspondence and documents received by the Post Office Department during the last twelve months from the honourable member for East Grey and others, relating to the closing of the post office at Harkaway, County of Grey, province of Ontario, and of the proposed change in the mail service. Pre- sented 2Sth March, 1913.— Mr. Lanctot Not printed.

159. Claims put forth by and on behalf of Indians of British Columbia — Report of James T.

McKeuna on. — (Senate) Xot printed.

159a. Return to an Address to His Royal Highness the Governor General of the 20th Jan- uary, 1913, for a copy of all correspondence between the Government of British Colum- bia and the Government of Canada concerning the rights and claims ctf the Indians in the province, and cf all orders in council with regard to the same. Presented 14th May, 1913.— 5/r Wilfrid Laiirier Not printed.

159b. Return to an Order of the House of the 28th April, 1913, for a copy af all correspond- ence, reports and recommendations from Rev. R. L. Macdonald, Indian agent at Salmon River reserve, Richmoild County, N.S., relating to the Indian school in said reserve; and of all correspondence and instructions from the Department of Indian Afiairs to the said Indian agent, relating to the same; also a copy of all complaints, charges and reports against Miss Charlotte M. Devereaux, teacher of the said school, and of all correspondence and recommendations relating to the appoinlment of Earnest McNeil to succeed her, since 1st January, 1912. Presented 23rd May, 1913.— Mr. Kyte Not printed.

159c. Return to an Order of the House of the 12th May, I9i3, for a copy of the last surrender and of all papers, correspondence and other documents in connection with the sur- render of part of the White Bear Indian Reserve; together with a copy of all letters and telegrams referring to this surrender by officials of the Department or others, and of the authority on which this surrender was taken, the number of acres sur- rendered, and how disposed of. Presented 23rd May. 1913. — Mr. Bradbury.

Not printed.

I59d. Return to an Order of the House of the 30th April, 1913, for a coi")y of all letters, papers, memoranda and other documents, dated since 1st January, 1912, relating to the Kitsilano Indian Reserve in the City of Vancouver. Presented 23rd May, 1913. — Mr. Oliver Not printed.

160. Immigrants— number c'i', who t,ettled in Canada, in 1911-12, and from whence. — {Senate).

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160a. Return to an Order of the House of the 7th May, 1913, for a return showing the num- ber of immigrants coming into Canada during the year ending 31st March, 1913, inspected by the government medical inspectors; the total cost of such medical in- spections; the number of medical doctors employed by the government during that ■period; the name, salary and location of each, including those resident in Ottawa. Presented 6th June, 1913.— 31?-. Schaffner Not printed.

161. Correspondence with Mr. V. Steffansson concerning northern expedition. Presented

by Hon. Mr. Hazen, 3rd March, 1913 Not printed.

161a. Copy of order in council No. P.C. 406 of the 22nd February, 1913, with reiference to Mr. V. Stefiansson's proposed northern expedition. Presented by Hon. Mr. Hazen, 10th March, 1913 Not printed.

162. Return to an Address to His Royal Highness the Governor General of the 25th March,

1912, for a copy of all letters, requests, petitions, orders in council and other docu- ments in the possession of the Department of Marine and Fisheries relating to the change in the fishery regulations by which steam trawlers were prohibited from par- ticipating in the fishing bounty. Presented 3rd March, 1913.— Mr. Sinclair.

Not printed.

162a. Return to an Address to His Royal Highness the Governor General, of the 10th Feb- ruary, 1913, for a copy of all petitions, correspondence, reports of experts or officers, of orders in council, minutes of council, and of other papers and documents in the possession of the Department of Marine and Fisheries, or any department oif the government, relating to steam trawling on. the Atlantic seaboard. Presented 15th April, 1913.— 3Ir. Sinclair Not printed.

163. Return to an Order of the House of the 19th February, 19'3, for a copy of all corre-

spondence, papers, accounts, vouchers, concerning the purchase and subsequent repairs of a private car by the Department of Militia and Defence, ifrom the Can- adian Northern Railway Company. Presented 3rd March, 1913. — Mr. Lemieux.

Not printed.

164. Return to an Order of the House of the 24th Febpuary, 1913, for a return showing

separately the amount paid by the Department of Indian Affairs for medical attend- ance on account of the Indians on the Micmac reserve of Ste. Anne de Restigouche, Quebec, for each year from 1900 to 1913, inclusive, and to whom paid. Presented 10th March, 1913.— Mr. Marcil (Bonaventiire) Not printed.

165. Return to an Order of the House of the 19th February, 1913, for a copy of all corre-

spondence, letters, telegrams and other documents relative to the sale of alleged Indian lands at Nyanza, riding of North Cape Breton and Victoria, N.S., to one Philip McDonald, such sale having taken place about the year 1877. Presented 17th March, 1913.— Mr. McKenzie Not printed.

165a. Return to an Order of the House of the 7th May, 1913, for a return showing the num- ber of acres surrendered by the Cote's Band of Indians, the number of acres sold by private sale, the number of acres still unsold; togethfer with a copy of all letters from persons who made application for purchase of surrendered lands in Cote's reserve, or from any person on behalrf of purchasers and replies thereto; and of all reports, letters or memoranda addressed to the Superintendent General of Indian Affairs, from any officer of the department respecting the private sale of said lands; also a copy of any document or documents covering the a-uthority under which these lands were sold by private sale, and of all letters addressed to the department, or any officer of department, respecting the sale of said lands. Presented 3rd June, 1913. — Mr. Brad- bury..., Not pri^ited.

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166. Eeturn to an Order df the House of the 12th February, 1913, for a copy of all letters,

rerorts and other documents received by the Minister of Labour regarding labour conditions on the Grand Trunk Pacific between Tete Jaune Cache and Fort George. Presented 17th March, 191.3.— Vr. Oliver A'of printed.

167. Eeturn to an Address to His Royal Highness the Governor General of the 3rd February,

1913, for a copy of all telegrams, letters and other documents passing between the Government of Canada, or any member thereof, and the Government of the Province of Saskatchewan, or any member thereof, with respect to chapter 17 of the statutes of Saskatchewan, 1912, being an Act to prevent the employment of female labour in cer- tain capacities. Presented 17th March, 1913. — Mr. Martin (Regina) Not printed.

168. Return to an Order of the House of the lOth December, 1912, for a copy of all corre-

spondence, petitions and other papers received by the Prime Minister, or any mem- ber of the government, since the 1st April, 1912, in connection with the school system established in that portion of the Keewatin Territory annexed to the province of Manitoba. Presented 17th March, 1913 — Mr. Macdonald Not printed.

169. Return to an Order of the House of the 29th January, 1913, for a return shov.ing the

number of accidents to lock gates or bridges on the Welland Canal during the year ending 25th November, 1912, the nature of the accidents, the amount af damage in each case and the amount recovered by the Government from vessel owners in each instance. Presented 18th March, 1913. — Mr. Graham Not printed.

170 Return to an Order of the House of the 3rd March, i913, for a copy of the contract passed on the 6th day of August, 1910, between the City of Quebec and the Transcon- tinental Railway Commissioners, for the acquisition by the latter of the property known as Champlain Market, to be used as a station and terminals for the said rail- way; of all the correspondence between the said city and the present Commissioner of the said railway, with the Minister of Railways, or any other Minister, with regard to the non-execution of the said contract by the said commission. Presented 18th March, 1913.— Sir Wilfrid Laurier Printed for sessional papers only.

171. Eeturn to an Order of the House of the 29th of January, 1913, for a copy of all letters,

correspondence, &c., respecting the reciuest for suspension by H. Boulay, of J. Stahl, assistant inspector of immigration on the railway. Presented 19th March, 1913. — Mr. Boulay Not printed.

172. Return to an Order of the House of the 17th February, 1913, for a return showing the

total area of land thrown open for pre-emption and purchased homesteads in each oif the provinces of Saskatchewan and Alberta since the passing of the Dominion Lands Act of 1908; also the number of acres of such lands which have been disposed of by way of pre-emptions and purchased homesteads in each o^ the said provinces, the amount of principal mohey collected on account of such lands in each of the said provinces up to 31st December, 1912, and the amount of interest collected on account of such lands in each of the said provinces to 31st December, 1912. Presented 19th March, 1913.- Mr. Martin (Regina) Not printed

173. Return to an Order of the House of the 10th February, 1913, for a copy of all letters.

correspondence, memorials and other documents received by the Right Honourable the Prime Minister and the Honourable the Minister of Justice, since the 1st day of January, 1912, relating to the request by county court judges for an increase of salary and for an amendment to the Judges Act with respect to retiring allowances. Pre- sented 26th March. 1913.— 3/r. Proulx A'ot printed.

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174. li-turii to an Order of the House of the 13th February, 1913, for a return showing the

names of the keepers in Portsmouth penitentiary, and their religious belief; tlie names of any of the said keepers who may have been dismissed, the date, charges and on whose recommendation wero tliey reinstated. Presented 2eth March, 1913.— Mr. Edwards ^'ot printed.

174(1. Jv^turn to an Order of the House of the 13th February, 1913, for the name oif the dis- cipline officer in charge of each of the following departments in Portsmouth peniten- tiary, the date when each was first appointed on the penitentiary staff, the date lo liis present position, and the religious belief of each: Quarry, farm, warden's resi- dence and grounds, blacksmith shop, bath room and laundry, stone shed, tailor and shoe shop, changing room, stone pile, sewage plant, asylum ward, cell wings, library and Eonian Catholic and Protestant chapels, hospital, shop dome, carpenter, tin and paint shop, and i)rison of isolation. Presented 'JSth March, 1913.— Mr. Edvard^.

Nnt printed.

175. Return to an Order of the House of the 17th February, 1913, for a copy of all state-

ments ot account for .salary or remuneration to the Commissioner, and his expenses, for witness fees and all other expenses in connection with the investigations by Com- ^niisiioner Duchemin. of the following persons in Antigonish County namely: Patrick M. Deioste, deckhand SS. Scotia, Harbour an Boucher; William R. Fougere, section- man. Harbour au Bouche; Allen Kinney, sectionman, Linwood; Hubert Myatte, sec- tionman, Tracadie; John McDonell, sectionman, Afton Station; John W. Malanson. sectionman, Afton; James Armstrong, sectionman, Heatherton; Charles Landry, sec- tionman, Pomket; William S. Landry, section foreman, Pomket; Colin McDonald, sectionman, James River; Archibald Chisholm, station agent, Heatherton; Joseph Benoit, i^tation agent, Pomket; Alex. R. McAdam, fishery officer. Malignant Cove; Alex. McDonald, sub-coUector, Doctors Brook; Charles L. Gass, sub-collector, Bay- field; Jeffrey M. Crispo, sub-collector. Harbour au Bouche; Hugh R. McAdam, post- master, Arisaig; Thomas J. Sears, postmaster, Lochaber, Charles L. Gass, post- ma.vter, Bayfield; and Joseph P. Benoit, postmaster, Pomquet; also the expen.ses in detail, of and incidental to the investigation by said Commissioner Duchemin of the charges made against John J. McDonald, postmaster, McArra's Brook; Archibald Stewart, section foreman. Harbour au Bouche; Ronahl McFarlane, section foreman, Williams Point; Henry Williams, sectionman. Marshy Hope; and John W. Mclnnes, bridge foreman Intercolonial Railway, Antigonish. Presented 2Gth March, 1913.— Mr. Chishobn {Antioonish) Not printed.

l75o. Return to an Order of the Hou&e of the 28th Ai)ril, 1913, for a return showing the date of the appointment of H. P. Duchemin, Investigating Commissioner for Eastern Is'ova Scotia; the number of days he has been employed by the government since the appointment; the gross amount paid to Mr. Duchemin as an allowance for his ser- vices, excluding travelling e.xpenses or other outlay; the amount which has been paid to Mr. Duchemin to date for travelling expenses, living expenses, witness fees, and other sundry expenses, respectively. Presentetl 21st May, 1913.— Mr. Sinclair.

Not printed.

176. Return to an Order of the House of the •4th December, 1912. for a copy of the report

or reports made by C. E. Tache, resident engineer of Bonaventure County, Quebec, on public works existing or asked for in that constituency since October, 1911, up to date. Presented 28th March, 1913.— Mr. Mareil (Bonaventure) Not printed.

177. Return to an Order of the House of the Gth February, 1913, for a return showing what

properties within the area north of Wellington street and west of Bank street, in the City of Ottawa, have been purchased or acquired by the Government; from whom the said purchases were made, and the price paid, or agreed to be paid, in each case: the

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number of said properties not yet paid for, the names of the owners thereof, and amount, if any, in dispute in each case; the names of the persons who were employed in any capacity, or for any purpose, in connection with the purchase of the said properties, and the terms of their emploj-ment; the amount which has been paid to each, and further amounts to be paid to such persons, giving their respective names; whether the Government has employed any persons or agents to collect rent from the tenants or occupants of any of the said properties, if so, the names of such rent col- lectors, for what period employed, and amount by way of salary, fees, or commission, paid to each; the total amount paid by Ihe Government up to 31^t January, 1913, in connection with the purchase or acquisition of the said properties. Presented 28th Marcli. 19i:}.- /¥r. Murpliij ]\^ot prinied.

178. Return to an Order of the House of the 2ith January, 1913, for a copy of all correspond-

ence between the Minister oi Public Works and H. Morel, M.P.P., for East Nipissing. in any way relating to the construction of a road or highway from North Bay to Sturgeon Falls, Ontario; and of all petitions, correspondence, surveys, and engineers' reports in any way connected with the building of the said road or highway. Pre- sented 28th March, 1913.— -Vr. Murphy Mot printed.

179. Return to an Order of the House of the 4th December, 1912, for a copy of all pay-lists.

letters, documents, telegrams and other i>apers in connection with the expenditures made on Brule wharf in the County oif Colchester during the last two years. Pre- sented 28th March, 1913.— Jir. Macdonald Not printed.

179a. Return to an Order of the House of the 10th December, 1912, for a copy of all papers, documents, tenders and correspondence relating in any way to the construction of a wharf at Kraut Point, Lunenburg County, N.S. Presented 28th March, 1913.— Mr. Maclean (Halifax) r Not printed.

180. Return to an Order of the House of the 29th January, 1913, for a copy of all correspond-

ence, papers, &c., concerning the application made by the Eastern Canada Power Company, with a view to raise the head of the River St. Lawrence in the vicinity of Coteau, Cedar, Split Rock and Cascade rapids to the level of the water in Lake St. Frangois. Presented 28i:h March, 1913. — Mr. Lemieux Not printed.

181. Relurn to an Order of the House of the 4th December, 1912, for a copy of all corre-

spondence, letters and telegrams addressed by the Conservative candidate in the County of Gloucester at the election of 21st September. 1911, to the Minister of Pub- lic Works from the day he took his oath of office, on Iflth October, 1911, up to the 31st December, of the same year, on the subject of public works then under construe.' tion in the said county. Presented 28rh March, 1913.— 3/r. Turgeon Not printed.

182. Return to an Order of the House of the 10th March, 1913, for a return showing the

number of men of the R. C. regiment at Aldershot, during the summer of 1912, pre- vious to the regular militia camp; date of going into camp; number there during said time; wliether tenders for supplies for these men were called for; number of tenders received and from whom ; if any contracts were awarded on said tenders and, if not, what was done with the said tenders; how and from whom were supplies for these men obtained; the prices paid during said time per pound respectively, for meat, sugar, bntter. tea, coffee bacon, bread, and how much per bushel for vegetables; the cost per ration for supplies for said men of the R. C. regiment at Aldershot camp during thp Unip aforMaid- the cosl per ration for supplies to the regular militia camp under contract during the annual drill in the "fall of 1912. Presented 28th

March, 1913.— .Vr. Ktjte Not printed.

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183. Report on wliolesale prices in Canada, 1912, by R. H. Coats, B.A., F.S.S., editor of the

Labour Gazette. Presented by Hon. Mr. Crothers, 28tli March, 1913.... iVot printed.

184. Area of territories added to Ontario and Quebec, by Statutes of 1912.— (5c»afc).

Not printed.

185. Relating to recent increase in prices charged Canadian fishermen for manilla cord.—

(Senate) ^'ot printed.

186. Report of the Pilotage Commission of Quebec. Presented by Hon. Mr. Hazen, 28th

March. IPl.'J ^'^* printed.

187. Return t.o an Order of the House of the 26th February, 1913, for a copy of all memor-

anda, letters, papers, telegrams and other documents in the ijossession of the Depart- ment of the Interior relating to the S. W. 36-16-27, W. 2. Presented 31st March, 1913. —Mr. KnowJes ^ot printed.

187a. Return to an Order of the House of the 3rd March, 1913, for a copy of all correspond- ence, telegrams and other papers in connection with the southwest i of 4-9-14 west of 2nd meridian. Presented 10th April, 1913.— Mr. Bradbury Not printed.

187b. Return to an Order of the House of the 26th March, 1913, for a copy of all papers, letters, memoranda and other documents relating to the northwest <yf 30-25-7-2. Pre- sented 25th April, 1913.— Mr. Oliver Not j^rinted.

187c. Return to an Order of the House of the 3rd March, 1913,-1. For a copy of all corre- spondence and other papers in connection with the disposal of the following lands and the claim of James W. Brown in connection with these lands:—

Part of S.E. i section 21-20-21-W. 2nd meridian, area ^/looths acre.

Part of N.E. \ section 21-20-21-W. 2nd meridian, area ii^iooths acre

Part of S.E. i section 20-20-21-W. 2nd meridian, area 80 acres.

Part of S.W. \ section 2S-20-21-W. 2nd meridian, area 7247iooths acres.

Whole of S.E. I section 28-20-21-W. 2nd meridian, area 160 acres.

Whole of N.E. i section 32-20-21-W. 2nd meridian, area ICO acres.

Part of S.E. J section 32-20-21-W. 2nd meridian, area 80 acres.

Whole of N.W. J section 5-21-21-W. 2nd meridian, area 160 acres.

Whole of S.E. i section 5-21-21-W. 2nd meridian, area IGO acres.

Part of N.E. \ section 5-21-21-W. 2nd meridian, area 123S%ooths acres.

Whole of S.W.^ section 5-21-21-W. 2nd meridian, area 160 acres.

2. Also of all papers in connection with the disposal of the whole of the northwest quarter-section 22-20-21, west of the second meridian; and part of S.W. i, 2-20-21-W. of the second meridian; and of all correspondence and papers in connection with Al?xander Hurst Brown's claim re these lands. Presented 30th April, 1913.— Mr. Bradbury ^^f>t printed.

187d. Return to an Order of the House of the 9th April, 1913, for a copy of all letters, papers, telegrams and other documents in connection with the sale of the N.W. quarter-section '29 10-18-W. Presented ]3ih May, 1913.- Mr. Turriff Not printed.

187e. Return to an Order of the House of the 28th April, 1913, for a copy of all letters. memoranda and other documents relating to the northeast quarter of 14-75-l'5-5, dur- ing the years 1911, 1912, and 1913 to date. Presented 13th May, 1913.— Mr. Oliver.

Not printed.

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187/. Keturu to an Order of the House of the 31st March, 1913, for a copy of all papers, telegrams, applications, and other documents in connection with the S.W. 2-19-20, west 2nd M. Homestead, patented 3rd .Tune, 1892; the S. i of N.E. 20-20-21, west 2nd M. patented 11th October, 1904, N.W.H.B., as assignee of Edward Boucher; the S.E { Of 22-20-21, west 2nd M., N.W.H.B., patented 22nd September, 1900, as assignee of Louis McGillies; the S.E. i of 28-20 21, west 2nd M., N.W.H.B., patented 26th August, 1901, as assignee of J. Bte. Fagant, jr., and the E. i of S.E. i of 32-20-21, west 2nd M., N.W.H.B., patented 11th September, 1901, as assignee af Jos. Alexander; and of all papers in connection with any claims of G. W. Brown or others in connection with these lands. Presented 3rd June, 1913.— 3/r. Bradbury Not printed.

187g- Return to an Order of the House of the 31st March, 1913, for a copy of all papers, telegrams, applications and other documents regarding the S.W. J, 28-20-21, west 2nd M., N.W.H.B., patented 1st March, 1909, as assignee cf Norbert Bellehumeur; and the W. i of S.E. i, 32, 20, 21, west 2nd M., N.W.H.B., patented 1st Maich, 1909, as a-signee of Norbert Bellehumeur; and of all papers in connection with any claims by Norman McKenzie or others against the Government in connection with the^e lands. Presented tth June, 1913.— -Vr. Bradbury Not printed.

188. Return to an Order of the House of the 10th March, 1913, for a copy of all correspond-

ence or communication of any kind between the Department of Insurance at Ottawa and the Department of Insurance at Toronto since June, 1907, touching the transfer of the Canadian Guardian Life Insurance Company from the jurisdiction of the In- surance Department at Ottawa to that of the jurisdiction of the Insurance Depart- ment at Toronto; of all correspondence, if any, between the Insurance Department at Ottawa and the Saturday Night, nev^s-pa-per of Toronto, touching the afiairs of . the Canadian Guardian life Insurance Company or the International Insurance Company, Limited; and of all correspondence and other communications between the Department of Insurance at Ottawa and the Government of the province of Alberta in reference to the afiairs of the Canadian Guardian Life Insurance Company or the International Insurance Company, Limited. Presented 31st March, 1913.— 3/r. German.

Not printed.

189. Copy of an Order in Council, &c., respecting a contribution of $30,000 to assist in alle-

viating the distress of the sufierers by the disastrous cyclone which swept over the City of Regina and its vicinity. Presented by Hon. Mr. White, 31st March, 1913.

Not printed.

190. Copy of correspondence respecting the Treaty of Commerce and Navigation between

the United Kingdom and Japan. Presented by Hon. Mr. Borden, 1st April, 1913.

Printed for sessional papers only.

190a. From Imperial Consulate General of Japan for the Dominion of Canada. The under- signed. His Imperial Majesty's Consul General at Ottawa, duly authorized by His Government, has the honour to declare that the Imperial Japanese Government are fully prepared to maintain with equal effectiveness the limitation and control which they have since 1908 exercised in the regulation of emigration from Japan to Canada. 11th April, 1913. Presented by Hon. Mr. Borden, 11th April, 1913 Not printed.

191. Copy of the order in council in connection with the appointment of a Commission to

inquire into the claims of the province of British Columbia for exceptioiu.l treatment. Presented by Hon. Mr. Borden, 1st April, 1913 Printed for sessional papers only.

191a. Memorandum re British Columbia's claims for special consideration. Presented by

Hon. Mr. Borden, 1st April, 1913 Printed for sessional papers only.

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|91&. Copies tif orders in council, &c., relating to the a])pointment of commissioners to adjust all matters relating- to Indian lands and Indian affairs generally in the prov- ince of British Columbia. Presented by Hon. Mr.. Borden, 17th April, 1913.

A/ot printed.

191c. Eeport of the Poyal Commission appointed to inquire into and report upon the law respecting- pilotage and its administration in the pilotage districts of Montreal and Quebec; and -what changes, if any, are desirable therein; and also, a letter addressed to the Minister of Marine and Fisheries from Mr. Ajutor Lachance, one of the com- missioners. Presented by Hon. Mr. Hazen, 18th April, 1913 Not printed.

191d. Report of Royal Commission on Industrial Training and Technical Education, Parts I, II, III. and IV. Presented by Hon. Mr. Crothers, 4th June, 1913.

Printed for distribution and sessional papers.

192. Return to an Order of the House of the 24th February, 1913, ifor a copy of all memor-

anda, letters, papeis and documents relating to the setting apart of a forest reserve on the north side of the Saskatchewan river opposite the City of Prince Albert. Pre- sented 2nd April, 1913.— -¥r. Oliver Not printed.

192a. Return to an Order of the House of the 26th February, 1913, for a copy of all memor- anda, reports, letters, and other documents oif any kind in the possession of the Department of the Interior relating to the suitability for forest reserve or for home- steading imrposes, of the whole or any part of townships 24 and 25, range 27, west of the first meridian, now forming part of the Riding Mountain Forest Reserve. Pre- sented 11th April, 1913.— Mr. Oliver Not printed.

193. Return to an Order of the House of the 10th February, 1913, for a copy of all corre-

spondence exchanged between the Department of Marine and Fisheries and the mem- ber for Temiscouata, and all other persons, respecting the placing of a light or line of lights on wharf at He Verte, County of Temiscouata. Presented 4th April, 1913.— Mr. Paquet Not printed.

194. Copy of a report of the Committee of the Privy Council, approved by His E.xcellency

the Administrator, on the 5th April, 1913, relative to a contract ifor an ocean mail, passenger and freight steamship service between Canada and Great Britain and Great Britain and Canada, together with the articles of agreement for the said service. Presented by Hon. Mr. Pellelier, 7th April, 1913 Not printed.

195. Return to an Order of the House of the 10th March, 1913, for a statement showiiHj the

total volume of trade, in import and export, respectively, between Canada and New- foundland for each year during the period from the 1st day of January, 1896, to the 1st day of January, 1913, and of what the said trade consisted of each year. 2. The volume of trade between Newfoundland and the West Indian Islands, included in the West Indian trade agreement with Canada, dated the 9th day of April, 1912, dur- ing the years 1909, 1910, 1911 and 1912, in import and export, and of what the said import and export consisted oif each year. Presented 10th April, 1913.— Mr. McKenzie.

Not printed.

195a.. Supplementary return to an Order of the House of the 10th March, 1913, for a state- ment showing the total volume of trade, in import and export, respectively, between Canada and Newfoundland for each year during the periol from the 1st day of January, 1896, to the 1st day of January, 1913, and of what the said trade consisted of each year.

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2. The volume of trade between Newfoundland and the West Indian Islands, included in the West Indian trade agreement with Canada, dated the 9th daj- of April, 1912, during the years 1909, 1910 1911 and 1912, in import and export, and of. what the said import and export consisted of each year. Presented 21st April, 1913. — Mr. McKenzie Not printed.

1S6. Keturn to au Order of the House of the 9th December, 1912, for a copy of all letters, telegriims, and correspondence referring in any way to the purchase or leasing of the property in Antigonish, N.S., now in use as a gun shed or store house ifor the equip- ment of the 18th Field Battery of Artillery. Presented 14th April, 19!.3.— Mr. Chis- hobn {Antigonish) A'^ot printed.

197. Return to an Order of the House of the 19th March, 191.3, for a copy of all tenders

asking for the construction of a drill hall at Fernie, B.C., of all corresijondence con- cerning the awarding of the contract, and of all correspondence and documents regarding said tender and contract. Presented 14th April, 1913. — Sir Wilfrid Lauricr.

Not pri'7itcd.

197a. Supplementary return to an Order of the House of the 19th March, 1913, for a copy of all tenders asking for the construction of a drill hall at Fernie, B.C., of all corre- spondence concerning the awarding of the contract, and of all correspondence and documents regarding said tender and contract. Presented Gth June, 1913. — Sir Wilfrid Laurier Not printed.

198. Return to an Order of the House of the 24tli February, 1913, for a copy of all corre-

spondence and documents between the government of Canada or any officer thereof. and one Miss Mastin, of England, relating to a presentation of certain chinaware and other curiosities, made to the Government by the said Miss Mastin, in memory of the defeat at the polls of the agreement relating to reciprocity with the United States. Presented 14th April, 1913.— Mr. Sinclair Not printed.

199. Return to an Order of the House of the 19th March, 1913, for a return showing the

names, professions or occupations, residences, the date otf appointment, and the salary in each case, of all correspondents of the Labour Gazette, and also the number of changes made in that particular for the year 1912. Presented 22nd April, 1913.— Mr. Verville Not printed.

200. Return to an Order of the House df the 2Gth March, 1913, for a return showing the

amount of seed grain supplied to settlers in Peace River during the year 1912; the amount of seed grain being provided for settlers in Peace River during 1913; who distributed the seed grain supplied in 1912 and who is authorized to distribute seed grain in 1913; under what conditions seed grain was supplied during 1912, and those proposed for 1913; if provisions were supplied during 1912. what the conditions were and who gave out the supplies; if it is intended to supply- provisions in 1913, what conditions will be given and who will give them out. Presented 25th April, 1913.— Mr. Oliver Not printed.

201. Return to an Order of the House of the 7th .April, 1913, for a copy of all documents in

the Department of the Interior prior to the issue of the Crown patents relating to Lot No. 217 of the Hudson Bay Company Survey, in the parish of St. John, Winnipeg. Presented 25th April, 1913.— Mr. Proulx Not printed.

202. Return to an Order of the House of the 31st March, 1913, for a copy of all correspond-

ence claims and reports with reference to compensation claimed by owners of horses attached to the lOth Field Battery at Camp Petawawa in the summer of 1912, by rea-

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son of damage or disease contracted while in the service; also of all such claims paid, the amounts in each case, and the persons to whom paid. Presented 25th April, 1913. — Mr. Carvell Not printed.

203. Return to an Order of the House otf the 11th December, 1912, for a copy of all papers, documents, pay-rolls, accounts, receipts, and correspondence in connection with all expenditures of money made in 1912 upon the Petite Riviere breakwater, Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia. Presented 29th April, 1913.— Mr. Maclean (Halifax).

Not j}7-inted.

203a. Return to an Address to His Royal Highness the Governor General of the 9th December, 1912, for a copy of all advertisements, tenders, contracts, orders in council, letters, correspondence, &c., relating to the construction of a wharf or breakwater at Sea- (forth, Halifax County, N.S. Presented 29th April, 1913.— Mr. Maclean (Halifax).

Not jjrinlcd.

203b. Return to an Order of the House of the 2flth March, 1912, for a 'copy of all documents, letters, correspondence, petitions, reports, &c., addressed lo the Department of Public Works since the 21st September last on the subject of a wharf now under construction at St. Croix, in the County of Lotbiniere, province of Quebec. Presented 29th April, 1913.— Mr. Fortier Not printed.

203c. Return to an Order of the House of the 19th March, 1913, for a return showing whe- ther the repairs to Red Point wharf. Lot 48, Prince Edward Island, have been com- pleted; if the work was done by tender or by day labour; if by tender, with whom the contract was made; if by day labour, the number of superintendents, inspectors, or overseers employed, their names, the number of days each did work, and the wages per day paid to each; the number of men employed, their names, the number of days each did work and the wages per day paid to each; who supplied the materials; the amount of each kind or class used, and the price paid for each kind or class; the total amount paid far materials, wages and cost of the work. Presented 2nd May, 1913. — Mr. Hughes (Kings, P.E.I.) Not printed.

203d. Return to an Order of the House of the 31st March, 1913, for a copy of all documents, papers, correspondence, representations, &c., relating to the purchase of land at Digby, Nova Scotia, for the purpose of a site for a public wharf. Presented 2nd May, 1913.— Mr. Maclean (Halifax) Not printed.

203c. Return to an Order of the House of the 19th March, 1913, for a return showing whe- ther the repairs to Southport wharf. Lot 48, Prince Edward Island, have been com- pleted; if the work was done by tender or by day labour; if by tender, with whom the contract was made; if by day labour, the number of superintendents, inspectors, or overseers employed, their names, the number of days each did work, and ^vages per day paid to each ; the number of men employed, their names, the number of days each did work and the wages per day paid to each; who supplied the materials; the amount of each kind or class used and the price paid tfor each kind or class; the total amount paid for materials, wages and cost of the work. Presented 2nd May, 1913. — Mr. Hughes (hiyigs, P.E.I.) Not printed.

203/. Return to an Order of the Hoiise of the 11th December, 1912, for a copy of all accounts, correspondence, telegrams, complaints and other documents in possession of the Department of Public Works, in relation to the expenditure of moneys on harbour improvements at Grand Etang, during the year 1911-12. Presented 13th May, 1913.—

Mr. Chisholm (Inverness) Not printed,

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203g. Return to an Order of the House of the 7th April, 1913, for a copy of all documents, correspondence, &c., relating to the purchase by the Department of Public Works of a certain quantity of timber for the construction of a wharf at St. Germain de Kamouraska, the said purchase having been made, as alleged, from Murray Caston- guay during the year 1912. Presented 2()th May, J91.3. — Mr. Lapoinic {Kamouraska).

Not prlnied.

203/(. Return to an Order of the House of <he 29th January, 1913, for a copy of all letters written to the Honourable Minister of Public Works, or to any officer of the Public Works Department, or to any member of the government since 10th October, 1911, by G. A. R. Rowlings, John S. Wells and S. R. Griffin, relating to the construction of public works. County of Ciuysborongli, N.S., also a copy of the replies to the same. Presented 29th May, 1913.— 3/r. Sinclair ; Not printed.

203i. Return to an Order of the House of the 7th May, 1913, for a copy of all correspondenci> exchanged between the Postmaster General and M. Isidore BelLeau, of Quebec, in con- nection with improvements contemplated in Quebec harbour. Presented 2nd June, 1913.— M/-. CarveJl Not printed.

203;'. Return to an Order cf the House of the 38th April, 1913, for a copy of all papers, documents, pay-rolls, receipts, accounts, correspondence, &c., relating to repairs made upon the breakwater at Petite Riviere, Lunenburg County, N.S., in the year 1912. Presented Gth June, 1913.— Mr. Maclean (Halifax) Not printed.

204. Return to an Order of the House of the 4th March, 1912. — 1. For a copy of all reports

of engineers from 1874 to 1900, relating to the most suitable site in the harbour of Quebec for the construction oif a dry dock.

2. Of all correspondence exchanged on the subject of a choice of a site for the dry dock now existing at St. Joseph de Levis, at the time of its construction.

3. Of engineers reports, plans, maps and bearings relating to the construction of a new dry dock in the port of Quebec since 1800.

4. Of all correspondence exchanged between the different companies and the gov- ernment relating to the construction of a new dry dock in the port of Quebec, since 1909.

5. Also for the production of all documents submitted by the different companies who have asked for the government grant provided by the Dry Dock Subsidies Act. Presented 29th April, 1913.— Mr. Belaud... Not printed.

204fi. Diy dock of Levis. Report of Mr. Charles Smith against Sampson, et a\.— (Senate).

Not printed.

204/>. Return to an Address to His Royal Highness the Governor General of the 19th March, 1913, for a copy of all orders in council, plans and estimates, correspondence, papers and inquiries respecting the construction of a dry dock at Quebec or Levis or in the port or harbour of Quebec. Presented fith June, 1913.— .Mr. Lachance Not printed.

205. Return to an Order of the House of the 9th April, 1913, for a copy of the petition of

the Restigouche Fishermen's Association to the Minister of Marine and Fisheries ask- ing for the removal of Mr. M. M. Movvat, head guardian of the Restigouche Riparian Association as Dominion fishery officer, and the an<=wer thereto. Presented 2nd May, 191o.— Mr. Marcil (Bonaventure) Not printed.

206. Return to an Order of the House of the 13th February, 1913, for a return showing the

name of the company who has the contract for the electric lighting of the government buildings and grounds in Ottawa, date of contract and period, on what notice can contract be cancelled, price paid per kilowatt hour for electric lighting, names of

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buildings lighted, cost of lighting each per year, rate for electric lighting if a com- bined power and light rate, price for current for power purposes, if lamps are not free, price paid for the carbon and tungsten lamps renewed, are lamps marked so as to be identified as belonging to the government buildings, number of electric lamp renewals paid for during the last fiscal year, where required, number of carbon and tungsten lamps respectively in use in the several buildings and the candle power or wattage of the same.. Presented 2nd May, 1913.— Mr. Wilson (Went worth)

Not jyrintcd.

207. Return to an Order of the House of the 17th February, 1913, for a copy of all corre-

spondence, letters, telegrams, petitions, memoranda, reports, tenders, deposits, recom- mendations and all other documents of any nature whatsoever bearing on or liaving relation to the erection of a public building in the city of Three Rivers, P.Q., since the 11th day of October, 1911, to date. Presented 2nd May, 1913.— M?-. Bureau.

Not printed.

207a. Return to an Order of the House of the 2(:th May, 1913, for a copy of all pajjers, letters, and documents relating to the construction of a public building in the town of Laurentides, County of L'Assomption. Presented 4th June, 1913. — Mr. Seguin.

Not printed.

207b. Return to an Order of the House of the 2nd April, 1913, for a copy of all correspond- ence, letters, telegrams, contracts, tenders and reports of government inspector, in relation to the work and repairs on the public building at North Sydney during the year 1912, and particularly the inspector's report on the damages caused by fire dur- ing the construction of said works and, repairs; and also a copy of the tenders of Henry Lovell, for the above work. Presented 6th June, 1913. — Mr. McKenzie.

Not printed.

207c. Return to an Order of the House of the 27th January, 1913, (for a copy of all telegrams, letters, documents and plans relative to the purchase or acciuirement of land tfor the purpose of erecting a public building in Stellarton, Nova Scotia, in the year 1912. Presented 6th June, 1913.— Mr. Maedonald Not printed.

208. Return to an Order of the House of the 24th February, 1913, for a return showing the

names of the buildings occupied by the Government as public offices, which are under rent, excepting the Centre, East, West and Langevin Blocks; the street on wliich each of these offices is situated and the number of the street in each case. Presented 2nd May, 1913.— Mr. Bouluij Not printed.

209. Return to an Order of the House o>f the 11th December, 1912, for a copy of all accounts,

correspondence, telegrams, complaints and other documents in possession of the Department of Public Works, relating to the construction of telegraph lines during the year 1911-12, from South West Margaree to Scotsville, from Scotsville to North Ainslee; from Scotsville to South Lake Ainslee and Whycocomagh ; from Little Narrows to Whycocomagh ; from Rossville to Big Intervale and from Rossville to the Victoria County Boundary Line, all in the County of Inverness. Presented 2nd May, 1913._Mr. Chisholm (Inverness) Not printed.

210. Correspondence in connection with the area or areas prescribed for mange in British

Colnmhia..— (Senate) ^ot printed.

211. Report made by the Central Railway of Canada to the Railway Department.— (5e«afo>).

Not printed.

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212. Return to an Address to His Royal Highness the Governor General of the 10th Feb-

ruary, 19 3, for a copy of all orders in council, letters, telegrams and of all other official documents of any kind in the possession of the Department of Customs, relat- ing to the seizures of twenty horses from John Gobel, for smuggling them across the United States boundary near Coutts, or Writing-on-Stone, between the 20th and 2Stli of Februciry, 1911. Rresented 5th May, 1913.— -¥r. MacNutt Xot printed.

213. Return to an Address to His Royal Highness the Governor GBueral of the 10th Feb-

ruary, 1913, for a copy of all orders in council, letters, telegrams and of all other official documents cif any kind in the possession of the Department of the Interior, relating to sale of school lands which have been held in the provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan since the 12th day of October, 1911. Presented 7th May, 1913.— Mr. McCraney ; Not printed.

213a. Return to an Order of the House of the 2nd April, 1913, for a return showing by quarter-section, or fraction of quarter-section, all school lands sold in Manitoba, S-iskatchewan and Alberta during the calendar year 1912; the price per acre at which each separate parcel was sold ; the name and address of each purchaser ; a list of all school lauds sold at above sales which have since been cancelled ; the price at which each parcel of said cancelled lands were sold, with the names and addresses of pur- chasers of each parcel of said lauds sold and subsequently cancelled. Presented 23rd May, 1913.— Mr. Turriff ; A' of printed.

213b. Return to an Order of the House of the 12th February, 1913, for a return showing all school lands sold in the province of Saskatchewan in 1912, giving each parcel oif land sold, the name and address of each purchaser, the date and place of sale, the name of the auctioneer at each sale, and any assignments of contracts of purchase of which the government has notice, and a copy of all correspondence passing between the Gov- ernment, or any member thereof, and the Government of the province cf Saskatchewan or any member thereof, with respect to the sale of school lands in the said province. Presented 6th June, 1913.— Mr. Martin (Regina.) Not printed.

214. Return to an Order of the House of the 9th April, 1913, for a copy of all petitions,

aiEdavits, specifications, plans, drawings, claims, certificates, papers and patent rights in the Department of Agriculture or the Patents Branch thereof, with respect to Patent Number 142823. Presented 7th May, 1913.— -Mr. Carvell Not printed.

215. Return to an Order of the House of the 28th April, 1913, for a copy of all memorials,

petitions, and letters, addressed to or sent by the Minister of Agriculture, or on his behalf, in connection with the estab'ishment of an agricultural school, model "farm or demonstration station at New Carlisle, Quebec. Presented 9th May, 1913. — Mr. Marcil {Bonaventure) Not printed.

216. Return to an Order of the House of the 28th April, 1913, for a copy of all telegrams,

correspondence, returns, &c., between the Department of Agriculture, and ajiy other person or persons, requesting recently that the Veterinary Director General of Can- ada visit Nova Scotia. Presented 9th May, 1913.— Mr. Maclean (Halifoj).

Not printed.

217. E.\tent to which the Fraukin;; I)rivilege is used by the soveial provinces in Canada for

statistics. — (Senate) Not printed.

218. Return to an Order orf the House of the 29th January, 1913, for a copy of all diaries

and other documents relating to and showing the work performed during the months of June and July, 1912, by Homestead Inspectors Rathwell and Erratt in tlie Moosejaw

land district. Presented 16th Mr»y, 1913.— Mr. Knoules Not printed.

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218a. Eeturn to an Order of the House of the 29th January, 1913, for a copy of all diaries relating to and showing the work performed during the months of June., and July, 1912, by Homestead Inspectors Brandt, Balfour, Ouelette and Sipes, in the Eegina land district. Presented 16th May, 191.3.— Mr. Mariin (Regina) Not printed.

218b. Eeturn to an Order of the House of the 29th January, 1913, for a return showing the expenses of Homestead Inspectors Brandt, Balfour, Ouelette and Sipes during the Dionths of June and July, 1912. Presented 16th May, 1913.— Mr. Martiti (Rrgina).

Not printed.

218c. Eeturn to an Order of the House of the 29th January, 1913, ifor a return showing the expenses of Homestead Inspector Miller of the Moosejaw land district during the months of June and July, 1912, together with a copy of all reports, proceedings, diaries and other documents, showing the work performed during the said time by the said homestead inspector. Presented 16th May, 1913.— Mr. Knoicles Not printed.

21Sd. Eeturn to an Order c<f the House of the 29th January, 1913, for a copy of all diaries and other documents relating to and showing the -work performed during the months of June and July, 1912, by Homestead Inspectors Shields and McLaren, in the Swift Current lands district. Presented 23rd May, 1913.— Mr. Knowles Not printed.

218e. Eeturn to an Order of the House of the 29th January, 1913, for a return showing the expenses of Homestead Inspectors Shields, McLaren, Erratt and Eathwell, during the months of June and July cf 1912. Presented 26th May, 1913.— Mr. Knowles.

Not printed.

219. Eeturn to an Order of the House of the 26th March, 1913, for a copy of all papers,

memoranda, and instructions relating to a certain area of land on the bank of Little Manitou Lake, Saskatchewan, recentlj- transferred to the town of Waterous, for park purposes. Presented 16th May, I913.-Mr. Oliver Not printed.

220. Eeturn to an Order of the House, of the 4th December, 1912, for a copy of all corre-

spondence and other documents in the possession of the Department of Public Works relating to the proposed interprovincial bridge between Hawkesbury, Ontario, and Grenville, Quebec. Presented 26th May, 1913.— Mr. Proitlx Not printed.

221. Eeturn to an Order of the House of the 1st April, 1913, for a copy of all complaints,

charges, evidence and reports in connection with the investigation held at Aldershot, N.S., in September, 1912, relatijig to the alleged thefts of property from the militia camp. Presented 26th May, 1913.— Mr. Kyte Not printed.

221a. Eeturn to an Order of the House of rhe 21st April, 1913, for a copy of all notices, tenders, contracts and correspondence relating to the supplying oif ice for the mili- tary comp at Aldershot, N.S., for 1913, and of all correspondence relating to the source of such ice supply. Presented 26th May, 1913.— Mr. Kyte Not printed.

222. Eeturn to an Order of the House of the 17th February, 1913, for a copy of all letters,

proposals, tenders, memoranda, papers and documents in the possession of the Depart- ment of Trade and Commerce, or any department of the Government, bearing date since 1st December, 1912, relating to steamship service between Canada and the West Indies. Presented 27th May, 1913.— Mr. Maclean (Halifax) Not printed.

222a. Eeturn to an Order of the House of the 2nd April, 1913, for a copy of all correspond- ence, petitions, letters, telegrams, and other documents in the Department of Trade and Commerce, or any department of the Government, relating to the SS. service,

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between Miilgrave, Count}- of Guysboroiigli and Cheticamp, Inverness County, during the years 1910-11, 1911-12, and 1912-13, and the service to be continued during the year 1913-14. Presented 27th May, 1913.— -Vr. Chisholm (Inverness) Not printed.

223. Return to an Order of the Senate calling upon the Clerk of the House to furnish a

statement showing the number of Bills passed by the House of Commons since Con- federation, which have been: — 1. Amended by the Senate. 2. Rejected by the Senate. 3. Amended by the Senate and accepted by the Commons. — (Senate) Not printed.

224. Return to an Order of the House of the 14th May, 1913, showing whether a contract

was passed by the Post Office Department in the year 1911, for the use oif stamp vend- ing machines, the terms of said contract, the date, and by whom signed. Presented 2nd June, 1913. — Mr. Lemiettx Not printed.

225. Ordinances of the Yukon Territory, passed by the Yukon Council in the year 1913.

Presented by Hon. Mr. Coderre, 2nd June. 1913 Not printed.

226. Names of judges of Superior and Circuit Court in province of Quebec, date of appoint-

ment, &c. — (Senate) Not printed.

227. Return to an Order of the House df the 19th May, 1913, for a return showing the per

capita taxation for the year ending 31st March, 1913, and for each of the twelve pre- ceding years. Presented 3rd June, 1913— xUr. Hughes (Kings, P.E.I.) Not printed.

228. Return to an Order of the House of the 29th May, 1913, for a return showing whether

a certificate has been issued by the Treasury Board authorizing the transfer of the assets and liabilities of La Banque Internationale du Canada to the Home Bank; the terms of the said transfer, and all documents bearing on this question. Presented 3rd June, 1913.— 3fr. Lemieux Not printed.

229. Report of the Canadian delegates to the International Conference, held at New Y'ork

for the consideration of the Commemoration of the First Century of Peace between the United States and the British Empire. Presented by Hon. Mr. Borden, 5th June, 1913 Not printed.

230. Return to an Address to His Royal Highness the Governor General of the 10th March,

1913, for a copy of all correspondence, memoranda, orders in council, departmental orders and reports from fishery overseers or other officers, during the past two years, relating to weir licenses in the waters of the Counties c.if Charlotte and St. John, Prov- ince ci New Brunswick. Presented fith June, 1913.— 3fr-. Pugsley Not printed.

231. Return to an Order of the House of the 24th February, 1913, for a copy of all letters

and papers relating to the issue of half-breed scrip, warrant No. 2155, certificate No. 672, to Albert St. Denis, and the disposition of the said scrip. Presented 6th June, 1913.— Mr. Oliver Not printed.

232. Return to an Address to His Royal Highness the Governor General of the 3rd Feb-

ruary, 1913, ifor a copy of all papers in connection with the withdrawal from settle- ment of a strip of larrti one mile in width along the line of the Hudson Bay Railway, and of the order in council, and also of all plans and correspondence in connection with the same, prior and subsequent thereto. Presented 6th June, 1913.— Mr. Graham.

Not printed.

233. A return to an Order of the Senate dated 7th March, 1913, for a copy of all papers,

letters, petitions, contracts and other papers relating in any way to the purchase (nf

land at Le Pas for terminus of Hudson Bay road.— (5eHaff ) Not printed.

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3 GEORGE V. SESSIONAL PAPER No. 37 A. 1913

EIGHTH ANNUAL REPORT

OF THE

COMMISSIONERS OF THE TRANS- CONTINENTAL RAILWAY

BEING FOR THE

FISCAL YEAR ENDED MARCH 31

1913

OTTAWA

PRINTED BY C. H. PARMELEE, PRI^TER TO THE KING'S MOST

EXCELLENT MAJESTY

1912

[No. 37— 1913 J

3 GEORGE V. SESSIONAL PAPER No. 37 A. 1913

THE COMMISSIONERS OF THE TRANSCONTINENTAL RAILWAY

Ottawa, June 24, 1912. Hon. Frank Cochraxe, P.C,

Minister of Raihvays and Canals, Ottawa.

Sir, — I have the honour to transmit through you to His Royal Highness the Governor General in Council the Eighth Annual Report of the Commission of the Transcontinental Railway, being for the fiscal year ended Jvlarch 31, 1912, setting forth the receipts and expenditures in connection with the eastern division of the Xational Transcontinental railway, and such other matters in relation to the said railway as appear to be of public interest.

Information in detail as to the progress of the work will be found in the report of the Chief Engineer and in the reports of the District Engineers, Mechanical Engineer and Bridge Engineer hereto annexed.

The total expenditure during the fiscal year was $21,110,993.90, making the total expenditure from ihe organization of the Commission in 1904 to March 31, 1912, $116,517,691.51. It should be noted in this connection that no payments have been made by the Commission on account of interest on capital expenditure; nor has the Commission refunded any part of the expenditure made by the Government on tie approaches to the Quebec bridge before the taking over of the latter by the Commission as a part of the Xational Transcontinental railway. Xeither of these items, therefore, is included in our statements of expenditure to March 31, 1912.

The total grading done to March 31, 1912, was 1,609-94 miles.

The total miles of track-laying was 1,427-02 miles of main line and 275-51 miles of sidings, making a total of 1,702-53 miles of track laid.

The contracts for steel bridge superstructures total 51.S79 tons of steel; completed bridges 35,937 tons ; bridges to be completed 15,942 tons.

During the fiscal year, contracts, after having been duly advertised and sanc- tioned by the Governor in Council, as required by the National Transcontinental Railway Act, have been awarded in each case to the lowest tenderer complying with the requirements of the Commission as follows : —

STATION AND OTHER BUILDINGS.

Lyons & White, Edmundston, N.B. — Construction of station and other buildings between Plaster Rock, N.B., and the Quebec boundary, as follows: —

1 standard station building, design ' D ', at $17,900 00

3 " " 26 ft. X 60 ft., at.. .. 3,290 00 each 8 " " design 'A', with bunk

room, at 2,590 00 "

11 " tool houses No. 1, at 175 00 "

11 " station privies at 120 00 "

8 " coal boxes at 75 00 "

1 " freight house at 2,990 00

1 •' . ice house at 2,099 00

1 '' storehouse at 6,290 00

with schedule of prices for foundations. 37— 1^

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Joseph GosseUn, Levis, Que. — Construction of station and other buildings rit St. Poye and Fitzpatrick, as follows: —

1. standard station building, design 'D', at St> Foye, at . .$17,580 00 1 " " design ' D ', at Fitzpatrick at. 17,980 00

1 " freight house, at St. Foye, at 2,450 00

1 " " at Fitzpatrick, at 2,450 CO

1 " store house, at St. Foy3, at 6,995 00

1 " " at Fitzpatrick, at 7,295 00

■with schedule of prices for foundations.

O'Neil & Hansen Construction Company, North Bay, Ont. — Construction of double cottage building at Cochrane, Ont., at $5,840.00 with schedule of prices for additions and deductions.

John King, Fort William, Ont. — From division yard at Graham, Ont., et sterly for a distance of 60 miles : —

4 standard station buildings, design 'A', with bunk

rooms at $3,389 00 each.

2 standard station buildings, design ' A ', with frt.

room, at 3,389 00 "

5 tool houses. No. 1, at 166 25 "

1 tool house, No. 2, ct 265 00 "

6 standard station privies 265 00 "

with schedule of prices for foundations.

Cloutier & Gaudreau, I'Islet, Que. — ^Between mileage 161-5 and 194 east of the Quebec Bridge: —

4 standard station buildings, design ' A ', with bunk

room, at $2,650 00 each

4 standard tool ho vises, No. 1, at 150 00 "

4 " station privies, at 100 00 "

4 " coal boxes, at 75 00 "

with schedule of prices for foundations.

John J. Vopni, Winnipeg, Man : —

1 standard station building, design ' D ', at Transcona, at.. $21,796 80

1 " " design ' D ', Redditt, at.. .. 22,112 00 with schedule of prices for additions and deductions.

Joseph GosseUn, Levis, 'Que. — Terminal railway station, city of Quebec, for lump sum of $745,015.00 with schedule of prices for additions and deductions.

Murray, Chapman & Lea, Moncton, N.B. — From Moncton westerly to Beaver Brook, mile 159 : —

15 standard station buildings, design ' A ', and bunk

room, at $ 2,870 60 each

17 standard station privies, at 140 18 "

16 standard coal boxes, at 87 00 "

19 " tool houses, No. 1, at 152 00 "

2 " station buildings, 26 ft. x 60 ft. at. . . . 3,530 00 "

2 " section houses, at 2,405 50 "

1 " section privy, at 135 00

1 " station house, design ' D ', at 15,663 00

1 " ice house, at 2,198 00

1 " freight house, at 2,764 00

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John King, Fort William, Ont.— 1 trainmen's house at Cochrane, Ont., for luu.p sum of $11,290.00, with schedule of prices for additions and deductions.

Lehoeiif & Tessier, St. Casimir, Que. —

1 standard station building, design 'A', with freight room. $2,720 00

1 " station privy, at 75 00

1 " coal box, at 30 00

with schedule of prices for foundations.

Dcmers, Poudrier & Tanguay, Black Lake, Que. — From mile 5 to mile 105, east of the Quebec Bridge, as follows : — -

1 standard station building- design ' D ', at $14,495 OC

2 " '■ 26 ft. X 60 ft., at.. .. 2,974 00 each 5 " " desig-n ' A ', with bunk

room, at 1,991 00 ^'

4 standard station buildings, design ' A ', with freight

room, at 1,9T5 00 "'

11 standard tool houses, Ko. 1, at 100 00 "

12 '' coal boxes, at 80 00

11 " station privies, at 95 00

1 " store house, at 6,495 00

1 " freight house, at 1,475 00

1 " ice house, at 1,550 00

with schedule of prices for foundations.

Souter & Carr, Xorth Bay, Ont.: —

1 standard section house, at $2,0^5 00

1 " section privy, at 150 00

with schedule of prices for excavation and foundations.

Guerard, Gignac & Marier, Quebec, Que. — From Quebec bridge site westerly to mile 194, as follows : —

4 standard station buildings, 26 ft., at $3,500 79 each

16 " " design ' A ', and bunk

room, at 3,211 36 ''

3 standard station buildings, design ' A ', and freight

room, at 3,024 86 "

27 standard tool houses, No. 1, at 195 40 "

23 " station privies, at 284 50 "

25 " coal boxes, at 103 18 "

1 " ice house, at 3,618 00

1 " ice house, at 3,718 00

with schedule of prices for foundations.

John King, Fort William, Ont. — Construction of standard station and other build- ings. Section ISTo. 10, Cochrane to Currie; Section Xo. 11, Fraser to Grant, District ' D ' ; Section No. 12, Superior to Dugald, District ' F ', east and west : —

Section No. 10—

1 station building, 26 ft. x 60 ft, at $6,000 00

12 standard station buildings, design ' A ', and bunk

room, at 3,299 00 each

I 2 standard section houses, at 2,525 00 "

14 " tool houses. No. 1, at 167 00 "

12 " coal boxes, at 125 00 "

13 " station privies, at 145 00 "

,3^. 2 " section privies, at 135 00

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3 GEORGE v., A. 1913 Section Xo. 11 —

1 standard station building, design ' D ', at $24,775 00

2 " " " design 'A', and bunk

room, at 3,299 00 each

2 standard section houses, at 2,525 00

4 " tool houses, Xo. 1, at 167 00

2 " coal boxes, at 125 00

2 " station privies, at 145 00

2 " section hovise privies, at 135 00

1 " freight house, at 3,098 50

1 " store house, at 7,200 00

1 " ice house, at 2,995 00

1 " bunk house, at 11,300 CO

Section No. 12 —

5 standard station buildings, design ' A ', with bunk

room, at $3,299 00 each

5 standard station privies, at 145 00

5 " coal boxes, at 125 00 '"'

16 " tool houses, Xo. 1, at 225 00 "

with schedule of prices for additions and deductions.

Lyons & White, Edmundson, N.B. — 1 trainmen's house at Edmundston, N.B., $12,990.00 with schedule of prices for additions and deductions.

Guerard, Gignac & Marier, Quebec, Que. — 3 trainmen's houses:^—

1 at Laurier, at $8,220 00

1 at St. Foye, at 7,550 00

1 at Fitzpatrick, at 7,875 00

with schedule of prices for additions and deductions.

John King, Fort William, Ont.— 3 trainmen's houses: 1 each at Graham, Kedditt and Transcona, at $11,290 each, with schedule of prices for additions and deductions.

CAR SHOPS.

Haney, Quinlan & Roherlson, Montreal, Que. — Construction of car shops and buildings in connection therewith at Transcona, for lump sum of $769,000, with schedule of prices for additions and deductions.

COALING STATIONS.

The J. McDiarmid Company, Ltd., Winnipeg, Man. — Construction of 3 coaling stations, design ' A ', at Transcona, Redditt and Graham, — capacity 1,000 tons each — for the lump sum prices as follows : —

At Transcona $26,314 00

At Eedditt 27,000 00

At Graham 27,000 00

with schedule of prices for additions and deductions.

STEEL RAILS.

The Dominion Iron and Steel Company, Ltd., Sydney, IST.S. — 2,000 gross tons of 80- Ib. steel rails for delivery at Moncton, N.B., at $34.75 .per gross ton, f .o.b. cars Moncton, N.B.; 3,771 gross tons of 80-lb. steel rails for delivery f.o.b. cars Hervey Junction, Que., at $35.75 per gross ton.

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SESSIONAL PAPER No. 37

The Algoma Steel Company, Ltd., Sault Ste. Marie, Out.— 6,925 gross Ions of 80- Ib. steel rails, delivered f.o.b. cars Cochrane, Ont., at $30.4:5 per gross ton; 3,372 gross tons of 80-lb. steel rails, delivered f.o.b. ears Hervey Junction, Que., at $35.75 per gross ton.

STEEL SPLICE B.\BS.

The Algoma Steel Company, Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. — 387 gross tons of steel splice bars, delivered f.o.b. care Cochrane, Ont., at $47.04 per gross ton.

The Xova Scotia Steel and Coal Company, Ltd., Xew Glasgow, X.S. — 387 gross tons of steel splice bars, delivered f.o.b. cars Hervey Junction, Que., at $.i5.92 per gross ton.

The Steel Company of Canada, Ltd., Hamilton, Ont. — 129 gross tons of steel splice bars, delivered f.o.b. cars Cochrane, Out., at $46-592 per gross ton.

TRACK BOLTS AXD XUTS.

Canadian Tube and Iron Company, Ltd., Montreal, Que. — 50 tons net oi track bolts and nuts, delivered f.o.b. cars Cochrane, Ont., at $3.30 per hundred pounds; 55 net tons, delivered f.o.b. cars Hervey Junction, Que., at $3-075 per hundred pounds.

TIE PLATES.

Sellers Anchor Bottom Tie Plate Company, of Canada, Limited. — 42,650 tie plates, delivered f.o.b. cars Hervey Junction, Que., at $2.10 per hundred pounds; 22,000 tie plates, delivered f.o.b. cars Cochrane, Ont., at $2.06 per hundred pounds.

STEEL TRACK SPIKES.

The Peck Boiling Mills, Limited, Montreal, Que. — 235 net tons track spikes, delivered f.o.b. cars Hervey Junction, Que., at $2.16 per hundred pounds.

The Steel Company of Canada, Limited, Hamilton, Ont. — 200 net tons track spikes, delivered f.o.b. cars Cochrane. Ont., at $2.45 per hundred pounds.

NUT LOCKS.

Alexander MacPherson & Son, Montreal, Que. — 79,560 'Verona' nut locks, delivered f.ob. cars Hervey Junction, Que., at $7.60 per one thousand; 76,000 ' Verona ' nut locks, delivered f.o.b. cars Cochrane, Ont., at $7,98 per one thousand.

RAILWAY TIES.

One hundred thousand railway ties delivered free of all charges at Melachi Station as directed by the Chief Engineer. At least 60 per cent Xo. 1 and not more than 40 per cent Xo. 2. Price, 45 cents for first class and 40 cents for second class.

The above ties were purchased without tender on the advice of the Chief Engineer who reported that the price quoted was, in his opinion, cheaper than could be obtained by inviting tenders, and that it was questionable whether railway ties could be obtained at the time from any other person than ^fr. J. D. McArthur, as he was the only one whom he knew of who had cut any ties during the past winter tributary to the Xational Transcontinental railway line.

HORIZONTAL RETL RN^ TIBILAR BOILERS AND SMOKE STACKS.

The Canada Foundry Company, Ltd., Toronto, Ont. — For the manufacture, deli- very and installation in the engine houses at Xapadogan. X.B.. Edmundston, X.B., and

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Cochrane, Ont., 2 150-li.p. 72 in. x 18 ft. horizontal return tubular boilers and smoke stacks at ISTapadogan and Edmundston, and 3 at Cochrane. Price at Napadogan: $4,325 ; Edmundston, $4,325 ; and Cochrane, ^6,455.

COAL-AXD-ASH HANDLING PLANT.

The Jeffrey Manufacturing Company. — For the installation and erection of a coal- and-ash handling plant in the locomotive shops at Winnipeg for the price of $27,075.

CONSTRUCTION^ FROM THE QUEBEC BRIDGE TO CHAMPLAIN MARKET.

A contract between the Quebec Bridge and Railway Company, and M. P. Davis, dated July 27, 1903, for the construction of the lines of railway to connect the Quebec Bridge with the city of Quebec and certain other railways, was transferred to the Com- mission by Order in 'Council dated February 16, 1909. The said Order in Council was modified by an Order in Council dated June 23, 1910, which confined the transfer ■ , the line of railway from the northern approach to the Quebec bridge to the Champlain market, as constituting part of the National Transcontinental railway, under authority of and in pursuance of which a contract was entered into with M. P. and J. T. Davis (the contractors for the construction of the 50 miles of railway from the northern abutment of the Quebec bridge westerly) for the construction of the said line of rail- way from the northern approach to the Quebec bridge to the Champlain market, in the city of Quebec, a distance of about 6-38 miles; and for the construction of a terminal revetment wall with timber crib substructure and concrete superstructure. This con- tract, dated April 5, 1911, cancels and supersedes the contract between the Quebec Bridge and Railway Company and M. P. Davis dated July 27, 1903, transferred to the Commission by Order in Council dated February 16, 1909, and as modified by Order in Council dated June 23, 1910. The prices fixed by the contract were the same as provided for in the general contract for the 50 miles of Transcontinental railway main line adjoining the Quebec bridge to the north, in so far as they applied. For items not covered in above-mentioned general contract, the prices were arranged by agreement between the contractors and the Chief Engineer of the Commission and the Assietant Chief Engineer of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway Company, and were approved by the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway Company, as were also the plans and specifications. M. P. Davis releases and discharges the Government and the Commission from all claims in respect- of the said contract dated July 27, 1903, in so far as it relates to the said line of railway from the northern approach to the Quebec bridge to the Champlain market.

The whole respectfully submitted.

R. W. LEONARD,

Commissioner.

AXXUAL REPORT

SESSIONAL PAPER N'o. 37

CHIEF EXGINEER'S REPORT.

Ottawa, 0-\'t., June 14, 1912.

The Commissioners of the Transcontinental Railway, Ottawa.

Sirs, — I beg to submit the following report on progress of work from March 31, 1911, to March 31, 1912.

District 'A.' — Contract 1 was to be completed September 1, 1908; contract 2 on August 1, 1908; contract 3 on September 1, 1910; contract 4 on September 1, 1910; contract 5 on September 1, 1910, and contract 6 on September 1, 1908.

The work on general contracts on this district, viz. : 1 to 6 inclusive, is practi- cally^ completed. All that remains to be done is some ballasting and track laying in the divisional yards at IToncton and Edmundston and some ballasting and trimming upon contract No. 6. The work of erecting engine houses, stations and other build- ings, contracts for which have been let OA-er the whole district, is proceeding.

The average number of men employed during the year was 364 and horses 15.

The total length of the main line on this district is 256-61 miles on which track has been laid.

District ' B! — On contracts 7, 8 and 9 which were to be completed on September 1, 1910, September 1, 1909 and September 1, 1907, respectively, work is still in pro-

Contract 10, which was to be completed on September 1, 1907, is complete and has been for some time, except the round house at La Tuque.

Contract 11, which was to be completed on September 1, 1908, has also practically been completed for some time.

Contract 12, which was to be completed on December 31, 1910, is now nearing completion.

Contract 13, which was to be completed on December 1, 1910, was only opened up a short time ago, but work on this contract is now being rushed.

The average number of men employed during the year was 2,630. and horses 227.

The total length of main track in this district is 578-19 miles, of which 457-27 miles have been laid, in addition to 48-39 miles of sidings.

Total grading done to date 470-68 miles. Contracts for the erection of station and other buildings have been let over a large portion of the district, and good progress is being made with this work.

District ' C — Contract 13, which was to have been finished on December 31, 1910, has only been opened up, but satisfactory progress is now being made.

Contract 14, which was to have been finished on September 1, 1909; track laying- is now completed, all but one-quarter mile at the east end, and the general work of train-filling and ballasting was satisfactory for the last season's work.

The average number of men employed during the year was 577, and horses 28.

The total mileage across this district is 121-94 miles. Track has been laid on 79 -52 miles of main line and 11 -88 miles of sidings.

Grading has been done for 81-60 miles.

District ' D! — Contract 14, which was to have been completed on September 1, 1909 ; track all laid over that portion of the above contract included in this district, and the work of train-filling, ballasting, &c., was, for the past season, satisfactory.

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Contract 15, which was to have been completed ou September 1, 1910; track has been laid over the whole of this contract, and the amount of train-iilling and ballast- ing for the past season was satisfactory.

Contract 16, which was to have beeen completed on December 31, 1910; track has been laid for 90 miles, leaving 10 miles still to lay. Satisfactory arrangements are being made by the contractors for the season's train-filling and ballasting operations this coming summer.

The average number of men employed during the year was 1,613, and horses 48.

The total length of the main line across this district is 276-11 miles, on which track has been laid for 266-4:3 miles in addition to 52*93 miles of sidings.

The total grading done to date 271 "45 miles.

Contracts for station and other buildings have been let from Cochrane to Mile 130 west, and very fair progress has been made with this work.

District ' E.' — Contract No. 17, which was to have been finished on December 31, 1910.

Work was started in March, 1911. No track has reached this contract as yet, but satisfactory progress has been made on the grading since work was started.

Contract No. 18, which was to have been completed on September 1, 1910.

All the grading on this contract is practically completed, except train-filling, and this will not be completed until the season of 1913.

Contract 19. About 20 miles of this contract is on District " E.' It was to have been completed on September 1, 1910. The grading is now 75 per cent completed, and the present progress is such that there will be no delay to track-laying operations.

The average number of men employed during the year was 699, and horses 33.

The main line mileage across this district is 195-19 miles.

Grading done to date 158-10 miles.

Track laying has just commenced.

District ' F.' — Contract 19, was to have been completed on September 1, 1910. It is at this date 84 per cent completed. The train-filling and ballasting will not be com- pleted until the end of the season of 1913.

Contract 20, which was to have been completed on September 1, 1909, is now, practically speaking, completed.

Contract 20a, which was formally part of the G. T. P. Fort William branch, is now practically completed.

Contract 21, which was to have been completed on September 1, 1907, is now practically completed to the Transcona yard, near Winnipeg.

The Grand Trunk Pacific Company is operating a regular train service over that portion of the line between V/innipeg and Lake Superior Junction.

The average number of men employed on this district was 1,444, and horses 110.

The total mileage across this district is 376-69 miles. Track has been laid for 367-54 miles in the main line and 111-77 miles in sidings.

Contracts for station and other buildings have been let over nearly the whole district and good progress is being made with this work.

The total mileage from Moncton to the west side of Water street, Winnipeg, is 1,804-73 miles.

Total grading done to date 1,609-91 miles.

Total tracklaying to date, 1,427-02 miles of main line, and 275-51 miles of sidings; total 1,702-53 miles.

Contracts have been let to date for the steel bridges described in the table attached, and progress on same is indicated therein.

Total contracts for steel bridge suiierstructures, 51,879 tons; completed bridges, 35,937 tons; bridges to be completed, 15,942 tons.

The locomotive shop buildings at Transcona have been completed and the installa- tion of machinery is proceeding rapidly.

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The 2,000,000 gallon reservoir at the same point is now completed, and also the pipe line, pump house at Red River, the water distribution service and several other contracts in connection with the Transcona yard and shop plant.

The contract for the car shop buildings at Transcona has been let and satisfactory progress is being made thereon.

This contract was to have been completed on June 30, 1912.

I attach hereto reports from the various district engineers, and from the !Mechani- cal Engineer giving further details of the work.

Yours respectfully,

GORDON GRAXT,

Chief Engineer.

REPORT OF DISTRICT EXGIXEER— DISTRICT 'A.

Gordon Grant^ Esq.,

Chief Engineer, Xational Transcontinental Railway. Ottawa.

Dear Sir, — I beg to submit report asked for in your circular of the 20th instant, covering the liscal year ended March 31, 1912.

The only work going on outside during the winter has been in connection witl station buildings, engine houses, &c., but the preparation of final estimates, checking cross-sections, &c., has been proceeded with all winter by such of the staff as still remain in the district.

Contract Ko. 1. Mile 0-50, G. T. P. By. Company, Contractors. — The work con- templated originally has been completed, but the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway Com- pany' having insisted on a divisional yard at Moncton this work was started as soon as the Commissioners had granted their request, and the grading was nearly done before the end of 1911. The track-laying, ballasting- and erection of necessary buildings will begin as soon as the season admits. Track laid on this contract as follows : — '

Miles. Miles. Main Line 49-986

Sidings — Mile 6-5	0-669
" 14-5	0-667
" 23 0	0-660
" 33-5 . .	0-663
" 40.0	0-663
" 49-5	0 .-663

3-9TS

Coiuiection with I.R.C. at ^file 11 0-765(removed)

Salisbury ballast pit line and connections T-003

61-732

Contract Xo. 2. J. W. McManus Company, Ltd., contractor. Mile 50-58. — This contract was 98 per cent done at March 31, 1911. It was finished during the summer. Track laid on this contract as follows : —

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Miles. Miles.

Main Line 8-000

Sidings —

Mile 56-5 0-663

" 56-5 0-114 0-777

Connection with N. B. C. and Ry. at Chipman,

Mile, 56-5 1-249

Total 10-026

Contract No. 3. Mile 58-97, G.T.P. Ry. Company, contractors.- 1910. Track laid on this contract as follows : —

-Was finished in

Main Line				. 0-663 . 0-663 . 0-663 . 0-663 . 0-628	Miles. 39-310
Sidings — Mile 66-5
" 73-5 " 80-5 " 88-5 " 97-0	mi	mile 58-5. . le 97 . . . .	3-280 1-052 (removed) 0-895 1-284 " 45-821
Spur to ballast pit, mile 79. . Connection with N. B. C. & ] Connection with I. E. C. at Total

Contract No. J/. Mile 97-16Jf., G. T. P. Ry. Co., contractors. — Was also completed in 1910, excepting engine house and machine shop at Napadogan. However, the G. T. P. Ry. Company sublet these buildings to Messrs. Powers and Brewer, who began the work in' August, 1911, and at the end of the fiscal year had completed 63 per cent.

Steel bridges were erected during the year as follows : —

S.W. Miramichi- — 175 feet, through truss by Dominion Bridge Company.

North Branch Miramichi, 125 feet, through truss by Dominion Bridge Company.

Juniper brook — 45 feet, through girder by W. P. McNeill Co.

Odell river — 45 feet, through girder by W. P. McNeil Co.

Track laid on contract No. 4 as follows: —

1 Miles. Miles.

Main Line 66-296

Sidings —

Mile 108-5 0-683

" 125-0 0-663

" 133-5 0-663

" 146-0 • 0-663

" 153-0 0-204

" 159-0 ' 0-664

" 159-0 0-528

" 163-0 -. .. 0-184

4-252

Napadogan division yard, mile 118 11-290

Connection with C. P. R., mile 163 1-171

Total .. 83-009

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Contract Xo. 5. Mile 16Jf-19o, Willard Kitchen Company, contractors. — This con- tract was completed in 1911, work having advanced from 90 per cent done at March 31, 1911.

A concrete abutment is to be built at east end of Salmon river viaduct as soon as the embankment is considered to be finally settled to place.

The bridges at Caton brook, Graham brook and at the highway crossings at Foley brook and Falls Brook roads, were erected by the Dominion Bridge Company.

Track laid on this contract as follows : —

Miles.

Main Line 31-809

Sidings —

Mile 165-5 0-660

" 165-5 0

177 179 182 186 193 193

23S 663 189 227 663 663 190

Spur to C.P.E (to be removed)

3-193 1-045

Total 36-347

Contract No. 6. Mile 195-256, Lyons & White, contractors. — This contract which includes the engine houses and machine shop at Edmundston, is now 92^ per cent done. The grading at Edmundston yard was completed last autumn. There remains to be done, tracklaying and ballasting in Edmundston yard and some bank widening on the western end of the contract. The engine house and machine shop are 39J per cent finished.

Ballast has been put on whole contract, but there is only a small portion in a finished state. The contract should be in finished condition by September 1, 1912.

The Wm. P. McNeil Company completed erection of Four Mile Brook viaduct, and the only steel structure not placed on the whole district is the highway crossing at Baker Lake for which the Dominion Bridge Company have the contract, and I under- stand it will be erected early this spring. Track laid on this contract as follows : —

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« , Miles. Miles. Main Line 60-850

Sidings —

Mile 200 0-666

" 200 0-118

" 205 0-184

" 205 V 0-663

" 209-5 0-164

" 214-0 0-663

" 214-0 0-1.33

" 220-5 0-664

" 220-5 0-118

" 225-0 0-227

" 2.38-0 0-645

" 239-5 (St. Ililaire Ballast pit bmnch). 0-616

" 243-5 0-571

" 246 0-133

" 251 0-640

" 251 0-1,33

6-347

C.P.K. diversion at Theriault 2-496

Total 69-693

STATIONS.

Contract To. 6.4. — Messrs. Lyons & White, contractors, embraces 12 stations between Plaster Rock and Baker Lake. On eight of these work has reached various stages of completion, viz, : Grand Lalls, Bellefleur, St. Leonards, Green River, Edmnnd- ston, St. Hilaire, Baker Brook and Baker Lake. The last three are almost complete. No Avork has been done on those at Plaster Rock, Blue Bell, Drummond and Quisibis. The store-house and freight shed at Edmundston are partially completed.

Trainmen's house at Edmundston. — "Was let to Messrs. Lyons & White. No ./ork has been done.

Contract No. 66. — Let to Messrs. Murray, Chapman & Lea, includes 18 stations from Moncton to Wapske. They have done some vpork at mile 88 (North Cains) and at McGivneys the station is nearly completed.

No contracts have as yet been awarded for the following: —

At Moncton: — Store-house. Station or ofnce. Bunk-house. Ice-house.

Coal and sand plant. Cinder hoist.

At Napadogan : — Store-house. Cinder hoist. Coal and sand plant.

At Edmundston : — Cinder hoist. Coal and sand plant.

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Contractors have been notiti<^d that all work mnst be completed by September 1, next.

RIGHT OF WAY.

The Exchequer Court held two sittings in Edmundston on Madawaska county- right of way claims, and judgment was given on ten cases.

POLICE AND FIRE PROTECTIOX.

Only a small force was engaged last season owing to the advanced state of the work, and upon the cessation of work in the Autumn all this staff was dropped from the pay roll.

CASUALTIES OX E^XiI^■EERIXG STAFF,

An epidemic of typhoid fever was experienced last fall at Edmundston, and prac- tically every member of the staff there contracted it. I am happy to say that there were no deaths although some, and especially the Division Engineer, were a long time recovering from the fever's effect.

Axeman Walter Johnson of Residency 20 was painfully injured by the derailing of a gasoline motor car on which he was travelling. He was cut and bruised about the face and head and had to be taken to the Grand Falls hospital.

CASUALTIES OX COXSTRUCTIOX.

Date.	Contract No.	Killed.	Cause.
1011. Aug. .30 5 Oct. 7 6	Raipe Penshoff A. L. Nichols	Cru.«hed bv engine. Do. ^ do.

XATUR.\L RESOURCES OF THE DISTRICT.

The chief resources of the territory tributary to the railway are timber, pulpwood and coal, and in the settled districts, farm products. Undoubedly a decided impetus will be given to the manufacture of hardwood lumber and the production of coal will also be stimulated.

Taking the country in sections a brief description would be as follows : —

Moncton to Chipmati. — ^ISTear Moneton natural gas has been found and a company is now in business to supply same to city of Moncton. There are also extensive beds of oil shale in Albert county. Comparatively little merchantable timber tributary to railway. Coal fields in operation about Minto, fifteen miles from Chipman on New Brunswick Coal and Railway line. County settled near Moneton and Chipman, unsettled part generally unfit for cultivation.

Chipman to McGivneys. — Settled for about ten miles from Chipman, balance woodland. Some timber near Cains river, elsewhere pulpwood only. Soil poor.

McGivneys to Plaster Rock. — ^All unsettled. From McGivneys to Napadogan fairly well timbered. Some splendid ridges of large birch and maple. Land when cleared should be good for agriculture. From Xapadogan, mile 118 to mile 136, soil is poor, generally barren, having been fire swept. ^lile 136 to Plaster Rock generally well tim-

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bered with hard and soft woods. Immense supply of pulpwood near Plaster rock. Generally, • good rich soil, particularly on Tobique River slope. Water powers can be developed on Tobique and Miramichi rivers.

Plaster Bock to Grand Falls. — For the most part settled and is good land. A new tract of 50,000 acres has been opened for settlement within the last few years. This is in the section to be sensed by our station Blue Bell. A splendid water power remains undeveloped at Grand Falls.

Grand Falls to Quebec Boundary. — Is all settled and is fine agricultural land. The tributary streams are fairly well wooded. A good water power may be developed on the Madawaska at Edmundston.

All of which is respectfully submitted.

C. 0. FOSS,

District Engineer. St. John, N.B., April 25, 1912

EEPORT OF DISTRICT ENGINEER, DISTRICT ' B.'

Quebec, April 25, 1912. Gordon Grant, Esq.,

Chief Engineer, Ottawa.

Dear Sir, — I beg to transmit herewith, in compliance with your circular letter of April 20, a report of the work done in District ' B ' for the fiscal year ending March 31, 1912.

Contract 7, Mile 150-203, Q. B. Easterly. Contractors. — M. P. & J. T. Davis.

Grading. — On this contract the grading is all completed with the exception of steam shovel work,

CONCRETE SUBSTRUCTURE.?,

The concrete substFuictures for all the bridges, as well as the arch culverts, are completed.

SUPERSTRUCTURES,

The Dominion Bridge Company have erected the following superstructures during the fiscal year: —

Mile 182-9.— Blue river. " 177-2. — Nigger brook. " 173-2.— St. Francis river. " 167-1. — Boucanne river viaduct.

TRACK LAYING,

The tracklaying on the main line is completed, 25-9 miles having been laid during

BALLASTING.

Twenty-one miles of ballasting have been done since April 1, 1911.

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TELEGRAPH LIXE.

The telegraph line has been neglected, but the whole will be completed during the coming year.

BUILDINGS.

Xo buildings were put up on this contract, the only work done to date being the excavation work for the station at Pelletier, Mile 161-5. Contracts should be let for the remaining stations as early as possible this season.

WATER SERVICE.

Iso tanks have been erected on this contract.

CASUALTIES.

George Bedard, a French Canadian, was killed by falling off a trestle, and Clifford Harnish, an Englishman, foreman, died from injuries received in a collision.

PERCENTAGE OF WORK DONE TO DATE.

The following are the percentages of the several items on this contract : —

Per cent.

Grading 81

Tracklaying 90

Ballasting • 46

Trestles-culverts 85

Permanent bridges (substructures) 88

Water service •

Telegraph line • . . . 2

Contract 8, Mile 150 to 0 Quebec Bridge. Contractors, M. P. and J. T. Davis.

GRADING.

The grading is completed on this contract, but there are still some very heavy fills to make up by steam-shovel work.

concrete SUBSTRUCTURES.

The substructures of the following bridges, consisting of two small abutments each, will be completed when the track reaches each location.

Mile 14.3-6, Manie river.

" 147-5, Little Black river. " 99-3, Lake Therien.

All tlie other substructures and arch culverts were built previous to 1911.

SUPERSTRUCTURES.

Xo steel .superstructures were erected during 1911.

TRACK LAYING.

45-41 miles of track-laying have been returned in our estimates for this contract during the year. 115 miles out of the 150 miles comprising this contract have been 37—2

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laid to date, but have not been all returned as the laying was not done to our satisfac- tion.

BALLASTING.

No ballasting has been returned on contract 8 for the year. Some six miles were returned, but were deducted later as it was not satisfactory.

TELEGRAPH LIN^E.

The stringing of the telegraph line has proceeded but slowly, but the contractors assure me that it will be completed during the present year.

BUILDLNGS.

The following work has been done on the stations on this contract : —

Mile 74 Notre Dame du Rosaire 35 per cent completed,

" 68 Mercier 90 "

" 37-8 St. Malachie Excavation done.

" 32-2 Ste. Claire' 5 per cent completed.

" 25-5 St. Anselme 60 "

" 19-2 St. Isidore 70 ''

" 13-5 Begin GO

Contracts for the remaining stations will have to be let durinjc the year.

WATER SERVICE.

Xo tanks have been erected on this contract.

CASUALTIES.

No casualties have occurred on contract 8 during the fiscal year.

PERCENTAGES OF WORK DONE TO DATE.

The percentages of work done on this contract are as follows: —

Grading 85 per ceat.

Tracklaying 75 "

Ballasting 25 "

Trestles-culverts 92 "

Permanent bridges (substructures) SO "

Water service 2 "

Telegraph line 43 "

Contract 9, Miles 0 to 50, Q. B. Westerly. Contractors M. P. £ J. T. Davis.

GRADING.

The grading is all completed on this contract.

conxrete slbstructires. The substructures for bridges and all concrete arches are completed.

superstructures. All the superstructures are erected.

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TRACK-LA VIXG.

The track-laying on this contract was completed previouo to 1911.

BALLASTING.

Twenty-six miles of ballasting have been done during the year. Some lining required to complete will be done during the present season.

TELEGRAPH LINE.

This is now completed.

BUILDINGS.

The following progress has been made on buildings during 1911-12.

^lile 1, Quebec yard freight house 90 per cent completed

station 75 "

" ice-house 90 ''

" trainmen's house Foundations only.

" engine house 20 per cent completed.

Mile 9. St. Augustin 90 "

" 15- Neuville 90 "

" 19-7, Delisle 85 "

" 28- St. Basile 85

" 41- Portneuf 75 "

" 45- St. Casimir 90 "

WATER SERVICE.

Xo tanks have been erected on this contract so far, but will be built during the coming year.

CASUALTIES.

Joseph Couturier, a French Canadian, was killed by a stone falling on him whilst at work at Cap Rouge yard.

PERCENTAGES OF WORK DONE TO DATE.

The percentages of work done on this contract are as follows : —

Per cent.

Grading 90

Tracklaying • 90

Ballasting 50

Trestles-culverts 91

Permanent bridges (substructures) 98

Water service

Telegraph line. • 95

Contract 10. — Mile 50-150, Q. B. Westerly. -

Conlraciors. — Macdonell £ O'Brien.

GRADING.

The grading is all completed. 37— 2i

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CON'CRETE SUBSTRUCTURES.

Are all completed with the exception of the west abutment of the Batiscan River bridge, mile 65, which will be finished by the middle of May. The arch culverts were all erected prior to 1911.

SUPERSTRUCTURES.

The steel superstructures are all in position, except one girder span at the west end of the Batiscan River bridge, mile 65. This will be placed by the Middle of May.

TRACKLAYING.

The tracklaying in the main line was completed previous to this report. There are still some sidings and our yard at Fitzpatrick, mile 127, to complete.

BALLASTING.

No ballasting has been done during the year. The contractors will do some widen- ing of embankments and general trimming up this season.

TELEGRAPH LINE,

Is all completed.

BUILDINGS.

Mile 55, Bureau, was erected, but burnt down during the winter; it will be rebuilt this spring. Our Fitzpatrick section house mile 12Y, is completed.

WATER SERVICE.

The tanks were all built previous to the year covered by this report.

CASUALTIES.

No casualties took place during the year on this contract.

PERCENTAGES OF WORK DONE TO DATE.

The percentages of work done to date are as follows : —

Per cent.

Grading 97

Tracklaying 95

Ballasting • 70

Trestles-culverts 99

Permanent bridges (substructures) 99

Water service. . • 60

Telegraph line 95

Contract No. 11, Miles 150-196-4, Q. B. West. Contractors— G. T. P. By. Co. ; (Sub-contractors, Macdonnell «S: O'Brien.)

GRADING.

The grading was completed previous to the report for 1910-1911.

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CONCRETE SUBSTRUCTURES.

All substructures are completed.

SUPERSTRUCTURES.

The superstructures also are all in position.

TRACKLAYIXG.

The rails are laid over the ^Yhole contract, though it has not all been returned ia the estimates as yet.

BALLASTLNK3.

Eleven and one half miles of ballasting were done during the year.

TELEGRAPH LLN'E.

Is all completed on this contract.

BUILDES'GS.

The only building erected is that at mile 155, Mathieu section house, which is completed.

WATER SERVICE.

The tanks are all erected.

CASUALTIES.

K^o casualties occurred during the year.

PERCENTAGE OF AVORK DONE TO DATE.

The following are the percentages of work done to date : —

Grading 99 per cent.

Tracklaying 95 "

Ballasting 95 "

Trestles-Culverts 95 "

Permanent bridges (substructures) 95 "

Water service. . . : 95 "

Telegraph line 95 "

Contract 12, Mile 196.4-303-4 Q.B. West. Contractors: Macdonell & O'Brien.

GRADING.

The grading on this contract is completed with the exception of fifteen miles out of the one hundred and seven miles, and of some fills which are to be completed with train hauled material.

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The following substrnetures were built during the year: —

Mile 221 2nd Crossing Eibbou River.

" 223 Picqui Creek.

" 22.3-2 Minachin Creek.

" 226-3 Lake Travers Crossing.

" 228 3rd Crossing Eibbon River.

" 235 Boucher Creek.

" 245-7 East Branch Gatineau River.

" 250 Marten River Viaduct.

From this point westerly the concrete substructures of the remaining bridges are now under construction.

SUPERSTRUCTURES.

The following superstructures were erected during the year.

Mile 221 2nd crossing Ribbon River.

" 223-2 Minachin Creek.

" 245-7 East Branch Gatineau River.

" 250 Marten River Viaduct.

TRACKLAYING.

Ninety-two miles out of the one hundred and seven miles of this contract have been laid. During the year 62-6 miles of tracklaying were built.

BALLASTING.

Thirty-three and one-third miles were ballasted during the, year.

TELEGRAPH LINE.

The telegraph liue has been kept up with the tracklaying, and will no doubt be completed during the year.

BUILDINGS.

The only building under way so far is that of the engine house at Parent, mile 245, which is 35 per cent completed.

WATER SERVICE.

Tanks have been erected at mile 211 and mile 230 on this contract.

CASUALTIES.

The casualties are as follows : Felix Santel, French Canadian, killed by falling off train; Edward Morris, English Canadian, drowned; John Joyce, English Canadian, struck by rock.

PERCENTAGES OF WORK DONE TO DATE.

The percentages of work done to date are as follows: —

Grading 74 per cent.

Tracklaying 75 "

Ballasting 35

Trestles-Culverts 48

Permanent bridges (substructures) 70 "

Water service 23 "

Telegraph line 45 "

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Contract 13, Mile 303-1— 374-4, District ' B ' c, b.

Contractors, Macdonell & O'Brien.

Iso construction has been done on this contract to date beyond opening up the work of grading for 37 miles.

NATURAL RESOURCES.

From the jS'ew Brunswick boundary to the Quebec bridge the whole of the land is fit for cultivation, though not more than 50 per cent of the land along our right of way is now opened up for settlement. There is still a great deal of merchantable timber standing, which is all owned by limit holders, but which I think will be manufactured into timber at points where the rivers on which the logs are floated, cross our railway. The pulpwood will also afford a very considerable traffic to the operating company.

From the Quebeq bridge westerly to Ilervey Junction, 72 miles, the country is well settled, though from Quebec to St. Prosper at Mile 60, our line will have to compete with both the Canadian Pacific and Canadian' Northern railways.

Agriculture and pulp are the two natural resources, though quarries of limestone and cement factories will in time provide freight. It is also to be hoped that condi- tions will permit of the erection of pulp mills for the utilization of our water powers and the development of our towns.

From Hervey Junction to La Tuque, the country is fit for settlement in small patches. Pulpwood and spruce logs still exist in very large quantities, though at con- siderable distances from our line. There is a great deal of good birch standing, the freight on which will be available for the railway. At LaTuque itself, a good-sized town of between 3,000 and 4,000 people has come into existence. The St. Maurice Industrial Company has erected a large pulp mill, utilizing La Tuque falls for power. There is very little agricultural land in the vicinity of LaTuque. Some four miles away the valley of the Croche river, which empties into the St. Maurice, is settled for a few. miles by farmers who find a ready market for their produce amongst the several lumber companies operating on the St. Maurice and tributary rivers.

From this point westerly as far as work has been opened up in District ' B ' there is no land fit for settlement close to the railway, though it is not at all improbable that in tlie valleys of such rivers as the Flamand, Windigo, Manouan and others, settlement and Oldening up of lands will take place as soon as the railway is in operation. How- ever, lumber will always be the chief industry, and the numerous water powers along the St. Maurice and other large tributary rivers will form in time the nucleus of good- sized settlements.

I have the honour to be, sir.

Your obedient servant,

A. E. DOUCET,

District Engineer.

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EEPORT OF DISTRICT ENGINEER, DISTRICTS ' C ' AND ' D.'

Cochrane, April 1, 1912.

Gordon Grant, Esq.,

Chief Engineer, Ottawa, Ont.

Dear Sir, — I beg to report as follows on the progress of the work on this district for the fiscal year ending March 31, 1912.

DISTRICT OFFICES.

The district offices at Mattawa and North Bay were moved to Cochrane in June last, and are quartered in the office building built in 1910. This building narrowly escaped destruction in the fire which wiped out the town in July.

STAFF.

On September first, the writer assumed charge of this district, Mr. A. N. Moles- worth, the former District Engineer, having resigned. Several minor changes have oeciu'red in the staff, owing to work being completed and residencies being closed.

DISTRICT BOUNDARIES

The district comprises the following contracts : contract 13 from District ' C ' mile- age 71-40 (through mileage 835-23) to District ' C,' mileage 114-97 (through mileage 878-80); contract 14 from District ' C,' mileage 114-97 (through mileage 878-80) to District ' D,' mileage 103-65 (through mileage 1028-80), Cochrane: contract 15, Dis- trict 'D,' mileage 103-65, (through mileage 1028-80);-to District ' D,' mileage 203-65 (through mileage 1128-80) ; contract 16, District ' D,' mileage 203-65 (through mileage 1128-80) to District ' E,' mileage 60, (through mileage 1232-85), being a total of 397-62 miles, which should be completed by December 31, 1913.

CONSTRUCTION.

Contract 13. (114-97 miles, of which 43-57 miles are in District 'C.')— The contrac- tors, Macdonell and O'Brien, have sublet the 43-57 miles comprised in District 'C to Messrs. O'Brien and Martin, who have nearly all the work opened up. Two small steam shovels were hauled in and are working in the two largest cuts. It is expected that grading of 40 miles will be completed this season and track laid.

Contract 14, 150 miles. — Messrs. Foley, Welch and Stewart, as agent for the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway Company, general contractors. Tracklaying is com- pleted to within a quarter of mile of the end of the contract, where a temporary trestL- is now being built. Ballasting and trainfilling have been kept up as closely as possible with the track, but on account of the large number of very serious sink holes which developed during the sunamer, progress with this work has been apparently slow. The telegraph line has been completed, and on the 18-stall roundhouse and machine shop at Cochrane fair progress is being made towards completion. Five standard water tanks are built, and three of these are still to be done. Concrete construction is well advanced and will be completed next season. About 70 per cent of all work on this contract is completed, though on accotint of the extremely unreliable bottom encoun- tered for 100 miles east of Cochrane it is very difficult to predict how much more work will be required. Preparations are now. under way looking to an early resumption of

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work in the spring. I expect the work on this contract to be completed, barring acci- dents, by the autumn of 1913.

Steel bridges from Cochrane east to Wliitefish Eiver are completed with the excep- tion of the west approach span at the Okikadisik River.

A contract for a trainman's bunk house at Cochrane has been let to John King. He has the building roofed but not completed. During the period under review, a double cottage and a standard section house were completed at Cochrane.

Contract 15. — 100 miles. — E. F. and G. E. Fauquier, general contractors. During the past year, a first lift of ballast has been put over the wihole contract, and a final lift given over about 70 miles. Telegraph line, concrete and water service are com- pleted and the only work remaining consists of ballasting and train-filling. About 88 per cent of all work on this contract is done, and I expect that by December 1, 1912, this 100 mile stretch will be completed. The contractors are now making extensive repairs to their rolling stock, and preparing to open up their work in the spring.

The steel bridges on this contract are completed with the exception of painting.

Work on John King's contraet for buildings is still in progress, very little having been done on account of the extreme cold.

Contract 16. — (104-24 miles). M. P. and J. T. Davis, general contractors; trans- ferred to O'Brien, McDougall and O'Gorman. Grading with the exception of a small amount of material in cut M, 57, 201 miles west of Cochrane, is completed. Track is laid to mile 50, 194 miles west of Cochrane, ler.ving 10 miles still to lay which will be completed about May 1. Grading into two new pits is in progress and it is expected that the contractors will have 4 shovels working this summer n this district, and that their contract should be in operating condition by October 1.

The Canadian Bridge Company is now erecting the bridge at the Mattawaishquia River and will continue placing the other short spans.

Concrete work has been commenced at the Kabinagaganii River and at the White River. I intend having concrete ready for steel at the following dates for the various rivers : —

June .30 St. Joseph River. . . . .

A|)ril 1 ... Kabinagaganii River.

JuuH 30 • Short Span m. 15

.. .. M 17....

1 White River

11 Skunk River

August 1 ; Negagarai River

September ;30. . I i. Branch . . .

11 II Bad River

October 30 Martin Creek

11 1 Clarke Creek

146 149 159 161 167 168 169 178 186 192 198

The contract let to the John King Company, for erection of buildings, has made very good progress, two section houses, trainmen's bunkhouse and the ice house at Hearst having been nearly completed.

TRANSPORT.

Supplies have been hauled to the uve new residencies opened at the east end of the district by team from the end of the track. Owing to the completion of so much of the work on the district, I have dispensed with the services of our transport officer.

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3 GEORGE v., A. 1913 FIRES^ ETC.

With the exception of the fire which destroyed the Town of Cochrane in July last, which was a general fire extending 60 miles to the west, and in which our old camp and residency 15 and an old stable near our office building here were burnt, there ha^e been no serious fires during the past summer.

ACCIDENTS.

The only fatal accident reported occurred on Contract 15, where an engine left the track and turned over killing the fireman, F. Atwill. Very little sickness of any kind has occurred.

POSSIBLE CAUSE FOR DELAY.

As reported in the press, there seems to be imminent danger of a coal strike in the United States this spring, and I would point out that, should this strike occur, all estimates of time given for completion of this work would fail, as the contractors would be forced to close down for lack of fuel.

NWTURAL RESOURCES.

The portion of the country traversed by the line of railway. Districts ' C ' and ' D ', lying both in Quebec and Ontario, consists of heavy clay land with some areas of swamp land. It is reported that practically all of it for 100 miles north and so\ith of the line is eminently well adapted for agricultural purposes.

The land is heavily timbered with a thick growth of small spruce, birch, poplar and occasionally jackpine. A notable exception is seen in the river valleys where the timber grows to a good merchantable size. Between the river valleys and on the high ground, the growth is small and only suitable for pulp wood. Small isolated patches in these areas would yield some merchantable timber.

Nearly all the large rivers crossed by the railway have numeruos water powers iu more or less proximity to the line, those on the Abitibi, Kapuskasing, Matagami, Ground Hog, Missinabie and Xegagami rivers being the most notable.

Several interesting finds of minerals have been reported from time to time, among which may be noted iron, gold, molybdenum and mercury. Probably owing to the incompleted state of our work, and to the consequent expense involved in transporta- tion, not enough development work has been done on any of the prospects to decile whether or not the minerals in question are present in paying quantities.

H. M. BALKAM,

District Engineer.

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EEPORT OF DISTRICT EXGIXEER— DISTRICT ' E.'

XiPiGOX, 0-\T., May 2, 1912.

Gordon Graxt, Esq.,

Chief Engineer, X. T. R., Ottawa.

Dear Sir, — In accordance with your instructions, I have the honour to submit the following- report of the work done on District ' E/ for the fiscal year ending March 31, 1912.

District 'E' now extends from district mileage CO to mileage 254-63, which is equal to through mileage 1,232 -85 to 1,427-49.

Contract 17. — This contract, of 100 miles, extends from mileage 60 to 160, and was let to Messrs. M. P. and J. T. Davis, and the work is being executed by Messrs. O'Brien, McDougall and O'Gorman, agents.

Work was started in March, 1911, in which month 90 acres of clearing was done. From March 81, 1911, to March 31, 1912, clearing and grading to the amount of $1,178,- 314 has been done, and the grading is 52 per cent comijlete. Temporary structures at all bridge and culvert sites are practicallj' complete, so that there may be no delay to tracklaying.

Concrete work on substructures and culverts will be commenced as soon as the track is laid to bring in the cement.

Ties are being cut, and a large number are up various streams ready to be floated down when the ice breaks up.

Ballast has been found at the following places : mile 61, four miles south, miles 99, 131, 1-32, 143 and 151, the deposit at mile 151 being practically inexhaustible. Material for trainfiU has been found at miles 60, 86, 122 and 130.

Track should be laid over the contract by the end of the present year, it being now eight miles from the eastern end of it.

The total contract is 31 per cent complete.

Contract 18. — This contract of 75 miles, extends from district mileage 160 to 235, Messrs. E. F. and G. E. Fauquier, contractors, Xipigon Construction Company, agents.

All the grading on it is practically complete, except trainfilling, the percentage being 81 per cent.

Concrete and masonry is 58 per cent completed, all that within a reasonable dis- tance from Lake Xipigon being finished, and consisting of the larger structures. Cement for the balance cannot be brought in until track is laid, owing to the expense of transportation.

Temporary structures are in course of erection, and will not delay the tracklaying.

Sufficient ties for this contract are made and delivered on the grade.

Ballast has been found at miles 169, 187, 199 and 211; trainfill material at miles 18], 211 and 228.

Track should be laid over this contract this year.

The total contract is 69 per cent complete.

Contract i.9.— This contract of 19-64 miles, extends from mileage 235 to 254-63, Messrs. O'Brien, Fowler and McDougall Bros., contractors.

The grading is 75 per cent complete.

Forty-three thousand (43,000) ties have been made and delivered, and the balance will he brought in by train from District ' F.'

Ballast has been found at mile 242.

Trainfill is found at mile 246.

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All temporary trestle work is completed.

Track should be laid over this contract by June 1, as it reached at western end on April 29.

No concrete work has been done, owing to the expense of transporting cement. This contract is 57 per cent completed.

GENERAL.

On this district, tracklaying has just commenced; therefore ballasting, trainfilling, concrete substructures and culverts, buildings, water service, &e., have not started, excepting parts of the concrete work in the vicinity of Lake Nipigon, contract 18.

Tracklaying from the east and west will meet at mile 160, the dividing point between contracts 17 and 18. This is expected to take place before November 1.

Contracts for the erection of engine houses at Armstrong and Calvert division yards have been let, and work will be commenced as soon as the track reaches these points.

The percentage of work done on the whole district on March 31, 1912, is 48-6 per Icent of the total.

On account of track not being laid to this district, from east or west, all work excepting grading has been held back because of lack of transportation facilities and cost of same.

CASUALTIES.

During the past year there were five deaths reported; two were drowned, one died of scurvy, one was killed by the overturning of a derrick, and one was frozen. These were reported to you at the time.

BUSH FIRES.

There were no bush fires on the district this year.

MEDICAL SERVICE.

This has been satisfactory, as no complaints were made.

POLICE.

The service rendered by the constables under the Police Commissioner, Mr. Quibell, was very satisfactory. Not a single complaint has been received from over the whole district.

Inspection trips were made in the months of April, September and February by the Grand Trunk Inspecting Engineer, Mr. Fetherstonhough, and myself, and were satisfactory, everything being found in order. In the interim, one or other of my assistant district engineers was continuously on the work.

NATURAL RESOURCES.

Soil. — The clay belt continues west from mile 60 to mile 183 then rock intervenes to mile 197, then clay again to mile 212. From mile 212 to mile 235, the country is sandy and from there west to mile 254-6, is practically all rock.

Timber. — The general character of timber through which the line passes, is that of a second growth of medium size, 2 inches to 8 inches in diameter; a small percent- age runs to 14 inches. In the river valleys, where protected from fire, spruce of as large a diameter as 24 inches is reported. The variety of timber is mostly spruce,

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with a few tamarack and poplar. Most of the timber is fit for pulp wood, but merchant- able timber is scarce and exists only in scattered patches through the district.

Mineral. — As the country is practically unprospected, owing to the expense of transportation, the only mineral as yet known to exist is a low grade iron ore, a large deposit of which is at the Eed Paint Summit, Mile 160, where the United States Steel Corporation have been testing for some years.

Water power. — There are a few water powers along the line, in the present dis- trict, that are known, these being on the Kenogami and Kawakashkagama Rivers. A report in detail on timber and water powers was made to the Chief Engineer, July 27, 1909.

Yours respectfully,

T. S. ARMSTRONG,

District Engineer.

REPORT OF DISTRICT EXGIXEER— DISTRICT • F \

St. Boniface, Max., May 16, 1912.

Mr. GoRDOx Grant,

Chief Engineer, Ottawa.

Dear Sir, — I beg to report on the condition of the work under the various con- tracts on District ' F ', for the fiscal year ending March 31, 1912.

The whole district is still i;nder construction although the Grand Trunk Pacific are operating a regular train service over that portion of the line from Winnipeg to Superior Junction. The Grand Trunk Pacific are doing whatever work is necessary for the completion of contract 21, from the eastern end of Transcona yard to Superior Junction, acting in the capacity of sub-contractors to J. D. McArthur. I shall take up tlie various contracts in their consecutive order as they are numbered from east to west : —

Contract 19, which extends from mileage 1,428-01 to mileage 1,531-01 from Monc- ton, is about 84 per cent completed.

Contract 20 runs from mile 1.534-04 to mile 1,545-97 from Moncton, and is practi- cally completed.

Contract 20-A runs from mile 1,545-97 to mile 1,557-46 from Moncton, and is practically completed. (The contractors for these three contracts 19, 20 and 20-A, are Messrs. O'Brien, Fowler and McDougall Bros.)

Contract 21 runs from mile 1,557-46 to mile 1,804-73 from Moncton. and is about (95 per cent completed. The work remaining to be done east of Springfield yard con- sists mainly of trainfilling of sink holes and the filling of Redditt yard. This work is being done by the Grand Trunk Pacific Company, who are also operating this por- tion of the line. From Springfield yard into Winnipeg (Mission St. line), the grade has been completed up to St. Joseph street, in the city of St. Boniface. On this line there are 17 steel bridges of which 15 are in place. The two bridges to be placed are the girders across St. Joseph and Tache avenue, in the city of St. Boniface, and as the length of line which has yet to be graded is about 1,300 feet this should be com- pleted early this summer.

Contract 21-A, which is the contract for the filling around of the shops at Trans- cona, is about 40 per cent completed.

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Contract 21-B, which was the contract for the gravelling of the new public road round the yard site at Transcona, was completed and final estimate returned in August, 1911.

Contract 22, Red River bridge, has been completed by Messrs. Haney, Quinlan and Robertson, and the steel superstructures are all in place.

There yet remains to be put in place the water-tight concrete floors over the street crossings in Winnipeg and the tracklaying on the viaduct, which work should be done early this spring. The Strauss-Bascule lift bridge has been completed, and is now in working order.

Contracts 2Jf anU 2Ji.-A consisted of the construction of the various station build- ings from Graham to Winnipeg, and are completed. The final estimate on contract 24, was issued July 31, 1911, and the final estimate on contract 24-A was issued on June 30, 1911, to J. J. Vopni, the contractor.

Contract 2Jf.B is about 50 per cent completed.

Contract 25 was the contract for the excavation of the trench for the water supply pipe line from St. Vital to the terminal yard east of Winnii)eg and is completed, the final estimate being issued on January 31, 1911, to the Western Contracting Company.

Contract 26 was the contract for supplying and laying the pipe referred to under contract 25, and is completed, the Canadian Pipe Company of Vancouver being the contractors.

Contract 26A was the contract for installing a 42-inch wooden pipe sewer from the terminal yard east of Winnipeg to the Seine river and is completed, the Canadian Pipe Company being the contractors.

Contract Jf6 was the contract for the constructioJi of ice houses at Springfield, Red- ditt, and Graham and is completed, M. A. Piggott & Sons being the contractors.

Contract 21 was a contract for the construction of freight sheds and storehouses at Springfield, Redditt and Graham and is completed, John King being the contractor.

Contract 51 is the contract for the construction of coaling stations at Transcona, Redditt and Graham, and is about 57 per cent completed. The contractors for this work are the J. McDiarmid Company.

Contract 58F is a contract for the construction of design ' A ' station buildings, section 12; this contract is about 35 per cent completed, and will be finished this com- ing summer. The contract is let to John King.

Contract 69 is the contract for the construction of cinder hoists at Transcona, Redditt and Graham. This contract is about 60 per cent done, the contractors being the Grand Trunk Pacific railway.

Contract 60 is the contract for the construction of station buildings from Graham easterly for a distance of 60 miles. This contract is about 21 i^er cent completed. Jolm King is the contractor.

Contract 61 is for the construction of trainmen's houses at Transcona, Redditt arid Graham. This contract is about 19 per cent done, and will be completed this coming summer by the contractor. John King.

XATIUAL RESOl'ROKS.

Regarding the luitural resources of the country covered by District ' F,' I may say that from Winnipeg to Elma, a distance of about 55 miles, the country is fairly well settled by farmers. From Elnia easterly there are no settlements, except such as have sprung up since the beginning of the construction of the Transcontinental railway. The country is not suited for agriculture, and what it contains in the way of minerals is as yet mostly an unknown quantity, although there is one firm engaged in taking out iron pyrites, and gold mining is also being carried on at Sturgeon Lake at what is known as the St. Anthonv mine.

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I regret to report the death of the following- men during the fiscal year ending March 31, 1912, on this district :—

Date of Accident.	Place.	Name.	Cause of Accident.
April 8 .. 27 May 2 „ 8	Transcona Heathcote Lake. East Lake Mile 1453. St. Boniface Richan Heathcote Lake		Mass of frozen gravel falling. Falling of a derrick. Hand car struck by train. Premature explosion.
Richard Bowen F. Bonheur ( N. Caputo, foreman ... 1 1 D. Minnito ■{ D. Scala ]-
-. 2 July 16 Sept. 5	I N. Simonette i IG. Milano j Harry Koch Alex.* Banning & Son R. Osadcruk	Fell under ballast train. Velocipede struck by train. Fell under ballast train. •

Yours truly,

^ A. G. MACFAKLANE,

District Engineer.

Ott.\w.\, June 11, 1912.

GoRDOX Grant, Esq.,

Chief Engineer.

Dear Sir. — I have the honour to submit herewith report of work in connection with the terminal shops and other contracts for the year 1911-1912.

Locomotive and other shops at Transcona. near }yinnipeg.

Contract No. 23. — Contractors, Messrs. Haney, Quinlan and Robertson. The buildings to be erected under this contract were locomotive repair shop, boiler shop, store house, forge shop, oil house, power house, locomotive, carpenter and pattern shop, gray iron foundry, crude oil storage, frog and track shop, stores platform, forge stores and scrap bins.

The above contract is now complete, and the contractors are to be congratulated on the class of work done. A good deal of difficulty has been encovmtered in con- structing and equipping these shops in consequence of the site chosen not being alto- gether suitable for a work of this nature, and the shops cost considerably more than they would have done Tinder more suitable conditions. The additional work required, how- ever, has been carried out in as economical a way as possible, consistent with the effici- ency of these shops, and as they now stand they compare very favourably with any ■shops in America. Photograph No. 1 shows the shops complete.

Contract No. 23A. — Contractors, Messrs. Haney, Quinlan and Robertson, 2,000,000 gallon reservoir. This contract is also complete.

Contract No. 23C. — Shop [)iping and wiring ducts. Contractors, Messrs. Haney, Quinlan and Robertson. This contract is also complete.

Coniiact -A 0. 27. — Red River pump house. Contractor,-., J. ^IcDiarmid Company, Limited. This contract is complete, and this pump house has been used since August, 1911.

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Contract No. 28. — Yard water system. Contractors, Cotter Bros.. This contract was commenced and completed during the years 1911-1912, and has proved satisfactory.

Contract No. ^9.— Eed Kiver pump house equipment. Contractors, Brydges, Engi- neering Co. This contract was completed during the years 1911-1912. It has heen in use since August, 1911, and has proved satisfactory.

Contract No. 30. — Wiring for light and power. Contractors, Western Electric Company. This contract was commenced during this year, and there still remains about 20 per cent of this to be done to complete contract.

Extra Work Order No. 787. — Sewage pumping house. This work has been completed during present year. It was rendered very difficult in consequence of the extraordinary conditions encountered, viz., being a pressure system, all flood waters backed into the pump holise and caused considerable additional work and inconveni- ence.

Contract No. 50. — Jeffrey Manufacturing Company, contractors. Mechanical Coal handling plant to supply boilers. Was completed during the years 1911 and 1912 and found perfectly satisfactory.

Sewage Pump House Equipment. — Contractors, The John McDougall Caledonian Iron Works Co., Ltd., Montreal.

This pump house is equipped with one 8-inch centrifugal, volute pattern pump with a capacity of 2,000 Imperial gallons per minute against a total head of 15 feet; one 26-inch centrifugal, volute pattern pump with a capacity of 16,000 Imperial gallons per minute against a total head of 48 feet.

The smaller pump is operated by a 30 h.p. vertical type motor, which is automatic- ally operated and controlled by means of a Cutler Hammer automatic starting con- troller and resistance, with float switch, float ball and chain.

The 26-inch pump is operated by a 350 h.p. slip ring induction, type ' F ', vertical motor, running at 450 r.p.m. for 3 phase, 50 cycle, 550 volt current. This large motor is operated by a Cutler Hammer automatic starter which is complete with resistances, float switch, &c. This starter is so arranged that in the event of any excessive sewage ■discharge or flood waters, it puts the large pump into operation and does away with the possibility of the sewer pump house and grounds becoming flooded. In addition to the automatic control there is a hand operated controller and resistance for this large motor.

Graham roundhouse and equipment was completed during the years 1911-1912 and has been in operation since Jxily, 1911. Same has been found quite satisfactory for present requirements.

CAR SHOPS.

Car Shop Contract. — Contractors, Messrs Haney, Quinlan & Eobertson. Contract consists of : Motive power department office, car department office, east and west coach shops, coach paint shop, paint store house, planing mill, freight car, shop, wheel and machine shop, dry kiln. Wheel foundry has beeen eliminated in consequence of this being an expensive item and was considered to be not absolutely necessary.

Work was commenced on the above contract on August 9, 1911, and the con- tractors have made satisfactory progress since that date. The photographs show work in progress up to March 20, 1912.

Locomotive shop equipment. — 80 per cent completed during years 1911-12.

The work in connection with the placing of machines and shop equipment was begun in February, 1911, but it was not until March that the actual work of installation was begun. A great number of the machines had arrived at the shops in February

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and some of them had been unloaded at the west end of the locomotive erecting shop, some at the east end of the boiler and tank shop and the heavier machines had been unloaded by means of a 20-ton derrick outside, east of the shops.

A number of the overhead electric cranes had been partly erected previous to that date.

Each machine was checked on the specification and a complete record was made of every item received.

I shall now deal with the work in connection with the setting up and erection of the machines during years 1911-12, this work all being done by our own mechanics.

Machine assembling and erection. — The foundations having been located from the general arrangements, according to detail, a start was made to get the machines which were on the ground, placed. Great difficulty was encountered in placing the heavy machines on their foundations, the work having to be done by hand, in consequence of the fact that the power house and cranes were not in operation. This was due to the fact that in the preliminary stages of building, the contractors were not asked to proceed with the power house first, so they brought all the buildings along at the same time.

Except for a few minor breakages of parts there was not a single machine broken in the erection, neither was there any accident. Quite a few machines were broken by rough handling on the railroads in transit, but all were repaired and made good by the various machine makers. The heavier machines, such as gap riveter, forcing press platens, rolls, punches, and steam hammers were unloaded and lowered on to their foundations by means of gin-jwles and heavy block and tackle. Some of these parts weighed above 50 tons each. Eeference to the photographs will show the floor of shops with foundations and machines on them. The labour entailed in placing the machines on their foundations is thus seen to hr.ve been very great. It was necessary to exercise the greatest of care so that no damage would be done to the working parts. Each machine, as it arrived, and during erection was most carefully examined to make sure that the workmanship on it was of the best quality, and up to specifications, and nothing was passed that was not entiffely satisfactory. Each machine was carefully located and erected in such a way that the operations in con- nection with the running of the various machines will be cut down to a minimum. On the heavier individual motor driven machines, all controlling apparatus was located in the most convenient position for the operator, so that the various machines can be brought up to their maximum capacity with as little trouble as possible, thereby greatly increasing their output. The machines having been carefully levelled up and aligned on their foundations and all kept about | inch below floor level, they were carefully grouted into place, very thin grout being run in, and thus made to flow all round base plate, thereby insuring a solid setting. Later the foundation bolt nuts were carefully tightened down. A number of the direct motor driven machines have been in opera- tion, and without exception all ran satisfactorily and gave no trouble whatever. All of these machines are equipped v/ith fuses, circuit breakers and controllers so that it is impossible for a heavy load to be thrown on to any of the motors in the event of accident in the power house. Reference to photograph of the 600-ton wheel press (Item 119) will show this apparatus on its stand close to operator's hand. The smaller machines under the balcony in this shop are driven from the line shafting which runs the v/hole length of this shop. With two exceptions the minimum length of drive is about 7 feet. Great care was exercised in fixing the lengths of drives so that there would be no waste of belting. We have therefore been able to equip this shop with drives that should give the very best of results on the various machines.

Locomotive shop shafting and transmission. — In the erection of the shafting great care was exercised so that a thoroughly substantial and rigid job was made. All shaft- ing is divided up into group lengths, is cold rolled steel 2-i§inch diameter revolving at

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180 r.p.m. in ' Chapman ' donble ball bearings. These bearings are supported in 2 feet 6-inch cast iron hangers, and the hangers are securely bolted up to 4-inch channels. Each group length of shafting is driven by a 20 h.p. A. C. motor, placed on brackets attached to the columns as shown on photograph of the standard drive. These motors are placed where they will give the best results as far as drives are concerned, and at the same time they are out of the way, occupying no floor space and yet are easily accessible for examination and oiling.

Locomotive shop cranes. — The erecting shop is equipped with one 120-ton over- head electric Morgan crane for handling locomotives and with one 10-ton Booth over- head electric crane. There are also thirteen 2-ton jib-bracket cranes erected along the north wall of this shop in such a position that they will each serve the front ends of two locomotives.

In the machine shop bay there are two overhead electric cranes and six 2-ton jib- bracket cranes to serve the machines.

Locomotive shop compressors. — Two air compressors are installed in this shop. They are of the vertical type and are driven by 150 h.p. A. C. motors. Under test these compressors have run very satisfactorily.

Boiler and tank shop. — The machines in this shop have been installed with the same care as machines in locomotive shop. The heavier machines are driven with indi- vidual motors and other machines are driven from line shafting which is erected upon the same principle as shafting in locomotive shop. The accumulator pumps are machines have all been carefully set up.

Boiler and tank shop cranes. — The shop is served with four cranes one to each bay as follows: —

Tank shop bay 20-ton Booth electric overhead crane.

Machine bay heavy tools 10-ton Booth electric overhead crane.

Machine bay heavy bay 35-ton Booth electric overhead crane.

Boiler shop bay 30-t6n Booth electric overhead crane, and one 2-ton jib-bracket crane above the 200-ton wheel press in the tank shop. All of these cranes have been carefully erected and are now ready for tests.

Boiler and tank shop air compressor. — This compressor is similar to the locomotive shop compressors and at present is being run for tests.

Frog and track shop.— The, machines in this shop have been put up with the same care, and follows the same practice as machines in the locomotive shop. The heavier machines in this shop arc driven with individual motors and other machines are driven off the line shafting. Owing to the low roof and overhead crane in this shop, it was necessary to erect the main line shafting near the floor and to drive from it up to the countershafts which were erected on the lower side crane runway. Notwithstanding the low roof we have still been able to get drives of not less than seven feet. The motors for driving the groups are placed on the floor and drive up to jack shafts and from them down to the main line shafting.

Crane. — This shop is served with a 10-ton Booth electric crane. The operator's cab is placed near the centre of the girder, this being the most convenient position.

Forge shop. — All machines in this shop have been erected similar to those in loco- motive shop. At time of writing all motor driven machines have been turned round by power, but have yet to be tested. Other machines are driven from line shafting similar to that in the locomotive shop. This shafting is supported on special trusses hung and bolted to the roof trusses. The group is driven with one 40 h.p, A. C. motor

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which is erected on a bracket on one of the columns. This shop is equipped with the following steam hammers : —

2 — 200 lb. Thwaites hammer, single frame. 1 — 1,250 lb. Bertram hammer, single frame. ^ 1 — 1,500 lb. Bertram hammer, double frame. 1^ — 3,000 lb. Bertram hammer, double frame. .

1 — 3,300 lb. Bertram hammer, single frame. 1 — 3,500 lb. Bertram hammer, double frame. 1 — 5,000 lb. Bertram hammer, double frame. •

All thise hammers have been carefully set up on their foundations under which piles had to be driven. The anvils of the hammers are set up on timbers which are placed across one another in such a manner thatr they will take up the shock of the blow. The anvils have been given sufficient height to allow for settlement. These hammers were unloaded and set up by means of gin poles. They have all been tested and gave perfect satisfaction. The exhaust steam from all hammers has been turned into the return pipe to the power house so that it can be used for heating purposes, and. in the summer the steam can be exhausted if necessary to the atmosphere. Space has been left in the floor on each side of the foundation so that a man can get down to adjust the anvils of the various hammers.

Cranes. — This shop is equipped with the following cranes: —

One 5-ton jib pillar crane.

'' 4-ton Two 1-ton One 5-ton Two 4-ton " '•

" 3-ton

" 2-ton " "

All of these cranes have been erected and tested and are satisfactory in every way. Photographs of this shop show hammers, cranes, and general layout, also spring depart- ment machines, double McCaslin forges and crude oil furnaces. The anvils and stands, and the blacksmith's tools, have yet to be received for this shop.

GREY IRO^"' FOUNDRY.

The Grey Iron Foundry comprises the following sections: Main moulding floor, core room, cupola room, moulding room, brass foundry and cleaning room.

Main moulding floor. — Complete equipment has been received for handling the work on this floor.

Cranes. — 'The floor is served with the following cranes : 1 15-ton Booth overhead electric crane equipped with a 5-ton auxiliary hoist; 1 5-ton Anderson jib crane erected on to column on north side adjoining large core oven. This crane has been carefully located in such a manner that it will handle heavy cores from the core room to the large core oven. It also handles all cylinder work, the cylinder pit being located directly beneath it. The operator's platform is raised about 4 feet and braced to the column in such a position that the operator can command a complete view from any position of the crane.

There are also two 2-ton bracket cranes, and eight sets c>f lugs are secured on alternate columns in order that these cranes can be lifted from one column and moved to another, so that any part of the floor can be served by these two cranes. Eves are

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provided on the truss rods of these cranes so that the overhead crane can pick them up. These two cranes have been tested with 25 per cent overload and are quite satisfactory, the other cranes have yet to be teste '.

Core room. — ^The core room is equipped complete. All the equipment has been received and checked with the specification. All appliances have been placed in the most convenient positions possible so that operations are cut down to a minimum. The core sand room adjoins the core room and is connected with it by industrial tracks.

Crane. — This core roo^ is served by a G. Anderson Co. 1-ton overhead traveller operated by hand chains.

Core ovens. — The core ovens have also been carefully erected according to speci- fication, all doors operate easily.

The core wire straightener is located at the east end of the main floor so that it is convenient for wires and rods brought from the main floor and cleaning room. After straightening, the wires fall on to a ear and are moved over to the core room.

Cupola room. — The cupola room contains: two cupolas, No. 9, 84-inch diam. ; No. 7, 72-inch diam.

These cupolas have been erected and are almost completed. Great attention was paid to the lining of them with tlie brick. Tappers' platform, bottom door hoists, pneumatic charging machines, have all been received and are satisfactory. Blower platform with the motor driven blower blast pipe and gates aru also erected. Above this is erected the charging platform which is served from the floor of the cupola room by a pneumatic elevator of 4,000 lbs. capacity. A stairway also leads up to the charg- ing floor. In the cupola room are also located the industrial track scales.

Below the platform is a spur geared cinder mill, belt driven. This cinder mill is placed close to the track and set in such a position that the cinders can be easily handled into it and out of it. The motor for driving the cinder mill is located on the blower platform. All this equipment has been received and checked with the specifica- tions. Industrial tracks lead into the cupola room from the iron storage. Crane and cinder bins are all placed in the most convenient position possible.

Moulding room. — The moulding room is equipped complete, and has one gravity moulding machine in it. The gravity moulding machine is located at the east end of the room in such a position that there is ample room to work around it. It is operated by a 10 h.p. induction motor driving onto a countershaft which is erected on the girder of the charging platform. Care was exercised in placing the controlling apparatus in a convenient position. It was arrranged so that the minimum amount of wire and conduit were required. The industrial track runs alongside the machine so that sand can be conveniently brought to it.

Crane. — One 1-ton G. Anderson Co.'s overhead traveller operated by hand chains has been erected in this room and travels up to the gravity moulding machine.

Brass foundry. — The brass foundry is equipped complete with all necessary fur- naces and appliances. The brass furnaces of which there are four have been carefully erected and set up to specifications and are in readiness for testing. The brick linings were carefully put in.

The blower which is driven oif the line shafting has been located as near as possible to the furnaces. The sprue-cutter, grinder, and band-saw have been located so that castings will require only the minimum amount of handling from the floor to the machines, and from the machines to the industrial track. The wet and dry tumblers have been placed near the east end of the foundry and all machines are driven off the main line shafting which shafting is driven by a 10 h.p. A.C. motor located on a column, out of the way, and yet in such a position that it can be conveniently got at.

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The steel work supporting the line shafting has been erected in such a position that the overhead crane will pass over it thus serving any part of the foundry. The brass core oven has been located at the west end of the foundry and connected to the main smoke stack leading from the furnaces.

Crane. — A 1-ton G. Anderson Co.'s overhead travelling crane operated by hand chains serves this foundry.

Cleaning room. — The cleaning room is equipped with a battery of four spur-geared tumbling barrels, two motor driven gi-inders and with exhaust system complete and exhaust fan, all driven off line shafting revolving at ISO r.p.m. driven by 25 h.p. motor. The tumblers are along the east wall near the main floor and an industrial track is in such a position that the castings have not to be handled more than necessary to and from them. The steel truss supporting the shafting is carried on two I-beams, and also stayed to the crane runway. All bearings are standard Chapman ball bearings sup- ported in cast iron hangers and erected in a thoroughly substantial manner. The girders are placed on the other side of the industrial track opposite the tumblers with the chipping benches between them. Industrial scales are also installed here.

Crane. — A 5-ton G. Anderson Co.'s overhead electric crane serves the cleaning room.

LocoMOTm; carpenter axd pattern shop.

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The shop is fully equipi>ed with woodworking machines for handling carpenter

work in connection with the shops and pattern work in connection with the foundry. The pattern storage is taken care of upstairs, tracks and a staircase being provided.

Ample clearance has been allowed around all machines so that there is plenty of room for handling material in any position. Countershafts have been located in such a position that they will give the best possible drives. The steel work for supporting the main line shafting is securely bolted up through the reinforced concrete floor. Half plates are placed across the concrete beams to make the line shaft structure as strong as possible. The line shafting is driven by one 25 and one 30 h.p. A.C. motors located on the floor behind one of the columns, with controlling apparatus in the most convenient position possible. Industiial tracks run from this shop to the foundry. An hydraulic elevator handles all patterns from the ground floor to the floor above.

Stores platform. — This platform is equipped with a 5-ton G. Anderson Co.'s over- head traveller, operated by hand chains. The runway rails are carried through the end of the building so that the crane can be run out to handle material which has been unloaded from the midway crane.

Yard crane. — This is a 5-ton electric hand operated crane having an effective radius of 30 feet with a mast 35 feet high. The controller is located at bottom of the mast and all operating handles and apparatus are housed in to protect them and the operator from the weather. A heater has been provided in the cab. The crane is equipped with a tongs and breaker weight complete and is wired in such a manner as to allow it to swing around in a complete circle.

Midway crane. — This crane is a 10-ton Booth overhead electric crane, travelling at 400 feet per minute. The crane carriage and operator's cab are covered to protect them from the weather. An electric heater is provided in the operator's cab.

POWER HOUSE equipment, WINNIPEG LOCOMOTIVE SHOPS.

Boilers. — The power house is equipped with boilers of the Erie city, vertical water tube type with a total approximate boiler horse-power of 3,400. The boilers are eight in number, arranged in four batteries of two boilers each, two being arranged for burn- ing shavings, &c., in Dutch ovens, with chute openings.

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The steam pressure is 150 lbs. per square inc'li gauge pressure in the pipe main adjacent to the main stop valve.

The boilers were supplied and erected by the John Inglis Co., Ltd.

Mechanical stolcers. — These consist of six grates, each 9 feet wide by 9 feet long, with an approximate active grate surface of 81 square feet each.

The stokers are driven by two 5 by 6 engines, arranged by means of a clutch, so that either engine may operate the stokers, thus ensuring a continuity of sendee in the event of one of the engines failing.

The stokers along with their driving engines, were furnished and erected by the Illinois Stoker Company.

Foundations and Boiler Settings. — The foundations for the boilers were furnished under contract by the commissioners ; the setting for the stokers under contract by the commissioners; some odd exliaust piping, ash pits, &c., were also furnished under contract by the commissioners.

Feed water heater. — The feed water heater is a Hoppes standard horizontal, steel construction, open type. No. 18 and was supplied by the Eobb Engineering Company. It has a capacity of 100,000 lbs, of feed water per hour and a rating of 3,000 H.P. It is provided with a filter chamber in one compartment, oil separator, feed valve, over- flow valve, &c.

Fumps. — The feed water pumps are as follows: — 2 14 by 10^ bv 10 Blake hori- zontal special duplex piston boiler feed pumps, fitted with 8-inch suction and 7-inch discharge.

The centrifugal pumps for use on the service line are two in number, 8-inch single stage horizontal turbine pumps, running at 1,500 r.p.m., with a capacity of 1,200 gal- lons per minute against 150 feet head. These pumps are driven by 18-inch 6 stage Kerr steam turbines running at 1,500 r.p.m. The driving turbines are mounted on an extended sub-base of the pumps.

The artesian well pumps are two in number, 6 by 4^ by 3 by 36, Blake special verti- cal artesian well, capable of a lift of 220 feet. One of these pumps is installed. All the above-mentioned pumps were supplied and installed by the John McDougall Cale- donian Iron Works.

The John Inglis Company supplied two 18 10 by 12 Duplex Underwriter Fire pumps with full Underwriters equipment, and with a capacity of 1,000 gallons per minute at normal speed.

Generators. — The electric generating plant consists of: —

Three 500 killowatt generators for 600 volt 60 cycle, 3 phase alternating current. These are type ATB, have 48 poles, and run at a speed of 150 r.p.m.

One 250 kilowatt type ATB, 600 volt, 60 cycle, 3 phase, alternating current gene- rator. This machine has 48 poles and runs at 150 r.p.m.

Two 75 kilowatt 6 pole, 125 volt, direct current exciters, running at 175 r.p.m.

One 150 kilowatt 6 pole, 250 volt, direct current generator, running at 225 r.p.m.

One 150 kilowatt motor generating set.

Motor is a type I form K, induction motor, 8 pole, 225 horse-power, 550 volt, 60 cycle, 870 r.p.m. machine driving a 150 kilowatt 12 pole (6 main, 6 interpole) 250 volt, direct current generator at 900 r.p.m.

All this electrical machinery was supplied and erected by the Canadian General Electric Company.

Engines. — The engines installed are as follows: —

Three 750 rated horse-power, horizontal side crank, cross compound non-condens- ing, Corliss engines with positive valve motion.

One 375 rated horse-power horizontal non-condensing, side crank simple engine.

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One 225 rated horse-power horizontal non-condensing side crank simple engine.

These units all operate on 150 lbs. steam pressure and at a speed of 150 r.p.m.

Two simple non-condensing, horizontal side crank engines direct connected to the exciter units.

Eacii engine and its generator is on the same sub-base and runs on the same shaft, thus ensuring a minimum loss of power and a minimum wear to the machines.

The engine units were all supplied and installed by the Goldie & McCullough Co.

Air compressor and air receiver. — The John Inglis Co. Ltd. supplied one cross compound, non-condensing Corliss engine with compound air cylinders with a capacity of 1,500 cu. ft. free air per minute, against 120 lbs. pressure. Engine speed 90 r.p.m., steam pressure 150 lbs.

Switchboard. — The switchboard consists of 21 panels of Blue Vermont marble, each panel being made up of three slabs, the upper one 20 inches high, the m.id<ile one 45 iuf'ios high and the lower cne 25 inches high, making a total height of 7 feet 6 indices.

Each slab is 2 inches thick with A-inch bevel edges, and is highly polished on face and bevels.

Each panel is supported by angle iron uprights, and the whole board by a con- tinuous channel iron.

The board is mounted about 6 feet from the wall and the buss bars are supported between the wall and the board. The direct current buss bars have a carrying capacity of 1,500 amperes and the alternating current buss bars a carrying capacity of 2,1:00 amperes.

The instruments are of Westinghouse manufacture, and each panel except the total A.C. load, exciter panels, and series arc light panel, is equipped with a circuit breaker. The exciter panels are equipped with knife switches, and the arc light panel with oil switches. The oil circuit breakers installed on the panel board are Westing- house type ' B ' with 2 type ' B ' single phase relays and 2 series transformers per cir- cuit. They are installed on all A.C. panel circuits. The direct current panel cir- cuits are equipped with I.T.E. circuit breakers.

The board as erected, presents a very neat, satisfactory and finished appearance.

Crane. — This is a 10-ton G. Anderson Co. crane operated by hand chains. The carriage of this crane is not up to specifications and a new one is being supplied by the contractors, otherwise the crane is quite satisfactory.

In this report I have covered the shops and principle equipment throughout, and have so far as is possible, without going too much into details, mentioned the most important points in connection with the installation of the equipment. It has been our aim throughout to install all equipment in the best possible manner so that it will be possible to operate these shops with the minimum amount of labour and cost. Each machine has been carefully studied with that end in view, and I do not think it is going too far to say that with efficient management the locomotive repair item costs ought to be cut down in these shops lower than in the majority of the locomotive repair plants. So far as I know we have wasted no material, nor spent any money extrava- gantly. Machine tools are all levelled on scrap material gathered up around the shops. This was used to save expense.

Yours truly,

W. J. PRESS.

Mechanical Engineer.

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CHEQUES ISSUED.

1911.

April

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Contracts.

1,010,755 05 1,389,067 29 1,776,369 98 1,936,674 91 1,812,218 56 15,290 11 6,011 29 3,682,732 72

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81,298 72 80,220 77 76,931 75 65,480 42

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SUMMARY.

Contracts $ 15,115,633 77

Accounts payable 5,031,187 29

Payrolls 1,059.630 64

Less amount deposited to the credit of the Receiver General.

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Total expenditure $ 21,110,993 90

D. HOCTOE,

Chief Accountant.

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SESSIONAL PAPER No. 37

Statement of Expenditure for the year ended March 31, 1912— Continued.

SUMMARY.

Headquarters $ 236,142 92

District ' A '—Construction $1,776,024 33

" ' B '— " 5,589,756 77

' C '— " 1,339,684 63

" ' D '— " 4,489,277 45

" ' E '— " 2,810,468 96

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" ' C '— " 9,351 82

' D '— '• 20,879 89

" ' E '— '• 12,599 20

' F '— " 7,443 44

66,888 58

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D. HOCTOE,

Chief Accountant.

Statemevt of Expenditure for the year ended March 31, 1912 — Continued.

headquarters.

Dr. Cr.

Accounting Department $ 30,265 63

Commissioners' " 32,542 96

Engineering " 70,906 82

Purchasing " 15,788 60

Supplies 6,219 28

Furniture and fixtures 1,212 11

Freight and express 1,245 37

Telegraph and telephone 3,010 53

Eent 13,942 68

Insurance 1,153 18

Travelling expenses 4,245 44

Advance account 5,425 00

General expenses 47,710 57

Legal expenses 7,875 02

Medical expenses 1,575 00

Stock account $5,6il 79

Per diem charges 2,202 08

Kight-of-way and station grounds 868 60

$243,986 79 $7,843 87 Less credits 7,843 87

$236,142 92

D. HOCTOR,

Chief Accountant.

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3 GEORGE v., A. 1913

Stateme]stt of Expenditure for the year ended March 31, 1912 — Continued.

district ' a.'

Dr. Cr.

Engineering $ 78,544 68

Kight-of-way and station grounds 119,283 07

Instruments $ 318 31

Contract reserve 456,071 30

Supplies 5,584 56

General expenses 11,174 70

Camp outfit. 47 02

Freight and expenses 635 16

Grading 511,816 15

Clearing 2,182 57

Grubbing 2,918 50

Bridges, trestles and culverts 181,463 20

Ties 16,982 71

Kails 70,176 03

Crossings, cattle-guards and signs 3.596 71

Track fastenings 8,072 31

Track laying and surfacing 12,172 64

Frogs and switches 5,497 62

Interlocking or signal apparatus 5,969 57

Fencing right of way 10,088 57

Telegraph lines .... 10,049 23

Legal expenses 67 95

Ballast and ballasting 59,747 71

Water stations 21,217 87

Station buildings and fixtures 30,124 56

Yards and terminals 77,850 80

Tunnels 395 40

Shops, roundhouses and turntables 108,577 47

$1,793,325 35 $17,301 0: Less credits 17,301 02

$1,776,024 33

D. HOCTOR,

Chief Accountant.

ANNUAL REPORT 49

SESSIONAL PAPER No. 37

Stateme>tt of Expenditure for the year ended March 31, 1912 — Continued.

DISTRICT 'b.'

General expenses $ 59,094 00

Kight-of way and station grounds 128,830 12

Instruments 85 61

Contract reserve 11,550 93

Supplies 33,892 46

Bridges, trestles and culverts 593,790 27

Engineering 190,729 35

Camp outfit 5,18185

Freight and express 4,974 68

Medical fees 10 07

Clearing 42,723 75

Grading 2,851,488 99

Grubbing 9,843 37

Furniture 1,204 90

Eails 458,886 60

Track fastenings 90,485 31

Shop machinery and tools 13,179 76

Frogs and switches 21,295 05

Miscellaneous structures 724 30

Track laying and surfacing 65,244 59

Fencing right of way 25,867 15

Crossings, cattle-guards and signs 3,179 51

Telegraph lines 36,861 28

Interlocking or signal apparatus 62 15

Ballast and ballasting 142,025 74

Water stations 33,765 16

Shops, roundhouses and turntables 61,017 34

Yards and terminals 494,851 21

Stations buildings and fixtures 68,088 77

Ties 140,722 50

5,589,756 77

D. HOCTOE,

Chief Accountant.

50

TRANSCONTINENTAL RAILWAY COMMISSIONERS

3 GEORGE v., A. 1913

Statement of Expenditure for the year ended March 31, 1912 — Continued.

DISTRICT ' c'

Dr. Cr.

Engineering- $ 60,575 62

Instruments $ 174 62

Supplies 17,323 32

Camp outfit 3,664 84 '

Freight and express 518 82

General expenses 10,486 74

Medical fees . 17 31

Furniture 7 81

Bridges, trestles and culverts 546,720 36

Contract reserve 41,176 75

Grading 374,634 83

Clearing 37,661 30

Grubbing 7,542 28

Ties 56,159 35

Eails 96,714 11

Track fastenings 9,418 52

Ballast and ballasting 18,610 00

Telegraph lines 19,222 35

Frogs and switches 672 94

Water stations 8,804 00

Tracklaying and surfacing 29,928 00

$1,339,859 25 $ 174 62

Less credit 174 62

$1,339,684 63

D. HOCTOR,

Chief Accountant.

ANNUAL REPORT 51

SESSIONAL PAPER No. 37

Statemeot of Expenditure for the year ended Marcli 31, 1912— C ontinued.

DISTRICT ' d/

Dr. Cr.

Eug-ineering $ 126,888 65

Jnstnuneiits ; $ 119 72

General expenses 31,421 72

Supplies 32,084 62

Station building-s and fixtures 27,273 53

Shops, roundhouses and turntables 79,574 29

Camp outfit 3,576 44

Freight and express 1,311 30

Medical service 52 60

Furniture 115 36

Clearing 47,490 42

Rails 644,990 26

Grubbing 64,548 08

Grading 1,902,405 88

Contract reserve " 180,249 99

Bridges, trestles and culverts 826,592 38

Track fastenings 80,280 93

Ties 222,914 96

Frogs and switches 18,700 36

Track laying and surfacing 43,997 75

Ballast and ballasting 95,422 12

Miscellaneous structi-:res 16,368 18

Legal expenses 60 00

Water stations 29,718 08

Telegraph lines 13,359 27

$4,489,397 17 $ 119 72 Less credit 119 72

$4,489,277 45

D. HOCTOR,

Chief Accountant.

37— 4.J

52 TRANSCONTINENTAL RAILWAY COMMISSIONERS

3 GEORGE v., A. 1913

Statement of Expenditure for the year ended March 31, 1912 — Coniinued.

DIST.RICT 'e/

Dr. Cr.

Freight and express $ 2,567 3S

Instruments $ 16 49

Supplies 15,059 38

Engineering 88,948 42

Camp outfit 611 27

General expenses 9,921 73

Ties 88,810 55

Furniture 189 70

Frogs and switches 17,065 31

Contract reserve $13,935 67

Clearing 100,957 67

Grading 1,265,957 54

Grubbing 79,084 50

Bridges, trestles and culverts . 41,170 03

Ballast and ballasting 231 25

Tunnels 1,200 00

Miscellaneous structures ' . . 85 20

Track fastenings 143,998 86

Kails 968,059 83

Telegraph lines 502 50

$2,824,421 12 $13,952 16 Less credits 13,952 16

$2,810,468 96

13. HOCTOE,

Chief Accountant.

ANNUAL REPORT 53-

SESSIONAL PAPER No. 37

Statement of Expenditure for the year ended Maich 31, 1912 — Concluded.

district * f.'

Dr. Cr.

Instruments $ 182 74

Supplies 31,072 54

Eight-of-way and station grounds 117,198 29

Freight and express 6,877 98

Camp outfit 1,470 40

Medical fees 25 84

Shop machinery and tools 449,618 79

Contract reserve $40,050 89

Clearing 19,342 44

Bridges, trestles and culverts 432,906 17

Legal expenses 512 81

Rails 187,767 97

Miscellaneous structures 45,848 15

Furniture 212 11

Track laying and surfacing . . 45,549 98

Frogs and switches 11,569 43

Fuel stations 41,120 00

Ballast and ballasting 83,178 99

Fencing right-of-way . . . 2,436 71

Crossings, cattle-guards and signs 407 55

Telegraph lines 5,303 99

Water stations 72,837 23

Station buildings and fixtures 93,816 72

Shops, roundhouses and turntables . . . . 849,455 22

Yards and terminals 128,204 60

Ties 109,506 31

Engineering 151,528 34

General expenses 37,230 65

Grubbing 6,190 89

Track fastenings 51,643 64

Grading 1,859,627 74

Interlocking or signal apparatus 972 03

$4,843,208 70 $40,458 44 Less credits 40,458 44

$4,802,750 26

D. HOCTOR,

Chief Accountant.

54 TRANSCONTINENTAL RAILWAY COMMISSIONERS

3 GEORGE v., A. 1913

Statement of Liabilities on March 31, 1912.

Ten per cent reserv-ed on contracts : —

District ' A ' $123,296 53

" 'B' 515,299 13

- " 'C 136,534 06

" 'D' 260,357 47

" 'E' 148,507 94

" 'F' 549,024 16

$1,733,019 29

Outstanding time checks 2,763 59

Contingent Liabilities : —

Unclaimed cheques deposited to the

credit of the Receiver General 1,295 70

$1,737,078 58

D. HOCTOR, •

Chief Accountant.

Statement of Expenditure from September, 1904, to March 31, 1912.

From September, 1904, to June 30, 1905 $ 778,363 63

For the year ended June 30, 1906 (including amount paid by the Finance Department to the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway Co. for the surveys east of Winnipeg taken over by the Commissioners, viz. :

$352,191.73) \ 1,831,263 50

For the nine months ended March 31, 1907 5,537,867 50

For the year ended March 31, 1908 18,910,449 41

« " " 1909 24,892,772 98

« " « 1910 19,968,126 86

« « " 1911 23,487,853 73

« " " 1912 21,110,993 90

Total expenditure $116,517,69151

D. HOCTOR,

Chief Accountant.

ANNUAL REPORT

55

SESSIONAL PAPER No. 37

Statement of Expenditure from September, 1904, to March 31, 1912.

CHEQUES ISSUED.

	Pay Rolls.	Accounts Payable.	Contracts.
Year 1904-05 M ■ 1905-06 1, 1906-07 „ 1917-08	•S 428,225 66 761,942 45 646,924 55 1,002,535 82 1,215,423 52 1,202,445 12 1,187,151 09 1,059,630 64	S 385,445 79 714,771 65 954,692 38 2,346,786 77 2,627,644 48 2,174,880 68 3,700,007 96 5,031,187 29	S ""51,23908 3,993,640 06 15,637,591 05
1908-09	21,129,957 36
., 1909-10 „ 1910-11	16,694,267 68 18,678.176 31
„ 1911-12	15,115,638 77
	§7,504,278 85	§17,935,416 99	$91,300,510 31

SUMMARY.

Cheques issued for pay rolls ' $ 7,504,278 85

.1 t. 1. accounts payable 17,935,416 99

1. ■ .. >, contracts. 91,300,510 31

§116,740,206 15 Less amount deposited to the credit of the Receiver-General 574,706 37

$116,165,499 78 Special item paid by Finance D<='partment in 1905 for surveys made by

the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway east of Winnipeg 352,191 73

Total Expenditure $116,517,691 51

D. HOCTOE,

Chief Accountant.

56 TRANSCONTINENTAL liAILWAT COMMISsiOyEIiS

3 GEORGE v., A. 1913

Statement of Expenditure from September, 1904, to March 31, 1912 — Continued,

SUMMARY.

Headquarters $ 1,747,988 17

Location— District * A' $ 304,367 85

« « 'B' 569,488 50

« « *C' 529,261 81

'D' 446,018 32

« « <E' 257,543 94

" ".. 'F' 836,648 42

2,943,328 85

Construction— District ' A ' $16,765,382 37

« " 'B' 37,443,069 05

•'* " 'C 3,196,141 01

" 'D' 13,441,597 66

'E' 4,981,914 28

« « 'F' 34,781,026 47

110,609,160 84

Transport— District ' B ' $ 83,960 69

" "C 431,175 54

« 'D' 337,065 35

" « 'E' 232,948 14

« « 'F' •.. 132,063 93

1,217,213 65

Total expenditure $116,517,691 51

D. HOCTOE,

Chief Accountants

ANNUAL REPORT 57

SESSIONAL PAPER No. 37

Statement of Expenditure from September, 1904, to March 31, 1912 — Continued.

HEADQUARTERS.

Accounting Denartment $ 134,493 79

Purchasing •' 81,431 60

Commissioners' " 254,973 -61

Engineering " 373,704 22

Supplies 46,961 42

Furniture and fixtures 24,142 74

Freight and express 13,175 18

Telegraph and telephone 21,813 38

Rent 81,668 33

Insurance 13,436 60

Travelling expenses 37,789 03

Advance account 234,916 81

General expenses 301,822 36

Legal expenses 36,495 02

Medical expenses 3,710 55

Stock account 57,123 36

Per diem charges 2,716 03

Ties 2,961 33

Instruments 12,484 96

Audit Grand Trunk Pacific railway accounts (special) . 1,617 80

Transport 9,681 55

Right-of-way and station grounds 868 60

$1,747,988 17

D. HOCTOR, '

Chief Accountant,

58

TRANSCONTINENTAL RAILWAY COMMISSIONERS

3 GEORGE v., A. 1913

Statement of Expenditure from September, 19(M, to March 31, 1912 — Continued.

DISTRICT ' A.'

Ck.

Dr.

Engineering $ 680,487 75

Eight-of-way and station grounds. . . . 472,599 22

Instruments 62 30

Contract reserve $123,296 53

Supplies 102,388 6.2

General expenses 192,823 93

Camp outfit 7,109 51

Freight and express 8,606 89

Furniture 1,999 64

Grading 8,100,795 76

Clearing 158,243 35

Grubbing 98,242 70

Bridges, trestles and culverts 3,523,725 68

Ties 453,738 25

Rails 1,528,316 51

Crossings, cattle-guards and signs .... 16,898 80

Track fastenings 227,718 46

Track laying and surfacing 148,586 21

Frogs and switches 38,892 64

Interlocking or signal apparatus 18,625 96

Fencing right-of-way 128,956 97

Telegraph lines 72,390 37

Legal expenses 2,346 59

Ballast and ballasting 481,501 14

Water stations 152,084 38

Station buildings and fixtures 30,133 20

Yards and terminals 79,561 26

Tunnels 51,034 47

Shops, roundhouses and turntables. • .>■ 110,030 15

Medical service 644 23

Miscellaneous structures 133 96

$16,888,678 90 $123,296 53

Less credit 123,296 53

$16,765,382 37

D. HOCTOR,

Chief Accountant.

AN2IUAL REPORT 59

SESSIONAL PAPER No. 37

Statement of Expenditure from September, 1904, to March 31, 1912 — Continued.

DISTRICT 'b.'

Dr. Cr.

Instruments $ 3,008 50

Supplies $ 238,941 70

Engineering 1,194,610 28

Camp outfit 35,510 48

General expenses 271,769 38

Freight and express 29,372 03

Kight-of-way 986,901 77

Grading 21,301,864 54

Clearing 336,980 07

Grubbing 96,873 18

Bridges, trestles and culverts 6,935,471 53

Furniture and fixtures 11,008 69

Eails 2,909,882 86

Track fastenings 479,876 02

Frogs and switches 62,556 74

Ties 1,049,297 05

Track laying and surfacing 421,769 80

Fencing right-of-way 175,475 90

Crossings, cattle-guards and signs .... 25,506 82

Telegraph lines. . 82,690 30

Ballast and ballasting 395,822 94

Water stations 76,222 53

Miscellaneous structures 7,443 63

Station buildings and fixtures 70,874 12

Contract reserve 515,299 13

Medical service 1,124 82

Legal expenses . . 688 53

Tunnels 66,016 60

Interlocking or signal apparatus 15,362 15

Yards and terminals 604,957 66

Shop machinery and tools 15,487 28

Shops, roundhoiTses and turntables. . . . 61,017 34

$37,961,376 74 $518,307 69 Less credits 518,307 69

$37,443,069 05

D. HOCTOR,

Chief Accoiifitant.

60 TRANSCONTINENTAL RAILWAY COMMISsIONEIiS

3 GEORGE v., A. 1913

Statement of Expenditure from September, 1904, to March 31, 1912— Continued.

DISTRICT 'c/

Dr. Cr.

Engineering $ 170,666 02

Instruments 740 54

Supplies . . 48,832 83

Camp outfit • . . . 7,620 82

Freight and express 3,559 67

General expenses 26,192 39

Medical fees 824 23

Furniture 824 23

Shop machinery and tools 576 35

Bridges, trestles and culverts . . . . .* . . . 743,873 34

Contract reserve $136,534 06

Grading ^ 1,651,880 92

Clearing 135,986 20

Grubbing 69,375 24

Ties 192,270 74

Bails 178,454 25

Track fastenings 11,532 52

BaHast and ballasting 18,622 50

Telegraph Hnes 20,009 85

Legal expenses 291 73

Frogs and switches 672 94

Water stations 8,804 00

Track laying and surfacing 41,789 55

Yards and terminals 17 50

$3,332,675 07 $136,534 06 Less credit 136,534 06

$3,196,141 01

D. HOCTOR,

Chief Accountant.

ANNUAL REPORT 61

SESSIONAL PAPER No. 37

Statement of Expenditure from September, 1904, to March 31, 1912— Continued.

district ' d.'

Dr. Cr.

Instruments $ 2,538 30

Supplies 126,704 42

Engineering 482 428 2T

Camp outfit 25,907 68

General expenses 133,086 89

Freight and express 11,199 42

Furniture and fixtures 2,433 66

Right-of-way 4,110 95

Clearing. 279,196 97

Bridges, trestles and culverts.. 2,771,221 34

Eails .' 2,086,666 84

Grading 5.905,167 66

Grubbing 230,874 03

Track fastenings 303,408 94

Ties 638,734 80

Yards and terminals 9,337 32

Frogs and switches 45,288 70

Track laying and surfacing 160,685 48

Ballast and ballasting 219,313 57

Water stations 73,590 88

Telegraph lines 45,804 28

Contract reserve $260,357 4';

Medical service 1,461 47

Legal expenses 87 50

Tunnels . . . 4,985 13

Interlocking or signal apparatus 2, 800 00

Crossings, cattle-guards and signs. . . . 650 00

Shop machinery and tools 12 60

Miscellaneous structures 27,410 31

Station buildings and fixtures 27,273 53

Shops, roundhouses and turntables. . . . 79,574 29

$13,701,955 13 $260,357 47

Less credit 260,357 47

$13,441,597 66

D. HOCTOR,

Chief Accountant.

62

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3 GEORGE v., A. 1913

Statement of Expenditure from September, 1904, to March 31, 1912 — Continued.

district ' e.' ••

Dr.* Cr.

Instruments $ 797 03

Supplies 48,973 38

Engineering 221,773 03

Camp outfit 4,263 40

General expenses 35,315 13

Freight and express 7,257 41

Furniture 539 54

Clearing 181,726 16

Grading 2,926,126 57

Grubbing 126,498 81

Bridges, trestles and culverts 333,396 93

Contract reserve $148,507 94

Ties 105,252 20

Right-of-way 151 60

Tunnels 1,980 00

Miscellaneous structures 4,086 16

Frogs and switches 18,751 33

Ballast and ballasting 881 25

Medical service 121 10

Track fastenings 143,998 86

Rails 968,059 83

Telegraph lines 502 50

$5,130,452 22 $148,507 94 Less credit 148,507 94

$4,981,944 28

D. HOCTOR,

Chief Accountant.

ANNUAL REPORT 63

SESSIONAL PAPER No. 37

Statement of Expenditure from September, 1904, to March 31, 1912— C oncluded.

district ' f,'

Dr. Cr.

Instruments $ 994 24

Supplies 244.177 50

Engineering 1,029,917 08

Kight-of-way 733,899 73

General expenses 261,549 40

Freight and express 28,257 80

Camp outfit 18,789 10

Medical fees 1,356 83

Grading 20,447,097 16

Clearing 327,182 12

Grubbing 68,483 47

Bridges, trestles and culverts 3,250,040 84

Eails 2,362,316 30

Track fastenings 395,433 94

Ties 755,229 33

Furniture 2,337 49

Track laying and surfacing 244,974 02

Frogs and switches 83,764 45

Fencing right of way 40,532 32

Ballast and ballasting 483,446 37

Telegraph lines 76,632 80

Water stations 323,283 95

Shops, roundhouses and turntables. . . . 2,362,534 86

Yards and terminals 368,406 39

Station biiildings and fixtures 252,871 09

Contract reserve $549,024 16

Shop machinery and tools 876,509 89

Legal expenses 1,869 75

Crossings, cattle-guards and signs. . . . 3,955 44

Tunnels 195,297 40

Miscellaneous structures 56,817 54

Fuel stations 41,120 00

# Interlocking or signal apparatus 972 03

$35,330,050 63 $549,024 16 Less credit 549,024 16

$34,781,026 47

D. HOCTOR,

Chief Accoimtant.

64 TRANSCONTINENTAL RAILWAT COMMISSIONERS

3 GEORGE v., .\. '■9\3

Statement of Expenditure for the year ended March 31, 1912 — Continued.

TRANSPORT — DISTRICT ' b/

Pay rolls $7,148 40

Supplies 974 72

Camp outfit 10 04

Freight and express 7,720 13

General expenses 599 59

Travelling expenses 161 35

$16,614 23

TRANSPORT — DISTRICT ' c/

Pay rolls $4,284 70

Supplies 1,716 37

Camp outfit 44 83

Freight and express 3,025 36

General expenses 198 36

Travelling expenses 82 20

9,351 82

TRANSPORT — DISTRICT ' d/

Pay rolls $5,232., 45

Supplies 6,053 36

Camp outfit 276 35

Freight and express 8,719 36

General expenses 497 62

Travelling expenses 100 75

20,879 89

TRANSPORT — DISTRICT ' e/

Pay rolls $3,261 21

■ Supplies 2,318 73

Camp outfit 42 77

Freight and express 5,196 29

General expenses 1,125 40

Travelling expenses 354 80

$12,599 20

TRANSPORT — DISTRICT ' F.'

Pay rolls $3,003 25

Supplies 1,873 91

Freight and express 1,755 98

General expenses 736 25

Travelling expenses 74 05

7,443 44

Total $66,888 58

D. HOCTOK,

' Chief Acconntani.

ANNUAL REPORT 65

SESSIONAL PAPER No. 37

Statement of Expenditure from September, 1904, to March 31, 1912.

SUMMARY.

Instruments $ 2,123 85

Supplies 810,018 45

Engineering 3,799,882 43

Camp outfit 99,200 99

General expenses 910,737 12

Freight and express 88,053 22

Medical service 4,989 36

Eight-of-way and station grounds 2,197,663 27

Furniture 19,143 15

Grading 60,332,932 61

Clearing 1,419,314 87

Grubbing 690,347 43

Bridges, trestles and culverts 17,557,729 66

Ties 3,194,522 37

Rails 10,033,696 59

Crossings, cattle-guards and signs 47,011 06

Track laying and surfacing 1,017,805 06

Frogs and switches 249,926 80

Interlocking or signal apparatus 37,760 14

Fencing right-of-way 344,965 19

Telegraph lines 298,030 10

Legal expenses 5,284 10

Ballast and ballasting 1,599,587 77

Water stations 633,985 74

Station buildings and fixtures 381,151 94

Yards and terminals 1,062,280 13

Tunnels 319,313 60

Track fastenings 1,561,968 74

Shops, roundhouses and turntables 2,613,156 64

Shop machinery and tools 892,586 15

Miscellaneous structures 95,891 60

Fuel stations 41,120 00

$112,342,180 13 Less contract reserve 1,733,019 29

Construction $110,609,160 84

Location 2,943,328 85

Transport 1,217,213 65

Headquarters 1,747,988 17

Total $116,517,69151

D. HOCTOR,

Chief Accountant.

66 TRANSCONTINENTAL RAILWAY COMMISSIONERS

3 GEORGE v., A. 1913

Statement of Liabilities on March 31, 1912.

Ten per cent reserved on Contracts.

District ' A ' $123,296 53

" 'B' 515,299 13

" 'C 136,534 06

'D' 260,357 47

" 'E' 148 507 94

" 'F' 549,024 16

$1,733,019 29

Outstanding- time chequps 2,763 59

Contingent liabilities —

Unclaimed cheqnes deptosited to the credit of the

Receiver fJeneral 1,295 70

$1,737,078 58

D. HOCTOR,

Chief Arrountant.

Ottawa, May 6, 1912.

To the Commissioners of the Transcontinental Railway.

Gentlemen, — I have the honour to submit the following statement of purchases made in the different provinces of Canada, and also in Great Britain and the Ignited States, during the fiscal year ending IMarch 31, 1912.

Prince Edward island $ 242 90

Nova Scotia. . 35,837 68

New Brunswick 5,576 44

Quebec • 200,839 16

Ontario 144,978 67

Manitoba 17,418 83

Saskatchewan 145 60

Alberta 23107

British Columbia 3,589 20

United States 0,755 81

(Jreat Britain 1,220 75

416,836 11 I have the honour 1o lie,

Your obedient servant,

A. L. OGILVIE,

General Purchasing Agent.

Little BoBtonnais River, Quebec. From N. T. Ry. Bridge. Mile 580 from Monctou.

37-1913-6

Preparations for construction of 40 ft. concrete arch, North West Branch Riviere du SuJ, Quebec. 400 miles from Moncton.

37— 1913— 6i

Little Salmon River Viaduct, New Brunswick. Mile 184 from Moncton. Length, 3,918 ft. Height,

200 ft. Tons steel, 6,995.

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Cunstructicm of Rock Dmnp, Mink Lake, Ontario. Mile 1420 from Moncton.

St. Maurice River and X. T. Ry., Quebec. Mile 599 from Moncton.

Cocliraub Stutiuu fnjui N. T. ii. otiices, Ontario. Mile 1029 from Moncton.

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Red River Bridge, Winnipeg. Mile 1804 from Moncton. Length, 1,878 ft. Height, 47 ft. Tons steel, 3,180. (This includes one Strauss Bascule Lift Span of 130 ft )

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Mistoagu River Bridge, Ontario. Mile 1033 from Moncton. Length, 1,072 It. Heiglit, 80 ft.

Tons steel, 892.

Xotre Dame St. Crossing, Winnipeg'. Mile 1804 '7 from Moncton.

Construction of Rock Dump (Ontario). Mile 1471 from Moncton.

Erecting Shop, Looking East.

Heavy Machine Bay, Looking West.

37-1913-7

West Portal of Tunnel, New Brunswick. Mile 178 from Moncton. Length, 487 ft. 37 ]9137i

Heavy Machine Bay, looking east. Locomotive Shop.

Martin Creek, 17 fc. arch, Ontario. Mi'e 1434 from Moncton.

Log Jam, Croche River, Quebec. Mile 5 7 from Monctou.

Rock Cutting (Ontario). Mile 1555 from Moncton.

Graliam Divisional Point (Ontario) from N. T. R. Water Tank. Mile 1552 from Monctou.

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National Transcontinental Shops, Transcona, Man.

Frederickhouse River Bridge, Ontario. Mile lOGG from Moncton. Length, (522 ft. Height, 78 ft.

Tons steel, ()70.

Canaan River Bridge, New Brunswick. Mile 21 G from Moncton. Length, 532 ft. Height, 84 ft.

Ton.s steel, 424.

Cap Rouge Viaduct. 2'9 miles west of (Quebec St. Lawrence River Bridge. Length, 3,335 ft. Height,

172 ft. Tons steel, 4,228.

Third Crossing St. Maurice River, Quebec. Mile 6.5l> from Moncton. 3 spans of 200 ft. ; total length 979 ft. Height, 35 ft. Tons steel, 979.

37—1913-8

3 GEORGE V.

SESSIONAL PAPER No. 38

A. 1913

REPORT

OF THE

DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVAL SERVICE

FOR THE

FISCAL YEAE EXDING 3 1st MAKCH, 1912

PRINTED BY ORDER OF PARLIAMENT

OTTAWA

PRINTED BY C. H. PARMELEE, PRINTER TO THE KING'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY

1912

[Xo. 38—1913.]

3 GEORGE V. SESSIONAL PAPER No. 38 A. 1913

To His Royal Highness, Field Marshall, Prince Arthur William Patrick Albert, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, E.G., K.T., K.P., &c., &c., &c.. Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of the Dominion of Canada.

May it Please Your Royal Highness :

I have the honour to submit herewith for the information of Tour Royal Highness and the Parliament of Canada, the Second Annual Report of the Depart- ment of the Xaval Service, being for the year ended March 31, 1912.

I have the honour to be,

Your Royal Highness's most obedient servant,

JOHN DOUGLAS HAZEN,

Minister of the Naval Service.

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KEPORT

OF THE

DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVAL SERVICE

FOR THE

FISCAL YEAR ENDED MARCH 31 1912

Ottawa, June 1. 1912.

The Honourable J. D. Hazex,

Minister of the Xaval Service, Ottawa.

Sir, — I have the honour to report on the Department of the Xaval Service for the year ending March 31, 1912, under the following headings: —

1. Xaval.

2. Fishery Protection.

3. Tidal and Current Survey.

4. Hydrographic Survey.

5. Wireless Telegraph.

1. XAVAL BRAXCH.

The training of Cadets at the Xaval College has proved very satisfactory, marked progress being sho\\-n.

I regret to report that one of the most promising Cadets, H. Raymond B. Yates, died on April 14, 1911, of Endocarditis, following an attack of measles.

In Xovember, 1911, an examination was held for the entry of Cadets, and eleven qualified, of whom ten joined the College in January.

Further additions have been made to the instructional machinery and the Cadets are provided with a thorough course of practical training in engineering.

The schooner Advocate has been purchased and is being fitted out for the practical instruction of the Cadets in seamanship.

Through the courtesy of the British Admiralty the six Midshipmen who were serving in Xiobe have been accepted for training in Imperial Ships, and are now

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serving with their Naval Instructor in H.M.S. Dreadnought; the six Engineer Sub- Lieutenants have also been accepted for training, and have been distributed amongst Ships of the Home and Atlantic Fleets. Excellent reports have been received of the progress of these Officers.

Owing to the uncertainty of the future Xaval policy, and the limited accommoda- tion available, no special efforts have been made to obtain recruits for the Xavy; eligible candidates presenting themselves to the various Postmasters detailed as Eecruiting Officers, were entered and sent to the Niobe and Rainbow for training, the total number of recruits entered during the year being 126. The total number entered since recruiting first started is 349. Ill recruits and 38 others deserted during the year; the large number of desertions is attributable to the fact that the greater number of recruits are entered from places remote from the sea, and find sea life distasteful.

A naval contingent consisting of 3 Officers and 35 men was sent to England to attend the Coronation of His Majesty the King; the contingent was stationed outside Buckingham Palace along the route of the Coronation procession; the appearance of the contingent was most favourably commented on.

During the spring and early summer the Niobe cruised around the coast of Xova Scotia and Gulf of St. Lawrence and also visited Quebec. L^nfortunately whilst pro- ceeding from Yarmouth to Shelburne on July 30 the Ship grounded on the South West Ledge off Cape Sable, and suffered severe damage.

She was eventually towed into Halifax by H.M.S. Cornwall, which latter ship also grounded on an uncharted rock when proceeding into Clark's Harbour to render assistance to Niohe.

Through the courtesy of the British Admiralty, who sent the Fourth Cruiser Squadron to Halifax for the purpose. Courts ]\fartial were held on the Commanding Officer, the Navigating Officer and Officer of the Watch. The Commanding Officer was acquitted, the Navigating Officer was severely reprimanded and dismissed his ship, and the Officer of the Watch was reprimanded.

The behaviour of the crew, which included a large number of recruits, was the subject of most favourable comment on the part of the President and Officers com- posing the Court.

Owing to the urgency of completing repairs to H.M.S. Cornwall., it was only pos- sible to carry out immediate temporary repairs to Niobe; on March 19, however, she was docked for complete repairs, which are expected to be completed in July.

The Rainbow has made various cruises during the year on the Pacific Coast for the training of Recruits and to assist in Fishery Protection. In February the U.S. fishing schooner Edrie was captured for illegal fishing, and was condemned by the Courts.

The health of the Navy has been, on the whole, satisfactory; diseases due to exposure to cold and climatic changes have been somewhat prevalent in the Niobe and are accounted for by the fact that a large number of the men on board are Pensioners from the Imperial Service, whose age renders them more liable to chest complaints.

The report of the Director of the Naval Service on the Naval Branch is appended at page 17. --

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XAVAL BEAXCH— DOCKYAEDS.

DOCKYARD WORK AND ORGANIZATIOX^ &C.

The administration of the Dockyards at Halifax and Esquimalt has been taken over by the Xaval Service, observing that for the present certain Stores Buildings at Halifax, not inamediately required, have been loaned for the use of the Marine and Fisheries Department until such time as they may be required for Naval use. The workshops at Halifax are entirely under the Naval Service; the work and repairs carried out being those which are incidental to the upkeep of Niohe, the vessels of the Fishery Protection Service, Hydrographic Survey, Tidal Survey, and the Naval Estab- lishment generally. Arrangements have been made with the Departments of Militia, and Marine and Fisheries to undertake, on requisition, and repayment, any work to vessels, «S:c., belonging to these Departments. These arrangements have been made with a view of providing constant employment to the men employed and to obviate periodic discharges if possible.

The wages paid to the various trades have been recently under revision, and a more satisfactory system has been adopted introducing an hourly rate and a 50-hour week, the rates being based on those of the Fair Wage Schedule of the Labour Depart- ment, taking into consideration the relative importance of the trades in a Dockyard Establishment, which it should be noted, is primarily designed to carry out the special work of repairing ships.

The following is a summary of the principal items of work which have been undertaken at the Dockyards during the financial year 1911-12.

Halifax.

The nature of the work done at this Yard during the year, in addition to the repairs and upkeep of the Naval Establishment generally, includes the fitting of a new boiler in C.G.S. Curlew and the repair and refit of the vessel generally, which was carried out in September and October last.

The grounding of H.M.C.S, Niohe rendered temporary repairs to the sheathing of the vessel in order to admit of H.M.S. Cornwall being placed in dock; this work was carried out by the Dockyard Staff in the Halifax Graving Dock. Certain items required by Cornwall were also carried out during the period she was in the dock.

The winter refits and necessary repairs of the Canada, Constance and Curlew were carried out by the Yard Staff during the period they were laid up.

Kepairs have been carried out for the Hydrographic Survey vessels, Burleigh, Chrissie Thomey, and the boats used by this Branch, and the defects of. the Tidal Survey Ship Gulnare have also been undertaken.

Electrical work in connection with the Yard installation and fittings and repairs to the dynamos and armatures of Niohe have been carried out. Large repairs have been effected to the Stores and Coal Sheds and other necessary work incidental to upkeep of buildings.

Various items of work have been carried out from time to time during the year for the Marine and Fisheries Department in connection with the vessels under that Service. Some boats have also been constructed for the Naval College and Yard pur- poses.

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Repairs and upkeep of buildings and plant, custody and issue of stores to Bainbow and the Imperial Ships on that Station. The annual refit of H.M. Ships Algerine and Shearwater was carried out by the Dockyard during the months of June and July; additional men being entered temporarily as found necessary to supplement the staff. A refit of H.M.C.S. Rainbow was also carried out in a similar manner. Further repairs were carried out in October to Algerine, Shearwater, and C.G.S. Falcon and Restless. A refit of the Hydrographic Survey Steamer Lillooet was also carried out during the months of February and March last. Considerable economy has resulted from the making good of the defects of the vessels enumerated in the Government Dockyard, and it is desirable that the facilities available should be utilized to the fullest extent. The docking of these vessels was carried out in the Esquimalt dock and the incidental work in connection with examination of underwater fittings was also carried out by the Dockyard and Ship's Staff.

REORGANIZATION OF THE ESTABLISHMENTS.

Having regard to the fact that the future Naval policy of the Government has not been definitely laid down, it has been thought desirable not to enter into any large expenditure for reorganization of the machinery and plant at the Yards until such time as the requirements which may be necessary in the future for repairs to ships are definitely known.

Since the machinery and plant at the Dockyards was installed by the Admiralty, entirely new developments have taken place in Engineering, resulting in the intro- duction of turbine machinery for propulsion in practically all new warships, together with the adoption of the water tube boiler for generating steam in the majority of these vessels.

In order to ascertain what will be required, an examination and report on the plant at Halifax has been made in detail by the -Consulting Naval Engineer, and it is found that in order to cope with repairs to modern ships complete reorganization is necessary, the plant and workshops .being entirely inadequate to deal with such work.

Proposals have been made for the reorganization of the Establislmient at Halifax from a repair point of view, but pending a decision on the Naval policy the details of the proposals have not been considered.

The plant and buildings at Esquimalt Yard are somewhat more modern, but in order to undertake repairs to modern machinery of the nature previously indicated considerable modifications and expenditure will be necessary at that Establishment.

In the meantime, these Establishments are being maintained in accordance with the conditions under which they were transferred to the Dominion Government.

In order to justify the expenditure on these establishments, provided for in the Naval Estimates, it will be as well to review the most important of these conditions which are as follows : —

The Admiralty give the Dominion Government absolute latitude in dealing with the property providing: —

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(1) That in the case of Halifax and Esquimalt, if the Dominion Government fail to maintain the existing- property in a state of efficiency, or make any altera- tions to the buildings, walls, jetties, &c., or in the present use of sites, or if they fail to maintain the existing depth of water alongside the frontage of x\dmiralty property, then conveniences at least quite equal in character to those which exist at present, should be provided at the same port.

The Admiralty still require to stock coal at Halifax and Esquimalt for the use of H.]M. Ships, and the Dominion Government should undertake to arrange for this in a suitable manner and to allow their local representative to take charge of it.

(2) That the facilities required should be given to H.M. Xavy whenever wanted, at any Government Establishments which the Dominion may now or in future be possessed of, such facilities with the exception of labour and materials to be given free of cost.

(3) That the Admiralty shall be informed beforehand of any proposal con- templated by the Dominion Government to use the property transferred at Halifax and Esquimalt for other than Xaval and Military puriwses.

(4) The Dominion Government undertook existing and future liabilities in addition to other minor conditions and the payments of the Admiralty Dock Subsidy to the Halifax Dock Co. which then remained to be paid.

Having regard to these conditions and also the fact that the buildings and plant at these Dockyards are many years old, it will be readily understood that considerable expenditure has been necessary to bring them to what may be considered an efficient state to comply with these Admiralty conditions of transfer and enable ordinary repairs to be executed. At the present time this desirability has been reached, but it cannot be stated that the Establishments are efficient for coping with repairs to the most modern warships for the reasons previously indicated.

In addition to the expenditure on workshops and plant, consideration has been given to the adaptation and repair of the existing storehouses to meet the Xaval requirements of the Government. Although the total requirements of stores are not large when compared with those in the Imperial Yards, the large variety is similar, and special storage arrangements are necessary to provide for efficient maintenance of stores in stock, and to enable issue and return of stores to be readily arranged for. This question has been considered in detail during the past year and repairs and altera- tions made to enable the matter to be dealt with efficiently. The upkeep of the wharves and jetties, «fcc., is being maintained as transferred.

The coal storage arrangements have also been considered in detail and repairs and provision for additional stowage for the Canadian Government Vessels has been made with due economy, having regard to the condition of transfer and the present requirements of the Canadian Government.

The provision of special coaling appliances has also received due consideration but the matter has been deferred pending a decision on the future poli-cy to be adopted.

Having regard to the fact that the value of the plant and stores at these Yards is now considerable, the adequacy of the fire arrangements has been under considera- tion, and the necessary steps have been taken to provide for the various contingencies

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which may arise in order to prevent or minimize the damage which would result in the event of fire.

The general administration of the Dockyard has been perfected on the lines of the Imperial Yards, and is working satisfactorily. The heads of the various depart- jnents for Engineering repairs, hull repairs, stores, accounting, &c., are responsible for the efficient performance of the work of their particular employees to the Captain in Charge, who has been given a limited financial control to enable urgent repairs to be put in hand. The General administration and complete financial control of expendi- ture, however, together with approval of all items involving large expenditures, rests with the Department at Ottawa.

Various instructions have been issued with a view of maintaining the discipline which is absolutely necessary in establishments of this nature, and the guarding of the entrances, &c., is now being carried out by a detachment of the Dominion Police with a view to preventing irregularities.

2. FISHEEY PROTECTION SERVICE.

The following vessels were emploj-ed on Fishery Protection Service in the dis- tricts named during the year : —

Canada. — East Coast of Nova Scotia and Gulf of St. Lawrence.

Petrel, Constance. — East Coast of Nova Scotia.

Curlew. — Bay of Fundy.

Vigilant. — Great Lakes.

Kestrel, William JoUiffe, Restless, Falcon. — Pacific Coast.

Continual cruises were maintained by these vessels during the fishing seasons in the interests of Fishery protection; the Kestrel was only employed during a portion of the year, being condemned as unfit for further service, and was replaced temporarily by the SS. William JolUffe which was chartered for the purpose.

Cod fishing off the south shore of Nova Scotia is reported as having been very successful, beating all previous years; the lobster catch was fairly successful, but the fall mackerel catch was a total failure. The eastern part of the coast fishing was only fair, the fishing being much interfered with owing to storms.

Very little illegal fishing was met with.

Fishing in the Bay of Fundy was not satisfactory owing to the prevalence of fog and bad weather.

Similar conditions prevailed on the Great Lakes with the result that very few fishermen were operating.

There was considerable poaching on the British Columbia Coast and at various times the Seha^tian, Grant and Germania were chartered to assist in protection duties.

One Ignited States vessel, the Scara, was captured by the William JolUife, and was condemned by the Courts for illegal fishing.

The report of Rear Admiral C. E. Kingsmill on the Fishery Protection Service is appended at page 24.

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3. TIDAL AXD CUREEXT SURVEY.

The work of the Tidal and Current Survey was continued during the year by means of the Tidal Stations on both coasts and also on board the G.G.S. Qvlnare operating in the Gulf of St. Lawrence.

Valuable information was obtained which has been embodied in the Tide Tables ■which are published annually; the circulation of these tide tables is increasing annually, not only amongst shipping companies, but also amongst fishing and various industries operating on the coast, such as saw mills, canneries, whaling establish- ments, kc.

The report from Doctor Bell Dawson, Superintendent of the Tidal and Current Survey is appended at page 33.

4. HYDROGRAPHIC SURVEY.

The Hydrographic Survey work, in charge of Mr. W. J. Stewart, Chief Hydro- grapher, continued to make satisfactory progress during the year under the following divisions : —

1. Lake Ontario.

2. Lower St. Lawrence.

3. Pacific Coast.

4. St. Lawrence River at Lachine Rapids.

5. Hudson Bay.

The work in Lake Ontario was in charge of !Mr. A. Bachand who conducted the survey from the steamer Bayfield. Plans on large scales were made of Cobourg Harbour and Port Hope, and other useful work carried out.

The work in the Lower St. Lawrence was carried out by Commander Irving Miles, operating from the steamer Cartier; triangulations, traversing and sounding were carried out in the neighbourhood of Bic Island and Father Point.

The survey on the Pacific Coast is in charge of Captain P. C. Musgrave, being conducted from the steamer Lillooet. Further progress was made in the survey around Prince Rupert, and a new plan of Skidegate Inlet was proposed, and much useful work carried out in other directions.

A small party under Mr. Charles !McGreevy was employed revising some work in Lake St. Francis and Cedars Rapids, and later moved to LaPrairie in order to connect the Hydrographic Survey work in Lake St. Louis with that in Montreal Harbour.

Three parties were sent to Hudson Bay, viz. : one in the Minto under Captain Frederick Anderson, a second under Mr. H. D. Parizeau, operating from the schooner Chrissie Thomey, and a third in the schooner Burleigh, this latter party being equipped for the purpose of securing reliable data concerning the magnetic declination in Hudson Bay and Strait.

The survey of Port Xelson was completed and the Department has the chart in course of preparation.

From the data obtained it is seen that Churchill Harbour affords perfect protec- tion for a small number of deep draught vessels; that the land adjoining the approaches

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is bold and easily picked up from a convenient distance. The water is deep in the approaches and there are no outlying dangers. A vessel can easily make the entrance to the harbour, which is well defined, and can enter without difficulty.

The approach to Port Xelson is over long mud flats which extend far from the land which is low and cannot be seen from the entrance to the channel. There is a large outlying shoal which constitutes a danger to approaching vessels. To make the harbour safe for navigation would require buoys and other marks, and there would probably be difficulty in maintaining these during part of the season owing to floating ice in the bay and in the river.

A very complete report of these expeditions is contained in the report of Mr. Stewart, Chief Hydrographer, which is appended at page 41. During the season the following new charts were issued : —

Presqu'ile Bay.

Cove Island to Duck Island.

Bic Island to White Island.

South Traverse (St. Lawrence River).

Churchill Harbour.

Also a second edition of the following charts : —

Berens River to Nelson River (Lake Winnipeg). Red River to Berens River (Lake Winnipeg). Goderich Harbour. ' Montreal Harbour. Portneuf to Cape Sante. Ste. Croix to St. Antoine.

5. WIRELESS TELEGRAPH. ,

No new stations have been opened during the year.

The total number of stations owned by the Government is as follows : —

On West Coast 9

On East Coast 10

On Great Lakes 1

The Stations on the West Coast are operated by the Government, those on the East Coast and Great Lakes by the Marconi Wireless Telegraph Company under con- tract with the Government.

The range of these stations varies from 100 to 400 miles.

In addition to the above the Marconi Company owns and operates stations at Glace Bay (range 3,000 miles), Camperdown (250 miles). Sable Island (300 miles), Pictou (100 miles) and North Sydney (100 miles).

Three commercial licenses have been issued for stations with a range of from 30 to 50 miles, and licenses for 11 experimental stations with a range of 15 miles.

The messages handled during the year by the Coast Stations show a satisfactory increase, as shown in the following list: —

19,049	1,179,434	1,824,450
76,158	647,461	997,900
1,01:3		17,095

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Number of messages. Number of words.

1910-1911. 1911-1912. 1910-1911. 1911-1912.

East Coast 71,594

West Coast 48.074

Great Lakes

Twelve Goverunient vessels are equipped with wireless, and license? have been issued to 26 merchant vessels.

The construction of a chain of stations on the Great Lakes is now in progress; the station at Port Arthur has been purchased from the Marconi Wireless Telegraph Company, and work has been commenced on the erection of three new stations at Sault Ste. Marie, Tobermory and Midland, Ontario ; it is anticipated that these stations will be operating during the Xavigation season 1912.

Further stations will be erected at or in the vicinity of Kingston, Toronto, Port Colborne, Port Stanley and Sarnia.

The International Eadio-Telegraph Convention will be held in London, England, in 1912, which will be attended by representatives from the Department.

The report of Mr. C. P. Edwards. Superintendent of the Radio-telegraphic Service is appended at page 58.

I have much pleasure in expressing my satisfaction at the efficient way in which the Officers and Clerks of the Department have carried out their duties during the year.

I have the honour to be, sir.

Your obedient servant,

G. J. DESBARATS, Deputy Minister of flie Naval Service.

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Statement of Revenue of Department of the Naval Service for Fiscal Year ended

March 31, 1912.

Eoyal Naval College —

College fees, 29 cadets $2,900 00

Less refund Dr. H. R. Yates 250 05

$2,649 95

Wireless Apparatus Licenses 30 00

Casual Revenue 1,880 97

Miscellaneous Revenue: —

Purchase of Discharges 1,180 00

Cape Lazo Station 310 51

Estevan Station 701 12

Dead Tree Point Station 173 79

Ikeda Station 106 55

Magdalen Islands Station 229 57

Pachena Station 35 11

Point Grey Station 298 04

Prince Rupert Station 537 93

Triangle Island Station 163 47

Victoria Station 2,158 25

4,714 34

Total $10,455 26

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FINANCIAL STATE:\IENT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 1911-12.

Naval Service —

Appropriation $3,000,000 00

Expenditure 1,233,456 08

Expenditure less than appropriation. . . . $1,766,543 92

Fisheries Protection Service —

Appropriation $281,500 00

Expenditure 227,312 35

Expenditure less than appropriation .... $ 54,187 65

Hydrographic Surveys —

Appropriation $320,000 00

Expenditure 198,558 99

Expenditure less than appropriation . . . . $121,441 01

Radiotelegraphic Service —

Appropriation $255,000 00

Expenditure 210,882 82

Expenditure less tlian appropriation .... $ 44,117 18

Tidal Service —

Appropriation $ 45,000 00

Expenditure 31,21178

Expenditure less than appropriation .... $ 13,788 22

New Fisheries Protection Steamer —

Appropriation $ 75.000 00

Expenditure 72 16

Expenditure less than appropriation .... $ 74,927 84

Civil Government —

Appropriation $85,400 00

Expenditure 66,967 39

Expenditure less than appropriation .... $ 18,432 61

Contingencies —

Appropriation $20,000 00

Expenditure 19,143 36

Expenditure less than appropriation .... $ 856 64

su5r:\rARY.

Grand total appropriation 4.081,900 00

Grand total expenditure 1,987,604 93

Grand total expenditure less than appropriation. . $2,094,295 07

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EEPOET OF THE MILITAEY BEAXCH.

Ottawa, April 1, 1912.

The Deputy Minister,

Department of the Xaval Service, Ottawa,

SiR^ — I have the honour to forward herewith the Annual EejKDrt of the Military Branch of the Department of the Xaval Service for the j-ear ending March 31. 1912.

ROYAL XAVAL COLLEGE.

The course of training at the College has proved very satisfactory and the Cadets have made marked progress. As a result of the examination held at the end of the fii'st year, one Cadet showed unsatisfactory progress and was withdrawn by his parents.

I regret that one of the most promising Cadets, H. Eaymond B. Yates, died on April 11, 1911, of Endocarditis, following an attack of measles.

In November, 1911, an examination was held for the entry of Cadets, and 11 qualified, of whom ten joined the College in January.

As a result of the course of physical training at the College the 19 Cadets belong- ing to the first entry showed the following average increase in physical development : —

Height, l-l inches; weight, 15 lbs.; chest measurement, 2-| inches.

All the Cadets display great keenness in the profession which they propose to adopt, prove very smart in boatwork, and show marked ability in engineering.

Further additions have been made to the instructional machinery and with the advent of an increased number of Cadets, another Engineer Officer has been added to the complement of the College ; a thorough course of practical training in Engineer- ing is being provided, and the Cadets have turned out very creditable work in the manufacture of parts of gun mountings, &c.

A trained nurse has been obtained for the Sick Quarters attached to the College, but, with the exception of the death already recorded, the health of the Cadets has been very satisfactory, only minor ailments having developed.

The schooner Advocate has been purchased and, having had necessary alterations made, will be available during the coming summer for the practical training of the Cadets in seamanship.

An asphalt tennis court has been laid in the Dockyard for the Cadets' recreation and is available in the winter for use as a skating rink.

ENGINEER SUB-LIEUTENANTS AXD MIDSHIPMEN.

Through the courtesy of the British Admiralty the six Midshipmen trained in Canada who were ser^-ing in Niohe have been accepted for training in Imperial Ships; and have been appointed, with their Naval Instructor, to H.M.S. Dreadnought serv- ing in the Home Fleet. The Captain of Dreadnought reports most favourably on these Officers.

The six Engineer Sub-Lieutenants were also accepted and have been distributed amongst Ships of the Home and Atlantic Fleets. Excellent reports have been received from their Commanding Officers of their progress.

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RECRUITIXG.

Owing to the uncertainty of the future Xaval Policy, and to the accommodation being limited, no special efforts have been made to obtain recruits; Postmasters are still acting as recruiting officers and have forwarded candidates who come up to the standard of physical and educational requirements.

The number of recruits entered during the year and the provinces from which they come are as follows: —

Nova Scotia

New Brunswick

Prince Edward Island

Quebec

Ontario r

Manitoba

Saskatchewan

Alberta

British Columbia

Total Ill 15

The total number of recruits entered since recruiting first started is : — Niohe, 296. Rainljow, 53.

The following desertions are recorded during the year: —

Recruits. Others.

From H.M.C.S. m'ote 86 17

From H.M.C.S. Rainbow 25 21

The large number of desertions is attributed to the fact that the larger number of recruits are drawn from cities and toAvns remote from the sea; candidates present rliemselves who are totally unacquainted with the conditions of life in a ship, which differ much from that to which they are accustomed. Up to the present the fishing population has not been exploited, and it is anticipated that recruits can be obtained therefrom who are inured to a sea life and who would find themselves in congenial surroundings in a Man of War.

MOVEMENTS OF SHIP.S.

H.M.C.S. Niohe.

During the Spring and Summer the Niohe cruised around the coast of Nova Scotia and the Gulf of St. Lawrence carrying out the Gunnery exercises and the training of recruits. On June 1 she arrived at Quebec and embarked a contingent consisting of 1 Lieutenant in Charge, 2 Midshipmen and 35 men in the SS. Corsican for passage to England to attend the Coronation of His Majesty the King. With the exception of the Officer in Charge and 3 Petty Officers, the whole of the contingent consisted of Canadian recruits. The contingent was stationed outside Buckingham Palace along the route of the Coronation procession. They were also at Portsmouth for some time, being present at the ISTaval Review, and were also given an opportunity of visiting the Dockyard and H.M. Ships. The appearance of the Contingent was most favourably commented on. The Ship returned to Quebec on July 13 to reembark the contingent, which returned in the SS. Victorian, and then proceeded on a cruise round the coast of Nova Scotia.

At 12.19 a.m. July 30, whilst on passage from Yarmouth to Shelburne, the Ship grounded on the S.W. I/edge off Cape Sable. The Ship remained on shore nearly two hours, eventually being got off by working the engines, being assisted by tlie strong tide running.

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It was realized that the Ship had been badly damaged; some of the propeller blades were broken^ and the rudder completely torn off. !Much difficulty was thus experienced in moving her, but, under the escort of three tugs, she proceeded under her own steam to Clark's Harbour where she was safely anchored at 6.45 p.m.

The perilous condition of the Niohe having been connnunicated by wireless, the Government Steamers Lady Laurier and Stanley were sent to her assistance; it was realized that it would be necessary to tow the Ship to Halifax, and, the Government Steamers not being sufficiently powerful for the task, an offer of assistance from H.M.S. Cornwall, which Ship had received news of the occurrence, was gratefully accepted.

The Cornwall arrived off Clark's Harbour in a dense fog on August 5, and unfortunately, whilst feeling her way in to the Kiohe, grounded on a rock, which proved to be uncharted and which has since been located.

On August 7 the Cornwall took the Niohe in tow and arrived at Halifax on August 8, dense fog having been experienced throughout the passage.

The Cornwall was docked first for examination and it was found necessary to obtain the services of a Constructor from England to supervise repairs. Pending his arrival the Niohe was docked and temporary repairs effected, after which the Cornwall was again docked to complete repairs to enable her to proceed to England. Her repairs were completed on October 29 and, owing to the inconvenience which would arise from the Ship being in dock during the winter with her crew on board, the repairs to Niohe were deferred until the Spring. The Niohe went into dock on March 19, 1912, and her repairs are expected to be completed in July.

Through the courtesy of the British Admiralty, who sent the Fourth Cfuiser Squadron to Halifax for the purpose. Courts Martial were held on the Cormnanding Officer of Niohe, the iSTavigating Officer and the Officer of the Watch for suffering ship to be stranded. The Courts sat from ZSTovember 13 to 18 and the findings and sentences were as follows : —

Commanding Officer. Acquitted.

Xavigating Officer. Severely reprimanded and dismissed his ship.

Officer of the Watch. Reprimanded.

The Court commented most favourably on. the behaviour of the crew of the Ship under the most trying circumstances, more especially in view of the fact that there were many recruits on board, and the following letter was forwarded by the President to the Rear-Admiral Commanding the Fourth Cruiser Squadron : —

' Sm, — ^I have the honour to rejwrt that on behalf of the Members of the Courts Martial sitting for the trials of Officers of H.M.C.S. Niohe from November 15 to 18, we wish to draw the attention of the Canadian Xaval Administration to the exemplary behaviour of the Ship's Company in H.M.C.S. Niohe on the occasion of the stranding, both on deck and in the engine room under most trying circumstances.

It is noticeable especially that no less than 180 recruits were on board, all boys or youths, and their conduct on this occasion appears to be most creditable.

The Court are also of opinion that the seamanship displayed by Commander Macdonald, his Officers, and men in moving the disabled ship under trying circum- stances into Clark's Harbour is worthy of all praise. I have, &c.,

L. CLIXTOX-BAKER.

Captain H.M.S. BerwicTc, ' President of Court Martial '.

During the month of June the Niohe carried out various gunnery exercises and also the Annual Gunlayers' Test in Xorthumberland Straits, the results being satis- factory. The Annual Musketry Course was carried out at the Rifle Range on McXab's Island at Halifax.

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During May and June the Rainbow proceeded on a cruise, visiting the following places: — Xanaimo, Comox and Vancouver, returning to Esquimalt on June 23.

Whilst at Comox Gunnery Exercises were carried out and also the Annual Gun- layers' Test, the results being satisfactory.

On June 30 the Ship proceeded to Vancouver to attend the Dominion Day festi- vities, returning to Esquimalt on July 4.

On August 27 proceeded to Vancouver and from thence to Comox where the Annual Musketry Course was carried out and also long range firing with heavy guns. On completion of the course Ship proceeded to Prince Rupert, returning to Esquimalt on October 16.

On October 17 the Ship was docked.

Left Esquimalt on November 27 visiting Saltspring Island and Vancouver, returning to Esquimalt December 7.

Left Esquimalt January 29 and visited Cowichan Bay, Pender Island, Ganges Harbour, Vancouver, Union Bay, Alert Bay and Knight Inlet, returning to Esquimalt February 29.

During the various cruises opportunity was taken to visit the fishing grounds, but no infractions of the law were discovered.

The ship's draught prevents her from cruising in unsurveyed waters or from entering harbours frequented by the fishing fleet.

The U.S. fishing schooner Edrie which was captured by the Rainbow in Feb- ruary, 1911, was condemned by the Courts for illegal fishing.

The recruits serving in Rainbow have benefited by the cruises and have made satisfactory progress.

HEALTH OF THE ROYAL CAXADL\N XAVY.

A separate report by the Principal Medical Ofiicer, H.M.C.S. Niobe, showing the health of the Royal Canadian Navy for the year 1911-12 is attached.

I have the honour to be, sir.

Your obedient servant,

C. E. KINGSItlILL, Rear Admiral, Director of the Naval Service.

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EEPOET OX THE HEALTH OF THE EOYAL CANADIAN NAVY.

The Sick returns of His Majesty's Canadian Navy show a total mimber of 699 sick from all causes who were treated on the ' Sick List ' during 1911, with a total of 4,879 days sickness.

Of these 588 were returned fit for duty; 104 were sent to Hospitals ashore for treatment, 13 being invalided out of the Service and 4 died.

Out of these totals H.2I.C.S. Niohe supplies 550 sick with 3,757 days sickness and H.M.C.S. Rainhoic has 111 sick with 869 days sickness; the remaining 38 patients who account for 253 days of sickness were from the Koyal Naval College during the months of April to December, 1912.

These figures give rise to the following comparison between the Eastern and West- ern depots of the Navy, not taking into account the cases undergoing treatment in hospitals ashore: —

' Rainbow '. ' Niobe *.

Average number of days each sick man was under treatment.. 7-83 6-82

The Percentage of sick for the Complement borne respectively

at each Depot 58 11 102:79

Note.— This shows that the state of health of the various ratings serving in the West- ern depot is nearly twice as good as that in the Eastern depot.

Eespective Percentages of the More Prevalent Illness to the Total Number of Reported Sick.

' Rainbow.'' ' Niobe.' Diseases due to exposure to cold and climatic changes— (e.g.

Influenza, Tonsilitis, Acute chest diseases, &c.) 15-4% 34%

Rheumatism and fever 4-5% 6-5%

Gonorrhoea 0% 8-1%

Abscess and boils T^" % 5-^%

Injuries 40 r % 13-4%

This table of comparison shows as follows: —

(I) That the diseases due to cold and climatic changes are more than twice as prevalent at the Eastern than at the "Western depot.

(II) Rhevimatism is more or less common to both stations but 50% more so in the Niohe than in the Rainhow.

(in) Venereal Disease is very prevalent at Halifax — in spite of all the attempts made to abolish such contagion and infection.

The commonest cause for treatment on the Sick List in Bainhow is that of injuries (40% of total causes) — whereas exposure to cold and changes of climate are responsible for the greatest percentage of causes in the Niohe (34% of all causes).

In considering the sickness on board the Niohe certain factors should be borne in mind from the first: —

1. The average age of the Ship's Company brought out from England is well over 30 years — quite a number of ratings being between 40 and 45 years old — a fact which rendered them more prone to chest complaints.

2. The Niohe was alongside at Halifax during the winter months of October, 1910, to April, 1911. The sudden and great changes of temperature which this climate is subject to (sometimes registering in 24 hours a rise and fall of 20°) — the severe winds and frost to which the Ship was exposed and the fact that there is vers- little oppor- tunity for the men and boys to get regular games and outdoor sports ashore in Halifax, all tended to undermine the physical and mental conditions of the Ship's Company and to produce serious illness on board.

3. There Jvas a number of boys about the ages of 16 and 17 years continually joining as recruits during, the early months of the year, and consequently the liability

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to contract infectious diseases on board was always increasing, especially as measles and mumps were prevalent in Halifax at this period. We took stringent precau- tionary measures to avoid any contagion and spread of infection on board so tlie cases of illnesses of this nature were comparatively few and never reached the stage of an outbreak.

Between January 25 and April 23 there were 11 cases of Measles. " March 20 and June 25 there were 15 cases of Mumps. " December 14 and December 31 there were 2 cases of Scarlet Fever.

Note.— This would suggest the advisability of moving the ships away from Halifax during the winter months — especially the months of February to May.

13 MEN WERE INVALIDED DURING THE YEAR 9 FROM THE EASTERN DEPOT AND 4 FROM THE

WESTERN DEPOT^ VIZ.

Invalided direct from H.M.C.S. 'Niohe'.

Newman Rolfe, aged 19, a Stoker, invalided for Deafness (sequela of Measles) August 30.

Thomas Casterton, aged 30, a Stoker, invalided for Mental Disease. October 26.

James Douglas, aged 42, a Bandsman, invalided for Chronic Eczema, October 26.

Invalided from the Military Hospital at Halifax.

Albert E. Martell. aged 26, a Stoker, invalided with new growth of Clavicle, May 28.

A. Eobinson, aged 22, Officer's Cook, 3rd Class, invalided with Phthisis from E.N.C, September 9.

Walter S. Tupper/ aged 25, Officer's Steward, R.N.C., invalided with Phthisis, March 2,

Jonathan Doughty, aged 32, Leading Seaman, invalided with Chronic Dyspepsia, March 1.

Frederick Woodcock, aged 24. Ship's Cook, 3rd Class, invalided with Mental Disease, October 26.

Thomas Privett, aged 43, Able Seaman, invalided with Chronic Asthma, October 26.

Invalided direct from H.M.C.S. ' Rainbow '.

Robert P. McCormack, aged 23, a Stoker, invalided for Epilepsy, July 18, 1911. George Stripe, aged 41, an A. B., invalided for Pulmonary Tuberculosis, April 7. John Pook, aged 45, an A. B.. invalided for Chronic Bronchitis, November 10.

Invalided from, the Military Hospital at Esquimau.

John Jennings, aged 42, a Stoker Petty Officer, invalided for Chronic Bronchitis on December 14.

4 cases of death are recorded, 3 from the Eastern Depot and 1 from the Western Depot.

One in the person of J. Wm. Hayward, aged 39 years, Leading Stoker, took place suddenly on June 17 from failure of a Fatty Heart.

Thomas Palmer, aged 44, Stoker, died October 18, from Acute Dilation of the Heart followiiig a bout of alcoholic excess.

John Wm. Shepherd, aged 42, Ship's Corporal died on December 14 at his private residence ashore where he had been ill for some time. He was treated by his own shore doctor who reported death due to Tuberculous Meningitis.

Albert E. Mvmdy. Leading Seaman, aged 36, died at the Military Hospital, Work Point Barracks, Esquimalt, November 6, from Acute Lobar pneumonia.

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The Hospitals to which cases are sent when it is necessary in Halifax are: —

1. The Military Hospital — for general surgical and medical cases. Whenever there is not accommodation here (as is sometimes the case for Officers) then: —

2. The Victoria General Hospital of Halifax is employed.

3. The Infectious Hospital of Halifax takes our infectious cases.

4. The Xova Scotia Hospital (for mental disease) at Dartmouth has been used for two mental cases.

The Dental Treatment of Recruits.

This question of proper care of the teeth and the sufficient number of molars in each recruit is one of great importance to the Service.

The arrangement made with the Dental College of Halifax to treat the cases sent up from the Xiohe at reasonable cost has proved very satisfactory, except in so far as the authorities of this College are able to cope with only three patients at a time and the visits can only be arranged for three days in the week. On this account we have not been able to send all the cases who need treatment but those who have gone to the College have been the more urgent and in this way some thirty recruits have been given the opportunity of commencing their service career with a clean mouth and instructions as to how to maintain hygienic conditions during life.

THE ROYAL NAVAL COLLEGE OF CANADA.

The health of the Koyal Xaval College has been very satisfactory on the whole.

The very first term opened with a bad start, however, from the fact that a small outbreak of measles settled in soon after the Cadets joined in January, in fact four days after the opening of the College, Cadet J. Laurie developed the measles rash on January 25.

The other cases were: —

Cadet Grant, January 28. Cadet Hibbard, February 5. Cadet Worth, February 5. Cadet Yates, February 5.

These cases were treated in the Military Hospital and ran normal courses, except in the case of Cadet H. Raymond B. Yates who contracted Malignant Endocarditis and became very seriously ill in the Hospital. His septic condition gained ground and the College lost the most promising of all the Cadets by his very sad death on Good Friday.

During the rest of the year slight illnesses such as Gastric upsets and minor injuries formed the majority of the cases on the Sick List.

Of the average daily numerical strength of the College and Dockyard, which totalled 63, 20 are Cadets.

Of this total of 63 the sick returns show from April 1 to December 31, 1912, a total number of 38 cases under treatment on the Sick List with 253 days sickness.

The average number of days each case was under treatment is 6-65. The per- centage of sick for the Complement force is 60-31.

K. DIGBY BELL, Acting Staff Surgeon, II.M.C.S. ' Niohe'.

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KEPOET EESPECTING FISHEEIES PEOTECTION SEEVICE OF CANADA.

Ottaava, April 15, 1912.

The Deputy Minister,

Department of Marine and Fisheries, Ottawa.

Sir, — I have the honour to report with reference to the Fisheries Protection Service last season as to the number of vessels and men engaged and as to where each vessel was employed, with the names of the Commanding Officers and a brief descrip- tion of each vessel.

I also append extracts from the annual reports of the various Commanding Offi- cers giving details of the work carried out during the season 1911-12.

Eight vessels comprised the Fishery Protection Service for last Season imder the direct supervision of the Department of the Naval tservice. Names of vessels and their Commanding Officers: — Canada. — Lieutenant C. J. Stuart, E.N.E. Curlew. — W. J. Milne. Constance. — Thomas J. Ivj'ffin, Petrel. — Clement Barkhouse. Vigilant. — P. C. Eobinson. (a) Kestrel. — Holmes Newcombe. Restless. — Charles Moore. Falcon. — Alfred Copp. (a) Afterwards relieved by the SS. William Joliffe.

' CANADA.'

Is a twin screw small third class ship ; length 200', beam 25', draught 10' 6", gross tonnage 580 tons and speed 17 knots. She is armed with four IJ lb. quick firing Mark III (1904) guns, two forward and two aft. She is electrically lighted through- out and fitted with a powerful searchlight and carries a crew of 58 officers and men all told. She was built by Vickers, Sons & Maxim, Limited, England, in 1904, and is under the command of Lieutenant Charles J. Stuart, E.N.E.

After a thorough overhaul during the winter at E[alifax, the Canada commis- sioned on April 10 and was employed cruising during the season as requisite, on the East Coast, principally on the coast of Nova Scotia. Before leaving Halifax, Eear Admiral C. E. Kingsmill, Director of the Naval Service, inspected the vessel.

On May 8 after having had compasses adjusted Canada proceeded to sea, cruising to the westward and after visiting Mahone Bay and Chester returned to Halifax on May 11. On May 25 inclining tests for stability were carried out at Halifax under the supervision of Mr. Diiguid of the Department of Marine and Fisheries. These tests having been completed, Canada proceeded to sea on May 30 and met the mackerel fleet off the port. Followed the fishing fleet as necessary until they dispersed off the North Shore of Cape Breton, calling at the following ports: — Port Dufferin, Isaac's Harbour, Wliitehead, Port Hawkesbury, Canso and Sydney, C.B., arriving at the latter place on June 11. Owing to the prevalence of a thick fog Canada remained at Sydney until June 15, proceeding from then to Glace Bay and Chedabucto Bay, arriv- ing at the latter place on June 17.

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On June 18 Canada visited Ponquet Island to obtain information concerning the steam trawlers operating in that vicinity, who were reported to have been disregarding the fisheries laws, and on June 19 returned to Halifax.

On June 26 left Halifax for Prince Edward Island, leaving Charlottetown on July 3 for Halifax again.

On July 8 Canada left Halifax for Quebec, calling en route at Charlottetown and Gaspe, and on July 12 anchored at Father Point in a thick fog.

Quebec having been reached on July 13, Eear Admiral C. E. Kingsmill, Director of the Xaval Service came on board on July 14, and inspected ship on the way to Montreal. Owing to thick fog in the river the Admiral landed at Three Eivers and the ship returned to Quebec, leaving there on July 31 and cruising towards Prince Edward Island, calling at Gaspe, Pictou, George and North Sydney where the ship was coaled. Left Xorth Sydney on July 29 cruising towards Gut of Canso. Owing to a gale of wind being met with off Cape North, ship returned to Aspy Bay for shelter, leaving there on July 30 and arriving at Port Hawkesbury next day and Georgetown on August 1.

On August 2 left Georgeto\vn for Halifax, arriving on August 6, leaving there same day for Liverpool, with Captain Johnston, who was to be transferred to Petrel for passage to Clark's Harbour. Having transferred Captain Johnston ship returned to Halifax.

On August 8 in a dense fog proceeded to mouth of the Harbour to meet H.M.S. Cornwall and render any assistance in her work of towing H.M.C.S. Niohe into harbour, after having met with an accident off Cape Sable.

On August 11 left Halifax cruising towards the west, visiting Mahone Bay; then towards the east calling at Port Dufferin where several lobster traps were destroyed. Cape George, and arriving at Guysboro on August 18 to assist in the local regatta. Left for Georgetown on August 18 and thence arrived Halifax August 26.

On arrival at Halifax sent boats away to search Purcell Cove and North West Arm, destroying one submerged car containing 76 lobsters and many smaller lobster traps.

On September 26 left Halifax for Quebec, calling at Liscombe and Wliitehead where ship was delayed for two days by bad weather, and Charlottetown where the Chief Engineer was sent to Halifax on sick leave. Left Charlotteto^m oji October 1; rounded Cape Gaspe at 6 p.m. on October 2. At 10.30 p.m., owing to a change of wind and weather, which turned to snow, ship returned to Gaspe and remained there until October 4 when they left and arrived at Quebec, anchoring at Father Point and Murray Bay at 4 a.m., October 6. *

On October 7 proceeded to ILontreal, remaining there until October 11 when Admiral Kingsmill and Commander Roper, Chief of Staff arrived on board and ship left at 8 a.m. for Quebec, arriving there the same day.

On October 12, after the departure of Earl Grey, late Governor-General, Admiral Kingsmill and Staff and Colonel Pelletier, Ofiicer Commanding Military District No. 7, embarked and ship proceeded down river on Departmental business, anchoring in Maheux Roads and returning to Quebec the same evening.

On October 14, after the ceremonies receiving the new Governor General, His Royal Highness the Duke of Connaught, Canada left Quebec for Nova Scotia, calling at Gaspe, Pictou, Port Hawkesbury, and Canso, arriving at Halifax 6 p.m. October 30.

On November 4 left Halifax cruising west, visiting Lunenburg, Mahone Bay, Chester and Aspotogan, but found very little illegal lobster fishing.

On November 9 proceeded to Port Mouton to investigate reports of lobster fac- tories being in operation, but finding C.G.S. Petrel there, returned to Halifax on November 11, on which date Admiral Kingsmill and Staff and Rear Admiral Brad- ford Connnanding Fourth Cruiser Squadron and Staff came on board, the ship pro- ceeding to Bedford Basin and North West Arm.

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After returning' to the Dockyard ship went into winter quarters and the ship's company were transferred to Barracks on December 21.

In March, 1912, certain alterations designed to increase the seaworthiness of the ship so as to render her more useful for Fisheries Protection purposes and also to allow of certain alterations and rearrangements of gun fittings, with the object of rendering the vessel more suitable for training purposes, were begun, and these alter- ations, which are being carried out by the Halifax Graving Dock Company are expected to be completed about June 20, 1912.

During the season 1911-12 C.G.S. Canada travelled 8,070 miles.

' PETREL.'

Is a steel screw ship; length 116', beam 22', draught 10' 3", gross tonnage 192 tons, speed 10 knots. Her complement is 23 Officers and men all told and she is com- manded by Captain Clement Barkhouse.

The ship was commissioned on April 1 and after finishing winter repairs, pro- ceeded to Halifax on April 17 for adjustment of compasses.

On April 20 with Captain Milne of the C.G.S. Curlew as pilot, left Halifax for the Bay of Fundy station, calling at Liverpool, Shelburne, Barrington Passage, Brier Island and Digby, and arriving at Welchpool on April 27, communicated on arrival with Fishery Inspector Calder. Proceeded cruising on station, arriving at St. John May 6. On May 9 Captain Milne returned to Curlew and ship continued cruising on station, searching round Isle Haute and Quaco Ledges for fishermen dynamiting for pollock.

After calling at St. John, proceeded to Grand Manan and continued cruising around Grand Manan, Brier Island and Digby until May 19 when the ship was relieved by Constance at iSTorth Head, Grand Manan.

Petrel then proceeded to her cruising station on the south coast of Nova Scotia to watch the U. S. seining fleet. After arriving at Shelburne on May 22 the first of the seining fleet was boarded. The fishing fleet continued to arrive quickly and by May 30 the fleet numbered 32. The ship kept in close touch with the fishing fleet until they passed Canso and then crossed to the West and watched for stragglers. The fish were wild and scattered along the whole coast and very few catches were made, the mackerel fishing being a failure.

On June 10 the last of the seining fleet left and ship then continued cruising on station between Cape Sable and Straits of Canso. On June 12 proceeded to Seal Island and Wood's Harbour to look after the U.S. fishing smacks off these places.

On July 14 found the U.S. lobster smacks Mary F. 8mith, McNichol, Nellie M. Davis and Price of the Port fishing with 150 to 200 traps each.

During this cruise ship found and destroyed 70 lobster traps which had been set inside the three mile limit.

On July 18 proceeded to Bridgewater to assist the Fishery Officer there and then continued cruising on station.

On August 1 arrived at Halifax, and on August 3 prcoeeded to stand by to render assistance to H.M.C.S. Niohe which had grounded off Cape Sable.

Continued cruising on station until August 6 when orders were received to pro- ceed to Liverpool to embark Captain Johnston from Canada.

Ship then proceeded to H.M.S. Cornwall, arriving alongside H.M.C.S. Niohe at 6 a.m. on August 7 and in the evening of the same day, with the assistance of C.G.S. Lady Laurier, towed Niohe from Clark's Harbour out to H.M.S. Cornwall standing by to render assistance if necessary.

Ship then returned to Barrington Passage to search for uncharted rock on which H.M.S. Cornwall had grounded. The rock having been discovered, on August 12 pro- ceeded to Shelburne.

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On August 14 with Lieutenant !McLeod. Navigating Officer of H.M.S. Cornwall proceeded to the rock to verify position, returning to Shelburne August 19 when Lieutenant McLeod rejoined H.]\[.S. Cornwall.

Continued cruising on station until August 21 and after assisting the Fishery Officer at Bridgewater to settle a dispute, proceeded to Halifax, arriving there on August 30, with Captain Barkhouse sick on board.

The Captain was then sent to hospital for treatment and Captain ^lilne of C.G.S. Curlew took over command of the Petrel, after which ship continued cruising on station, returning to Halifax on September 15.

On September 18 Captain Barkhouse resumed command and Captain Milne returned to C.G.S. Cxirlew. Ship was then laid up for repairs to machinery which were complete on October 10.

On October 11, after settling disputes at Xorth West, South West and Mill Coves, St. Margaret's Bay, continued cruising on station, arriving at Shelburne on October 17 and proceeded from thence to Xorth West Cove, to investigate complaint.

On October 18 embarked Fishery Inspector Eobertson and proceeded to Chester, embarking Fishery Overseer Webber at that place.

On October 21 proceeded to Xorth West, South W&st and Mill Coves, St. Mar- garet's Bay, cautioning fishermen to take up their nets and collecting the license fees. Arrived Chester October 21 when Messrs. Webber and Robertson left ship.

Continued cruising on station until Xovember 10 when ship arrived at Halifax and was inspected by Bear Admiral C E. Ivingsmill, Director of the Xaval Service and Staff, after which ship proceeded to cruise on station again.

On December 11 proceeded to Liverpool to lay up for winter, arriving on 15.

Ship was put into winter quarters and crew paid off on December 20.

During the season very little illegal fishing was met with. The lobster catch during the open season was fairly successful, bein^- above the average on the western coast. The eastern part of the coast fishing was only fair as the fishermen lost a great amount of gear owing to storms.

The cod fishing on the south shore was very successful, beating all previous years. Inshore cod fishing was successful at first but heavy gales set in early and put a stop to this fishing. The fall mackerel catch on the coast was a complete failure. The sword fishing was fairly successful, about forty boats being engaged during August and September.

During the season the ship steamed 5,700 miles and 99 U.S. fishing vessels were boarded.

' CL'RLEW."

Is a twin screw iron steamer; length 116'; beam 19 '8"; draught 11' 3"; gross tonnage 158 tons; and speed 10 knots. Her complement is 20 Officers and men all told and she is commanded by Captain W. J. Milne.

On April 1, 1911, the ship was undergoing repair at Halifax Dockyard when a new boiler was installed, a new main deck laid and other much needed repairs per- formed.

On September 16, ship was commissioned and left Halifax, cruising towards the Bay of Fundy station.

On September 28, arrived at St. John relieving C.G.S. Constance which had been protecting the fish of that station since the beginning of the season. Afterwards the ship continued cruising on her station to prevent the United States sardine boats from fishing, and on October 26 proceeded to Yarmouth County and Seal Islands to watch the L'nited States vessels engaged in lobster fishing.

On October 29 owing to the weather becoming very stormy, the last United States ship left for home and on Xovember 4: Curlew returned to Bay of Fundy and cruised

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along the New Brunswick and Nova Scotia shores, keeping a careful lookout for illegal lobster fishing and destroying the traps set, &c.

On November 28 proceeded to Seal Islands through Schooner Passage, thence visiting Yarmouth and the Tusket Islands, and returning to St. John on December 3 where ship was coaled. Ship then proceeded to Yarmouth and Seal Islands and cruised along the southeastern shore of Nova Scotia towards Halifax, destroying several lobster traps illegally set along the route.

On December 20 crew was paid off and ship placed in winter quarters.

During the season ship steamed 2,000 miles, seized one boat for fishing during the ' Sunday Close Season ' and one for driving herring, as well as destroying a number of lobster traps illegally set and boarding a large number of United States boats and schooners.

' CONSTANCE.''

Is a twin screw iron steamer, length 116', beam 19' 8", draught 11' 2", gross ton- nage 185 tons. Her complement is 23 Officers and men all told and she is commanded by Captain Thomas liyfian.

During the winter the ship was laid up in H.M.C. Dockyard, Halifax, and com- missioned for the season on April 1, 1911, but did not leave until May 5 when she pro- ceeded to the waters around Antigonish County and investigated several complaints of illegal fishing in that vicinity, but was unable to find any, so returned to Halifax on the 14.

On May 15 coaled ship and swung for adjustment of compasses and on the 17 pro- ceeded towards Bay of Fundy to relieve Petrel, arriving at Flags Cove, Grand Manan on the 19.

On May 20 ship arrived at St. John, N.B., where she was grounded and her bottom and hull scraped and painted.

Continued cruising on May 29, calling at St. Mary's Bay, Westport, East Sandy Cove, Digby, and arrived at St. John on June 5. Leaving St. John next day the ports of Welch Pool, Lepreau, St. John and Advocate Harbour were visited and ship arrived at Digby on June 14.

Ship left Digby for St. John on 17 and then continued cruising to the westward from whence she proceeded to Whitehead, Grand ]\[anan and Woodbridge Cove to consult with the fishery officers at these places, returning to St. John again on July 8.

Hearing reports of dynamiting being carried on ship returned to Grand Manan on July 15 but found no dynamiting.

Owing to foggy weather ship did not leave Grand Manan until July 20 when she proceeded to St. John. calling at Beaver Harbour en route. On July 26 returned to Grand Manan Island ; leaving there on 27, called at Briar Island, Muir Ledges, Cam- pobello, Welch Pool, and arrived at St. John on 28.

On August 3 returned to Grand Manan Island, keeping a lookout for dynamiters, and then continued cruising, calling at Yarmouth and St. John and anchoring at Digby on August 11.

Continued cruising on station until August 15 when ship proceeded to Welch Pool to consult Fishery Inspector Calder, remaining there for the Regatta on the 16 when the Honourable the Minister of Public Works went on board the ship to view the water sports.

On August 17 continued cruising, calling at St. John, Beaver Harbour, Bliss Harbour, Briar Island, Grand Manan Island, Old Proprietor Ledge, Wolfe Island and Lepreau Harbour, returning to St. John on August 25.

Left St. John on August 30 and continued cruising around Grand Manan Island, calling at Welch Pool, Bliss Harbour, Black's Harbour and arriving at St. John on September 4.

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On September 8 continued cruising, calling at Musquash, Lepreau Harbour, Welch Pool, returning to St. John on September 10.

Continued cruising on 13 towards Welch Pool, where on anchoring the starboard anchor and cable carried away, and, although the following day was spent in dragging was not recovered.

Continued cruising on 15, anchoring at Black's Harbour and returned to St. John on 17.

Left St. John for Welch Pool on the 18 and there recovered anchor which had been lost ; proceeded thence to Halifax, after turning over the Bay of Fundy Station to Captain Milne of C.G.S. Curleiv.

Arrived at Halifax on October 8 when certain small repairs were imdertaken and proceeded on October 18 to a station on Prince Edward Island, arriving on 23.

Continued cruising on station until orders were received to be at Halifax on November 10.

On jSTovember 16 Rear Admiral Kingsmill, Director of the Naval Service, came On board to inspect ship and on 18 ship continued cruising, calling at Lunenburg, Shelburne and Sand Point, where eleven fishing vessels were boarded; thence cruised to Lockport, Port Mouton and Liverpool, arriving at Halifax again on November 28.

On December 20 ship's company was paid off and ship went into winter quarters.

During the season the lobster laws in the Bay of Fundy were well observed, the greater part of the trouble having arisen from the dynamiters.

The Fall catch of mackerel on the Prince Edward Island Station was a complete failure, the line fish and lobster catch being about the average.

The poor fishing was due to a large extent, to the bad and foggy weather which prevailed.

' vigilant/

Is a steel twin screw ship, length ITS', beam 22', draught 10', and gross tonnage 396 tons. She is electrically lighted throughout and fitted with a powerful searchlight. Her complement is 30 ofiicers and men all told and she is commanded by Captain P. C. Eobinson.

The ship having been given a thorough overhaul during the winter 1910-11 at Poison's Iron Works, Toronto, was commissioned on April 20 and proceeded to sea on a trial trip with the President and Manager of the Poison Company on board. The trial was satisfactory, with the exception of a defective joint on safety valve of forward boiler. The defect having been made good in dock. Vigilant left Toronto and passing through the Welland Canal arrived at Port Colborne.

Proceeded on April 28 and after calling at Port Dover to land stores, on May 2 proceeded to cruise on station towards the westward, calling at Port Stanley Kings- ville.

Very little poaching was found while ship was in commission, and cruising was carried on as requisite until July 1 when Vigilant arrived at Port Dover to assist in a celebration.

On September 18, Eear Admiral C. E. Kingsmill, Director of the Naval Service and Staff inspected the ship.

During November very little cruising was done as owing to the bad state of tire weather, very few fishermen were operating.

After December on account of the low price of fish very little fishing was done and the majority of the U.S. tugs were laid up.

During the season Vigilant called at various life saving stations and reported on condition? there.

Amongst other services a wachman's clock system was installed at the Point Pelee Life Saving Station and at East End Long Point Light Station a boat being built for the station was inspected and reported on.

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The total number of nets taken during- the season was 304, of which 110 were sold by Vigilant, the Inspector of Fisheries at Toronto disposing of the remainder. Vigilant steamed 5,955 miles during the year.

' KESTREL."

Is a wooden screw steamer, length 126', beam 24', draught 12', gross tonnage 311 tons, and speed 10 knots. She was built in Vancouver, B.C., in 1903. Her comple- ment is 23 Officers and men all told and she is commanded by Captain Holmes New- comb.

The Kestrel was employed in keeping U.S. fishing vessels outside the forbidden limits on the west coast and keeping the harbours clear, and was assisted by the small cruisers Falcon and Restless.

On April 1 ship was at Union, but orders were received to proceed to Vancouver and thence to Esquimalt. On April 21 ship proceeded to Vancouver to allow Captain to give expert evidence in the trial concerning the capture of the U.S. Steamship Edrie by H.M.C.S. Rainbow in February 1911.

Leaving Vancouver on May 1, Kestrel proceeded to Union to coal and then cruise as necessary on station, arriving at Prince Rupert on May 13.

The SS. Germania having been chartered as a fishery protection vessel, First Officer Ledwell was appointed in command and Kestrel proceeded to Hardy Bay on the 17 to transfer Captain Ledwell. Cruising was then carried on on the station until May 31 when ship returned to Union to coal, returning again to her station on com- pletion of coaling ship.

Orders having been received to proceed to Nanaimo Kestrel arrived there on June 18, and then proceeded to Esquimalt, arriving on the 19.

On July 10 ship was paid off and stripped readj" to be sold out of the Service, and Captain Xewcomb proceeded to take command of the William Jolliffe.

From April 1 to July 10 Kestrel had cruised 3,216 miles.

' WILLIAM JOLLIFFE."

"Was chartered as a Fishery Protection Vessel from the British Columbia Salvage Company and left Esquimalt on July 10 with Mr. Taylor, Inspector of Fisheries, on board and inspected the Juan de Fuca Straits inspecting the salmon traps, returning to Victoria the same evening to land Mr. Taylor.

Continued cruising as necessary, following the fishermen and driving them out of the harbours, arriving at North Island on July 24. From thence cruised south- ward along the west coast of Queen Charlotte Islands, calling at all the bays and inlets en route and after gaining much useful information with reference to new fishing banks, &c., arrived at Esquimalt August 1.

On the return trip, arrived at Departure Bay on August 12, proceeding the same day over the west coast where a L^.S. brig was found anchored on Swiftsure Bank, exceedingly well fitted out with appliances for taking and preserving salmon and also possessing 14 to 16 gasolene launches for running into the mouths of the various streams along the coast in the absence of the Fishery Protection Cruiser. This brig was warned against fishing inside the three mile limit.

Continvied cruising in these waters until August 26 when a gasolene launch, which proved to be the Seara of Seattle, was captured and towed to English Bay, where she was turned over to Inspector Cunningham, the Restless taking her in tow to New Westminster. The William Jolliffe then proceeded cruising on her own station arriving at Esquimalt on September 1.

Leaving Esquimalt on September 4 ship continued cruising and after destroying a net anchored across Saratia River continued cruising to the northwards, and having driven the U.S. fishermen Washington out of Goose Island Harbour on September 12 arrived at Esquimalt on September 30.

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During the month of October ship continued cruising northwards as necessary, assisting the SS. Campac to remove a boom of logs from the main channel on the 10.

During the month of Xovember ship cruised on the west coast as necessary and on the 12 six U.S. fishing vessels were turned out of Sidney Inlet and on 19 ship pro- ceeded to Vancouver to allow the Captain to attend the trial of the seized sloop Seara, which vessel was condemned by the Court to be sold.

The WiUia7n JoUiffe then proceeded to Esquimalt on October 20 and was there fitted with wireless telegraphy. Having embarked Mr. C. P. Edwards, General Super- intendent Government Wireless Service and Mr. Stephenson, Chief Electrician, ship left to visit all wireless stations and on I^ovember 29, having received distress call from the stranded steamer Tees, proceeded to her assistance, picked up one of her boats on December 2 and arrived at the steamer the same day.

Other assistance having arrived ship continued her regular work and having called at Triangle Island, Ikeda Head and other stations reached Esquimalt on December 10 and disembarked Mr. Edwards.

The ship then continiied cruising until 23 on which date Esquimalt was reached.

In the month of January the ship cruised in the northern waters amongst the fishermen as required, arriving at Union on Eebruary 2 for coal.

Leaving Union ship cruised on the west coast initil the 13 when she proceeded to Queen Charlotte Islands in search of a tug and schooner supposed to have been wrecked on this coast, of which however no trace was found.

The William Joliffe then continued cruising on her station as requisite.

During the season several vessels were chartered to assist in fishery protection work, among them being the Sebastian, Grant and Germania. Considerable poaching was found during the year, not only for halibut, but also for salmon and herring. The foreign fishing fleet was very largely increased, many of the older craft being replaced by faster and more up-to-date boats.

During the season WiUiam JoUiffe was in commission she steamed 15,348 miles.

Considerable information as to the age and habits of lialibT-.t has been gained during the last season.

Although there has been very little fishing carried on in Hecate Straits the catch has been above the average, amounting to 9,030,680 lbs. for Canadian boats, the increase of catch being accounted for by the extra number of boats fishing and the new banks which have been located in Dixon Entrance and the west coast of "Wueen Charlotte Islands.

' RESTLESS.''

Captain Charles Moore, was working at the Xorth end of Vancouver Island until April 7 when he proceeded to Union Bay to coal ship and thence to ^NTew Westminster, B.C., to report to Mr. Cunningham, Chief Inspector of Fisheries, arriving on April 11.

From this date until May 26 ship was being overhauled and repaired, and on 27 commenced patrol duty on the Eraser River and Gulf of Georgia.

On June 14 conveyed Mr. Cunningham, Professor Halkett and Mr. C B. Sword, Inspector of Fisheries, to visit the American SaJmon traps at Port Roberts and Boundary Bay, proceeding then to Blaine, U.S., where the party disembarked.

Continued cruising until July 7 when Mr. Cunningham again came on board and proceeded on tour of inspection of all the salmon stations in the Xorthern District under the cliarge of Mr. J. T. Williams, Inspector of Fisheries.

During this trip the following canneries were inspected: — Quathrasca Cove, Alert Bay, Smith's Inlet, Rivers Inlet (at which place Inspector Williams came on board), Xamu, Bella Coola, Kim-^quit, Butcglen, Lowe Inlet, Skeena River, Wales Island and Xaas River.

Ship having returned to Prince Rupert on June 18, Inspector Williams disem- barked there and ship proceeded to New Westminster, arriving on the 24.

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On July 26 continued carrjdng on patrol duties on the Fraser River and Gulf of Georgia until November 16, during which time various trips were made to Blaine, Anaeortes, Cowichan, Nanaimo, Departure Bay, and Jarvis Inlet.

During this period five boats were arrested by the Restless for violation of the fishery rules and regulations and fined by the Chief Inspector in each case.

On November 6 vessel proceeded to Esquimalt, arriving on the 8, and was then equipped for patrol service during the winter, after which on November 17 took C.G.S. Falcon in tow to Victoria, ijroceeding thence to Nanaimo to meet Captain Newcomb for further orders.

On receipt of these orders proceeded North as far as Hope Island for patrol duty on that station.

Since arriving on this station no foreign fishing vessels were seen or heard of, which is possibly accounted for by the bad weather conditions which prevailed.

During the year Restless steamed 6,580 miles and was at sea 750 hours.

' FALCON.''

Captain Alfred Copp, was employed under the orders of Captain Newcomb of the Kestrel and William Jolliffe.

Left Esquimalt November 25 for Prince Rupert, calling at Vancouver en route and arriving at Prince Rupert on December 5. Continued cruising between the North end of Banks Island and to North of Dunas Island watching the harbours there and keeping the United States fishermen oil the move.

The following United States ships were ordered to sea, having been found within the three mile limit: —

On December 14 on White Rock the American Gasoline Schooner Director.

On December 18 at Butter Cove the Stephens Islands, the American Fishery Steamers Manhattan and San Jtian.

On' December 26 at Wliite Rock, Banks Island, the Fishery Steamer Grant. The latter ship was allowed to shelter for the night owing to heavy weather, but later dragging her anchors went on the rocks and became a total wreck, her crew of 40 officers and men being taken on board the Falcon and landed at Prince Rupert.

On January 10 certain repairs were effected to the Falcon at Digby Island, and ship proceeded to sea again on the 21.

On February 4 while at Stanley Harbour, Dundas Island, the United States Steamship Carona of Seattle came in with machinery broken down; having effected repairs she was ordered to sea on the 6.

On February 8, whilst cruising near Dundas met with the Canadian Gas Schooner Princess Victoria with sails blown to pieces and machinery broken down. Towed this ship to safe anchorage but as repairs could not be effected on board, continued towing her on February 11 to Prince Rupert, arriving that day at 4 p.m.

On February 16 helped the Gas Schooner North Laund of Seattle to make good her repairs and ordered her to sea on the 18.

Until the middle of February the weather was very stormy and few United States vessels were met with. The weather, however, improved after this and fishing became better.

On February 25 arrived at Prince Rupert to coal ship and left on (27 tol Icruisel in Hecate Straits.

Total number of miles steamed by Ship from November 29 to March 31 was 2,112.

I have the honour to be, sir,

Your obedient servant,

C. E. KINGSMILL, Rear Admiral, Director of the Naval Service.

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REPORT OX THE SURVEY OF TIDES AXD CURRENTS.

Ottawa, April 1, 1912.

The Deputy Minister,

Department of the Xaval Service, Ottawa.

Sir, — I have the honour to submit the following report of the work done in the Survey of Tides and Currents, during the twelve months ending March 31, 1912. In general terms, the work comprises the maintenance of the. principal tide stations in Eastern Canada and on the Pacific Coast; further investigation of the tides and currents during the summer months; the reduction of the observations to make the results of practical use; and the publication of Tide Tables and other information. The surveying steamer C.G.S. Gulnare was again utilized for the investigation of the currents during last season. The tidal stations on both coasts were visited for insi)ec- tion and repairs, and some improvements were introduced.

TIDAL OBSERVATIONS.

The principal tidal stations have been maintained in continuous operation throughout the year with little interruption, except at Port Simpson and Prince Rupert in British Columbia. There are six of these stations in Eastern Canada, and five on the Pacific Coast. These are maintained summer and winter, as it is essential to obtain a continuous record throughout the year as a basis for the calculation of tides tables. Special arrangements have been made by which the time can be obtained correctly, as in winter some of the stations are cut off from communication, except by telegraph.

To utilize the tidal record as a basis for calculation of tide tables, it is necessary to make good any breaks or interruptions that occur, by a special method of inter- polation. It is also necessary to reduce the observations to a uniform datum level, which is maintained from year to year by means of instrumental levels and compari- sons, which are taken throughout the progress of the observations. The height of the tide is thus referred to a uniform low-water datum, which accords with the low water of the charts. By this method, the height of the tide in the tide tables shows the depth of water available in addition to the chart soundings.

During the year, the following tidal record has been reduced and submitted to harmonic analysis : — For Eastern Canada, 2 years of record from Quebec, 2 years from Father Point, 3 years from St. Paul Island, and 2 years from St. John, N.B. For the Pacific Coast, one year of record from each of the following stations : Clayo- quot, which is the reference station for the west coast of Vancouver Island, Victoria, Vancouver and Prince Rupert, B.C.

This reduction of 13 complete years of tidal records represents a large amount of work, and will result in a very substantial improvement in the accuracy of the tide tables. Those for Eastern Canada are now more accurate than any for the Atlantic Coast of the United States, with the exception of Charlottetown which is a com- paratively new station; and on the Pacific Coast three of our reference stations are now equal or superior in accuracy to any port on the Pacific Ocean, in America, Asia or Australia; and the fourth reference station at Clayoquot is already equal in accur- acy to any on the Pacific Coast of the United States with the exception of San Fran- cisco.

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FURTHEE OBSERYATIOXS OF THE CURREXTS.

During last season an investigation of the currents in the entrance to the St. La-m-ence was carried out; and for this the C'.G.S. Gidnare was utilized. This is an important region, as it is traversed by steamships on the Belle Isle route as well as by those passing south of Newfoundland; and also by the lines of coasting stearfters from Sydney to Montreal.

Observations of the set of the current were taken, day and night, at the Lightship stationed off Heath Point, Anticosti. On the surveying steamer, the observations were made continuously day and night with the aid of current meters and electrical appliance-s. The information obtained was thus accurate and definite.

The currents in the passage between Anticosti Island and the Gaspe Coast are verj- different in their character on the two sides. Off the coast of Anticosti, they veer continually in direction, while on the Gaspe side the current sets constantly and strongly outwards. As both classes of currents are dominated by tidal influence, it was thought advisable to establish a tide gauge for reference at South-west Point, Anticosti ; but imf ortunately this was carried away early in the season. It was found however, that Father Point is quite satisfactory as a reference station, and by its use the currents are brought into direct relation with the Father Point tide tables, which are published annually. The influence of the wind upon the currents was also care- fully observed; and complete information as to the wind itself was obtained from an anemometer on board, which was read everj^ four hours day and night continuously, while a barograph gave a continuous record of the fluctuations of the barometer.

With such appliances it was found possible to obtain very complete information. The observations could be continued without interruption during fog or rain; and good record of the current could be obtained so long as the waves did not exceed six Or eight feet in height. The chief source of interruption was the entire want of shelter on such exposed coasts; and when heavy weather came on, it was often neces- sary to make a long run. The depths in which anchorages had to be made were also great; as on the Gaspe side they range from 135 to 215 fathoms; and as the bottom consists of soft clay sufficiently adliesive to ball around the anchor, it makes very poor holding ground.

These investigations were carried out iinder the personal supervision of the Super- intendent, with the assistance of Mr. S. C. Hayden who had charge of the work during the latter part of the season. The night observations were taken by Mr. F. Nash and Mr. R. Hogg. Captain C. T. Ivnowlton also gave valuable co-operation in addition to his regular duties.

The results of these observations have been thoroughly worked up during the winter, and they will undoubtedly prove valuable to shipping, as a large proportion of the whole commerce of Canada passes through this region. A ' Notice to Mariners ' was prepared to explain the leading features of the Gaspe current, and the best routes to follow to take advantage of it, or to avoid it, as the case may require. The follow- ing sunmiary description is taken from this Notice.

CURRENTS IN THE ENTRANCE TO THE ST. LAWTRENCE.

There is a constant downward current in the middle of the St. Lawrence estuary which continues along the south shore for the whole length of the Gaspe Coast. This constant outward tendency, as distinguished from the usual tidal behaviour of the Lower St. Lawrence, is first felt below Red Islet, near the mouth of the Saguenay. It is met by a cross current from Pointe des Monts, setting towards Cape Chat. Below this, the outward current is still more pronounced, and is known as the ' Gaspe Current.' It follows the curve of the Gaspe coast as far as Cape Gaspe, from which it sets across the Gulf of St. Lawrence towards the Magdalen Islands.

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The Gaspe Current. — ^Along the Gaspe Coast the current sets downward, from one or two miles oii shore to about ten miles off. Although constant in the sense of being always in the one direction, it is subject to a strongly marked fluctuation in speed in strict accordance with the tide; being stronger during the ebb and weaker during the flood. Its gi-eatest strength is at an offing of 4 or 5 miles, where it attains a speed of over 3 knots at the springs and about 1^ knots at the neaps. At an offing of 8 miles it is much weaker, and at 12 miles any current there is, is no longer con- tinuonsly downward.

Currents elsewhere,. — In the middle of the passage between the Gaspe Coast and Anticosti, and on the Anticosti side, the currents show as their leading character- istic, a continuous veer around the compass in- the right hand direction, in the tidal period. There is good evidence that the water there makes westward on the whole, to compensate for the outflow of the Gaspe current.

Wind disturhance. — The most careful attention throughout the season was given to this question; with appliances registering speed to %oth of a knot, and comparison of the surface current with the speed and direction beheath, to detect disturbance. Xothing was more striking than the apparent indifference of the currents to the wind as a general rule. The weakest currents would set directly into the wind, just as usual, as they veered around. It was not evident during the course of the investiga- tions, that strong winds and gales had any effect on the flow of the Gaspe current, imless this can be detected when the observations are subjected to a searching analysis, with allowance for tidal fluctuation.

It is the usual winds, which are almost always up or down the coast, that seem to have so little influence on the current. But there is some evidence that with off- shore winds from the southwest, which are unusual in the summer season, the Gaspe current may be displaced in position, and lie farther out. Hence at a given offing, the current may appear to be checked by the wind, as it may have taken a different route, nearer the middle of the passage. Also, northerly winds may possibly make the current narrower and stronger, by pressing it against the coast.

The Caution on the charts, ' Currents governed principally by wind,' is therefore so erroneous as to be quite misleading. Also, the two lines of current on the chart of Anticosti Island, may be regarded as alternative routes ; though the outer route, in the middle of the passage, is quite unusual and should be so indicated.

Inshore flood stream. — There are times when a flood stream is found to occupy a width of one or two miles between the Gaspe current and the shore. According to information obtained from the captains of the coal steamers, this may. be described as follows : From Cai^e Rosier to Cape Magdalen, at one mile off, the flood stream has a speed of one knot at the most. From Cape ]Magdalen to Cape Chat the downward current appears to keep close in, as indicated on the local charts; and it is thus only weakened during the flood, without being reversed. Above Cape Chat the upward set on the flood may extend as far as two miles from shore ; but it may not be found during the neap tides. This in-shore flood is thus more pronounced above Cape Chat; and it becomes a feature which extends a long way up the estuary.

Course inwards. — The coasting steamers engaged in the coal trade, when inward bound, are tempted to take a route close in shore, to avoid the Gaspe current and obtain help from the upward flood. Apart from the risk of keeping within a mile or two of the shore, this in-shore flood is in most places only strong enough to be of service about the time of spring tides and then only for the flood period. After the six hours of flood, in which some 60 miles along the coast are made, these steamers must sheer out to a greater offing; as for the next six hours the in-shore ebb stream adds to the strength of the main current.

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current where it is usually weak enough to be inappreciable. Record time has been made at this offing; and one captain claims that at an offing of 12 miles he only lost a quarter o£ an hour from current as far in as Pointe des Monts.

The best inward route from Bird Rocks is to make the Gaspe coast at an offing of l-± miles at Cape Rosier, and to maintain an offing of ten miles from Fame Point to Cape Chat. Sailing vessels should tack when ten miles off. From there, the choice is open to make Manikuagan and follow the north shore, which may be advisable for better shelter in the autumn or at any other time when northerly winds are prevalent, keeping the weather clear.

The investigation on this season also show that Atlantic steamers, inward bound, will gain time by making a straight course from Bagot Point, Anticosti, to a point 10 miles off Cape Magdalen, and thence maintaining the same offing till within the mouth of the estuary opposite Pointe des Monts.

Outward course. — A distinct advantage will be gained by all vessels, by keeping in the strength of the Gaspe current, at an offing of 4 to 5 miles, from Cape Chat out- ward. Even steamers on the Belle Isle route may obtain an advantage by following the rounding of the coast at this offing as far as Fame Point at least, before turning off towards Anticosti. The distance that the coast should thus be followed will be greater if it is ebb tide at the time; as they may then obtain as much as 3 knots in their favour, which will more then compensate for the slight extra distance by the chart. All coasting steamers, and Atlantic steamers on the route south of Newfound- . land, will gain by keeping this offing till they leave the Gaspe coast.

INFORMATION ON THE TIDES.

The observations obtained in the season of 1910, along the north shore of the Gulf of St. Lawrence from Seven Islands to Belle Isle strait were finally reduced to a form suitable for publication in the tide tables. This stretch of coast was divided into three parts; the western end as far as Mingan being referred to Father Point, and the eastern end being brought into relation with the principal station in Belle Isle Strait. In the middle section, it is necessary to distinguish high water and low water, and to refer them separately to St. Paul Island and Father Point, which are the two prin- cipal stations that command this region. The tidal differences resulting were put in tabular form in the tide tables, which makes the whole matter clear and easy to follow. The time of high and low water at all the harbours along the north shore of the Gulf, can thus be found readily.

On the Pacific Coast, the principal progress made was in the improvement of the data for the tidal portions of the two chief rivers, the Eraser and the Skeena. From the observations at Essington on the Skeena, the variations in the time of the tide were fully ascertained and reduced to practical shape. On the Lower Eraser, observa- tions at Port Haney and Sumas extending over considerable periods were obtained from Mr. G. A. Keefer, Resident Engineer of Public Works. These were simul- taneous with the continuous record obtained from New Westminster. The tidal variation on the river is complicated by the annual freshet; but its variations have now been determined and are explained in the tide tables. These will be of value to several ports on the Lower Eraser which are developing rapidly.

Further observations were obtained by the Hydrographic Survey in British Columbia, by means of tide gauges supplied by this survey. These were taken at two points on the Queen Charlotte Islands, at Pacofi and at Queen Charlotte City in Skidegate inlet ; and also at Ocean Falls, at about the middle of the length of Gardner channel where a large industry has been started. Another tide gauge was placed by the tlydrographic Survey at Escoumains on the Lower St. Lawrence, for reference in the reduction of soundings. The tidal record obtained f*rom these new places will be of value in extending the information which this survey can publish.

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The new infonnation regarding Seymour Narrows and the series of narrows and rapids between the islands eastward to the mainland, referred to in the last report, has now been published in the tide tables. This enables the time of slack water to be known in a number of intermediate passes between Seymour Xarrows and the Yueulta, which are used by coasting steamers and also in the lumber industry. The tables of slack water for Seymour Xarrows have also been improved in accuracy by means of better data obtained from these observations.

GREAT LAKES.

The observations in the Great Lakes were continued in Georgian Bay during last season under the supervision of Professor Loudon. A small grant for exi)enses was made from the appropriation for this survey. The water level in Lake Ontario is also observed at Toronto by the Deputy Harbor Master; and the record is forwarded to the office of this survey.

ARCTIC OCEAX AXD HUDSON BAY.

During Captain Bernier's latest expedition in the C.G.S. Arctic, further tidal observations were obtained by means of a large type of registering gauge supplied by this survey. The observations were taken by Mr, J. T. E. Lavoie. They will ajfford further information in this new region, and they have also the advantage of being taken with a modern type of recording instrument.

The information as yet available for Hudson Bay is very meagre. It has recently been ascertained however, that a large amount of valuable information for Hudson Strait was obtained during the Gordon Expeditions of 1884 to 1886. In Lieut. Gordon's report, it was stated that observers were placed at a number of stations along Hudson Strait during two successive winters ; and detailed instructions of the tides, as well as the meteorological conditions. As no tidal information worth mentioning was ever published in Gordon's reports, inquiries were instituted regarding the matter. It was eventually ascertained that the whole series of original observations have remained in the custody of the meteorological office in Toronto ; and these have now been secured for this survey. They are of much value now that the navigation of Hudson Strait and Bay are being seriously considered ; and more especially when the range of the tide in the middle of Hudson Strait amounts to 30 feet.

The observations referred to were taken at Port Burwell near Cape Chidley, at Ashe Inlet, Stupart Bay, Nottingham Island and Cape Digges. These observations extend over several months including parts of the summer season, and at three local- ities they are continuous throughout the winter. They are also sufficiently simul- taneous to enable the i^rogress of the tide to be traced throughout the strait.

Some recent observations have been obtained by the Hydrographic Survey in 1910 and 1911 at Churchill and Nelson. These extend over a i)eriod of about two months in each instance. Copies of these records have been furnished to this survey.

INFORMATION SUPPLIED.

A number of tide tables are sent on request in addition to those addressed regu- larly from our mailing lists. Amongst the requests received for tide tables, it is interesting to note the number asked for by industrial establishments, quite apart from their use in navigation. Many inquiries are received which can be met by look- ing up the special information asked for, in reports already published. Amongst the requests received during the year, the following may be mentioned as illustrations of their miscellaneous character : —

The range of tide at St. John, N.B., sent to the British Admiralty, together with the extreme difference in the level of the tide there during nine successive years. Required to correct rise of tide at St. John.

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Tracings of tide curves at Moncton on the Peticodiac river, showing the arrival of the Bore. This record was sent to the British Admiralty on request. It was obtained by means of a recording- gauge of special design, devised by the Superin- tendent, to obtain data for the time of the arrival of the Bore.

Advance information on the tides of the Lower Eraser communicated to the Eesident Engineer of Public Works at New Westminster, B.C.

The temperature of the water in the Bay of Pundy at the surface and below to a depth of 30 fathoms as obtained in 1904 and 1907, sent on request to the Fisheries Inspector at Weymouth, N.S.

Advance information regarding the tides on the Lower Skeena supplied to the General Superintendent of the Hydro-Electric Co., Prince Rupert, B.C.

The range of the tide at Massett harbour and in Massctt Lake in the Queen Char- lotte Islands, prepared for a Civil Engineer in Vancouver.

Several requests were received for information as to the tides of the Bay of Fundy, tlicir greatest height, the time of high water at future dates, &c.

As a basis for the geodetic levels undertaken by the Dominion Observatory, com- plete data for mean sea level have been brought up to date for Quebec, Father Point, Halifax and St. John, IST.B. This is the result of extra work -done by the Superin- tendent for a number of years, undertaken becavise of its value from an engineering standpoint.

CO-OPERATION WITH OTHER SURVEYS.

Arrangements have been made, as in previous years, for co-operation with other surveys in view of the work of the coming season, by s^ipplying them with self- registering tidal instruments and the necessary outfit with them. By careful consider- ation of the conditions, and bj' supplying instriunents with a suitable scale together with an outfit adapted to the locality, much labour and expense are saved to those surveys. In return, they hand over to this survey the tidal record obtained, after they have taken from it the data required for their own purposes. From such records addi- tional information is obtained for publication in the Tide Tables.

In accordance with this plan, observations will be obtained at the following local- ities during thfe coming season: —

The Hydrographic survey in British Columbia will place two gauges in Hecate Strait to obtain tidal data for the reduction of soundings. These will probably be placed in Cumshewa Inlet and at Kitkatlah on Porcher Island.

On the Upper Skeena, a tide gauge will be placed by the Hydro-Electric Power Co. of Prince Rupert, at the mouth of the Ktada River or the Hocsall, where their power works are being erected.

Three registering tide gauges have been supplied to Mr. J. Tv. Scammel of the Public Works department, St. John, N.B. These will be placed at suitable localities along the St. John river to obtain a simultaneous series of observations of its varia- tions in level.

Tlie Chief Engineer of the Temiskaming and Northern Ontario railway has been supplied with a tide gauge for use at Moose Factory on James Bay. This will afford tidal information for a new locality of growing importance.

For the Hydrographic survey on the Lower St. Lawrence, a tide gauge will be supplied if required ; unless the i^rincipal tide station at Father Point will serve for the region to be surveyed this season. In the past two years the Hydrographic survey has obtained tidal infonnation at Bic Harbour and at Escoumains on the North Shore of the St. Lawrence.

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PUBLICATIONS.

The tidal information for Canada is now published in two sets of Tide Tables, one for the Eastern Coast and the other for the Pacific. This division facilitates their distribution. The editions of these tables now amount to 4,000 for Eastern Canada and 5,000 for the Pacific Coast. A large proportion of these are addressed individually. All the steamship companies on both coasts are supplied with them, as well as a number of industries on the coast such as saw-mills, canneries, whaling- establishments, &c. The tide tables are much appreciated also by fishermen, as in many cases the best catch is at the turn of the tide. In British Columbia large numbers of tide tables are supplied to the various booksellers who have the opportunity to distribute them.

In addition to the complete tables, two Abridged Editions are issued of pocket size. -One of these is for Quebec and the St. Lawrence, 2,000 in quantity; and the other for St. John, N.B. and the Bay of Eundy, of which the issue now reaches 6,000. The circulation of these abridged editions is steadily increasing, and with the help of Harbour masters and Customs officers, they reach all classes of mariners down to the fishermen on the coasts.

The information in the tide tables for Eastern Canada has been much increased and largely rearranged. In next year's tables, the tide at Summerside, P.E.I., will be published on account of its growing importance on the line of communication with Prince Edward Island.

On the Pacific Coast, new information is added as the investigation of the survey are extended, some of which has been already indicated. The basis from which the tide tables are calculated is also steadily extending for the improvement of their accuracy.

Some of the more important tide tables and other tidal information are repub- lished in the Canadian Almanac, and also in Belcher's Almanac for the Maritime Provinces. For Quebec an edition of the tide tables is published by T. J. Moore & Co. Also, in British Columbia some of the tide tables as well as slack water for First Narrows at Vancouver, are reprinted by private enterprise ; and they are also published in the daily papers.

At the beginning of the year, several articles were written for the newspapers in British Columbia and the Maritime Provinces, drawing attention to new information in the tide tables, and explaining the tables of slack water for Seymour Narrows which is of interest to mariners on the Pacific Coast.

In addition to the information published in the tide tables, the data for St. Augustin bar in the St. Lawrence above Quebec are computed for a publication issued by the Ship Channel survey in which the tides at Cap a la Roche Quebec are also included. The Time of the tide during the tourist season on the Lower St. Lawrence is prepared for Little Metis and Tadousac, and posted in the hotels and the Post Office for the convenience of the summer visitors. Toiirists also appreciate the time of the arrival of the Bore at Moncton at the head of the Bay of Fundy, which is included in the pocket edition of the St. John Tide Tables. These accessory tables are pre- pared by a little extra work in the office and without even the expense of printing, as a rule.

Advance copies of our principal tide tables are supplied to the British Admiralty for inclusion in their annual publication. The ones thus supplied are Quebec, Father Point, Halifax, and St. John, N.B., together with Victoria, Sand Heads, Vancouver and Port Simpson, B.C.

A complete revision has been made of the tidal information given in the ' Sailing Directions ' for Quebec, and through the Traverse to Orignaux Point, based on the results obtained by this survey to date. This has been supplied to the Ilydrographic survey for the Canadian edition of the ' Sailing Directions ' in preparation.

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STAFF.

This survey is carried on by the office and field staff, the officers and crew of the surveying vessel, and the outside tidal observers, who number eight on the Eastern Coasts of Canada and nine on the Pacific Coast. The permanent assistants in addition to the Superintendent are Mr. S. C. Hayden, Mr. H. W. Jones, B.Sc, and Mr. P. M. H. LeBlanc, C.E. This staff overtakes the outside work during the summer season; and in the winter, the reduction of the observations and calculations of tide tables as well as the ordinary office work.

Respectfully submitted,

W. BELL DAWSON,

Superintendent of Tidal Surveys.

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DEPAETMEXT OF THE XAVAL SERVICE— HYDROGEAPHIC SUEVEY.

Ottawa/ July 25, 1912.

Sir, — I have the honour to submit the annual report upon the progress of the Hydrographic Survey for the fiscal year ending March 31, 1912.

The following Hydrographic Surveys were carried on during the season of 1911 : —

Branch.	Steamer.	Nominal Horse Power.	Gross Tonnage.	Officers and Men.
Lake Ontario	Bayfield	112 141 94 450	276 (SB) 556 (224) 575 (311) 900 (372) 136 (123) 130	25 32
Pacific Coast.. . , Hudson Bay	Lillooet Minto	38 51
	Schooner Chrissie Tbomey. II Burleigh	14
		10
St. Lawrence River at Lachine Rapids.	Gasolene Launch

The number of officers of all ranks employed was 41, of whom, 23 were surveyors. The men employed on the surveying parties number 152.

LAKE ONTARIO BRANCH,

With the twin screw steamer Bayfield, was in charge of Mr. A. G. Bachand, who was assisted by Mr. E. Ghysens. The officers of the steamer were Sailing Master Wm. McQuade, and Engineers John Xisbet and Wm. Baker.

This party fitted out at the Dominion Lighthouse Depot at Prescott and left for its survey ground on May 2 under Capt. Frederick Anderson, who gave over the com- mand to Mr. Bachand on May 15.

The first work undertaken was a survey of Main Duck Island on the approach to Kingston Harbour.

As a result of the survey of Presqu'Ile Bay in 1910 a slight rearrangement of the spar buoys was found necessary and made by the survey before taking up regular work, which consisted of a water triangulation from Presqu'Ile to Port Darlington, the traversing of the shore between, and the sounding ofiF shore for a distance of about twelve miles. This was carefully done and an accurate contour obtained. In the sounding no shoals were discovered, but the edges of the banks have been determined.

Plans, on large scales, were made of Cobourg harbour and Port Hope.

On November 4 the Bayfield returned to Prescott and was laid up for tke winter at the Dominion Lighthouse and the crew paid off.

The staif returned to headquarters at Ottawa and were employed all winter in plotting the season's work and preparing charts for the engraver.

LOWEE ST. LAAVEEXCE EIVEE SUEVEY.

This party consisted of Commander I. B. Miles, E.X., in charge, with Messrs. A. J. Pinet and G. C. Venn as assistants, and Capt. H. J. McGough as Sailing Master and Mr. D. Marotte as Chief Engineer.

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Its steamer C artier fitted out at the Quebec Ag-ency of the Department of ]\Iarine and Fisheries, and after dry docking left for Eimouski headquarters on May 23, with Mr. Charles Savary temporarily in charge owing to Commander Miles having been granted leave of absence until June 1.

Triangulation, traversing and sounding were carried on in the neighbourhood of Bic Island and Father Point, until October 21 when the party returned to Quebec, laid up th^ vessel and paid off the crew.

The staff returned to Ottawa and spent the winter plotting the season's notes and preparing charts for the engraver.

At the end of the season Mr. G. C. Venn, who had been on the survey since April, 1906, resigned and returned to England. After such a period his retirement was a distinct loss to the sun^ey.

PACIFIC COAST.

This party is in charge of Capt. P. C. Musgrave, who has for assistants Messrs. Louis Davies, O. Parker and K. L. Fortier, with Capt. F. H. Griffiths, Sailing Master and Pilot, and Mr. A. R. Borrowman as Chief Engineer.

On April 4 Mr. O. Parker, who had been first ofiicer on the C.G.S. Lillooet, was appointed an assistant on the survey and assumed his new duties at once.

Mr. R. L. Fortier was appointed from the Fisherj^ Protection Steamer Canada on May 10 as assistant and joined the staff immediately.

On 'April 12 Mr. T. W. Allen, who had been Chief Engineer of the steamer since its first commission, resigned and was succeeded by his second Mr. A. R. Borrowman.

On April 11 the steamer Lillooet with party on board left Esquimalt for her sur- veying field, and after coaling at ISI^anaimo proceeded north to Prince Rupert where she arrived the 16. Work was taken up in Arthur Passage with the view of finishing some work necessary for the completion of the chart of that channel. This was suc- cessfully accomplished and the party left for and arrived at Skidegate, Queen Char- lotte Islands, on May 5.

Surveying was immediately taken up here, a party, placed in camp, made a new plan of Skidegate inlet showing important differences from the previous chart made in 1866.

The larger party, using the steamer, attempted a triangulation across Hecate strait and the traversing of the east shore of Graham Island from Rose Spit to Cape Chronstcheff, but time did not permit of much sounding being done.

It has been found that the islands are very incorrectly charted and considerably out of position, but the exact amount could not be determined as the signals on either side and necessary for triangulation could not be seen.

The traverse of the shore from Rose Point to Copper Bay, a distance of 70 miles, was successfully completed and a water triangulation of it carried out.

During six weeks in the fine weather of July and August, the steamer moved to the western approach to Dixon entrance and examined several positions in which breakers had been reported, but no sign of doubtful water could be found. Consider- able sounding was done in this locality but there yet remains a vast work to complete the channel. Unfortunately the number of fine days available is very limited and it will take many years to finish.

In June several days were taken up in an examination of Nepean sound for the rock upon which the United States steamer Chicago was reported to have struck. After a very careful svirvey over the locality designated by the master of the vessel no indication of it could be found.

On October 26, owing to very urgent requests for a survey of Cousins Inlet, the party was moved to that locality and remained until November 18. Because of heavy rain, snow storms and cold weather very little was accomplished beyond the outlining of the work for the season of 1912, when it is hoped the survey will be completed.

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On the whole the weather in the vicinity of Queen Charlotte Islands during the season has been better than in previous years, but the number of days of rain, fog, and strong winds has been very great, causing serious loss and adding very materially to the cost of the work and the length of time that should be necessary for its com- pletion.

The extent of work to be done in British Columbia is so very great, that the Department should seriously consider the advisability of providing a second vessel, probably smaller, for service in the sheltered wat^?.

The party returned to Esquimalt on November 20, the steamer was laid up, crew paid off, and the staff moved into office in the H.M.C. Dockyard for the winter to work up field notes and prepare charts for the engraver.

LACHINE EAPIDS.

A small party under Mr. Charles McGreevy, assisted by Messrs. G. B. St. Pierre and E. Jodoin, living ashore and working from a launch, was detailed for revising some work in Lake St. Francis and Cedars rapids.

It afterwards moved to Laprairie and undertook a survey to connect our work in Lake St. Louis with that in Montreal harbour. This consisted of a triangulation and traversing but very little sounding.

The party laid up the launch at Cornwall and returned to Ottawa on Xovember 27.

I regret to say that Mr. G. B. St. Pierre, after many years service, resigned and accepted a position with the Corporation of the City of Montreal, about the end of March.

HUDSON BAY.

This important survey was again prosecuted but with increased vigour as a result of the experience of the previous season.

The work was divided between three parties. The larger under Cai)t. Frederick Anderson, who has been connected with this survey since 1893, first as assistant to the undersigned for ten years, and then in charge of the work on the Lakes Superior and Ontario for nine years. He had for assistants Mr. Charles Savary, an assistant of six years experience, and Mr. H. S. Windeler, a graduate of Royal ]\Iilitary College.

The Department of Marine and Fisheries kindly loaned us the ice breaker Minto in charge of Captain John Macpherson and Mr. Joseph Ferguson, Chief Engineer, both of whom rendered very valuable service.

For navigation through the ice in Hudson Strait the survey was fortunate in again securing the services of Capt. S. W. Bartlett, of Brigus, Newfoundland. This officer's reputation is so well known that it is unnecessary here to pass other remark than that he was again the right man for the position.

The second party was placed on board the schooner Chrissie Thomey, sailed by Captain Thomas Gu^^nue of Brigus, Newfoundland, who again rendered very excellent service. This party was in charge of 31r. H. I). Parizcau, who had had charge of a similar party in the season of 1910 and was assisted by Messrs. Hobert Eraser and H. H. Lawson, both of whom had had previous experience in surveying work and were well qualified for their positions.

The third party was equipped for the purpose of securing reliable data concerning the magnetic declination, in Hudson Bay and Strait, both its amount and also the annual change by comparison with observations obtained in 1884 and 1885.

For the purpose the schooner Burleigh was purchased and an auxiliary gasolene engine installed for maua-uvring during observations at sea.

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The party was in charge of Mr. W. E. W. Jackson of Toronto Observatory, an Officer who had been in the north on a previous expedition. He had for assistant Mr. F. Ashbury, a recent honour graduate of Toronto University. The schooner was sailed by Captain Thomas Butler of Halifax.

She left Halifax on July 18 in tow of the Minio, entered Hudson Strait on July 27 and was cast adrift from the steamer on July 28. She stood over for Ash Inlet and Lake Harbour in Baffin Land and on 30 was found to be leaking so badly from frequent buffetting with the' ice that Captain Butler feared for her safety and decided to return to Halifax, where he arrived on September 7, and laid up the vessel as the season was too far advanced for a return to Hudson Bay. Repairs were executed at once.

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The second party, or that to which the schooner Chrissie Thomey ^Yas attached: —

On May 15 Mr. Parizeau left Ottawa for Winnipeg and Port Nelson to prepare for the season's work. He left Winnipeg on June 5, Norway House on June 11 and reached Port Nelson on 27. Work was immediately started erecting surveying bea- cons and a tide gauge which was read day and night whilst the party was at work.

The schooner Chrissie Thomey left Halifax on June 27 under her own sail, reached Forteau Bay about July 15 and was taken in tow by the Minto on July 20 for assist- ance through the ice off the Labrador coast and thro\igh Hudson Strait.

Her career whilst with the Minto is best told by Captain Anderson whose report is attached as an appendix. She arrived^at Nelson on August 11 and Mr. Parizeau moved on board, anchoring her as near shore as possible with just sufficient room to swing clearr of the banks on either side of the channel. This was about two miles east of the mouth of Root creek where camp had been established by him in 1910.

Upon the arrival of the schooner sounding at the inner end of the Port was pro- ceeded with, working out to meet the main partj^ on the Minto.

This was completed and the schooner left for Port Churchill on September 7 to make some necessary repairs to the stem of the schooner (see Captain Anderson's report of the accident) to enable her to proceed to Halifax. She left Churchill on September 23 in tow of the collier Enk for passage across the Bay, arrived at Red bay on October 10 for repairs; and Halifax on 25. She was immediately dismantled, crew paid off, and repairs made. The staff returned to headquarters at Ottawa and took up the work of plotting and preparing charts for the engraver.

The main party upon the steamer Minto and in charge of Captain Frederick Anderson left Halifax on July 8, and entered Hudson strait with the schooners Chrissie Thomey and Burleigh in tow on 28. She reached Port Churchill on August 7 and the anchorage off Port Nelson on 11.

The account of the trip by Captain Anderson himself will be found in the appen- dix to this report. It shows the dangers and trials which ordinary well found vessels may expect in navigating Hudson strait. All our vessels had been strengthened for this, yet all were seriously damaged. The Minto which has been in the winter naviga- tion across Northumberland strait for years and suffered very little, had her bow badly damaged by hitting a small piece of the ice which is much harder than that found further south. Had the schooners been bound in for cargo neither could have brought out a ton.

The party under Mr. Parizeau, having erected the necessary signals and com- pleted the traverse of the shores of Port Nelson between Marsh point and Sam creek. Captain Anderson and party were enabled to devote their whole time to sounding the outer anchorage and channel into the Port, which they did very successfully, thus completing an extremely difficult piece of surveying.

The difficulties may be briefly stated as low shores, difficult of approach, scarcity of material on the beach with which to construct marks for surveying, great labour involved in landing instruments and materials from the vessel over mud flats from two to four miles wide, the distance from shore at which the soundings had to be taken, and the short, cold, wet season.

The water was too shallow and too narrow for examination from the high decks of the steamer and boats had to be used from which only short sights could be taken.

To carry out the work a series of large can buoys had to be placed and ' fixed ' from shore, these extended out to deep water and with their assistance the positions of the ship and boats were ascertained.

The ordinary surveying boats and launches were found useless in this exposed position and covered launches were built and taken up from Collingwood, Ontario. These proved excellent sea boats, safe and dry.

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EETTJEN.

From September 6 to 20, coaling was carried out from steamer Erik at Port Cliureliill and the Minto returned to Xelson to complete a small piece of work. She left on September 28 calling at Sugluk on October 1, at Port Burwell on the 8, Domino Kun on 12, to transfer coal to the collier EriJc, and Halifax, October 17.

On the whole, considering all the circumstances, the Department is to be congra- tulated on the success of this work. The survey of Port kelson, a most difficult one, was accomplished and the first chart of it given to the world. As a result of the examinatio^the Minto was enabled to enter the channel to the deep water inside the bar, being the largest vessel that had ever done so.

The ship was paid off, re-transferred to the Department of Marine and Fisheries and the officers returned to Ottawa to resume duties in office.

The office staff has continued to render valuable assistance.

The following are the results from magnetic observations with unifilar magneto- meter, taken at Churchill by Mr. Charles Savary in 1910 : —

Summary of Magnetic Observations. Taken at Fort Churchill, Hudson Bay, 1910.

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PORT NELSON.

Sufficient surveying has been done to enable any one to form some idea of what this place is from a mariner's point of view. There are at least three points to be considered in looking at a port: — How it will answer as a railway terminus, consider- ing the railway only, second : How it will answer the vessels using the terminus, and third: How it will aifect the engineers constructing necessary docks, breakwaters, slips and maintaining the harbour.

It is only on the second and third points that the survey is called upon to report.

Port Nelson, situated about Lat. 57 03N., Long. 92 44W. may be called a V-shaped indentation, the point being at the extreme west end, or at Seal islands, and the base of the V being the line from ]\rarsh point to Sam creek, a distance of twelve nautical miles. From Sam Creek to the head it is twenty nautical miles and from Marsh

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Point to the head 22 nautical miles. The shores are all low with a thick growth of small trees, 90 feet high on the inner portion of the harbour, and 15 to 20 on the outer shores. Spring tides rise 17 feet, neaps 11 feet.

The inner part of the harbour is very shallow from Seal Islands to Rock Creek where the Port is 3^ miles wide. The bottom is very uneven and covered with huge boulders that uncover at low water.

Generally speaking the bank facing both sides of the harbour is very shallow (practically dry at low water) but drops suddenly to 18 feet and over.

The northwest shore at Root creek is fronted by this shallow bank for 1^- nautical miles when the deep water from Hudson bay ends.

At Bear creek, 3J miles further out, the bank is two miles wide asBd the deep water channel (about 19 feet) barely a mile wide.

In a line from Sam creek to Marsh point the bank is four miles wide, leaving the deep water channel (22 to 40 feet) a little over half a mile wide.

The south shore opposite Root creek has a bank two mile wide, opposite Bear creek the bank is three miles wide, and on the line joining Marsh point to Sam creek the bank is over six miles wide, most of it dry (even at the outer end) at- low tide.

To describe the navigable water of Port Nelson is rather difficult, but as not more than 18 feet can be carried over the Bar (6 miles outside the line joining Marsh point and Sam creek) we will call that depth ' navigable water.' Navigable water therefore extends about northeast from a point IJ miles southeast from Root creek. Two miles from this point the water is only 22 feet and the channel 500 yards wide. East-south- east of Bear creek the channel is half a mile wide and only 19 feet deep. On the line joining Marsh point and Sam creek the channel is half a mile wide but from 18 to 40 feet deep. The channel inside this is slightly wider and very deep (as much as 90 feet). Outside the above line the channel begins to open out and become shoaler forming a bar (inside the 20 foot contour) 3i miles wide and over which 18 feet may be carried but 16 to 17 is more likely to be found. As there are huge boulders all over the shoaler water it may be expected that the same condition exists on this bar.

The outer edge of this bar lies twelve miles N. by W. J W. from Marsh point and 7J miles E. by N. | N. from Sam creek and the edge between the 18-foot contour on each side is 1| miles wide. Outside this the water gradually deepens there being 5 fathoms 2 miles outside.

The currents in this channel are very strong and of course run in its axis. Mea- surements were made and in the middle of the flood at springs it was 3^ knots.

At the present time a vessel making Port Nelson has very little to guide her even in clear weather. If she be still in good water the master will pick up the beacon on Marsh Point first when about 15 miles distant. If the weather be thick, a master can only keep his lead going, and stay in water over 7 fathoms deep.

In no case should he bring the beacon to bear to the southward of S. ^ W. in 7 fathoms when he will be 17 miles from the beacon and 9 miles from the shore to the westward.

Without local knowledge or a pilot he can proceed no further, and even then buoys must be placed. With the establishment of a town, elevators, churches, buildings and smoke, conditions might be improved, but from a mariner's point of view the outlook at Nelson is not good. He must have a beacon to show him the entrance to the channel and buoys to guide him in it. These will be possible in fine weather but quite unreliable when the ice starts to form in the autumn or when running in the spring.

Over the bar he will have none too much water under him and will still be exposed to the full sweep of the sea. In this exposed locality it will be difficult for the mariner to keep in a dredged cut and for the engineer to maintain it.

Inside the bar, whilst he will have deep water he will have strong currents to contend with and none too much room in which to swing at anchor and very little shelter from sea and none from the wind.

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HARBOUR WORKS.

It would look as if these should be placed at Bear Creek or between it and Eoot 'Creek and that the wharves and slips must be under the lee of a breakwater inside and clear of the channel in which no works should be constructed because they would con- tract the passage and cause trouble.

Comparison of Churchill and Xelson harbours. The surveys of these harbours are of sufficient accuracy and detail to warrant a comparison from a mariner's point of view. Cliurchill is small as may be seen from its description in last year's report of the Department of the Xaval Service, the area of water over 18 feet deep being about half a square mile and of sufficient size for three or four vessels, but the anchor- age space, no more exposed than that at Port Xelson, is unlimited. The shores lend themselves for the cheap and easy construction of wharves and slips.

The shelter is good from both wind and sea and the harbour can easily be enlarged by the construction of a breakwater, with lock in it, from Cockles' point to the east shore thus forming a basin above in which the water can be held at H.W.O.S. and afford ample draft for moderate vessels. This breakwater would kill the strong currents and tide rips now experienced in ebb tides, and afford means of carrying the railway to the west side of the harbour where, in addition to those on the east side, wharves can be constructed in the tide flat. As time goes on and trade increases the harbour can be enlarged by dredging the middle ground.

The harbour is easily picked up from the offing and vessels can come close in to look for it in moderately thick weather.

Any dredging done in Churchill will be of a permanent character, and if of rock, can be utilized for the necessary filling-in in the construction of the wharves and piers. The space for wharves is quite as good as in Xelson for less money.

Eeferring to Port Xelson, it is difficult of approach and hard to pick up. This may be remedied by light ships and gas buoys and the creation of a town, but it can never rival the easy access of Churchill.

The channel in is long and not deep, it is none too wide and is rendered trouble- some by strong currents.

All piers have to be constructed a long distance (2 miles) from dry land, and rock filling must be brought long distances. Anchorage in the long channel is unsafe and the landing of supplies to start work will be costly and dangerous.

Dredging in soft material and boulders will be costly, the outer bar is very much exposed and the proposed harbour will have little shelter from wind.

During the season the following new charts were issued: — Xo. 71. — Presqu'ile Bay. " 98.— Cove Island to Duck Island. " 204.— Bic Island to White Island. " 205. — South Traverse (St. Lawrence river). Churchill Harbour.

A second edition of the following charts was also issued during the year: — Berens Eiver to Xelson Eiver (Lake Winnipeg). Eed Eiver to Berens Eiver (Lake Winipeg). Xo. 72. — Goderich Harbour. 1. — Montreal Harbour. '' 17. — Portneuf to Cap Sante. " IS.— Ste. Croix to St. Antoine.

I am, sir.

Your obedient servant,

WM. J. STEWAET,

H y dro graph er.

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Ottawa^ January 0, 1912.

W. J. Stewart, Esq., C.E.,

Chief Hydrographer, Dept. of Xaval Service, Ottawa, Ont.

Sir,- — I beg to submit the following report on the work of the survey in Hudson bay and strait during the season of 1911, also a general description of the trip up and the return journey in the autumn.

The C.G.S. Minto and schooners Chrissie Thomey and Burleigh were fitted out for the work at Halifax during the latter part of June and the beginning of July and sailed on July 8 arriving at Sydney at noon on the following day.

After coaling the Minto cleared Sydney on July 18, with the Burleigh in tow, carrying 40 tons of coal to be transferred later to the Minto. Besides the ship's com- pany the Minto had two passengers on board, the Rev. Messrs. Peck and Broughton, both missionaries bound for J-^ake Harbour in Baffin Land on the north shore of Hudson Strait, the supplies for these missions being on board the schooner Burleigh.

The Minto called at Forteau Bay on the Labrador coast on July 20 to pick up the Chrissie Thomey also bound for Port Nelson, and the coaling steamer Beatrice. This fleet having assembled, the harbour was cleared on the morning of 22, the Beatrice towing the Burleigh and the Minto the Chrissie Thomey.

The weather was very thick with a heavy roll from the southeast and many scattered icebergs were passed. We swung ship off Battle harbour and found the standard compass good.

Sunday, July 23, was very thick accompanied by rain, fresh wind and heavy swells from the southeast.

At 8 a.m. we were about 25 miles off Sandwich bay with a few icebergs and no field ice in sight.

When about 25 miles off Indian harbour and at 10 p.m., a report was sent to Ottawa by wireless, as this was the most northerly wireless station in operation and therefore the last point through which communication could be sent before proceeding farther.

On the following morning there still remained a heavy southeasterly swell and the weather was very foggy and many scattered icebergs were passed during the day. The Beatrice with the Burleigh in tow had dropped to about five miles astern. Xoon observations placed us about 65 miles off.

On Tuesday the 25, the first ice was met about 25 miles off Cape Mugford. It was not at all heavy nor closely packed and the Minto with the Chrissie Thomey in tow, took it easily. It is impossible to state how far this ice extended off shore, but from aloft no clear water could be seen ahead or to the eastward.

Under these conditions the captain of the Beatrice refused to proceed but wished to heave to until the ice cleared away, and then make the bay, but this arrangement was considered too indefinite and uncertain,' as coal was a most serious consideration to us. Accordingly the Beatrice turned back with instructions to report to Ottawa from the nearest wireless station. The Minto took both schooners in tow. Naviga- tion in ice is difficult enough when alone, but much more so when hampered with two vessels in tow, yet good progress was made.

No coal Avas taken from the Beatrice as I considered the Minto was quite low enough in the water for the ice usually met with in Hudson Straits. The lower edge of the cargo doors was about two feet below the surface of the water and it would be

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a very serious matter if one of them was damaged in the ice. These doors were backed by cement and strengthened considerably, which proved to be a good precaution because after returning to Halifax the port door was found to be considerably sprung by the ice, but not sufficient to cause any leak.

During the following night a field of very heavy arctic ice was encountered and we hove to until daylight not caring to risk entering it.

On July 27 we were off Cape Chidley and though it was very thick we got a glimpse of the Button islands and fixed our position. The ice was fairly heavy, prob- ably arctic ice from Davis strait, but not too closely packed for making headway with caution and two vessels in tow. At 4.30 a.m. the Burleigh's tow line was parted by fouling a large pan of ice although the Minto was steaming very slowly.

We had only one tow line, a ten-inch hawser about 120 fathoms long, and this line was made fast to the Chrissie Thomey. Wlien we took hold of the Burleigh a wire cable was used and she paid out about 15 fathoms of chain thus helping to take any sudden strain off the wire. The chain parted near the schooner and it was a very difficult operation hauling in the wire about 15 fathoms of |-ineh chain attached to it, and complicated by a heavy roll.

The Burleigh was brought abreast the Chrissie Thomey and a large pan of ice secured between the vessels to hold them apart. After a delay of three hours the break was repaired and we proceeded on our journey.

While engaged in this operation the steamer Beothic from St. Johns, Xewfound- land. and chartered by the Hudson Bay Co. to carr^- Canadian supplies to York Factory and James Bay, hove in sight and stood over towards us. She reported that this was the first ice met with and proceeded on her journey, hauling considerably to the north before starting into the strait.

Later in the morning the Burleigh's chain parted again, but as the break was only a short distance from the wire it caused a delay of about thirty minutes. Many large bergs were seen, but after passing the entrance to the strait we had it fairly clear for some hours.

At 4 a.m. on July 20, when about thirty miles off Savage island, we entered another flow of arctic, probably from Gabriel Strait. Although the ice was very heavy and closely packed the field was narrow and we pushed slowly through without much difficulty. On clearing this ice the speed was increased to about eight knots until noon when ice was again met with about thirty miles off Icy Cove.

On this occasion also it proved to be arctic ice, some very large pans closely packed together in places. Fair leads could be picked ovit from the masthead but there was no clear water visible. All went well for some time as we pushed our way through very slowly stopping occasionally to allow the two schooners to clear pans that swung back again into the track made by the steamer.

At about 1.30 p.m. we glanced off a large pan which it was impossible to avoid and the starboard anchor caught tearing away the hawsepipe and considerably dam- aging the plates near by. With the ship in this condition it was out of the question to proceed further and we hove to, making fast to a large pan as it afforded consider- able protection for repairs.

On examination it was found that the hawsepipe was completely shattered and must be removed. In this connection I wish to state that the chief engineer and his staff and our excellent gasoline engineer, ^\Tlelan, deserve credit for the manner in which the damage was repaired. We had very little material on hand, an old iron door being used for a patch. The most was made of everything available and a first class piece of work done. We further strengthened the bows on the inside with con- crete and timbers to avoid any chance of future trouble in this quarter.

At this time the Chrissie Thomey was reported to be damaged and making water fast. The fore foot had been carried away by ice. The Burleigh towing astern of her caused her to steer badly and made it very difficult to avoid stray pieces of ice.

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The schooner was brought alongside and cleared of water by steam pumps. A spare fore sail was then stretched under the bow and drawn up as tightly as possible on either side when quantities of ashes were thrown into the sail from the Minto and the suction produced by the leak almost stopped it in a few hours. This was most satis- factory as tl>e situation began to look serious.

In the evening we parted company with the Burleigh having transferred the missionaries to her, the Rev. Mr. Peck and Mr. Broughton, bound for Lake Harbour in Baffin land, about forty miles distant. It was very fine and calm and the ice appeared very light and open towards the shore as far as could be seen from the crows nest.

We were fortunate in having fine weather for our repairs ; the thermometer stood at 26 F. at 7 a.m. on Sunday, July 30, the rigging being covered with a heavy coating of ice. The engineers were working all day at repairs. By noon observation it was found that the ship had drifted about thirteen miles to the northwest in twenty-four hours, and we were surrounded again by arctic ice, some very large pans, in fact small icebergs.

On Monday, July 31, the wind was south, frosty and cool with heavy ice drifting past. The crews were engaged in trimming coal aft to bring the ship up as much as possible forward and therefore in better shape for the ice.

Repairs being almost completed steam was taken at 3 p.m. From the crows nest, as the ice appeared very light towards the southwest, we held in that direction making clear water in- a short time and stood over for Wakeham Bay. The weather was foggy but we managed to pick up Wales Island, which is high and bald and easily distin- guishable, at 2.45 on the following morning, arriving off Wakeham Bay an hour later.

Wakeham Bay is well marked by a rather remarkable cliff almost perpendicular and about 1,000 feet high forming the eastern entrance point, whilst the west side has a similar steep cliff, but hardly so prominent.

In making the entrance we left two small rocks, that lie about two miles off shore, dry at half tide, about ^ mile to starboard and stood in until the entrance which is not visible from outside opened up. We entered in about mid channel in which was a depth of over 20 fathoms. The bay is about half a mile in width at the entrance increasing to three or four miles inside and extending in some miles into an inner bay. Good anchorage was found in 17 fathoms over mud bottom off Revillon Freres fur trading post and about one mile off shore. The bay affords good shelter both from wind and sea as it is surrounded by hills of from 500 to 1,000 feet in height. Good fresh water can be procured by boats from some streams.

Mr. Derome, the officer in charge of Revillon Freres post, reported that the season was three weeks at least backward and that the fur trade was very light during the past winter. He expected the Company's boat in a month's time. We met our first Eskimo here, two of them came out to meet us in kayaks while entering the harbour. I was informed that no Eskimo live here permanently, they only come for the pui-pose of trading and then leave to procure more furs.

We landed before breakfast and were lucky in finding a suitable place to beach the Chrissie Thomey. It was important to have a place selected, marked by ranges and all the boulders removed before flood tide that no time would be lost in placing the schooner. Early in the afternoon the Chrissie Thome j/ was beached and later in the afternoon on examination the cut-water or lower part of the stem was found badly damaged, and by cutting away the splinters it developped that the stern had been split by bolts driven from the inside while building, causing a leak that could never be located. The damage was repaired as well as possible with the material and tools available and she was found in fair condition when floated.

August 2, being a very fine morning, we took an observation of the sun for time, but the sky clouded over by noon preventing further work. We cleared Wakeham Bay -at 6.30 p.m., the weather being very thick, but calm and no ice in sight.

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On the following day it was raining and thick light fields of ice were met with off Charles Island, after passing which we hauled in for the south shore of the strait making it about Sugluk and coasted along about half a mile off where a fair passage was found. Occasionally heavy ice was met with, but farther off shore heavy and closely packed fields could be seen. Digges Island was passed at 8 p.m. and about midnight we ran into a field of arctic ice between Digges and Mansel Islands which had come down from Fox Channel. The weather was very thick and the ice closely packed so we made fast to a large pan as it was impossible to pick out any leads through which we might make a safe passage.

On August 4 the fog was very dense and we were hove to all day not considering it safe to make a move under the conditions. However, a little before sundown steam was taken on the chance of the fog lifting. It was remarked that the weather which would be thick all day would lift suddenly at sundown and finally close in again a little later. On this occasion that took place and being ready we made good headway and were lucky enough to completely clear the ice before the fog closed in again. This was the last ice met with for- which I was very thankful and we arrived at Port Churchill at 8 a.m. on 7.

While crossing Hudson Bay the weather was fine but foggy. The magnetic varia- tion in this locality changes so rapidly that we were obliged to alter the ship's heading one degree i)er hour to hold the course. Our standard compass, which has been placed on board where it would be least affected and therefore require little adjustment was a great comfort. It was hardly affected by the comparatively close proximity of the magnetic pole and proved very efficient.

When about fifteen miles off Port Churchill the place was easily recognized from the R.X.W.M.P. barracks, which, painted white, showed up well and a little later Eskimo beacon was sigl^^ed.

Churchill is easy of approach as good water will be found fairly close in. On entering the Minto held too much to the westward and as the tide was on the ebb she took a shear when abreast of Fort Prince of Wales and rubbed the bottom two or three times but with no serious results. We came to anchor in 30 feet of water over sand bottom about three quarters of a mile off shore abreast the sight of the old Battery beacon.

We were very cordially received by Major Starnes, Officer in charge of the E.N. W.M. Police, and Mrs. Starnes, who have very comfortable quarters at the barracks. Major Starnes reported that the weather had been very bad and imsettled so far this season and that a large snow bank lay near by until the middle of July.

During the day the beacon brought up to replace the old Battery beacon was landed near the original site of the latter on the east side of the harbour. Major Starnes took charge of it and agreed to have it erected by his men as opportunity offered, the men's time for the work performed to be charged against the Department of Marine and Fisheries.

The survey stores left in charge of the Mounted Police in January, 1910, were taken on board, the large launch being placed on the main deck forward and securely lashed. Major Starnes very kindly allowed us the use of his launch to facilitate matters.

On August 9 there was a full gale from the west accompanied by rain. We did not venture out considering it wiser to await more favourable opportunity for a first introduction to Port Nelson. The following morning we left Port Churchill with the schooner Chrissie Thomey in tow, arriving off Port Nelson, at 7 a.m. next day, August 11.

On leaving Port Churchill the Minto held N. 15 E. for eleven miles to clear the shoals making out from the north side of Cape Churchill thence E. by N. for thirty miles before shaping course for Nelson giving Cape Churchill a berth of ten miles and apparently clearing Nelson shoal by over fifteen miles. The weather was overcast but

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fine and clear. At about 4 a.m. the submarine sentry set at 15 fathoms struck the bottom and on sounding 12 fathoms was foiind. The speed was reduced and a little later finding 9 fathoms of water we hauled off considerably before coming back on our course and passing about 5 miles off Nelson shoal. This would seem to indicate that the coast along here is apparently charted some miles too far to the westward, and on this account great caution should be exercised to make good use of the lead when using the present chart.

Wlien Cape Tatnam was picked up we were heading about 10 miles inside its extreme. Our course was steered luitil about 5 miles off the cape then changed to southwest into Xelson Roads. The beacon on ^larsh Point was picked up when at a distance of about 15 miles and a little later the Minto came to in 5 fathoms with the beacon bearing S.S.W., distant 6 miles, but as the tide was found to be falling this was considered too shallow and a move of a couple of miles was made.

During the period August 11 to September 7 surveying operations were carried on in this locality with varying success.

We left Xelson on the latter date for a fresh supply of coal at Churchill, after which, on September 21, we returned to Nelson. Operations having to be carried on many miles off shore with no protection from any wind it was found most difficult to accomplish much. It is reported that after September 15 the weather is very broken with frequent heavy winds and snow squalls. The agent at York Factory reports that a heavy swell from the eastward always prevails during the autumn and this was our experience making it impossible to land except many miles inside Nelson roads.

On the morning of October 28 there was a heavy swell from the east, the sky was overcast and threatening, and as only a sufficient supply of coal remained to ensure a safe passage to Sydney, we decided to say goodbye to Nelson for the season. Although the Minto was rolling considerably no difficulty l^as experienced in lifting the buoys which had been placed for surveying operations but for the large launch it required very careful handling of the vessel. About 2 p.m. everything being secured, we squared away for Hudson Straits.

On the trip across Hudson Bay head winds and heavy seas were encountered and we were obliged to run at a very slow rate of speed as the Minto was trimmed by the head by the extra supply of coal carried, which had necessarily been all placed forward of amidships. Frequently heavy seas broke over the bridge deck endangering the launch on the main deck forward. We arrived oft' Digges Island in the western entrance to Hudson Straits on Sunday morning, October 1. On the passage frequent snow squalls were the order of the day, but no ice was met with although we passed south of a large field off the south side of Coats island.

The fore peak of the Minto leaked so badly that the crew were transferred to the second class quarters aft. Probably the deck forward was considerably sprung and opened up while at anchor during the last period at Nelson.

The shore from Digges Islands to the eastward is bold and apparently has good water close in. We coasted along at about one mile distant through frequent snow squalls.

We arrived oft" Sugluk at 3 p.m. and came to about 10 miles up the bay late in the afternoon in 14 fathoms of water over clay bottom.

Sugluk harbour is on the south shore of Hudson Strait and about midway between Digges Island and Cape Weggs. It is easily recognized by a considerable depression in the coast with an island in the Iniddle of it, which in this locality is made up of a succession of high bluffs. On the southeast side of the entrance will be seen a steep cliff about 500 feet high and when closer in a large rock will be seen perched on the edge of the cliff.

The harbour is a long indentation one mile wide at the entrance and running in a southwesterly direction a distance of about 13 miles with a width of from IJ to 2 miles. A bar over which 8 fathoms may be carried extends across the mouth and

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inside a depth of from 50 to 60 fathoms will be found. There is limited anchorage behind the island in the mouth from 10 to 15 fathoms over and bottom, but possibly considerable swell enters during a northeasterly gale.

Good anchorage and shelter is available about one mile east of Blake Point, a pro- minent dark i>oint about 4 miles inside the entrance in from 15 to 20 fathoms over mud bottom. Xortheast of Blake Point the shore is lined with boulders at low water but in places they do not extend out very far and a small dock for landing coal could easily be arranged. Anchorage can also be had in 15 fathoms with mud bottom about 10 miles up the bay abreast a steep rocky cliff with a low gravel bank at the water edge. Care should be taken not to shoal to less than 12 fathoms as beyond this the bottom comes up very rapidly to a boulder bar that extends across the harbour with 3 feet least water over it at low water. Beyond this bar the bay extends a further 3 miles with a width of 2 miles and a depth in the middle of 30 fathoms.

Fresh water can be obtained in many parts of the bay and at Black point it will be found running off the face of the rock cliff where a vessel can tie up.

During the period spent in Sugluk harbour the weather was very unsettled, heavy winds from the northeast and frequent snow squalls being the order of the day. The thermometer registeretl 24 F. in the early mornings and about 27 F. to 30 F. at noon. A sketch survey of the harbour was made and many soundings taken.

On the morning of October 5 the weather appeared to have made a change for the better, the sun actually came out for some time. The morning was spent finishing up the survey of the harbour and taking on fresh water, and observations of the sun were taken for time and latitude at Black point. Sugluk harbour was cleared at 2 p.m. and though fine and clear inside it was very thick and disagreeable outside.

The weather cleared shortly before sundown and we were enabled to cut in the east end of Charles Island and also Cape Weggs. The distance between the above points was found to be 10 miles instead of 30 miles as shown on the chart, and Cape Weggs is charted many miles too far to the southeast. Xo indication of King or Joy Islands was found. When abreast of the east end of Charles Island departure was taken for Big island course S. 35 E. The night was fine and calm though overcast and it was possible to see a distance of some miles. At daylight it was found that the current had swept us some distance out of our course to the southward and we were obliged to haul iip S. 58 E. for the entrance to Lake Harbour which is just east of Big island, where we arrived at 10.30 a.m.

Word had been received while we were at Churchill from the Rev. Mr. Peck that the missionaries at Lake Harbour were without supplies and would likely perish during the winter if not assisted or taken home. When about 10 miles off the entrance to the harbour the whaler Acture from Dundee, Scotland, and under the command of Capt. Murray was met with having just left Lake Harbour. He reported that pro- visions had arrived in due time for the missionaries, that they were well supplied for the winter, and that therefore no assistance was necessary. Capt. Murray was home- ward bound and expected to make Dundee in three weeks time. He had a cargo of whale bone and walrus hides valued at about $20,000.

This was an ideal day, calm and warm, though it was October 6, too good for this time of year as it proved. During the afternoon the weather grew vers- threatening and next morning we had easterly winds, snow squalls and fog, which continued for some days. The ship's position was fixed by noon observations off Lake Harbour and it was found that the coast line to the eastward or about halfway between Icy Cove and Icy Cape was charted about 5 miles too far north, and we were obliged to stand out of the bay some distance before shaping course for Port Burwell. Occasional ice- berg- were passed, one very large berg about } mile square, 75 feet high, off Lake Harbour. '

October 7 was a very <li.~agreeable day. southeasterly winds, very thick and fre- quent snow squalls, 29 F. at 8 a.m. The day was spent drifting about the entrance

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to the strait trying to get a glimpse of the Button Islands. On Sunday, the follovrin^ morning, the weather was very little better, however we sighted the Button Islands at 9 a.m. and came to in Port Burwell harbour at 3.30 p.m. in 10 fathoms of water over mud bottom.

At present it is difficult to pick up the entrance to Poi*t Burwell but if a proper beacon were erected on the west side of the entrance where a small stone cairn at pre- sent stands, it would simplify matters very much. Approaching Port Burwell it is much safer to make the land to the northward, which is bold, and then stand fairly close in until the entrance to the harbour is picked up, but to the southward the shore looks foul and should get a wide berth. Therefore care should be taken not to pass the entrance when approaching from the northwestward.

The entrance to the harbour is about half a mile wide and although there is a spot with 2 fathoms least water on it a short distance off the west side, a vessel is per- fectly safe in mid channel.

On opening the harbour two low diamond-shaped beacons will be seen, the front one built on a low rocky point and the back beacon a short distance to the rear on the side of the steep bank. These beacons in line clear the shoal off the west entrance. However they can be kept open a little to the eastward and come to when the lattice work beacon erected on the west side of the harbour becomes visible from the bow in 16 fathoms of water.

Anchorage can also be found further up the harbour between a peninsula at the north end and a small rock awash at high water, but the space is limited by shoal water that comes out some distance off the peninsula.

Burwell harbour gives good shelter from most winds but it would be uncomfort- able in a gale from the southwest. Fresh water can be very easily obtained by boats from a stream in the northeast corner of the harbour.

There is a Moravian mission station behind the peninsula on the northwest corner of the harbour, and several Eskimo families live there. Mr. Simons, the missionary in charge, came on board upon our arrival. He reported that the Arctic under Capt. Bernier had been there a few days about a month previous.

At Burwell we received a supply of ptarmigan and codfish which was very accept^ able, being the first fresh meat received for many a long day. Strong wnnds accom- panied by snow squalls prevailed, but we soimded out the harbour and took on a supply of fresh water.

The weather appearing to clear and moderate on Oct. 10, we departed at noon, in time to catch the ebb tide which runs about 7 knots through Grey Strait.

The northern Button Island appears some miles further to the westward than the position given it on the chart.

Cape Chidley is easily recognized w-hen 10 or 15 miles off. It is bold and very high and the land is very hilly in the vicinity although the Button islands are fairly high and stand well off shore, they cannot very well be mistaken.

When clear of Cape Chidley we were very fortunate in finding it fairly calm, wind northeast, which helped us along nicely. Scattered icebergs and an occasional large one, but no field ice. were seen. Indian Harbour wireless station was picked up at 7 p.m. on October 11 and arrival reported to Ottawa.

On the evening of 11 word was received that the coaler Erik was in Domino harbour out of coal and requiring assistance. She had left Churchill about Sept. 23. Domino harbour was reached at 11.30 a.m. on Oct. 12 and tied up alongside the Erik. A few tons of coal were transferred and we relieved her of a 33 foot launch which she had taken on board at Churchill at my request, considering it unsafe to carry both launches on the main deck of the Minto.

For the next two days there was a full gale from the north accompanied by snow. The holding ground in Domino proved poor, the Minto dragging badly, and we had; some difficulty in finding a place in which to take hold.

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The Minto left Domino on Sunday morning,, Oct. 15 making Sydney about mid- night on Monday. We left Sydney at noon on Tuesday arriving at Halifax on Wed- nesday morning.

I have the honour to be, sir,

Your obedient servant,

(Sgd.) F. ANDERSON,

Officer in charge of Sxorvey.

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Ottawa, March 31, 1912.

The Deputy Minister,

Department of the Xaval Service, Ottawa.

Sir, — I have the honour to present the annual report of the Eadio-telegraph Branch of the Department of the Xaval Seiwice for the year endinjg- March 31, 1912.

The following list gives the names of all the land stations now in operation in the Dominion, their owners, and by whom operated.

COAST STATIONS FOR OOMMUNIOATION WITH SHIPS.

EAST COAST.

Name.

Belle Isle, Nfld

Pt. Amour, Nfld

Pt. Riche, Nfld

Harrington, P.Q

Heath Pt., P.Q

Cape Ray, Nfld

Cape Race, Nfld

Grindstone Island, P.Q

PamePt., P.Q

Clark City, P.Q

Father Pt., P.Q

Grosse Isle, P.Q

Quebec, P.Q

Three Rivers, P.Q

Montreal. P.Q

Cape Sable, N.S

Partridge Isld., St. .John, N.B

Cape Bear, P.E.I

Pictou, N.S

North Sydney, C.B

Cami>erdovvn, N.S

Sable Island, N.S

Where Situated.

Belle Isle Straits

Gulf of St. Lawrence

Gulf of St. Lawrence ( An ti

costi Isld.)

Cahot Straits

North Atlantic

Gulf of St Lawrence (Mag

dalen Isld.) Gulf of St. Lawrence. . . .

River St. Lawrence

North Atlantic . . ,

Entrance St. John, N.B.

Harbour. Northumberland Strait

Owned by.

Dominion Government.

Operated by.

North Sydney, C.B . Kntrance to Halifax

bnur. North Atlantic

Ha

Marconi Wire less Tel. Co, of Canada.

Marconi Wire- less Tel. Co. of Canada.

Range

in

Nautical

Miles.

250

150 250 150 250

350 400 200

250 250 250 100 100 150 200 250 250

l.W 100

100 250

300

GREAT LAKES.

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Sault Ste. Marie, Ont	300
Tobermory, Ont	300
Midland, Ont	300

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WEST COAST,

Name.

Victoria, B.C

Pt. Grey, B.C. (Vancouver).

Cape Laze, B.C

PachenaPt., B.C

EstevanPt., B.C

Triangle lid., B.C

Ikeda Head, B.C

Dead Tree Pt., B.C

Prince Rupert

Where situated.

Owned by

Victoria, B.C Dom. Govt.

Entrance Vancouver Har- bour.

Srtait of Georgia, near Co- Dominion niox, B.C. ! Government.

West Coast Vancouver lid. «

South of Hecate Str '

South of Moresby lid.,

Q.C.T. South of Graham lid., Q. n

C.I. I

Digby lid. Entrance Prince i>

Kupert Harbour. I

	Ilange in
Operated by	nautical
	miles.
Dominion Govt..	250
	150
Dominion Govt..	300
1,	300
11	150
M	350
11	250
,1	150
„	250

LICENSED STATIONS.

Long Distance.

Glace Bay, C.B

Near Glace Bay, C.B....

Marconi Wire- Marconi Wire- less Tel. Co. less Tel. Co. of of Canada. C'anada.

3000

PRUATE STATIONS.

Toronto, Ont

Bowmanville, Ont Bowenlld., B.C..

Toronto, Ont Goodyear Tyre

] and Rubber Co., Toronto

Bowmanville, Ont ' «

Bowenlld., B.C., Strait of Canadian Ex- Georgia, plosives Co., I Montreal.

Owners .

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50 30

AMATEUR AND EXPERIMENTAL STATIONS.

Eleven stations (detailed list given in report).

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COAST STATION SEE VICES.

The above coast stations handled business as follows during the year: — Statement of total number of messages handled by Canadian Coast Stations during

fiscal year 1911-12.

Service.	Number of Messages.	Number of Words.
East Coast	119,049 1,043 76,158 196,250	1,824,450
Great Lakes (Port Arthur Station only) West Coast Total	17,095 ^ 997,900 2,839,445

Comparative Statement of total business handled by the Coast Station Services

during the last 3 years.

Service.	1909-10.	1910-11.	1911-12.
Messages.	Words.	Messages.	Words. ■	Messages.	Words.
East Coast Great Lakes (Port Arthur) West Coast r	65,608 nil. 18,469	956,370 205,414	71,594 nil. 48,074	1,179,434	119,049 1,043 76,158	1,824,4.50 17,095
647,461	997,900
Totals	84,077	1,221,784	119,668	1,826,895	196,250	2,839,445

Detailed Statement of business handled by individual Coast Stations during year

1911-12.

west coast service.

Nine stations owned and operated directly by the Department of the Naval Service.

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22 stations. — 18 owned by the Department of the Naval Service.

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COAST STATION SERVICE OPERATION GENERALLY.

The Coast Station service has been maintained and operated at the general high standard of efficiency and the increase in the number of words handled (1910-11, 1,826,895 words, 1911-12, 2,851,350 words) is very satisfactory.

On the West Coast a great increase is noted in the inter-station paid business, that is to say, business between fixed points such as Victoria and Prince Rupert. The figures are as follows :~1910-11, 33,303 words, 1911-12, 69,721.

This increase is due to the fact that the reliability of our service is becoming more widely known among the mercantile houses, as we make no special effort to obtain such business except for the Queen Charlotte Islands, with which point the service is the only connecting link. L^p to the present we have not entered into active competition with any land lines, the existing telegraph rates between any two points have been maintained, and it is left to the sender to route his messages as he may see £t.

It should be borne in mind that the wireless service is primarily intended for communication with ships at sea, as an aid to their navigation, and should the stations be loaded up to their capacity with inter-station business the real object of their main- tenance would be defeated.

Cable interruptions are a source of considerable revenue for the service. Two breaks of ijnportance occurred during the year, one on the United States Government Alaskan cable between Seattle and Alaska, the other on the cable between Prince Edward Island and the mainland. In ihe former case a large number of messages were handled via the Commercial ^Yircles5 Station at Ketchihan, Alaska, and our Prince Rupert station, and in the latter all the messages to and from Prince Edward Island were handled via the stations at Picloii and Cape P>ear.

The above business was handled without difficulty and the utility of the wireless service thus further demonstrated.

It is gratif,\ ing to report that there have been no breakdowns or interruptions of communication between any of the wireless stations during the year.

The general shortage of telegraph operators throughout the country has also been felt in the service, and we have found it difficult at times to maintain a 24-hour watch at all of the stations; in fact, so acute has this shortage become on the Pacific Coast that we have been compelled to inaugurate a learners' division for the training of oi)erators. The procedure adopted in this connection is as follows: An inexperienced man is attached to a station without salary until such time as he is capable of passing our ' Learners Examination,' which calls for a general elementary knowledge of the apparatus and organization, and an operating speed of 15 words per minute in the International .Morse code.

A Ifarner who has successfully passed this examination is then admitted to the * Junior Operator ' division at a salary of $45 per month, and is regularly attached to a station to assist in its operation. He remains in this division until he has suc- cessfully passed the ' Third Operators' Examination,' which calls for a thorough knowledge of the adjustment of apparatus, organization, &c., and an operating speed of 20 words per minute; lie then rccolvos n permanent appointment

By following the above general procedure, we shall in time develop a thoroughly trained and efficient staff of men who have been brought up in our service.

The Coast Stations continue to provide the public, free of charge, with weather and shipping reports three times a day. This information is given to any one on request, and is also published by the newspapers. We are assured that it is of the

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utmost value to the public and shipping interests to be constantly advised of the location of the vessels in which they are interested. The shipping reports include vessels sighted in addition to those communicated with by wireless.

The problem of the suppression of interference in connection with the Southern Stations of the West Coast service grows more serious year by year.

The direct cause of the augmentation of this interference is the ever increasing number of ship installations on vessels plying on the Pacific Coast and the erection of several additional coast stations on the shores of Puget Sound in the United . States.

Little can be done to alleviate this very pressing difficulty until some regulations to govern the working of these coast stations are introduced by the United States. At present absolutely no control is excreiscd over their operauoii by that administra- tion. A private arrangement has, however, been entered into by the diiierent parties concerned, whereby the American government and Canadian government stations agree to operate only during the first 30 minutes of every hour, and the stations belonging to the commercial companies during the last 30 minutes of every hour.

This arrangement is satisfactory in so far as it goes, but is a makeshift at the best. The matter is patently one for international agreement, and a satisfactory solution can be arrived at by no other method.

It is with much pleasure that we hear that the United States proposes to signify its adherence to the International Eadio-telegraphic convention at an early date.

The geographical position of the coast stations on the East Coast renders that service practically immune from interference by foreign stations; but the trouble we now encounter on the West Coast will be met on the Great Lakes immediately that service is placed in operation.

The difficulty is not insurmountable, it can be overcome to a great extent by accurate tuning, differentiation of wave lengths, and limitation of the power to be used at the individual stations concerned.

The interference which arises from experimental and amateur stations in the Dominion has been overcome by strict enforcement of the license clause in the Tele- graphs Act, and by a judicious selection of the wave lengths and powers to be used at these stations.

It will be readily understood that any drastic suppression of such stations would be a great detriment to the advance of the art of wireless telegraphy in this country, but at the same time the coast station services must be kept free from interference at all costs.

This problem is also a technical one and resolves itself into a question of what wave lengths and powers these stations may use without interfering with a coast or ship station using the standard wave lengths of 300 and 600 metres. The matter has been carefully gone into and it has been found that a station using a wave length of 50 metres with a maximum power of I K.W. does not interfere with ship to shore working, even if the experimental station is within a few hundred yards of the coast or ship station as the case may be.

With the above power and wave length the amateur stations have a range of about 15 miles. They are thus enabled to carry out any experiments they desire, and at the same time there is no interference except among themselves.

LICENSED STATIONS.

Under the provisions of the ' Telegraphs Act,' Chap. 126, E.S.C., Part IV of which deals with wireless telegraphy, no person may erect or operate a wireless tele- graph station in the Dominion of Canada or on any vessel registered therein except xmder a license issued by the Minister of the Naval Service. In accordance with the Act the following licenses have been granted or renewed during the year: — 26662—5

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TRANSATLANTIC.

Glace Bay, C.B., 3,000 miles range; licensees, the Marconi Wireless Telegraph Company of Canada, Limited, Montreal.

PRH'ATE STATIONS.

Toronto, Ont. : range, 50 miles; licensees, the Goodyear Tyre Rubber Co., Toronto.

Bowmanville, Ont. : range, 50 miles ; licensees, the Goodyear Tyre and Rubber Co., Toronto.

Bowen Island, B.C.: range, 30 miles; licensees, Canadian Exiplosives Co., Montreal.

EXPERIMENTAL AND AMATEUR STATIONS.

Name.

Elderkin, Ksrl O

Cuthbert David

Lawson, Donald

O'Hanley, Charles John

Fowler, W. D

Cooper, J. K

Lockyer, R. H. N

Militia and Defence, Dept. of

Teel, Jay G

Vaughan, Frank P

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Weymouth, N.S

Bamfield, B.C

Yarmouth, N.S

388 Roslyn Avenue, Montreal. . . Vancouver, B.C

Charlottetown, P.E.I

170 Rielle Avenue, Verdun, P.Q

St. John, N.B

67 Church St., Montreal

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X A J.

Reception oi>ly.

X A I.

X A K.

X A M.

X A L.

X A B.

X A N.

X A P.

X A 0.

X A C.

SHIP STATIONS.

Name of Ship.

S.S. Assiniboia

Alberta

Athabaska

Manitoba .'.

Keewatin

Boston

Hamonic

Huronic

Germanic

James Whalen. . . .

Imperial

Province

Empire

Salvor

Prince Rupert

II George

.1 Albert.. . II John

Florence

Princess Beatrice. . II Charlotte

i« May

II Royal

II Victoria. „ Tees

Camosun

Port of Registry.

Montreal, P.Q.

Yarmouth, N.S .. CoUingwood, Ont.

Toronto, Ont.

Sault Ste. Marie, Ont

Port Arthur, Ont....

Victoria, B.C. .....

Newcastle, C.B . . . .

Prince Rupert, B.C.

Toronto, Ont.. Victoria, B.C.

Vancouver, B.C Victoria, B.C... London, G.B ... Victoria, B.C... Glasgow, G.B. . .

Name of Owners.

C.P.R

Northern Nav. Co .

Great Lakes Towing and Wrecking Co.

B.C. Salvage Co,.., G.T.P. Co

T. Eaton ..'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.. C.P.R

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Name of Company Operating the Station.

Marconi Wireless Tel. Canada, Montreal.

Co. of

Owners.

Marconi Wireless Tel. Co. of Canada, Montreal.

Owners.

United Wireless Co., New York.

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SESSIONAL PAPER No. 38

GOVERNMENT STEAMERS EQUIPPED WITH WIRELESS INSTALLA- TIONS.

OPERATED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVAL SERVICE.

Kange.

H.M.C.S. Niole. 400 miles.

Bainhow 250 "

OPERATED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF MARINE AND FISHERIES.

Range.

C.G.S. Quadra 100 miles.

" Minto 150

" Stanley.. 150

" Lady Laurier 150

" Aberdeen 100

" Drmd 100

« Earl Grey 200

" Montcalm 150

" Montmagny 200

" Lady Grey " 100

NEW CONSTRUCTION— ADDITIONS AND ALTERATIONS.

EAST COAST.

Montreal Station. — The coast station at Montreal is situated on the Tarte Pier, Maisonneuve. During the year the Harbour Commissioners of the Port of Montreal decided to erect two sheds on this pier, and we were advised that the anchors of our mast were in the way of the foundations of these sheds. Six new concrete anchors were therefore installed by the Department and the existing ones removed. The position of the new anchors rendered it unsafe to maintain the mast at its existing' height (185 ft.), the top gallant mast (45 ft. long) was therefore taken down.

The total cost of the above alterations was $725.79.

GREAT LAKES.

The construction of a chain of stations on the Great Lakes to provide those waters with a wireless service is now proceeding. The station at Port Arthur has been purchased from the Marconi Wireless Telegraph Company of Canada by the Department, and work has been commenced on the erection of three new stations at Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., Tobermory, Ont., and Midland, Ontario, respectively. It is expected that these stations will be placed in operation by the opening of navigation, 1912.

Public tenders were called for the erection of the buildings and masts of these new stations and the apparatus has been ordered. The transmitters will be of '^ K.W. power, which will give the stations a daylight rang^ of 350 miles over water.

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Both the transmitting and receiving apparatus will be installed in duplicate and each station will be equipped with two distinct units.

Where no local power is available each generator will be driven by an 8 h.p. gasoline engine, otherwise one engine only will be installed for use in cases of emergency, while for ordinary working each generator will be driven by a 3-phase motor taking its power from the local electrical supply. The installation of an engine in such cases is of great importance, for the storms which damage the power lines also render navigation dangerous, and it might happen that when the wireless service was most urgently needed no power would be available owing to a breakdown of the local lines.

Port Arthur. — The station at Port Arthur, Ont., was erected by the Marconi Wireless Telegraph Company of Canada in 1910, under an arrangement with the Department whereby the latter could purchase the same at any time, should they so desire. The policy of Government ownership of all wireless coast stations on the lakes has now been decided on, and in accordance with the same the above station has been transferred to the Department by the company for the sum of $6,872.68.

Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. — A site of 4 acres was secured at Sault Ste. Marie on the high land to the east of the town, and public tenders were called for for the erection of the masts and buildings. The successful tenderers were Messrs. Pratt & Hanley, who submitted the lowest contract price, viz., $15,250.

This work is now in progress.

Toiermorp. — A site was secured at Tobermory, Ont., overlooking the easterly entrance of the harbour, and public tenders were called for for the erection of the buildings and masts. The successful tenderers were Messrs. Pratt & Hanley, who submitted the lowest contract price of $15,100.

This work is now in progress.

Midland. — A site was secured at Midland on the hill overlooking the harbour, and public tenders were called for for the erection of the masts and buildings. The successful tenderers were Messrs. Pratt & Hanley, who submitted the lowest contract price of $12,504.

This work is now in progress.

WEST COAST.

No new stations were installed on the west coast during the year. The following repairs and additions were made to the existing stations to maintain them at their proper standard of efficiency.

Cape Lazo. — A new 5^ K.W. transmitter in duplicate complete with two 8 h.p. gasoline engines was installed at Cape Lazo in the new operating house at a cost of $4,489.85. The old 1 K.W. set at this .point was transferred to Point Grey.

The mew apparatus is of the most modem type and has done excellent work.

Public tenders were called for for the erection of a dwelling house to accom- modate the additional staff rendered necessary by the 24-hour service. The successful tenderer was James Carthew, Comox, B.C., who submitted the lowest contract price of $3,600.

This work is still in progress.

Ikeda Head. — An aerial tramway 500 ft. long was installed at Ikeda Head station for the transportation of supplies, &c., from the shore to the station. E-epairs were also made to the telephone line and trail between Ikeda and Jedway. The cost of this work was $813.77.

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SESSIONAL PAPER No. 38

SHIPPING DISASTERS AND THE WIEELESS SERVICES.

Practically no serious maritime disasters occurred during the year and the ser- vice has therefore had little opportunity of showing its value in cases of emergency.

• WEST COAST.

On Xcivember ■2-], 1911, the S.S. Tees lost her propeller while backing from the wharf at Claypits, at the head of Kyuquoit Sound, on the west coast of Vancouver Island. No further damage was done nor was the safety of the vessel or passengers imperilled.

Distress signals were sent out by the Tees, but owing to her location at the head of the Sound, entirely surrounded by high mountains of the order of 7,000 feet, she was unable to establish communication with any station. The peculiar condition of the ether at night time on the Pacific coast, however, assisted her, and although she was untable to get an answer to her calls, they were heard by the steamer Northwestern away up in Alaska, and the news was relayed by her down to Victoria. At the same time the Grovernment Station at Estevan received a piece of a message from the Tees saying she was in Kyuquoit Sound. Nothing more was received from the Tees until assistance arrived at the scene of the accident five days later, and it was feared a serious disaster had occurred.

On receipt of the above very meagre news several ships immediately went to her assistance, but owing to bad weather and fog they were unable to get into the Sound — a very dangerous spot in any weather — for four days. These steamers were in constant communication with the Government Coast Station Service, but could get no reply from the Tees.

On the fifth day the fishery protection cruiser, William Jolliffe, of the Department of the Naval Service picked up the life boat of the Tees at the entrance to the Sound, when the news that all was well with the steamer was immediately transmitted to Victoria by her and much anxiety allayed. The Tees was eventually towed to Vic- toria by the Canadian Pacific Railway tug Nanoose.

At 2.30 a.m.. December IT, 1911, the Pacific Coast S.S. City of Puehio, while on her way from Seattle to Vancouver, blew out a cylinder head, disabliAg the ship and severely scalding the chief engineer.

The distress signal was immediately sent out, Victoria and Point Grej' stations responding.

The captain advised his owners through these stations of the disaster, requesting immediate assistance.

Several messages were exchanged between the disabled vessel and Point Grey station, the latter station having a land wire communication with Seattle, the land line oflSce connecting Victoria station being closed.

It is worthy of note to remark that Victoria and Point Grey were the only sta- tions to respond, these stations keeping a 24:-hour watch.

The position of the boat and the dangerous condition of the injured engineer made it imi)erative to have prompt assistance.

The City of Fuehla was one of the first vessels on the Pacific coast to instal wireless.

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EAST COAST.

On July 30, H.M.C.S. Niohe ran ashore on the southwest ledges near Cape Sable, N.S. Communication was immediately established with Camperdown station (Halifax), and the Marine and Fisheries and Naval Dockyard officials at that point were at once advised of the accident. Assistance was sent and the cruiser was floated later in the day. She Avas eventually towed to Halifax where she underwent repairs.

From the moment the Niohe struck until the time she reached Halifax she was never out of communication with the Coast Station System, and the advantage of direct and instant communication with the assisting ships (all of which were equipped with wireless) proved invaluable during the salvage operations and the tow to Halifax.

On September 24, 1911 a wireless telegram was received from the Beina Maria Cristina by the Sable Island and Halifax stations j-eportinig a smack half submerged, with three fore sails stretched, named Stephen G. Hart, of New London, and flying the American flag, in the position of lat. 16° north, long. 68° 33' west. It was impossible to render any assistance to this vessel, but the Marine and Fisheries Department of the Canadian Government and the Hydrographic Office at Washington were both advised so that all steamers interested might be warned of this menace to shipping.

On November 6, 1911, at 6 a.m., distress signals were received by the Sable Island station from the British steamer Berwind-Moor, owned by the Berwind-Moor Steamship Company, Liverpool. The steamer gave her name and position and advised that she was disabled.

Great difficulty was experienced by the Sable Island station in communicating with this vessel, possibly owin;g to the fact that no regular wireless telegraph operator v/as employed on the steamer, this work being attended to by one of the navigating officers. The steamer was not badly disabled and while in the open sea did not particu- larly require any assistance. All steamers in the vicinity, however, were advised of her position and condition by the Sable Island station.

A German tank steamer eventually went to her assistance and towed her to Hali- fax. Several accidents, such as parting of cables, occurred during the tow and bad weather was encountered during the whole voyage; several vessels put out from Halifax to assist the disabled steamer into port, at which point she finally arrived in safety on November 30, 1911.

The owners and the public were in touch with the disabled vessel and were kept constantly advised with regard to her condition and the progress she was making.

On February 25, 1912, the steamer Volturno reported having sighted a wooden ship turned bottom up in lat. 40° 37' north 59° 20' west.

No assistance was rendered in this case, but the Marine and Fisheries Depart- m.ent of the Canadian Government and the Hydrograhpic Office at Washington were both advised so that all steamers interested might be warned of this menace to navi- gation. All passing steamers fitted with wireless telegraphy were also advised by the Sable Island Station.

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SESSIONAL PAPER No. 38

THE INTERN'ATIONAL RADIO-TELEGRAPHIC COXVENTIOX.

By 1903 the increasing use of wireless telegraphy for maritime purposes had raised questions of international interest and it became evident that on many points, regarding the interchange of messages, international agreement was urgently required.

The first or preliminary conference was held at Berlin in 1903, when a protocol was drawn up as a basis for discussion at a future conference.

The second conference met at Berlin in 1906, and is known as the ' Berlin Con- ference.' The provisions of this convention have been ratified by Great Britain and all the self-governing colonies, with the exception of Newfoundland, and by all the leading nations of the world with the exception of the United States.

The primary object of the convention is to facilitate ship-to-shore communica- tion, and its main provisions may be classified generally as follows: —

The acceptance and transmission of telegrams.

The adoption of iiniform rules of working.

The provision of the means of collecting charges and settling accounts between the different countries.

Arrangements for the publication of all information necessary for inter- communication.

Rules to prevent interference and confusion in working, with adequate pro- vision for their enforcement.

Compulsory intercommunication with certain exceptions.

The convention provides for the establishment of an International Bureau for the distribution of information, and its regulations cover: — the control of operators; the limitation of power ; the efficiency of apparatus ; the use of specific wave lengths ; the adoption of uniform methods for the operation of stations and the handling of messages. It imposes a general obligation on the part of all stations not to interfere, aind calls for compulsory intercommunication between ship and shore stations, irre- spective of the system of wireless telegraphy employed.

It was proposed to hold the next convention at London last year (1911), but owing to the coronation taking place in June it has been decided to postpone it until 1912.

Many of the regulations contained in the ' Berlin -Convention ' require amend- ment to meet present-day requirements, and it is anticipated there will be consider- able discussion regarding the different clauses before a satisfactory solution is arrived at.

Generally si)eaking, the 'Berlin Convention' has proved successful, and it has undoubtedly done much to alleviate the many difficulties encountered in the operation of a Radio-telegraphic service.

I have the honour to be, sir.

Your obedient servant,

I C. P. EDWARDS,

General Superintendent, Government Radiotelegraphs.

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DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND COMMERCE

CANADA-WEST INDIES CONFERENCE

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CANADA-WEST INDIES CONFERENCE

Ottawa, March 29, 1912.

The delegates from the West Indies met the Canadian representatives to-day and went into conference.

Hon. George E. Foster (Minister of Trade and Commerce for Canada) was elected temporary chairman, and Mr. Payne, temporary secretary, for the purposes of organizing the conference.

The credentials of the delegates were presented and approved as follows : —

Hon. George Eulas Foster, B.A., D.C.L., LL.D., Minister of Trade and Com- merce.

Hon. John Dowsley Reid, MJD., Minister of Customs; and,

Hon. WiLLUM Thomas White, Minister of Finance; representing the Govern- ment of the Dominion of Canada.

Henry Barclay Walcott, Collector of Customs, as representative, and Adam Smith, as adviser, for Trinidad.

John McIntosh Reid, Comptroller of Customs, as representative, and Charles Guy Austin Wyatt, as adviser, for British Guiana.

Dr. WiLLUM Kelman Chandler, LL.D., C.M.G., Master in Chancery, as repre- sentative for Barbados ; Mr. F. A. C. Collymore, adviser.

Edward John Cameron, C.M.G., representative for St. Lucia.

Francis Willl\m Griffith, Supervisor of Customs, as representative, and John Gregg Windsor Hazell, as adviser, for St. Vincent.

William Douglas Auchinleck, Auditor General for the Leeward Islands, as representative, and John Jones Comacho, as adviser, for Antigua.

Thomas Lawrence Roxburgh, C.M.G., representative for St. Kitts.

William Henry Porter, I.S.O., Treasurer, as representative, and James Colin McIntyre, as adviser, for Dominica.

Lt. Col. Wilfrid Bennett Davidson-Houston, C.M.G., representative for Mont- serrat.

Permanent organization was completed by the election of the Hon. Mr. Foster as chairman, and Mr. T. P. Owens as secretary.

It was decided to hold the several meetings of the conference in camera and to issue through the chairman a summary of the proceedings to the press at the end of each session.

A committee of five members of the conference was appointed to tal<e up the question of steamship communication between Canada and the West Indies, and to report to the conference.

The Committee on Steamships was as follows : —

Mr. F. W. Griffith, St. Vincent, chairman.

Mr. E. J. Cameron, St. Lucia.

Mr. H. B. Walcott, Trinidad.

Hon. Mr. Foster, Canada

Hon. Mr. White, Canada 32397— li

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A committee of six was appointed to examine into and report upon the cables and telegraphs at present existing and the possible betterment of the same, and to report thereon to the conference. The committee named was :

Mr. C, G. A. Wyatt, British Guiana, chairman.

Mr. A. Smith, Trinidad.

Hon. Mr. White, Canada.

Mr. T. L. Eoxburgh, St. Kitts.

Hon. Dr. Reid, Canada.

Mr. F. A. C. Collymore, Barbados.

It was agreed that the discussions at the conference should be confined to the named delegates.

At the opening of the conference, the Hon. Mr. Foster said : I wish to express the pleasure and satisfaction of the Canadian Government in having you gentlemen from the different colonies of the West Indies come to our city and country to meet with us in conference with the idea of devising ways and means by which commercial transactions and the communications connected therewith may be improved and bettered so that the trade and commerce of these countries may be stimulated thereby. We have the advantage of being members of the same great family, and that puts us at once on a footing of intimacy and friendliness which is greater than could be enjoyed if we came from countries not under the same flag and owing a common alle- giance. You are a maritime people and we are largely a maritime people, and our commerce to and fro over the seas will naturally aid in the development of our com- mercial marine and all that appertains thereto. For a number of years Canada and the West Indies have been communicating with each other, and have been endeavour- ing in various ways and at different times to stimulate the volume of trade and to improve the means of intercommunication. At no previous period in the history of these countries were the circumstances so favourable to our coming together and making an arrangement on the lines foreshadowed than at the present time. In 1890, when I had the pleasure of visiting the West Indies, I met one or two gentlemen who are present here to-day, but I need not remind them that since then circumstances have very much changed in various ways. In the first place, Canada is a bigger country than it was then, and her people are able to consume more of your main products. The difficulty I found at that time, in furthering any commercial arrange- ments in the way of preference, was that our consumption of some of your great staple products was not large enough to induce you to interrupt your commercial connec- tions with other countries. But that is all changed. Our population has so increased that we are able to tax you to your utmost for ail the sugar you can produce, and to make you hustle if you are going to give us all we need. We are also a large fruit consuming country; our population, especially in the great western prairies, uses largely tropical fruits such as you produce, and our means of transportation are so much better than they were then, that it is possible to send us these fruits with com- mercial advantage and profit to those engaged in the trade. I desire to direct your attention to that which is, of course, apparent, namely, that this is only the beginning of things. We have seven millions of people in Canada now, but in ten years from this, in twenty years from this, in forty years, in fifty years from this we can hardly estimate the number of people there will be in this country, and consequently we cannot estimate the demand there will be on your resources to supply our people. I might remark that the United States has now within her own territory, or affiliated to her by special treaties, a tropical area which goes far towards satisfying her wants, and as these countries now have advantages which are not enjoyed by the British West India islands, a complete reversal of the position of things in that respect has taken place within the last twenty years. We are more and more driven to come to each other for our mutual advantage. I have always been of the opinion that the West Indies is an undeveloped country — what I mean is that although you have made

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good progress in a great many respects I do not think you have reached the limit of your development, and to my mind that development can best be assured by a certain and an interchangeable market of such size and such quality, that it will call upon you, for your present protection and for your future benefit, to niret the more extended requirements of Canada. Of course, on the other hand, we in Cnnada will be delighted to secure business in your markets. This is apparent to us all, and I merely note it in order that it may be fresh in our minds while we are ic,ond,ucting these negotia- tions.

We have now for fifteen years in Canada given a preference to goods coming from your markets. We have done that not entirely from philanthropic motives, but outside of the trade reasons which may have actuated us I think we can frankly swue to you that we have done it because we felt you were members of the same family. (Applause.) And while you did not at that time and have not up to the present given us any shekels in return, we are not thinking about that at the present moment, nor have we thought about it in all these years. We have been very glad to try and draw your commerce to us and to try and get you to take all you can of what we produce.

Now that we are sitting down together, the time, I think, has arrived when we can take all these things into consideration and see if we cannot make permanent and mutual trade arrangements which will inure to the benefit of both.

I again welcome you here, and I express the hope that our deliberations may result in a permanent and profitable arrangement which will be good for our pockets, good for our lands, good for our nationality and good in the sense of the cohesion and development of the empire itself, drawing us, although we lie apart, closer and closer in every way. The West Indies ought to be a sort of summer land for our northern country. It is within the bounds of our own empire, and it seems to me that wc should take advantage of what nature has placed at our disposal and get closer together in that as in other respects. On the other hand I think it would be good for the West Indians to get a sight of the snows of our northern clime as a sort of relief from the monotony of sunshine which you enjoy down there.

There is another thing: which is important, and it is, that in my opinion there ought to be a larger investment of capital and a greater co-operation in business between Canada and the West Indies. You know what power there is in invested capital to draw countries closer together and to develop them. If we can in any way induce Canadian capital to invest in the West Indies, and if we can induce the business men of the West Indies to co-operate with us in the development of their country, there will be common bonds between us which will be mutually advantageous.

Our work at this conference divides itself into three parts : there is the commer- sial side of it, there is the steamship side of it, and there is the comniunication by telegraph and cable, and those are three very important points.

Before we separate this morning, I think it would be advisable for us to appoint a small committee with reference to steamship communication and another with reference to cable communication, so -that a certain number of gentlemen here who understand these particular subjects may be able to give us the benefit of their views. I believe Mr. Rippon is here, and we have our own experts, and we may get the advantage of their advice when we come to deal with that question. I conclude by again expressing my own gratification and the gratification of my colleagues in the government at seeing you present, and I conclude with the hope that our labours will be profitable and result in success. (Applause.)

Mr. Chandler, C.M.G. (Barbados).— I beg to thank you, Mr. Foster, and the representatives of the Canadian Government for the kindly welcome which you have tendered us. I trust with you that the result of our labours here may be beneficial to both countries.

Mr. Cameron, C.M.G. (St. Lucia). — I heartily endorse the remarks of my friend, Mr. Chandler. I thank you, gentlemen, for the kindly reception you have tendered to us.

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Mr. Foster presented statistics of raw sugar imported into Canada under the general and preferential tariffs, the quantity of raw sugar imported into Canada for consumption at preferential rates, the estimated quantity of foreign sugar admitted for use in Canadian beet root and other sugar refixieries at preferential rates for refining purposes; also the estimated quantity of refi.ned sugar consumed in Canada.

Mr. Foster. — I suppose each delegate has his instructions from his government.

Mr. Chandler. — ^Yes.

Mr. Foster. — ^I suppose these are not secret. Would it be advisable for us to have these instructions read here at the present time. We have no instructions so far as we are concerned. Probably some of you are limited in the maximum to which you could go, and it might be well to understand as soon as possible what are your limita- tions.

Mr. Chandler. — On the ship we met every day for four or five days so as to get in touch with one another and try and arrive at a common ground, and I think these meetings did a lot of good. I do not think, however, that it would be convenient just now to say what our instructions are.

Mr. Foster. — That, of course, is a matter entirely for your own convenience, but as soon as possible we ought to know just what you are prepared to do. We are pre- pared to do everything that is right, and we have a little the advantage of you in that our revenues are a little more elastic than yours.

Mr. Chandler. — You have a very considerable advantage over us in that respect.

Mr. Cameron (St. Lucia). — With regard to cable and steamship communication, I assume it is understood that we from the West Indies have no precise instructions to discuss these matters with a view of coming to any final conclusion upon them. Any discussion and interchange of views which may take place upon the subject would be very useful and very informing, but it would in no way allow us to come to a definite conclusion or reach a finding binding on the colonies which have delegates here.

Mr. Foster. — Quite so.

Mr. Cameron. — I think it is well that this should be understood, and it is with that in view that we have appointed the committees.

The conference then adjourned.

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SECOND DAY.

Ottawa, Monday, April 1, 1912.

The delegates from the West Indies and the Canadian representatives resumed in conference at eleven a.m. to-day, the Hon. George E. Foster in the chair. The delegates were all in attendance.

Mr. Foster. — ^I have had the figures in the minutes of evidence taken in Canada by the Royal Commission extended in all important details, so as to include the years 1910 and 1911. Each member of the conference will be furnished with a copy.

Mr. Foster. — The order of business for this morning is on the general subject of the matter of trade preference and relations between Canada and the West Indies. The idea was, when we last met, that we might take up the draft agreement which had been recommended by the commission, and go over it in the order set forth therein. The better way, I think, would be for us to have an interchange of opinions on each of these and find out about what we agree upon and gradually narrow it down to the matters upon which we disagree, if there should be any such. If that meets with your view, gentlemen, we will take up the first paragraph of that proposed draft agreement, which concerns itself with the limit of preference. I suppose it would be in order on that, to have each one of you state about what is his opinion. Of course, there may be no disagreement, and yet there may be differences owing to the condi- tions and circumstances of the different colonies. We do not know what conclusion you have come to in that respect.

^Nfr. Chaxdleu (Barbados). — You have kindly given us a paper which is very important with regard to the imports into Canada. I wish to have one or two items in that paper explained before going on with the business of the conference. If you look at page 5 of that statement, you will see that the quantity of raw sugar imported for consumption into Canada during the years ending March 31, 1910 and 1911, is given, and taking the year 1911 you will find that the quantity of raw sugar imported into Canada for consumption, on 107 lbs. raw to 100 lbs. refined, was 507,537,371 lbs. Under the Canadian tariff item 135c, any refining company in Canada not engaged in refining sugar from Canadian beet root, is entitled to import at the preferential rate to the extent of one-fifth of the weight of sugar refined from raw sugar during the calendar year in which the raw sugar is imported. Now, if you look at page 4 of the statement you will see that during the year ending March 31, 1911, Canadian sugar refiners imported at preferential rates, roughly speaking, 124,000,000 lbs. under that clause 135c. Now, 135c says that you cannot pass warrants under that clause until you have melted five times as mi;ch as you desire to pass warrants for, and one- fifth of five million pounds is approximately, 100,000,000 lbs. It would appear, there- fore, that 124,000,000 lbs. were imported under item 135c instead of 100,000,000 lbs. It may be stated that probably a lot of that sugar was kept in stock and not yet melted, but you will see a much similar balance from the year before, when the raw sugar imported was 432,000,000, I cannot understand the figures of 92,000,000 lbs, imported in 1910, at preferential rates, and 124,000,000 lbs, imported at preferential rates in 1911, It looks as if the quantities imported at preferential rates under 135c were in excess of the quantities that should have been allowed,

Mr, Foster.— In the first place, the 507,000„000 lbs, is calculating 107 lbs, of the raw to 100 lbs. of the refined,

Mr, Chandler, — That is so.

Mr. Foster. — So that the one-fifth would be one-fifth of the actual import of raw.

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Mr. Chandler. — 135c says, they are only to import one-fifth of the weight of the amount refined during the calendar year; that is one- fifth of the weight of sugar refined during that calendar year.

Dr. Reid. — ^Perhaps Mr. McDougald will explain

Mr. McDouGALD. — 507,000,000 lbs. of sugar was imported during the year 1911, and the quantity imported under that twenty per cent clause was 124,000,000 lbs., which is a little more than the twenty per cent; practically about 24,000,000 lbs. more than the one-fifth.

Mr. Chandler. — If you take the year before you will find the same thing happens, and if you look at the Royal Commission Report, paragraph 59, they say : —

' There are also intricate questions connected with the actual method by

which the Canadian refiners carry on their trade. For example, it is represented

to us that it suits them to buy more or less from hand to mouth, and not to buy

in advance, which produces elements of complication and difficulty, which it is

not easy for an outsider to understand and appreciate.'

Mr. White. — There may be some question in connection with the calendar and the fiscal year.

Mr. McDouGALD. — The quantity refined would have to be ascertained, and that is ascertained under sworn returns

Mr. White. — I am quite satisfied that either there is a mistake in the figures as printed or there is a misunderstanding as to the difference between the fiscal and the calendar year. I think there is no doubt at all that it is strictly limited to the twenty per cent on the amount they refine.

Mr. McDouGALD. — That is correct.

Mr. Chandler. — I would like to know what are the regulations of the Minister of Customs mentioned in 135c.

Mr. Foster.— The whole point is that you want to be sure whether or not a greater proportion is imported, than should be imported, from the non-preferential countries.

Mr. Chandler. — Yes, I want to know whether your regulations are sufficiently strict to ensure not more than the one-fifth comes in, or whether these regulations allow more than that proportion to come in.

Mr. Foster. — That is a point which Mr. McDougald and his officers might go over and make a thorough analysis and explanation. I think it will be found that our Customs is pretty strict when there is a question of duty involved.

Mr. McDougald. — The imports are only taken at three ports, namely, Montreal, Halifax and Vancouver. The production of the refiner has to be sworn to before the collector admits anything at the port. He checks up the one-fifth against it.

Mr. Chandler. — He takes the affidavit of the refiner?

Mr. McDougald. — The affidavit of the principal officer of the refinery, and these are kept on record at the port.

Dr. Reid. — Meantime we will take it for granted it is all right, and we will have fuller explanations.

Mr. Foster. — Are there any other questions with reference to these figures that you need an explanation of?

Mr. Chandler. — That was the only point that occurred to me in reading the figures over, and I did not quite understand them.

DRAFT AGREEMENT.

* 1. On all dutiable goods, enumerated in Schedule A, being the produce or manufacture of Canada, imjwrted into the Colony of the

duties of customs shall not at any time be more than four-fifths of the duties imposed in the colony on similar goods when imported from any foreign country; provided that on flour the preference in favour of Canada shall not at any time be less than 12 cents per 100 lbs.'

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Mr. Cameron (St. Lucia). — With regard to the first paragraph of this draft agree- ment, I gathered from consultation with my colleagues since we have been together, that it represents generally an acceptable condition to the West Indies, with regard to the twenty per cent preference on such Canadian goods as may be specified in the schedule that is agreed upon. Then, with regard to the minimum preference on flour, I think, so far as I am aware, there is no administration that has any point to raise on that. If they have, I have not heard of it. I gather that that clause meets with general acceptance, subject to anything that the representatives may have to say here to-day.

Mr. ChajvDLER (Barbados). — The Canadian flour package, in common with the United States package, is 196 lbs. to the barrel, and perhaps it would be more con- venient to make it a shilling a barrel.

Mr. White. — That is what is intended; a shilling a barrel.

Mr. Chandler. — One hundred and ninety-six pounds is recognized as a barrel of flour.

Mr. White. — It practically amounts to the same thing, 24 cents on 196 lbs.

Mr. Keid (British Guiana). — The legislature will probably make it one-quarter oi a dollar.

Mr. White. — With regard to that particular section, I suppose there is no doubt it is not applicable to free goods. If you have any free goods on your list, this would apply only to dutiable. Canada would be in the same position, I suppose, as any other country with regard to free goods.

Mr. Chandler. — That is right.

Mr. White. — Except with regard to flour, it would mean that there would be a difference.

Mr. Chandler. — There must be a duty on flour.

Mr. White. — In other words, where foreign countries are concerned, you cannot have any free flour.

Mr. Chandler. — We must put 24 cents per barrel at least on flour.

Mr. Foster. — Would it be agreeable to make that read 25 cents per barrel?

Mr. Chandler. — We had better leave it 24 cents; we work in pounds, shillings and pence. We in Barbados could make it 24 cents per barrel of 196 lbs.

Mr. White. — If it is more convenient to you, it may be left as it is; the difference is very slight.

Mr. Chandler. — It does not matter at all ; each customs department can work it out.

Dr. Reid. — Does this four-fifths mean four-fifths of the lowest duty on any foreign country, even though it be one with which you have a preferential arrangement or may hereafter make a preferential arrangement?

Mr. ChaN!DLer. — Your goods mentioned in Schedule A would come in at four- fifths of whatever the lowest duty is.

Mr. Foster. — In other words, you would give Canada twenty per cent of a prefer- ence?

Mr. Chandler. — ^Yes.

Mr. Foster. — And it would mean that on flour we would have at least one shilling a barrel?

Mr. Chandler. — Yes.

Mr. White. — And it would mean that you could not have free flour from a foreign country?

Mr. Chandler. — Yes. With regard to the items on the free list, that would not apply to anything that happened to be on the free list of the West Indies, but I take it that we will discuss items on your free list. We have certain items on our free list, like agricultural machinery, and we are quite willing to consider any request that may be made for a duty on items in our free list. I suppose, in return, you will let us discuss the items on your free list.

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Mr. Foster. — Oh, yes.

Mr. White. — As I understand it, we are simply discussing the form of this draft agreement at present, and when we come to schedules A and B all the items will be open to discussion.

Mr. Chandler. — Very well.

Mr. Griffith. — What is the exact definition of 'foreign country' in that agree- ment?

Mr. Foster. — Any country not belonging to the British Empire.

Mr. Griffith. — And not necessarily a country not a party to this agreement.

Mr. White. — I should think so.

Mr. Griffith. — That question has been discussed throughout the West Indies. Many persons take it to mean a British colony not a party to this agreement.

Mr. Foster. — Oh, no.

Mr. Roxburgh. — It means foreign in the political sense.

Mr. White. — In the legal sense, we speak of a foreign country, and it might include a British country outside of Canada, but for the purposes of a tariff there is no question in my mind that foreign country would mean a non-British country, and that any colony in the British Empire would not be foreign so far as we are concerned.

Mr. Roxburgh. — That is our understanding of it.

Mr. Foster. — Do we consider that we have practically agreed on the terms of section 1 of the draft agreement.

Mr. White. — It is understood that section 1 is agreed to.

Mr, Foster. — Perhaps it would be well if we would take up Schedule A now.

Mr. White. — There is no objection to that, and we can hear any objections that may be made to any of these articles. Any that are agreed upon may be checked off, leaving only those to which there may be objection to be considered later. Then we can narrow down the list to all these questions to which objections may be taken on either side.

Mr. Griffith. — Quite so.

Mr. White. — We can take Schedule A and go through it and see which are agreed to and which are not.

* Schedule A.

' Schedule of Canadian goods to enjoy the henefits of the Customs Preferential Tariff when imported into the Colonies.

'Fish, canned.' Mr. Foster. — Is there any dissent to that. No dissent.

* Fish, dry, salted or smoked.'

Mr. Chandler. — With regard to that item, every ounce of it comes to us from Canada, and it is a very serious matter for us if we lose revenue on it. We collect the duty purely for revenue purposes, and our revenue is largely dependent on that. Inasmuch as there is no competition with Canada in that item, we determined to raise the question as to whether anything would be gained by leaving it in this list. If you strike it out we would continue to get your fish from you and we would also continue to get our revenue.

Mr. White. — As you practically do not import from other countries, your point is that the same amount of fish would come in.

Mr. Chandler. — Yes, and we would lose one-fifth of our revenue from fish by putting it on the preferential list.

Mr. White. — Then we might give our attention to that. You say you receive none of this fish from other countries.

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Mr. Chandler. — Our foodstuffs are pretty heavily taxed as it is, and we want to avoid putting anything more on the necessaries of life. If it is all the same to you we would rather leave the duty where it is than lose 20 per cent of our revenue on fish.

Mr. White. — ^That can stand in the meantime, and you can prepare a statement showing how much revenue you derive from fish and the proportion you receive from other countries, and we can consider that later.

Mr, Foster. — There is a question for us to consider in connecton with that. The Canadian fishing industry is a very important one, and it would feel very much slighted if it were not included.

Mr. Walcott (Trinidad). — The fish dealers in Canada have in each case stated that they have no opposition in fish whatever, and that a preference on fish would be no benefit to them. That is the evidence taken at Halifax, St. John and other fishing centres. The increase of the duty on fish in the West Indies would have the effect of reducing the consumption, and the idea of the delegates was, that rather than increase the duty and run the chance of decreasing the consumption, it would be much better to omit fish altogether, especially in view of the evidence given in Canada that the fish dealers do not require a preference.

Mr. White. — I would like to see the reference to that evidence, so that we may consider it. You believe that if you raised the tariff on fish you would shut off con- sumption.

Mr, Walcott. — Yes, and diminish our revenue,

Mr, Eeid (British Guiana). — Quite a quantity of this fish would be caught out- side of the territorial waters of Canada and, therefore, strictly speaking, would not be fish, the produce of Canada, and I think it should be restricted to fish caught by Cana- dian fishermen in Canadian fishing vessels,

Mr, White. — No matter where?

Mr, Eeid (British Guiana). — ^Yes.

Mr, White, — Would that lead to any difficulties in the customs?

Mr, Foster, — That would cut out Newfoundland, which I suppose you do not want to do.

Mr. Reid (British Guiana). — ^We would have to include fish caught by Newfound- land fishermen.

Mr. Foster. — A great deal of fish caught in Newfoundland waters comes to our ports and is marketed into your country from Halifax and other Canadian ports. It would be very difficult to keep a separate tab on that. We treat Newfoundland just the same as if she were Canada in this respect, and we suppose that the West Indies would probably do the same.

Mr. Cameroj?. — If we were to give Canada a preference on fish would not New- foundland fish be prejudiced in coming into the West Indies?

Mr. Foster. — Unless you gave Newfoundland a similar privilege.

Mr. Cameron. — Yes, and unless that were agreed to by you. We are losing still more revenue on this head, and we cannot afford to lose that revenue if it is avoidable and if there is no substantial benefit to be gained by Canada. It is an extremely difficult matter to raise the revenue in some of these islands, especially on foodstuffs, where the cost of food is tolerably high at present.

Mr. Foster. — We will let that matter stand for the present. Large quantities of Newfoundland fish are sold in Halifax and resold to the West Indies.

Mr. Cameron. — Yes, I see that is a large part of the trade.

Item allowed to stand.

* Fish, pickled.' Agreed to.

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' Meat, salted or cured.' Agreed to.

']\reat, canned.' Allowed to stand.

' Meat, fresh, and poultry (dead).' Agreed to.

' Wheat flour.' Agreed to.

'Indian meal.'

Mr. Chandler. — I do not know why that is included in the schedule, but there is no objection to it.

Mr. Foster. — Don't you use Indian meal?

Mr. Chandler. — Oh, yes, we use it in large quantities, but you have no Indian meal to sell us.

Mr. Foster. — We raise Indian corn.

Mr. Chandler. — You import a great deal.

Mr. Foster. — We import as well as grow. We have some counties in Ontario that are excellent maize-growing counties.

Agreed to.

* Rolled oats and oatmeal.' Agreed to.

* Cereal foods,'

Mr. White. — We make all sorts of breakfast foods. I suppose it would be difficult to specify them. Agreed to.

' Bran.' Mr. Chandler. — I would ask that the word ' pollard ' be added to that. Pollard is a form of bran, and it is so called in the West Indies.

The word ' pollard ' was added to ' bran,' so as to read :

' Bran, pollard.' Agreed to.

* Biscuits, not sweetened.'

Mr. Foster. — Do you object to sweet biscuits; this is limited to 'not sweetened' biscuits?

Mr. Chandler. — I do not think we object to that.

Mr. Cameron. — Would not the word 'biscuits' alone cover fancy biscuits?

Mr. Foster. — ^I should think so; it does with us.

Mr. Walcott. — We get nearly all our sweet biscuits from Great Britain, and our importation of sweet biscuits is quite large. The biscuits we get from Canada are crackers and biscuits non-sweetened.

Mr. Foster. — We might be able to give the home country a race for your markets in sweet biscuits.

Mr. Walcott. — Our importation of sweet biscuits is considerable from the United Kingdom.

Mr. Foster. — Do you object to adding ' sweet biscuits ' ?

Mr. Chandler. — I do not think we should object if you press us.

Mr, Foster. — Do you get any sweet biscuits from the United States?

Mr. Chandler. — Hardly any.

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Mr, Walcott. — Quite a quantity of biscuits are made in the West Indies from Canadian flour.

Mr. White. — As I understand it, there is a distinction in the tariff of the colonies between the duty on sweetened and non-sweetened biscuits, and I have no doubt that is the explanation of the wording. We can allow it to stand for the pre- sent. We would like, of course, to compete in your markets for that.

Item allowed to stand. ' Oats.'

Agreed to.

' Beans or peas, whole or split.'

Agreed to.

' Coal, bituminous.'

Mr. Chandler. — What is the meaning of ' bituminous ' ?

Mr. Foster. — We have bituminous and anthracite coal, which are quite different in their nature. In Canada we produce very little, if any, anthracite east of the Rocky mountains. The coal we export, or might export, is called ' bituminous coal.' We use anthracite in our houses because it has less smoke. Bituminous coal is used in fac- tories and for all kinds of steam-producing purposes.

Dr. Eeid. — Have you a duty on coal going into the West Indies?

Mr. Chandler. — We have a half-crown duty on coal generally, and I do not think we get any from Canada at all.

Mr. Eeid (British Guiana). — We get a lot from the United States, and a great quantity of it is used on our coasting steamers.

Mr. Foster. — We would be very glad to get oi;r coal into your markets.

Mr. Cameron. — There is a lot of coal coming into St. Lucia, but it comes from the United States, and of course there is a great difference in the distance it has to be carried.

Mr. White. — I think Nova Scotia would be greatly disturbed if we took that item out.

Mr. Walcott. — Very large quantities come from Norfolk, Virginia.

Mr. White. — What is it used for by you?

Mr. Walcott. — ^Bunker coal.

Mr. White. — Then it is bituminous coal.

Mr. Walcott. — There is a very large importation of it. In the majority of the colonies it is free, but in some of the colonies there is a duty on it.

Mr. Cameron. — There is a duty of sixpence per ton with us.

Mr. Walcott. — To introduce the trade it would only be necessary for one of the importers to send to Canada and get a special shipment and get his preference.

Mr. White. — I suppose it will depend to some extent upon the cost of freight.

Mr. Cameron. — All the coal we import in St. Lucia comes from the United States.

Mr. White. — We must consider that question of bituminous coal, because we must have regard to the maritime provinces, which are very largely interested in it.

Dr. Reid. — The coal could go from Sydney direct to the West Indies, and I shoulcj think the freight rate would not be large.

Item allowed to stand. ' Butter.'

Agreed to. ' Cheese.'

Agreed to. ' Hay.'

Agreed to.

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'Horses, cows, oxen, bulls, sheep, swine, and poultry (living).' Agreed to.

* Brooms and brushes.' Agreed to.

' Boots, shoes and slippers.'

Mr. Chandler. — Practically all of our boots, shoes and slippers come from the United Kingdom now, and I doubt if there is a boot that comes from Canada. There again, it would be very hard for us to get a revenue. I do not know that Canada is prepared to compete with the mother country in any of these articles. Leaving the item in will not give the Canadian producer an advantage over the old country.

Mr. White. — You say that this forms a substantial part of your revenue. You might prepare for us a statement of your importations and whence they come to you, and the amount of revenue you would be likely to lose.

Item allowed to stand.

' Cordage.' Agreed to.

' Agricultural machinery and implements of all kinds.'

Mr. Walcott. — In the majority of the colonies these articles are free.

Mr. AucHiNLECK (Antigua). — In the Leeward Islands agricultural machinery is free, but agricultural implements are not free. It is not supposed that this will aflfect our free goods, but there is a tariff distinction between machinery and implements.

Mr. White. — You do not understand there is anything in this, except in the case of flour, that would prevent you putting any article on the free list. Suppose we enter into this agreement with regard to the different items we have mentioned, is there anything to prevent you, outside of flour, puttting any article on the free list?

Mr. Eeid (British Guiana). — No.

Mr. White. — It is perfect freedom in the way of tariff.

Mr. Cameron. — There is no objection to letting this on the free list.

Agreed to.

' Iron and steel nails, spikes, rivets and clinches.'

Agreed to.

'Wire (including barbed wire), woven wire fences, fencing, and metal gates.'

Agreed to.

'Machinery (including motor and other engines), steam boilers, electric machinery and electric dental appliances of all kinds.'

Agreed to.

'Vehicles, including automobiles and motor cars.' Agreed to.

'Manufactures of india rubber.' Mr. Eeid (British Guiana).— Will that mean goods made entirely from india rubber or composite goods. There are certain goods which contain only a proportion

of rubber. lu rn •

Mr. Foster.— I suppose there is hardly anythmg made from pure rubber, iliis

would apply to what is generally known as india rubber goods, rubber boots, rubber

coats, rubber tires and so on. . i j. u- r

Mr. McDouGALD.— It applies to articles of which the component material of chiet

value is rubber.

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Mr. Foster. — I suppose it depends on your customs nomenclature, as to whether they are india rubber goods or not. As a matter of fact, I suppose your interpreta- tion as to what it includes would be about the same as ours.

Mr. Cameron. — It is only the larger colonies that import a good deal of that.

Item agreed to.

* Paints, colours and varnishes.' Agreed to.

' Paper of all kinds, and manufactures of paper.' Agreed to.

* Vegetables of all kinds, including potatoes, onions, and canned vegetables.' Mr. Reid (British Guiana). — Some of those are on the free list with us. Agreed to.

* Soap.'

Mr. Cameron. — ^That is a serious item

Mr. Poster. — Why?

Mr. Walcott. — On the point of revenue. The total import of soap into Trinidad amounts to 3,500,000 lbs., valued at thirty-two thousand pounds sterling. The majority of that soap comes from the United Kingdom. The soap used in the West Indies is what is called blue mottled soap, and they have apparently not been able to produce it in either the United States or Canada, so that it all comes from the United Kingdom. Our importation of soaps from other countries includes small quantities of perfumed soaps. Our loss of revenue on the importations from the United Kingdom would amount to a considerable sum.

Mr. Poster. — What do the duties you get from soap amount to?

Mr. Walcott. — Last year they amounted to £3,600.

Mr. Cameron. — In St. Lucia the duty on soap last year amounted to £369 sterling, and twenty per cent would be £75 sterling.

Item, allowed to stand.

'House, office, cabinet or store furniture of wood, iron or other material; coffins, caskets, casket robes, and linings and casket hardware.'

Agreed to.

' Planks, boards, deals, joists, scantling, shingles, shooks, staves and heading.'

Mr. Chandler. — There are certain classes of planks, &c., all of which we must get from Canada, but there are other classes of lumber which would be covered by this generic term, and which we do not get from Canada. We get pitch pine from the southern States and you cannot produce it in Canada. We have to-day only to do with articles which we get from Canada, and aU of a certain ikind of -^iLii.abli^p must come from Canada. This is an item which as to duty is a big item with us and is in the same category as fijsh. White pine and spruce and all the Canadian class of lumber must come from Canada, and it cannot come from anywhere else. It only means a loss of revenue to us to leave this in; it is in the same category as fish.

Dr. Reid. — When it comes from the United States you charge full duty.

Mr. Chandler. — This item covers all kinds of lumber, and one-half of it comes from the United States and we will continue to get that there, because you cannot send that kind of lumber from Canada. On the other half of our importation, which is composed of Canadian lumber, it means that we are losing five shillings per thou- sand feet.

Mr. Roxburgh. — And by leaving this in you gain nothing, and we lose a great deal.

Mr. White. — Would reduction in the duty mean increased ftonsumption ?

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Mr. Chandler. — No. Item allowed to stand.

* Doors, sashes and blinds.' Agreed to.

'Pianos and organs.' Agreed to.

' Starch.'

Mr. Walcott. — From what is starch made in Canada?

Dr. Reid. — It is made from corn, but I do not think you get any from Canada. I think all your starch comes from the United Kingdom.

Mr. Griffith. — In connection with starch, I should like to raise a point in refer- ence to cassava and arrowroot when the proper time comes.

Starch agreed to.

' Trunks, valises, travelling and tool bags, and baskets of all kinds.'

Agreed to.

' Cement.'

Mr. Cameron. — At present we get very little cement from Canada. It all comeb from the IJnited Kingdom.

Mr. Griffith. — There is a lot of Belgium cement.

Mr. Cameron. — There is, yes.

Mr. Reid. — There is not a barrel comes from Canada.

Mr. Cameron. — ^None, whatever.

Mr. Foster. — ^We are now manufacturing a great deal of cement in Canada, but of course we have a very large home consumption for it.

Item allowed to stand.

' Glass bottles, lamps, lamp chimneys, and table glassware.' A^eed to.

* Nickel-plated, gilt, or electro-plated ware.' Agreed to.

* Calcium carbide.' Agreed to.

Mr. Foster. — That leaves us to deal with fish, coal, boots, shoes and slippers, soap, planks, boards, &c., and biscuits, sweetened. If the gentlemen from the West Indies will prepare their memoranda in reference to these as soon as they possibly can, we will discuss them further.

Discussion on the draft agreement was resumed.

* 2. On all dutiable goods enumerated in Schedule B, being the produce or manufacture of the Colony of imported into the Dominion of Canada, the duties of customs shall not at any time be more than four-fifths of the duties imposed on similar goods when imported from any foreign country; provided that on raw sugar not above No. 16 Dutch standard in colour, and molasses testing over 56 degrees and not over 75 degrees by the polariscope, the preference in favour of the colony shall not at any time be less than 4| cents per 100 lbs., and for each additional degree over 75 degrees the preference shall not be less than i cent per 100 lbs.'

Mr. Foster. — That, I suppose, works out to fifteen cents for 96 test sugar on the polarization.

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Mr. Chandleh.- — MuscavaJo has twenty-seven and a half cents preference now, and 96 test gets a preference of thirty-one cents. The minimnm under this conven- tion would be eleven and a half cents and fifteen cents, respectively.

Mr. White. — As I understand, there was a controversy as to who receives the benefit of the preference, and I suppose that eontrovorsy still ragos. Jt seems a diffi- cult question to determine. Our refiners contend most strenuously that the growers obtain the entire benefit of the preference, whether it is thirty-one or fifteen. On the other hand, the growers may have a different story to tell. I suppose the truth lies between these two statements, that the planters at times do take the entire preference and at times our people receive the benefit.

Mr. Chandler. — I think that is right.

Mr. White. — I think the commission found that the growers would take from one- third to one-half, and they apparently had that in mind when they arrived at this conclusion that this would be the minimum preference with regard to raw sugar. Is that what you understand, Mr. Chandler?

Mr. Chan-^dler. — I think we know more about this now than we did at the time of the report of the Royal Commission. If you look at paragraph 56 of the report of the Royal Commission, you will find it reads : —

' 56. An interesting fact to be learned from the tables placed before us, of

which that forming Appendix VIII to the evidence taken in Canada may serve as

a specimen, is that the difference between Canadian and New York prices varies

from nothing to more than the total preference, apparently reaching its highest

when the Cuban crop is in New York, and sugar is consequently plentiful, and its

lowest when, with the disposal of that crop, sugar becomes relatively scarce.' If you look at Table YIII, that is the table submitted by ^Nlr. Harris, you will notice that in the months the Cuban crop comes into New York, January until July, the United States sugar trusts put their feet on the neck of the Cuban planter, and as a rule depress the sugar, and the price of sugar in New York is considerably less than the world's price in Hamburg. I don't know why it is, but the commissioners point to it as an interesting fact. During the time the Cuban sugar is coming in, the New York refiner is depressing Cuban sugar as much as he can, making it below the world's price, and then we get in sales to Canada the preference, or some of it. 'At other times we do not get it. That leads up to a fact which corroborates these figures : In 1910 when the Cuban crop was comparatively short and the beet crop was a big crop, the New York sugar trusts could not put their feet on the neck of the Cuban planter that year, because they wanted the Cuban sugar and there was then little difference between the European price and the price in New York. That year the refiners of Canada got all the preference; there was a big beet crop and a comparatively small Cuban crop, and the Canadian refineries got it all. This year, before I left Barbados we were getting all the preference, or some of it anyway, because there was a short beet crop in Europe and a big crop in the western hemisphere. The preference on Cuban sugar in the United States is only thirty-four cents per 100 lbs. 96 test, but the United States refiners depreciated the New York price below Hamburg prices until it was seventy- two cents, and, funny to say, we were getting the preference. Mr. Collymore tells me that this year we are not only getting the preference but more than the preference. Therefore, as to who is to get the preference and who is not would seem to me to depend upon world-wide forces.

Mr. White. — I do not believe it is possible to arrive at any definite conclusion with regard to that.

Mr. Chandler. — It looks to me as if whenever Europe has an enormous beet crop, and the crop on this side of the Atlantic is comparatively small, that the refiners got the preference, and when Europe has a short beet crop, like this year, and Cuba expects to make 1,800,000 tons, it looks as if we got the preference. It will depend upon the action of the sugar trust in New York as to who gets the preference. I am

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not sufficient of an expert to explain it, but our experience since the Royal Commis- sion has reported is in accordance with the facts which are set forth in that table, if you should study it. It seems to me to be a waste of time to talk about whether the refiner or the West Indian grower is to get the preference.

Mr. White. — I have looked into the question to some extent, and I have come to the conclusion that it is impossible to determine who gets the preference. One or the other seems to get it occasionally, but it is impossible to tell what time they would get it and to what extent. It is a very confusing and a very difficult ques- tion to determine. If you gentlemen are able to elucidate it, I should bo very grateful. Our refiners here contend that the Canadian refiners are going to consume much more than you people can possibly produce. Let us assume that for the moment. Now, if that is so, if we are going to require very much more raw sugar than you can produce, why would you not be able to take the entire benefit of the preference, because our refiners have to pay, if they bring in foreign sugar, the yellows rate whatever it may be, and they have to pay the duty — I think it is eighty-three cents on foreign sugar. They pay fifty-two and a half cents upon the sugar that comes from the West Indies. That is the preference. Now, if our demand was greatly in excess of the supply which you could furnish us, why would not your planters be able to take whatever benefit the preference might confer on them? It seems to me it would be so. I may be wrong, but that is my opinion at present. It is very complicated and technical, of course, but it seems to me that arguing on that general ground you are more apt to reach a proper conclusion than you would in any other way. The intention of the preference was that the public should get some little advantage from it, but it would seem to me that if your supply was not at all likely to meet our demand that your planters are going to get the benefit of the preference, and if that is so, unless we reduce our general tariff upon foreign raw sugar, the refiners here are going to ask us to give them an adjustment of tariff with regard to the refining, because they would feel they would lose some advantage as compared with their present arrangement. These are some of the difficulties I encountered in looking into the matter, in a somewhat superficial way, I confess.

Mr. Foster. — I have made a careful study of that report, and I have heard both sides to the limit, and have used all the judgment I have, and I am entirely in the air with reference to two things : one, that you could control this by any standard market.

Mr. White. — I agree with you.

Mr. Foster. — It is like atmospheric disturbance above us and around us; the atmospheric currents are disposed of by influences we do not know anything about and cannot control, and so with reference to this preference. That is the one side of it. The other thing is, that the question as to who gets the preference has to be fought out between producers on one side and consuiuers on the other side, both of them in the midst of all these varying and fluctuating influences of trade, and of demand and supply. I think we would dispose of our time to poor advantage if we were to enter into a discussion with reference to either of these with the idea of settling them.

Mr. White. — ^We cannot settle them, because I think the causes are world-wide, and there is not much chance for useful discussion about it. However, I do not under- stand that our friends from the West Indies are raising any objection on this point, and so far as the form of the clause goes, I do not know that there is any objection on our part.

Mr. Foster. — ^We have no objection.

Mr. Chandler. — I want to have a discussion with regard to the latter part of that clause, which is most important to us.

Mr. White. — ^You mean as to what?

Mr. Chandler. — Aa to the amount of preference; the fifteen cents and the eleven and a half cents in place of thirty-one and twenty-seven and a half.

Mr. WHiTE.-*-The difficulty is that if this agreement goes into effect it will mean that the privilege our refiners now have of importing twenty ppr cent of foreign raw sugar will be taken away from them.

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Mr. Foster. — Xot necessarily by this clause.

Mr. White. — Would it not; where is the saving clause?

Dr. Reid. — Our twenty per cent is in the tariff.

Mr. Keid (British Guiana). — Foreign sugar can be imported under the general rate of duty at present in your tariff.

Mr. White. — If this clause stood as it is, would it permit of the present regulation as to refiners importing at preferential rates twenty per cent of their output of foreiga grown sugar ; would that privilege be consistent with this section ?

Mr. Foster. — Xot more than four-fifths.

Dr. Eeid. — Do you mean if it went into existence in the present tariff?

Mr. White. — ^Yes.

Dr. Reid. — If it went in, with the present tariff it would give them four-fifths on the whole importation.

Mr. Reid (British Guiana). — As I read it, assuming they purchased all the sugar for one year from the British West Indies, under this they would pay four-fifths, at the preferential rate, and then under item 135c they would have one-fifth at fifteen cents lower than the general rate.

Dr. Reid. — I think that tariff could be read either way, but so far as I am con- cerned it looks to me as if though they imported all their sugar from the West Indies they would get it in here at four-fifths; fifty-two cents; the whole lot would come in under that.

Mr. White. — That is, as the tariff stands to-day. Is there anything in this that would prevent us from abrogating that twenty per cent arrangement and then, we wili say, allowing the present preferential rate to stand subject to this clause. That is to say: the general rate would be twenty-five per cent in excess of the preferential rate and not less than fifteen cents of difference between the two.

Dr. Reid. — As our general tariff stands now, we have with any foreign country a tariff of eighty-three and fifty-two, and this article says that the duty shall not at any time be more than four-fifths of the duties imposed on similar goods imported from any foreign country.

Mr. White. — If that clause stood it would mean four-fifths of the fifty-two; there does not seem to be any doubt about that.

Mr. Reid (British Guiana). — And, therefore, the present preference would be further reduced by fifteen cents.

Mr. White. — I think there is not the slightest doubt of that unless before this came into effect we made another change. As it stands to-day, your rate is twenty per cent on fifty-two.

^fr. Foster. — Whatever our foreign duty is, the West India products would come in at twenty per cent less.

Mr. Chandler. — Which makes clause 135c an absurdity. Suppose you leave 135c there, we come in for the whole of our goods at fifteen cents per 100 lbs. less than the most favoured foreign sugar. The foreign rates are eighty-three and a half and fifty- two, but if this becomes effective, we will say, if it were foreign sugar you would charge iifty-two. We insist, therefore, on a generous interpretation. If the refiner is going to import one-fifth under 135c he could pass his warrant as soon as he melted a certain quantity for thirty-seven and a half cents; if he got his one-fifth from us he would not pay fifty-two. As a matter of fact, under the refiners' benefit clause which you put into the tariff with the object of his getting foreign sugar, it would mean that he would come to the West Indies for his one-fifth at thirty-seven and a half cents.

Mr. Foster. — Then, I suppose your planters would salt him.

Mr. Ch.\nidler. — The best way is to strike out 135c.

^fr. Foster. — I think that is what you have in your mind.

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Mr. Rrid (British Guiana). — We would never know when we are selling sugar to the refiner in Canada, whether he is buying with the advantage of thirty-one cents or fifteen cents preference.

Dr. Reid. — He would have thirty-one aiid fifteen more, or forty-six cents.

Mr. Keid (British Guiana). — Against the general foreign rate, but under the foreign preference, with 135c he would only have fifteen cents. On the other hand, the refiner might, when there was plenty of cheap sugar offered, go into the open market as he does now and buy his supply. Sometimes when we have a cargo in Dem.erara he says to us : I have a cargo offering in San Domingo at a certain price, and if you don't take that price I will buy there. We do not, of course, know when this is a real cargo or an imaginary cargo. From the producers' point of view, we very much prefer that this preference, which is to be given under clause 2 of the draft agreement, should be exclusively confined to British products, and that foreign sugar should only come in under one general rate of duty. Since this amendment to the tariff in April, 1909, the value of the preference has been reduced fifty or sixty per cent. Formerly it worked out that the producers got about twelve and a half cents per hundred pounds in Demerara, and now they reckon that they get from three cents to seven cents on the average.

Mr. White. — ^Your idea is that if this particular clause of our tariff were i^pealed that then your producers would receive a larger amount of the preference. I think they wonld get the whole of it, myself, especially having regard to thp future, because the demand would be! very! much greater than the supply.

Mr. Reid (British Guiana). — Yes, but at the same time the areas under sugar cultivation in British Guiana and the West Indies would naturally largely increase, with an assured market in Canada. Then the Panama canal will be open in a few years, and that would have the effect of allowing sugars from the Fijis and the'Mauri- titus to come to the Atlantic side, which they cannot do now because of the high freight rates.

Mr. White. — Suppose this one-fifth clause were repealed, the position would then be that the preference might remain at fifty-two and a half, the present rate, and the general rate be brought down to sixty-seven and a half or something like that. Or, on the other hand, the general might be maintained at eighty-three and the preference made less by fifteen.

Dr. Reid. — The great difiiculty is that if the refiners have to go to foreign countries and pay the whole amount of the duty, is not that going to increase the price in the West Indies, so that the refiner would have no protection at all ?

Mr. White.— Yes, but not more than fifteen cents. I have no doubt in my mind that the effect of this safeguard so far as oiu* refiner is ooiiQerned, would be that he could go on the markets of the world if this clause were abrogated and buy. Then, the West Indian people would be able to take the fifteen cents. I think if there was a reduction from eighty-three to sixty-seven he would be to that extent in a better posi- tion than now. Our refiners can get most of their material now from the British West Indies.

Mr. Chandler. — That raises another question. Assuming that this clause stands as it is now, it says: that the duty shall not at any time be more than four-fifths of the duty imposed on similar goods when imported from any foreign country. Surely, as long as your tariff 135c stands as it is you would not deprive us, because we come here to make a treaty with you, of the thirty-one cents present preference and charge us sixty-six and four-fifths cents instead of fifty-two cents per 100 lbs. As long as your present tariff stands we are not going to give up thirty-one cents to get fifteen cents.

Mr. White. — This clause would have to be a part of our agreement, and if we decided to make our tariff conform to that clause there should be a difference of fifteen cents.

Mr. Chandlku. — Suppose we adopted the draft agreement and it was made to become law in the West Indies and Canada, you certainly would still, as long as your present tariff remains, grant us the thirty-one cents preference.

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Mr. White. — It would be open to us to change that tarilt" a? long as we conformed to that agreement.

!Mr. Foster. — We do not now propose anything of that kind.

Mr. White. — This would have no bearing upon our present tariff.

Mr. Chandler. — Until you changed your tariff.

Mr. White. — It would be open to us to change it, as long as we did not infringe on this agreement. If we abrogate this preference with regai-d to the twenty per cent which our sugar refiners have they would tell us they would have to receive some con- sideration, because they claim now that you get all the preference, and you would get it all the more if that twenty per cent clause be stricken out.

Mr. Eetd (British Guiana). — That has not been the experience of the West Indian planters.

Mr. White. — If the twenty per cent should go by the board, our men are less likely to get the advantage of the preference.

Mr. Foster. — I should think that whatever the preference is, it will go one way or the other and they will probably divide it in the end.

Mr. Reid (British Guiana). — We have to sell our sugar when the season is at ita height in Demerara, and it is then that the refiners get liberal supplies and the price is depressed.

]\[r. Foster. — I suppose a great deal will depend upon the circumstances ; the sugar producer may have to sell sometimes vdieu he does not want to, because his bills have to be paid or for some other reason.

Mr. Reid (British Guiana). — Exactly.

Mr. Chaxdler. — It is just the same as with the Cuban crop in the United States. All of our crop is sold in five months ; we have no means of storage ; the whole of it is poured into Canada at the same season of the year and the price is depressed.

ilr. Reid (British Guiana). — It is only when short of supplies that the refiner goes into the open market.

Mr. Foster. — Just as the planter would do if he were a l)uyer.

Mr. Reid (British Guiana). — Exactly.

Mr. Chaxdler. — The object we have in view on both sides is to have such a pre- ference as will turn the trade of the two countries without fail to each other. The question is : will fifteen cents preference for 96 test and eleven and a haK cents prefer- ence for 89 test be sufficient to ensure the trade between the two countries. The present preference of thirty-one cents and twenty-seven and a half cents has, by experience, proved to be sufficient to divert the trade from other countries, and to bind the trade of Canada and the West Indies together. But you do not want to put the preference so low that every now and then occasions will arise when the West Indian sugar will go somewhere else. If you have a preference of eleven and a half cents on 100 lbs. of sugar, assuming each side is getting one-half, circumstances will inevitably arise when the five and three-quarters cents for each would not bring about the bargain. The fact that you may have a steamer ready to take the sugar elsewhere, the fact that you have not storage acconmiodation to await a freight to Canada, the fact that you are losing interest, and that against that you have only five and three- quarter cents to seller and the same to purchaser, would not be sufficient to ensure that West Indian sugar coming to Canada. Don't let us waste our time in putting the preference at such a low figure that according to the fluctuations of trade the trade will get diverted. In regard to these figures, Mr. White asked where did they get the four and a half cents from, and in reading the report of the Royal Commissioners, it appears that one of the witnesses in discussing the question generally, without any authorization on the part of anybody concerned in the output of the sugar, thought this idea worked out about fifteen cents for 96 sugar and that this preference wa3 enough. The question was never properly considered, as to whether that would be sufficient inducement to bind the trade of the two countries together, and what I want to try to impress on the conference is that we nnist cirofully ccnsider the amount of

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preference which is necessary to give effect to this convention. To my mind, I do not think that fifteen instead of thirty-one, and eleven and a half instead of twenty- seven, would be sufficient to ensure that the West India planter and the Canadian x-efiner will at all times come together with regard to bargain and sale.

Mr. Foster. — That is a very important question and one worthy of consideration. I have talked the matter out with a number of the planters, and I have gone over very carefully the evidence that was given. The planters, some of them at least, say that if they could get a preference of five cents it is absolutely sure to direct the trade. Of course, I do not mean to say that I have interviewed all the planters. The idea, at the time the preference was given, was not to help either planters or refiners. The idea was to get the West Indies and ourselves closer together on interchange of product^. But we do have planters and we do have refiners, and we find that they are important factors in this whole arrangement. It is quite true that we must very seriously con- sider that point. The whole thing will come down to this, that if we pass this clause, if our tariff remains afterwards as it is, you will get twenty per cent reduction on the iowest duty paid by any foreign sugar that comes to this country. That will be about what it amounts to.

Mr. White. — But not less than fifteen cents.

Mr, Foster. — It will mean that if we change our legislation and do away with the extension of the preferential section into the non-preferential market, for one-fifth, that you will get a straight twenty per cent reduction upon our general duty. The question as to how we will do away with that one-fifth extension is a matter tb.at, v/hile it concerns you, must be dealt with by ourselves.

Mr. Chandler. — Quite so.

Dr. Reid. — Do I understand that if we do away with the twenty per cent clause the sugar would have to be imported as it is now at fifty-two cents ?

Mr. Foster. — No, the rate against foreign countries for raw sugar is eighty-three ■,'ue\ a half cents. They will get twenty per cent on that.

Dr. Reid. — That will be sixty-six instead of fifty-two as at present.

Mr. Foster'. — If that became operative here, they would enter it at twenty per cent less than eighty-three and a half cents.

Dr. Reid. — Or, they could enter it at fifty-two, the lowest rate.

Mr. White. — As the tariff stands now, with the twenty per cent clause in, if we made any changes in that tariff and entered into this agreement including this particular section, the position would be that sugar from the British West Indies would be entered at twenty per cent less than fifty-two, and five points added to that again to make the fifteen, that is to say your rate would be thirty-seven and a half. But, if we change our tariff law as we might, then the whole question is, — that what you would have to do is to conform to this preference clause. We might do it in two ways : we might say we will let the foreign rate of eighty-three cents stand, and we will take off fifteen cents or one-fifth, as the case may be, and make your rate sixty- seven or sixty-eight, or we might say we will let you in at fifty-two and reduce the rate to sixty-seven.

Mr. Chandler. — And do away with 135c.

Mr. White. — Exactly. Is that the position ?

Mr. Chandler. — That is the position.

Mr, Foster. — You would get at it easier by taking the refiners twenty per cent idea off entirely.

Mr. Chandler. — That is it.

Dr. Reid. — There is a British preferential tariff of fifty-two. This agreement says that the duties of customs shall not, at any time, be more than four-fifths of the duties imposed on similar goods when imported from any foreign country. Our foreign rate is eighty-three, and four-fifths of eighty-three is sixty-seven. A man comes in and he says : it does not say it will be that ; it says it m.ust not be more than that, and I am going to enter at fifty-two. They will come under the preferential traiff at fifty-two

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Mr. White. — The way to meet that would be to let the British preferential rate and the West India rate stand at fifty-two and reduce the general, making it fifteen above fifty-two, or sixty-seven.

Dr. Reid. — It would be all right if you did that.

Mr. Chandler. — And strike out 135c,

Mr. White. — ^Yes, but of course these are only suggestions.

Mr. Chandler. — ^That is what we want.

Mr. White. — If we leave the general at eighty-three, then, so far as the four-fifths is concerned, it would be of no effect, because you would still be entitled to come in under the fifty-two. The way to meet that, if we so desired, would be to reduce the eighty-three to sixty-eight and give you the fifteen cents over the fifty-two.

Dr. Reid. — That would only give them fifteen cents preference.

Mr. White. — That is all it says ; it says it shall never be less than fifteen cents.

Dr. Reid. — ^And you would not have the thirtyrone.

Mr. White. — The thirty-one would be gone, so far as they are concerned.

Mr. Reid (British Guiana). — The laws of supply and demand would have fair play then.

Dr. Reid. — Mr. Chandler wants it brought down to thirty-one.

Mr. Chandler. — That is only on the general question. What Mr. White has sug- gested would be perfectly satisfactory to us, the refiners one-fifth concession being repealed.

Mr. White. — That may be, but I do not know that it is entirely satisfactory to myself; I would want to think it over.

Mr. Foster. — We do not want you to go away with the idea that we will reduce the duty, but we will always preserve your relative position; you shall not have less than fifteen cents.

Mr. Chandler. — We are to understand that the amount is not fixed yet.

Mr. Foster. — I am going on the assumption that if such were the case, you would never have less than the fixed minimum.

Mr, White. — If we leave the eighty-three stand, it seems to me, having regard to the objection raised by Dr. Reid, that what we would be obliged to do would be to place this rate at say sixty-seven, if that would comply with this clause, and raise the British preferential rate at the same time.

Mr. Chandler. — If that were done, then the result of our coming up here would be to put us in a worse position than we are in now. The eighty-three and a half standard would remain, and we would go up to sixty-seven.

Mr. White. — There would be fifteen cents difference between you and the foreign. In the other way, which I first suggested, and it is only a suggestion, it would be to reduce the eighty-three to sixty-seven, keep the British preference as it is, and the refiner would get a reduction on the raw sugar from eighty-three to sixty-seven. There, you get some benefit on the raw sugar. As to what we would do with regard to the duty on refined sugar, would be for us to say.

Mr. Cameron. — It is understood that the twenty per cent would go under such an arrangement ?

Mr. White. — We would have to consider it; we do not make any definite state- ment.

Mr. Reid (British Guiana). — My instructions on this question are very definite, r have been instructed not to sign the agreement if foreign sugar is allowed in under two rates of duty. Wo feel very strongly on that point.

Dr. Reid. — You have now reference to the refiners' twenty per cent?

Mr. Reid (British Guiana). — Yes, and the concession given to beet root refining.

Dr. Reid. — ^You want 135o and 135c struck out?

Mr. Reid (British Guiana). — Yes.

Mr. White. — ^Your instructions are, Mr. Reid, that the twenty per cent clause be stricken out?

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Mr. Eeid (British Guiana). — 135a and W5c, and that the preference rate shall exclusively apply to sugar from the British West Indies or British territory.

Mr. White. — You would be content with an arrangement whereby the fifty-two and a half cents would remain as the British preference and your preference under this, and that so far as foreign sugar importations are concerned the rate should be at least fifteen cents above that.

Mr. Reid (British Guiana). — Yes.

Mr. Chandler. — Provided these two items go.

Mr. Eeid (British Guiana). — ^Yes.

Mr. Foster. — You would sign the agreement with the understanding that the existing obligation should go on to its end in the beet sugar business.

Mr. Eeid (British Guiana).— Yes, to 1914.

Mr. AucHixLECK (Antigua). — My instructions are to the same effect from Antigua.

Mr. EoxBURGH. — It is. the same with us also; it is a point on which we arc all very strong. Although we are only small in St. Kitts and only export 20,000 tons per annum, we want to get rid of that particular item in the Canadian tariff.

Mr. White. — That is, that there would have to be a proviso introduced with regard to these two clauses.

Mr. Eoxburgh. — ^Yes.

Mr. White. — The difficulty about that is in arriving at anything like a sound ccnclusion upon it. I have not been able from the findings before me to yet inform myself with regard to it. We are all just as anxious as you are that the trade between Canada and the West Indies should be promoted, and for various reasons, and I do not believe I will be able to come to a conclusion on it, different from that of the Eoyal Commis- sion, on any sound ground during the time this conference would be limited to.

Mr. Chandler. — I candidly admit that I got no specific instructions on the point of insisting on the preference being more than that suggested. It naturally struck me that if you could make it fifteen cents for muscovado and twenty for crystals or something like that, it would keep the trade in the grooves in which it now is. We should be absolutely certain that we are not going to do anything now which is going to undo what has been done with the thirty-one and twenty-seven and a half cents, respectively.

Mr. Foster. — Our government would have to have as ample opportunity for investigating and hearing evidence as had the Eoyal Commission to come to any con- clusion on that.

Mr. Chandler. — What did the Royal Commission go on?

Mr. Foster. — They went on the evidence, and I suppose all that which filtered into the minds of the commission by day after day and week 'after week studying the question and hearing about it and forming their opinion about it. They had a much better opportunity of coming to a conclusion on that than we can possibly have from a few days' consideration here. I would feel disposed myself to take the submis- sion in that respect.

Mr. White. — Of course any representation on that subject could be taken into consideration by us, but for the purposes of this conference we should, I think, stand by the report of the commission.

Mr. Chandler. — ]\[r. Collymore informs mc that the difference in freight now between New York and the Canadian market is nine cents per hundred pounds. Then, when you come to eleven and a half cents preference on muscovado that leaves only twc and a half cents to bind the trade of the two countries, which is getting! it down pretty close.

!Mr. Foster. — Also, I think we may keep this in mind : that we propose to make the communication better between the Islands and Canada, and possibly we can stand better in the future with regard to freight rates than we have in the past.

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Mr. Eeid (British Guiana). — In the niemorauclum of Lord Islin^on, at the end of the report, he suggested that the present Canadian preference on sugar should be continued.

The conference then took up the consideration of Schedule B, item by item.

' Schedule B.

'Schedule of West Indian products which are to enjoy the henefit of the Customs Pre- ferential Tariff when imported into Canada.

* Sugar, molasses, and syrups.' Agreed to.

'Oranges, limes, lime-juce (crude), and grape fruit.'

!M>. Porter (Dominica). — Does that include concentrated juice?

Mr. McDouGALD (Commissioner of Customs). — If it is not refined.

Mr. Porter.— This is an item upon which I am instructed to ask for an effective preference. As a matter of fact, lime-juice and lime products constitute about seventy per cent of our exports and lime-juice is on your free list. Practical^ we are getting nothing in return for the preference which we accord if our principal products are to remain on your free list.

Mr. Foster. — You get free entry but no preference. "Where does this lime-juice come from outside of the West Indies?

Mr. McDouGALD (Commissioner of Customs). — I do not think it comes from any- where else.

Mr. Porter. — I would like to have added to this item, ' citrate of lime, lemons and tropical fruits of all kinds,' fully described in items 90, 91 and 101 of the Cana- dian tariff.

Mr. Foster. — I wiil put a note of interrogation after that, and we will consider Of course, lime-juice (crude) woidd be all right, but lime-juice refined or concen- trated would require consideration, would require consideration.

Mr. Griffith. — You cnn have concentrated lime-juice that is not refined.

Mr. Foster. — "We wiU add, * citrate of lime and lemons.'

Mr. Porter. — And other products of citrous fruits.

Mr. Foster. — "What are they?

Mr. Porter. — The essential oils.

!Mr. Foster. — "\^"e will leave that for the present.

' Bananas and pineapples.' Agreed to.

* Cocoa beans.'

^fr. "W.^LCOTT (Trinidad). — I have prepared a return, showing the trade of the Oolony of Trinidad in the articles which the Boyal Commissioners have recommended we should grant a preference on, and also the trade in the articles on which they recommended Canada should grant us a preference. This return I would like to hand in.

The return was filed by Mr. "Walcott.

^fr. "V\".MX'OTT said: This return shows, that the importation of the articles in Schedule A to December .^1. 1911, amounted to £1,042,-1:82 sterling. Of that sum, £135,880 represented the value of articles which are now on the free list of the colony, 80 that grantini; that w.^ give a preference on all of the articles in Schedule A. the amount on wbifh preference may be granted will be about £907,000. On the other

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han 1, our total exportation of the articles named in Schedule B amounted to £2,007,70); ol^ this no less than £1,385,000 represented the value of various products wh'ch, I understand, are now duty free in Canada. That leaves only the sum of £621,600 to rank for preference in Canada, so that, so far as the trade with Trinidad is concerned, granting that both Schedule A and Schedule B are adopted as they s and, Trinidad would be giving a preference on a very much larger volume of imports than she would receive on her exports. The only articles which Trinidad exports and to which the preference would apply, would be sugar, molasses, and cocoanuts, which represent a very small part of her exports, our main industry, cocoa, being at present on the free list of Canada. Our difficulty in Trinidad will be that in the event of our receiving a preference on sugar only, we will find it a most difficult matter to adjust what for us will be a very considerable loss of revenue. Under section 88 of the Royal Commissioners report, the question of cocoa was dealt with. The Royal Commis- sioners there expressed a doubt as to whether the creation of a preference by the imposition of duties on foreign cocoa would be of any substantial advantage to the ^Ve^t Indies, But did not wholly exclude this from consideration in the future. I find fro 11 the Canadian returns, that the imports of cocoa into Canada are about 4,000,000 ! -. per annum. I also find from the evidence given in Canada before the Royal Commission, that the consumption of cocoa was estimated to have increased within the last eight or nine years by five hundred per cent. We recognize in Trinidad that the consumption of cocoa in Canada must and will and is bound to increase very rapidly, and that tli3 Canadian market to Trinidad and the other cocoa-producing colonies must be looked forward to as a very valuable one. There are twenty-eight sugar plantations in Trinidad, which are in the hands of thirteen companies, most of the owners not being resident in the colony. On the other hand, we have over five hundred cocoa estates. We will find it extremely difficult to adjust our taxation if wj have to tax the cocoa industry to make good a large deficit for the benefit of the sugar industry. I should like to point out that granting that the preference under this arrangement will have the effect, we all hope it will 'have, to transfer to Canada and the United Kingdom a great part of the trade in the articles named in the schedule, our loss in Trinidad will amount to a very large sum, I estimate the total loss, assuming that the whole transfer occurred, to amount to something like £20,003 old sterling.

]\[r. Foster. — Where do you sell your cocoa now, outside of Canada?

Mr. Walcott. — Principally to the United States. It is divided between the con- tinent of Europe and the United States. Over fifty-two per cent goes to the United States and the balance to Europe.

Mr. White. — I find in the evidence taken in Canada by the Royal Commission, that we may have some difficulty with our cocoa men.

Mr. Walcott. — The objection which will be found in the evidence to our cocoa is so.rething like the objection that we had to Canadian flour some years ago. We said then that the Canadian flour was not suitable for the West Indian market, and as far as I can judge the objection in Canada to the West Indian cocoa amounts to the same thing.

Mr. Foster. — ^You export it all in the form of the bean?

Mr. Walcott. — All.

Mr. Foster. — Don't you raise as good a bean as any other country?

Mr. Walcott. — We raise a very fine class of cocoa. So far as I can make out, from the evidence given in Canada, our cocoa is too good for consumption here. They seem to want a light cocoa which will give them a light colour, and they want our strong and full-flavoured cocoa to use for mixing in order to give it a flavour. As far as light cocoa goes, at present our British West African colonies are producing large quantities. I went to the Gold Coast in 1900, and the value of the export of cocoa from the British Gold Coast was £50,000, The last returns of the output in British West African cocoa amounted to a great deal more than from Trinidad, and that has

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all been done in ten years. There is an immense production now, and there will be a much larger production from British West Africa in the future. There will, there- fore, be no necessity whatever for Canada to go outside of the British colonies to obtain cocoa. At present, I understand there is a very large amount of cocoa used in Canada which is not British cocoa. A large quantity of it is Venezuelan cocoa which is more or less of the same standard as ours; that is, it is a dark cocoa. That country produces a very large qxiantity of cocoa, and is in direct competition with Trinidad. I noticed in your street cars that one of your cocoa dealers was advertising the best cocoa on the market as ' Caracas ' cocoa. I should like you to kindly go over these returns, because I wish the matter' to be very carefully considered. In Trinidad we are most anxious to join the other colonies in entering into this agreement, but I am afraid if our main industry is left out we will find it a matter of grave difficulty to come in.

Mr. Foster. — Is there any other colony that is in the same business?

Mr. Walcott. — The Colony of Grenada produces almost nothing else but cocoa, and cocoa very much of the same nature as Trinidad cocoa. That colony, owing to the fact that it was taken for granted that cocoa should not be included, did not send a representative to Canada. On the other hand, Trinidad has come here in the hope that we will get it included.

Mr. White. — I notice that one of the Canadian witnesses says that if a duty were placed on Java cocoa, it would drive them out of business. He says that the Canadians cannot use more Trinidad cocoa than at present. There are two things for us to con- sider, first, the position of the manufacturers here, and, second, the raising of the duty to the public. Cocoa is an article of very wide consumption in Canada.

Mr. Foster. — It goes into confectionery business of all sorts. However, we will consider with reference to Grenada and Trinidad

Mr. Porter. — From Dominica, a veiy considerable portion of our exports consists of cocoa. Our cocoa exports are twenty per cent of our total exports. Seventy-three per cent of our total exports are lime products and twenty i)er cent are cocoa and they are on the free list in Canada. We come here also in the hope of getting an efFective preference on these articles, I may say that the trade from Canada to Dominica is over nine per cent of our total imports at present. Canada takes only about two per cent of our exports, so that at present she enjoys a very large advantage of trade, without any preference.

Mr. Cameron. — St. Lucia is in the same position with regard to cocoa. The next industiy to sugar is cocoa in St. Lucia. The actual value of the exports of St. Lucia in cocoa in 1911 was £46,000 and practically nothing goes to Canada now. To other countries we shipped £28,000 worth, and to the United Kingdom, we shipped £17,000 worth. Cocoa is very nearly of the same value as sugar with us.

Mr. Chandler. — I want to remind Mr. Foster of something that took place in 1890 when he was in the West Indies. He will remember what the merchants of the West Indian Islands were saying with regard to the unsuitability of Canadian flour, and everything that the Canadian cocoa manufacturers say now with regard to our cocoa was said by us with regard to your flour at that period. They said that Canadian flour was no good, that it was not done up in right packages, and all the rest of it, but now all that objection has disappeared to Canadian flour. It seems to me that these people are raising quibbles about this kind of cocoa and the other kind. There is enough cocoa grown in Grenada and Trinidad to serve Canada when she has a population of thirty million people. If the Canadian manufacturers want particularly light cocoa they can get British light cocoa. It seems to me that as the West Indian people quibbled about your flour in 1890 your people are now quibbling about our cocoa.

Mr. Foster. — We do not want to wait twenty-three years to get a taste for it.

The item of cocoa beans was allowed to stand for further consideration.

' Cocoanuts.' Mr. RoxBURoii. — I suggest that you add * cocoanut fibre.'

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Mr. McDouGALD (Commissioner of Customs). — ^I think that is on the free list. Coir, which is another name for cocoanut fibre, is free.

Mr. Foster. — I suppose the object of your inquiry is as to whether we should place it under a low duty.

Mr. EoxBURGH. — That is what we are asking.

Mr. White. — If we increase the duty on anything that is free nciW it may cause us some difficulty.

Mr. Roxburgh. — You see the enormous difference it makes to us.

Mr. White. — I understand. The argument will be that if these things are free now they are free to you as well as to anybody else.* One great question in this country now is as to the high cost of living, and the government will have to be extremely careful about anything it does in the way of raising the duty; there is no doubt about that. I am speaking perfectly frankly about it. I would not like to go to the House with any programme of any consequence at all in the way of raising the duty on articles of standard consumption; I think it would be a serious thing.

Mr. Foster. — Wliat is the value of this coir that you make?

Mr. Roxburgh. — It is not anything serious, and I really don't mind about that if it causes you any difficulty.

Mr. Foster. — It is a small production with you?

Mr. Roxburgh. — Comparatively small. I do not press for it. Leave it on the free list, but put it in the schedule and leave it there.

Mr. Foster. — We could do that.

Agreed to.

' Asphalt and manjak.' Agreed to. ' Coffee.'

Mr. Foster. — I suppose Jamaica is the chief coffee producer. Mr. Chandler. — Many of the islands grow a certain amount of coffee, but not for export.

' Cotton, raw, and cotton seed.'

i\rr. Roxburgh. — That is on the free list now, and you will have no objection to add to it, ' cotton seed oil and cotton seed meal and by-products of cotton.' "

Mr. White. — I suppose that means that if we put a duty on any of these articles, you would be entitled to the preference.

Mr. Roxburgh. — That is what we mean.

' Rice, uncleaned.'

Mr. REro (British Guiana). — I ask that rice, cleaned, be added to that. We export a considerable quantity from British Guiana. We hope to increase our export. Cleaned rice is dutiable now. I wish to have added, ' rice meal and bran.' It enjoys preferential treatment now when it comes from a British colony under the British preferential tariff.

' Petroleum, crude.'

Mr. Walcott. — This is at present free, but I notice by the Canadian tariff that; there are a number of products of petroleum which are now dutiable. I would ask that these products be placed on the list so that in the event of Trinidad, which I hope she soon will, being able to produce illuminating and lubricating oil, we may get some benefit.

Mr. Foster. — Such as, for instance, what?

Mr. Walcott. — Illuminating and lubricating oils, being products of petroleum; they are now dutiable in Canada. I would ask that gasoline and other petroleum spirits be added.

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Mr. "White. — That is, you wish to add those in addition to ' petroleum, crude.'

Mr. "Walcott. — I would wish to add, ' aud all illuminating and lubricating oils, being products of petroleum, gasoline, and other petroleum spirits.'

Mr. White. — ^Was this brought before the Eoyal Commission?

Mr. Walcott. — No, sir. At the time the Eoyal Cmmr.is^ion met I do not think the oil fields were sufficiently developed.

' Copra and cocoanut oils.'

Agreed to.

' Rubber, raw.'

Agreed to. ' Balata.'

Mr. Reid (British Guiana). — I would ask that we should be given a small opera- tive preference on this. Balata is almost exclusively exported from the Gaiianas and contiguous territories in South America. We produce a very large amount annually, and we can supply Canada with all she would need for a long time to come. Balata is a bastard rubber and a sort of cross between gutta-percha and rubber. It grows wild in the forest and is collected at intervals. It is used in the manufacture of machinery belting and things of that description.

Mr. White. — We will have to consider that.

Mr. Foster. — This is now free, and it is used very largely by niunufacturers, and your proposal would be to make it dutiable.

Mr. White. — It might mean changing a whole schedule of the tariff.

Mr. Chandler. — We don't want a duty to be put on balata. We want balata to come in free.

Mr. White. — I understood you desired us to put a duty on against a foreign country.

Mr. Chandler. — We want you to let balata and cocoa from British territory in free. We do not think that will increase the cost of cocoa and balata to the consumer because we produce more than you can consume. If any cocoa comes from non- British territory, of course, you would put a duty on it.

Mr. White.— That is precisely what I understood. I have no doubt that if we did that the manufacturer would say that we were raising the duty on this product. If you touch one article of raw material you will have to work out a whole schedule of the tariff.

Mr. Chandler. — We have more cocoa and more balata than your manufacturers can possibly want. We want to sell every dollar's worth we can to your m.anufacturers. As long as we have more than they can take, how can there be a difference in price to them?

Mr. Foster. — Your confention is that you can give us more than we want, from British territory.

Mr. White. — We would have to have the other interests here present to hear what they have to say about it. There is nothing so com.plex as one of these tariff ques- tions. Something may appear all right in itself, but you may get some man who is interested in it and he will put it in an entirely different light.

Mr. Walcott. — Cocoa bean is not considered raw material in any otJier country in the world. Cocoa bean is dutiable, even in the old country.

Mr. Reid (British Guiana). — We can produce about twenty per cent of the world's supply of balata, so that there would bo no difficulty in getting it from British terri- tory.

' Bulbs.'

Agreed to.

* Logwood and log%vood extracts.' Agreed to.

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' Annatto.'

Agreed to.

' Turtle shells, unmanufactured.'

Agreed to.

' Ginger and spices, unground.'

Mr. Walcott. — I would -wish to add ' nutmegs ' to that. • Mr. White. — What is the duty on nutmegs?

Mr. McDouGALD. — Twelve and a half per cent unground and twenty per cent ground.

' Arrowroot.'

Mr. Griffith. — I would ask that arrowroot be placed on the Canadian free list. Arrowroot is one of the principal products of the colony I represent, and practically it is supplied by us almost alone. I know of no other country except Bermuda which makes arrowroot. Jamaica makes a little, but very little, so little that it need not be considered. Bermuda makes 600 barrels per annum, and I am told they will never be able to make any more. All the arrowroot that is manufactured comes from the Island of St. Vincent. In giving a 'preference on the articles that come to us from Canada, we have to make a certain surrender, and arrowroot is the only item on which we would get any material benefit in return from you. At the outside, we can produce about six or seven million pounds of arrowroot a year. At present we produce in good years, and when there is a good demand, about five million pounds. Of that Canada takes about eighty or ninety thousand pounds, which is a comparatively small quantity. We wish to obtain, if possible, in Canada, a better market for our arrow- root, and we believe that by asking you to place arrowroot on the free list for us and if possible put it amongst the dutiable goods for other countries, we will be obtaining something in return for what we are about to give.

Dr. Reid. — Do you refer to the manufactured article in packages.

Mr. Griffith. — ^We refer to arrowroot that has been manufactured. Of course, arrowroot in the root is not an article of commercial value, and in its manufactured state it is a very small item so far as Canada is concerned, and it is used largely in its raw state as material for manufacturing cocoa.

Mr. Foster. — What is the rate on it now?

Dr. Reid. — One cent per pound, preferential.

Mr. Griffith. — ^We have the control of the arrowroot supply now, but we never know what may hapi)en. They may grow it in Cuba or Porto Rica and come into competition Avith us, and we ask that it be placed on the free list to us and that arrow- root from Cuba or anysvhere else be liable to duty.

Mr. White. — It is 15 British preference and I7i general.

Mr. Griffith. — One of the principle points in connection with it is that under present conditions the price we get for arrowroot in Canada does not enable us to compete with other things that may be used for a similar purpose. If it is placed upon the free list we will be able to come in and compete with other starches which at present shut us out of the market. The present duty on arrowroot is 15 per cent ad valorem.

Mr. Foster. — It is 1 cent per pound if you call it starch.

Dr. Reid. — It is practically starch; it would have to be entered as starch.

Mr. Griffith. — It is sold in Canada at 6 cents a pound.

Dr. Reid. — What is it worth in barrels ground?

Mr. Griffith. — About 4 cents per pound is the value for export.

Dr. Reid. — We will let the matter stand in the meantime.

Mr. Foster. — As it is now you get an advantage.

Mr. Griffith. — ^Yes.

Mr. Foster. — What you are asking for is a larger advantage?

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!^^l^ Griffith.— Owing to the fact that starch is imported from the States, and comes in and sells at the same rate as we get, it has a distinct advantage on accotint of the smaller freight costs and charges. An advantage on this product is about the only thing my colony will get out of this arrangement in return for what we are asked to give. It is I think a question that will affect Canada very little and affect us very materially.

Mr. Camerox. — I know St. Vincent very well, and I know that this matter of arrowroot is a matter of extreme importance to it. If it is possible to put arrowroot on the free list and allow it to have a fair chance to compete with other starches it would be a xery important matter.

Item allowed to stand.

' Salt.' No objection.

' Sponges.' No objection.

' Vegetables, fresh, including sweet potatoes, plantains, onions, and yams.'

Mr. Chandler. — I wonder what that means. It says vegetables, fresh, and then it says, including sweet potatoes, as if it were necessary to mention them.

Mr. McDouGALD. — I do not think that would exclude anything.

Mr. Eoxburgh. — I think it would be better to say : Vegetables, fresh, of all kinds.

]Mr. White. — As it stands, Mr. McDougald, would you not interpret it to mean vegetables of all kinds that are fresh?

Mr. McDougald. — I think so.

Mr. White. — Why not put it : Fresh vegetables of all kinds.

Item agreed to.

' Oils essential.'

Mr. Porter. — I suggest there should be added to that: 'including Bay oil and Otto of limes.' I am not quite sure if these are included in the item.

Item agreed to.

* Tamarinds.' Item agreed to.

* Molasquit.'

Mr. Reid (British Guiana). — I would add to that: 'and similar cattle food.'

Mr. White. — I do not think that is a good expression.

Mr. Foster. — What do you want to get in i;nder that specification?

Mr. Chandler. — Different kinds of cattle food, some call it Malasquit and some call it by other names. It simply means molasses as a basis for cattle food.

Mr. Foster. — I think you had better stick to, Molasquit, and it will include every- thing of which molasses is the principal ingredient.

Mr. White. — There is no question as to raising the tariff on some of these items.

Mr. Foster. — We will get together and talk it over.

Mr. White. — I think if we raise these tariff rates there will be trouble.

Mr. Foster. — Are there many other additions which our West India friends want to propose?

Mr. Comacho. — I wish to have added, ' Cassava, cassava meal and other products of cassava.' That is a thing which we thought it desirable to put on this schedule with a view of fostering trade in it.

Mr. Foster. — Is there anything else?

Mr. Cameron. — I wish to have added, 'ground nuts' (peanuts).

Mr. Reid (British Guiana). — And I wish to have added, 'Diamonds, uncut."

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Mr. Foster. — They are on the free list now.

Mr. Camerox. — Just keep them on the list and thej' will be there if there is a duty.

Mr. Griffith. — I wish to add, ' Rum and other preparations of rum.'

Mr. Eeid (British Guiana). — And 'Kola nuts.'

Mr. Cameron. — And ' Vanilla beans.' I wish to have added, ' Timber and lumber of all kinds.' That refers to furniture wood that may come from the West India islands.

Mr. Porter. — We are interested in that ; \ve are about developing a large industry in cut woods of all kinds, and considerable capital is invested in it, so that we expect to produce large quantities of these woods.

Col. Houston. — I wish to have added, ' Bay leaves and papaine.'

Mr. Roxburgh presented the following, showing the several changes the West India representatives desired in the schedules: —

Schedule ' A.'

Omit ' Fish, dried, salted or smoked.'

To * Bran ' add the words ' and pollard.'

Omit ' Boots, shoes and slippers.'

Omit 'Planks, boards, deals, joists and scantling.'

Omit ' Cement.'

Schedule 'B.' -

Sugar, molasses and syrup.

Fresh fruit of all kinds.

Lime-juice crude and concentrated, citrate of lime and other products of citrous fruits.

Cocoa beans.

Cocoanuts and cocoanut fibre.

Asphalt and manjak.

Coffee.

Cotton raw, cotton seed, cotton seed oil and cotton seed meal.

Rice, cleaned and uncleaned, rice meal and bran.

Petroleum — crude and all illuminating and lubricating oils being products ■of petroleum, gasoline and other petroleum spirits.

Copra and cocoanut oil.

Rubber, raw.

Balata.

Bulbs.

Logwood and logwood extract.

Annatto.

Turtle shell unmanufactured.

Ginger, nutmegs and spices unground.

Arrowroot.

Salt.

Sponges.

Vegetables, fresh of all kinds.

Cassava starch, cassava meal and other products of cassava.

Honey and beeswax.

Oils essential, including Bay oil and Otto of limes.

Tamarinds, fresh or preserved.

Molasquit and similar cattle food.

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Ground nuts.

Diamonds, uncut.

Kola nuts.

Timber and lumber of all kinds.

Vanilla beans.

Bay leaves.

Papaine.

(The position of shredded cane to be ascertained and discussed).

Schedule ' C

West Indian products now on the Canadian free list, to be made dutiable when imported from foreign countries.

Lime juice, crude and concentrated, citrate of lime and other products of citrous fruits.

Cocoa beans.

Fruit as specified in items 90, 91 and 101 of the Canadian tariff.

Balata.

Sug'ar cane molasses as described in item 137 of the Canadian tariff.

Schedule ' D.'

West Indian products now dutiable to be placed on Canadian free list. Arrowroot.

CABLES.

Mr. Wyatt, chairman of the West Indian section on cable communication, reported that the committee had held three meetings and handed in the following report : —

The West Indian portion of the subcommittee haA-e met three times, twice with Mr. Rippon present and once without him. -

They had already heard on board the Maroxifyne, Mr. Dawson's resume of the subject.

The Imperial Government having abandoned the scheme of the Eoyal Com- missioners to purchase existing cables and having settled on wireless instead, the members had to consider the matter from other points of view.

It is not clear that the Imi^erial Government's scheme of wireless includes the West Indies, but a paragraph in the ' Standard of Empire,' of March 15, indi- cates that wireless will reduce the rate from British Guiana to England from 7s. to Is. x>ei' word.

Wireless has not proved very successful at British Guiana, Atmospherics and other troubles cause much delay and annoyance, so much so that it may be taken for granted that those using telegraphic communication there would prefer to have the security, secrecy and promptness of a cable at oS. to 4s. a word to England rather than Is. per word by wireless, which has never been so far looked ui)on a.s more than an auxiliary to the cable service.

Mr. Rippon kindly handed in six typewritten pages and one printed sheet with map on the subject, as per copies attached.

It has been pointed out that the Imperial Government does not appear to have separately considered the second portion of the scheme suggested by the Royal Commissioners of putting down new cables and wireless stations for a sum of al)Out £250,000. These new cables would run from Bermuda to Barbados, Bar- bados to British Guiana and Barbados to Trinidad witli a 'ship to shore 'wireless erected at Barbados, 55—3

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For the new cables and wirelesses last mentioned it is estimated that about £22,500 in subsidies would be required for twenty years.

The members have no authority from their governments to say so, but they believe that provided a maximum tariff of 23. 6d. a word between Halifax and the three places named, with proportionate reductions elsewhere and inter- colonially, was arranged, the governments of 'British Guiana, Trinidad and Bar- bados would be willing to transfer their present subsidies (£7,500 in all) for such a service, as soon as existing arrangements fall in. So far as British Guiana is concerned the contract there with the West India and Panama Company expires next year (dat€ not available at present).

We can only respectfully suggest that the Dominion Government might take up the matter, if necessary advertise for tenders, and ultimately induce the Im- perial Government to contribute some portion of the estimated £22,500 required for subsidizing the proposed £250,000 scheme, or themselves run it as a Dominion state cable in the hope of further reductions in rates. The connections from Bermuda to Halifax and Halifax to England should be retained * All Bed.'

As a record it is desirable to mention that the subsidies paid by British Guiana and the West Indies to the West India and Panama Company are as f oUows : —

British Guiana, £3,000; Trinidad, £3,000; Barbados,

£1,500 £7,500

St. Kitts, £500; Antigua, - £500 ; St. Vincent, £300;

Dominica, £400; St. Lucia, £500; Grenada, £600.. 2,800

Per annum £10,300

The West India & Panama Company, we believe, receives also some £900 additional from foreign colonies — ^Martinique or Guadaloupe.

The Halifax & Bermuda Cable Company received £8,100 per annum from the Imperial Government, but it expired in 1910, and was not renewed in any shape or form.

The Direct West Indian Company, we understand, receives £8,000 per annum from the Imperial Government expiring in 1918, as also £1,000 from Jamaica and £120 from Turks Island per annum.

All of which is respectfully submitted.

C. WYATT,

ADAM SMITH,

T. LAWEENCE ROXBURGH,

F. A. C. COLLYMORE. Ottawa, April 1, 1912.

The conference then ended for this day.

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THIRD DAY.

Ottawa, Tuesday, April 2, 1912. The conference resumed its deliberations this morning. Mr. Foster presided. All the other members of the conference were present.

Mr. Foster. — Gentlemen, we have been thinking over this matter somewhat and also as to the best metliod of expediting the business. "We have gone through Schedule A, and have reserved some things for consideration at the request of the West Indian delegates. We have gone through the second Schedule B and have received a list of articles that the West Indian delegates would like to have added on certain conditions and we have asked you to put these into the shape of a memorandum stating your case with reference to these different articles and upon what you found your case. That of course is in the air as yet. That will present to the representatives of the Canadian Government matters which will require very careful consideration and it makes it necessary that some time shall be given to it. We meet here and talk over these matters and then there comes a time when we want an answer from you on one or two particulars and you want an answer from us on a great many particulai-s. We cannot give you that answer tmtil we have had some time to think it over. I wish you would prepare your memoranda on the points you have submitted to us, including all the matters about which you have preferred a request, giving us the data upon which you ask us to include these things.

Mr. Chandler. — There is one item which we have not discussed, and 'that is sugar cane molasses as described in item 137a.

Mr. Foster. — Does that come in fi*ee?

Mr. Chandler. — Yes; may I make a few remarks in regard to that item. Item 137a of the Canadian tariff reads as follows : —

Molasses of cane, testing under 35 degrees by polariscope, when imported

for use exclusively in the manufacture of compressed food for live stock, free.

That is free also from foreign countries. Of course we in the West Indies would have known nothing about this matter if it had not been represented to us by mer- chants in Canada who are now dealing largely with our products, including vacuum pan molasses. I am in receipt of eommvmications from merchants who deal largely in our produce, and the Imperial Commissioner of Agriculture, Dr. Watts, sends a copy of a letter he received on the subject from Mr. Eussell ^Murray. I will read a few lines from a memorandum prepared by one firm which will place the matter before you —

Under tariff item No. 137a molasses testing under 35 degrees saccharine is allowed to enter Canada free of duty for use in the manufacture of compressed cattle food. The present government when previously in power stipulated that when molasses was entered for this purpose the character of tlic molasses had to be changed in such a way, or some foreign substance had to be added, before leaving the control of the customs so that it could not be used for any purpose other than for cattle feed, but the late government during the last two or three years had made a new ruling to the eifect that if an importer puts a copy of item 137a on the customs entry and declares that the molasses is for cattle food it is released from bond free of duty in its natural .state and put in dealers' stores

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along with British West India molasses, and after that it is very difficult for any one to say for what purpose it is sold — we can only judge by results, and they are as follows: —

The importation of free molasses from the United States

in 1906 was lbs. 591,831

1909, I have not got.

Imports for 1910, to March 31, 1911 lbs. 851,497

Imports for 9 months, April 1, 1911, to Dec. 31, 1911. .lbs. l,51o'823

Now, in the first place, we know that the manufacture of compressed cattle food has not increa.sed to any such extent as shown by these figures and the quantity sold in its natural state as ' cattle food ' to be mixed by the farmer or stock raiser himself with compressed and cut hay or other foods (as the law is now interpreted) has not increased at this rate, and also we know that our own distribution of vacuum pan molasses for general baking and manufacturing pur- poses has decreased in proportion to the above increase, for instance, our distri- bution in —

1909 was 6,101 packages

1910 was 5,477

1911 was 4,501 "

whereas there should have been a natural increase, as we know tlie business lias not gone to our Canadian competitors.

Then, my correspondent deals with the question of this United States vacuum pan molasses coming in under this item in large tank steamers, with which we cannot com- pete because we have to send it in puncheons and then there is the expense of the package»and the freight. xVs it is at present our vacuum pan molasess of which we have far more than you want for cattle food is being driven out of your market altogether. He suggests that vacuum pan molasses from the British West Indies should be imported free of duty. Of course it comes in free now, but the suggestion is that the vacuum pan molasses from the United States should have a duty of 4 cents a gallon. He says there is a difference of 3 cents in freight and 1 cent to cover insurance and other charges. It will take quite 4 cents to put our vacuum pan molasses on a parity with the New Orleans vacuum pan molasses. I have a letter from the Imperial Department of Agriculture to the same effect, and I think that fairly well puts the case. Of coarse your customs are not to blame, but from the way the item is worded all the inlporter has to do is to say : I want this for cattle food, and it is impossible for the customs to follow it up afterwards. There is a leak there, just as I suggested that there might be a leak with reference to those 124 million pounds of sugar under the refiner's one-fifth clause.

Mr. Foster. — We would like from you, as I said before, a memorandum setting ©ut these requests and giving us a statistical basis to go upon. Mr. Walcott gave us for his colony yesterday a statistical statement bringing up the exports and imports to the end of 1911. Do the other administrations have their statistics in the same form or in a similar form?

Mr. Chandler. — I have mine for 1011. Of course our blue books are not out yet for that year, but I have had it prepared.

Mr. Foster. — I wish you would all give us a copy of statistics of. that kind if you can.

Mr. Chandler. — I will hand mine in.

Mr. Foster. — Looking over that from Trinidad I found it was veiy complete. Mr. Chandler. — There is a matter which occurred to us since we left our respec- tive colonies, and that is as to whether there would be any objection to add after ' Sugar, molasses and syrup,' the words ' Shredded cane.' We are informed there is a new process known as McMullen's process now being exploited, in which a large sum

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of money, Canadian as well as American, is invested, the idea being to go to tropical countries to get the cane, shred it, press it, manufacture it here, and make syrup and all the other products from it in Canada. It has occurred to us that shredded cane might be added. You cjan put a duty on it or let it in free as you please, but we think shredded cane might be added in view of what may occur in the future.

Mr. Foster. — Do you know whether the process is economically a success?

Mr. Chandler. — Not yet.

Mr. EosTER. — I was interested in reading a magazine article with reference to it, but I never knew that it had gone into practical operation.

Mr. Chandler. — They have an experimental station in Wisconsin near the Cana- dian border. They bring the shredded cane from Cuba, send it to the experimental factory in Wisconsin, and whether it is an economically sound proposition we cannot tell. It may turn out to be a very important item because instead of sending raw sugar to Canada it may come in the form of shredded cane. If you have no objection, and in order to be on the safe side, you might add shredded cane.

Mr. Foster. — Very well, we will write it in and consider it later.

Mr. White. — Now that we have gone through the schedules, may we take up the draft agreement and see if that is satisfactory?

DKAFT AGEEEMENT.

The consideration of the draft agreement was then resumed. On clause 3, —

' 3. The concession granted under section 2 by Canada to the Colony of shall be extended to all the other colonies enumerated in Schedule C for a period of three years from the day on which this agreement shall come into operation, and at the end of such period of three years such concessions to the other colonies may cease and determine as respects any of the said colonies which shall not have granted to Canada the advantages set forth in section 1.' Mr. White. — Is there anything to be said on that?

Mr. Foster. — There are two considerations. It uses the word * may,' and that would be understood by us to be absolutely permissive. There is a good deal to be said in favour of that. Those who do give concessions in the West Indies and are suffering somewhat by loss of revenue because of giving these concessions, naturally look for benefits after a sufficient time has elapsed to enable these benefits to accrue to them.

Mr. Chandler. — ^We have no objection to giving Jamaica and the other colonies that three years. At the end of the three years they will probably have found that the United States will do with them in relation to fruit what they did with us in the matter of sugar.

Mr. Foster. — I understand the West Indian delegates are not objecting to that.

Mr. Walcott. — No, a place like Jamaica would be likely to come in in time.

Mr. Foster. We should like very much from our point of view, to have Jamaica

m.

Sections 4 and 5, —

'4. The Government of the Colony of may provide that, to be entitled

to the concessions granted in section 1, the products of Canada shall be conveyed by ship direct without transhipment from a Canadian port into the said colony, or by the way of one of the other colonies becoming parties to this agreement.'

' 5. The Government of Canada may provide that, to be entitled to the con- cessions granted in section 2, the products of the Colony of shall be conveyed by ship direct without transhipment from the said colony or from one of the other colonies becoming parties to this agreement into a sea or river port of Canada.'

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^Ir. "White. — That is permissive to both?

Mt. Foster. — Yes; we might get the opinions of the "West Indies representatives as to that.

Mr. Chandler. — I am instructed by my government that as the matter stands at present and will stand for some time to come it would be absolutely impossible for Canada to enforce the rights which she would have under section 5, and the more we thought of this the more we came to the conclusion that the only way was to suggest ^hat these two sections be deleted. Our crop begins in January and we send a large portion of it to Montreal, and it is impossible to make a shipment from Barbados to Montreal before the first shipment on the 20th of April by the St. Lawrence route, except by sending our sugar in bond through New York to Montreal. It means that one half of our crop would have to go somewhere else. Unless some way can be seen out of the difficulty I Avas instructed to suggest that if clause 5 is to be retained it is to be amended so as to apply only to goods arriving in Canada while the St. Law- rence is open to navigation.

Mr. Foster. — Did you take into account the fact that we have maritime province ports as well as St. Lawrence river ports, and that it is possible at all seasons of the year to send sugar to Halifax or St. John, Arriving at Halifax it would supply the Acadia refinery and arriving at St. John or Halifax it would find its way to Mont- real by rail.

Mr. Chandler. — That ie all very well, but that agreement is for five years, and it would take five years to get that going.

Mr. Foster. — How do you mean it would take five years to get that going?

Mr. Chandler. — Do you think that within five years we could have ample steam- ship accommodation for all our produce via Halifax or St. John; I hardly think so.

Mr. Foster. — I have been informed that if you take the rate to New York and add to that the rate from New York to Montreal, and then take the rate to St. John and add to that the rate by railway from St. John to Montreal, there is practi- cally very little difference between the two rates. I was speaking with some railway traffic men this morning and they gave me that general information.

Mr. Chandler. — There is a difference of about 4 cents per 100 lbs. to Montreal via Halifax as compared with Montreal via New York.

Mr. Foster. — Of course two things enter into the consideration of that. In the first place we hope to have better transportation accommodation and that is one point that is important. I did not know that the difference was so great as between Halifax anid New York; I thought the rates were about even. But, we hope to have improved steamship communication; in fact I think we must have it as a corollary of any arrangement we may make, and that would probably pare down the difference between the two rates and it might even give an advantage to the regular Canadian port. The other consideration is that we are very much interested in the matter of our ports, and if our own ports can be benefited and the commercial interests are not hampered therdjy we would be glad if such a thing could be brought about. I do not think our own Canadian merchants are a unit on this proposal.

Mr. Chandler. — You will find the Montreal man shouting one way and the Hali- fax man the other.

Mr. Foster. — I had a letter yesterday from one of the most representative men iu Montreal and he gave it to me as his opinion that the only way to secure what we wanted was proper steamship accommodation between ourselves and the "West Indies •coupled with direct shipments, and he strongly advised that that course should be adopted. He is only one man of course, but I quote that to show that there are differences of opinion in Montreal. Of course this is a matter on which we would have to carefully feel the pulse of the people. The Board of Trade of Halifax has" forwarded a resolution unanimously in favour of direct shipments, and St. John has done the same. I have not yet received advices from Quebec, Montreal and Toronto. It is of course a matter for very careful consideration.

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Mr. White. — As these two clauses are permissive, I wonder if in the working out there would be any hardship

Mr. Walcott. — Our trade in Trinidad with Canada is now very considerable, and we think in Trinidad that if these clauses are insisted on in reference to taking Cana- dian goods direct from Canadian ports it will hamper our trade in Canadian goods. On the other hand, our freight rate from Trinidad to New York is very much less than our freight rate from Trinidad to Halifax or St. John, We have considerable ship- ping trade in Trinidad, and I think we can command better freights from Trinidad to New York than we can from Trinidad to Halifax or St. John.

Mr. White. — The difficulty we have is that it is to some extent a political ques- tion, or rather shall I say a geographical question, within our own country. Of course} the question of keeping the transportation of our own products within our own country is a very important one.

Mr. Walcott. — One of the great objections to this proposal is that it would limit the preference to goods coming on direct shipment.

Mr. Foster. — Of course it is peraiissive in both cases, but if the Government of Canada should come to the conclusion that they would put in force the principle it would be open to them to do it, and then our friends from Trinidad would say, maybe, that that would be to the disadvantage of trade between them and Canada. If a colony ever undertook to do it and we did not want it it would have a reflex influence. The underlying idea in my mind, whether we can ever bring it about or not, is, in some way or other to neutralize the difference between us in distance and facilities as compared with the United States and try to bring our trade in a highway between ourselves rather than run around by the cross roads,

Mr. Chandler. — It is practically all Canadian flour that is coming down to us now, but a lot of it comes through United States ports. There is a live agent in the West Indies who is selling this flour, and New York is full of Canadian flour in storage, and a West India merchant can telegraph up to New York and get 500 barrels of flour as many barrels as he wants in a few days. If he should have to send to Halifax and wait until he gets it from Halifax it would certainly injure Canadian trade.

* Mr. Walcott. — With respect to clause 5, I do not think there is any doubt but that Trinidad merchants will talvc advantage of direct shipments as soon as we have sufficient communication.

Mr. White. — I suppose that would take care of itself.

Mr. Walcott. — Yes, and in the meantime we should not like to be tied down to direct shipments.

Mr. Roxburgh. — We want the direct shipments just as much as you do, but we are wondering how it will work out.

Mr. Foster. — I had a letter yesterday from a Barbados man going for his supplier here and the Pickford and Black Line. He expected to have certain merchandise ready for his customers on a certain day, and when that day came he was sold out. The flour which he had ordered on shipment so as to have it on that date did not arrive until fifteen days later, and he was in a deuce of a mess with his own customers, he says. He complains of the delay. But, we must absolutely change that kind of practice between ourselves and you if we want to get very much advantage out of our preference.

Mr. Walcott. — The conditions set forth by that man in his letter are the condi- tions that we are afraid of.

Mr. Foster. — They are not the conditions that will prevail wlien we get down to business. Provided we make it absolutely clear that those two clauses are permissible can we not agree to them?

Mr. Chandler. — You have to bear in mind that even if you have a good line of steamers, if we are tied down to sending all our sugar to you by that particular line, unless the question of freight is very carefully looked after and regulated the ship owner will take the whole of the preference in the shape of heavy freights.

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Mr. Foster. — I do not think that either Canada or the colonies would he inclined to allow that.

Mr. Chandler. — If it were allowed it would simply drive our produce away from Canada.

Mr. White. — The only question that bothers me with reference to this is that there is such a strong feeling here in favour of it. Your point is that while it is permissive, yet if it were in force it might meaa an increase in freight rates, and would probably involve the question as to who would get the preference, whether it would be the West India people or the steamship owners.

Mr. Chandler. — The steamship owners might take the entire preference away. Mr. Foster, — ^If we go to the expense of granting subsidies for an adequate ser- vice we must control the rates. There is no other way out of that. We cannot give a subsidy and at the same time allow them to put on such rates as they please.

Mr. Reid (Guiana). — That is one thing we are nen^ous about in Demerara with regard to sending goods direct to Canada. When the St. Lawrence is closed there are not the transportation facilities in sending through Canadian ports that there are in sending via New York. If we are compelled to send goods in winter through Halifax and St. John the railway people may appropriate a certain amount of the preference by raising the freights on these goods and thus nullifying to a great extent the advan- tages we would get from the preference.

Mr. Porter. — I understand it is permissive for the various colonies to avail them- selves of that regulation or not just as they please, and one colony may use a Canadian port and another may not.

Mr. Foster. — It is absolutely permissive, but in the very permissiveness of it there may be confusion.

Dr. Reid. — If one colony should make a regulation insisting on direct shipment and another colony should not, there would likely be confusion. Mr. Foster. — Yes, there would.

Mr. Cameron. — If the various colonies would make different regulations we could never arrive at uniformity.

Dr. Reid. — My idea is that a regulation dealing with the question of shipments such as that would have to be uniform for all the West India colonies.

Mr, White. — That would be for an agreement amongst themselves; this agree- ment is between us and each of them separately.

Dr. Reid. — But the agTeeement ought to be uniform for all these colonies. Mr. Foster. — It would be disadvantageous to the trade if you had one half of the colonies enacting there should be direct shipment and another half enacting that there should not be direct shipment, or if you had Canada doing it and the colonies not doing it or vice versa. It is a matter, that whenever it is done, will have to be done by common agreement and the unity of both sides.

Mr. Reid (Guiana). — That is one thing we will have to do, namely, draw up a uniform set of regulations to cover the importation of preferential goods into the West Indies.

Mr. Foster. — Is it possible or probable that you people can agree upon a uniform set of customs regulations? - Mr. Porter. I think so.

Mr. Chandler. — That is part of the recommendation of the Royal Commission. ]\rr. Foster. — And you can agree?

Mr. Chandler. — Oh, yes; the delegates conversant with customs matters are going to prepare a common form of declaration of origin whether the goods are from Canada direct or whether via New York. It "will be prepared and you will get a copy to see whether it will meet with your approval. We think your custom.s declara- tion of origin rather long and wordy.

Mr. Reid (Guiana). — I have a draft made but it will require some further con- Rideration and modification.

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Mr. Foster. — I have no doubt that Dr. Keid woiikl be quite willing to let his officers meet your advisers and talk it over.

Mr. Porter (Dominica). — We are very anxious that if possible the trade should be direct with Canada, but at present facilities do not exist and if I agTce to this pro- position now I would be exceeding my instructions. My instructions are that I should represent the fact that any reciprocal arrangement will be ineffective unless swift and cheap transportation facilities be provided beteween Dominica and the large centres of population in Canada. We have no direct means of communication now, but when the Pickford & Black steamers did call our exports were brought up to the maritime ports and very often held up there for very considei'able periods before getting to their destination in Canada. Our exports were very much ham- pered because of the smallness of the quantities we had to send — we were not in all cases able to ship carloads, and this involved high rates of freight on the railways in addition to the heavy charges by the steamers. Then, on the question of the exports from Canada, it has happened that drafts for shipments coming to Dominica were presented by the bank before the goods were actually shipped from Halifax. It is also a known fact that we could import Canadian lumber into Dominica via Bar- bados, paying the reshipment charges from Barbados to Dominica at less than we could import it direct from Halifax, owing to the difference of freights between Halifax and Barbados and Halifax and Dominica.

Mr. AucHixLECK. — I do not wish to take up further time than to say that the position of Antigua is similar to that of Dominica. The difference in freight on sugar shipped to Halifax is 5 cents per 100 lbs., and in regard to goods received via Halifax or St. John our largest baker informed me that on numerous occasions when he has had flour sent there for shipment the goods are left lying there for several weeks before he gets the order executed and the goods received. That means a very serious loss to a man doing business. He has to purchase locally and keep supplies on hand to carry him along. My instructions in this respect are as follows : In the absence of better shipping facilities the limitations contained in clau.ses 4 and 5 would be a serious hindi-ance to trade relations between Canada and the West Indies, and the restrictions should not form part of the agreement. Of course, if we had better steamship communication that would be quite another matter, as conditions would then be altered.

^fr. White. — Unless we have first-class communication, unless the rates are con- trolled or unless there is competition, if the Dominion exercised the power given her in this clause I can quite understand the objections you gentlemen make. Of course it will be understood that the Dominion will exercise that power reasonably. But I think we can all understand it now and we can leave it over for consideration in the meantime.

Clauses 6 and 7, —

* 6. The agreement shall be subject to the approval of the Parliament of Canada and of the Legislature of the Colony of and of the Secretary of State

for the Colonies, and upon such approval being given it shall bo brought into operation at such time as may be agreed upon between the contracting parties by a proclamation to be published in the Canada Gazette and in the Official Gazette of the Colony of

' 7. After this agreement shall have been in force for the period of five years it may be termrnated by either party at the end of one year after the day upon which notice of such termination shall have been given by either party to the other.'

Mr. Cha5:dler. — ^How do you read that; can you give notice before the termina- tion of five years?

Mr. Foster. — The five years is positive.

Mr. CiiAXDLER. — It cannot be terminated before that?

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Mr. Foster. — After five years it may be terminated by either party,

Mr. White. — It seems to read that after four years had elapsed you could give notice that it would expire in five years or in the fifth year.

Mr, Chandler. — If when it ran for four years and three months and you gave notice would it be terminated in five years and three months?

Mr, White. — I do not think that is what is intended, but that is the way it reads ; it may be terminated five days after the five years if you give notice in time, but that evidently was not the intention.

Mr. Foster, — There is nothing to say that you cannot give notice at any time you like, but it cannot be terminated at any time less than five yearj»,

Mr, Chandler. — All the larger colonies are at one that they want this made ten years. We are looking at this matter from a wide point of view, and we expect indirect benefits to accrue from it besides the trade benefits. We want Canadian capital to come down and develop our resources. We believe ten years would give stability to the trade and would induce people to put their money into enterprises down there. Some of the smaller colonies are rather afraid, some of them would want it limited as low as three years, but the big colonies are all in favour of ten years,

Mr, White. — ^Let us hear what some of the smaller colonies have to say about it.

Mr. Griffith. — Speaking for St. Vincent, I may say that we are quite satisfied with the five year term as fixed in that agreement.

Mr. Foster. — You would have an objection to the ten years ?

Mr. Cameron. — It is purely a matter of revenue with the smaller colonies. These communities are a little circumscribed and they see an actual positive loss of revenue, as I have already explained, and to make up the deficiency we must find some other source of revenue. We cannot raise the import revenue very much because it is already pretty high. And having lost their revenue -these smaller colonies do not see any appreciable and immediate advantage to be gained from this arrangement. I think that probably St. Vincent and St. Lucia and the Leeward Island colonies would feel more comfortable in going to their legislatures in regard to this matter if it were left at five years. At the same time there is a great deal in what the larger colonies say with regard to this matter. The question of stability is most important. Of course, it is a question in which to some extent the matter of communication plays a part. If the question of communication were really established on a sound basis and one which would commend itself to all the colonies of the West Indies, that would weigh very greatly with the legislatures in considering the question of five or ten years duration for this agreement, but inasmuch as the Royal Commission recom- mended five years it is a matter for consideration whether it should really be added to,

Mr, Eeid (Guiana). — We are very anxious in British Guiana that the term of the agreement should be ten years, because we believe capital would be rather shy of flowing into the sugar industry if an agi-eement is made for only five years. If there was a settled market in Canada for a longer period we think that we have con- siderable areas which are quite suitable for cane cultivation and which would very likely be put under sugar if an agreement for ten years is entered into. British Guiana has asked me to press very strongly for a period of ten years.

!Mr, White. — Cannot you gentlemen get together and see what you can agree to?

Mr, Reid (Guiana), — A proviso might be added saying that the agreement may be terminated after it is five years in operation, both parities consenting.

Mr. White. — They could do that any way.

Mr. Walcott. — As far as Trinidad is concerned, I have no instructions on this particular point, but it seems to me that the length of the period will very much depend on Schedule B. I think, if Schedule B is settled satisfactorily to the colonies, Trini- dad will be only too glad to join the larger islands in asking an extension to ten years for the reasons given by Dr. Chandler and Mr, Reid. It seems to me so far as the smaller islands are concerned, if Schedule B is satisfactory with respect to cocoa and fruit the benefit to them will be very considerable and they might find themselves more inclined to get into line on this clause.

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Mr. White. — If the question of what we iuckide in the schedules has any bearing upon it we had better leave that matter stand over as to the number of years dura- tion; we will consider it later on.

Mr. AucHiNLECK. — My position is exactly what has been stated. It is purely a matter of revenue with us and we do not know where it may lead us. We are only at present producing sugar and this arrangement under existing conditions will mean a loss of from £1,500 to £2,000 a year. Therefore it is important that we should know what will be on the schedule before we consent to the period of the agreement.

Mr. Cameron. — Undoubtedly schedule B has a gi-eat deal to do with it.

Mr. White. — Some of you gentlemen said the other day that you had positive instructions with reg'ard to the repeal of the clause giving the sugar refiners the right to import twenty per cent of their output. How many are in that position?

Mr. Reid (British Guiana). — I am one.

Mr. White. — I would like to try to get everything on both sides in a draft agree- ment and then eliminate what we do not agree upon. If we do not do that we will never finish.

Mr. Chandler. — I do not know ivhat you would be inclined to do with regard to letting free cocoa in from the West Indies, and putting a small duty on foreign cocoa.

Mr. White. — On that sugar question, there would have to be a clause in the agree- ment whereby the Canadian Government would agree to repeal the twenty per ^-^^t clause tentatively; then we would have to put in a provision that, notwithstanding anything in this agreement, the preference at present enjoyed by the beet sugar people here, should not go beyond 1914; then there would have to be a clause in the tentative agreement with regard to these five articles you have mentioned, whereby the Canadian Government would agree to put them on the free list, as far as you are concerned and impose a duty on other countries. That last proposition seems to me to be one of the most difficult propositions we have to consider. Speaking for myself, I see great difficulty in the way, but there is no harm putting them into a draft agree- ment tentatively so as to discuss them and see what we will do about them later. Mr. Ross of my department, and Mr. Russell and Mr. McDougald of the Customs, and representatives of your side, might take up this matter and prepare a draft agree- ment for us to consider.

Mr. Foster. — If we make up our mind that we cannot meet our friends with reference to cocoa or any other article, there would be no necessity for including it.

Mr. Chaj*:dler. — Speaking for the delegates generally, cocoa is the very biggest item with us.

Mr. White. — My suggestion for a tentative draft agreement would not be deemed in any way to represent our conclusions on the matter; it is simply a docaiment ■embracing everything that we wish to put in up to date.

Mr. Foster. — I do not see any objection to that. I think there will come a time when we will want to get this agreement into shape. I think we have made pretty good progress so far.

Mr. Chandler. — We have told you exactly what our position is, and what we want to know now is what the Government of Canada are going to put in clause 2 of the draft agreement instead of that four and a half cents per hundred pounds on sugar and what they are going to do about cocoa. On that may depend the questiton as to whether you will bring in Trinidad, which is the Canada of the West Indies. It is a big colony, it has enormous resources and it is growing very rapidly. It seems a pity for us to leave that colony out, because we are looking at these negotiations more or less in the same light as the Cuban and Porto Rica agreement with the United States. We do not want to spoil the imperial aspect of this arrangement by leaving out the biggest colony, by uot putting a duty on foreign cocoa and leaving our cocoa on your free list. You may consider my molasses question in the best interests of us all; I am not abcolutely tied to it, although it is worthy of consideration, but I do want an answer from you as to what you will put in clause 2 of this agreement. Of course, ■cocoa and fruit are also matters of great concern to the smaller islands.

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Mr. Camerox. — And the lime-juice is important to Dominica. Mr. White. — I have got some information on some of these questions this morn- ing. I find that so far as cocoa beans are concerned, that we get 4.57,000 lbs. from the United Kingdom, 679,000 lbs. from the British West Indies, 6,500 lbs. from Belgium, 4,900 lbs. from Germany, 25,000 lbs. from Holland, 35,000 lbs. from Spain, and from the United States of America, 197,265 lbs. This is a total of 3,181,000, of which we receive from the West Indies about one-fifth.

Mr. Eeid (British Guiana). — The cocoa from Belgium would be West African British grown.

Mr. Walcott. — I understand from the evidence given by the cocoa manufacturers in Canada that they use a considerable quantity of cocoa which is not British grown. I believe that a considerable quantity of cocoa from St. Thome comes to Canada, and in England that is regarded as a slave-grown cocoa. There is a considerable quantity of cocoa grown in Central America and in Venezuela, which is also coming to Canada in large quantities. My contention is that the British West African colonies and the British West Indies are producing to-day more cocoa than Canada will be able to handle for years. Canada's consumption now is 3,000,000 lbs., and Trinidad alone produced last year 50,000,000 lbs., Grenada produced about 14,000,000 lbs., and Domin- ica and St. Lucia produced quite a quantity.

Mr. White. — Is there not some question raised as to the quality? Mr, Walcott. — There were only two who gave evidence in Canada. Mr. J. Walter Allison, at page 64 of the evidence, says that about two-thirds of Canada's consumption of cocoa combes from the West Indies, or rather three-fifths from the West Indies and two-fifths from other sources. He says that about one-third of the cocoa used in his factory is from Ceylon, Java and Africa. He also says: —

' The consumption of cocoa and chocolate preparations in Canada during the past ten years has increased about five hundred per cent, and is becoming an important home industry, but the imposing of a duty on any of our raw cocoa would be a serious set-back.'

I notice from your customs returns, in addition to your imports of raw cocoa, which amounted to between three million and four million pounds last year, there is a large import of manufactured cocoa from competing countries like the United Kingdom and the United States. Our point is this: that the cocoa proprietors of Trinidad feel that they are able to supply Canada with all the cocoa she wants. I omitted to mention yesterday in connection with cocoa what my instructions were from Trinidad. A committee of the Legislative Council was appointed to draw up instructions for my guidance. That committee reported and the report was passed by the Legislative Council and agreed to unanimously, and this is my instruction in connection with cocoa : —

*5. As to (&), the Royal Commissioners in dealing with the treatment of goods which either in Canada or the West Indies are on the free list, state in section 91 of their report that " in exceptional cases, where the products of one or the other party are particularly concerned, exceptional treatment may be neces- sary," and, although expressing a doubt in section 88 as to whether the creation of a preference on West Indian cocoa hy the imposition of a duty in Canada on foreign cocoa would be of any substantial value to the West Indies, do not exclude this course from consideration. We submit it is essential that this article, which is the main product of the colony, should receive preferential treatment under the proposed agreement, and our reasons for so doing are as under : —

' (1) That failing the inclusion of cocoa in the list of articles for preferen- tial treatment, the colony will be granting a preference much in excess of that received from Canada.

' (2) That the cocoa industry is particularly concerned, for the reason that it will have to bear equally with sugar the extra taxation which will be necessary to make good the loss of revenue caused by the preference; and

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' (3) That in view of the rapid growth in the consumption of cocoa in Canada, the Canadian market promises to become a most valuable one in the near future, and the granting of a preference on this article cannot but result in sub- stantial benefit to the colony.'

From this you will see that the people of Trinidad look on cocoa as their main industry, and one of their principal reasons for entering into this agreement is to get a preference on cocoa in a market which undoubtedly will become a very valuable one in the future.

Dr. Eeid.— About what preference would you ask to be put on foreign cocoa?

Mr. Walcott. — Of course, I take it that would have to be very carefully con- sidered by the Canadian representatives. What we want is a preference which will really give us the benefit of your market. I suggest something like one dollar per hundred pounds. The duty in England at present is two cents a pound or two dollars per hundred pounds.

Mr. White. — And our manufacturers would claim here if we did that, that we would have to give them a protection of double that amount on the manufactured article. That touches an article of general consumption in this country.

Mr. CiiAXDLER. — ^^Miy double it I

Mr. White. — Because in England they have decided, as I understand it, that that is about what should be done to equalize it.

Mr. Reid (British Guiana). — There is a good protection in the United Kingdom; the cocoa manufacturers flourish very well under it.

Mr. Walcott.— What is the duty on manufactured cocoa now?

Dr. Eeid. — Fifteen per cent British preference and twenty per cent general.

Mr, White.— Does not that enter into the manufacture of confectionery so that the confectioners would want increased protection, which would mean opening up the whole schedule?

Mr. Walcott. — The Trinidad cocoa in the world's markets ranks second and third.

Mr. White. — ^I understand that our manufacturers raised a question as to the colour of your cocoa?

Mr. Walcott. — The Canadian consumer appears to prefer a light coloured cocoa. The Trinidad cocoa is a dark coloured cocoa and can only be used for mixing so as to meet the Canadian taste. I think you will find that fashion changes in cocoa as well as in anything else, and some years they prefer a dark cocoa and some yeai'S a light cocoa.

Dr. Beid. — Cocoa beans are admitted free of duty into the United States at present and you have the United States market.

Mr. Walcott. — We have no objection to your taking Trinidad cocoa from the United States, but we would verj^ much pi'cfer you to get it direct from Trinidad.

Mr. Foster. — I do not suppose Trinidad would object to direct shipment of cocoa.

^Ir. Walcott. — Oh, not at all, but it does not affect us very m.uch so far as direct shipments go. If we had a steamship service we could always ship to Canada. Our only objection to section 5, with regard to direct imports from Canada, would be removed so long as we are not tied down.

Mr. Cameuox. — Although I have no direct instructions from St. Lucia on the matter, I have been asked to see whether something cannot be done to grant a prefer- ential rate for this product of St. Lucia, which, of course, is smaller tJian Trinidad, but at the same time the industry is a very appreciable one there. The cocoa industry in St. Lucia is almost as large as the sugar industry, and the cocoa industry is grow- ing year by year. Mr. Walcott represents the cocoa case and he has presented it to you. I join with Dr. Chandler in expressing the very earnest hope, looking to the vital aspect which this presents to the Colony of Trinidad, that it will be found possible for the Canadian representatives to give some favourable consideration to this

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point, so that when this agreement is concluded it shall be with a harmonious whole, and that all the West Indian representatives will be able to give their adhesion to it. It would be ten thousand pities that an island of the progressiveness and increasing prosperity and importance of Trinidad should, for any reason, feel herself obliged to stand aside from an agreement of this kind. I recognize fully the position in which the representative from Trinidad linds himself in this matter, and I know the views that are taken of it by the commercial body in that large island. I know there are difficulties, but I trust it may be found possible to do something in that way and thereby bring in the colony of Trinidad, and at the same time smooth the way for the representatives of the smaller colonies, when they have to submit this agreement to their legislatures and obtain their assent to it.

Mr. Porter. — There is not much for me to say on the subject, except to associate myself entirely with the words that have fallen from Mr. Chandler and Mr. Cameron. Cocoa is one of the vital questions in Dominica. There are only two really important articles of export from our island, which are placed on Schedule B, and both of these are now on the Canadian free list. Therefore, so far as Dominica goes, the advantage to us would be nothing whatever under existing arrangements. The export of cocoa from Dominica forms about twentj'-two per cent of the exports of the island, and although a large portion of that goes to the United Kingdom, we would very much like to get an entry into the Canadian market and have a large proportion of our cocoa used here. Dominica produces 1,000,000 lbs. of cocoa per annum, which is one-third of the entire Canadian consumption, I join with the other representatives in urging the in:position of a small duty on foreign cocoa coming into Canada.

The following committee was appointed to draft a provisional agreement : —

Hon. Mr. White, Canada; Mr. Walcott, Trinidad; Dr. Chandler, Barbados.

Mr. Foster. — What have we to say now about this lumber item.

Mr. Chandler. — We simply drew attention to it for the purpose of discussion. If you think it is a big looking item, and you want it there, we will let it stay.

Mr, Foster. — I think we do.

Mr. Chandler. — Then let it stay. The amendment we suggested would not make any difference to the trade, but outsiders who do not understand it might think it does. Let the item stay.

Mr. Cameron. — All these things that come from Canada and nowhere else, if we admit them free we are losing money on them.

Mr, Foster, — That is so, but you must also take into account that Canada is losing something on what comes from your country. We cannot arrange these things so that the loss will be all on the one side.

Mr, Cameron. — I do not expect that.

Mr, Foster. — And we have given you a preference for a great many years, and we propose to continue it. Of course, all this means a loss of revenue to lis.

Mr. Chandler. — ^Well, we will let that item about the lumber stay.

Mr, Foster. — Now, about this question of soap, we have not concluded on that yet.

Mr, Chandler, — I do not see how we can ask you to strike out soap, as far as Barbados is concerned, I notice that Canada is just entering into the race for our business in soap. Most of the soap comes from the United Kingdom, but Canada last year got her nose in and began with 8,000 lbs. We got 120,000 lbs. from the United States, and I suppose you want to get that 120,000 lbs. of trade.

Mr. Foster. — Yes.

Mr. Chandler. — Although we are going to lose a tremendous lot of revenue over it, I do not see how we could fairly ask you to strike soap out.

Mr, Walcott, — I will make the same remark for Trinidad,

Mr, Foster, — Now, what is your objection to leaving in the item, ' Boots, shoes and slippers,' That is a very large industry with us.

Mr. Chandler. — You have not been able to reach us yet.

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Mr. TosTER. — ^We would like to reach, you and sell you all the boots you can use.

Mr. CHA^-DLER. — Last year we got £10,000 worth of boots from the United King- dom and only £85 from Canada, while the value of boots coming from the United States to us was £6,777. There again, you have only just started in the race for our trade.

Mr. Cameron. — In a small place like mine, we took £2,082 in boots and shoes from the United Kingdom, £2,873 from the United States, £392 from other coimtries, and only £75 from Canada.

Mr. EosTER. — Our manufacturers of boots and shoes and slippers would say there is a chance for them in your market, and they would want a little preference from you.

Mr. Walcott. — There is very little comes to Trinidad from Canada in the way of boots and shoes, but I am quite willing to give Canada a chance in that line.

Mr. Chandler. — In fact we are williug to give you a good deal if you put a small duty on foreign cocoa, and if in paragraph 2 you make that four and a half cents on sugar, six and a half cents.

Mr. Foster. — ^Let me say one thing, and it is this: you are looking only at one side of it when you are expressing fear as to some loss of revenue. Xow, we would not be at this thing at all, unless we thought it would be a great help towards the development of both countries, and a little loss of revenue should not weigh in the balance, on either side, against the chance which the West Indies will have for great and growing development. We must not close our eyes to the general prosperity which we hope to see stimulated throughout the West Indies and which will enable a man to say: my pocket is fuller than it was before, and I am quite willing to pay a little more. We are here as patriotic business men; I am glad to find that that is the spirit that is actuating all of us.

Mr. Chandler. — We all realize that we expect benefits outside of this trade agree- ment altogether.

Mr. Foster. — We in Canada are very kindly-minded towards the people of the West Indies. We do not enter into this thing solely with the object of getting some money benefit from it; we believe that by it the prosperity of both countries will be greatly enhanced.

Mr. Chandler. — We all appreciate that.

Mr. Foster. — IN'ow, when can we get this memorandum with reference to the articles in Schedules A and B?

:Mr. White. — I think that Mr. Chandler and Mr. Eoss of my department and Mr. McDougald could get together this afternoon and come to some agreement.

Mr. Chandler. — Are we to hope that arrowroot will be put on your free list?

Dr. Reid. — That might interfere with the starch industry in Canada. There would seem to be no reason why a person importing that as arrowroot coidd not put it in packages and call it starch, and if that were done it would interfere with our starch manufacturers.

Mr. Chandler. — I do not think that result would follow.

Mr. Foster. — Now, to-morrow morning when we meet we will take up the steam- ship and cable matters. Probably we will only be able to deal with the cable question.

l^^r. White. — I wonder what we can hope to accomplish there.

Mr. Foster. — We can talk it over and decide what should be done. The Royal Commission was strong in pointing out to the mother country that she must not leave her children alone, that she cannot try to get out of her obligations to the people of the West Indies. Expressing my own individual view, and so far as I am concerned, I will say that Canada is quite willing to do her share towards improving both the steamship and the cable communication with the West Indies. We may, after talking the matter over, come to a conclusion as to a resolution to be passed by this conference, giving our views of the situation, and putting it in such a way as

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to convey to the British Government what we think they should do, not in detail, but as to the imiwrtance of assisting both the West Indies and Canada with regard to cable and steamship communication. It might have S'ome influence with the British Government, which does not seem to have paid very much heed so far to the report of the Royal Commissioners. It might be well to take up the report of the commis- sioners in that regard if we thought it wise to do so.

Mr. White. — It is a matter that we will have to consider very carefully.

The conference then adjourned until ten o'clock to-morrow, morning.

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Ottawa^ Wednesday, April 3. The conferonce resumed its deliberations at ten o'clock this morning.

The Hon. Mr. Foster presided and all the delegates, except the Hon. Mr. White, were present.

Mr. Foster announced that Mr. White was unfortunately suffering from a severe cold, but that he hoped to be present to-morrow.

CABLE COMMUNICATION.

Mr. Foster. — On the matter of steamship and cable communication, we have no special instructions. My idea is that now that we are all here, it is important that we should have an interchange of opinion upon these questions, and it may be that after our cogitations and interchange of opinions, the conference may deem it advis- able to put their views in the shape of a resolution if we can agree upon one which would set forth what we think ought to be done. That might be forwarded to the Secretary of State for the Colonies, for the information of the British Government. That is the idea that has been running through my mind.

Mr. Foster then read the report of the West Indies section of the committee on cable communication. (See pp. 33-34: for this report).

Mr. Foster. — From this report, it would appear that if a new cable were the pre- ferable scheme, the contribution which might possibly be available within a limited time would be about £10,300 from the West Indies alone. Then there is £8,100 given formerly by the Imperial Government to the Halifax and Bermuda Cable Company, and which was not renewed after its expiry in 1910. If that were revived it would bring it up to £18,400, which is pretty close up to the £22,500. Gentlemen, that is the report of the West Indian section of the committee. I do not think the Canadian section has yet had an opportunitj- of looking into the matter. I suppose if that scheme were considered a good scheme by the islands, it might be possible they oould extend these subsidies a little. They would likely put on a little spurt for the sake of getting added facilities. I would like to have a little conversation on this matti^r amongst ourselves.

Mr. Chandler. — I cannot pledge the government of Barbados in any way, but I may say that at a meeting in the Commercial Hall of the Chamber of Commerce before I came away, they were very strong on this point. We used to give £2,500 a year, and the service was so unsatisfactory that they deducted £1,000 and only gave £1,500. It was impressed upon me by the Chamber of Commerce, and they would use what pressure they could on the government to the effect, that if we got a better ser- vice and a reasonable reduction as to rates, they would advocate putting back the subsidy to the original £2,500. Anyway, under those improved conditions, they would give £500 more and they might go back to the £2,500. If Demarara and Trinidad would behave in the same way, they would materially assist us.

Mr. Walcott. — The Trinidad Government used to give a subsidy of £6,000 a year, which was re<liice(l to £3,000, also on account of the very unsatisfactory service. We would no doubt be in the same position as Barbados, and in the event of our get- ting a satisfactory service, the Trinidad Government would probably bo willing to increase the subsidy.

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Dr. Reid. — ^Was it unsatisfactoi-y on accjunt of the rates only?

Mr. Walcott. — Everything; bad service, breakages in the cable, and rates.

Mr. Eeid (British Guiana). — The cable is breaking all the time and is nearly worn out.

Mr. Chandler. — And the news they sent us simply consisted of the headlines of the New York ' Herald.'

Dr. Reid. — And you believe it would require a new cable?

Mr. Reid (British Guiana). — I should think so.

Mr. RoxBURG. — An all-red cable.

Mr. Cameron. — ^We would need a cable with branches to the smaller islands. The service is now operated by the West Indian and Panama Company. I know that the Halifax-Bermuda Company made an extension in 1898 from Bermuda to Jamaica, via Turk's Island, which resulted in an immediate reduction in the rate to three shillings per word and a half-rate for government messages. I understand that if they undertake, in the event of the withdrawal of the subsidy from the West Indian and Panama Company, by the larger islands, which constitutes the bulk of the money which is paid, and the;e being any difficulty about that company retaining and work- ing its smaller connections on the smaller islands, that if any connection falls out in the smaller islands they will step in and undertake to keep it going. That, of course, is a very important consideration for the smaller islands, as it would give them cable connections. Although in some quarters wireless connection is spoken of, it can only be looked upon as a very useful auxiliary to the cable. The smaller islands would feel at a loss if they subscribed to anything which would take away from them the facilities they now enjoy of cable communications right through to each island.

Mr. Foster. — I suppose if there was communication with the smaller islands, the smaller islands would be quite willing to transfer their subsidies.

Mr. Cameron. — ^Yes.

Mr. Foster. — What about British Guiana?

Mr. Reid (British Guiana). — We used to give a subsidy of £4,500 per annum, and for the same reason as Trinidad and Barbados we reduced the subsidy to £3,000, which is the existing subsidy. It is quite likely the legislature would be agreeable to advance the subsidy again, in the event of a good service being given at a cheaper rate. We pay seven shillings a word now to England from British Guiana.

Mr. Cameron. — The rates are monstrous.

Mr. Foster. — On the basis of the three large islands, if they gave the amounts tliey formerly gave, you would have a subsidy of £13,000, which would leave £9,500 to be provided to make up the £22,500. Then, if these side arrangements were made, there would be quite a little substantial addition, may be £2,000 or £3,000.

Mr. Walcott. — I do not think it would be quite safe to estimate that Trinidad •«ould go back to the £6,000 subsidy. We have cut it down to £3,000.

Mr. Chandler. — Well, we wiU put you down at £5,000.

Mr. Walcott. — Conditions have changed since, and in estimating the probable revenue for the cable system, I do not think it would be safe to say £6,000 for Trinidad.

Mr. Foster. — It would be quite safe to say, I suppose, that a larger contribution would be given.

Mr. Walcott. — ^Yes.

Dr. ItKiD. — Has Mr. Rippon made more than one proposal?

Mr. Wyatt. — The other scheme is to buy out all the cables existing, but the British Government have thrown that out altogether, and we have to fall back on this other scheme then.

Mr. Cameron. — Tbere was a propo-al that the British Government should buy out all these cables altogether, and then tbat a company would work them. There is a third suggestion which is in the line of a guarantee. The company would lay the

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cables and make all connections, provided that some one guaranteed a minimum return.

Mr. Wyatt. — The whole information is attached to the report.

Mr. Cameron. — There is a guarantee scheme, whereby if a certain amount were guaranteed they would undertake the work, and it would be up to the government to make good any deficiency on the guarantee. Of course, if the traffic so increased, as there is reason to expect it might, that the scheme would pay for itself, the colonies would not have to pay anything at all, but that is in the nature of a speculative pro- position.

Mr. Wyatt. — That guarantee scheme was considered by the four members of the committee, and after the experience of the Trinidad Dock Company guarantee, it was decided to ignore it altogether.

Mr. Foster. — To ignore the guarantee system?

Mr. Wyatt. — Yes.

Mr. Foster. — What was the history of the Trinidad Dock guarantee?

Mr. Wyatt. — The government guaranteed the payment of interest to the Trini- dad Dock Company, and ultimately they had to take it all over.

Mr. Foster. — Of course it has the element of being an unknown liability. I sup- pose you have seen what the British Government said with reference to it. This is a despatch from the Colonial Secretary which, no doubt, your government has received :

With reference to proi)osals for improved telegraph communications — these proposals contemplate the acquisition by the state of several cables owned by the cable companies operating in the West Indies, the duplicating of certain cables, and the provision of wireless stations supplementing the cable system. The pro- posals have been very carefully considered by my expert advisers, and in the face of their adverse report I cannot avoid the conclusion that neither the present possibilities of the trafiic nor the circumstances generally warrant the expendi- ture of the very considerable sums which would be involved in carrying out the suggestions of the Royal Commission. I propose, however, to take into considera- tion some smaller schemes for the gradual extension of the communication by wire- less telegraphs between adjacent colonies, and for this purpose I hope it will be found possible to make use of ship to shore stations, which it is contemplated to erect on the several islands.

Mr. Foster. — Then there is attached to this a resolution of the Manchester Chamber of Commerce; there is a summary of the operations and results of the wire- less, and there is an analysis of the Royal Coromission's report. The report of the Royal Commission first dealt with the question of all the existing lines, and then there is a second proposal which throws some light on it, and which I will read: —

2. The second proposition is to lay the Bermuda, Barbados, Trinidad and Demerara cables and erect a ' Ship to Shore ' wireless at Barbados, at a cost of about £250,000.

If this amount was raised by eithcir one or all of the Imperial, Canadian and West Indian Governments, the capital cust on a 50 years' basis of say 3 per cent and 2 i er cent for amortization would be £12,500.

The traffic on these lines would probably reach about 200,000 word-. The rate could be fixed to meet the low capital charge of £12,500, and working expenses, &c., say about £10,200, altogether £23,000 to £25,000, and the working of the lines could be arranged for with the existing companies. In the improbable erent of the revenue not reaching the above sum, the various governments could meet deficiency from existing subsidies, and if the revenue exceed expenses, the sur- plus could be applied to reduction of rates, wireless or other extensions, and reserves. 55— 4i

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3. If others are to carry out the -work, the cost in subsidies to the govern- ments would be £22,500 a year for 20 years as the capital could not be raised for a West Indian cable enterprise without it. Against this sum, there is to be placed the present subsidies now paid by Barbados, Trinidad, and Demarara of £7,5'00; they were formerly £13,000.

There would be a fixed maximum of 3s. 2d. between the above islands and Halifax, and in aU cases there would be a direct cable service with low rates for ordinary press and inter-island telegrams and a press service suited to present day requirements. The new cables would land on British territory and be placed on a suitable bed of the ocean.

The maintenance of communication to all the smaller islands by the most suitable method would be secured, whichever of the above schemes be adopted.

Mr* Foster. — I am not an expert on this, but it seems to n:e to be bad business to go to work and buy out a lot of old worn-out cables, which seem to break every hour, and which would have to be practically renewed.

Several of the Delegates. — Hear, hear.

Mr. Chandler. — Then, the West Indian Company are under perpetual contrafts with the Cuban sulimarine and certain American lines which tie them up. The ques- tion, it seems to me, is if Barbados, Trinidad and British Guiana would find £11,250 out of the £22,500, whether Great Britain would find £5,625 and Canada £5,625.

Mr. Foster. — That is a point we should place before Mr. Lloyd-George; I see he had a surplus of about $32,000,000 this year.

Mr. Chandler. — I am afraid the most difficult point of the whole scheme it to get that £5,625.

Mr. Foster. — I do not see how the British Government could refuse if the Islands would put up their very best case, and if Canada would join. I do not speak at all as binding: my government, but if Canada were to find herself in a position to do a certain part of it, it strikes me that you could make a very strong appeal to the British Government to come to your aid.

Mr. Chandler. — Not the present British Government, sir.

Mr. Foster. — Well, governments change; we have examples of that here. If our trade arrangements come to a head, and if we mal^e a trade agreement which will necessitate constant communication between our merchants and business interests generally, there will have to be improvement in the telegraphic communications, and personally I should be very glad myself to place this matter before the Canadian Government. I think the first duty is for us to make ourselves pretty sure as to which is the better scheme. There does not seem to be much of a difference of opinion in this conference with reference to it.

Mr. Chandler. — They are trying to get out of it by talking about this wireless. That may be all right in twenty years' time, and it is good enough now as an auxili- ary service, but as to certainty, it amounts to nothing with us.

Mr. Beid (British Guiana). — The nearer you get to the equator the more uncer- tain the wireless becomes. The atmo^^pheric changes disturb the service in some places there.

Mr. Cameron. — The experience has not at all been satisfactory; it is very uncer- tain.

Mr. Reid (British Guiana). — The cable companies do not seem to be afraid of the wireless.

Dr. Reid. — I see that the report says that the present cable service has been inter- rupted for months at a time?

Mr. Foster. — Mr. Rippon, in his report, states that the bed on which these oM cables are laid is less suitable than other places that might be selected. He says it is a very rough bottom and there are other circumstances in connection with it which puts them at a disadvantage.

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Mr. Chandler. — A new i-oiupaiiy would profit by the experiences of the old com- pany and know where to a^x)id difficulties.

Mr. Foster. — Exactly.

Mr. Walcott. — The difficulty between Trinidad and Demarara is owing to some acid in the water which eats off the covering of the cable.

Mr. Foster. — Mr. Rippon's idea, w^th reference to that, was to lay the main body of the cable out away in a part where it is free from that, and in getting near shore where that effect is greatest, to protect the cable by modern methods. He says that difficulty can be confined to the shortest possible distance.

Mr. Wyatt. — And the laying of the cable from Barbados to British Guiana, instead of from Trinidad to Biitish Guiana, would obviate a great deal of that diffi- culty.

Mr. Camerox. — In the annex to tl:e report on cable communication, the whole position in regard to wireless vip to the present date is set out in the following sentence : —

Atmospherics, jamming, and other perturbances prevented the working to

such an extent as to preclude the possibility of such a station handling the

traffic of a station like Jamaica. The loss of the station on the year's working

was over £600. The cost and working; was on the most economical plan.

Mr. Foster. — I understand then that the system of laying a trunk cable with subsidiary connections attached, is the one which the West India delegates cons'ider to be the proper one. I think we cannot do any more with regard to that at the present moment. Dr. Eeid and 'Sir. White and myself will take this report up and consider it and have something to say about it by the time we come back. In the meantime, some one of you might draft out a kind of expose of the thing in the way it appears to you, along the lines we have just discussed. Then, it may be we can agree on this. I think we can agiee anyway on the form of a resolution. I do not think we can do much more to-day, but before we meet again the Canadian representatives will take this matter up. Perhaps, Mr. Wyatt, you would think over it and draft a resolution which would set forth the views of youv delegation. We will draw up a resolution, in the light it appears to us, and v,e may be able to compare our resolutions and get down to a common ground.

Mr. Wyatt. — Our sub-committee would le in a peculiar position with regard to that until we know exactly what your views are.

Mr. Foster.— Very well.

STEAMSHIP COMMUNICATION.

Mr. Griffith (Chairman of the West India Sub-Committee on Steamship Com- munications) handed in the following report of the sub-committee. Mr. Foster read the report as follows: —

The West Indian section of the select con:mittce appointed to report on the question of steam communication between Canada and the British West Indies regard the establishment of a suitable steam service as altogether essential for the successful maintenance and progress of a trade compact between these two places, and the drawing together of the two peoples.

2. The history of previous steam services and contracts dating from 1900 to 1910 is contained in the report of the Royal Commissioners on trade relations between Canada and the West Indies, Part XIT, pp. 29 to 36.

With the general views of the commissioners as there expressed the West Indies are in substantial agreement.

3. The service as performed in the past and the class of boats employed have been very far from satisfactory, and so far as passenger traffic is concerned, have

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given no stimulus whatever to increased interconununication, while in the matter of trade facilities there have been freqiient complaints.

4. At the present time the position as regards payment of any subsidy is, that the Imperial Government have discontinued the subsidy formerly contributed by them alone. The West Indian islands make no contribution save that the islands of St. Lucia and St. Vincent which were excluded from the latest itinerary, recognizing the value of the connection and desiring to preserve continuity in the hope of an early more satisfactory adjustment of the matter, agreed in Sep- tember last to jointly contribute at the rate of £800 per annum to secure the call of a boat every twenty-two days giving both cargo and passenger accommodation. Such arrangement being, however, binding only up to June next, at which date the present temporary contract with the Canadian Government for continued subsidy will, it is understood, expire.

5. The subject was discussed by the West Indian representatives and their advisers during the voyage to New York, and there was full consensus that no contract would be satisfactory which did not provide for a service to be performed by vessels specially built for the trade. Such vessels should be what are known as ' tween decks ' boats, capable of vimntaining a speed of at least 11 knots throughout the voyage, of from 1,600 to 2,000 tons net tonnage, with accommoda- tion for 3*0 to 36 first-class and 20 second-class passengers.

That freight rates should be under control is a sine qua non.

That represents the minimum requirement of the present day. As to the itinerary, what is known as the St. Vincent plan, which commended itself to the Royal Commissioners, appears to have considerable points in its favour, although it is not improbable that some modifications in connection with the duration of the calls at the large islands in view of future trade developments may be neces- sary. Some revision from the practical steamship running point of view may also be found expedient.

6. With regard to the amount of any subsidy that it may be requisite to provide, it is unlikely that the West India colonies could at the present time put up any appreciable sum. The larger islands are already paying very considerable subsidies for the Royal mail steam packet companies, ocean and intercolonial services, amounting in the case of Trinidad to £18,000 and British Guiana, £Y,700, and Barbados £4,000, while these smaller colonies are all contributing within the full limit of their existing revenual capacity, and these obligations are an endur- ing quantity until at least the year 1917.

7. In the absence of any assistance, therefore, from the Imperial Govern- ment in this connection the question becomes a very difficult one, and in view of this fact and the strong representations of the Royal Commissioners on this subject (vide paragraphs 155 and 160 of their report) it can but be hoped that the latest decision is open to consideration.

8. It may be well to mention that Mr. A. H. Harris, of the Canadian Pacific railway, at a meeting of the committee of the representatives unfolded a project for the establishment of a first-class steamship service between Canada and the West Indies, including mter alia, due provision for passengers, mails and cargo, with guaranteed minimum ocean and railway rates, and with further tonnage to lift any surplus cargo. Provided that details were satisfactorily drawn up on the lines set out by Mr. Harris and secured, the proposal appears to open up a wider prospect of advantage to both Canada and the West Indies than has yet been presented.

FRANCIS W. GRIFFITH,

Chairman, EDWARD J. CAMERON, H. B. WALCOTT, JNO. J. COMACHO

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Mr. Foster. — There are some points with reference to that, which, while the West India delegates are here, we might have a little conversation about.

Mr. Griffith. — There is one point I would emphasize, viz., the size and the speed of the boats is based on our present and immediate requirements, but as soon as the agreement which we may come to here takes effect, and our trade is improved, we expect that boats of larger size will be necessary. The proposals in our report are based upon our immediate needs at the present time.

Mr. Foster. — You set out in this report that the vessels should have a tonnage of 1,600 tons to 2,000 tons.

Mr. Griffith. — That is the net tonnage; they would carry about 4,000 tons dead weight.

Mr. Foster. — How do they compare with the cargo boats running from New York?

Mr. Walcott. — The Eoyal Dutch Mail Line boats call at Trinidad and Barbados. They have been specially built for the service, specially ventilated, and have very excellent passenger accommodation. We thought that boats of that size and class would be, at any rate for the present, most suitable for the service.

Mr. Foster. — And the tonnage mentioned here compares with the tonnage of these vessels.

Mr. Walcott. — Yes. In the event of their being such a service as that, the effect of our agreement will be the immediate transfer to Canada of a large part of the flour coming to the West Indies. Eventually, we will require a much larger I oat than one of 1,500 or 2,000 tons. The Trinidad Shipping and Trading Company's steamers bring most of the foodstuffs to Trinidad, and they come with large cargoes to Grenada and Trinidad. They run from Xew York. They come down three time a month and they come with full cargoes each time, Trinidad taking on some occasions as many as 25,000 packages.

Mr. Foster. — And they have good passenger accommodation?

Mr. Walcott. — The passenger accommodation is not as good as the passenger accommodation on the Eoyal Dutch Line.

Mr. Camerox. — They are not as large boats as the Dutch mail boats.

Mr. Walcott. — They only deal with Grenada and Trinidad, but it is contem- plated that the boats proposed for us would deal with the other colonies.

Mr. Griffith. — The Danish line has bigger boats but they have little passenger accommodation. They carry about 4,000 tons in dead weight. The Danish West India line have boats of 1,600 tons net register, from 3,300 t-o 3,500 tons dead weight.

Mr. Chandler. — My Chamber of Commerce say that the Scrutton ships and the Danish ships have been eminently satisfactory. They were built for the trade and they carry cargo in an eminently satisfactory way as compared with the Halifax steamers. On all hands the fact is impressed that the steamers must be specially built for this trade. These boats carry only three tiers of puncheons or so between decks and in that way they are able to carry their cargoes mucli more safely than the Halifax steamers.

Mr. Foster. — That is what you mean by the letween-deck system.

Mr. Chandler. — Yes.

Mr. Griffith. — In the other steamers tlie puncheons are loaded one on top of the other and they are liable to be damaged.

Mr. Foster. — I notice that you only provide for eleven-knot steamers and there is an idea here amongst a good many of our people that eleven knots is too slow.

Mr. Chandler. — We only put that limit in for economy sake. That, of course, is the minimum rate. We are afraid, if we made the steamers faster at the present time, it would involve a large amount of money.

Mr. Foster. — Yes; of course the cost increases greatly after you get above ten or eleven knots.

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Dr. Reid. — What is the speed of the Quebec steamers from New York to Ber- muda?

Mr. CoMACHO. — The Bev)i\ucU<in is fifteen knots and I believe the Guiana is four- teen knots. There is a regular line of cargo steamers which goes at from ten to twelve knots.

Mr. Griffith. — The Eoyal Dutch steamers do from thirteen knots to thirteen and a half knots in good weather.

Mr. Foster. — I would lil\e to have the opinion of the gentlemen from the West Indies as to another possibility that is spoken of. The chairman of the committee speaks in his report of the St. Vincent plan. Is it possible to have what is called an intercolonial service; that is to make our line a trunk line service to distribute from one central point in the West Indies to the smaller islands? That, of course, would avoid the delay of interminable calls and give to the larger islands a very much quicker service, and a much better service. Could not the freight going to the smallei' islands be taken care of by a smaller steamer. That point has been urged by a good many people as a good scheme on paper, but whether it could be carried out in practice is another thing.

Mr. Griffith. — It is a perfectly possible scheme and a perfectly good schepne, but the drawback to it is the increased handling of the goods. The goods shipped from Canada to the West Indies, under that proposal, would have to be transhipped at say Trinidad or Barbados into an avixiliary steamer. The increased cost of handling would, of course, increase the cost of freight to a certain extent. The process of handling would also result in considerable damage being done at times to the goods that are in transit. I do not consider there is any insuperable difficulty in that respect and I should think that the scheme would be a perfectly practicable one. It is a scheme that is in practice at present by the Royal Mail Steam^ Packet Company, which brings goods from all parts of Europe, picking them up at Southampton and transhipping them at Trinidad for British Guiana and the other islands.

Mr. CoMACHO. — The objection of the smaller islands would be to the tranship- ping of the cargo. The class of cargo handled by the Royal Mail steamers is of a different class from that which would be handled between the West Indies and Canada. We would ship sugar in bags to Canada, and the more you handle them the more they get torn and leak. There is considerable objection to that in the smaller islands. Cargo coming to us from Canada would be lumber, for instance, and the more it is thrown about and handled the more damage is done to the boards and planks. Even now, some of this cargo is landed in bad condition, although it comes direct. Then, with regard to molasses, I do not know how you would tranship the molasses. That ^would be a very difficult question and the shippers would, growl a good deal about it.

Mr. Foster. — I asked my department to give me a statement as to the subsidies we pay, and I find it to be as follows: —

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West Indies Steamship Subsidies.

Statement showing amounts paid on account of steamship subsidies to Cuba, Jamaica and the West Indies, from the fiscal year 1S89-90 to 1911-12, inclusive.

Fiscal Years.

1889 90

1890-1

1891-2

1892-3

1893-4

1894-5

1895-0

1896-7

1897-8

1898-9 -. •.

1899-1900

]900-l

1901-2

1902-3

1903 4

1904-5

1905-6

1906-7 (9 inos.)

1907-8

1908-9

1909-10

1910-11

1911-12 to Feb. 28.

Cuba.

S cts.

L9,999 99 20,000 00 18,333 33 21,660 60 20,000 (K)

'Jamaica.

West Indies Demarara and Paid by i Paid by Canada. [Great Britain.

Total.

29,106 66 10,066 64

14.5,833 28

•S cts. { -S cts. j 8 cts. S cts. I

14,350 00 35,000 00 35,000 00|

15,000 00 38,350 00' 38,450 00

15, 0(H) 00: 60,(XIO 00 1 60,000 00

13,750 00' 65,000 00 05,000 00;

15,000 00| 00,000 00, GO,0(X) 00,

15,000 00- 02,000 00' ' 62,000 001

15,000 OO: 65,000 00| I 65,000 CO

15,000 00 03,000 OOj | 63,000 OOJ

15,000 OO; 03,000 00 1 03,000 OOi

15,000 00 03,000 00 | 03,000 00

15,000 00- 63,000 00 , 63,000 00;

15,000 00 65,700 00 05,7000i 131,4(X» 00

14,500 00 64,331 25 04,30125: 128,602 50]

13,800 00 65,700 00' 05,70 00 131,400 00

13,800 On 05,700 00 65,70 00 131,400 00

13,800 00 65,700 00 65.700 00 131,400 00

1.3,8 0 OO: 65,700 00 05,700 00 131,400 00

10,350 00' 48,011 54 48,011 54 90,023 08

13,8fiO 00 63,510 00 63,510 00 127,020 0(i

13,800 OO: 65,700 00 65,700 OOi 131,400 00

13,800 00| 6.5J00 00 65.700 00 131,400 00

65,700 00 65,700 00[ 131 ,400 00

00,225 OOj 10,425 00| 76,650 00

299,550 00 1,399,127 79^ 717,877 79| 2,117,005 58

Grand

Totals.

S cts.

49,350 00

73,449 99

95,000 00

97,083 33

96,600 00

97,000 00

80,000 00

78,000 0

78,000 00

78,000 00

78,000 00

146,400 00

143,102 50

145,200 00

145,200 00

145,200 00

145,200 00

100,303 08

140,820 00

145,200 00

145,200 00

145,200 00

93,316 64

2,562,388 86

Department of Trade and Commerce, March 27, 1912.

Mr. Foster. — It will be seen from this return, that the Demerara service, so- called, has had a lot of money expended on it, and it has been in very many respects a very difficult service. Whether the management has been all that it should be or not is a question, but the class of boats has not been satisfactory to ourselves and do not appear to have been very satisfactory to the people of the island. Yet the total expenditure amounts to a pretty large sum. It seems to me, from what consideration I have been able to give it, that for this service we need- to put a stopper on all old vessels.

Several of the Delegates. — Hear, ht}ar.

Mr. Foster. — It seems to me that we must actually build the vessels for the West India service and for that alone. Then, we want vessels that if possible can make a fifteen knot speed, and certainly a minimum speed of eleven knots is not too much to ask for a service which will be useful. Then, you want passenger accommodation with all the comfort and convenience of modern travel to cater for that trade. And, what seems to have been lacking in the past is a connection at both ends between the steamship and the commercial people from the centres of collection and distribution of the traffic. The service was there on the ocean, and the raihvay lines had nothing particular to do with it, and there has been great trouble in coiiner'ting the collecting centres in our own country with the consumers in the West Indies and difficulty in getting things to the West Indies as quickly as possible and as uniformly as possible. Then, the subject comes up of what seems to be almost necessary to my mind in that respect, and that is that we should have warehouses or depots at specific ports. Canada is a large country with long distances, and if a merchant down in the West Indies

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telegraphs up for 100 barrels of flour, when the telegram gets to his agent it has to be sent to the manufacturer or the producer, and then there has to be tallc backwards and forwards over long distances and time is taken up, there is delay and loss. I think the United States trade gains a great deal from the fact that it has its depot of supplies and that you can send on your order from the West Indies there and get back your goods quickly. From what has been said, I think there is a good deal in the argument that if we have direct communications, if the line of our trade runs on direct shipments, that it will have the direct effect of transferring a number of the New York houses that deal largely with Canadian goods, to Halifax, or Montreal, or St. John, and it will have also the effect may be of influencing our own people to go into that business at these places. Of course, that all makes a programme that is pretty ambitious and requires money to carry out. It is undoubtedly for the mutual advantage of Canada and the West Indies, and of course we would feel glad if we could have co-operation in the matter of steamship commxmication as well as in other respects. In this respect, you do not hold out much hope for any financial assistance at present.

Mr. Chandler. — Not immediately. We are paying a large subsidy to the Royal jNIail until 1917.

Mr. Foster. — There is an ambitious scheme also, which does not look so improb- able, when you come to go into the details, and that is as to whether or not the West Indies could not have a connection with the old country, via Canada, which could be so developed that with the proper kind of steamships to cross the Atlantic and proper steamers between the West India islands via Halifax or St. John, such a scheme might work out satisfactorily. We have vessels now which run across the Atlantic at eighteen knots and they make a pretty good passage. We probably will have vessels in the course of a few years which will make the passage at twenty knots. I think there is no doubt in the world but that in a few years we will have twenty knot vessels running between Canada and the motherland. If we get fifteen knot vessels between the West Indies and Canada, then the establishment ofl a connection between the West Indies, Canada and the old country does not look so improbable. If a satisfactory service could be arranged in that way it might divert a certain amount of the help which is now expended on these other services, and which Great Britain also expends on them, towards the establishment of a quick route by way of Canada, and thus we would be killing two birds with the one stone. Some of our large interests are quite in favour of a scheme of that kind and quite think that it could be carried out. Whether you people in the West Indies, who for a long time have had a certain route of communication with the old country, would be disposed to fall in with that idea is another thing, and I suppose you would not want to do it unless you got a real advantage from it. Of course, it is well vmderstood that we are not jjoing against our loyalty should we change our service in that respect, because we are all loyal and we are all British and we are all working in one with the other. The only point remain- ing then is to see if we could get as good a service that way as we can on the whole, and it seems to me that the tendency would be in that direction rather than in the other. These are all good things to think about and to talk about, but it remains for practical men to put them into effect.

Dr. Reid. — Has Mr. Harris made any proposition for any new boats on the West India route?

Mr. Walcott. — I understood Mr. Harris to say that if they put on a ifne to the West Indies they would put on new boats specially built for the trade.

Dr. Reid. — Making how many trips?

Mr. Walcott. — He suggested a ten day service.

Dr. Reid. — How speedy would these boats be?

Mr. Walcott. — The boats he suggested would be boats of 5,000 or 6,000 tous and fourteen or fifteen knots speed. Then, he would put on first-class steamers to con- nect with the smaller islands.

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Dr. Eeid. — Did he say what subsidy he wanted?

Mr. Walcott. — He did not go into that and did not make any proposition as to that. His idea was that in addition to g'oing down to the West Indies he would stop at Boston so as to take up passengers there and run to Barbados, Trinidad and Demerara.

Dr. Eeid. — Was his idea to run from Halifax to Boston?

Mr. Walcott. — Yes, his idea was to call at Boston on the way down and the way .back so as to take up tourists.

Dr. Eeid. — And they wouM be new steamers?

jlilr. Walcott. — Yes. All the lines running to the West Indies have found it necessary to build special boats for the trade. They are now all building their boats suitable for tropical service.

Dr. Eeid. — How many boats would it take to make a ten days' service ?

Mr. Walcott. — Three I oats at least, and then there would have to be a special boat in the West Indies to serve the smaller islands; there would be an intercolonial boat.

Mr. Camerox. — Thaf idea is on the trunk line basis.

Mr, Walcott. — The Eoyal Mail steamers come to Barbados and then go to Trinidad. They are met there by two intercolonial boats, one to the Leeward and Windward Islands and another to Demerara, while the main boat goes on to Jamaica.

Dr. Eeid. — That seems to be a good service.

Mr. Walcott. — It is a very excellent service. In reply to ^Fr. Comacbo, I do not think there would be much difficulty in transferring Canadian cargo. We do a con- siderable amount of transferring of American cargo for Venezuela. It is transhipped in Trinidad, stored in the custc-ms warehouse and carefully handled, and very little is lost so far as the American stuff goes. I admit, however, that there would be con- siderable difficulty in transferring molasses and sugar from the intercolonial boat to the trunk line boat.

Dr. Eeid. — The objection to that would le that we would be subsidizing a line of steamers that would call at Boston.

Mr, Walcott. — Of course, Mr. Harris' idea was that in addition to getting the Canadian passenger traffic he would al-o get the American tourist traffic to the West Indies, and that would be a great benefit to the West Indies.

Dr. Eeid. — But it might divert trade to American channels.

Mr. Walcott. — Oh, no, there would be no cargo taken on or put off at Boston.

Mr. Foster. — His idea would be to get some of the passenger traffic which now goes via Boston or ISTew York.

Dr. Eeid. — And you would p-event h;m taking cargo there.

Mr. Foster. — He would be prevented under any contract that might be made.

Mr. Camerox. — The idea of Mr. Harris is to advertise the West Indies very extensively if his company took the matter up.

Dr. Eeid.— Oh, that would be all right; the only difficulty I had in my mind was as to him taking cargo on at Boston.

Mr. Cameron. — That would be ruled out; it would be only a passenger call.

Dr. Eeid. — And they could not carry freight from the West Indies to Boston.

Mr. Camerox. — Xot if the contrart ?aid they could not.

Mr. Walcott. — ^He says he would require a subsidy sufficient to cover the insur- ance on the vessels.

Dr. Eeid. — How much?

Mr. Walcott.— About from £20,000 to £25,000 from the West Indies.

Mr. Griffith. — That is in addition to the sum he would expect from Canada.

Mr. Foster. — I understand he also raised another point in connection with that, and it is that in the winter season, for fruit, and banana shipments especially, intended for the Canadian market, they should be taken via a United States port, owing to the rigours of our winter climate. But the main point was that he should

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be allowe.l to go to Boston to take up pas-engers. The idea, of course, is to put on a service wbicli will carry as many people and as much traffic as possible to and fro, between the two countries. It is, of course, materially in the interests of the finances of a steamboat company to take up as many passengers as possible, and it may be a point for both of us to consider as to whether that should not be allowable for a cer- tain number of years. That is a matter of detail, however.

Mr. Griffith.— I do not think there would be any objection on the part of the West Indies to boats running to Boston. It wovild give the passengers a quick means of transit between the United States and the West Indies generally.

Dr. Reid. — I think it might have the effect of preventing any passenger traffic between Halifax and England, from the West Indies. If they were landed at Boston they would take the steamer from there or go on to New York.

Mr. CAiiERON. — It would offer an inducement for people to come to the West Indies by these steamers. In the ease of passengers from the interior of Canada even, it would enable them to go to Boston and avoid the extra distance and the rough sea. It would be an additional incentive to passengers to take the joiirney to the West Indies.

Dr. Reid. — Of course, the passengers would not go to Halifax, nor would they take a steamer from Montreal to the West Indies, but I am afraid the Halifax people would object a little to that proposal.

Mr. Foster. — That is merely a matter of detail.

Mr. Cameron. — One of Mr. Harris' suggestions was that there might be addi- tional cargo steamers to lift any surplus cargo. I do not know whether he could in any way put on something that would obviate this particular sugar and molasses freight difficulty. Of course, steamers of the kind he speaks about have the great advantage of having an immense corporation advertising the advantages of the West Indies, which would be of enormous benefit to us; a much greater benefit than any- thing that has ever yet been undertaken.

Mr. Griffith. — And that line of steamers would be in touch with the Canadian railway systems.

Dr. Reid.— Of course, the Canadian Pacific Railway Companj^ would advertise you all through Canada, and all their agents all over the country would be working up trade between Canada and the West Indies.

Mr. Cameron. — There are enormous possibilities for the West Indies in an arrangement of that kind. I believe it would have the effect of developing trade in a manner that is not possible at present.

Mr. Foster. — I suppose we had better leave this, as we left the cable and tele- graph matter; we will think it over and when we meet again if we can form any resolution which will state our views we can submit it for the consideration of our respective governments.

Mr. Chandler. — If the West Indies are willing to pay anything at all, they would be willing to pay it to induce an organization such as the Canadian Pacific Railway to come to the West Indies. Everybody would recognize the fact that it was of enor- mous importance to be dealing with a concern that if it dropped a few thousand dollars a year it would not make any difference to them, instead of dealing with a concern to whom the loss of a few thousand dollars a year would make an enormous difference.

Mr. Foster. — That would be an ideal system if you could get it under proper control. It would be a great thing to have such an organization interested in the West Indies; it would stimulate everything down there. It certainly would stimulate the tourist traffic. Very few of our people now go to the West Indies, whereas a great many would go down if the advantages of such a trip were advertised.

• The conference adjourned until to-morrow.

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FIFTH DAY.

Ottawa, Thursday, April -1. 1012.

'L'lie conference resumed its deliberations this morning-.

Ifon. George E. Foster presided.

All the other members of the conference were in attendance.

Mr. Foster. — I think this morning' we are ready to take up the agreement. The Canadian members of the conference have had an opportunity of looking over the matter, and we are about prepared, I think, to come to a conclusion.

Mr. Porter. — I understood yesterday that the delegates were prepared to put in memoranda explaining their reasons with regard to their request in reference to cer- tain articles. It seems that one comprehensive memorandum was put in by [Mr. Reid.

Mr. Foster. — ^We understand that covered all the ground.

Mr. Porter. — I have prepared a memorandum which I would like to put in, explaining the position of Dominica, which is exceptional. It comes in the category referred to in paragraph 91 of the Royal Commission's report,

Mr. Foster. — ^We will now consider the draft agreement, which we have arrived at, as amended. We have taken paragraphs 1 and 2 of the first agreement as they were at first. "We have taken the first part of paragraph 2 and marked it ' A,' and then we have added the first proviso as ' B ' and the second proviso as ' C,' with para- graphs 1, 2 and 3 added to proviso * C." It then reads as before us :

On all duitable goods enumerated in schedule B, being the produce or manu- facture of the Colony of , imported into the Dominion of Canada, the duties of customs shall not at any time be more than four-fifths of the duties imposed on similar goods when imported from any foreign country; provided that on raw sugar not above No. 16 Dutch standard, in colour, and molasses testing over 56 degrees, and not over 75 degrees by the polariseope, the preference in favour of the colony shall not at any time be less than 4i cents ■per 100 lbs., and for each additional degree over 75 degrees the preference shall not be less than ^ cent per 100 lbs.

With regard to 3 of (c) we propose that it should stop at the words ' ten per centum ad valorem." Then we have added sub-clause {d). which reads as follows: — The Government of Canada will not recommend, during the continuance of this agreement, to the consideration of the Parliament of Canada any extension of the time fixed by chapter 10 of the Acts of the Parliament of Canada, 1909, to wit, December 31, 1914, for the expiry of the operation of tariff item 1356.

Paragraphs 3 and 4 remain as they were. Paragraph 5 we have amended, by adding after th.' word 'colonies ' (ui the second last line the words 'entitled to the advantages of,' so that it now reads : —

The Guvernment of Canada may provide that, to be entitled to the conces- sions granted in section 2, the products of the Colony of shall be conveyed by ship direct without transhipment from the said colony or from one of the other colonies entitled to the advantages of this agreement into a sea or river port of Canada.

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Provided always, that the discretion herein granted to the Government of Canada shall not be exercised unless and until the Government of Canada has arranged and stipulated that, during such time as the St. Lawrence river is closed to navigation and access to the port of Montreal by ship or vessel is prevented, the rates of freight upon the transport of the goods enumerated in schedules B and C from such colony to the city of Montreal by way of a sea port of Canada shall not be greater than the normal rates of freight upon the like goods from the said colonies to the city of Montreal by any other route.

Mr. Foster. — We find it difficult to accede to that. "We will discuss it when we come to it. Paragraphs 6 and 7 remain as they were before, for the present, but there may be a suggestion with reference to the term of the continuance of the agreement, in paragraph 7.

Now, in Schedule A, we are going to ask you to consider two things, and one is about the biscuit business. We would like very much to delete the words * not sweetened ' so as to allow our biscuits of all kinds to go in to the West Indies. Then, we are going to submit to you another item, namely, ' Linseed oil-cake, and linseed oil- cake meal,' for insertion in Schedule A. There is another point I want to submit to you on the item, 'House, office, cabinet, store furniture.' The question has been raised as to whether cash registers would come under that discrimination, as office furniture. We have some firms which are very largely going into the manufacture of cash regis- ters, and I had a request from them that if possible they should be included. It might be subject to a little dispute as to whether cash registers would be considered office furniture. I subm.it that to your consideration.

In Schedule B, we have made a number of additions to that, as you will see by looking over your list. Then we have erected a new schedule in C to provide for cocoa beans and lime-juice in the line of the requests that have been made to us. I must say that we were very much impressed by Mr. Walcott's argument, and very much moved to sympathy with him and the cocoa trade in Trinidad as well as in Dominica, Grenada and St. Lucia, and we thought that by Schedule C we could grant some relief to that situation. We might as well go over this revised draft agreement and see if we cannot agree.

The first section is: —

1. On all dutiable goods, enumerated in Schedule A, being the produce or manufacture of Canada, imported into the Colony of the duties of customs shall not at any time be more than four-fifths of the duties imposed in the colony on similar goods when imported from any foreign country: Provided that on flour the preference in favour of Canada shall not at any time be less than 12 cents per 100 lbs.

This section was agreed to.

Section 2 of the agreement: —

2. (a) On all dutiable goods enumerated in Schedule B, being the produce or manufacture of the Colony of imported into the Dominion of Canada, the duties of customs shall not at any time be more than four-fifths of the duties imposed on similar goods when imported from any foreign country; provided that on raw sugar not above No. 16 Dutch standard, in colour, and molasses testing over 56 degrees and not over 75 degrees by the polariscope, the preference in favour of the colony shall not at any time be less than 4^ cents per 100 lbs., and for each additional degree over 75 degrees the preference shall not be less than J cent per 100 lbs.

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(&) On all goods enumerated in Schedule C hereto being the produce or manufacture of the Colony of imported into the Dominion of

Canada there shall be no duties of customs ; but on the like goods, when imported from any foreign country, the duties of customs shall not be less than those therein set out.

Mr. Foster. — After having very carefully talked this matter over, the representa- tives of Canada have come to the conclusion that it is desirable to keep as nearly an possible to the report of the Royal Commission in respect to the items of sugar duty, and we are fortified somewhat on that by having the matter looked into by a compe- tent commission representing both countries with large opportunities, not only for taking evidence but also for forming an opinion for themselves. The fact that this has been before the public and others interested for some two years and has been, so far as I can see, pretty generally acceded to in principle, and that so far as I am aware no protests have come to us from any interests in the Dominion of Canada,, makes the position with regard to that all the stronger. We are also somewhat politi- cal in our country, and the recommendation of the commission is made still stronger to us in that two members of that commission were members of the Canadian Govern- ment, and commanded the support of the Liberal party, which is one of the great political. parties of our country. As far as possible, we want to keep this entirely non- contentious, and we think in reference to this matter that their recommendation should not be overlooked. I know that Mr. Chandler puts his case very carefully and very strongly, but I am sorry that we cannot at present see our way clear to go beyond the figures which are fixed in that section 2.

Mr. Chandler. — There is, I suppose, no use wasting any more time over it, but of course my contention is that the source from which these figures emanated never considered the claims of muscavado 89 degrees at all. The commission was thinking of and dealing solely with 96 degrees crystals, and the muscavado industry was never thought of by the commission or by anybody else. I believe that while fifteen cents for 96 test sugar is sufficient to direct the sugar this way, yet when it comes to musca- vado they left it at eleven and a half, and from their own showing, with the difference of freight which they put down at nine or ten cents, the theory is that with regard ta Barbados sugar some of it will find its way into the United States market. I was only pressing for a. cent and a half more on a fixed amount, which would give musca- vado a little bit of a lift as compared with 96 test sugar. Eleven and a half cents with the difference of freight between the two countries means very little margin. I suppose you could not lift one without lifting the other; if you lift us a cent and a half you would have to lift the other.

Mr. Foster. — ^We have to stand against pretty strong pressure on that.

Mr. White. — The British Columbia refiners espociaUy.

Mr. Foster. — Our refiners go on the principle, which they take as a piece of gaspel truth, whether it is or not, that you people in the West Indies get all the pre- ference.

Mr. White. — If we are to repaal that twenty per cent provision, the British Columbia refiners will be deprived of that.

Mr. CH.O.DLER. — Fiji has jumped from twenty-six thousand tons to sixty-e'ght thousand tons, and in a very short time it will be 100,000 tons, which will fill all the requirements of British Columbia, because British Columbia is now only taking 50,000 tons.

Mr. White. — I think these poople have interests in Java.

Mr. Foster. — There is a complication of interests out there.

Mr. Chandler. — Fiji is able to supply all the wants of British Columbia. The capitalists are spending a lot of money in Fiji, and in a short time there will be 100,- 000 tons coming from that place. v

Mr. Foster. — We have difficulty, on a;count of contracts that have been entered into, for sugar from Java.

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Mr. Chandler. — ^But that is only a temporary condition.

Mr. Roxburgh. — I cannot say how sorry I am about this. St. Ivitts is at present almost entirely muscovado-sngar producing, and the difficulty which your govern- ment finds in meeting our wishes to increase the preference on muscovado is a rather serious thing for us. Of course, we appreciate your difficulty and we know you are willing to do whatever you possibly can for us, but it is perhaps right, with my instructions in my hand, that I should express my regret, my very great regret, that nothing better can be done for us.

Mr. AucHiNLECK. — Antigua is in a similar position to St. Kitts. We hope eventu- ally to get out of the mire of muscovado, but in the meantime our people will suffer in the same way as the people of St. Kitts.

Mr. Foster. — There is the point that mu=-covado is a diminishing and not an increasing production, and there is also the point that we hope to have adequate steamship communications which will meet to some extent the conditions of the trade in muscovado, and improve them.

Mr. Chandler. — I hope so, because the freight difference is the real trouble. Mr. Roxburgh. — That will make all the difference in the world. Mr. Chandler. — The real trouble is the freight, as there is a difference of nine cents in favour of New York, and against Canada, now, even by water. The freight to Montreal now by steamer is twenty cents, and the freight on all the steamers to New York is eleven cents. That, of course, makes a great difference. Even when the St. Lawrence is open there is a difference of nine cents, and when you come down to eleven and a half cents preference, if a man at New York wants sugar he will give the difference and get that sugar.

Mr. Foster. — ^We acknowledge your strong advocacy and you have put your case very well, but we are sorry we cannot comply.

Mr. Chandler. — Then there is no use wasting time. As I acknowledged frankly at the beginning, my instructions were not to object to these figures and I am simply doing the best I can. I feel, however, there is a grievance for Barbados muscovado, Mr. Reid (British Guiana). — It does not follow that the general rate in the tariff will be depressed so as to give us only the minimum as laid down in the agree- ment.

Mr. Foster. — That does not follow. We have not shown ourselves niggardly in that respect at all.

First portion of clause 2- agreed to. Sub-clause 2 of clause b agreed to, as follows: —

On all goods enumerated in Schedule C hereto, being- the produce or manu- facture of the colony of imported into the Dominion of Canada there shall be no duties of customs; but on the like goods, when imported from any foreign country, tlie duties of customs shall not be less than those therein set out.

(r) The Act of the Parliament of Canada, entitled, ' An Act respecting duties of Customs,' assented to on the 12th day of April, 1907, as amended by chapter 10 of the Acts of the Parliament of Canada, 1909, shall, in addition to the amend- ments necessary to give effect to the foregoing provisions of this section, be amended as follows : —

(1) tariff item 185c to be repealed;

(2) tariff item 137a to be repealed;

(3) so as to provide that upon arrowroot, the produce of the said colony impoited into the Dominion of Canada, the duties of customs shall not exceed 10 per centum ad valorem; and that upon arrowroot imported from any foreign country the duties of customs shall not be less than 11'. ])or ccjit'im ad valorem. The main clause (c) was agreed to, and sub-clauses 1 and 2.

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In reference to sub-clause 3.

Mr. Foster. — We do not like to put that in. It places too nianj- difficulties in the way of general legislation which we are very loath to give up any more than is absolutely necessaiy. We have a large number of countries to deal with, and it might be that in the course of legislation we would some time want to deal with the dutie.- and we would not like to be tied up in this way. I do not see any particular thing on the horizon now that would make us vary the present rate of duty of 17J per cent and I do not suppose such a case will occur.

Mr. Chandler. — You have made fifteen into ten in favour of St. Vincent.

Mr. Foster. — Tes.

Mr. Griffith. — Am I to understand it is not possible to look on arrowroot as one of the items that you will place in Schedule C ? Our request was that St. Vin- cent arrowroot should be placed on Schedule C. Can we not come under that head- ing?

Mr. White. — As I understand it, it may get confused with starch.

Mr. Griffith. — They have to buy from us and send it to England and send it back here again to Canada. There are 600 barrels produced in Bermuda as against 30,000 barrels which can be produced in the West Indies.

Mr. White. — ^Yes, but Mr. McDougald seems to think that arrowroot is in such a category as to be liable to be confused with starch.

;Mr. Reid (British Guiana). — Your chemists would be able to di-tlnguish it from starch.

Mr. White.— As I understand it there is a possibility of confusion.

Mr. Griffith. — Surely you can have a certificate of origin and identification in the same way as with respect to sugar. Arrowroot is totally distinct in every way from any other starch. It is quite different even from cassava starch, which is also starch and which is not used for the snme purposes.

Mr. Chandler. — St. Vincent is the one place that arrowroot comes from, and if it is entered from anywhere else than St. Vincent it would create suspicion at once. You can make customs inspection regulations to overcome that difficulty.

Dr. Eeid. — And if you put it on the free list others will have to be admitted too.

Mr. Chandler. — ^But St. Vincent is practically the only place in the world it comes from.

Mr. Griffith. — I submit that it would be quite practicable to obtain a certificate of origin for all arrowi'oot that comes into Canada. I do not want arrowroot admit- ted into the Dominion at the rate we ask for, unless we are able to prove that it comes from the place we send it from.

Mr. Foster. — We will leave that stand until ^fr. McDougald is present.

The conference then took up consideration of sub-paragraph (d) of paragraph 2, which reads: —

(d) The Government of Canada will not recommend, during the continu- ance of this agreement, to the consideration of the Parliament of Canada any

extension of the time fixed by chapter 10 of the Acts of the Parliament of Can- ada, 1909, to wit, Deeeml^er 31, 1914, for the expiry of the operation of tariff

item 135&.

Mr. Foster. — That is a pretty drastic form to put it in.

Mr. White. — I do not' like the v\ording of that. I think it would be better if it read : —

Nothing herein contained sluill aft'ect the operation of Canadian tariff item

lS5b until after the date of its expiry, December 31, 1914.

Mr. Chandler. — The other form gives us a distinct pi'omise and this does not.

Mr. White. — Let us see how that would work out. My idea is that if we did not mention this particular taritf iteir. at all, and we cutere<l into this agreement, in

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order to keep our covenants under this agreement we would have to introduce legisla- tion to repeal it at once. As this agreement stands, you are to have under clause 2 (a) on all dutitable goods enumerated in Schedule B a preference in your favour. What we do is this: we are making that subject to the provision of the tariff until it expires in 1914, and it seems to me that the instant it expires this agreement governs.

Mr. Chandler. — Provided you do not give effect to similar legislation on similar lines.

Mr. White. — Would we not be prevented by this agreement from doing so?

Mr. Chandler. — That is a point on which we have some doubt. This in its present form was drafted in your department, and the words are much stronger than the words I suggested. I thinlv myself it is a little rough. My words were: it being understood that this privilege might continue until 1914.

Mr. White. — My opinion is that if we did not piit in something, making the agreement subject to that tariff, we should be obliged at once to repeal it when this was proclaimed.

Mr. Chandler. — You will find that the beet men will not want you to repeal it at all. My opinion is that these beet men get all the privilege of 135&, and when they go on refining they will get their one-fifth at 37i cents duty, and they will come to us for it. They will have to pay fifty-two elsewhere.

Dr. Reid. — Then if you don't need it why mention it at all?

Mr. Chandler. — That is my view, but that is not the view of these other gentle- men here. They say they have come here with specific instructions to get 135a and 135c repealed. As those familiar with the subject who have considered it agree that there is a doubt about it they believe it is better to put it in the agreement,

Mr. Foster. — We want to remove any doubt, but this does not appear to be a proper form of words. We have the principle already affirmed of repealing the other twenty per cent.

Mr. Cameron. — The objection is to putting it in this crude form.

Mr. Foster. — It is just this way: If this drops out on the 31st December, 1914, the whole matter of sugar refining with regard to any extension drops out; no refiner then can get in on the twenty per cent extension. The beet root stipulation is pro- vided for up to 1914. The stipulatioij drops out then and all our refiners, by our provision made before, will be precluded from the twenty per cent extension.

Mr. Chandler. — Looking at it from a critically legal point of view, I do not understand how the date 1914 ever got into your tariff, because your Tariff Bill is an annual Act, and in this Bill you bind your future parliaments up to 1914. You might as well promise that your tobaccco duties would not be increased or that you would not have an additional duty on spirits. I don't see how the Act of Parliament of one year can bind future parliaments in respect of this tariff.

Mr. Foster. — Of course at any time we could repeal it, but it is an implied agree- ment that parliament would respect.

Mr. Chandler. — It is merely a moral promise.

Mr. White. — One "difficulty I have about this is, and I submit it for your considera- tion, under this very badly worded provision, would not the effect be under section 2 of the agreement to give you twenty per cent off this fifty-two cents until 1914?

Dr. E.EID. — That is what I have in view.

Mr. Chandler. — That is where Dr. Eeid and myself are at one. I imagine that what would happen when this agreerr.ent comes into force would be this: You have a beet factory at Wallaceburg; it will do its four months' work on the Canadian beet refining and then it will look around for some raw sugar to carry on its opera- tions. It will say to the Customs Department : I refined 10,000 tons of beets and I want 10,000 tons of raw sugar to carry on until the beet comes in again. Where will it get that 10,000? It wiU say: If I get this from Java or San Domingo I would pay 52| cents, but as I am going to get this from a British country I will pay you 15 cents less and you must let this 10,000 tons in at 37h. Looking at it from that point

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of view I do not see that it creates any hardship, but these gentlemen are instructed to ask for the repeal of these items in your tariff, and so far as I can see you are bound to repeal them in 1914.

Mr. White. — We won't have to repeal them because they -will expire.

Mr. KoxBLRGH. — You won't renew them?

Mr. White. — The reason I want this clause considered is that we want to provide against the contingency that has been discussed here. We want to let these men go on to 1914 to work this out, and at the same time we don't want to reduce you up to that period.

Mr. Chandler. — We are quite willing you should abolish it at once.

Mr. White. — We could not do that, of course. This provision will have to be worded very carefully.

Dr. Reip. — I thought something like this might be added: —

And section 2 of this agreement shall not apply in so far as section 135 (b)

is concerned up to the date of its expiring.

Mr. White. — This will have to be worded very aptly, because there is no doubt, from the legal construction of documents, that unless it were very clearly shown that the twenty per cent was not to be taken off the 52 cents to which these people are entitled the effect would be to give you a 37| cent rate.

Mr. Chandler. — Undoubtedly.

Mr. Foster. — I think we will have to have a little legal advice on the drafting of this section.

Mr. Chandler. — It wou^d be much better if you could repeal that provision alto- gether, but, of course, you cannot do that. I think the suggestion of Dr. Eeid to be added to this agreement would meet the situation.

Mr. Foster. — We had better let the Customs Department draw up a wording for that.

Mr. White. — We want to avoid any complication with regard to this beet sugar.

Mr. Chandler. — You do not give us any pledge that you will not recommend the continuance of any such arrangement.

Mr. White. — Don't you think the agreement iteslf would prevent that?

Mr. Eeid (British Guiana). — I would think so.

Mr. Chandler. — You might make a provision that section 135 (b) shall continue on until 1915 or 1916. That would not do for us at all.

Mr. Eeid (British Guiana). — If they imported 1,000 tons of foreign sugar at the present preferential rate we would have to get 1,000 tons in at 15 cents less.

Mr. Cameron. — If you allow that foreign sugar in at the preferential rate the British sugar must come in at the 15 cents below that.

Mr. Chandler. — I cannot understand what objection there can be to this with Dr. Eeid's amendment.

Dr. Eeid. — We are only dealing with it up to 1914 and after that the treaty comes in.

Mr. Cameron. — If you say that nothing herein contained limits the operation up to a certain date in so many words, it is implied that after that the thing lapses.

Mr. White. — And when this agreement takes its full force and effect that is what will happen.

Mr. Cameron. — That is my view of it.

Mr. White. — I don't like the wording of it laying down that the Government of Canada must not recommend its continuance, and so on.

Mr. Foster. — I do not like that form either.

Mr. White. — It might be said that it is understood that there shall not be an extension of the time as it is now fixed.

Mr. Foster. — And that thereafter during the term of this agreement similar legislation shall not be recommended.

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Mr. White. — It is a little more than that. In 1914 we want this tariff to stand without having- to give the West Indies the benefit of the 20 per cent rate below the 52. It is a mere question of drafting, and Mr. Chandler can come to my office at half past two o'clock.

It was agreed that Mr. Chandler should meet the representatives of the Canadian Government and draft the wording for this clause.

ARROWROOT.

The conference then took up the question of arrowroot.

Mr. White.— Mr. McDougald. what objection do you see oft'-hand to putting arrowroot in Schedule B? The difficulty Mr. Russell talks of was with regard to British importations of starcli.

Mr. McDougald. — ^With what qualifications?

Mr. White. — We have not considered what ground we might put it on. It has been suggested that arrowroot should be put in Schedule C with tlie two other items there, with a certain preference throughout the colonies.

Mr. McDougald. — The Department of Customs will not have any difficulty in putting it there.

Mr. White. — Would any difficulty arise in confusing it with starch?

Dr. Reid. — You mean to leave it in this schedule and in Schedule B as well?

Mr. Griffith. — We want a preferential duty as against foreign countries.

Mr. McDougald. — The question of letting it in free is another question alto- gether, it might come into competition with starch.

Mr. Griffith. — ^We cannot see where the question of competition would arise at all, because it is so different from other starches that there is no difficulty in detect- ing it.

Mr. McDougald. — There is no difficulty in detecting it, but it might take the place of other starch.

Dr. Reid. — There is a very large percentage of the starch manufactured in Can- ada that goes to the cotton mills, and the arrowroot would simply take the place of that. It would mean letting in starch free to this country from your country where you have cheap labour and everything of that kind as compared with the cost of manu- facturing it from corn here. It would come into competition at once with the starch made in Canada.

Mr. Cameron. — Would arrowi-oot compete with that sort of starch?

Dr. Reid. — ^Yes.

Mr. Cameron. — Is it not merely a food?

Mr. Griffith. — The quantity of arrowroot involved is not very considerable; our production amounts to about 30,000 barrels a year.

Dr. Reid. — That 30,000 barrels would have the effect of interfering with our starch industry.

Mr. Griffith. — As I say, our production would possibly be 30,000 barrels a year, and from 20,000 to 22,000 of that goes to the United Kingdom. We would consider that probably from 6,000 to 8,000 barrels would come into Canada. The cocoa manu- fatcurers of Great Britain purchase anntially about 20,000 barrels. It is possible, of course, to produce a larger quantity, and I have known it to go to 29,000 barrels, and I think it might go to 30,000 barrels, but it would not go beyond that. What we want is to obtain a market in Canada for from 0,000 to 8,000 barrels of arrowroot, which is used principally by the manufacturers of cocoa. I do not think any quantity of that wouM take the place of the local starch in manufacturing.

Dr. Reid. — Eight thousand barrels at 200 pounds to the barrel means 1,600,000 pounds. We have two starch factories in Canada, and if you admit that much starch into Canada you will close up one of them.

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Mr. Griffith. — Arrowroot coste about 6 cents a pound. Dr. Eeid. — I understand it costs about 2i cents.

Mr. Griffith. — You could not buy it at less than 5 or 6 cents a pound. It could not come into competition witli the ordinary starch in this country. If the price of the arrowroot went down to 24 cents a pound they would stop growinjg it because they could not produce it at that price.

Dr. Reid. — If you put starch on the free list I am afraid it might interfere with our trade.

Mr. Foster. — ^What Mr. Griffith wants is that his arrowroot shall enjoy a pre- ference.

Mr. Griffith. — I ask to have it put on the free list with a preference against foreign countries. May I read a paragraph from a memorandum furnished me at St. Vincent:

Although St. Vincent welcomes the opportunity of closer trade relations with Canada, it must not be assumed that she would be unable to support herself with- out such nearer relations. Dependent upon two chief industries, cotton and arrowroot, the former of which articles is wholly exported and the latter almost wholly exported to the United Kingdom, she would continue to manage to pay her way. In the circumstances unless certain concessions were made to her by Canada for any reciprocity she could offer it would not be of advantage to her population to bind themselves down to purchase their main articles of diet and manufacture in what might be regarded as a limited market in comparison with the world-wide market which is open to them to-day, for this would be the practi- cal result of reciprocity.

I submit this very strongly for your consideration. "We are asked to make con- cessions to Canada and practically we get nothing in return, because unless arrow- root is put on such a footing tliat we can come into the Canadian market and com- pete with other starches that come in from abroad, say from the United States par- ticularly, and which can be placed here at a lower freight cost, we shall gain nothing by the proposed agreement.

Mr. Foster. — If you get a preference on it won't that help?

Mr. Griffith. — It depends on what the preference will be.

Mr. White. — "We must be very careful not to interfere with our interests here. It would be a serious thing if starch were aifected.

Mr. Griffith. — To shorten the matter I will ask you to make it 5 per cent ad valorem.

Mr. White. — We will have to let that stand over.

Dr. Eeid. — If the sugar refiners get this starch, and get it cheap enough, they can turn around and make syrup or glucose.

Mr. Griffith. — It is too expensive for that. You never will buy arrowroot less than 5 cents a pound in the west Indies.

Dr. Eeid. — The duty on starch is li cents.

Mr. Griffith. — I am told that the present current price of arrowroot is 6i cents a pound and it is seldom below that.

Dr. Eeid. — ^I have no idea of the price of starch now, but I would not be surprised if it was 8 or 9 cents, because corn is very dear at the present moment.

Mr. White. — Suppose we consider that between now and this afternoon.

Dr. Eeid. — It is a very important matter.

Mr. White. — I don't see how we can put it on the free list in view of what Dr. Eeid says. We will give you as substantial a preference as we can.

3. The concessions granted under section 2 by Canada to the Colony of

shall be extended to all the other colonies enumerated in Schedule

D for a period of three years from the day on which this agreement shall come

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into operation, and at tlie end of such period of three years such concessions to the other colonies may cease and determine as respects any of the said colonies which shall not have granted to Canada the advantages set forth in section 1. This paragraph of the agreement was concurred in.

4, The Government of the Colony of may provide

that, to be entitled to the concessions granted in section 1, the products of Canada shall be conveyed by ship direct without transhipment from a Canadian port into the said colony or by the way of one of the other colonies becoming parties to this agreement.

6. The Government of Canada may provide that, to be entitled to the con- cessions granted in section 2, the products of the Colony of shaU be conveyed by ship direct without transhipment from the said colony or from one of the other colonies, entitled to the advantages of this agreement, into a sea or river port of Canada.

Mr. Chandler. — If the preference is not to be obtained unless the goods are sent direct, it may be that it would defeat the entire convention. It might occur that the steamship company or the railway company might take the whole preference, and I admit that it is a troublesome point. It goes to the root of the whole thing. At pre- sent the Dominion has been giving a subsidy to the Pickford & Black Line, and although I do not know what the terms of the contract are with regard to freight rates they must be pretty generous, because the rates go up and down with the cur- rent freight. Suppose we were tied up to some subsidized line of steamers the whole year round and that the freight rates were as they are now, and direct shipments were compelled, the steamship companies would get the benefit of the preference.

Mr. Foster. — We see that as you do. The freight goes both ways; our freights go out and we are very anxious to increase their volume, and your freights come in and you are anxious to increase them. Of course, neither of us would say there should be direct shipments unless we have some guarantee as to freight rates. That wouM have to be left to the good sen^e of the contracting parties. We would never subject our exporters of produce to the tender mercies of a steamship company between here and your ports and warn off every other avenue of carrying the freight unless we had these freight rates under our control. It would be suicide to do so.

Mr. Chandler. — The freights out and the freights back are different things now. The freights from Canada may be low and the freights back may be high, and, of course, you would be inclined to look only to your end of the lino.

Mr. Foster. — It would be just as much to our interest to look after getting us cheaply as possible what we are buying as well as what we are selling. I do not believe we would make any arrangement with a steamship company which would con- fine our control of the rates only to the rates going out. Our control would be over the rates as a whole, going and coming.

Mr. Chandler. — What we are afraid of is, assuming the argument to be correct that we do get this 15 per cent preference, if we are practically tied down to one steamship line on the direct route during the winter months, that steamship company may take ten cents of that preference and give us five. That might be the result unless it is carefully looked after. As long as you get the sugar up here you don't care whether we get 5 cents, or 10 cents or 1^ cents; you want the sugar. Unless there is some very rigid 'provision as to rates of freight we are afraid that the ship owner will come in and take 10 cents of the preference and leave us only 5.

Mr. Foster. — We certainly never would subsidize steamers without having control of their rates both ways.

Mr. Chandler. — Of course what I say applies only so long as the St. Lawrence is closed to navigation.

Mr. White. — You have no objection to it during the time Montreal is open?

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Mr. Chandler. — None whatever. The moment the St. Lawrence river is open the freights will look after themselves and the law of demand and supply will regulate that.

Mr. Foster. — It would be impossible for us to make an arrangement with a steam- ship company unless we had control of these freights rates and I think we are just as much interested in these rates as you can possibly be.

Mr. Camerox. — Suppose we say that this shall not have effect until there is a line of steamers with freight rates under control?

Mr. Chandler. — That is practically what this section is but it is very dijBBcult to carry it out.

Mr. Foster. — We have mutual interests in this. Suppose we should limit this to our own freight rates only and had no care for yours the whole object of our coming together would be jeopardized. "We know you would not be inclined to continue it if it were not successful, and we don't want to be.*getting together again and making other arrangements. We want to have it so that our interests shall be the same, and we want to do everything to ensure that this agreement between us will be a real and permanent thing.

Mr. Cameron. — We must consider what appearance this agreement will have when it is placed before the various legislatures. Thej' will not have the opportunity of sitting among you as we have here and hearing those broad-minded views expressed by you Mr. Foster, and your colleagues. They will only be able to look at the strict letter of the agreement and they 'may raise difficulties about it. Anything that can be put in this agreement should be put in so as to justify them in ratifying it.

Mr. Foster. — There might be a modified clause with respvect to this.

Dr. Reid. — Should we decide now that there is going to be direct shipments we are going to look after it and keep those rates down. Our interests in this respect are just the same as yours.

Mr. Foster. — You have to look at it in this light — -whilst we would like co-opera- tion from the "V^st India Islands yet I suppose the bulk of the steamship subsidies will be provided by Canada. It seems to me that every interest will compel Canada to look after these freight rates.

Mr. Chandler. — Yes, but in making a contract for ten years with any steamship company you cannot expect to tie them down too tight because you never know what freights are going to be. There is nothing so fluctuating in this world as these freights. I do not know why it is but one year they are much greater than what they are in another year. When you come to make a ten year contract with a steamship company you cannot tie the company down to any fixed rates.

Mr. Foster. — But they would be controlled.

Mr. White. — There are reasons which compel a clause of this kind to go in, but I do not know that I would be very much in favour of it in my own mind, at all events under existing conditions.

Mr. AucniNLECK. — Could it not be kept in abeyance until such time as proper steamship accommodation is secured?

Mr. Roxburgh. — The suggestion made by my committee on this subject was to this effect: —

We suggest that a proviso be added to Sections 4 and 5 suspending their operations for a period of two years or for such further time as may be reasonable to enable arrangements to be made between the Dominion and the Colonies for the conveyance of goods both ways without transhipment. And that during such period goods may be conveyed both waya in a manner most convenient, duly protected by certificate of origin or other authentic means of identification.

That idea would at least give time for an arrangement to be made for a direct service. We are afraid we cannot get a direct service and under this we would not get the preference because the goods would come through a foreign port.

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Mr. Foster. — While the maritime province ports are in favour of this there are a good many business men in other parts of the country who want to be certain that there is an effective service and that, before approving of this, the rates would be not higher to Canada than to anywhere else.

Mr. Chandler. — Competition will always adjust freights, and when the port of Montreal is open there will be no difficulty, but Montreal is open for only seven months in the year and closed for five.

Mr. Walcott. — It might be provided that the discretion herein granted to the Goverament of Canada will not be exercised during such time as the St. Lawrence river is closed,

Mr. Chandler. — The Canadian Government would be making a contract for the whole year; they would not be making it for seven months. I was instructed by the Legislature of Barbados to say that if you insisted on clauses four and five there should be a provision that the discretion granted under 5 should not be exercised during^ the time Montreal is a closed port, and then of course there comes the diffi- culty of making an effective steamship contract on those terms.

Mr. White. — We must consider that matter.

Mr. Cameron. — Some sort of a proviso will have to be put in which will allay the fears that exist in the islands.

Mr. Foster. — It will have to be pretty general.

Mr. Walcott. — ^Does section 4 tie the colonies down in any way as to what they might do in this respect; do I understand that would be left to the colony?

Mr. White. — Yes, left to the colonies.

Mr. Walcott. — I am quite sure that the people of the West Indies would like to see as soon as possible importations from Canada coming direct.

Mr. Foster. — So would we.

Mr. Walcott. — ^But we could not possibly provide for that until proper steam- ship communication is provided for.

Mr. Foster. — We may leave this stand and perhaps we can draft it in another form.

Mr. White. — And Mr. Chandler in the meantime might turn his mind to seeing how that can be done.

Mr. Chandler. — I am afraid that will be hopeless.

Mr. Cameron. — I think the only proviso you can put in is that the option shall not be exercised until there is an effective steamship service under proper control.

Mr. Chandler. — ^We might arrive at an understanding if we had the C.P.R. men sitting here with us.

Dr. Reid. — We might say that it would not be exercised for two years.

Mr. Chandler. — That would be merely putting off the matter.

Mr. White. — The expression 'normal rates' in that clause does not satisfy you, Mr. Chandler?

Mr. Chandler. — No, it should not be ' normal rates,' it should read ' current rates.'

Clause 6 was taken up: —

6. This Agreement shall be subject to the approval of the Parliament of Canada and of the Legislature of the Colony of , and of the Secretary of State for the Colonies, and upon such approval being given it shall be brought into operation at such time as may be agreed upon between the contracting parties by a Proclamation to be published in the Canada Gazette and in the Official Gazette of the Colony of

Section 6 was agreed to.

Clause 7 was taken up: —

7. After this Agreement shall have been in force for the period of five years it may be terminated by either party at the end of one year after the day

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upon which notice of such terminatiou shall liave hecn given by either party to the other.

Mr. "Walcott. — I think ten years would be better than five years because it would make for permanency and give capital time to come in and develop the islands.

Mr. Cameron". — It was considered that this matter would depend on the final form of Schedules A and B.

Mr. Chandler. — Don't you think if we do make a contract with a steamship company it might be for a term of ten years, and it is just as well that we should take this up for ten years.

Mr. Foster. — Xo doubt ten years is better if you are all agreed on that.

Mr. Chandler. — All the big colonies are in favour of it.

Mr. Griffith — There is some objection on my part to this. The agreement has to be ratified by my Government, and what becomes of it will depend on the view they take.

Mr. Foster.— We will let this stand.

On the Item ' Biscuits, not sweetened.'

At the suggestion of Mr. Walcott, at the request of the Canadian representatives, it was made to read ' Bread and biscuits of all kinds.'

It was agreed that ' Cash registers ' should be added to Schedule ' A.'

It was agreed that linseed oil cake and linseed oil meal should be added to Schedule A.

The conference then agreed to Schedule A as amended.

The conference agreed that the item ' Cocoa beans, crushed or ground,' should be stricken from Schedule B and transferred to Schedule C.

Mr. Porter, asked that ' Limes and fresh fruits of all kinds ' be added to Schedule C. He stated that a very large proportion of the exports of his island was, limes and about $70,000 worth a year went to the United States.

Mr. White.— I do not like to do anything that will raise the duty on anj^ article. That cocoa item has given me more trouble than anything else. I would like to meet you, but I do not like to do anything that will put an article on the dutiable list that is now free.

Mr. Porter. — Practically all our lime products go now to the United States. As soon as the United States find that they themselves are in a position to supply the American market with limes we will have to meet a duty against British limes in competition with their duty free fruit. One of our principle objects in being repre- sented here is to get a market in Canada for these products. Our lime trade is very important to us. A very large percentage of our entire exports are in limes, and if they are excluded from the advantage of the Canadian market and the American market is closed to them in the future then we will fall between two stools. On the original schedule as submitted the articles on which we are asked to give a preference to Canada would involve a loss of duty to us of $8,000 a year, and the preference we hope to obtain from that same schedule would only amount to $45 a year. That of course has been considerably altered by the change in the item referring to cocoa,

Mr. White. — And that cocoa item has given me a considerable amount of trouble, I thought when we did that we would not be asked to do anything else. Unless it is absolutely in the essence of coming to an agreement I would prefer not to do any- thing about it. A great difficulty presents itself to me in proposing a duty on any article which is free at present.

Mr. Porter. — This question of limes is very important to us, and I have to thank you for meeting us so very generously in the other case. In view of your having met us so generously with reference to cocoa T will waive my claim to have limes on that list.

Mr. Foster. — That is all right, we are very glad.

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The original item with reference to rice it was agreed by the conference should read: —

' Rice, cleaned and rice flour, and rice meal and rice bran.' Schedule B as amended was agreed to by the conference.

Schedule C was then taken up.

In Schedule C the item * cocoa leans, not roasted, crushed or ground,' was included, and the duty when imi>orted from any foreign country was fixed at not less than 75 cents per 100 lbs.

On the item of 'Lime juice crude,' dutiable when imported from any other country at not less than 5 cents per gallon.

Mr. Porter. — What is included in the word 'crude?" Does that include concen- trated as well as raw juice?

Mr. Reid. — I would like to have that understood.

Mr. Porter. — That is a serious question for us.

Dr. Reid. — ^Don't you take the crude lime and put it through another process to make it concentrated.

Mr. Porter. — Ko, it is still crude when it is concentrated. I have to go to our legislature with some definite explanation and they will ask me what is the meaning of ' crude ' lime juice.

Mr. White. — It is lime juice not refined.

Mr. McDouGALD. — Under the term ' crude ' it would be all right.

Mr. Porter. — Then why not use the commercial term and add ' concentrated.'

It was agreed that the item should read: —

Lime juice raw and concentrated but not refined; not less than 5 cents a gallon when imported from any foreign country. Schedule C was then agreed to. Schedule D of the draft Agreement was then agreed to.

The conference then returned to the consideration of clause (d) of section 2 of the Draft Agreement.

Mr. McDouGALD, Commissioner of Customs, handed in the following wording for this clause: —

It is understood that the Canadian Customs Tariff item 135 (b) shall not be

affected by Section 2 of this Agreement before the end of December, 1914, when

the said tariff item expires, and that the said tariff item shall not be thereafter

continued.

Mr. Chandler. — That covers it.

The conference then adjourned to resume at half past four this day, Thursday.

The conference met at half past four in the afternoon, the Hon. Mr, Foster in the chair, and all the delegates being present.

Mr, Foster. — We will now take up the consideration of sub-clause No. 3, of clause (c) of Section 2 of the Draft Agreement. That clause read as we had it before us this morning so as to provide that upon arrowroot the produce of the said colony imported into the Dominion of Canada the duties of customs shall not exceed 10 per cent ad valorem, and that upon arrowroot imported from any foreign country the duties of customs shall not be less than 17j per cent ad valorem.' We propose to substitute for that the following: —

So as to provide that upon arrowroot the produce of the =ni 1 colony imported

into the Dominion of Canada the duties of customs shall not exeeed 50 cents per

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Mr. Griffith.— If that is the lowest point to which the Canadian Government can go I shall not dispute the matter further. I should be glad to see it placed on the free list, but if you are not prepared to do so I shall not detain you any longer pressing my point.

Mr. White. — We would very much like to have been able to meet your views, but I think we cannot. We think that will give you an opportunity of getting into our markets; that is about nine per cent.

Mr. Foster. — Then with reference to sub-clause (d) of section 2 of the Draft Agreement we suggest the following in place of what appeared in the Draft Agree- ment as previously submitted : —

It is understood that the Canadian Customs Tariff Item Xo. 135b shall not be affected by this Agreement before the end of December, 1914, when the said tariif item expires, and that the said tariff item shall not be thereafter con- tinued while this agreement is in force. It is also understood that in determining the rates of duties payable on goods under the said Section 2 the rates provided for in Tariff Item NoJ 135& shall not apply.

Mr. Chandler. — I agree to that.

On Sections 4 and 5 of the Draft Agreement: —

Mr. Foster. — We believe that with reference to the words ' Colonies becoming parties to this agreement ' we should make the same amendation as we made to the same words in section 5, and that it shotild read : ' Colonies entitled to the advantages of this agreement.'

Clauses 4 and 5 of the Agreement agreed to.

Mr. Foster. — Now with reference to the clause which reads: —

Provided always that the discretion herein granted to the Government of Canada shall not be exercised unless and until the Government of Canada has arranged and stipulated that, during such time as the St. Lawrence River is closed to navigation, and access to the port of Montreal by ship or vessel is prevented, the rates of freight upon the transport of the goods enumerated in Schedules B and C from such colony to the City of Montreal by way of a seaport of Canada, shall not be greater than the normal rates of freight upon the like goods from said colonies to the City of Montreal by any other route.

Mr. Foster. — With respect to that I do not see anything to do but to drop it out.

Mr. Chandler. — The more we have talked about this the more we cannot see where the objection comes in. It is in the interest of both parties to prevent any railway company or shipping company from charging more than proper freights and getting this preference whatever it may be. No steamship company could object to a clause in the contract stating that the Controller of Customs at Halifax and the Controller of Customs at St. John should be a tribunal to determine in any case that arises, whether the freight rates charged, during the time the St. Lawrence is closed, were the current rates. If the Canadian Government included a clause in the con- tract to the effect that in case of any difference of opinion as to the rates charged, the Controller of Customs in Halifax or St. John should determine this, I think it would be satisfactory. The Controller of Customs will be a man of business and will not be liable to go wrong in determining such a question as that. The current rates of freight are as well known as the day in the week. I do not see how any shipping company entering into a contract with the Government of Canada could object to such a clause. Here we will have an impartial tribunal on the spot which will be able to determine whether the freights are current or not. The more we have talked about it among ourselves the more we have come to the conclusion that we cannot see a political objection to that clause standing. It does justice to both

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sides. It would be a perfectly fair and square item in a contract and it would prevent the steamship company, through the Controller of Customs at Halifax or St. John, from at any time taking the preference granted under this arrangement. If we put it in this Agreement, it will back up the Dominion of Canada in making a contract with such a term in it.

Mr. Foster. — In a contract of that kind, with the Dominion Government paying the subsidy, we would have a clause saying that the rates should be under the control of the Minister of Trade and Commerce.

Mr. Chandler. — No company would take a contract with that clause in.

Mr. Foster. — Yes, they would.

Mr. Chandler. — ^But you would have to fix the rates for a given time in such a contract.

Mr. Foster, — We would fix them from time to time. In the contracts with many of our steamship companies to which we give large subsidies we have a stipulation at the present time that the rates shall be under the control of 'the Minister of Trade and Commerce.

Mr. Chandler. — How does that work out?

Mr. 'Foster. — It works out in this way, that at the beginning of each season they send us in a schedule of their rates and that schedule goes under review and is approved of. They cannot raise that schedule of rates until they apply to the Minis- ter of Trade and Commerce for permission. Now that is the ground work of the con- trol of rates. But, the trouble has been up to the present, that the Minister of Trade and Commerce, for the time being, has not had very effective machinery to determine upon the equability of rates, and therefore it has been rather a dead letter than otherwise. But it is not the intention that that shall be. This matter has been receiving my attention for some time, and I have come to the opinion that we should have some authoritative board which in some way or other shall have that matter in charge and which could advise us as to these rates. We have railway rates under our control now. We have a court of the largest jurisdiction that probably there is in the world in reference to all matters pertaining to railway traffic. The Railway Board has supreme control over railways in that respect. Their schedule of rates has to be approved, and if any man has a grievance he can bring his case before them and have it determined whether the rate is discriminatory or whether the rate is too high, or whether the rate is a proper rate, and they fix that rate according to their will. A board somethinig like that would meet it. But I was just mentioning the principle upon which the department had control of the rates. In so far as I am con- cerned, I purpose to carry out that control in a practical way. Now, we would put that provision into any contract like this with a steamship company. As to the con- troller of customs at Halifax or St. John dealing with these matters, we are a little differently situated from what you are in the West Indies in that respect, and we might not find that to be the best tribunal for the adjudication of rates. Of course, the Trade and Commerce Department will be responsible for that and the department must find its best method of working it out.

Mr. Chandler. — In the contract witly Pickford & Black there was a provision made for authorizing rates, but Pickford & Black seem to have very wide discretion in charging whatever freights they like ; don't you think in view of that that something of that sort is necessary, looking at it from our point of view? You are Minister of Trade and Commerce now, Mr. Foster, and you are telling us what you are going to do, and I hope you will be Minister of Trade and Commerce so far as the welfare of the empire is concerned for a long time, but this is to be a ten-year contract, and it may be for twenty years or thirty years, and we have to look to the future. We must consider that there will be other Ministers of Trade and Commerce, and our experi- ence in the past has been that some such provision which will compel the Canadian Government to look after our interests in this respect is necessary. Without this there may be neglect, and there may be such a margin between maximum and mini-

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mum freights that we will suffer, and the steamship compauies take a large part of the preference in the shape of freight. The provision made in the former draft was that the Government of Canada, during such time as the St. Lawrence route was closed to navigation, shall arrange that the rates of freight shall not be gi-eater than the current rates of freight to the city of Montreal by any other route. I do not see any harm in that provision.

Mr. Foster. — In the winter season that means Xew York.

Mr. Chandler. — It means New York plus the railway. I do not know what your railway tribunal is, but probably you would find it better to refer the matter to them; however, that is a matter of detail. It seems to me, sir, from what you have said your- self, that it is only fair that the West Indies should make a demand of this sort upon the Government of Canada to look after our interests, and to see that we are not handicapped in that way. You tell us that you would not think of doing otherwise than is provided for in this clause, but our people would be much more satisfied if it were stipulated in the agreement. It is all very well for you to promise it in this way, but when I go back, with my instructions to have this matter covered in some way, and if it is not in the convention. I will have some difficulty in explaining. They will tell me that it is aU right and that they believe Mr. Foster, but they would prefer to have it in the contract.

Mr. Griffith. — I would like to see something similar stipulated for in the con- tract. Pickford & Black seem to charge whatever they like. They do very extra- ordinary things; they charge us a higher rate per barrel than to Trinidad, which is 300 miles beyond us; they charge us 10 cents a barrel more for landing stuff at St. Vincent, 300 miles nearer, than they do for landing it at Trinidad. They say there i? delay in getting their ships away at St. Vincent, but we answer that by saying that if that is so it is their own fault. Unless we can do something to control these steam- ship rates I am afraid great injui-y would follow. We would prefer not to have tlie steamship companies in the same position as Pickford & Black, who seem to have their own way of doing everything. To us it is not satisfactory. There should be, accord- ing to our opinion, some tribunal to which we can refer the freight rates in the event of our finding we have been charged differential rates as compared with other colonies in the West Indies.

Mr. Porter. — That question of freight rates is one which concerns all the islands. We have the complaint that our rates are very much higher than the rates to the islands farther south. I believe there is a difference of 10 cents between Dominica and Barbados, against Dominica which is 180 miles less distant on the route.

Dr. Reid. — What is the rate from St. Vincent to Montreal ?

Mr. Griffith.— iTi cents per barrel from Montreal to St. Vincent, and T think vice versa St. Vincent to Montreal the rate is 4T.V cents.

Mr. Foster. — ^How do you think this would be : —

Provided that should this discretion be at any time exercised by the Govern- ment of Canada provision shall be made in the contract with steamship companies subsidized by the Dominion and plying between ports in Canada and ports in the colonies, parties to this agreement, for effective control of freight rates.

Mr. Reid (British Guiana). — We are not concerned in Demerara so much with the rates between port and port as we are with the rates between Halifax and Mont- real. We can always charter a steamer to take our goods up; it is after they get to Halifax that we are concerned about the railway rates. Of course, wherever we can get an open port we are all right as to steamship rates, but after the goods are landed in Canada the railway rates may be raised to our prejudice.

Dr. Reid. — Is there any one present who was present in 1010 when ^fr. Fielding and Mr. Paterson were on the commission?

Mr. CoLLYMORE. — I gave evidence.

Dr. Reid. — Did this matter come before them ?

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Mr. CoLLYMORE. — Yes.

Mr. Griffith. — I also put that matter before them in the evidence.

Mr. Foster. — We subsidize a steamship company to run between different ports, and we have not authority to put a condition on these steamship companies with regard to the freights that shall be charged on land. We subsidize them for ocean traffic and we control them while they are travelling on the line we subsidize. When they land their goods at any port their duties and obligations cease at once. However, we have an effective remedy with regard to all rates after goods get to Halifax and St, John. We have, I think, the best regulated system in the world for control of rates on land lines. If there is any question of discrimination between St. John and Halifax and Montreal that is a matter which is referable to our Railway Board, and they will immediately take it up and issue their orders and instructions. Suppose they are charging on freight from Demerara or one of the other colonies to Montreal more than is being charged on other similar kinds of goods, that is discrimination,, and that matter will be righted by the Railway Board at once. Then again, the winter traffic would be between Halifax or St. John and Montreal, and there is a railway between these two points in the hands of the Government; it is a Government railway, and the rates are under the control of the Government and no injustice can be done. If your freight is carried by any other line than the Govememnt railway, then the Railway Board will see that proper rates are charged. Does not that meet the bill?

Mr. Reid (British Guiana). — That meets our objection if the railway rates are under the control of the Government.

Mr. Foster. — Oh, yes, we have the most effective system of control in that respect. I would like you, before you go away, to look into that and be able to advise your people with regard to it.

Mr. Griffith. — My reference was purely to steamship rates.

Mr. Foster. — With regard to these you may rest assured that they will be under effective control.

Mr. Chandler. — We want this board of yours to look after the shipping rates; we want something of the same sort to control the shipping rates as youi have to control the railway rates. Is it not necessary in the convention to make a reference to the opening of the St. Lawrence navigation?

Mr. Foster. — No, I think when you take into consideration what I have said you will find that there will be effective control of steamship and railway rates.

Mr. Chandler. — The rate from Halifax to Montreal by rail may be appreciably higher than the rate from New York to Montreal. If that were so, it would be more expensive for us to send to Montreal by that route than if we had the option of sending through New York where there would be competition.

Mr. Foster. — Competition might be a very important item so far as the sea passage is concerned, but it would not have the same gravity so far as the land lines are concerned.

Mr. Chandler. — Oh, yes, because if you get a preferential rate on your sugar, it may be that the fifteen cents preferential would be divided between the Railway Com- pany and the ship.

Mr. Foster. — Under our system the railway could not go to work at any season of the year and raise freight rates for the purpose of freezing you out of the whole of your preference or any part of your preference. It does not seem to me that the Railway, in the first place, would do that, but if it were to do so, it would be stopped. There are competing railway lines; there is the Government railway itself which runs from Halifax and St. John straight into Montreal. We could hardly think that the Government itself, interested as it is in the successful conduct of this matter, would do anything of the kind. So soon as your goods get to Halifax or St. John, you can put them on the Government railway if you wish. Then, there is the Canadian Pacific Railway running from St. John to Montreal, and the rates

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are controlled on that, but you are actually in touch with the Government railway at both of these ports in sending your goods to Montreal. You have the Govern- ment railway there when the season of navigation on the St. Lawrence is closed.

Mr. Chandler. — We have it at present.

Mr. Foster. — And always will,

Mr. Chandler. — Do you think so?

Mr. Foster. — "Well, I believe it will be pretty well settled down to that at all events for the period of this agreement. Now, having the Government railway and having Government controlled rates on all other railways, and having Government control on the freight rates on the steamers subsidized between the ports of the two countries, I think you have about all that you can possibly expect,

Mr. Chaxdler, — Your suggestion is practically the same as the one set out in the Draft agreement, but my object was to get inserted the words : * Not greater than the current rates of freight,'

Mr. Foster. — I think the suggestion I have made gives you everything you can get in the way of effective control of freight rates.

Mr. Chandler. — It is perfectly satisfactory if the Canadian Government Rail- way and Steamship Board would be guided by the idea of current rates, and that the rates provided should not be greater than the current rates to Montreal by other routes. You seem to object to putting that in, Mr. Foster, but if you added these few words to your amendment, it would be satisfactory.

Mr, Foster. — I think the general power of the Government includes everything that it would be necessary to take into consideration when you come to fix a schedule of freight rates.

Mr. Cameron. — I think we must take it that it is in the interests of the Canadian Government as well as our own interests. Their control of the freight rates will assure that the run of the trade shall be to Canada, and that there shall not be any object in the way which would create discrimination or that would interfere w'ith the full flow of trade towards Canada. Of course, Dr. Chandler means that there should be something down in black and white that one could point to. If there were not some written provision for the effective control of rates there would be more difficulty in dealing with the matter when we go back and submit the agreement to our respective Legislatures.

Mr, Foster, — I appreciate that.

Mr. Cameron. — Although it would be making assurance doubly sure to put in something about current rates of freight, I can conceive that the Canadian Govern- ment may have some objection to putting in an absolutely restrictive clause like that, and looking at the question in its broader light, I thinlv it may be left to the Canadian Government to deal with it. So far as I am concerned, provided such a clause as Mr. Foster has read to us is incorporated in the agreement, I think we can safely trust the Government of Canada to take such measures in connection with the steamship subsidy as will bring the rates under control, and to assure to our people in the West Indies with whom they are trading that they shall not be put at any dis- advantage in that respect,

Mr, Foster. — Certainly, our interest is fully as large as yours in that respect.

Mr. Cameron. — AYe must have something there to show to our people when we get back,

Mr. Foster. — I can quite see it is useful to you to be able to show you had some- thing to point to as a guarantee of control of rates.

Mr. Reid (British Guiana). — This is one of the provisos I was asked to press for, namely, the control of freight on railways and steamers, so that the cost of sending the goods from Halifax to Montreal should not be greater than from New York.

Mr, Cameron. — That is the great point. If we are assured there will be effective control, I think we may take it that that control will be exercised.

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Dr. Eeid. — I was thinking that it might be clianged in this way: —

Provided that ' should either party exercise the discretion given under sec- tions 4 and 5 provision shall be made in the contracts made with steamships subsidized by either partj' plying between the ports in Canada and the colonies named in this agreement, for effective control of the rates of freight. The colonies will pay part of the subsidy and they might have a say in it.

Mr. Chandler. — You will make the contract with the steamship companies.

Mr. Cameron. — I had the same thought in my mind as Dr. Eeid had, but I did

not think it would work out.

Mr. Chandler. — The contract is made by Canada just the same as the Royal Mail

contract is made by the Postmaster General of Great Britain.

Dr. Reid. — It would appear, from the wording of the previous clause, as if we

were controlling the rates all alone, and my idea was to give the colonies some say

in it.

Mr. Chandler. — If any contract would be made, the contract would be made by

you on behalf of the Government of Canada. Mr. Foster. — We would make the contract. Mr. Griffith. — In connection with what Dr. Reid has said, I might read an

extract from a document which was passed on to us. We were asked to take action : — With a view to inducing the Canadian Government to make some permanent and satisfactory arrangement whereby the West Indian colonies concerned would be more consulted in fixing freight rates in connection with any steamship con- tract that might be entered into, and also variation of such rates.

That was a special matter passed on to me.

Mr. Chandler. — The difficulty is, in the event of any contract being made and we pay no part of the subsidy, for us to have anything to say about the rates.

Dr. Reid. — ^If you do pay you should have some say about the rates.

Mr. Griffith. — That paragraph I read had special reference to the existing state of things under which we pay Pickford & Black a certain subsidy for calling at our ports, but we have no say in the rates charged; they do just as they please. My government pointed out that if we were to be a party to the contract and were to bear any portion of the subsidy, that the government sliould be in a position to say whether they were being fairly dealt with or not in the matter of freight rates. I am not going to urge that any further; I am pointing out what instructions were passed on to me.

Mr. Foster. — You would always have this to rely upon : if the Dominion Govern- ment made a contract you would be advised of the terms of that contract. If the provision for the control of freight in that contract was not to your liking, you would always have the option of saying: well, these freight rates don't suit us and we will not give a subsidy. If your subsidy is fairly considerable that will always have an effect on U3 because we want to get as much of a contribution to the general subsidy as we possibly can. But if there was to be regulation from time to time as to rates, and if each colony was to participate in it, we would have ten or twelve islands dealing with the matter, scattered as they are over a long distance of territory, and there would be an enormous amount of correspondence which could only be carried on under great difficulty.

Mr. Griffith. — Provided we have a satisfactory tribunal to refer to in the matter, I think we will get all the satisfaction we want or would requii'e. We would be satisfied with that arrangement.

Mr. Foster. — Of course, we are largely interested in the freight rates, because it cuts both ways, and we are both anxious that there should be a development of trade between us. If we do not get effective control of these freight rates we could not jufstify ourselves to Parliament and our country. Of course, this is a little of

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an experiment as yet. As the thing has been talked about there has been quite a bit of interest in our own country, as in yours, and there is a spirit abroad that this thing will be a success. We can only make it a success if we get freight rates reasonable and get the transfer system for our goods which we interchange, up to date. We cannot make it a success without these, and we are vitally interested in making it a success.

The delegates accepted the proposition made by Mr. Foster.

Paragraph No. 6 of the draft agreement agreed to.

Mr. McDouGALD (Commissioner of Customs). — With reference to the question of limes, I think you could give them limes fresh at not less than 10 per cent ad valorem.

Mr. Porter — That is a vital question with us; it is practically all we can get out of this agreement.

Mr. Foster. — Very well, we will make it: —

Limes, fresh, not less than ten per cent ad valorem.

Clause 7 of the Draft Agreement was then considered.

7. After this Agreement shall have been in force for the period of five years, it may be terminated by either party at the end of one year after the day upon which notice of such termination shall have been given by either party to the other.

Mr. Walcott. — I think the term should be ten years.

Mr. Griffith. — ^I will not hold away from a term of that duration, but it is subject to ratification by my Government. I was distinctly told they did not like to go beyond the period fixed in the agreement.

Mr. Foster. — You are a man of good i)ersuasive power, you know what we all want and you can recommend it.

Mr. Griffith. — Personally I would regard it in the same light as the other colonies, but it is a question of revenue for us, and my Government may say that certain things do not justify their coming into the agreement for a longer period than five years. It is up to mj7 Government to decide as to that.

Mr, Foster. — I am perfectly satisfied to leave your Government in your charge to represent this matter to them.

Mr. Camerox. — Supposing the Government of Canada and the Government of one of the Colonies should decide that the agreement was not a paying one, one way or the other, and that they wanted to terminate it, would it be open to them to do so ?

Mr. White. — As I understand it, this is an individual agreement, and it is not an agreement between the Canadian Government and the Governments of the Colonies all imit^d.

Mr. Camerox, — That is so.

Mr. White. — ^If that is true, then on the general principles of law, the two parties to the agreement could terminate it.

Mr. Foster. — Of course it is an agreement between two, but let us be perfectly frank about it. Canada, looking to its own interests, does not care whether it is five years or ten years, but Canada does think, looking to the interest of the West Indies, that the idea of having a period of some fair duration, which you can look to as certain, will operate to the investment of capital and the development of the resources of the West Indies, and in that way it may have a broader effect than even any benefits which may accrue to trade.

Several Delegates. — That is what we want.

Mr. Foster. — Frankly, we do not want to do preferential business with you unless it will enable you to develop your resources and thus increase the trade between the two countries, and I should think a period of ten years is short enough in order to give an agreement of this kind a trial.

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Mr. Chandler. — We certainly want development, and I agree with you.

Mr. Griffith. — I quite agree that you are more apt to get proper steamship com- munication under a contract for ten years than for five years.

Mr. White. — We will be in a far better position to deal with steamship lines on the basis of ten years.

Mr. Eeid (British Guiana). — Five years is nothing to start a steamship service and a cable service.

Mr. Cameron. — Having regard to the satisfactory way in which Schedules A and B and C have now been agreed to, I should personally prefer to see the term stand at ten years instead of five years. But, what I would like to be in a position to do, and what some of my colleagues in the smaller islands would like to be in a position to do, would be, if ten years is inserted, to be able to say to our legislatures : well, it is true this is an agreement between us for ten years, but it does not preclude us on the under- standing we have come to with the Canadian Government, to, if things go wrong and we find that it imposes on us burdens which are more than we can bear, abrogate it at an earlier period.

Mr. Foster. — If one of the partners said to Canada, it is hurting us, we cannot carry this on, cannot you come to some agreement with us to relieve us, I do not think Canada would put the halter around any one of these colonies.

Mr. Cameron. — I don't think she would for a moment.

Mr. Foster. — We would say : we are sorry, but if that is your view of it we will consider your case.

Mr. White. — At the same time that should not be done on light grounds.

Mr. Cameron. — No, no.

Mr. White. — This is an agreement more or less sacred, and steamship lines may l)e started on the basis of it, and there should be relief granted only in an extremely hard case.

Mr. Foster. — The steamship company which is making a contract with us will enter into that contract on the basis of aU these colonies participating, and they will say if they are going to have trade with all of these colonies, they will do it for such and such a subsidy. But if there is an idea that one may drop out and another drop out, the steamship company may be left without benefit.

Mr. White. — This really contemplates a legal agreement. It is a binding agree- ment, and it would only be as a matter of grace that one would relieve the other. No doubt, in a tremendously hard case, the Dominion would be quite disposed to do it. Still, this is not a light matter.

Mr. Cameron. — That is absolutely so.

Mr. White. — How many are opposed to the ten year term?

Mr. Porter. — I came up with instructions to consider the Draft Agreement on the lines of a five year term, but during our formal conversations on board ship I was convinced by the arguments of the larger islands that in their case it would not be to their advantage to enter into an agreement for a shorter period than ten years, and in thinking the matter over it seems to me that if we are to have a good thing it is worth our while to keep it as long as possible. It will take some time to get the arrangement into proper working order, and we should give it some chance. We could not see the effect of this agreement in five years. I am prepared, subject to the ap- proval of my government on my return, to accept a longer term than five years; I think it is far better than a shorter period.

Mr. Auchinleck. — The question of the period never came up in any instructions to me, but it was not thought it would be for a longer period than five years. I am quite prepared, from what I have heard, to accept ten years and to represent the same to my government. I think the advantage is in the longer period. There is far better opportunity and chance of getting good steamship communication during the ten year term than under an agreement for a shorter time.

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Mr. Reid (British Guiana). — And it will afford us a better basis for negotiation at the end of the ten years.

Dr. Reid. — They could not build the steauiers for a year or two anjrway.

Mr. Cameron. — We are all in accord with the ten years.

Mr. Griffith. — I am entirely in accord with the opinions expressed, but I wish to say what my instructions were.

The agreement was then concurred in as amended.

Mr. Foster. — Xow, gentlemen, that we have concluded that part of our negotia- tions, I may say that we are not authorized to come to a conclusion with reference to cable communication, nor with reference to steamship communication, but the Cana- dian delegates have read your report on each of these, and we have consulted with our colleagues here, and we are willing, as members of this conference, to prepare a state- ment on each of these subjects. Without going into details, the lines of the resolu- tion might be as follows with regard to cables: that we favour the laying of a new cable on the lines we have discussed, an extension to Demerara and Barbados and e.xtensions among the smaller islands for local use. And that the colonies interested are prepared to make a fair contribution to what shall be considered a proper subsidy when the matter has been fully considered by ourselves and yourselves and the Home Government, and that Canada is willing to say to the mother country: we will go shares with you for the balance that is necessary. Or put it this way: Supposing this £22,500 is necessary, and suppose you raise a certain amount down there, that will leave so much apiece for us and for the Home Government. In that way we will put it up to the Home Government, and they surely cannot do less than Canada is willing to do in the matter.

Mr. Chandler. — I am afraid we will find they can. '.,

Mr. Foster. — We will ^^ry it anyway.

Mr. Foster. — With reference to steamship communication, we might prepare a resolution giving our views of the necessity of improved and adequate and proper up- to-date steamship communication; that the West Indies, so far as their resources will admit, will contribute towards it, and that Canada will contribute generously, and that the mother country is expected to do something as well. I see in looking over the figures that the mother coimtry has spent a deal of money for the West Indies, the whole idea being to get the West Indies started on the road to development. It may be that if we all join hands together and get to work in earnest the mother country would do the very best thing she could possibly do for the West Indies in joining with us in this matter. If you leave that to me I will try, with these reports before me to draw up a resolution or a statement, and when we come back on Monday we will take it up and put it in shape and pass it 'as a resolution of this conference. Of course, that will be altogether unoflBcial and will not bind us, but it will be an expres- sion of opinion from the conference.

The conference then adjourned until Tuesday morning at ten o'clock.

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SIXTH DAY.

Ottawa, Tuesday, April 9, 1912.

The conference resumed its deliberations this morning.

The Hon. Mr. Foster presided and the delegates were in attendance.

The secretary read the minutes of the several meetings of the conference, which were approved of.

Mr. Foster. — I wish to bring to your attention some items, which I will ask you if you will be good enough to include in Schedule A, and which have not been men- tioned up to the present. We have an abundance of fresh fruit, such as apples, which you import into the West Indies, and which we preserve by canning; we have also condensed milk, of which you consume a considerable quantity. I would, therefore, ask you to include in Schedule A : fruits, fresh, preserved and canned ; and condensed milk.

Mr. Walcott. — In most of the colonies fresh fruits are free, and preserved and canned fruits are dutiable. In some of the colonies the duties are very high. We get very little, if any, preserved fruits now from Canada, but we do get condensed milk from you. Most of our preserved fruits are in the shape of crystallized fruits, and the duties are heavy on them. We get most of them from the United Kingdom.

Mr. Foster. — What about the canned fruits?

Mr. AucHiNLECK. — In Antigua, they pay a specific duty per pound. So far as I am concerned, I ana willing they should be added to the list.

Mr. Cameron. — Condensed milk is a hig item.

Mr. Walcott. — Condensed milk is quite a large item with us and we get most of it from England. I believe there is a shilling a case on all milk containing nine per cent and over of milk fat; there is a prohibitive tax against anything containing less.

Mr. Cameron. — ^We get canned fruit from the United States, and there is no rea- son why we should not get it from Canada if they can produce it in Canada.

Mr. Foster — ^We product a tremendous lot of it.

Mr. Cameron. — We do not get very much in the West Indies from you.

Mr. Griffith. — Canadian fruit is used throughout some of the West Indies.

Mr. Walcott. — The list we prepared for the Royal Commissioners in Trinidad; that is before they made their report, included condensed milk.

Mr. Cameron. — It was put in as a possible article on which there might be inter- change.

Mr. Walcott. — The Royal Commissioners left it out in their recommendation.

Mr. Foster. — I submit these items to you. I do not want to force them upon you, but I would be very glad to get them if you can agree.

Mr. Roxburgh. — I am quite willing, so far as St. Kitts is concerned.

Mr. Auchinleck. — I will say the same for Antigua,

Mr. Reid (British Guiana). — There is no objection from British Guiana.

Mr. Walcott. — I have no objection.

Mr. Cameron. — There is no objection from us.

Mr. Foster. — Th^k you very much, gentlemen.

Mr. Collymore. — In the absence of our representative, I may say that I do not think there would be any objection on the part of Barbados.

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Mr. Walcott. — This will not apply to cvystallized fruits.

Mr. Foster. — K'o.

Mr. Walcott. — I suggest that the item should read : —

Canned and bottled fruit-s. Mr. Foster. — Very well.

It was agreed that these items, to be added to Schedule A, should read: — Fresh fruits.

Canned and bottled fruits. Condensed milk.

The Secretary was directed to insert these items, in his own handwriting, to th« printed Schedule A, already adopted by the conference.

On the submission of a draft resolution in connection with cable communication, a discussion ensued.

Mr. Cameron. — I think all the members of the conference are fully convinced, those gentlemen representing Canada as well as ourselves, of the urgent necessity existing, if this trade compact is to be really successful, and for other reasons which are obvious, that cable communication must be improved with the West Indies. A condition of things which compels a colony like British Guiana to pay 7 shillings a word for a cable business message is preposterous in modem days, and it is a thing that should not be allowed to continue longer than we possibly can help it. There are three proposals before us for improving cable communications — one is to buy out the existing cable lines altogether; another to subsidize a company to do the work; and the third, to pay a sort of a subsidy in the way of a guai-antee, the company finding the capital to carry on the project, and the guarajitee being a certain amount of interest on the capital involved. We, in the Islands, are diffident about undertaking any guarantee, because our revenue is limited and has not mu*3h elasticity in it, so that to undertake to guarantee an amount which we would not know the extent of, would be a risky proceeding for us. Of course, the mother country and Canada could afford to enter into a scheme of that kind, and if the amount of the guarantee which the West Indies would have to contribute in case of deficiency were limited to a maximum sum which they could afford to pay, I can conceive that such a scheme might be acceptable to the West Indies. We have to keep in mind the possible expan- sion in the use of the telegraph in these islands consequent upon the opening of the Panama Canal, and it may be that the reduction of rates in connection with that may be very considerable indeed. In view of this expansion of telegraphic business if there were an absolute subsidy guaranteetl, it is conceivable that the Home Govern- ment, Canada, and ourselves, might be paying annually a sum of money to a company whicli was already reaping a very fine harvest from the business it was doing. IIow- ever the matter may be arranged, we feel now that some definite step forward should be taken to show to the Home Governmnt and to Canada that we are vitally interested in this matter, and that we are anxious to engage their sympathy and support. We are, of course, not in a position to take the mother country by the throat and insist that she shall do so and so. We have reason to believe that the most acceptable plan of accomplishing the object we have in view, would be this extension of the cable system which has been discussed for so long and by so many able experts. If we respectfully submit a resolution of this conference, the representatives of Canada and of the West Indian Colonies joining in it, I have no doubt we would receive con- sideration from the Home Government, and we may get to a conclusion of this matter, in which the business interests of the West Indies are so vitally interested, and which incidentally affects the question of Imperial Defence in these waters, which will loom up so largely when the Panama Canal is opened. I believe, if we can agree on a resolution here, that the matter will he forwarded a step.

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Mr. AuCHiNLECK. — ^I cordially support what Mr. Cameron has said. So far as the Leeward Islands are concerned, we have not suffered to such an extent as the other colonies by the breakages in the West India Panama cable. I am not in a position to say that our annual contribution would be made larger than at present, but I think I may safely state that I represent the wishes of the mercantile community in the colony, when I say that they would be in favour of any step that would improve com- munication and cheapen the rates.

Mr. Foster. — 'We can consider the draft resolutions which have been submitted, and then we may c^l/ie to a conclusion on them when we are in Toronto.

A draft resolution was also submitted with reference to steamship communica- tion, and the consideration of this Was also deferred to the meeting of the conference to be held in Toronto to-morrow.

The members of the conference then proceeded to the office of His Royal High- ness the Duke of Connaught, Governor General of Canada, and in his presence each of the representatives signed the agreement in decemplicate.

His Royal Highness expressed his pleasure at being present on such an occasion, and trusted that the different legislatures concerned might find it possible to ratify the agreement.

The conference then adjourned, to meet in Toronto on Wednesday, the 10th day of April, 19-")-

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SEVENTH DAY.

Toronto, Wednesday, April 10, 1912.

The conference resumed its deliberations at the King Edward hotel, in the city of Toronto, this morning.

The Hon. Mr. Foster presided.

The delegates were present.

CABLE COMISIUNIOATION.

Mr. Cameron moved, and Mr. Auchinleck seconded, the following resolution: — The conference having considered the report of the sub-committee on cable communication between Canada and the West Indian colonies, accepts the views therein contained, and is of the opinion : —

(a) That in the interests of colonial and imperial commerce, administration and defence, improved and cheaper communication by cable is urgently required and shoiJd be secured at the earliest possible moment.

(&) That the most acceptable plan for the accomplishment of this object is by an extended all British cable system from Bermuda to Barbados, Trinidad, and British Guiana, with the necessary provision of auxiliary inter-island connec- tions.

(c) That this can be effected through the medium of some responsible cable company by the co-operation of the West Indian colonies, Canada, and the Home Government either by guarantee against possible inadequacy of revenue or by the payment of supporting subsidies for a term of years in the proportion of one- third for each of the three parties to the agreemicnt.

(d) That in every such arrangement a maximum rate per word should be fixed as a basis, and that the Canadian and British governments should exercise control of rates within that maximum.

(e) That to this end it is desirable that the Canadian Government should enter into communication with the Secretary of State for the Colonies, with a view to securing such consideration and action as may be necessai-y to bring about the speedy accomplishment of so desirable an object of colonial and imperial interest.

Mr. FosTEB. — ^fy information is that the operation of the Halifax and Bermuda Line, with its extension to Jamaica, has been very satisfactory during the years it has been working. Their revenues have increased, they have paid nuich of their indebtedness, and the enterprise has all the earmarks of a successful commercial undertaking. It would seem to me that with the opening up of the West Indies, and the completion of the Panama canal, a very large expansion of cable traffic will take place, so that perhaps a guarantee of a fixed amount to make up the deficiency that a new company might experience would possibly be an advisable plan. I can quite understand that the smaller islands would not care to undertake any guarantee of an unknown amount, but these islands could make up their minds as to wbat maximum amount they would guarantee, and they would not be asked to go beyond that. There would be no objection on tbe part of Canada to your stipulating for a fixed maximum amount of guarantee, and on that basis it is quite open to believe that the guarantee

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system would be the cheapest in the end. If we grant a subsidy for a certain number of years, we might find after a few years that this company was deriving large revenues, and that we were continuing a subsidy which was not necessary. The guarantee system has something to favour it. In the case of the Pacific cable between Austral- asia and Canada, and which the British Government and Canada and Australasia guaranteed, there was a guarantee in the way of making up any deficiency, and with the increase of business on that cable system the deficiency is becoming less and less a burden every year, so that before the term provided for has expired it may be that the guarantee will sink to nothing.

The resolution was put to the meeting by the chairman and unanimously agreed to.

STEAMSHIP COMMUNICATION.

Mr. Griffith moved, and Lieut-Col. Davidson-Houston seconded, the following Yesolution on steamship communication : — 7

This conference, after careful consideration of the report of the sub-com- mittee on steamship communications, desires to express its concurrence therein, and to urge upon the Home Government the extreme desirability of co-operating with the colonial and Canadian governments in providing an up-to-date and efii- cient service of steamships, specially constructed for and run in strict regard to the requirements of the trade between Canada and the West Indies. The itinerary of these steamers might be so arranged as to make sharp connections with the Canadian mail steamers plying between Canadian and British Atlantic ports with a view to establishing a quick and uniform service between Great Britain and the West Indies via Canada, and thus to stimulate travel and the interchange of products between the great Atlantic portions of the British Empire.

The motion was put to the meeting by the chairman and vmanimously concurred in.

Printed unsigned copies of the agreement arrived at by the conference were dis- tributed as follows : —

L Mr. Walcott (Trinidad).

2. Mr. Eeid (British Guiana).

3. Mr. Chandler (Barbados).

4. Mr. Cameron (St. Lucia).

5. Mr. Griffith (St. Vincent).

6. Mr. Auchinleck (Antigua).

7. Mr. Koxburgh (St. Kitts).

8. Mr. Porter (Dominica).

9. Col. Davidson-Houston (Montserrat). 10. Mr. Poster (Canada).

Mr. Cameron (St. Lucia). — It is my privilege to ask you all to join in according a hearty and sincere vote of thanks to our esteemed chairman for the very able and courteous way in which he has presided over all our deliberations. I am sure that we have all been impressed with his wide knowledge of the subject we havf^ had in hand, with his desire to ensure that every point should be made quite clear to the West India representatives, and the pains taken by him that all the diverse suggestions, opinions and wants of the several colonies represented should be fully heard and accorded the fullest consideration. From the very first, we from the West Indies have felt that we were sitting in a friendly family circle where we could speak out our minds without diffidence, without the fear of misunderstanding, and with full assur- ance of being listened to. The gathering has been one for the promotion of the individual interests of members of the family, but, while accomplishing this, the scope

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and effect of our agreement may, we feel, be of much wider dimensions, and we shall I hope, in time to come, look back with pride at having been members of this con- ference and helpers in the work of forging a very notable link in the chain of mutual benefit and close connection by which we desire to see all the different parts of our well-beloved empire bound together. If our conference has come to a successful issue, it is due very much to the lucid and painstaking way in which you, Mr. Foster, have explained difficiilties, and the confidence you have inspired in us. I take this oppor- tunity of thanking similarly the other Canadian representatives at the conference for their courtesy during the course of our discussions. We have all, I think, as was right, stood up stoutly for what we think our individual claims to be, and tried to do our duty to those who sent us here, but there has at the same time been manifested throughout a conciliatory spirit and a sense of recognition of our different standpoints and interests which are of the essence of success in a conference such as ours, and we hare all seen, I think, where mutual concession was necessary and reasonable. In all these matters, Mr. Foster, your clear explanatory statements have been valuable in guiding us to right conclusions. I am privileged in being able to move this vote of thanks to you, which I do with the utmost heartiness and sincerity.

Mr, Roxburgh (St. Kitts). — This motion needs no formal seconding, because it meets with the hearty acclaim of all of us. We all feel with great sincerity that what Mr. Cameron has stated is true. We came here, knowing from your high position in the councils of the Emipre, Mr. Foster, that we had in you, as a member of the con- ference, one who was not only a safe guide in matters of trade and commerce, but one who had hearty sympathy for the West Indies, which you visited some years ago. We have not been disappointed in you, sir; indeed your kindness to us has been greater than we had anticipated. You have helped us over many difficult points, and as Mr. Cameron has said, you have been a guide to us in our deliberations. We thank you most heartily, and the other Canadian members of the conference for their kindness to us. Perhai)s I may be allowed now, sir, to sslj a single word of appreciation of the services of Mr. Owens our secretary. He has not only done his work most efficiently in the conference, but he has been kind and helpful to us outside of the conference itself. I ask that our thanks to Mr. Owens be inscribed on the minutes of the con- ference.

Mr. Foster. — ^Your remarks, Mr. Cameron and Mr. Roxburgh, have been too kind towards myself, and I take them as an indication of your kindness of heart. Let me say that you have no better friend in me than you have in Mr. White and in Dr. Reid, both of whom were equally imbued with the spirit of determination to do what was fair and right. (Applause.) It is one thing to frame an agreement, and it is another thing to frame an agreement which will be a lasting one, and had we endeavourd to checkmate each other, and get the best of each other, the agreement formed under such conditions would not be so likely to last as that to which we have now come, founded, as it is, on mutual respect and mutual affection for each other as members of the same great Empire family. We, who represent the Dominion of Canada, started out with the idea that the West India Islands should get all that we could give them on fair terms, and we also approached it with the determination that eacli one of the islands should have recognition for that branch of production which was its specialty. I think we have been able to realize that idea. The delegate from each island can go home and tell his government that the special production of that island has not been omitted from the agreement. I believe that to be a strong element in the arrangement which we have made one with the other. I do not want to anticipate by too opti- mistic language what I think may be the outcome of this agreement. In 1890 I had the pleasure of visiting some of the West India Islands, and I found the arrangement of any trade agreement uphill work. I found it difficult to interest the members of the West India legislatures and of the business men of the colonies in the project, or to prove to them that at that time it was advantageous for them to enter into such an

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arrangement Of course, times have changed very much since. Canada has expanded and is able to take more of your products than she ooiild in 1890, and the advantages no doubt of your trading with us are greater now than they were then. However, we have at last made an agreement; we have made it in mutual good will, and I feel that there is very little doubt about its tdtimate success. I do not suppose there is any part of the world in which the imperial feeling is really stronger than it is in the Dominion of Canada.

Mr. Roxburgh. — Except the West Indies.

Mr. Foster. — I presume that each can testify that the imperial feeling is strong in the part of the Empire he represents. I think I am safe in saying that outside the question of trade advantages, there was in our deliberations and in all our thoughts the idea that probably we were doing a little more than stimulating trade. There was, I think, in the minds of all of us, the idea that we were uniting the different parts of the British Empire closer together. Whatever may happen, and we do not know what may happen in the long future before us, we do hope that no less cordial relations will ever exist than exist now between us, and if, in the opinion of both countries, at some time in the future, without compulsion, without trying to announce the hour before the hour arrives, we can decide upon closer and more binding relations, I believe we will be able to find a way by which that can be methodically and practically carried out. In the meantime, let us make the best of what we have. CApplause.)

Dr. Eeid. — ^I thank you, gentlemen, for associating my name with that of Mr. Foster in the resolution which you have moved. I can assure you that in my opinion the whole credit for bringing us together at this time is due to Mr. Foster whom we in Canada recognize as one of the ablest men of the present day. I do not think there is any other man in Canada who could have filled the position of chairman of this important conference so well as he. We all know his deep interest in the question of bringing the different parts of the empire closer together, and I believe that the good work he has started at this conference, he will i)ersist in until great results for the empire have been achieved. It is very pleasing for us all to know that the conference now closing has been so successful. I can say for Mr. White and for myself and for the Government of Canada as a whole, that we went into these negotiations with a determination to try and bring the West Indies closer to Canada, and to me personally it is a most pleasant experience that I have been associated with such a conference. I believe that more Canadians will visit the West Indies, and more i)eople from the West Indies will visit Canada, and in that way that mutual respect will be developed. It remains for us now to do all that we can to work out the agreement which we have signed and to help it on to its full fruition.

On the motion of Mr. Roxburgh, seconded by Lieut.-Col. Davidson-Houston, th« thanks of the delegates to the secretary were ordered to be inscribed on the minutes

The proceedings of the conference then terminated.

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CANADA-WEST INDIES CONFERENCE,— MINUTES.

FIRST DAY.

Ottawa, March 29, 1912.

The delegates from the "West Indies met the Canadian representatives at 11 a.m. to-day, and went into conference.

Hon. Mr. Foster was elected temporary chairman, and Mr. Payne as temporary secretary, for the purpose of organizating the conference.

The credentials of the delegates were presented and approved as follows: —

Hon. George Eulas Foster, B.A., D.C.L., LL.D., Minister of Trade and Com- merce ;

Hon. John Dowslev Reid, M.D., Minister of Customs;

Hon. William Thomas White, Minister of Finance; representing the Government of the Dominion of Canada.

Henry Barclay Walcott, Collector of Customs, as representative, and ^Fr. Adam Smith, as adviser, for Trinidad.

John McIntosh Reid, Comptroller of Customs, as representative, and Mr. Charles Guy Austin Wyatt, as adviser, for British Guiana.

William Kelman Chandler, LL.D., C.M.G., Master in Chancery, as representa- tive for Barbados, and Mr. F. A. C. Collymore, adviser.

Edward John Cameron, C.M.G., representative for St. Lucia.

Francis William Griffith, Supervisor of Customs, as representative, and Mr. John Gregg Windsor Hazell, as adviser, for St. Vincent.

WiLLUM Douglas Alchinleck, Auditor-General for the Leeward Islanda, as repre- sentative, and John Jones Comacho, as adviser, for Antigua.

Thomas Lawrence Roxburgh, C.M.G., representative for St. Kitts.

WiLLUM Henry Porter, I.S.O., Treasurer, as representative, and James Colin Mclntyre, as adviser, for Dominica.

Lt.-Col. Wilfred Bennett Davidson-Houston, C.M.G., representative for Mont- serrat.

Permanent organization was completed by the election of Hon. Mr. Foster, as chairman, and Mr. T. P. Owens, as secretary.

It was decided to hold the several meetings of the conference in camera and to issue through the chairman a summary of the proceedings to the press at the end of each session.

The following were named a committee of the conference to take up the question of steamship commimication between Canada and the West Indies and report to tha conference : —

Mr. F. W. Griffith, St. Vincent, chairman. Mr. E. J. Cameron, St. Lucia. Mr. W. B. Walcott, Trinidad. Mr. Foster, Canada. Mr. White, Canada.

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The following were named a committee of the conference to examine into and report upon the cable and telegraphic facilities at present existing and possible better- ment of the same and to report thereon to the conference: —

Mr. C. G. A. Wyatt, British Guiana, chairman.

Mr. A. Smith, Trinidad.

Mr. White, Canada.

Mr. T. L. Eoxburgh, St. Kitts.

Dr. Eeid, Canada.

Mr. F. A. 0. Collymore, Barbados.

Mr. Foster welcomed the delegates from the West Indies, and spoke briefly on the desirability of closer trade relations between two portions of the British Dominions with such different climatic conditions and such variety of natural production.

Mr. Chandler, of Barbados, and Mr. Cameron, of St. Lucia, replied briefly, thank- ing Mr. Foster for his words of welcome and reciprocating his hopes for a suece^ful •utcome of the present negotiations.

The conference adjourned to meet on Monday.

(Sgd.) GEOKGE E. FOSTER,

Chairman of the Conference. (Sgd.) Thomas P. Owens,

Secretary of the Conference.

SECOND DAY.

Ottawa^ Monday, April 1, 191fi.

The conference resumed its deliberations at eleven o'clock this mofning. The Hon. Mr. Foster presided, and all the delegates were in attendance. Mr. Foster presented the figures referred to in the evidence taken in Canada by the Royal Commission, extended so as to include the years 1910 and 1911.

The Draft Agreement, submitted by the Royal Commission, was considered, and clause 1 of the same adopted, after discussion.

Schedule A, as submitted by the Royal Commission, was considered and the fol- lowing agreed to, viz: —

Fish, canned.

Fish, pickled.

Meats, salted or cured.

Meats, fresh, and poultry (dead).

Wheat flour.

Indian meal.

Rolled oats and oatmeal.

Cereal foods.

Oats.

Beans or poji'^, whole or s])Iir.

Coal, bituminous.

Butter.

Cheese.

Lard.

Hay.

Horses, cows, oxen, bulls, sheep, swine, an.l poultry (living).

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Brooms and brushes.

Cordage.

A^icultural machinery and implemeilts of all kinds.

Iron and steel rails, spikes, rivets and clinches.

Machinery (including motor and other engines), steam boilers, electric

machinery, and electric dental appliances of all kinds. Vehicles, including automobiles and motor cars. Wire, including barbed wire, woven wire fencing and metal gates. Manufactures of india-rubber. Paints, colours and varnishes. Paper of all kinds, and manufactures of paper.

Vegetables of all kinds, including potatoes, onions, and canned vegetables. House, office, cabinet, or store furniture of wood, iron, or other material:

coffins, caskets, casket robes and linings, and casket hardware. Doors, sashes and blinds. Pianos and organs. Starch.

Trunks, valises, travelling and tool bags, and baskets of all kinds. Cement.

Glass bottles, lamps, lamp chimneys, and table glassware. Nickel-plated, gilt, or electro-plated ware.

After discussion, the following were allowed to stand for further consideration : —

Calcium carbide.

Fish, dried, salted or smoked.

Meats, canned.

Soap.

Biscuits, not sweetened.

Boots, shoes, and slippers.

Planks, boards, deals, joists, scantlings, shingles, shooks, staves and heading.

To the item * bran ' the item ' pollard ' was added.

The discussion on the Draft A^eement, submitted by the Royal Commission, was resumed.

On section 2, a discussion ensued on the sugar duties and the section was allowed to stand for further consideration.

The conference proceeded to the discussion of Schedule B, submitted in the report of the Royal Commission.

The following items in the schedule were agreed to: — Sugar, molasses and syrups. Bananas and pineapples. Asphalt and manjak. Coffee.

Copra and cocoanut oils. Rubber, raw. Bulbs.

Logwood and logwood extracts. Annato.

Turtle shells, unmanufactured. Salt. Sponges.

Vegetables, fresh, including sweet potatoes, plantains, onions and yams. Honey and beeswax. Tarmarinds, fresh or preserved.

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On the item — 'Oranges, limes, lime-juice (crude), and grape fruit.' Mr. Porter submitted that the item should include:

Lime-juice (concentrated), citrate of lime, and lemons, tropical fruits of all kinds, as fully described in items 90, 91, and 101 of the Canadian tariff.

On the item — * Cocoa beans.' Mr. Walcott asked for a preference on cocoa beans.

On the item — * Cocoanuts.' Mr. Roxburgh asked that there be added 'cocoanut fibre.'

On the item — ' Balata.' Mr. Reid (British Guiana) asked for a small operative preference.

On the item — ' Ginger and spices, unground.' Mr. Walcott asked that 'nutmegs' be added.

On the item — ' Rice, uncleaned.' Mr. Reid (British Guiana) asked that —

' Rice, cleaned, rice meal, rice flour and bran ' be added.

On the item — ' Petroleum, crude.' Mr. "Walcott asked that there be added:

' Oils, coal and kerosene, distilled, purified or refined petroleum '

On the item — 'Arrowroot' Mr. Griffith asked that arrowroot from the West Indies be placed on the free lish

On the item — ' Oils, essential.' Mr. Reid (British Guiana) asked that it include:

' Bay oil and otto of limes.'

On the item — ' Molasquit.' Mr. Reid (British Guiana) asked that there be added the words:

'And similar cattle food.' Mr. Reid (British Guiana) asked that there be added:

'Diamonds, uncut.' Mr. Cameron asked that there be added:

* Peanuts.'

Mr. Griffith asked that there be added:

*Rum and the preparations of rum.' Mr. Reid (British Guiana) asked that there be added:

'Kola nuts.' Mr. Cameron asked that there be added:

* Vanilla beans.'

' Timber and lumber of all kinds.' Colonel Davidson-Houston asked that there be added :

'Bay leaves and papaine.' Mr. Roxburgh submitted a list of omissions and additions to Schedules ' A,' ' B,' of the report of the Royal Commission, a new Schedule ' C ' of West India products, now on the Canadian free list, to be made dutiable when imported into Canada from foreign countries, and Schedule ' D,' asking to have on the Canadian free list West Indian arrowroot, which is now dutiable.

These submissions, after discussion, were reserved for further consideration. Mr. Wyatt, chairman of the West Indian section of the Committee on Cable Communication, presented the report of the committee.

Mr. Walcott (Trinidad) presented a statistical schedule of imports and exports of the colony for 1911.

The conference adjourned to meet to-morrow, April 2, 1912.

(Sgd.) GEO. E. FOSTER,

Chairman of the Conference. (Sgd.) Thomas P. Owens,

Secretary of the Conference.

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THIRD DAY.

Ottawa, Tuesday, April 2, 1912.

The conference resumed its deliberations at ten a.m. to-day.

Mr. Foster presided, and all the delegates were in attendance.

Mr. Chandler (Barbados) presented statistics of imports and exports of his colony.

Mr. Chandler submitted that to the item, * Sugar, molasses and syrups/ in Sche- dule B. there be added: — ' Slii'edded cane.' Agreed to.

The consideration of the draft agreement submitted by the Royal Commission was resumed.

Section 3 of the agreement was concurred in.

On sections 4 and 5 a discussion ensued as to direct shipments and improved steamship communication, and the sections were reserved for further consideration.

Sections 6 and 7 were considered, and discussion followed on the length of the term for which agreement should run, the representatives of the larger colonies advo- cating ten years instead of five, as provided in the draft agreement of the Royal Com- mission, and some of the representatives of the smaller colonies advocating a five years' term.

That West India cocoa be placed on the Canadian free list and a duty placed on foreign cocoa, was urged by Messrs. Porter, Chandler, Walcott and Cameron.

The following were named a committee to draft a provisional agreement and submit it to this conference: — Mr. White (Canada), Mr. Walcott (Trinidad), Mr. Chandler (Barbados).

It was agreed that the following should be included in Schedule A: —

* Soap.'

' Boots, shoes and slippers.'

* Planks, boards, deals, joists, scantling, shingles, shocks, staves and heading.''

The conference adjourned to meet to-morrow, Wednesday, April 3, 1912.

(Sgd.) GEO. E. FOSTER,

Chairman of the Conference. (Sgd.) Thomas P. Owens,

Secretary of the Conference,

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FOURTH DAY.

Ottawa, Wednesday, April 3, 1912.

The conference resumed its deliberations at ten o'clock this morning.

Mr. Foster presided, and all the delegates were present.

Mr. Foster read the report of the West Indian section of the committee on oable communication, and discussion ensued.

It was decided that a form of resolution on the subject be drafted, and later sub- mitted to the conference for consideration.

Mr. Griffith presented the report of the West Indian section of the committee on steamship conmiunication.

Mr. Foster presented a statement of amounts paid by Canada on account of sub- sidies to steamships to Cuba, Jamaica and the West Indies, for the fiscal years 1889- 90 to 1911-12 inclusive.

And a discussion ensuing, it was agreed that a form of resolution on the subject of steamship communication should be prepared for submission to the conference.

The conference adjourned to meet to-morrow, Thursday, April 4, 1912.

(Sgd.) GEORGE E. FOSTER,

Chairman of Conference.

(Sgd.) Thomas P. Owens,

Secretary of Conference.

FIFTH DAY.

Ottawa, Thursday, April 4, 1912.

The conference resumed its deliberations this morning.

Mr. Foster presided.

All the members of the conference were present.

Mr. Porter presented a memorandum explaining the position of Dominica (See Appendix I.)

Mr. Reid (British Guiana) presented a memorandum showing the articles which the West Indian delegates desire should be added to Schedule B, together with amend- ments thereto. (See Appendix II.)

Mr. Griffith presented a memorandum giving the case of St. Vincent in regard tf« arrowroot. (See Appendix III.)

The amended draft agreement, prepared since the previous meeting of the con- ference, was considered. The discussion of the proposed sugar duties was resumed.

Further discussion took place on direct shipments and governmental control of railway and steamship rates.

The item in Schedule A — 'Biscuits, not sweetened,' it was agreed should read —

* Bread and biscuits of all kinds.*

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It was agreed that ' cash registers ' should be included in Schedule A. It was agree I that —

' Linseed oil cake and linseed oil meal/ should be added to Schedule A.

Schedule A, as amended, was agreed to by the conference. It was agreed that the item —

• Cocoa beans, crushed or ground,' should be stricken from Schedule B and transferred to Schedule C.

Mr. Eeid (British Guiana) submitted that there be added to Schedule B, this item —

' Rice, cleaned, and rice flour and rice meal and rice bran.' Agreed to.

Schedule B, as amended, was agreed to by the conference. Schedule 0 was agreed to as follows: —

Duty when imported from any foreign Goods. countries.

Coooa beans, not roasted, crushed or Not less than 75 cents per 100 lbs.

ground. Lime-juice, raw and concentrated, but not Not less than 5 cents per gaUon. refined.

Schedule D was agreed to.

It was agreed that on arrowroot the produce of the colonies imported into the Dominion of Canada, the duties of customs shall not exceed 50 cents per 100 lbs.

The conference resumed consideration of the draft agreement and a discussion arising on the clauses of the said draft agreement, it was agreed that the further con- sideration of the matter be taken at the meeting of the conference to be held on Tues- day, the 9th of April.

It was agreed that the agreement should remain in force for ten years.

It was agreed on the request of Mr. Porter that this item should he added to Schedule C—

' Limes, fresh, not less than 10 per cent ad valorem.'

The conference adjourned until Tuesday, the 9th April, 1912, at eleven o'clock.

(Sgd.) GEORGE E. FOSTER,

Chairman of Conference.

(Sgd.) Thomas P. Owens,

Secretary of Conference.

SIXTH DAY.

Ottawa, Tuesday, April 9, 1912.

The conference resumed its deliberations to-day.

Hon. Mr. Foster presided and all the delegates were in attendance. The minuteo of the several meetings of the conference were read by the secretaiy and approved.

Hon. Mr. Foster submitted that to Schedule A, there be added :

Fresh fruits.

Canned and bottled fruits.

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This was agreed to, and the secretary was directed to add these items iu his handwriting to the printed Schedule A.

^Ir. Cameron presented a motion on cable communication.

This motion was seconded by Mr. Auchinleck.

On the question of steamship communication, a motion was offered by Mr. Griffith (St. Vincent), and seconded by Lieut. Col. Davidson-Houston.

It was agreed that the consideration of the resolution with reference to cable com- munication and the resolution with reference to steamship communication, should be referred to a meeting to be held in Toronto to-morrow, to be called by the chairman of the conference.

The members of the conference then proceeded to the office of His Royal High- ness the Duke of Connaught, Governor General of Canada, and signed the agree- ment in his presence.

His Royal Highness then expressed the pleasure he had at being present on such an occasion, and trusted that the different legislatures concerned might find it possible to ratify the agreement.

The conference then adjourned, to meet in Toronto, to-morrow, Wednesday, April 10, 1912.

(Sgd.) GEORGE E. FOSTER,

Ohairman of the Conference. (Sgd.) Thomas P. Owens,

Secretary of the Conference.

SEVENTH DAY.

Toronto, Wednesday, April 10, 1912.

The conference resumed its deliberations this morning, at a meeting held in the city of Toronto.

The Hon. Mr. Foster presided and the members of the conference were present.

CABLE COMMUNICATION.

Mr. Cameron proposed, and Mr. Auchinleck seconded, the following motion on the subject of cable communication betwen Canada and the West Indian Islands, which motion was unanimously agreed to : —

The conference having considered the report of the sub-committee on cable communication between Canada and the West Indian Colonies, accepts the views therein contained, and is of the opinion :

(o) That in the interests of Colonial and Imperial commerce, administra- tion and defence, improved and cheaper communication by cable is urgently required, and should be secured at the earliest possible moment.

(&) That the most acceptable plan for the accomplishment of this object is l^ an extended all-British cable system from Bermuda to Barbados, Trinidad and British Guiana, with the necessary provision of auxiliary inter-island con- nections.

(c) That this can be effected through the medium of some responsible cable company by the co-operation of the West Indian Colonies, Canada, and the Home Government, either by guarantee against possible inadequacy of revenue or by the payment of supporting subsidies for a term of years in the proportion of one- third for each of the three parties to the agreement.

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(d) That in every such arrangement a maximum rate per word should be ■fixed as a basis, and tliat the Canadian and British governments should exercise control of rates within that maximum.

(e) That to this end it is desirable that the Canadian Government should enter into communication with the Secretary of State for the Colonies, with a view to securing such consideration and action as may be necessary to bring about the speedy accomplishment of so desirable an object of colonial and imperial interest.

STEAMSHIP COMMUNICATION WITH THE WEST INDIES.

Mr. Griffith (St. Vincent) moved, and Lieut.-Col. Davidson-Houston seconded, the following resolution on steamship communication, which was unanimously agreed to by the conference: —

This conference, after careful consideration of the report of the Sub-com- mittee on Steamship Communication, desires to express its concurrence therein, and to urge upon the Home Government the extreme desirability of co-operating with the Colonial and Canadian Governments in providing an up-to-date and effi- cient service of steamships, specially constructed for and run in strict regard to the requirements of the trade between Canada and the West Indies. The itinerary of these steamers might be so arranged as to make sharp connections with the Canadian mail steamers plying between Canadian and British Atlantic ports with a view to establishing a quick and uniform service between Great Britain and the West Indies via Canada, and thus to stimulate travel and the interchange of products between the great Atlantic portions of the British Empire. A printed unsigned copy of the agreement arrived at by the conference was handed by Mr. Foster to each of the delegates as follows: —

1. Mr. Walcott (Trinidad).

2. Mr. Eeid (British Guiana).

3. Mr. Chandler (Barbados).

4. Mr. Cameron (St. Lucia).

5. Mr. Griffith (St. Vincent).

6. Mr. Auchinleck (Antigua).

7. Mr. Koxburgh (St. Kitts).

8. Mr. Porter (Dominica).

9. Lieut-Col. Davidson-Houston (Montserrat). 10. Mr. Foster (Canada).

Mr. Cameron moved, and Mr. Roxburgh seconded: —

That the cordial thanks of the delegates be tendered to Hon. George E. Foster

for the able manner to which he presided over the uelibcratiuns of the conference,

and to whose guidance of the deliberations the successful result of the conference

is largely due.

The names of Hon. Mr. White, Minister of Finance, and of Hon. Dr. Reid, Minister of Customs, were coupled with this motion, which was cordially received by the delegates and adopted.

Mr. Foster and Mr. Reid replied, thanking the delegates for their courtesy and co-operation during the deliberations of the conference.

On the motion of ^Iv. Roxburgh, seconded by Lieut.-Col. Davidson-Houston, the thanks of the delegates to the secretary, ^Ir. T. P. Owens, were ordered to be inscribed on the minutes.

The proceedings of the Canada-West Indies conference then terminated.

(Sgd.) GEORGE E. FOSTER, (Sgd.) Thomas P. Owens, Chairman of the Conference.

Secretary of the Conference.

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APPENDIX I.

Mr Porter filed the following memorandum : —

DOMINICA.

The value of the articles included in Schedule ' A ' (which Canada either does or may be expected to supply under a preference) imported into Dominica is , • • V • • • $198,172

The loss of duty which the colony would suifer by granting a preference

on these is estimated at 8,026

In return for this, Canada offers a preference on the following, which alone of the articles on Schedule ' B ' subject to duty in Canada we are able to supply, viz. : —

Cocoanuts (402,600), value $4,027, duty $2,01:1

Ginger, spices and nutmegs, duty j 211

Essential oils of lime and bay oils, $26,481, duty 652

$2,776

The total amount of preference which Dominica might receive, supposing

that Canada took her entire production of each of the above, is $614

The present trade is, however, confined to cocoanuts, duty

And the proposed preference on this is only. 46

The staple products of Dominica are: —

Limes, 36,520 barrels, value $ 70,118

Concentrated juice, 31,506 gallons, value 110,467

Raw juice, 301,377 gallons, value 49,819

Citrate of lime, 5,926 cwts., value 92,445

Cacao, 1,126,188 lbs., value 104,174

Of these Canada at present takes only : —

12,500 lbs. cacao, valued at $1,157

227 barrels limes, valued at 437

44,800 gallons raw juice, valued at 7,180

An aggregate value of the products of the colony of only $8,774

The colony therefore asks for an effective preference as follows : on ^imes and lime products and cacao, by the imposition of a duty on similar articles imported from foreign sources, viz. :—

Limes 12c. pep* barrel.

Raw lime juice 2c. per gallon.

Concentrated lime juice. .. . say S^c. per 100 oz. citric acid content.

Cacao Ic. per lb.

N.B. — It is to be observed that no market exists at present in Canada for either concentrated juice or citrate of lime.

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APPENDIX II. Mr. Keid (British Guiana) filed the following memorandum:—

Memorandum showing the articles which the West India delegates desire should be added to Schedule ' B,' together with any amendments thereto.

Article. Eeasone for Desiring Addition or Amendment.

1. Shredded oane Merely as a precautionary measure in case

the shredded oane industry, now more or less in the experiimental stage, should even- tually prove a sound commercial proposi- tion.

2. Fresh fruit of all kinds Fruits and fruit products form the staple

exports of some of the British West India Islands, and it is desired to get an opera- tive preference on at Jeast the main pro- duct of the respective colonies signing the agreement.

3. Lime jnioe. crude and concentrated, citrate Chief staple products of Dominica and Mont-

of lime ' and other products of citrus serrat. Undergoing large development at fruits. the present time in St. Lucia, See reason

given above.

i. Cocoanut fibre It is desired that this article at present on

the Canadian free list should merely be added to the schedule so that in the event of a duty being imposed the British West India product would be entitled to prefer- ential treatment.

5. Cotton seed oil and cotton seed meal.. ..See explanation opposite item 4.

6. Rice cleaned, rice meal and bran These articles at present enjoy a preference

in the Canadian market, and it is desired to have these articles on the schedule be- cause the rice industry in British Guiana is on the increase and is likely to become one of some importance.

7. Petroleum,— all iUuaninating and lubri-The Trinidad oil industry is likely to become eating oils being products of petroleum, one of very important dimensions, and if

gasolene and other i)etroleum spirits. these items could be put on schedule ' B '

it would ensure a continuance of the pre- ferential treatment now extended to these articles under the provisions of the exist- ing Customs Tarifi Act of Canada.

8. Nutmegs, unground See explanation opposite item 6.

9. Vegetables, Ac, add the words 'of all The addition of the words 'of all kinds' is

kinds.' merely to amplify the designation given in

the schedule.

10. Oils essential — add the words ' including The addition of the words ' including Bay oil

Bay oil and Otto of limes ' and Otto of limes ' is merely to amplify

the designation given in the schedule.

11. Molasquit, substitute cattle foods madeMolasquit is merely a trade name for a cattle

from molasses, including Molasquit, food, and it is desired that a niore compre-

Colco and Dominax. hensive designation should be given.

12. Ground nuts See explanation opposite item 6.

Diamonds, uncut " " " 4.

Kola nuts " " " 6.

Timber and lumber of all kinds I .. ,, « ^

Vanilla beans )

Papaine " " " *• i

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It is desired that the undermentioned articles which are now on the Canadian 'Free List should be given an operative preference when imported from the British West Indies. In other words, such articles should remain on the free list when im- ported from British territory, and should be subject to duty when imported from any foreign country: —

E-eason for Desiring Eemoval from the Cana- ^j-HqIq di^n Free List in. the case of Im|)orts

from Foreign Countries.

(a) Lime juice, crude and concentrated, citrate These articles are the chief staple products

of lime and other products of citrus of Dominica and Montserrat, and an opera- fruits. tive preference in Canada is desired if at

all practicable on the main exports from

the West Indies.

(b) Cocoa beans The production of oocoa is the larges.t staple

industry of Trinidad, and during the trade year ended 31st December, 1911, the quantity exported from the island amounted to 444,561 owfcs., with a value of £1,127,372 sterling. Unlike the sugar estates which cliiefly are owned by absentee proprietors, the cocoa estates belong to a body of great influence who are not keenly in favour of the reciprocal arrangement and who would only acquiesce in a reciprocal agreement il some benefit to the cocoa industry is to ac- crue as a result of the arrangement. At present about 52 per cent of the Trinidad output of cocoa finds a market in the United States, and the cocoa proprietors, rightly or wrongly, are afraid of retalia- tion by the Uaited States when a preferen- tial arrangement is completed between Can- ada and the West Indies. The Canadian market for cocoa is in the near future likely to be an important one, and an operative preference on the raw material would have a great efiect in reconciling the cocoa inter- ests in Trinidad and the other cocoa-pro- ducing islands, e.g., Grenada, particularly as the cocoa industry will have to bear its share of any extra taxation which may be found necessary to make good aniy loss of revenue due to the establishment of pre- ference. The total cocoa output of British colonies and protectorates for the year ended 31&t March, 1910, amounted to over 140,000,000 pounds, fully covering any grade of cocoa which may be required by Canadian cocoa manu> facturers, and thus there will be no neces- sity for the manufaoturers to obtain cocoa from foreign countries in view of the fact that the present imports of raw cocoa of all grades in Canada amount to about 4,000,000 pounds.

(o) Fruit as specified in items 90, 91 and 101 Fruit forms the most imiportant exports of of the Canadian tariff. several of the British West Indies Islands,

and the desire is that the staple exports of the various colonies should as far as pos- sible receive preferential treatment in the Canadian market in order to ensure their adherence to the agreement.

(d) Balata ^ Balata is a substance very similar to gutta

percha obtained by tapping the trunks of Mimusops globosa, a large forest tree found in British Guiana and Trinidad. It is largely used in the manufacture of machin- ery belting, boot soles, &c. Supplies of BaJata are as far as is known only obtained from the Guianas or the mainland of South America and adjacent territories. During

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the financial year ended 31st March, 1911, over 1,000,000 pounds of Balata. were ex- ported from British Guiana, and as this forms a fair percentage of the world's out- put of BaJata, Canadian manufacturers could obtain all their supplies of Balata from British terrirory free of duty, so that the imposition of a duty on foreign Balat^a woiild not during the existence of the pre- sent agreement put Canadian manufacturers of the raw material to any inconvenience, (e) Sugar cane molasses as described in item The British West Indies can supply more of 137a of the Canadian tarifi. this molasses than Canada can for a long

time use for cattle foods. It is highly pro- bable U.S.V.P, molasses is now coming in under this head for human consumption contrary to the provisions of tarifi item 137.

Article now dutiable in Canada whieh it is desired should be placed on the Canadian free list :

Arrowroot See schedule memorandum fnrnislied by Mr.

Griffith. St. Vincent.

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APPENDIX III.

Mr. Griffith filed the following memorandum: —

AUKOWROOT.

The island of St. Vincent produces annually from 4,000,000 to 5,000,000 pounds of arrowroot, and may, possibly, under very favourable conditions, produce as much as 7,000,000 pounds. Arrowroot is therefore one of its principal products. It is used as an article of diet for sick persons, as a starch for laundi'y purposes, as a sizing in the manufacture of cloth, and as an ingredient in the manufacture of cocoa, choco- late and biscuits. In the United Kingdom it is used in the manufacture of cocoa in preference to any other article.

At the present moment Canada imports from 90,000 to 100,000 pounds annually. It is desirable that the market which exists in Canada to-day for this commodity should be enlarged. But for this to be done effectually it is necessary that exporters should be able to place arrowroot in the Canadian market at a price which will enable it to compete on favourable terms with other starches coming in, principally from the United States.

The present rate of duty imposed in Canada is 15 per cent ad valorem. This amounts roughly to 1 cent per pound. If this duty is removed by placing arrowroot on the free list a market will be effectually created for a product which can be largely utilized by manufacturers as a raw material.

Now there is a growing trade between Canada and St. Vincent which has risen from nothing, to over £20,000 ($100,000) per annum, with every prospect of a steady increase if reciprocal arrangements can be entered into.

But while St. Vincent is asked to make certain concessions to Canada there can he no corresponding benefit to the former unless special treatment is accorded to some of its articles of export.

The quantity of sugar and molasses exported is insignificant. All the cotton grown goes to the United Kingdom. Cocoa is already on the Canadian free list. Arrowroot therefore remains the one product on which St. Vincent can benefit by a reciprocal arrangement with Canada, and failing preferential treatment of that article by Canada it is difficult to see what benefit would accrue to St. Vincent as the result of the present negotiation.

St. Vincent is in its way a large importer of Canadian flour, and if that colony is to be asked to grant preferential treatment amounting to 22^ cents per barrel it is not too much to expect that some special treatment should be accorded to the only product which can benefit by such an arrangement as is proposed.

The request is that St. Vincent arrowroot be placed on the Canadian free list, and so enable a market to be secured in Canada for an article which can be largely used as a raw material in local manufactures.

(Signed) FRANCIS W. GRIFFITH,

Ottawa, April 3, 1912.

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AGREEMENT

BETWEEN

CANADA

AND CERTAIN OF THE

WEST INDIA COLONIES

3 GEORGE V. SESSIONAL PAPER No. 55 A. 1913

AGREEMENT BETWEEN CANADA AND CERTAIN OF THE WEST INDIA

COLONIES.

Agreement entered into this 9tli day of April by the Government of His Majesty's Dominion of Canada, represented herein by the Honourable George Eulas Foster, Minister of Trade and Commerce, the Honourable William Thomas White, Minister of Finance, and the Honourable John Dowsley Reid, Minister of .Customs.

AND

The Governments of:

Trinidad, represented herein by Henry Barclay Walcott, Collector of Customs : British Guiana, represented herein by John Mcintosh Reid, Comptroller of Customs :

Barbados, represented herein by Dr. William Kelman Chandler, LL.D., C.M.G., Master in Chancery;

St. Lucia, represented herein by Edward John Cameron, C.M.G., Admin- istrator of the Colony;

St. Vincent, represented herein by Francis William Griffith, Supervisor of Customs ;

Antigua, represented herein by William Douglas Auchinleck, I.S.O., Audi- tor General;

St. Kitts, represented herein by Thomas Laurence Roxburgh, C.M.G., Admin- istrator of the Presidency: Dominica, represented herein by William Henry Porter, I.S.O., Treasurer, and Monserrat, represented herein by Lieutenant-Colonel Wilfrid Bennett David- son-Houston, C.M.G., Commissioner of the Presidency.

It is agreed between the Government of the Dominion and the Governments of the above-mentioned Colonies severally that:

1. On all goods enumerated in Schedule A, being the produce or manufacture of Canada, imported into any of the above mentioned Colonies, the duties of Customs shall not at any time be more than four-fifths of the duties imposed in the Colony on similar goods when imported from any foreign country; provided that on flour the preference in favour of Canada shall not at any time be less than 12 cents per 100 lbs.

2. On all goods enumerated in Schedule B, being the produce or manufacture of any of the above mentioned Colonies, imported into the Dominion of Canada, the duties of Customs shall not at any time be more than four-fifths of the duties imposed on similar goods when imported from any foreign country; provided:

(a) That on raw sugar not above No. 16 Dutch Standard, in colour, and molasses

testing over 56 degrees and not over 75 degrees by the polariscope, the preference in

favour of the Colony shall not at any time be less than ^ cents per 100 lbs., and for

each additional degree over 75 degrees the preference shall not be less than J cent

per 100 lbs.

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(b). On all goods enumerated in Schedule C hereto, being the produce or manu- facture of any of the above mentioned Colonies, imported into the Dominion of Canada there shall be no duties of customs; but on the like goods, when imported from any foreign country, the duties of customs shall not be less than those therein set out.

(c) The Act of Parliament of Canada entitled " An Act respecting duties of Customs " assented to on the 12th day of April, 1907, as amended by Chapter 10 of the- Acts of the Parliament of Canada, 1909, shall, in addition to the amendments neces- sary to give effect to the foregoing provisions of this section, be amended as follows: —

(1) Tariff item 135c to be repealed.

(2) Tariff item 137a to be repealed.

(3) So as to provide that upon arrowroot the produce of any of the said Colonies imported into the Dominion of Canada the duties of Customs shall not exceed fifty cents per one hundred pounds.

(d) It is understood that the Canadian Customs tariff item 135b shall not be affected by section 2 of this agreement before the end of December, 1914, when the said tariff item expires, and that the said tariff item shall not be thereafter continued while this agreement is in force. It is also understood that in determining the rates of duty payable on goods under said section 2 the rates provided for in said tariff item 135b shall not apply.

3, Tl^e concessions granted under section 2 by Canada to any of the above- mentioned Colonies shall be extended to all the other Colonies enumerated in Schedule D for a period of three years from the day on which this agreement shall come into operation, and at the end of such period of three years such concessions to the other Colonies may cease and determine as respects any of the said Colonies which shall not have granted to Canada the advantages set forth in section 1.

4. The Governments of any of the above mentioned Colonies may provide that to be entitled to the concessions granted in section 1, the products of Canada shall be conveyed by ship direct without transhipment from a Canadian port into the said Colony or by way of one of the other Colonies entitled to the advantages of this Agreement.

6. The Government of Canada may provide that, to be entitled to the conces- sions granted in section 2, the products of any of the above mentioned Colonies shall be conveyed by ship direct without transhipment from the said Colony or from one of the other Colonies entitled to the advantages of this Agreement into a sea or river port of Canada.

6. Provided that should the discretion herein granted be at any time exercised by the Government of Canada, provision shall be made in all contracts entered into

with steamships subsidized by the Dominion plying between ports in Canada and ports in the Colonies, which are parties to this Agreement, for an effective control of rates of freight.

7. This Agreement shall be subject to the approval of the Parliament of Canada and of the Legislatures of the above mentioned Colonies, and of the Secretary of

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State for the Colonies, and upon such approval being given it shall be brought into operation at such time as may be agreed upon between the contracting parties by a Proclamation to be published in the ' Canada Gazette ' and in the Official Gazette of each of the said Colonies.

8. After this Agreement shall have been in force for the period of ten years it may be terminated by any one of the parties thereto (in respect of such party) at the end of one year after the day upon which notice shall have been given by the party desiring such termination.

In testimony whereof the said parties have signed this Agreement in decem- plicate.

Done at Ottawa this 9th day of April, in the year of Our Lord, one thousand nine hundred and twelve.

SCHEDULE 'A.'

Schedule of Canadian goods to enjoy the benefits of the Customs Preferential Tariff when imported into the Colony: —

Fish, canned.

Fish, dried, salted or smoked.

Fish, pickled.

Meats, salted or cured.

Meats, canned.

Meats, fresh, and poultry (dead).

Wheat flour.

Indian meal.

Rolled oats and oatmeal.

Cereal foods.

Bran and pollard.

Bread and biscuits of all kinds.

Oats.

Beans, and peas whole or split.

Coal, bituminous.

Butter.

Cheese.

Lard.

Hay.

Horses, cows, oxen, bulls, sheep, swine, and poultry (living).

Brooms and brushes.

Boots, shoes, and slippers.

Cordage.

Agricultural machinery and implements of all kinds.

Iron and steel nails, spikes, rivets and clinches.

Wire (including barbed wire), woven wire fencing, and metal gates.

^faehinery (including motor and other engines), steam boilers, electric

machinery, and electric dental appliances of all kinds. Vehicles, including automobiles and motor cars, ^fanufacture of of India-rubber. Paint=;, colours and varnishes. Paper of all kinds and manufactures of paper.

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Vegetables of all kinds including potatoes, onions, and canned vegetables.

Soap.

House, office, cabinet, or store furniture of wood, iron, or other material,

including cash registers, coffins, caskets, casket robes and linings, and

casket hardware. Planks, boards, deals, joists, scantling, shingles, shooks, staves and heading. Doors, sashes and blinds. Pianos and organs. Starch.

Trunks, valises, travelling and tool bags, and baskets of all kinds. Cement.

Glass bottles, lamps, lamp chimneys, and table glassware. Nickle-plated, gilt, or electro-plated ware. Calcium carbide.

Linseed oil cake and linseed oil cake meal. Fresh fruits.

Canned and bottled fruits. Condensed milk.

SCHEDULE 'B.'

Schedule of West Indian products to enjoy the benefits of the Customs Preferen- tial Tariff when imported into Canada: —

Sugar, molasses and syrups.

Shredded sugar cane.

Fresh fruits of all kinds.

Cocoanuts.

Asphalt and manjak.

Coffee.

Cotton, raw, cotton seed and cotton seed meal.

Cotton seed oil.

Rice, uncleaned, rice cleaned, and rice flour and rice meal, and rice bran.

Petroleum, crude.

Oils, coal and kerosene, distilled, purified or refined petroleum.

Copra and cocoanut oil.

Rubber, raw and balata.

Bulbs.

Logwood and logwood extract.

Annatto.

Turtle shell, unmanufactured.

Ginger, nutmegs and spices, unground.

Arrowroots

Salt.

Sponges.

"Vegetables, fresh, of all kinds.

Tapioca and cassava.

Tapioca and cassava flour.

Honey and beeswax.

Oils, essential, including bay oil and otto of limes.

Tamarinds, fresh or preserved.

Cattle food containing molasses.

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Pea nuts and kola nuts.

Diamonds, uncut.

Timber or lumber of wood not further manufactured than eawn or split.

Timber or lumber of wood, dressed.

Vanilla beans.

Bay leaves.

Papaine.

Lime juice, fruit syrups, and fruit juices, non-alcoholic.

SCHEDULE 'C

Duty when Imported from any Foreign Country into Canada.

GOODS. DUTY.

Cocoa beans, not 'roasted, crush>ed

or ground. Not less than 75c. per 100 lbs.

Lime juice, raw and concentrate^], not

refined. Not less than 5c. i)er gallon.

Limes, fresh. Not less than 10 per cent, ad valorem.

SCHEDEXE 'D.'

Colonies to enjoy for a limited time benefit of agreement with Canada.

Bahamas.

Bermuda.

British Honduras.

Grenada.

Jamaica.

Newfoundland.