Mr. SPEAKER read the following messages from the Senate : Resolved, That one of the Masters in Chancery do go down to the House of Commons and acquaint that House that the Senate doth agree to the Address to His Most Excellent Majesty the King, expressing their deep and heartfelt sorrow at the demise of our late Sovereign Lady Queen Victoria, by filling up the blank with the words ' Senate and.' Resolved, That one of the Masters In Chancery do go down to the House of Commons and acquaint that House that the Senate have passed an Address to His Excellency the Governor General respectfully requesting His Excellency to be pleased to transmit the joint Address of the Senate and House of Commons to His Most Excellent Majesty the King, expressing their deep and heartfelt sorrow at the demise of our late Sovereign Lady Queen Victoria, and request the House of Commons to unite with the Senate in the said Address.
I beg to move, seconded by Sir Richard Cartwright:
That the Address to His Excellency the Governor General be concurred in by filling up the blank with the words ' and Commons,' and that a message be sent to the Senate to acquaint their Honours therewith.
Motion agreed to. -
That a Select Committee be appointed to supervise the official report of the Debates of this House during the present session, with power to report from time to time ; to be composed of Messrs. Ball, Champagne, Charlton, Clarke, Earle, Fortin, Holmes, LaRiviSre, Macdonald, Monet, Roche (Marquette), Russell, Scott, Sutherland (Essex) and Taylor.
Motion agreed to.
1. Has a deduction been made from the pay of any of the men of ' C ' Battery, which served in South Africa?
2. If so, why was such deduction made?
3. Does it affect all the members of the Battery, and if not, why not?
4. What was the total amount of the deduction, if any, and how many members of the Battery did it affect?
5. Upon what basis was the deduction made?
THE MINISTER OF MILITIA AND DEFENCE (Hon. F. W. Borden). No deduction has been made, but I would suggest to the hon, gentleman, in order to bring all the facts in reference to this matter properly before the House, that he make a motion.
Mr. CLARKE.
Make a motion about what, if there has been no deduction ?
For the papers.
Mr. BENNETT asked :
How many bushels of grain were received at the following ports during the season of navigation of 1900, and the port of shipment from where same was received :-Midland, Owen Sound, Parry Sound, Collingwood, Goderich and Sarnia?
Collectors of customs report the grain received by water at the ports referred to during 1900 as follows :
At Midland- Bushels.
From Chicago 4,742,147
" Duluth
2,229,048" Milwaukee
1,460,606" Fort William
1,783,040Total 10,214,841
At Owen Sound-
From Chicago 78,179
" Duluth 97,000
" Fort William 1,014,637
Total 1,189,816
At Parry Sound-
From Chicago 11,010,643
" Duluth 2,305,371
" Fort William 76,313
Total 13,392,327
At Collingwcod-
From Duluth 153,108
" Fort William 297,674
Total 450,782
At Goderich-
From Chicago 604,025
" Duluth 151,106
" Fort William 911,199
Total 1,666,330
At Sarnia-
From Chicago 2,536,680
" Duluth 997,204
" Fort William 423,195
Total 3,957,079
Mr. LaRIVIERE asked : Is it the intention of the government to have all the unsurveyed public land in the southeastern portion of the province of Manitoba subdivided during the coming season?
No. It is not the
intention to have all the land referred to surveyed during the coming season. It is all that the department can accomplish to survey the land that is required for settlement. Every effort will be made to have the land in the district referred to, which is required for settlement, surveyed so fast as it is required.
Mr. LaRIVIERE asked : Will the few Indians remaining on the Rosseau River Reserve, in Manitoba, be soon removed to some more convenient and profitable place for them, and will the land now mostly all unoccupied by them be opened for settlement?