Bill (No. 129) respecting the Great Eastern Railway Company.-Mr. Taylor. Bill (No. 12S) respecting the Atlantic and Lake Superior Railway.-Mr. Taylor. Bill. (No. 109) to incorporate the Molsons Bank Pension Fund.-Mr. Osier. Bill (No. 130) respecting the Algoma Central and Hudson Bay Railway Company.- Mr. Cowan, by Mr. Farmelee. Bill (No. 131) respecting the Manitoulin and North Shore Railway Company.-Mr. Cowan. Bill (No. 132) to amend the Act respecting the incorporation of Boards of Trade.-Hon. Sir Richard Cartwright.

The MINISTER OF THE INTERIOR (Hon. Clifford Sifton) moved for leave to introduce Bill (No. 133) to amend the Rocky Mountains Park Act, 1887. He said : The Bill is for the purpose of enlarging the boundaries of the park. The present park is 260 square miles, or 166,400 acres. That is, as the House will see, considerably less than 20 miles square. The suggested park including the present one, will be 4,900 square miles, or 3,136,000 acres. But alongside of that on the British Columbia line we have by Order in Council set apart a portion of the railway belt of British Columbia, extending down to Field, under the name of the Yolio park, which is 832 square miles, or 532,480 acres. The suggested park and the Yoho park combined will amount to 3,668,480 acres. I may say that the number of visitors to the park is increasing very rapidly, and it is found that it is likely to become a place of very considerable resort, *especially for American tourists. We have a thriving herd of buffalo there and a number of other animals, such as moose, elk, a couple of varieties of goats, and we are trying to get together a collection of animals that will be attractive. We find that these animals are exceedingly attractive to visitors. It is the opinion of everybody who has visited the park that it would be a great mistake to let it go any longer without increasing the boundaries to a sufficient extent to have room to carry out the original intention. I lay a map on the Table, so that members can look at it for themselves. Mr. LaRIVIERE. What will be the shape of the park when it is enlarged ? Will it be square ?

Motion agreed to, and Bill read the first time.

The MINISTER OF THE INTERIOR moved for leave to introduce Bill (No. 134) respecting the representation of the Yukon Territory in the House of Commons. He said : The explanation of this Bill will not necessarily be long. It provides that the Yukon Territory shall be represented in the House of Commons by one member. The entire contents of the Bill are taken up in making detailed provision for the holding of the election. I observe, on making an examination of the Bill as it is drawn, that one clause has been left out by the law clerk, that is the clause declaring the time within which the election shall be held ; and I shall ask to have that put in in committee.

Motion agreed to, and Bill read the first' time.

The MINISTER OF JUSTICE (Hon. Charles Fitzpatrick) moved for leave to introduce Bill (No. 135) to amend the Petition of Right Act. He said : The object of this amendment is to give to the Governor General the right to require from the petitioner in certain cases security for costs. At the present time a fiat is granted on the recommendation of the Department of Justice, and we refuse to grant fiats in cases in which we think there is no merit. The petitioners may consider, notwithstanding the opinion of the department, that they are suffering a hardship by 'not being granted a fiat, and the intention is, in cases of that description, to require security for costs, so that the Crown may not be mulcted in costs when successful.