April 6, 1904

FIRST READINGS.


.„r0uats Bill (No. 28) respecting the Tenu®8 >{r. Railway Company.-Mr. Malouin U-T Talbot. ladt*1'* Bill (No. 29) to incorporate the CM-pf Credit, Indemnity and Guaranty G -Mr. Guthrie-by Mr. Holmes. tioil*1 respecting the Guelph Junc- Slr. Holn'egay ®omPany Mr. Guthrie-by SI) to incorporate the Guelph and Bill t RaIlway Company.-Mr. Holmes, and T ,1^1°' to incorporate the Walkerton <lerSon CKn°w Railway Company.-Mr. Hen- Vietoyi^0, ^ respecting the Vancouver, tion p a ai'B Eastern Railway and Naviga-0OiPany.-Mr. Morrison. GRanij trunk PACIFIC RAILWAY COMPANY. At ^auof^RTHY moved for leave to in-TruU|. pHl!!. (No. 34) respecting the Grand Mr aci^c Railway Company. (M>, iu^p^ART. Will the hon. gentleman the p>jjj aarthy) explain what the object of Pose ^'jP^RTHY. it is simply for the pur-!h the nv,a"ng tFe necessary arrangements tthich j„caarter carrying out the proposal oie T,.„r, n°w before the House in regard to I\tot ntinental Railway, tibie l°U agreed to, and Bill read the first


QUESTIONS.


^RANSP0RTATI0N of fresh meat, j jj1 c°OWAN-by Mr. Taylor-asked : v,^6 govetr,i^y °f the steamships subsidized b succpT^V paving cold storage chamber! ,°5s tjj slul in transporting fresh mea ert' so (A*antic during the past season ? d-it ' the nii at-were Ble names of the steam tes of „o-iant*iy carried ; and the ports an It sailinp- 1 . . '"in (.1 Ll . Ron 8aiIing ? ' hre). «fipeultUr^DN2.Y .FISHER (Minister . '^uiento ; We have no record of an 'ay steam Jii meat during the last season uPs sailing from Montreal. Rr tRLOTt^°wn railway station. *n T h0^EPIJRGEY asked : Vfavtlle bru^p!.1^, hton and teams were employ Vision ~ni°nv. ^°r fllling in hole near ra htttrv day „fl c"arlottetown, P.E.I., betwe 2. Whaclusive ?brUary and 16th day of Fe , 3. ' 1 Qlt, Wprn \\ 3 Aan(i \vhn? f e Wases paid for *lt<,?ut of what£°r teams P°r diem ? °tt fi,. and ®1,,, appropriation was this mon 4 nil ttork i „ 7, exPenditure has taken pis MJ^en * '° date ? Phrpose work commenced, and i t{. .Iott. u the work intended ? V'^'Ws and' nBMMERSON (Minister °-n 'the8 men 'he *8 men1 Ca«als) 'he busv. a , 5C teams were employ het^itway g. for filling in hole in Ifith i*'11 (the n?P nt Charlottetown, P.E llay of plth rtaJ' of February a obrunry, inclusive. 2. The men were paid $1 a day cutting brush, and the teams including drivers were paid 50 cents a load. 3. The money was taken out of the appropriation. ' To increased accommodation at Charlottetown,' and an expenditure of $1,363 bas taken place on this wo^k to date. 4. The work was commenced on the 11th of February and was for the purpose of making a fill on the propefty recently purchased on which it is proposed to extend sidings for increased accommodation required at Charlottetown.


EXPORT OF BUTTER AND CHEESE.

CON

Mr. BRODER asked :

Conservative (1867-1942)

1. How many pounds of butter and cheese, respectively, were exported from Canada in each of the years from 1898 to 1903, both years inclusive ?

2. How many pounds of such butter and cheese, respectively, were exported in each of said years in cold storage ?

Topic:   QUESTIONS.
Subtopic:   EXPORT OF BUTTER AND CHEESE.
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Hon. SYDNEY FISHER (Minister of Agriculture): (Minister of Agriculture)

Liberal

1.

Year ended June 30. Lbs. butter Lbs. cheese.1898 11,253,787 196,703,3231899 20,139,195 189,827,8391900 25,259,737 185,984,430-1901 16,335,528 195,926,3971902 27,855,978 200,946,4011903 34,128,944 229,099,9252. The following statement gives the

number of packages of butter carried in cold storage from the port of Montreal during the seasons of navigation in the years named :

Season of navigation. Packages.

1898 209,172

1899 429,734

1900 227,863

1901 410,893

1902 525,735

1903 [DOT] [DOT] 335,395

The following statement gives the number of boxes of cheese carried in cold storage and in cooled air from the port of Montreal during the seasons of navigation, in the years named :

Season of navigation. In cold *In cooled storage. air.

1898

5,514 boxes.1899

1,406 "1900 1901 .56,500 " 23,269 boxes.1902

7,127 " 80,337 "1903

43,800 "

* The ' cooled air ' service did not go into

peration until late in 1901.

It will he observed that the foregoing tatements do not give the net weight of tie butter and cheese carried in cold stow ge each year, but merely the number of nckages. ' The department has no means f ascertaining the weight of the cold stow ge shipments. It is only from the poit

of Montreal that cold storage ships sail, as in the winter season cold storage is not required.

Topic:   QUESTIONS.
Subtopic:   EXPORT OF BUTTER AND CHEESE.
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*BINDER TWINE AND BARBED WIRE.

CON

Mr. E. JJ. SMITH asked :

Conservative (1867-1942)

1. What amount of binder twine was made in Canada in the years 1891, 1896, and 1901 ?

2. What amount of barbed wire was made in Canada in 1891, 1896, and 1901 ?

3. What amount of each was imported in each of the years named ?

Topic:   QUESTIONS.
Subtopic:   *BINDER TWINE AND BARBED WIRE.
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William Paterson (Minister of Customs)

Liberal

Hon. WM. PATERSON (Minister of Customs).

I regret that I have not the answers to the first two questions.

3. The quantity of binder twine imported into Canada during the years named was as follows :

Lbs.

Fiscal year 1891 221,757

" 1896

3,023,896" 1901

9,674,268

The quantity of barbed wire imported into

Canada during the said three years was :

Lbs.

Fiscal year 1891 88,158

" 1896

429,544" 1901 14,253,500

Topic:   QUESTIONS.
Subtopic:   *BINDER TWINE AND BARBED WIRE.
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THE MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE.

CON

Edwin Tolton

Conservative (1867-1942)

Mr. TOLTON asked :

What benefit have the farmers of Canada received, financially or otherwise, for the following expenditure, as shown in the Auditor General's Report, on pages D-10 and D-22, for 1903 ,

Sundries.

Travelling expenses, Hon. S. A. Fisher..? 335 95 Cab-hire, Hon. S. A. Fisher 32 00

Osaka, Japan, Exhibition.

Travelling expenses, Hon. S. A. Fisher.. 1,514 57 Transport expense, per C. P. Ry. Co., to Japan and return, Hon. S. A.

Fisher 475 92

Topic:   QUESTIONS.
Subtopic:   THE MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE.
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Wilfrid Laurier (Prime Minister; President of the Privy Council)

Liberal

Sir WILFRID LAURIER (Prime Minister) :

The item $335.95 for travelling expenses is not correct. According to the Auditor General's Report, this sum should be $206.93. The sum $335.98 includes the travelling expenses of the deputy, $8.75 ; the private secretary, $109.95 ; and Mr. Jackson, $10.35.

The benefit which the farmers of Canada have received for the very moderate expenditure mentioned in the question, is that under the able administration of Mr. Fisher, the Department of Agriculture has been of more service to the farming community than at any time since its creation, and that by the active work of Mr. Fisher the farmers of Canada have had made available to them services of profit which they never had before.

Topic:   QUESTIONS.
Subtopic:   THE MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE.
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MARCONI STATION AT GLACE BAY-'

CON

Mr. CLARKE asked :

Conservative (1867-1942)

1. Is the Marconi wireless telegraph station at Table Head, Glace Bay, N.S., in operatio ^

2. If not, has any reason been furnished ^ the government why it is not in operation

3. How much money has been contributed

the government to aid in the introduction ot Marconi system into Canada, and in the er tion of structures for that purpose ? ,

Topic:   QUESTIONS.
Subtopic:   MARCONI STATION AT GLACE BAY-'
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Joseph Raymond Fournier Préfontaine (Minister of Marine and Fisheries)

Liberal

Hon. R. PREFONTAINE (Minister 0 Marine and Fisheries) :

Topic:   QUESTIONS.
Subtopic:   MARCONI STATION AT GLACE BAY-'
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MR. YOUNG, HOMESTEAD INSPECTOR-

CON
LIB

Hon. CLIFFORD SIFTON (MiuisteI* the Interior) : (Minister of the Interior; Superintendent-General of Indian Affairs)

Liberal

Topic:   QUESTIONS.
Subtopic:   MR. YOUNG, HOMESTEAD INSPECTOR-
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April 6, 1904