Mr. OLIVER.
Whereas the other mining recorders and inspectors are local officials who accept entries for mining claims and collect royalties and do other office duties, Mr. Beaudette is the man out on the creek who actually inspects the work.
Mr. FOSTER.
Could the collections be made by the gold commissioner's clerks?
Mr. OLIVER.
These are the collections made on the creeks.
Mr. FOSTER.
I find that the Povahs seem to be quite a family up there. There are three of them.
Mr. OLIVER.
There is only one of that family, Mr. W. F. Povah, who is now in the employ of the government. He is a stenographer and he was formerly in the timber office. The others are not in the service.
Mr. FOSTER.
Is the grant for the local council of $125,000 given them in a lump sum?
Mr. OLIVER.
Yes.
Mr. FOSTER.
How is it audited?
Mr. OLIVER.
There is a quarterly audit by the Auditor General. The accounts do not go to the Department of the Interior; they go direct to the Auditor General and are audited by him. Of course, there is a local accountant. The Auditor General is sending one of his officials to the Yukon now to make an audit on the ground. Under the Bill which is now before the House we propose that the accounts of the Yukon, both local and federal, shall be audited in the Yukon by a representative of the Auditor General ; that is to say, that the Auditor General shall officially be there for a part of the year to audit the accounts. Without waiting for this legislation the Auditor General has sent one of his men to make such an audit under the authority that he now possesses or believes himself to possess.
Mr. FOSTER.
Well, according to Mr. Beddoe's report, it is not a bad thing to have it done.
Government of the (Northwest $9,800.
Territories,
., FOSTER. Have all the expenses of
the Treadgold Commission been paid. I notice $1,000 paid to Judge Britton. Does that finish up the expenses of that commission?
Mr. OLIVER.
Mr. FOSTER.
What are the services that Mr. Fred White gives apart from the work which he carries on in connection with the Northwest Mounted Police?
Mr. OLIVER.
Mr. White's duties as commissioner of the Northwest are fairly set out in the items which I have before me.
Mr. FOSTER.
There is clerical assistance in his own office?
Mr. OLIVER.
Yes.
Mr. FOSTER.
And schools. Would the minister explain what these are?
Mr. OLIVER.
There are a number of mission schools scattered throughout the Northwest Territories and one which is not a mission school, and Mr. White oversees the distribution of assistants to these schools, simply assisting the efforts which are being made on behalf of education.
Mr. FOSTER.
Would the minister give us the particulars with respect to these schools?
Mr. OLIVER.
The list is as follows :
some mention of it in the published reports.
Mr. W. J. ROCHE (Marquette).
Is that the only school is Keewatin?