Mr. FOWLER.

I desire to ask the Minister of Railways and Canals (Mr. Graham) if he intends to answer certain questions I put upon the Order Paper with regard to the Intercolonial Railway ? I refer to questions 1 and 2. I desire to ask the same question of the Minister of Marine and Fisheries (Mr. Brodeur) with regard to question 8.

Mr. GRAHAM.

I understand that questions will be called to-night or to-morrow. I have the answers to question No. 1 here, but I am not quite sure about the other.

Mr. FOWLER.

Could you give the answers now ?

Mr. GRAHAM.

It would not be in order to give it now. Questions will be called before prorogation.

Mr. W. F. MACLEAN.

Have the orders of the day been called ? If not. on the Mr. PARENT.

GRAHAM (Minister of Railways and Canals) moved that the House go into committee to consider the following proposed resolutions :

Resolved. That it is expedient to authorize the government of Canada pursuant to the agreement between it and the Quebec Bridge and Railway Company, dated the 19th day of October, 1903, and set out in the schedule to chapter 54 of the statutes of 1903, to exercise the right to take over the whole of the undertaking, assets, property, and franchises of the Quebec Railway and: Bridge Company, upon the terms and conditions set forth in the said agreement and the said Act, and that the moneys required to pay therefor he appropriated for that purpose out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund.

Motion agreed to and House went into committee on the resolution.

Mr. R. L. BORDEN.

What is the estimated amount of the expenditure ?

Mr. GRAHAM.

X thought that, as it is so near six o'clock, the hon. gentleman, (Mr. R. L. Borden) would prefer to have the resolution reported and the discussion of these points take place on the Bill. The estimate for the construction of the bridge, of course cannot be given, until we have the report of the board of engineers.

Mr. R. L. BORDEN.

I have no objection to reserving the discussion until the committee stage of the Bill.

Resolution reported, read the second time and agreed to.

Mr. GRAHAM moved for leave to introduce Bill (No. 217) respecting the Quebec Bridge and Railway Company.

Mr. W. P. MACLEAN.

Is it the intention to make any stipulation for the maintenance of the old fort in Toronto when it comes into possession of the city?

Sir FREDERICK BORDEN.

Yes.

Mr. BERGERON.

Do I understand that the government sells to the city of Montreal, St. Helen's Island for so much?

Sir FREDERICK BORDEN.

Yes.

Mr. BERGERON.

And the city of Montreal, as compensation, deeds to the government part of Lafontaine park?

Sir FREDERICK BORDEN.

Not exactly. In the Bill which I shall introduce, the orders in council referred to in this resolution are printed in full. But in the order in council relating to the matter to which the hon. gentleman refers, the two matters are kept separate. The fact is that St. Helen's Island was under lease to the city for certain purposes. The city wished to acquire it, and the government agreed to sell it for a certain sum of money after it had been appraised. The city had been occupying the whole of Lafontaine Park for many years, and having improved half of it, the city wished to acquire Lafontaine Park and the department agreed that the half which the city had improved should be deeded to the city, and that the city should give up any claim it had on the other half so that the department might have the use of the other half for the purposes of drill. At the same time, it is understood that when it is not occupied by the department for parades the city shall have the use of the other half.

Mr. BERGERON.

I suppose that this will he left a great deal to the discretion of the hon. gentleman and the city of Montreal when the time comes. He knows that there were objections on the part of many citizens to giving up any part of Lafontaine Park.

Sir FREDERICK BORDEN.

There is no intention to construct military buildings on that half of the park, but merely to use it for the purposes of military parades.