Mr. BRODEUR:

1 and 4. The 'Naval Annual' for 1907 does not refer at all to the ' Rainbow ' at page 227, but on page 207 it states that certain vessels ' have been struck off the effective list, but the armaments have not m every case been removed,' and it includes amongst those vessels the ' Rainbow, but the 'Annual* nowhere states that the Ram-bow ' had been scrapped.

The 'Naval Annual' is not an official publication. ... ,

In the official publications of the British Admiralty there are four lists of vessels enumerated as in the imperial service:

1st. Royal Navy list. .

2nd. Fleet Auxiliary _ list.

3rd. Subsidiary Service list.

4th. Harbour Service list.

In 1905 the following ships of the ' Rainbow ' class were placed on the Subsidiary Service list: ' Andromache,' ' Apollo,' ' Intrepid,' ' Melampus,' ' Naiad,' ' Pique,'

' Rainbow,' ' Retribution,' ' Spartan,' ' Tribune ' (10 ships). Of these ships, the following have been restored to the Royal Navv list: ' Andromache,' ' Apollo,' ' Intrepid,' 'Naiad,' 'Rainbow' (5 ships).

2 25th March, 1891.

3. She was not scrapped.

5. The arrangement with the admiralty was that the purchase price included the preparation of the ship for sea service; the admiralty have not supplied details of any repairs, nor of their cost. Certain additional expenses' were incurred by the High Commissioner to fit the vessel as a training ship. A statement of the cost is not available at present, no reports having yet been received from the High Commissioner.

6. $243,333.33.

Mr. MONK.

I did not catch the minister's answer as to when the ' Rainbow ' was moved from the effective list.

Mr. BRODEUR.

The list I have given my hon. friend is taken from the official publication. There is no such list as the effective list.

1. The people of the North Shore pay the Dominion taxes as do all the other citizens of Canada.

2. I am not aware that this part of the coast is electorally organized, but I undem stand that it has been recently organized municipally, and if so the taxpayers, according to the laws of the province of Quebec, come within the electoral list for the federal elections.

3. The government of Canada has nothing to do with this question.

1. Yes. The facts are as follows : The

family of an Indian named Nanequane-num, of James Smith's reserve, was hunting rats ai Basin Lake, 40 miles south of the reser/e. They were overtaken by a prairie fire or Sunday, the 24th of April. In an endeavour to escape, the father started a fire but too late-and a gale of wind swept down upon them and their escape was cut off. The growth of grass and of pea-vine was very neavy and the ground was covered with dry dead wood. When the fire passed, the nuy was dead and the others fearfully burned. The mother crawled to one of the horses and returned to camp, where there was another family. On her return with an Indian from camp the girl was still living, but expired almost immediately. This Indian, whose name is Bighead, brought the two bodies to the reserve Monday morning but did not tell Mr. J. C. Tennant, who was the farming instructor on the reserve, of the occurrence. He told a half-breed named Cooke who promised that he would wire Dr. Hawke, of Melfort. He attempted to telegraph, but, as he had no money to pay for the telegram, the telegraph agent refused to send it unless it was prepaid. The first attempt to reach any official of the Indian Department with the news was a telegram sent from Kinistino to Indian Agent James Macarthur, at Duck Lake, on Monday. Mr. Macarthur was then on a visit to John Smith's reserve, distant about twenty miles from James Smith's reserve. In the ordinary discharge of his duties, Mr. Macarthur reached the north end of James Smith's reserve on Tuesday evening. He travelled to the south end and on Kinistino without receiving further information. He immediately wired Dr. Hawke at Melfort, the medical attendant to the Indians, but Dr. Hawke was away from home and would not be back until the next day. As soon as Mr. Macarthur heard this, he called in Dr. Stewart, of Kinistino. Dr. Stewart left at once, but returned, having met Dr. Hawke who started the same night, with a team and driver, for the camp. When 15 miles out he was informed that he had missed the Indians who were on their way to Kinistino. On Thursday morning Mr. Macarthur drove out and met them ten miles from Kinistino. The woman had just died and the doctor stated that if Nanequanenum lived he would lose both of his hands and at least his toes. The agent wanted to send him to the hospital at Melfort, but the Indian refused to go. He was taken on to James Smith's reserve and placed under the care of Miss Hawley, the trained nurse who has charge of the north reserve. Everything was done by her to relieve his sufferings, but he died on the 1st of May.

2. No.

3. About 60 miles.

4. M. S. Hawke, M.D., Melfort, Sask., distant 26 miles from the reserve. Under the above circumstances, he was first notified on Wednesday, the 27th of April, and rendered first medical aid on Thursday.

5. As will be seen, a series of untoward circumstances led to delay in rendering medical relief. A certain measure of responsibility lies with Indian, Bighead, who did not inform any government officer, and considerable measure of responsibility lies with the telegraph operator who refused to send a message unless it was prepaid. The department has instructed Indian Agent Macarthur to report him to his superior officer, or, if that could not be done, to advise the department of his name and the station of which he is in charge, in order that he might be reported.

6. Dr. W. A. Stewart had been appointed provisionally, until permanent arrangements could be made, in March of 1907. When a permanent officer was appointed he was relieved from duty.

7. Dr. M. S. Hawke was appointed in December of 1908. So far as known he was a licensed physician. It is not known how long he has been practising medicine.

8. Kinistino, where another qualified physician resides, is hardly more convenient to James Smith's reserve than Melfort.

9. No.

1. First vote in supplementary estimates 1908-09.

2. Order in council to purchase site, January 22, 1909 for $1,200; paid April 28, 1909.

3. The necessary information has been received from the different departments as to requirements and is under consideration with a view to preparing plans as soon as they can be reached.

4. First vote in supplementary estimates 1908-09.

5. Order in co'uncil to purchase site April 2, 1909, for $2,500; paid April 29, 1909.

6. Plans approved June 16, 1910. - Work now under contract; to be completed April 15, 1912.

Sir WILFRID LAURIER:

I am informed by the Clerk of the House as follows:

1 and 2. There are three employees in the parliamentary restaurant, one permanent and two sessional, and ten in the Speaker's rooms, five of the latter being permanent.

3. The names and pay in each case are as follows: In restaurant-Charles George,

steward, $1,150 per year; Mrs. Halpenny, ladies' maid, $40 per month; Mrs. LaRoque, ladies' maid, $40 per month. The other sessional or temporary employees of the restaurant are paid out of the receipts of the restaurant.

In Mr. Speaker's rooms, permanent.- G. A. Boudreault, doorkeeper, $800 per annum; E. Morin, acting steward, $800 per annum.

Sessional.-Alfred Pearson, doorkeeper, $3 per day; J. A. LaCavalier, waiter, $3 per day.

Charwomen.-Mrs. Croteau, permanent, $1 per day; Mrs. LaCelle, permanent, $1 per day; Mrs. Beaubien, permanent, 75 cents per day; Mrs. Roy, sessional, $1 per dav; Mrs. Paquet, sessional, $1 per day.

Ladies' maid.-Miss A. Gauthier, sessional, $1 per day.