1. Yes.

2 and 3. The following information was furnished by the Transcontinental Railway Commission:

Mr. GRAHAM.

1. When is it expected that the section of the eastern division of the Transcontinental railway east of the Quebec bridge and west of the Quebec bridge will be completed?

2. When is it expected that the Quebec bridge will be completed?

1. If nothing unforeseen happens these two sections will be completed by January 1, 1913.

2. As approximate dates for completion are mentioned in the various tenders, it would not be in the public interest to answer this question till the contract is awarded; which it is hoped will he done shortly.

1. Referring to the eastern division of the Transcontinental railway, what is a section house and to what purposes is it applied?

2. What is the estimated number of these houses required upon the said eastern division?

Mr. GRAHAM.

The following information is furnished by the Board of National Transcontinental Railway Commissioners:

1. It is a dwelling house erected for the use of the sectionmen in districts where lodgings or dwelling houses cannot be obtained within convenient distance of the line.

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1. Were tenders for 7,513 tons of rails and necessary fastenings for the National Transcontinental railway advertised for on or about the 23rd August, 1910?

2. If so, how many days were allowed between the date of the award of contract and that required for delivery of goods at Cochrane, Ontario?

3. What tenders were received, and to whom was the contract awarded?

4. Were all the rails and fastenings delivered at Cochrane on or before the 1st October, 1910? If not, how much of the order remained unfilled on October 1?

Mr. GRAHAM.

The following information is furnished by the Board of National Transcontinental Railway Commissioners:

1. Yes.

2 and 3. Tenders were received from the following: For rails-Dominion Iron and

Steel Company, Limited; The Algoma Steel Company, Limited. For rail fastenings- The Steel Company of Canada; The Algoma Steel Company, Limited; Nova Scotia Steel and Coal Company, Limited.

Contracts were awarded as follows: For

Mr. GRAHAM.

rails-The Algoma Steel Company, Limited, dated September 22, 1910, delivery to be made during December, 1910, and January, 1911. For rail fastenings-Angle bars-The Steel Company of Canada, Limited, dated September 22, 1910, delivery to be made on or before November 1, 1910. Bolts and nuts -The Steel Company of Canada, Limited, dated September 22, 1910, delivery to be made on or before November 1, 1910.

4. No part of this material has been delivered up to October 1, 1910. No rails delivered to date. First shipment of rail fastenings was forwarded last week.

1. What amount has been expended since the last session of parliament for decorating, altering and improving the appearance of the Senate Chamber ?

2. Upon whose authority and under whose direction was the expenditure made, and at whose instance ?

3. In a general way, what was the nature and extent of the work done?

4. Were tenders asked for by advertisements in the press, and was the work done by contract ?

5. By whom was the work executed?

1. $8,920.46.

2. The hon. Minister of Public Works and the hon. the Speaker of the Senate.

3. The interior walls were cleaned and the panels covered with canvas. Various designs were prepared and different colour schemes suggested and tested until a final selection was made and carried out. The throne was re-upholstered, regilded and new draperies provided. The chairs and seats were restuffed and re-covered, and all woodwork varnished. In the lower panels, the design of Her Royal Highness, the Princess Louise, was retained and carried out in rich and harmonious colourings, with a border surrounding same, introducing various designs of crowns. The spandrils of the arches were entirely filled with ornaments the Coats of Arms were placed in the lower portion of spandrils over columns at the north end, on the right of the Speaker the Royal Coat of Arms, and at the left the Canadian Coat of Arms, at the south end Ontario and Quebec, and on the sides the Coats of Arms of the provinces. The whole was carried out in a Gothic spirit in keeping with the architectural lines of the building and in rich but subdued colours in harmony with the lower walls.

4. (a) No. (b) Owing to the nature of the work, it is not usual and almost impossible to have this class of work done by contract.

5. The decorating was done by Thornton, Smith & Company, of Toronto, the upholstering of chairs bv the public works staff, and the draneries and upholstering of throne by Messrs. Harris & Barry, Ottawa.

Mr. RHODES:

Has the government of Nova Scotia made any application or applications for the use of wharfs or piers at Wallace, N.S., for the construction of a bridge across Wallace Harbour3 If so, when, and w-liat answer was given ?

1. Yes, application made on 11th August, 1910 for approval of plans of a bridge to connect the federal government wharfs at South Wallace and North Wallace.

2. The provincial government was asked to purchase the piers, but replied1 that as the piers would be of as much use to the government after the construction of the bridge as before, it could not see its way to purchasing them. Inquiry was made and the district engineer reported that the bridge would not interfere with the use of the wharfs by vessels accustomed to moor there. The department has now under consideration a modification of its request, whereby the provincial government would be allowed to use the piers in constructing the proposed bridge provided an undertaking is given to maintain in proper condition those portions of the wharfs which would be used for the foundations of the bridge.

Mr. ARMSTRONG:

What firm prints the money order supplies for the Post Office Department?

Mr. MURPHY:

The Perrault Printing Company, of Montreal, prints Money Orders, Books and Pads for the Post Office Department.

1. Has the government, or any department thereof, made any engagement for dredging at Port Dalhousie, New Brunswick, since March 31, 1910?

2. Were tenders called for this work? If so, who were the tenderers, and what was the price of each tender?

3. Who was the successful tenderer, if any, and was the contract given to the lowest tenderer ?