1. Has the Transcontinental Railway Commission in its possession, signed by Robert Martin and Louis Hurtubise, a plan of the line of the Transcontinental railway in residence 12, division 3, district B?

2. If so, does the said plan mention any important changes from the first plan in the localization of the station near the highway leading to St. Damien?

3. Has the commission any letters or letter from the engineer of district B to Lt.-Colonel Talhot, of St. Michel, county of Bellechasse, on this subject? If so, what are the contents of said letters or letter?

4. Did the chairman or commission address any letters or letter to said Colonel Talbot on the subject referred to?

5. If so, has the commission any copy or record of such letters or letter?

6. If so, will the Government furnish the House with a copy of such correspondence?

7. Did the said engineer referred to in question 3 above, address any letter or letters to the said chairman of the commission on the above subject?

8. If so, what are the contents of said letter or letters and the date or dates of the same?

Mr. COCHRANE:

The following information is supplied by the National Transcontinental Railway Commission:

1. Yes.

2. The plan does note changes.

3. Yes. It is not advisable to summarize contents of letters'. They can be produced on order of the House.

4. No record of any on file.

5 and 6. Answered by Number 4.

7 and 8. Answered by Number 3.

1. What are the names of the American companies shipping goods into Canada?

2. What is the value of the goods shipped by each company?

Mr. REID (Grenville) :

1 and 2. It is1 not considered advisable to disclose the individual transactions of exporters shipping goods to Canada. The information asked for is not compiled in the Department of Customs.

Mr. DEMERS:

Is the government in possession of information enabling it to give the proportion of deaths caused by tuberculosis in the county of St. Jean and Iberville compared with other causes of death in the county? If so, what is the proportion?

1. The following are the latest mortality returns for the counties of St. Jean and Iberville, being for the year 1907, and are taken from the report of the recorder of vital statistics of the province of Quebec:

Total deaths From _ Counties From all causes. Tuberculosis.

St. Jean

137 10Iberville

83 9220 19

Total of 220 fro.m all causes-19 from tuberculosis, which represents one death from tuberculosis in every 8 63 from all causes.

1. There are letters, and other papers in the Department of Railways, showing that lumber and coal might be delivered to the Intercolonial railway at Riviere du Loup if improvements were made at the wharf there.

2. An item of $70,000 has been placed in the estimates for 1912-13 by the Minister of Public Works in connection with the improvements referred to.

1. What is the quantity and value of cement imported into Canada during the years 1910 and 1911?

2. What quantity of such imports were entered by or imported for account of the Canada Cement Company?

1. The quantity and value of Portland cement imported into Canada during the fiscal years ended March 31st, 1910 and 1911, respectively, was as follows:

Cwt. Value.

1910

490,809 $158,4871911

1,283,121 494,0812. Individual imports are not separately tabulated in the customs returns.

1. What quantity of cream was exported from Canada to the United States during the six months ending January 1, 1912?

2. What was the value of said cream?

1. The quantity of cream exported from Canada to the United States during the six months ending January 31, 1912, amounted to 459,219 gallons.

2. The value of said cream was $412,161.