1. How much money was expended upon relief for the farmers in the dearth-stricken section of Alberta in the years 1914 and 1915?

2. How much was expended for seed grain and seed for stock?

3. How much has been repaid in each case?

Mr. ROCHE:

In the land districts of Calgary, Lethbridge and Medicine Hat:

1. Relief other than fodder for stock, $701,693.46.

2. Seed grain, $1,804,252.41; fodder for stock, .$712,271.22.

3. Repaid on seed grain, $225,923.23;

repaid on relief, $17,117.73.

1. When was the Calgary internal storage elevator opened to receive grain?

2. What is its capacity? [DOT]

3. How much grain did it handle from date of opening till December 31?

4. What territory is it intended to serve?

5. How much grain has it handled since January 1, 1915?

6. How much grain has the Moosejaw internal elevator handled in the same period, since January 1?

7..Is it allowed to ship grain to an internal elevator which is not on the direct line of transit from point of shipping to ultimate destination, and still get balance of through rate from elevator to ultimate destination on reshipment of grain?

8. Taking Fort William as ultimate destination, from how many points on the following lines respectively can grain be shipped to the Calgary elevator for storage, so that reshipment could be made which would allow shipper balance of through freight rate from original point of shipment to ultimate destination: Canadian Pacific railway, Calgary and Edmonton branch; Canadian Pacific railway, Calgary

and Maeleod branch; Canadian Pacific railway, Kipp-Aldersyde branch; Canadian Northern railway, Hanna branch; and the Canadian Pacific railway, Calgary, Medicine Hat division?

9. If A at Lethbridge ships a carload of wheat to the internal elevator at Moosejaw, and sells the grain in the elevator to B; and if B wishes to reship to Port William, is B allowed the balance of through freight from Lethbridge to Fort William, or is he forced to pay the local rate, Moosejaw to Fort William?

1. August 27, 1915.

2. 2,500,000 bushels.

3. Grain received from August 27 to December 31, 1915: wheat, 59,303; oats, 89,636; barley, 10,917; mixed grain, 25,599; total, 185,455 bushels.

4. The Calgary elevator is intended to serve all territory from which grain can be shipped economically via the Pacific either to the Orient or to Europe via the Horn or through the Panama canal, and for storage purposes, cleaning and treatment. It was not intended primarily for shipment of grain east.

5. Grain received from January 1, 1915, to January 14, 1916, inclusive: Wheat, 75,827; oats, 127,154; barley, 13,969; mixed grain, 31,417; total, 248,367 bushels.

6. Grain received from January 1, 1915, to December 31, 1915: wheat, 1,133,282; oats, 288,955; barley, 4,685; flax, 6,082; mixed grain, 5,019; total, 1,438,023 bushels.

From January 1, 1916, to January 14, 1916: wheat, 1,340,742; oats, 329,638; barley, 12,486; flax, 7,181; mixed grain, 6,197; total, 1,696,244 bushels.

7. The railway laws and practices governing the stop-over privileges do not allow this without extra charge.

8. The Calgary elevator was not intended

and is not favourably situated for shipping grain east to Fort William. The lines mentioned are .provided for by the elevators at Saskatoon and Moosejaw. The balance of through rates from point of origin on wheat, oats and barley to final destination of reshipment, plus 1 cent per' 100 pounds for terminal service at Calgary, and the following additional freight charges for additional hauling, are allowed: Canadian Pacific

railway, Calgary-Edmonton branch from Innisfail south, 1 cent per 100 pounds. From Penhold, Tuttle and Red Deer, 1J cents per 100 pounds. Blackfalds and Lacombe, 2i cents per 100 pounds. Morn-ingside-Ponoka-Menaik and Hobbema, 3 cents per 100 pounds. Navarre, Wetaskiwin, Big Stone, Millet, ICavanagh, Leduc, Nisku, Ellerslie and Strathcora, 4 cents per 100 pounds. Calgary-Maclood branch, stations between Calgary and Cayley, 1 cent per 100

pounds. Nanton and Parkland, 1J cents per 100 pounds. Staveley, Claresholm and Woodhouse, 2 cents per 100 pounds. Granum, 3J cents per 100 pounds. Kipp-Aldersyde branch, all stations between Calgary and Blackie, 1 cent per 100 pounds. Brant and Ensign, 1| cents per 100 pounds. Vulcan and Kirkaldy, 2 cents per 100 pounds. Champion and Carmangay, 3 cents per 100 pounds. Barons, 3| cents per 100 pounds. Noble, 4 cents per 100 pounds. Monarch and Kipp, cents per 100 pounds.

Calgary-Medicine Hat Branch.-On this division no balances of through rates allowed. Canadian Northern railway, Hanna Branch.-No balances of through rates allowed. These rates are taken from the tariffs issued by the railway companies.

1. Has the Schooner Two Brothers been chartered by the Department of the Naval Service?

2. If so, upon what date, and from whom?

3. What was the address of the owner of the said schooner at the date of the charter?

4. What is the amount paid per month for such charter?

5. Does the Department of the Naval Service pay wages and supplies of the crew of said schooner during the currency of said charter? If so, what is the cost of same per month?

6. In what service is the 'said schooner employed ?

1. Motor boat Two Brothers was chartered by Department of the Naval Service.

2. 30th September, 1915. Wm. Fuller.

3. North Sydney, N.S.

4. $250.

5. No. Wages and supplies of the crew were paid by the owners of the vessel and covered by the amount paid per month for the charter.

6. On patrol duty. Charter terminated December 30th, 1915.

1. Who has the contract for carrying the mail between the tram car and the post office at Glace Bay?

2. What remuneration does he receive?

3. What was the amount of his tender?

4. Who were the other tenderers, and the respective amount of their tenders?

5. Who had the contract previously, and what was his remuneration?

1. William Gracie.

2. $345 per annum.

3 and 4. Tenders were received from Daniel McIntosh at $350, and Joseph Devoe

at $400. Mr. Devoe reduced his tender to $345, and the contract was awarded to him. On account of the enlistment of his son, he withdrew his offer, and the contract was given to William Gracie at the same price.

5. Daniel McIntosh, who received $484.79.

1. In what month of the year 1915 did the Post Office Department first advertise for tenders for the carriage of the mails between Medicine Hat and Eagle Butte, Alberta?

2. When was the contract awarded?

3. How many tenders were received?

4. Who were the tenderers, and what was the amount of each tender?

5. Was the lowest tender accepted? If not, why not?

6. To whom was the contract awarded, and at what amount?

1. Tenders were received on 23rd April, 1915. Notice inviting tenders dated 12th March, 1915.

2. 2nd December, 1915.

3. Ten.

4. J. S. Knodel, $1,000 per annum; James Moore, $1,150; Wallace Nichol, $1,175; F. R. Kettlewell, $1,300; B. C. Nason, $1,500; John Dempster, $1,500; R. R. Smith, $1,500; Robt. Shannon, $1,550; D. A. McDonald, jr., $2,200; W. J. Avery, $2,500.

5. The lowest tender was set aside, the department having been advised that Mr. Knodel was an unsuitable person to entrust with the mails. The contract was awarded to James Moore, but having removed from the locality he declined to accept it.

6. John Dempster, the former contractor, having agreed to accept the contract at the rate of James Moore's tender, it was awarded to him at $1,150 per annum.

Mr. BUCHANAN:

1. What was the total cost of extras In connection with the addition to the post office at Medicine Hat?

2 What was the total cost of extras in connection with the post office at Bassano?

3. How much was the contractor's bill for extras in each instance?

1. $3,501.

2. $75.

3. For Medicine Hat, $4,326, and for Bassano post office, $75.