Sir THOMAS WHITE:

Perhaps I may be permitted to explain that this represents one-fifth of the amount of the War Appropriation Bill recently introduced by my right hon. friend the Prime Minister. I beg to move that the message from His Royal Highness the Governor General be referred to the Committee of Supply.

Sir ROBERT BORDEN:

This is not an additional amount; it is only a vote on account of the $250,000,000. It is necessary *to make some provision immediately.. I have explained it to my right hon. friend the leader of the Opposition (Sir Wilfrid L^urier).

Sir ROBERT BORDEN:

My hon. friend the Acting Minister of Railways and Canals (Mr. Reid) has handed me a telegram received from the General Manager of the Intercolonial Railway in regard to return tickets for the members of the Canadian Expeditionary Force. The telegram is as follows:

Moncton, N.B., 6th April. 1916. Hon. Dr. Reid,

Ottawa, Ont.

Yours 5th re transportation of soldiers. I assume this refers to officers and men of the Canadian Expeditionary Forces. The Canadian Government railways grant the same privilege as applies over all other railways in Canada, namely, on presentation of militia certificate officers and men are granted round trip tickets at first-class fare and one-third. Mailing you to-day copy of our fare notice number 217.

F. P. Gutelius.

That is the regulation in force at the present time. Possibly my hon. friend (Mr. Macdonald) had in mind something beyond that.

Mr. LEMIEUX:

I wish to correct a

statement which I made the other day in the House concerning Japanese immigration. In connection with a return of the Department of Trade and Commerce, during the discussion of the Estimates of that department, I stated that Japanese immigrants had come to Canada in very great numbers of late. On looking up the monthly statement I find that I made a mistake. I should have said that Japanese immigration, due to the war conditions prevailing both here and in Japan, had decreased; in fact, last year the decrease in immigration amounted to 419.

Mr. KEMP:

The hon .member for St.

John (Mr. Pugsley) asked me a question yesterday 'as to what I thought to be a clerical error in regard to a question which was answered a few days ago. It appears in Hansard of April 5, page 2,651. In answer to a question by the hon. member for Westmorland (Mr. Copp), " June 3 " was inserted. The answer should read " 1915-left July 3," instead of June 3.

Mr. PUGSLEY:

July instead of June?

Mr. KEMP:

July instead of June-a clerical error. .

Mr. TURRIFF:

I wish to draw the attention of the Government and of the hon. Acting Minister of Railways and Canals to the following telegram which I received this morning:

Esteven, Sask., April 6.

J. G. Turriff, M.P.,

Ottawa, Ont.

Canadian Northern line Estevan Carlyle blocked for several weeks and no effort being made to relieve serious situation; Lampman and other points out of coal; severe weather still prevails; please use your good offices to get line opened.

(Sgd.) Estevan Board of Trade.

There should not be much excuse, for no efforts having been made to open that line, because I brought this matter to the attention of the House repeatedly over two months ago, when the condition was very bad. The people had at that time been 25 days without 'a train and were suffering from lack of coal and food. This line connects with the main line from Winnipeg to Regina, and there should riot be any great difficulty in getting it opened.

The other railways in that part of the country have been running all winter. Four days is the longest tie-up at one time on any of them. So there i^ very little excuse for this condition of affairs. I brought this matter to the attention of the chairman of the Railway Commission this morning. They had advice of it, but not enough was done by the railway company. The acting Minister of Railways should get after the railway company, and see that they give some sort of accommodation to the settlers.

Mr. REID:

I will bring the matter to the attention of the Railway Commission, which the hon. gentleman knows is the only body that has authority to deal with matters of this kind. The Minister of Railways can only work through that board, in order to bring about any action that may be necessary. When the hon. member brought this matter to the attention of the House on a former occasion, information was given to him that everything that could be done by the railway itself and the Board of Railway Commissioners was being

done. The telegram he has read states that at present there is very severe weather in that part of the country, which is ho doubt the reason they cannot get the road open. I have the greatest confidence in Sir Henry Drayton and his fellow commissioners, and believe they will do everything possible to keep open every road in the country.