Right Hon. ARTHUR MEIGHEN (Prime Minister) moved:

That the Orders in Council P.C. 2483, dated October 23, 1920, and P.C. 2652, dated November 1, 1920, in respect to changes in the organization of the Law Branch of the House; and also, the recommendation of the Civil Service Commission with respect to the compensation for certain positions on the staff of the House; the whole pursuant to subsection (1) of section 45B of the Civil Service Amendment Act, 1919, be approved.

1. Was foundation stock for a herd of Guernsey cattle on the Experimental Farm, Nappan, purchased by the Department of Agriculture, during 1919 or 1920?

2. If so, what was the 'breed, age and price of the said cattle, from whom were they purchased and what are the respective addresses of the persons from whom they were bought?

3. What was the total expense in regard to the animals purchased respectively in Canada and in the United States in regard to transportation, commissions and exchange?

4. On whose advice and recommendation were the animals purchased?

1. A foundation herd of Guernsey cattle was purchased for the Experimental Farm, at Nappan, N.S., in the year 1920.

2. As noted above the breed was Guernseys. The age and price of animals and name and address of persons from whom they were purchased were as follows:

A. Bought from C. S. Houghton, Stan-nox Farm, Holliston, Mass. (1) 7 years "Segne Christine of the Isle", $600; (2) 4 years "Queen of Sherburn", $400; (3) Heifer calf from "Queen of Sherburn", $200; (4) 7 years "Princess of Stannox", $900.

B. Bought from Mixter Farms, Gilbert-ville, Mass. (1) 3 years "Mixter Princess," $2,000; (2) 1 year "Mixter May Rayder," $2,000.

C. Bought from H. Corning, Chegoggin, N.S. (1) 6 years "King's Blanche of Hillside" $2,000; (2) 4 years "Princess Daisy of Hillside," and calf., $600; (3) 4 years "Cabbage Rose of Hillside" and calf., $1,000; (4) 3 years "Princess Dairymaid" and calf., $400.

3. Transportation on lot bought in Canada, $42.80; transportation on lot bought in United States, $185. No commission or exchange.

4. These animals were selected and purchased by the Director of Experimental Farms, Ottawa, and the Superintendent of the Experimental Farm, Nappan, N.S.

1. Did the Government pay transportation charges on hay, straw or other fodder for live stock in the southern portions of the provinces of Saskatchewan or Alberta during the winter of 1919-1920?

2. If so, what amount of transportation charges were so paid?

3. To what transportation company or companies was said freight paid and how much to each company? -

1. Yes, on certificates issued by the Provincial Governments.

2. In all to date an expenditure of $897,196.15 has been incurred in transportation charges on hay, straw and other fodder for live stock, and also on the transportation of live stock from dry areas to feed areas and return. Of this amount $429,927.12 is collectible from the provinces of Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba, being 50 per cent of the freight charges on shipments under certificates issued by them. It is not possible to give the amount for freight-charges on feed alone.

3. The following will be the amounts paid to the different companies in connection with the transportation of feed and live stock:

Canadian Pacific Railway.. . .$556,402.82 Canadian National Railways.. 228,101.26 Grand Trunk Pacific Railway.. 75,152.91 Edmonton, Dunvegan & British

Columbia 197.25

Total $859,854.24

Of this amount, as stated above, 50 per cent is collectible from the provinces of Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. An amount of $37,342.15 has also been paid to the province of Alberta, being 50 per cent of freight charges in connection with the movement of stock under certificates issued by them. This makes a total expenditure by the Dominion Department of Agriculture on account of freight charges for the movement of feed and stock for the winter 1919-20 of $467,269.27.