Hon. W. R. MOTHERWELL (Minister of Agriculture) moved:

That the following special committee be appointed to inquire into agricultural conditions throughout Canada: Messieurs Bouchard, Caldwell, Clifford, Elliott (Waterloo South), Gardiner, Grimmer, Ham-mell, Lanctot, McKay, McMaster, McMurray, Milne, Munro, Robinson, Sales, Sinclair (Queen's, P.E.I.), Stansell, Sutherland, Tolmie.

Mr. SPEAKER:

As no notice has been

given, the motion may be adopted only by leave of the House.

1. How many immigrants have been refused admission to Canada?

2. From what countries did these people come?

Hon. Mr. STEWART (Argenteuil):

Statement showing rejections of immigrants, by nationalities, at ocean ports, and along the International Boundary, during the fiscal year ended March 31, 1922:

International Ocean

African, South Boundary 5 Ports 1 Totals 6Albanian 13 13Arabian 9 1 10Argentinian 2 1 2Armenian 83 84Australian 13 1 14Austrian 731 2 733Belgian 61 7 68Bermudian 1 1Brazilian 15 15Bulgarian 67 67Chinese 16 227 243Cuban 11 11Czecho-Slovak 46 4 50Dutch 64 1 65Egvptian 2 2Finnish 230 7 237French 103 9 112German 189 3 192Great Britain and Ireland English 827 133 960Irish 113 4 117Scotch 114 15 129Welsh 7 1 8Greek 470 19 489Hawaiian 1 1Hebrew- Hebrew, N.E.S 2 8 [DOT] 10" Austrian.. .. 4 4" German.. .. 1 1" Hungarian .. 1 1" Lithuanian . 9 9" Polish .. .. 15 98 113" Roumanian.. 38 38" Russian. .. 9 102 111" Ukrainian .. 50 50Hindu 9 1 10Hungarian 189 1 190Italian 1,419 198 1,617Jamaican 10 10Japanese 13 3 16Jugo-Slav 102 22 124Luxemburg 1 1Maltese 108 108Mexican 26 26Negro 7 7Newfoundland 11 5 16New Zealand 4 4Persian 3 3 6Polish 731 14 745Portuguese 12 12Philippino 2 2Roumanian 242 31 273Russian 1.433 18 1,451Scandinavian,- Danish sc 2 58Norwegian . 75 2 77Swedish 156 8 164Spanish 142 4 146Swiss 37 1 38Syrian 186 7 193Turkish 71 5 76Ukrainian 19 19U.S.A. Citizens 10,264 4 10,268West Indian 3 10 13Totals 18,553 1.083 19,636

1. What revenue was received by the Dominion Government from the sale of-

(a) Fishing permits.

(b) Grazing leases.

(c) Wood permits.

Questions

for the years 1919, 1920, 1921 and 1922, respectively, in the forest reserve of Moose Mountain?

2. What revenue was received by the Dominion government from the sale of-

(a) Coal royalties.

(b) Leases on coal lands.

in the lignite coal area in Southern Saskatchewan for the years 1919, 1920, 1921 and 1922, respectively?

1.

1918-19 1919-20 1920- *21 1921-22(a) Fish permits.. .. nil nil $863 00 $ 564 00 (b) Grazing permits. . .$590 65 $1,025 25 901 20 1,001 45 (c) Wood permits .. .. 254 60 566 05 415 35 398 20 2. (a) 1919.. ., 3,193 051920.. .. 2,573 321921.. .. 2,703 411922.. .. 3,309 86(b) 1919.. .. ..$ 3,701 551920.. .. 2,795 951921.. .. 6,117 731922.. .. 3,191 56

1. Is the Great North Western Telegraph Company virtually owned or controlled by the federal government of Canada ?

2. If so, are all officials of the federal government instructed to send and receive, if possible, all messages by this company?

3. If such instructions have not been issued to said officials, what is the reason for their not being so instructed ?

1. Yes.

2 and 3. Although up to the present no general instructions have been issued, officials of the federal government are expected, wherever practicable, to make use of the Canadian National Telegraphs for public business.

1. Are all officials of the federal government of Canada instructed to send and receive, where possible, all parcels by Canadian National Express, thus swelling the government's receipts?

2. If not, why?