Right Hon. W. L. MACKENZIE KING (Prime Minister) moved:

That the name of Mr. Descoteaux be substituted for that of Mr. Gauvreau on the select standing Committee on Agriculture and Colonization, and for that of Mr. Trahan on the select standing Committee on Banking and Commerce.

Hon. Mr. BELAND:

This question has

been on the order paper for a long time, and I might say to my hon. friend that I was under the impression that the Department of Customs or the Department of Trade and Commerce would supply the information sought. I find, however, that these departments are not concerned with the matter referred to in the question. I shall make inquiry, and I think

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perhaps under the regulations of the Health department we can ascertain the country of origin. I promise my hon. friend an answer at the next sitting of the House.

Question stands.

1. When was the Margaree River Salmon Fisheries Association formed, and what are its relations, contractual or otherwise with the Department of Marine and Fisheries?

2. What were the names of the members of the association in 1921?

3. Was any change made in the membership of the association in 1922? If so, at whose instance?

4. Were any persons, members of the association in 1921, deprived of their interests or shares in the Association, or in the proceeds received from the Department of Marine and Fisheries in the year 1922 by reason of any action of the department or any officer thereof, in the year 1922?

5. Has any claim been made to the Department of Marine and Fisheries by any persons, for a share of the payment agreed to be made to the association by that department, which has been disallowed? If so, who are the persons and what are the reasons for such disallowance?

6. Has the Department of Marine and Fisheries at the instance of any member of parliament, changed the membership of such association?

7. If so, who was such member of parliament?

Hon. Mr. LAPOINTE:

The answer to these questions will be contained in the return moved for by Mr. Hocken for Mr. Hanson on the 14th instant.

ST. ANNE-ST. CHARLES TELEGRAPH Mr. HANSON:

1. What were the revenues from the telegraph line between St. Anne and St. Charles, in the county of Chicoutimi, during the past five years?

2. What were the revenues of the same line between St. Charles and Peribonka during the same period of time?

3. What were the expenses for the maintenance and salaries on each of these sections during the same years ?

4. Does the government know that the length of this line there is a telephone system which serves all the parishes and which is in direct communication with all telegraph offices of the district, and that consequently the existence of this telegraph line has become absolutely useless from all standpoints?

5. Is it the intention of the government in these circumstances to discontinue immediately the maintenance of these two sections of telegraph, which have no reason for existing from the standpoint of public interest and economy?

1. $323.47.

2. $23.13.

3. Ste. Anne-St. Charles, $4,201.90; St. Char-les-Peribonka, $4,774.85.

4 and 5. Yes, and as the telephone system supplies all accommodation required in the

district, negotiations are in progress with the view of disposing of this branch line at an early date.

Mr. FANSHER:

What are the names of the producers of crude oil, in Lambton county, Ontario, who received a bounty on crude oil, and what amount of bounty did each receive during the last fiscal year for which returns are complete?

Hon. Mr. ROBB:

List of producers of crude oil, whose wells are located in the county of Lambton in the province of Ontario, and the amount of bounty paid to each during the fiscal year ending March 31st,

1923:

Anderson, J. II $1,060 26

Anderson Bros. & Thompson .. .. 1,535 70

Armstrong, J. E 2,145 61

Atkinson, John 8 89

Anderson, George 8 78

Atkinson, Wm 18 70

Barrett, C. H 691 72

Brock, Thos. A 916 36

Bradley, R. N 129 79

Bridges, E. 0 16 08

Barnes, John 30 77

Braybroolc, J. F

161 16Baker, Jas. D

39 24Bailey, John

114 11Balls' E. H

36 86Bowles, Herbert

156 85Boges, Melville

134 31Bidwell Oil & Gas Co

83 89Big Win Oil Co

66 57Byers, R. & Sons

483 76Crocker Parks Oil Co

1,417 28

Canadian Oil Producing & Refining

Co

3.907 22Canada Crude Oil Producers .. .. 2,427 41Canadian Oil Companies

19 53Chesher, Geo

143 93Cann, John

287 81Carlton, W. G

373 71Coulter, James

96 74Corporation Town Petrolia

297 91Dempsey, James

106 77Donald, George

713 48Dennis, H. S

231 83Dowler, C. E

8 07Duncan Bros

1,101 19Davis, Alex

60 72Edward, Estate, A. C

177 34Edward, F. H

1,788 32Elliott, Henry

64 40Elliott, C. H

141 16Elliott, Kenneth

97 01Fairbanks Estate, J. H

7,014 30Fowler, John

54 72Font, Maurice

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Finn, W. W 33

Gregory, Henry 202

Goudie, John 355

Gillespie, Wm 128

Heal, John 178

Houston Estate, King 527

Hastie, Wm 101

Hiilis, Jas. J. & Sons 920

Hardy, Chas 29

Howlett, Fred 328

Howell, Harold H 91

Holmes, D. A 65

Hamlin, Samuel 12

Ivinson, T. C 8

Inland Oil & Gas Co 198

Jackson, Wm 279

Jackson, L. H. & R. B. Morningstar 271

Joseph, Mrs. Esther 331

James, G. E 633

Johnston, Thos 170

Jewell, Daniel 555

Kerr Estate, J. J 3,104

Kerr, Ross 811

Kelly, J. E 711

Kettle, Robert 280

Kirk, Elmer 40

Lucas, Colonel 71

Loxton, Thos 189

Logan, Leslie 23

Lambton Oil Syndicate 21

Lewis, Estate, J. J 459

Logan, Herbert 26

Lambton Oil Company 76

Mott & Mitchell 923

Learn, Chas 71

Mutual Oil Producing Co 1,979

Maw, F. N 40

Miller, W. W 109

Miller, Silas 41

Metcalfe, J. N 148

Miller, Frank J 202

Mott, E. J 254

Mills, John 98

Maitland, Jas. B 31

Morris, Geo 251

McGillivray, G. A. & Co 751

McDonald, F. D 180

McAlpine, T. A 26

McLellan, James 129

McCrie, Wm.' 17

McKay, John 65

McManus, Alex 38

McManus, J. A 4

McDougall, D. J 240

McPhedran, John 11

McLellan, Peter 40

McFarlane, Wes 112

McMahon, A. A 33

McDougal, Alex 141

McRury, Alex 90

Morningstar, Leslie 794

Napper, Fred

29 01Niblock, R

40 62Ontario Lands & Oil Co

3,496 90Osborne Oil Producers

366 82Parks, E. M

574 60Portsmouth, Thos

62 50Paul, John D

37 99Peat & Ward

21 28Powers, Edward

27 72Rainsberry, Walter

243 79Rainsberry, N. J

66 69Rawson, Andrew

462 31Robinson, John

92 29Rowe, George

42 45Ruckle, Harry

53 18Redwick, W. 0

22 83Schumacker, B. W

1,315 21Smith, T. E

154 00Sprcule, Bros

372 36Sanson, Mrs. C. E

77 98Sproule & Johnston

270 70Stonehouse Bros

249 04Saulsbury, J. L

9 27Stamm, David

32 16Stevenson, Lorenzo

147 75Shaw, Henry

503 43Strangway, Howard

71 07Telsey, Abram

3,165 08Union Natural Gas Co

2,144 70Watt, P. J

493 07Wallen, A. C

351 95Wallen Estate, John

268 11Wallen & Wallen Estate

564 66Woodward, John & Sons

22 99Woodward, John

107 04Warwick, Jos

912 80Woodward, John

565 22Wilson, Wm

235 70Wilson, James

36 18Welsh, Mrs. Thos

56 98Yerkes, Carlton

215 83Young, W. E

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1. How many ships owned by the Canadian Merchant Marine are on the Great Lakes?

2. How many of the said ships are being used in the Grain Trade at the present time?

3. Are any or all of them under lease to other firms or persons?

4. If so, to whom?

5. What rate are they charging from (a) Fort William to Bay Ports; (b) Fort William to Port Col-borne; (c) Fort William to Buffalo; and (d) between Port Colborne and Montreal?

6. What is the highest rate charged this year on each of the above hauls?

7. What is the lowest rate charged this year on each of the above hauls?

8. What was the highest rate charged in the year 1922 on each of the above hauls?

9. What was the lowest rate charged in the year 1922 on each of the said hauls?

71

62

89

46

50

99

94

47

22

40

07

15

50

79

20

46

93

38

91

43

95

83

52

93

70

30

33

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10. What was the highest rate charged in the year 1921 on each of the above hauls7

11. What was the lowest rate charged in the year 1921 on each of the above hauls?