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

That the special committee appointed on Thursday, February 19, to consider and report upon Bill No. 2, to amend and make operative certain provisions of the Copyright Act, 1921, be composed of the following members: Messieurs. Chevrier, Healy, Hocken,

Hoey, Irvine, Ladner, Lewis, McKay, Prevost, Raymond, and Rinfret.

1. With whom was the contract made by the Canadian National Railways for the construction of a golf course at Jasiper?

2. What has been the cost to date of this golf course, including liabilities outstanding and unpaid?

3. Is it a fact that considerable of the material provided and work done has been destroyed by wind and other causes, and if so, what is the estimated amount of the loss so sustained?

4. What was the expense of the seed purchased and from what company was it purchased?

5. Is it a fact that the seed has been largely blown away?

Questions

1. No contract made for construction.

2. $124,290.47.

3. No.

4. $4,895.82. Steele Briggs Company, Limited, Winnipeg.

5. No.

1. With whom was the contract made by the Canadian National Railways for the construction of a golf course at Minaki north of Kenora on the Canadian National Railways?

2. What has been the cost to date of this golf course, including liabilities outstanding and unpaid?

1. Messrs. Riley & Reid.

2. $94,631.41.

1. What number of emigrants have come to Canada during 1923 and 1924 respectively?

2. From what country of origin did they come, and

in what provinces were they settled?

1. 1923, Calendar year, 137,320; 1924, Calendar year, 124,450.

2.

B p* " Nationality 1923

N.S. N.B. P.E.I. Que. Ont. Man. Sask. Alta. B.C. Y.T.African, South 4 6 28 12 1 2 Albanian 5 1 Armenian 6 87 306 3 1 Australian 2 1 17 19 19 4 Austrian 3 1 11 LQ ?8 Belgian 16 8 161 977 11 q 40 33 14 Bermudian 3 1 Brazilian Bulgarian 15 15 117 3 8 4 1 Chilian Chinese 3 5 64 153 25 96 67 398 Cuban 1 Czecho-Slovak 13 45 1 547 577 558 104 68 21 Dutch [DOT] 1 1 92 353 104 55 169 23 East Indian 1 29 Egyptian 1 1 1 Esthonian 1 7 14 1 2 2 6 Finnish 6 4 586 4,797 41 51 80 454 French 18 3 1 125 93 26 27 14 17 German 15 3 55 250 129 535 244 27 Great Britain and Ireland- English 700 258 29 3,635 19,165 6 266 1 613 1 572 2 545 Irish 54 33 3 1,299 4,269 1,763 '310 '243 '256 1Scotch 247 145 4 3,339 13,485 4,395 798 1,304 1,389 1Welsh 34 8 1 98 434 208 63 94 46 3Creek 8 1 37 173 29 16 24 6 Hebrew- Hebrew, Is.E.S 2 10 313 203 263 15 13 20 " Austrian " German 1 1 1 " Polish 5 2 2 347 693 73 29 35 21 " Russian i 5 678 332 248 98 58 6 Hungarian 15 1 15 9 113 9 Italian 294 8 2 834 3 507 291 147 517 462 Jamaican 4 19 1 Japanese 1 3 1 18 381 Jugo-Slav 12 11 64 335 110 124 24 34 Latvian 2 1 2 5 2 Lettish 1 2 i 2

Totals

6

97

1,368

163

1

1,934

30

33

6,019

1,258

35,783

8,231

25,107

294

3

1,207

1,426

6,062

404

12

e

6 63 20 87 15 10 3 2048 6 3 25 2 1 453 20 115 9 1 3 1511 13 17 20 403,545 343 1 365 815 16 7 28 20 5,1401 3 8 5 4 10 311 4 541 64 452 1.442 1,023 630 465 40 4,15719 8 153 275 160 247 97 6 9654 4 284 63 93 2,342 46 16 2,852Scandinavian- 16 72 207 204 179 100 225 22 1,0251 22 3 266 10 273 198 274 354 188 365 2 1,67012 11 391 825 646 351 242 817 3,29514 21 2 2 3917 1 414 143 747 99 79 27 1,52721 9 88 89 4 17 7 2355 5 1021 118 125 502 46 4 8161 2 23 40 6 5 7 17 1011 3 2 6West Indian 5 3 10 19 1 385,155 1,101 47 15,229 54,762 18,114 8,983 6,060 7,555 7 117,013" from U.S.A ... 314 483 66 3,014 6,231 1,328 3,164 3,774 1,895 38 20,307Total immigration 5,469 1,584 113 18,243 60,993 19,442 12,147 9,834 9,450 45 137,320

[Mr. Robb.I

5 Nationality so o 1924

N.S. N.B. P.E.I. Que. Ont. Man. Sask. Alta. B.C. Y.T. Totalscr " African, South 1 26 42 6 3 4 15 Albanian 1 1 Armenian 4 3 52 273 4 1 1 Australian 5 5 15 38 7 6 15 80 Austrian 5 1 17 25 22 21 Belgian 18 17 227 1,036 97 55 45 9 1,504Bermudian Brazilian 1 Bulgarian 2 4 45 49 36 31 Chilian 3 Chinese 1 1 1 Cuban Czecho-Slovak 3 2 72 624 1 922 134 99 Dutch 26 3 1 171 850 '357 120 252 East Indian 2 47 Egyptian 1 1 1 Esthonian 4 8 1 3 21 28 Finnish 61 44 955 4,313 56 50 104 540 French 5 3 187 73 14 24 28 17 German 10 1 60 718 276 956 501 38 2,560Great Britain and Ireland- English 429 356 11 3,558 115,766 1,824 1,846 1,958 2,525 3 28,276Irish 218 206 5 2,732 5,594 618 491 528 268 Scotch 175 200 7 2! 597 9,706 1,097 782 1,445 1,295 1 17!305Welsh 14 13 146 644 86 66 176 126 1 271Greek 3 4 52 110 9 7 19 ii 215Hebrew- Hebrew, N.E.S 17 1 399 309 97 29 14 25 891" Austrian 1 2 3" German 1 1 210 5 194 535 49 15 16 4 828" Russian 22 28 1,697 926 472 231 190 138 3 704Hungarian 27 2 2 180 488 327 72 9 1 107Italian 51 53 490 1,518 243 26 127 168 2*676Jamaican 4 4 1 0Japanese 3 1 2 18 486 Jugo-Slav 5 5 20 426 1 291 217 49 70 Latvian 3 2 6 6 i 18Lettish 1 1 2Lithuanian 7 64 16 33 12 19 4 Luxemburg 38 4 2 20 3 3 70Maltese 1 28 29Mexican Negro 10 i 10 13 34Newfoundland 1,121 53 2 209 204 2 10 6 22 1.629

New Zealand

_ Persian

jS Polish

Portuguese

Roumanian

Russian

Scandinavian-

Danish

Icelandic

Norwegian

Swedish

Spanish

Swiss

Syrian

Turkish

Ukrainian

U.S.A. Citizens, via ocean ports.

Venezuelan

West Indian

Immigration, via ocean ports. " from U.S.A

Total Immigration.

1

39

24

1

2,632

2,732

56

15

1,145

1,386

16

147

162

376

384

372

5

10

16,018

2,132

18,150

3

1

155

2

641

90

37 10

18

47,115

5,046

52., 161

1. How many Chinese have entered Canada during the calendar year 1924?

2. Of those entering, how many came as: (a) members of the diplomatic service and their servants; (b) Canadian or naturalized Chinamen returning to Canada from a visit abroad; (c) merchants; (d) students; (e) under section 9, chapter 38, of the Chinese Immigration Act, 1923?

3. How many Japanese landed in Canada according

to Canadian government returns during the calendar year 1924 ? ;

4. From what ports did they leave?

5. At what ports did they land?

6. How were they classified as to: (a) occupation; (b) sex?