1. The entire county of Prince Edward and that part of Murray township in the county of Northumberland, which lies south of the Murray canal and adjacent to the county of Prince Edward.

2. 24,184.

3.

(1) Upon receipt of a request from the government of any province and upon compliance with the provisions of these regulations the government of Canada will, whenever it appears desirable to the Minister of Agriculture so to do, assist in the eradication of bovine tuberculosis from a restricted area in the manner hereinafter provided.

(2) Applications may be made to the Dominion Department of Agriculture by the Minister of Agriculture of the provincial government, stating that the province is desirous of federal aid in the eradication of bovine tuberculosis from a restricted area, upon and subject to the provisions of these regulations, and stating: (a) the location and boundaries of the proposed area; (b) the approximate number of cattle within it; (c) that a majority consisting of at least two-thirds of the cattle owners in the proposed area are in favour of having their cattle tested for the eradication of tuberculosis, and (d) that the provincial government whenever requested by the federal department of agriculture will assist in the enforcement of these regulations by conducting prosecutions of persons accused of obstructing or refusing to assist federal inspectors engaged in the work of testing cattle, and persons who, in any way, refuse to obey the regulations made hereunder.

(3) Upon the approval of the federal Minister of Agriculture of any such application, a proclamation may be published in the Canada Gazette constituting the proposed area a restricted area within the meaning of these

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regulations, whereupon all provisions of these regulations shall apply to said restricted area.

(4) The said area shall be a quarantined1 area in so far as bovine tuberculosis is concerned. Cattle may only be moved into or out of the area under the following conditions:-

(a) Fully accredited cattle accompanied' by a certificate of a veterinary inspector may enter the area without test.

(b) Cattle from herds under the supervision of the health of animals branch for the eradication of tuberculosis may enter the area without test if accompanied by a certificate signed by a veterinary inspector showing the date of the last test.

(c) Other cattle intended to remain within the area shall be subjected to the tuberculin test by a veterinary inspector or approved veterinarian before admittance to the area.

(d) Cattle for entry into the area for exhibition purposes or other temporary stay, not covered by sections (a) and (b) shall be subjected to the tuberculin test by a veterinary inspector or approved' veterinarian before admittance to the area.

(e) Cattle for immediate slaughter consigned to approved slaughter-houses only may be brought into the area without test, but shall not be allowed to come in contact with other cattle and shall be kept isolated on the premises until slaughtered.

(0 Cattle in transit across the area by rail shall not be unloaded except at a point designated for that purpose where they may be kept from contact with other cattle within the 4 area.

(g) Cattle shall not be driven across the area by road unless special permission has been obtained in writing from the Veterinary. Inspector in charge of the area.

(5) Owners of cattle within the area will be lequired to assist the veterinary inspectors making the test by assembling the cattle when requested and giving whatever additional help as may be reasonably expected. Owners when requested must furnish meals and bed for the inspector while conducting the test.

(6) Suitable transportation from farm to farm within the area for the officers of the health of animals branch must be provided by the provincial government.

(7) Use of syndicate or joint bulls will be permitted in herds that are equally free from disease but not otherwise. For instance a bull from a herd that has contained reactors shall not be used in a herd that has passed a clean test.

(8) All cattle within the area shall be submitted to the tuberculin test as soon as practicable by veterinary inspectors or accredited veterinarians*; and shall be retested whenever deemed necessary by the veterinary director general.

(9) Reactors to the test shall be marked for identification and shall be disposed of by slaughter under inspection forthwith. '

(10; Compensation for reactors slaughtered by order of the veterinary inspector duly authorized under the act may be granted as provided in sections 6 and 7 of the Animal Contagious Diseases Act.

(11) Compensation will not be paid for reacting grade bulls, steers, or animals affected with lumpy jaw.

(12) The feeding of animals within a restricted area on by-products of cheese factories, skimming stations and butter factories is prohibited, unless the said by-products have first been sterilized by heat.

An accredited veterinarian for the purposes of these regulations means a veterinary practitioner authorized by the veterinary director . general to conduct tests under the regulations of the health of animals branch.

1. Yes.

2. (a) Mrs. Cora E. Black; (b) Five years from June 1, 1927.

3. $6,540.

4. June 1, 1932.

5. (a) Yes; (b) June 1, 1927.

6. The various departments interested.

7. Answered by No. 5.

1. What is the total quantity of butter: (a) imported into Canada from Australia and New Zealand since the signing of the Australian treaty; (b) what quantities were imported into each province since the signing of the treaty?

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2. What is the total quantity of cheese imported into Canada from Australia and New Zealand since the signing of the treaty: (a) what quantities were imported into each province since the signing of the treaty?

3. When was the dumping clause applied to these products ?

4. On what date, if any, did the dumping

clause cease to exist?

Mr. EULER:

1 and 2:

Statement of Imports of Butter and Cheese From Australia and New Zealand Entered for Consumption in Each Province of Canada From October 1st, 1925, to January 31st, 1928.

Item and Province Oct. 1st, 1925, to Mar. 31st, 1926 Apr. 1st, 1926, to Mar. 31st, 1927 Apr. 1st, 1927, to Jan. 31st, 1928 Total, Oct. 1st, 1925, to Jan. 31st, 1928Butter: From Australia:- Lb. 222,376 28,056 445,648 1,081,528 56.000 84.000 567,894 Lb. Lb. Lb. 222,376 28,056 956,480 1,275,000 84.000 84.000 970,786

411,544 151,472 28,000 99,288 42,000

210,308 192,584

2,485,502 801,324 333,872 3,620,698

From New Zealand:-

266,000 548,744 1,138,200 219,738 359,034 1,763,531 68,600 195,946 4,288,265 485,738 2,775,778 2,957,443 68,600 235,665 8,619,392

868,000 55,712

39,719 1,379,535

2,951,592

2,342,966 4,904,536 7,895,114 15,142,616

Cheese: From Australia:-

270 18 3,132 3,420

270 18 3,132 3,420

From New Zealand:-

15 137,441 137,456

15 137,441 137,456

3. The Department ascertained first in February, 1926, that butter imported from Australia was subject to dumping duty on account of the application of the Patterson scheme which became effective in Australia January 1st, 1926. Instructions were then issued as to the assessment of special duty on such importations. The department has no record of the application of dumping duty to butter from New Zealand, or cheese from Australia or New Zealand.

4. Section 6 of the customs tariff, 1907, is still in force.

1. Who were applicants to the Post Office department or to the Civil Service Commission

for the position of postmaster at Hartland, New Brunswick, rendered vacant by the death of postmaster J. E. McCollom?

2. By what persons or organizations was each applicant recommended?

3. Who, if any, of such applicants were returned soldiers?

4. What applicants were appointed or recommended by the Civil Service Commission?

5. Which recommendations or appointments were rejected by the Post Office department, and on what grounds?

6. Which appointment or recommendation was accepted by the Post Office department?

7. Did anybody consult personally, or by letter, rvith the Postmaster General or Post Office department at Ottawa in reference to such applications, and if so, on behalf of what applicant or applicants?

8. If so, what grounds were presented by said party or parties on behalf of such applicant?

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9. Was any recommendation made to the said party or parties to the postmaster general, or to any official of his department on behalf of any applicant by the liberal committee at said Hartland ?

1. Sarah Catherine Currie.

Edward Wallace Laskey.

J. Stirling King.

Edward Albert Britton.

Frank Hagerman.

2. E. A. Britton-Kenneth W. Keith.

O. I. Clark.

J. U. Montgomery.

Frank A. Acton.

A. G. Baker.

Rev. C. LeRoi Mooers. Major H. Priest-man.

Miss S. C. Currie-W. Steadman Smith.

Kenneth W. Keith.

I. A. J. Ward.

M. L. Hayward.

A. G. Dickinson.

R. J. Potts.

F. Hage-rman-H. Ward Ginson.

A. F. Campbell.

C. J. Dunphy.

Albion R. Foster.

J. S. King-A. E. Plumer.

M. G. Harmer.

George Jackson.

E. W. Laskey-Garnett W. Birmingham. C. G. Anslow.

Wendal P. Tedlie.

H. N. Boyer.

F. E. Sayre.

A. D. McCain.

3. Edward Albert Britton.

4. Edward Albert Britton.

Sarah Catherine Currie.

Edward Wallace Laskey.

5. (a) Edward Albert Britton. Unsuitable on account of age and in interest of public service; (b) Sarah Catherine Currie. Unsuitable.

6. Edward Wallace Laskey.

7. Postmaster General consulted parties in Hartland regarding Mr. Britton and Sarah C. Currie.

8. Representations were received to the effect that Mr. Britton and Sarah C. Currie were unsuitable on grounds of age or of character or general qualifications.

9. Yes.

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Quebec 4

Ontario 10

Alberta 1

Total 15

2. None. Agents are not employed who are known to be using narcotics at the time of engagement and, should it be subsequently learned or suspected that such an agent is addicted to narcotics, every effort is made to restrain the usage until the case or cases under investigation are completed, when he is immediately released.

If an agent is engaged who is known or even suspected of having, at some previous time, been so addicted, he is placed in the hands of an experienced and reliable officer of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and works entirely under his immediate supervision, and his movements and actions are checked by police officers, who give corroborative evidence when required.

3. None.

1. What federal taxes does the Bell Telephone Company pay per annum?

2. What federal taxes does the provincial owned government telephone systems pay (a) in Manitoba, (b) in Saskatchewan, (e) in Alberta?

Mr. EULER:

It is contrary to the practice of the department to give information which would disclose the business of an individual concern.

1. What is the name of the contractor who has the contract for carrying mail on Corkery rural route No. 1, in the county of Carleton?

2. What were the names of those who tendered for this work and the amount of their respective tenders?

3. When does the contract expire?

4. WTill tenders be called for at the expiration of the present contract?

5. What complaints, if any, were made to the department during the last twelve months regarding delivery under the present contractor ?

1. Wm. J. Egan.

2. Tenders were last invited for this service in January, 1920, when the following were

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received: Michael Kennedy, Corkery, $900 per annum; Frank Forrest, Corkery, $1,000 per annum, provided post office was transferred to his charge.

The contract which was awarded to Michael Kennedy at $900 per annum has since, by regular transfers and renewals, passed into the hands of Wm. J. Egan.

3. March 31, 1932.

4. As this contract has still four years to run, the probable action on its expiration has not yet received consideration.

5. Only one complaint on file into which inquiry was instituted and adjustment made.