Mr. SMITH (Cumberland):

What steps, if any, have been taken by the government to give Nova Scotia its full representation in the House of Commons, as provided for under the terms of the British North America Act?

Mr. MACKENZIE KING:

The present representation of Nova Scotia and the other provinces of Canada in the House of Commons was fixed by this parliament, as provided for under the terms of the British North America Act, by statute 14-15, George V. chapter 63.

1. What was the total revenue of customs at entry port of Chicoutimi in the years 1926 and 1927, respectively?

2. What was the revenue collected in each sub-port in each of the above years, the subports being Port Alfred, Jonquiere, Hebertville, etc.?

3. What was the total revenue of customs entry at the port of Chicoutimi itself?

4. How many inbound and outbound ocean going steamers have reported to the customs port of Chicoutimi during 1926 and 1927, and what was the tonnage of each?

5. How many of above reported from the subport of Alfred (on Ha-Ha-Bay) and what was the respective tonnage?

Mr. EULER:

1, 2, and 3.

Statement of Revenue Collected by the Department of Customs and Excise. At Chicoutimi, Hebertville, Jonquiere, . and Port Alfred-during the Fiscal Years 1925-26

and 1926-27.

Fiscal Year 1925-26 Customs Excise Taxes Excise Sundry Total

Duties Duties Collections

* Chicoutimi $ 70,090 05 $ 39,285 57 $ 423 76

$ 109,799 38* Hebertville

98,332 29 37,483 41

135,815 70* Jonquiere

98,387 39 37,913 14 1,026 58 $ 209 49 137,536 60* Port Alfred.'.' .. .. 86,233 60 19,704 03

105,937 63Grand Total.. . .$ 353,043 33 S 134,386 15 $ 1,450 34 $ 209 49 $ 4S9.089 31

Fiscal Year 1926-27

** Chicoutimi $ 57,519 16 $ 50,711 48 $ 380 56

$ 108.611 20Hebertville

51.927 40 24.034 53

75.961 93Jonquiere

265,169 95 62,400 53 1,261 81 $ 120 00 328,952 29Port Alfred

370,330 29 96,493 25

466,823 54Grand Total.. ..I 744,946 80 $ 233,639 79 $ 1,642 37 $ 120 00 $ 980,348 96

* Outports under chief port of Quebec during 1925-26.

**Chief port from April 1st, 1926, with Hebertville, Jonquiere, and Port Alfred as outports.

4 and 5.

Port 1926 1927Inbound Outbound Inbound Outbound

Quan- Reg'd. Quan- Reg'd. Quan- Reg'd. Quan- Reg'd.

tity Tonnage tity Tonnage tity Tonnage tity TonnageChicoutimi, Que.... 4 5,924 4 5,924 2 2,664 31 55,005Port Alfred, Que. . 31 67,398 32 58,454 19 45,762 Total.. 56103-85 35 73,322 36 64,378 21 48,426 31 55,005

Questions

1. For how many days in the fiscal year 1926-27 was J. Reid Hyde employed in connection with, (a) the High Commissioner's office in Londpn; (b) the Department of the Secretary of State; and, (c) any other government department?

2. What was his remuneration per day?

3. What services did he perform?

Mr. RINFRET:

1. How many acres of school lands were sold at the recent sales of school lands in the province of Alberta?

2. How many acres of school lands were knocked down to Jos. A. McCallum, or to Mc-Callum agencies?

[Mr. Euler.

3. How many acres were knocked down to one A. Shandro?

4. Was the regulation initial payment made on each parcel of land sold or knocked down?

5. If not, how many parcels were knocked down on which no initial payment was received?

1. What is the total amount of money already loaned to the Chicoutimi Harbour Commission?

2. What was the total amount of money spent during the year of 1927 for dredging at Chicoutimi ?

1. None.

2. Answered by No. 1.

1. Did the government in 1911 purchase a double corner in the town of Merritt, British Columbia, for the purpose of erecting thereon a public building?

2. Did the government in 1911, or subsequently, appropriate a sum of $24,000 for the construction of said building?

3. If so, vras the building erected?

4. If not, how many times was this sum revoted ?

5. Has the government recently received representations from the board of trade of Merritt to renew this appropriation and proceed with the erection of this building?

6. If so, what decision has been arrived at?

1. No, but a site on the northeast comer of Granite avenue and Voight street was purchased in 1913.

Questions

2. No, but appropriations were granted as follows:

1911 12 $ 5,000

1912-13 10,000

1913-14 20,000

1914-15 25.000

1915-16 25,000

1916 17 25,000

3. No.

4. Answered by No. 2.

5. Yes.

6. The matter is under consideration.