Hon. J. A. ROBB (Minister of Finance) moved:
That a message be sent to the senate to acquaint their honours that this house has added the name of Mr. MacLaren to act on the part of the House of Commons as a member of the joint committee of both houses on the restaurant.
Motion agreed to.
(Questions answered orally are indicated by an asterisk).
1. How many hogs were slaughtered in the recent hog cholera epidemic in Essex county?
2. How many hogs were immunized or treated ?
3. What is the policy of the department relative to reimbursement?
4. When is it expected, the vote having been exhausted, that reimbursement of losses will commence ?
5. What is the approximate loss to the hog raiseTs?
6. What is the approximate loss to the country in, (a) salaries; (b) expenses; (c) allowances made to farmers; (d) other allowances or expenditures?
1. 6,318.
2. 11,736.
3. In order to prevent tihe spread of infection -hogs which are infected or are suspected of being infected with hog cholera and those which are in actual contact with infected hogs on the same premises are ordered to be slaughtered and the carcasses burned or deeply buried.
The Minister of Agriculture -may order compensation to be paid for hogs ordered to be slaughtered.
The hogs are valued by the inspector, the maximum valuation allowed under the Animal Contagious Diseases Act being $50 for a pure bred registered hog and $15 for a grade hog. The compensation payable is two-thirds of the valuation placed upon the hog by the Inspector.
No compensation is payable for hogs which have died and compensation may be withheld if the owner has violated the hog cholera regulations.
The veterinary inspector may at his discretion serum treat and quarantine hogs on 7S594-394
infected premises, which have not been in direct contact with diseased hogs, provided they have normal -temperatures, and can be fitted for the block within a period of three months.
These hogs may only be removed for slaughter by license and no compensation is paid for them.
4. As soon as further funds are made available.
5. The total of the valuations placed on hogs slaughtered is $67,164. The total amount awarded in compensation is $44,776. Accordingly the loss to the hog raisers on account of animals slaughtered presumably amounts to $22,388.
6. Assuming that the words "loss to the country" mean "cost to the country" the answer is as follows, (a) $5,937; (lb) $8,038; (c) $44,776; (d) $7,100.
Mr. DE-SLAURIERS: 1. How many young immigrants from the British Isles entered Canada during the fiscal year 1927-28? 2. What was the cost, per capita, of said young immigrants? 3. What share was assumed by the Canadian government in the -agreement concluded between Great Britain, Canada -and certain provinces in connection with the $5,000,000 to be expended during the period of ten years, and with the object of allowing young immigrants between the ages of 14 and 20 to settle on lands in Canada? 4. What provinces are especially interested in said agreement? 5. What was the per capita cost in cash, assistance or otherwise to the Canadian government for the 8,500 harvesters of 1928? 6. How many of them settled in this country?
1. The total number of British Juvenile immigrants was 2,070.
2. Approximately $45.
3. Canada's maximum advances in loans under the boys' land settlement scheme are not to exceed $2,000,000 for the ten-year period covered by the agreement.
4. Ontario, Manitoba, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia.
5. No cost to the federal government.
6. Upwards of 2,000.
Mr. BARBER:
How many Japanese entered Canada during the calendar years 1927 and 1928, (a) as immigrants, male and female; (b) as other than immigrants?
Questions
Mr. FORKE:
(a) Calendar Adult Adult Children under 18 TotalYears Males Females Years 1927.. . . 124 285 102 3111928.. . . 149 272 114 535Ob) Fiscal Adult Adult Children under 18 TotalYears Males Females Years 1926-27.. . .. 751 201 248 1,2001927-28.. .. 644 165 214 1,023
The non-immigrant figures for the two fiscal years cover only persons with Canadian residence returning from visits abroad. Returns for tourists and persons in transit are not compiled and non-immigrant figures are not available by calendar years.
Mr. KENNEDY:
What survey work has been done on Peace pass, the Pine pass or the Monkman pass, by the Department of Railways and Canals or the Canadian National railways during 1928, with reference to ascertaining the relative merits of each as a route for a Pacific railway outlet for the Peace River country?
Mr. DUNNING:
Reconnaissance surveys have been made by ithe Canadian National railways during 1928:
1st, for a line intended to go through the Peace pass on the north side of the Peace river in the area of the Peace River block; also
2nd, for a line between Pouce Coupe and Hudson Hope and Fort St. John; and
3rd, for a line between Monkman pass and Pouce Coupe.
1. How long has the post office savings bank division been in operation?
2. How many post offices in each of the last five years have taken savings deposits?
3. How many post offices are there in Canada where the postmaster or postmistress are getting over $200 a year?
4. What has been the aggregate amount placed in the post office savings bank during each of the last five years?
5. What was the highest interest ever paid?
6. When was it reduced?
7. What was the reason for the reduction?
8. What is the maximum any person can deposit annually?
9. What is the maximum any one can have in post office savings, and on which they can receive interest?
1. Since April, 1868.
2. 1924, 1,345; 1925, 1,369; 1926, 1,365; 1927, 1,367; 1928, 1,355.
3. 5,900.
LMr. Barber.)
4. 1924, $7,118,912; 1925, $4,089,059.97; 1926, $3,508,288.52; 1927, $3,178,563.92; 1928, $3,090,163.81.
5. 4 per cent.
6. October, 1889, reduced to 3J per cent; July, 1897, reduced to 3 per cent.
7. Recommendation of the Minister of Finance in each case.
8. $1,500.
9. $5,000.