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

With the consent of the house I should like to move:

That notwithstanding section 2 of standing order 6, this house shall not be adjourned at six o'clock on Wednesday, May 22nd instant, and on every subsequent Wednesday until the end of the present session.

That means that we shall adjourn at six o'clock to-night, but on Wednesday of next week we shall sit in the evening.

1. What was the amount of sockeye fry released in the Skeena river, the Naas river, and Rivers inlet, in each year since the inception of the Department of Fisheries?

2. What quantity of soelceye spawn has been taken annually from the Skeena river, lakes

Year Number

1903 3,450,000

1904 4.000,000

1905 4,267,900

1906 3,784,450

1907 4,125,750

1908 8,946,950

1909 11,782,200

1910 12,089,000

1911 12,556,470

1912 12,367,500

1913 11.430.430

1914 11,843.200

1915 13,822,613

1916 13,544,257

1917 9,699,350

1918 12,166,010

1919 8,096,000

1920 8,834,000

1921 12,325,095

1922 9,416,279

1923 16,018,178

1924 18,237,993

1925 14,620,510

1926 14,061,850

1927

1928 16,284,870

and tributaries, and placed in the lakes, and tributaries of the Fraser river, giving places taken from in the Skeena watershed and where placed in the Fraser river watershed?

3. What, if any, other varieties of salmon spawn were so transferred, with quantities of each variety each year?

1. Distribution of sockeye in the Skeena river watershed-sockeye salmon eggs, fry, advanced fry, fingerlings and older fish:

Distribution of sockeye in the Naas river, nil; distribution in waters in the rivers inlet district-sockeye salmon:

Year Number

1906

1907 7,577,000

1908

1909

1910

1911 11,436,000

1912

1913

1914

1915

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1917

1918 13.694.000

1919 2,908.800

1920

1921

1922 16,929,885

1923

1924 13,408,253

1925

1026 18.169,754

1927

1928

2. Salmon spawn taken from the Skeena river watershed and watershed.

Number

rear Where Taken Distributed1907 Lakelse lake waters 100,0001915 Babine lake waters 3,360'0001916 Babine lake waters 2.840,0001920 Babine lake waters 6,587,0001921 Babine lake waters 5,893,7201924 Lakelse lake waters 7,674.0001925 Lakelse lake waters 5.000.000Lakelse lake waters 2,300,0001926 Babine lake waters 2.485,000Lakelse lake waters 5,000,000Lakelse lake waters 2,110.000Lakelse lake waters 5,014,5001927 Babine lake waters 4,957,0001928 Babine lake waters 4,004*075

transferred to the Fraser river

Where Distributed Bon Accord hatchery. Stuart lake hatchery.

Stuart lake hatchery.

Stuart lake hatchery. Stuart lake hatchery. Quesnel district waters. Quesnel district waters. Qhesnel district waters. Stuart lake waters.

Stuart lake waters.

Quesnel district waters. Nadina river-Francois lake. Stuart lake waters.

Stuart lake waters.

3. Varieties of salmon other than sockeye were not transferred from Skeena watershed to Fraser river watershed.

Mr. MacDONALD (South Cape Breton):

, 1. What work was done on the public building at Glace Bay during the past year and by whom was such work done?

2. What was the revenue of the Glace Bay post office for the years 1922 to 1928, inclusive?

3. How many persons are employed in the Glace Bay post office?

4. What are their names and salaries?

5. How many letter carriers are employed ii: connection with Glace Bay post office?

6. Of the number, how many are returned soldiers?

Questions

1. Installation of hot water furnaces, A. Almon; rewiring of building, Arthur & Conn; repairs to plumbing, A. Almon; repairs to pavement, light and curb, P. McCasikill.

2. Fiscal year ending 31st March:

1922 $17,758 601923

17,658 541924

18,185 191925

16,502 011926

15,891 321927

14,964 171928

18,343 133. 14.

4.

J. R. Burchill $2,400

J. D. Caimeron 2,100

F. J. Keliher 1,080

Miss N. E. McLeod 1,080

Miss A. F. Cullen 720

Donald Gillis 720

J. R. Cameron 1,080

L. G. MacCorrison 1,080

P. M. McKinlay 1,080

G. J. O'Neill 1,080

G.-D. Walker 1,080

Chas. Weeks 1,080

J. B. McNeil 1,080

E. J. Rogers 1,080

5. 8.

6. 5.

1. What is the name and the address of the gentleman recognized by the minister, resident engineer, or other officer of the Department of Public Works, as having the patronage of the county of Pictou during the year 1927 and part of 1928?

2. Who succeeded to the patronage of the county during the latter part of 1928 and 1929?

1. There is no individual so recognized.

2. Answered by number 1.

1. How many acres are contained in the government property in Toronto township known as the Long Branch Rifle Ranges?

2. Is it the intention of the government to

offer this property for sale? _

3. What was the acreage sold in 1925, if any?

4. Who was the purchaser?

5. What was the purchase-price and terms of payment?

6. What amount, if any, has been paid in actual cash?

7. What amount of principal and interest remains unpaid?

1. 377.54 acres.

2. No.

3. 28.28 acres.

4. Hiibbs & Hubbs Ltd., Toronto, Ont.

5. Purchase price, $40,073.95. Terms, initial payment, $10,073.95; semi-annual payments- nine, of $1,000 each. Balance payable December 31, 1930. Interest on unpaid balance at six per cent per annum.

6. $20,149.13.

7. Balance of principal unpaid, January 1, 1929, $24,975; balance of interest unpaid, January 1, 1929, nil.

mr. t. l. cory-travelling expenses

Mr. MACDONALD (Richmond-West Cape Breton):

What amount of travelling expenses have been drawn during the calendar year 1928 by Mr. T. L. Cory, of the Department of the Interior ?

Mr. MOTHERWELL (for Mr. Stewart, Edimonton):