1. President, $4,000 per annum; two other commissioners, $3,000 each per annum.

2. Actual out-of-pocket travelling or other expenses directly incurred in work of the commission.

3. $2,400 per annum.

4. Actual out-of-pocket travelling or other expenses directly incurred in work of the commission.

5. He was selected by the commission on personal knowledge of his qualifications.

6. The commission's records show no man bearing this name in their employ.

7. 8 and 9. Answered by No. 6.

Questions

1. How many cattle were slaughtered on account of being infected with bovine tuberculosis in the county of Laval-Two Mountains?

2. What is the total amount paid as indemnity to owners of cattle so slaughtered in the said county?

3. What is the total amount paid to owners of cattle slaughtered in the province of Quebec by virtue of the Animals Contagious Diseases Act?

1. 1929-30, Laval, 1,996.

1929-30, Two Mountains, 48.

2. 1929-30, Laval, $71,579.

1929-30, Two Mountains, $1,237.

3. 1929-30, $397,536.39.

1. How many cattle reacted to the tuberculin test in the Dominion of Canada during the fiscal year terminating March 31, 1930?

2. How many in each province, respectively?

3. From the amount of $2,450,000 voted in the estimates of 1929, Health of Animals, etc. (Vote No. 45, estimates 1929-30), what indemnity was paid in each province, respectively, to the owners of cattle slaughtered?

4. What was the average amount of indemnity paid for each animal slaughtered: (a) in connection with thoroughbred and registered cattle; (b) in connection with cross cattle?

Mr. MOTHERWELL:

1, 2 and 3 Indemnity

Reactors paid

Prince Edward Island. 192 $ 7,179 33Nova Scotia 51 3,000 10New Brunswick 24 1,260 00Quebec 10,944 397,536 39Ontario 3,527 162,953 25Manitoba 2,060 67,841 16Saskatchewan 345 12,832 79Alberta 62 2,774 66British Columbia.. .. 331 14,273 07* 17,536 $669,651 05

*The total of 17,536 reactors includes 347 slaughtered under the supervised herd plan for which no compensation is paid.

4. Average indemnity paid for pure breds, $77.10; average indemnity paid for cross cattle, $32.58.

Mr. BOULANGER:

Does the Canadian government receive any part of the head tax and passport fees charged to Canadians who emigrate to the United States ?

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Mr. RINFRET:

No passport is required by Canadian emigrating to the United States. No pant of the head tax or the immigration visa fee, paid to the United States government by Canadians who emigrate to that country, is received by the Canadian government.

Mr. GOTT:

What was the cost of: (a) repairing; and (b) maintaining, the Pelee island cables for the years 1927, 1928, 1929 and 1930 to date; (1) Leamington to Pelee island cable; (2) Kingsville to Pelee island cable?

1.

(a) (b)

1927.. S $501928.. 868 87 501929.. 1,400 11 501930 up to April 26.. Nil Nil1927.. $261 15 $501928.. 643 52 501929.. 414 57 501930 up to April 26.. Nil Nil

1. Who holds the position of district veterinary inspector at Montreal?

2. Is he at present performing the duties?

3. If not, why?

4. Is the salary being paid to him?

5. Does he occupy any other position in the government service ?

6. If so, what position?

1. Dr. J. O. Langevin.

2. Yes.

3. Answered by No. 2.

4. Yes.

5. No.

6. Answered by No. 5.

1. Has a site been purchased for a post office building in the town of Huntingdon, Quebec?

2. If so, what is the size of the lot and what price was paid?

3. Is it intended to eTeot the building this

year?

4. What is the estimated cost?

5. By whom was the selection of the site made?

1. No, but negotiations are in progress.

2. Answered by No. 1.

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3. If purchase of the site is completed the intention is to proceed with the preparation of plans for the erection of the buiLding.

4. Answered by No. 3.

5. Answered by No. 1.