March 19, 1902 (9th Parliament, 2nd Session)

Mr. SAM HUGHES (North Victoria).

Before proceeding with government business, Mr. Speaker, I wish to draw the attention of the government to an item which appears
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in tills evening's ' Citizen,' to the effect that small-pox has developed among our boys in South Africa. The item is as follows
Small-pox has developed in the second section of the Canadian mounted rifles, and the troops are said to be in quarantine at Durban, and likely to remain there for three months.
Relations, in Ottawa, of hoys with the contingent have received no word of them since they left and the fact goes to confirm the rumour that they are in isolation pending the btamping out of the disease.
I would ask the government if they have any information on this subject ?