Mr. INGRAM.

Explain.

Mr. ANDREW B. INGRAM (East Elgin).

I beg leave to move the second reading of Bill (No. 2) to amend the Dominion Elections Act, 1900. I may say that this deals with the form of ballot that was used in the last general election. Hon. gentlemen will remember that, in counting up their votes, they found a number of ballots that were blank-had no mark on them at all.

1. Upon how many engines have the Wabash Railway Company paid duty on repairs during the year 1900?

2. What were the numbers on each engine repaired, what were the repairs and the amount of duty paid the government on each engine so numbered during the year 1900?

3. What was the total amount of duty paid the government by the said company for the year 1900 on engines repaired?

4. Did the government employ an expert mechanic to value the repairs and new parts supplied to said engines, in order to arrive at the proper amount of duty to be paid? If not, what method was adopted?

5. Did the government, or any member of the government, receive any complaint from any quarter regarding the Wabash Railway Company being allowed to repair their Canadian engines in the United States? If so, what was the nature of said complaints?

Mr. INGRAM asked :

Is it the intention of the government to establish a Canadian mint? If so, where and when?

1. Is It the intention of the government to bring ba^k the remains of all those Canadian soldiers who lost their lives in South Africa?

2. Is it true that the graves of all those who have fallen are located and properly recorded in order that relatives and friends may know where to find them?