MR. KINNAIRD said, he would beg
to ask the First Lord of the Admiralty,
If he has received any official
Communication from the Government of the
Dominion of Canada respecting the
prospects, on arrival at Quebec, of the
Artizans and Labourers who were last year
discharged from the Royal Dockyards and
Ordnance Factories, and who are now
proceeding to Quebec in the "Crocodile"
and "Serapis;" and, if so, whether he
would have any objection to lay the
Communication upon the Table of the House?
MR. MONSELL: In answer, Sir, to
my hon. Friend, I have to inform him
that a Despatch such as he inquires
about has been received from the
Governor General of Canada. He states that
the emigrants sent out by the Admiralty
will have the same facilities afforded to
them as other emigrants that arrive in
Canada. There is a tax imposed on
emigrants for emigrant hospitals; that
tax will probably be dispensed with in
their favour by the Government of the
Dominion. Government emigration
agents will meet them at Quebec, and
will give them all the assistance and
information necessary for them. The
Government of Ontario gives free grants
of land to emigrants, and the
Intercolonial Railway will probably afford
employment to any that may wish for it.
There is no objection to presenting a
Copy of the Despatch [Dispatch?] if my
hon. Friend will move for it.
