Illustrated Guide To The House Of Commons Of Canada Microform

Author : Canada. Parliament. House of Commons
Publisher : Washington : Historical Documents Institute, [19--]
ISBN 13 : 9781234959647
Total Pages : 318 pages
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Download or read book Journals of the House of Commons of Canada [microform] written by Canada. Parliament. House of Commons and published by Washington : Historical Documents Institute, [19--]. This book was released on 2012-01-03 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Book may have numerous typos, missing text, images, or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1904. Excerpt: ... 3 EDWARD VII. APPENDIX No. 2 A. 1903 CANADIAN IMMIGRATION IN 1902 House Of Commons, Committee Room 34, Tuesday, May 19, 1908. The Select Standing Committee on Agriculture and Colonization met here this day at 10 o'clock a.m., Mr. Douglas, Chairman, presiding. Mr. James A. Smart, Deputy Minister of the Interior, was present, by request of the Committee, and examined upon the immigration of the year 1902, as follows: -- The Witness: --I suppose the members of the Committee, many of whom were here last year, would not care to have the same course followed this year as has been in the past, as far as many of the details are concerned. It seems to me to be unnecessary to go into n great deal that has been gone into in past years. By Mr. Wilson: Q. We would like to have the details of the latest changes in Ireland and elsewhere; we understand you have been completely reorganizing the system over there this year. THE GENERAL DIVISIONS OF IMMIGRATION WORK. A. I was going to say, I would bring to your attention simply the changes which have taken place during the past year, and tell you some of the results of our work in pursuance of the government's immigration policy. It might be well, however, to follow the same system of dividing the subject into the same divisions as were made in former years, namely, the work in Canada, our work in Great Britain, Ireland and on the Continent, and in the United States, making three divisions of the work. In connection with our work at home in Canada, few changes have been made, in Bo far at all events as the staff or our system of management is concerned. Mr. Frank Pedley, who was formerly our superintendent of immigration, resigned his position, as you are aware, to become Deputy Minister of Indian Affairs. He has been succeeded by Mr. W. D. Scott, who...