§ MR. BIGGARasked the Under Secretary of State for the Colonies, If he will take means to have a statement furnished to the public regarding the climate of Manitoba?
§ MR. EVELYN ASHLEYThere is already an abundance of statements, both true and official, available to the public. I would refer the hon. Member to the "Colonization Circular," issued by the Colonial Office, price 6d.; secondly, to the Statistical Abstract for the Colonial Possessions issued by the Board of Trade, where, on page 154 of the last edition, he will find a table for each of the 12 months of the average readings of the thermometer in Manitoba. Thirdly, I would refer the hon. Member to the hand-book of information relating to the Dominion of Canada, which is published by the Canadian Government with the sanction of the Secretary of State. There are a map and photographs bound up with it, and it can be obtained from the High Commissioner of Canada or any of the Canadian agents in this country gratis.