§ MR. WHATMANasked the Under Secretary of State for the Colonies, Whether any plan or proposal is in progress for the extension of the Canadian Railways westward to British Columbia and the Pacific?
§ MR. KNATCHBULL-HUGESSENSir, my hon. Friend is aware that by the terms of union between Canada and British Columbia, Canada undertook to secure the commencement, within two years, of the railway to connect British Columbia with the Canadian railway system. Certain surveys have already been made, and no doubt exists of the readiness and determination of the Canadian Government to carry out the undertaking.