MARQUESS of TULLIBARDINEasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what is the number of emigration agents and sub-agents employed in Great Britain and Ireland by or on behalf of the Canadian Government at the present moment; and whether they are paid a fixed salary or by results?
Mr. HARCOURTI understand that there is no emigration agent or sub-agent employed in Great Britain and Ireland, by or on behalf of the Canadian Government, except the following:—Mr. John McLennan, Liverpool; Mr. L. Burnett, York; Mr. Andrew O'Kelly, Birmingham; Mr. A. F. Jury, Exeter; Mr. M. McIntyre, Glasgow; Mr. W. D. Cumming, Aberdeen; Mr. E. O'Kelly, Dublin; Mr. J. Webster, Belfast. All these officials are paid by a fixed salary, and not by results.