Sir WILFRID LAURIER.

I do not agree with my hon. friend on that. I do not think any argument has been advanced which will require any great effort to answer.

Sir WILFRID LAURIER.

There is nothing very extraordinary in that. Probably these are the figures in 1901. I gave the figures which were furnished to me, and I assume them to be the population to-day.

Sir WILFRID LAURIER.

I will give the figures exactly as I have them. In the district of Edmonton there are 60 post offices and in Strathcona of 95-a total of 155. In the district of Calgary there are 54, in the

district of Alberta 46, Medicine Hat 10_a

total of 110. Taking 15 from Strathcona and adding them to the south, I get 140 for the north and 125 for the south.

Sir WILFRID LAURIER.

I think I understand my hon. friend (Mr. Foster) now. There is the map there on tlie table, and be apparently is not satisfied with the information which he received from the department, but wants to have the identical document signed by the census officer.

Sir WILFRID LAURIER.

I said my impression was that the figures were for tlie population at present. I cannot carry these things in my mind from day to day; 1 received the information some time ago from the Census Department, and I sent it to the hon. the leader of the opposition. Subsequently other figures were placed in Sir WILFRID LAURIER.

my hand, which I gave yesterday, and my impression is that these figures are the population to-day. As, however, these figures have been challenged, we have taken the precaution to have them verified in the Census Bureau, and as soon as the figures c-ome here I will give the exact information.