Mr. LALOR.

Then, do I understand the minister to say that he leases the fishing rights in one of these immense lakes for a term of twenty-one years for $10 a year, and also some of the rivers at the same rate ? That must be a surprise to the country as well as to some of the hon. gentlemen's supporters who sit behind him. He might as well give it away for nothing, because $10 a year does not amount to anything. It seems to me a ridiculous state of affairs that fishing licenses are given away in that manner. I am surprised that the gentlemen who sit behind the hon. minister do not rise and condemn that sort of thing.

Mr. LALOR.

What is the size of one of these lakes-Great Slave lake, for instance ?

Mr. LALOR.

The minister, In answer to my remarks, said that his supporters would condemn it if it were true, but it is not true. Would he please explain in what way it is not true ?

Mr. LALOR.

And there are men employed in these particular counties to fill these bunkers with baskets. I never heard of such a thing before, nor do I think anyone else did either. I am informed there is one place where they do it, but I have had no experience there. They say that they do that in China.

Mr. LALOR.

It is somewhat novel to find large vessels of this kind loading coal with baskets. I have seen a good many boats of various kinds, but I have yet to see a boat that you could not load by some other means than by carrying with baskets, and I would like to ask the minister to explain it.

f Mr. PREFONTAINE. If the hon. gen-'tleman will allow me-he is under a completely wrong impression. We do not load these boats with coal ; they are not colliers, we load the bunkers.