Cannot the morning and afternoon reports from Quebec and Toronto be sent until arrangements are made for the midnight observations ? (No. 47.-Copy.) Very respectfully, &c., (Signed,) H. W. HOWGATE, Acting Signal Officer & Assistant. H. W. HOWGATE TO DR. C. SMALLWOOD. WAR DEPARTMENT, OFFICE OF THE CHIEF SIGNAL OFFICER, WASHINGTON, D.C., August 24th, 1871. DEAR SIR,-In reply to your favor of the 14th instant, I am directed to say, that your request to be supplied with the synopsis and probabilities will be brought before the Secretary of War, and it is believed his decision will be favorable. The Chief Signal Officer also directs me to thank you, in his name, for the energy with which you have co-operated with this office, and for your efforts to extend the service throughout the Dominion, but he is so deeply impressed with the necessity of having the reports from the points named by you, similar in substance and in form to those made by the regular observers, that he desires to know whether all or any of them cannot be had in full, and in the same cipher as those of United States. The names of such as can make full and regular reports are desired, as also information as to what action is necessary to ensure such reports from all desired points. The Chief Signal Officer is unwilling, except in a case of the greatest necessity, to complicate the formal reports of the office with those made casually and irregularly. Very little additional labor would be required to fill up the forms in proper shape after making the observation referred to in your letter. Please give me the location of * Cape Rosier and of *Sackville, as neither of them are on our office maps. Hoping to receive a speedy reply, I remain, &c., (Signed,) H. W. HOWGATE, (No. 48.-Copy.) DR. C. SMALLWOOD TO HON. P. MITCHELL. MONTREAL OBSERVATORY, June 12th, 1871. HONORABLE AND DEAR SIR,-I have only this day concluded arrangements with the Montreal Telegraph Company, in connection with the Signal Office of the War Department of the U. S., for the transmission and reception of their reports. I have submitted to the Montreal Telegraph Company the request of your's of the 30th May last, and they will send on reports to Ottawa at two cents per word. As to the hours of transmission, I cannot yet positively state the hour, until final arrangements are made with the Signal Office at Washington. The whole of the observations received and transmitted will be in Washington mean time, which of course I must correct for your local time at Ottawa. Immediately upon the receipt of final instructions from Washington, I shall lose no time in advising yon of the arrangements. Would you kindly state if the services as above would be satisfactory to you. Believe me, &c., (Signed,) C. SMALLWOOD * Have found them both since the above was written. H. W. H. (No. 49.-Copy.) THE DEPARTMENt of Marine and Fisheries to C. SMALLWOOD, M. D. OTTAWA, 20th June, 1871. SIR, I have to acknowledge receipt of your letter of the 12th inst., addressed to the Minister of Marine and Fisheries, in reference to the transmission of the weather reports from Washington. With reference to the rate charged by the Montreal Telegraph Company, I beg to inform you that the Department has no funds at its disposal at present, with which to defray the expense of telegraphing at the rate referred to. I have to request that you will be good enough to inform me how probably be required to be sent to make a report intelligible. many words would The Department does not consider it advisable that any messages should be sent in the meantime until further information is obtained. Enquiries are now being made as to whether the Telegraph Company would, in the interests of science and the public welfare, transmit messages either free or at nominal rates, and when this has been ascertained I will again communicate with you. (Signed,) I am, &c., WM. SMITH, Deputy of Minister of Marine, &c. (No. 54.) RETURN To an ADDRESS of the SENATE, dated 23rd April, 1872; For Copies of all Correspondence with the Imperial Government, or with any person or persons since the 28th February, 1871, in relation to the question of "Copyright," as well as to that of "Reprinting British Copyright Works in Canada." Also a Return shewing the amount of duty collected upon copies of British Copyright Works imported into the Dominion from, the United States, during the fiscal year 1870-71, and shewing further, the amount of such duties as have been paid to the Author or Authors of such Works; and further, a Return stating at what dates and periods, with reference to the dates of publications, lists of works which are copyright, are transmitted from the proper Department in London for the guidance of the proper Department for collecting the duty on copies of such copyright works in this Country. To an ADDRESS of the SENATE, dated 10th April, 1871; For a Return of all the cases in the Dominion of Canada, in which sentences of corporal punishment have been carried into effect, with a statement of the ages of the criminals, the nature of the offences committed, the names of the Judges, Magistrates or Justices who passed the sentences, the number of the lashes ordered to be administered in each case, the instrument with which they have been inflicted, and of the time which elapsed between the infliction of the punishment and the discharge of the prisoner. By Command. J. C. AIKINS, Secretary of State. DEPARTMENT OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE, OTTAWA, 16th April, 1872. [In accordance with the recommendation of the Joint Committee on Printing the above Returns are not printed.] (No. 56.) RETURN To an ADDRESS of the HOUSE OF COMMONS, dated 20th May, 1872; For copies of Tenders for the supply of Coal Oil for Lighthouse purposes for the years 1870, 1871 and 1872, with the reports of the Inspectors on Samples. By Command. DEPARTMENT OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE, J. C. AIKINS, Secretary of State. (No. 57.) RETURN To an ADDRESS of the HOUSE OF COMMONS, dated 23rd May, 1872; For all correspondence between the Government and the Lieut.-Governor of Manitoba, and the North West Territories, and generally all reports and representations made to the Government, having reference to the introduction into the North West Territory, by persons not being British subjects, of intoxicating drinks, arins, ammunition and other supplies, for sale or disposal to natives of the said Territory and others residing therein. To an ADDRESS of the HOUSE OF COMMONS, dated the 20th May, 1872; For a copy of the Laws of Manitoba, enacted during the last Session of the Local Legislature, relating to the registration and qualifications of Electors, and the constitution of a Supreme Court. By Command. J. C. AIKINS, Secretary of State. DEPARTMENT OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE, OTTAWA, 29th May, 1872. [In accordance with the recommendation of the Joint Committee on Printing, the above Returns are not Printed.] |