. British Columbia Fishery Commission [microform] : report 1892. Fisheries; Salmon-fisheries; Pêches; Saumon. 272 MARINE AND FISHERIES. / that this refuse has created dysentery and typhoid fever, and its lodgment there was continually throwing up the microbes that produce the disease. These are their state- ments, and when these statements are made it is the duty of the Government to in- vestigate the matter.—A. In reference to that, Mr. Chairman, I would say that the Delta Landing, during four or five years, has had a sort of boom ; there are four or five times the people that were there, and
. British Columbia Fishery Commission [microform] : report 1892. Fisheries; Salmon-fisheries; Pêches; Saumon. 272 MARINE AND FISHERIES. / that this refuse has created dysentery and typhoid fever, and its lodgment there was continually throwing up the microbes that produce the disease. These are their state- ments, and when these statements are made it is the duty of the Government to in- vestigate the matter.—A. In reference to that, Mr. Chairman, I would say that the Delta Landing, during four or five years, has had a sort of boom ; there are four or five times the people that were there, and there is no provisiftn made for drainage. We have typhoid fever in-Victoria and Nanaimo and other places, and none of these people can say that it has been caused by refuse from fish, etc., and I do not see how these people can say it has been caused by offal from fish. We know very well that typhoid appears in the mountains as well as everywhere else. Q. Then y( u are of opinion that if it were to be thrown in mid-river you would accede to that demand ?—A. I am (|uite willing to help to make arrangements or do anything to do away with these complaints and troubles, if possible. Q. Then the fishermen complain that it goes down the river and passes out at Gurry Bush and gets into their nets, the heads and tails ?—A. Well, if canneries were not there the fishermen would not be either; a complaint of that kind should be put on one side, because if canneries were not there the fishermen would not be wanted. I am sure, and T speak not only for myself, but brother caiuierymen, that they will be only too glad to help meet the wishes of the Government, but they have interests as well as other people, and they feel they should be respected. Q. Well, there is another difficulty ; there are statutory enactments in all other parts of the Dominion against this practice, and if you are allowed to do it here otheis will say, why should we not, too?—-A. Well, we contend here that the
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