Return to an Order of the House of Commons, dated 21st February, 1883; - for a return of all information obtained through reports from officers of the government, correspondence with the Imperial Authorities or otherwise, in reference to the duration of the season of navigation at Hudson Bay, showing, in so far as has been ascertained, the dates at which the Straits are sufficiently open to admit of the passage of steamers or sailing vessels, the soundings, &c., &c