Hon. HL GH GUTHRIE (Minister of Militia and Defence):

Mr. Speaker, with the IMr. J. D. Reid.l v

unanimous consent of the House I beg to move:

That the special committee appointed to consider and report upon the question of what memorials, if any, should be erected on the battlefields of the late war be empowered to send for persons and papers and to report from time to time.

These words vs'ere omitted from the previous motion.

1. What departments of the Government operate their own printing plants, independently of the Department of Public Printing?

2. How many men are employed in these independent plants?

3. What were the reasons for establishing a printing plant in connection with the Department of Militia and Defence?

i. Do these reasons still exist?

5. In view of the reduction in printing of all departments through the operations of the Editorial Committee, does not the Government think the time has arrived when all Parliamentary and Government printing should be done at the Government Printing Bureau?

1. Civil Service Commission, Justice, Militia and Defence.

Civil Service Commission.

2. One.

3 and 4. No information.

5. The Commission's printing plant was originally established because it was found that in no other way could the absolute secrecy be secured which is essential in the preparation of the papers set in examinations held by the Civil Service Commission. It would not therefore be in the public interest to return to the practice of having these papers printed in the Government Printing Bureau.

Department of Justice.

1 and 2. A small printing press is kept in the Kingston Penitentiary on which a few

of the forms used in Penitentiary work are printed. The work done is small and is performed by convicts. Not more than two are required and then only intermittently. Department of Militia and Defence.

2. Nine in the Militia Press until demobilization is completed.

3, 4 and 5. Owing to the large amount of urgent printing necessary during the war, the Departmental Press was established, with the knowledge of the King's Printer. This was simply a war measure, and will be discontinued as soon as demobilization is completed.

1. With whom was the insurance on the Roumanian orders financed by the Dominion Government and arranged by the Dominion Trade Commission placed?

2. At what rate was this insurance effected?

3. In what companies was this insurance effected?

4. What firms or individuals were asked to compete for this insurance?

1. With Messrs. Jones and Procter Bros. Ltd., Toronto.

2. The marine insurance was effected at from 52.33 cents per $100 to $1.14.89 per $100, the rate varying according to the nature of the goods, class of vessel, port of shipment and season of the year.

3. In the following companies: Etna Insurance; American Eagle; American; American Merchant; Automobile of Hartford; Bankers and Shippers; Boston; Camden Fire; City of New York; Baltica; Commercial Union; Concordia Fire; Continental; Crawley Dixon and Bowring; Eagle, Star and British Dominion; Federal; Fidelity P'henix Fire; Fireman's Fund; Firemen's; Franklin Fire; Glen Falls; Globe and Rutgers; Great American; Hanover Fire; Home; Hudson; Imperial Marine Transport and Fire; Importers and Exporters; Indemnity Mutual Marine; Jefferson; Liber ty Marine; Marine; Massachusetts F. & M.; National of 'Copenhagen; Niagara Fire; Norske Lloyd; North Atlantic; Northern Assurance; Northwestern National; Norwegian Atlas; Norwegian Marine and Transport; Pacific Marine; Phoenix Assurance Company of London; Phoenix Insurance Company of Hartford; Providence Washington; Queensland; Royal Exchange Assurance; Royal; Second Russian; Security; Springfield Fire and Marine; St. Paul Fire and Marine; Standard Marine; Switzerland General; Thames and Mersey

Marine; Union Hispano Americana de Seguiros; Union Insurance of Canton; Washington Marine; Westchester Fire; Western Assurance; Yangtize; Yorkshire.

4. The firm of Messrs. Jones & Procter Bros., Ltd., wias instructed by the commission to place the 'business with companies registered in Canada, where possible, provided the cost of the insurance did not exceed what it could be obtained for elsewhere, (which naturally means the marine markets of the (world-London and New York-and this practice has been carefully followed.

Mr. MAYRAND:

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1. Who is the postmaster at Louiseville?

2. What is the amount paid to him, as salary, commission, or any other form, during last year?

3. Who is in charge of said post office?

4. What is his salary?

5. Is there any other employee there paid by the Government? If so, what is his salary?

6. How many tons of coal were purchased by the Government for said post office during last year?

1. Mrs. G. R. Lafonfcaine.

2. Salary and allowances, $1,310.11.

3. Mrs. G. R. Lafontaine.

4. Answered by No. 2.

5. G. A. Lafontetine, temporary caretaker, salary $45.83 per month.

6. 19 tons, 1,800 pounds at $13 a ton, $258.70.

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1. Has a Deputy Postmaster been appointed to the post office at Edmonton, Alberta?

2. If so, when?

3. Where is he from?

4. On whose recommendation?

5. Is it a promotion?

6. Has the principle of merit been observed?

1. Yes.

2. 14th April, 1920.

3. Postal Department, Winnipeg.

4. Promoted by the Civil Service Commission on the recommendation of the Chief Post Office Superintendent and with the approval of the Postmaster at Edmonton.

5. Yes.

6. Yes.