Right Hon. W. L. MACKENZIE KING (Prime Minister) moved:

That the name of R. M. Johnson be taken from the list of members comprising the standing committee on Agriculture and Colonization and the name of O. R. Gould be inserted in lieu thereof; and that the name of R. M. Johnson be taken from the list of members comprising the standing committee on the Library of Parliament, and the name of H. H. Stevens inserted in lieu thereof; and that the name of T. W. Caldwell be taken from the list of members comprising the special committee on the Redistribution Bill and the name of L. W. Humphrey be inserted in lieu thereof; and that a message be sent to the Senate to acquaint

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their Honours that the name of Mr. Johnson has been taken from the list of members comprising the committee on the Library of Parliament, and that of Mr. Stevens inserted in lieu thereof.

Mr. SPENCER:

* L Is it the intention of the government to publish the report of the Davidson Commission?

2. If not: for what reason?

3. Did the report show that excessive profits had been made in war orders?

4. If so, what firms or individuals were implicated?

1. The Report of the Honourable Sir Charles Davidson, as a commissioner to investigate sales of small arms ammunition was published in 1917.

2. Answered by No. 1.

3. The report speaks for itself.

4. Answered by No. 3.

1. Was the Government Steamer Lambton lost last spring with all on board while attempting to place the lightkeepers in their respective stations on the north shore of Lake Superior for the season's operations?

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2. Was the tug Reliance wrecked last autumn while attempting to remove these lightkeepers from their stations at the close of the season's operations?

3. Has the government or the Minister of Marine and Fisheries received resolutions from the Sault Ste-Marie city council board of trade, or other public bodies, recommending certain safeguards to navigation on Lake Superior?

4. Is it the intention of the government to adopt any of the suggestions mentioned in these resolutions?

1. Yes.

2. No.

3. Yes.

4. They are at present receiving consideration.

1. What was the cost of maintenance per patient per day in each of the D.S.C.R. hospitals in Canada for the years 1921 and 1922?

2. What was the strength of the headquarters of the D.S.C.R. for year ending 1921, and year ending 1922?

1. Department of Soldiers' Civil Re-establishment.

Statement showing average cost per patient per day in each of the D.S.C.R. hospitals in Canada for the fiscal year ended March 31st, 1922, and for the period of nine months, ended December 31st, 1922.

Average Average

cost per cost per

patient per patient per

day,12 day, 9

months months

Institution ending endingGeneral Treatment March Decemberand Mental Hospitals 31st, 1922 31st, 1922Ste. Annes, Ste. Anne de Bellevue, P.Q $3 07 $3 04Camp Hill, Halifax, N.S 2 98 3 83Lancaster, St. John, N.B 2 97 3 09*Sydenham, Kingston, Ont... 3 42 3 53Christie St., Toronto, Ont. .. 3 41 3 64Euclid Hall, Toronto, Ont.. 7 51 7 85Brant Hospital, Burlington, Ont 2 72 3 40Westminster, London, Ont. .. 2 89 2 63Deer Lodge, Winnipeg, Man. 2 28 2 38Strathcona, Edmonton, Alta. 3 27 2 70Col. Belcher, Calgary 3 50 3 31Sunnyside, Calgary, Alta... 3 75 ClosedShaughnessy, Vancouver, B.C. 3 34 3 62Averages 3 16 3 27Tuberculosis Sanatoria Jordan Memorial, River Glade, N.B 4 19 4 30Laurentian, Ste. Agathe des Monts, P.Q 3 65 3 76Mowat, Kingston, Ont 4 81 3 19Central Alberta, Keith, Alta. 4 34 3 50Averages 4 16 3 62

^Closed January 1923.

2. The stall strength of the headquarters of the D.S.C.R. on the 31st of December, 1921, was 1,078, and on the 31st of December, 1922. 805.

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