Hon. Mr. LAPOINTE: (Minister of Marine and Fisheries)
Liberal
1. No.
2. See answer to No. 1.
Subtopic: LUMBER IMPORTATIONS FOR WELLAND CANAL
1. No.
2. See answer to No. 1.
1. No lumber for use on construction work in connection with the Welland canal was purchased by the Montreal harbour board.
2. Answered by No. 1.
1. Was there a grain elevator commission appointed by the government in the spring of 1922? If so, what was the purpose in view?
2. What were the names, addresses and occupations of the members of this commission?
3. Have they made a report to the government?
4. If so, has the report been published?
5. If no report has been made, when does the government expect to receive a report from the commission?
1. No.
2. Answered by No. 1.
3. Answered by No. 1.
4. Answered by No. 1.
5. Answered by No. 1.
1. Are the Montreal harbour masters, appointed by the Montreal Board of Trade, paid by the government?
2. If so, what are their respective salaries?
Hon. Mr. LAPOINTE:
1 & 2. The harbour masters for the harbour of Montreal are not appointed by the Board of Trad? -or paid by the government.
1. Does the product known by the name of "Metagen" put up by the Park and Davis Company contain
vitamines as advertised?
2. If not, will the use of this product be prohibited by the government?
Hon. Mr. BELAND.
1. Biological tests have shown that "Metagen" contains vitamines.
2. Answered by No. 1.
*Mr. MEIGHEN:
Is it the intention of the government to recommend to Parliament repeal of the closure rules adopted in 1913?
Hon. Mr. MACKENZIE KING:
I may answer this question orally by saying no.
1. How many bushels of wheat were shipped from Canada to Great Britain in the years 1912, 1913, 1919, 1929, 1921, 1922?
2. How many bushels of wheat were shipped from Canada to the United States, to France, to Italy, to Germany, to Belgium, and to Holland, in the same years ?
Hon. Mr. BUREAU:
1 and 2:
Exports of Canadian Wheat to Countries Specified, during the Fiscal Years ended March 31 1912
1913, 1919, 1920, 1921 and 1922 '
Country 1912 1913 1919 1920 1921 1922Bushels Bushels Bushels Bushels Bushels BushelsUnited Kingdom
United States 60,343,037 997,662 77,722,465 9,834,530 45,469 37,317,648 1,992,409 1,235,509 1,039,273 51,426,131 6,661,588 5,045,000 2,757,174 29,294,612 42,324,894 5,051,461 21,048,458 1,832,739 14,069,843 6,976,125 92,498,351 16,592,797 1,111,752 10,298,424 1,219,257 4,069,245 2,585,885
890,003 1,696,953 429,485 777,614 3,072,736 1,162,636
Belgium 4,198,288
Questions
1. Was James Russel, of Newcastle, New Brunswick, employed at any time by the Fisheries branch as warden on the River Miramichi?
2. If so, when was he discharged from the service, for what reason, and was any official investigation held in connection with his removal from the service?
1. He was employed as a temporary fishery guardian.
2. February 21st, 1923, as work on which he was employed was then finished. There was no investigation nor was there any reason for one.