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

I promised hon. gentlemen opposite last night that I would lay on the Table to-day the correspondence between the government and the High Commissioner with respect to the London building. The correspondence is being copied and I hope to have it on the Table before the House rises. I might mention one circumstance in connection with the matter. Hon. gentlemen will realize that as between myself and the High Commissioner there are many letters which deal with a large number of topics and which are written sometimes with a good deal of freedom of expression. I doubt whether it would serve any useful purpose to have those letters placed in full on the Table of the House, but I assure the House that any facts relative to the building will be brought down.

Mr. MEIGHEN:

I presume that the

Prime Minister proposes laying on the Table the actual contract.

Mr. MACKENZIE KING:

All the correspondence that has passed between the government and Mr. Larkin will be laid on the Table.

Mr. MEIGHEN:

But I mean the contract; it has nevOt been submitted.

Mr. MACKENZIE KING:

Yes, certainly.

Mr. PRESTON ELLIOTT (Dundas):

I

desire, Mr. Speaker, to present the petition of the Rev. John D. Cunningham, M.A., one of the plaintiffs in the action of Cunningham et al. versus Pidgeon et al. protesting against the petition filed praying for the passing of an act to incorporate the United Church of Canada on the ground that the said petition is not in conformity with the standing orders of this House.

1. What were the total rents paid during each year by tenants of the building at the northwest corner of King and Yonge streets, Toronto, and purchased by the Canadian National Railways, for the years 1920, 1921, 1922 and 1923?

2. What were the taxes payable on the said building and the ground on which it is erected for each of the said years?

3. What rental was charged the Grand Trunk Railway Company for its tenancy of a portion of the said building for each of the said years?

1. At date of expropriation, February 23,1923, the following annual rentals were in

force:

Grand Trunk Railway Co.-

Ground floor $32,500

First floor 1,090

Other tenants

Ground floor 22,200

Other floors 20,782

As leases have fallen in the entire building has been gradually taken over for railway purposes. For this accommodation the Canadian National Railways are being charged the following rentals:

Entire ground floor and basement.. $54,215 Upper floors 41,931

In purchasing property Imperial Bank had been obliged to take over certain improvident leases on the upper floors on which they estimated their loss to be $20,000 per year. The rental charged the railway for the upper floors is computed at $3.00 per square foot per annum, which is the same rental as the railway has been paying for premises elsewhere.

2. So far as the department is aware there has been no change in assessment and the taxes payable in 1923 were $18,000.

3. On expiration of lease former owners increased Grand Trunk rental by $5,000 in December, 1922, for privilege of remaining another year. Grand Trunk rentals prior to increase $28,500; subsequent to increase $33,500.

1. How many reports, bulletins, or other publications were issued by the Department of Agriculture, in each of the last five fiscal years, and what was the total cost of same in each year?

Questions

2. What amount was paid by the Department of Agriculture for advertising during the first nine months of the fiscal year 1923, and to whom were these payments made ?

1.

Number of publications, Number

of all kinds, printed Cost Distributed

1919- 20 2,509,750 872,199 78 2,394,4441920- 21 2,554,300 78,906 56 1,957,5631921- 22 3,043,550 88,868 63 3,082,2311922- 23 3,794,150 93,224 00 2,978,2851923- 24 2,463,800 63,513 82 2,624,600

(8 months)

2. Amount. Name and City.

$ 25 00 Canadian Veterinary Record, Toronto.

208 02 Canada Gazette (London), Montreal.

901 20 Canada Newspaper Co., London, Eng.

4 90 Cochrane Morning Post, Cochrane.

5 00 Daily Times Journal, Ft. William. *51,290 28 James Fisher Co. Ltd., Toronto.

69 00 Herald Printing Co., Miami, Man.

2 70 Herbert Herald, Hebert, Sask.

2 72 Independent, Grimsby.

1 32 Independent, Biggar, Sask.

14 76 Island Guardian Pub. Co., Charlottetown.

158 75 Journal Publishing Co., Summer-side.

4 00 Journal of Agriculture, Montreal.

3 00 Kerrobert Citizen, Kerrobert,

Sask.

2 40 Kamloops Press, Kamloops.

4 80 Kelowna Courier, Kelowna.

46 80 Leader Printing and Publishing Co., Carman, Man.

2 00 Lloydminster Times, Lloydminster, Sask.

15 75 Le Soleil, Ltd., Quebec, Que.

13 56 L'Evenement, Quebec, Que.

208 50 Manitoba Free Press Co., Ltd., Winnipeg.

3 92 Morden Times, Morden, Man.

4 20 The Nugget, North Bay.

3 20 Observer, Salmon Arm.

5 00 Optimist Printing and Publishing

Co., North Battleford.

10 05 Patriot Publishing Co. Ltd., Charlottetown.

4 80 Penticton Herald, Penticton, B.C. 31 20 Rowland News, Rowland, Man.

6 00 Review Publishing Co., Summerland.

t2,832 21 R. C. Smith and Son Ltd., Toronto.

5 88 Sault Daily Star, Sault Ste. Marie.

2. Amount. Name and City.

5 00 Stephenson & Son, New Liskeard. 3 60 Tugaske Globe, Tugaske, Sask.

3 75 Vernon News, Vernon, B.C.

250 00 Winnipeg Newspaper Union, Winnipeg.

300 00 Wilson Publishing Co. Ltd., Toronto.

6 00 Weyburn Review, Weybum, Sask. 2 40 Western Canadian, Manitou, Man. 1 00 Wilkie Press, Wilkie Sask. * *

* This is an advertising agency through which advertising was placed in the press of Canada generally.

t This is an advertising agency through which advertising was placed in the Agricultural Press of Canada.

CANADIAN GRAIN VIA PORTLAND Mr. MICHAUD:

How many bushels of Canadian grain were shipped through the port of Portland, Maine, during the years 1918, 1919, 1920 and 1921?

Hon. Mr. LOW:

Calendar year Bushels

1918 20,755,240

1919 15,873,522

1920 9,967,333

1921, 12,184,027

1. Have the officials of the Canadian National Railways made an investigation of the practicability of the Diesel locomotive?

2. If so, has a report in this connection been handec to the Minister of Railways?

3. Will such report be laid upon the Table of the House with such other information on the subject as he has in his possession?

Hon. Mr. GRAHAM:

Mr. Speaker, this is something of which I know but little. No such report has been handed to the Minister of Railways. If such a report has been made to the Canadian National Railways Board, certainly the government has no objection to laying it on the Table. I will make inquiries.