Hon. Mr. COPP:

Department of Customs and Excise:

It is not possible to state separately the amounts paid for the collection of taxes as distinguished from amounts paid for other customs excise services such as prevention of smuggling, illicit distillation of spirits, work in connection with exports, registration of vessels, administration of laws and regulations of other departments as affecting imports and exports, etc.

Department of Finance:

(a) The cost of collection covers the administration of the Business Profits War Tax Act and the Income War Tax Act as both acts were administered by the same employees:-

1921 (including bonus) .. 11,643,433 21 ,

1Q99 " o nru? n*74 kk1922 * .. 2,006,974 551923 )) .. 1,818,293 771924 )) .. 1,721,509 95

1. What is the period of the tenure of appointment of the Chief of Staff, Adjutant General, and Quartermaster General of the Canadian militia?

2. What is the name, the rank, the date of 1st appointment, the date of extension, if any, of the above officers ?

3. What is the salary attached to each of these positions, including allowances, in the years 1910 1912

1914, 1916, 1920 and 1924?

4. Does the Department of National Defence intend to reduce the salary of these officers and to place the branch of the quartermaster under the branch of the adjutant, with the reorganization of the department?

1. Four years, which may be extended under the provisions of paragraph 109, King's Regulations and Orders, (Canada) 1917.

2. Chief of Staff-Major-General J. H. MacBrien, C.B., C.M.G., D.S.O., (Appointed 1st January, 1923).

Adjutant General-Major-General H. A. Panet, CJ3., C.M.G., D.S.O. (Appointed 1st July, 1923).

Quartermaster General-Major-General E. C. Ashton, C.M.G. (Appointed 1st January, 1923).

3.

Questions

Year Inspector General and Military Counsellor Inspector General Chief General Staff Adjutant General Quarter- master General Master General of Ordnance$ $ $ $ $ $loin 6,000 00 6,000 00 4,000 00 4,600 00 4.000 00 4.600 00 4.600 00 4.600 00 7.000 00 7,500 00 4,000 001Q12 6,000 00 6,000 00 4.600 00 4.600 001Q14 6,000 00 6,000 00 4,600 00 1916 6,000 00 6,000 00 6,000 00 8,000 00 4,600 UU 7,000 00 7,500 00 1920

18 8 20 * 9,000 00 7,500 001923 ** Chief of Staff [DOT]*[DOT]9,000 00 9,000 00 7.500 00 7.500 00 7.500 00 7.500 00 ****

* Position of Military Counsellor abolished in 1920.

** Position of Inspector General abolished in 1923 and duties absorbed by Chief of Staff.

***Pav and allowances increased to *9,000.00 on assuming: duties of Chief of Staff and Inspector General. [DOT][DOT]'[DOT] Position of Master General of Ordnance abolished 1st June 1922. Duties divided between Chief of Staff and Quartermaster General.

4. No.

1. ' Does the Canadian National Railways pay to the state of Maine or to the government of the United States any taxes or fees or license in respect to property or properties formerly belonging to the Grand Trunk Railway Company?

2. If so, what amounts and at what places?

1. & 2. The Canadian National Railways, operating the Atlantic and St. Lawrence and Lewiston and Auburn Railroads, as Lessees, paid gross earnings taxes to the state of Maine amounting to $80,948.81, and municipal taxes to various municipalities in the state, amounting to S49,044.04 for the year 1923.

Mr. BIRD:

What is the estimated cost of completing that section of the Hudson Bay railway between Mile 332 and Port Nelson?

Hon. Mr. GRAHAM:

The management

state that, as no recent inspection has been made of the present condition of the grading, no close estimate can be given, but from the best available information an approximate estimate would be $2,000,000 exclusive of railway terminals at Port Nelson, which were dealt with in the reply recently given as to work required at that point. This sum of $2,000,000, however, would not complete the railway for operation to Port Nelson, as to put the line from Mile 332, back to The Pas in proper operating condition would, it is estimated, cost $4,250,000.

1. What were the annual fixed charges against the various railways now comprising the Canadian National system, at the time they came under control of the said system?

2. Have such fixed charges increased? If so, by how much annually?

3. Have deficits and advances been charged to capital account? If so, to what amount?

4. What are the annual fixed charges as for January 1, 1924, divided as follows-(a) To the public; and (b) to the government of Canada?

1. The unified Board of Directors was appointed by order in council of October 4, 1922. Order in council of January 30, 1923, brought into effect the Canadian National Railways Co. Act with present method of control and [DOT]management. The annual fixed charges as at December 31, 1922, amounted to $59,400,476.11.

2. The increase in fixed charges for the year 1923, amounted to $5,798,847.84.

3. Deficits are charged to profit and loss account annually. Advances from the government to reimburse the management for deficits are charged to cash and credited to Dominion government advances.

4. The annual fixed charges as at December 31. 1923, amounted to $65,199,323.95,

divided as follows:

$35,041,38028 due the public.

$30,157,943.67 due' the government.