1. Has the government received a full report on the salary revision of the Civil Service?

2. If so, is it the intention of the government to bring the same into operation this year?

3. Is it the intention of the government to introduce any legislation providing fixed labour laws for members of the Civil Service at 44 hours per week?

Questions

4. What action has been taken in connection with the request of the Amalgamated Civil Servants, having reference to, (a) resintatement of eastern postal employees who were dismissed; (b) the right of government employees to petition; (c) dismissal of O. Power, Vancouver, British Columbia?

1. Yes.

2. Yes. The necessary orders in council authorizing salary revision have been passed and action is now proceeding to apply the revision this year.

3. No.

4. (a) The Civil Service Act passed in May, 1918, does not make provision for the reinstatement of dismissed employees.

(b) Employees have never been refused the right to petition, and in fact, are regularly doing so.

(c) Representations from the Amalgamated Civil Servants were received and, after the consideration, the reasons for Mr. Power's dismissal were given, which apparently satisfied the Amalgamated Civil Servants, as nothing further has been heard from them in regard to this matter.

1. Did the Board of Pension Commissioners prefer a charge of perjury against a veteran of the Great War, named Alexander McLean of Vancouver?

2. Was the said charge tried before Mr. Justice Macdonald, a justice of the Supreme Court, and jury at Vancouver ?

3. Was the Minister of Soldiers' Civil Re-establishment advised of the intention to prosecute said Alexander McLean?

4. At whose request, or upon whose report was the said charge preferred?

5. Before authorizing prosecution of a veteran of the Great War upon so serious a charge as perjury, did the government, or the Board of Pension Commissioners, exhaust every possible source of information as to the truthfulness of the statements of the said war veteran?

6. What was the finding of the jury, and what was the nature of the charge of the said Justice W. A. Macdonald to the said jury?

7. Has the government been advised that, as a result of the said trial, Alexander McLean has been honourably acquitted and his name cleared?

8. Before preferring a criminal charge against the said Alexander McLean, did the officials having the matter in hand, secure from the said Alexander McLean the material evidence in his possession which was later produced at the said trial? If so, why was the said charge laid? If not, why was not every effort made to secure the evidence in fairness to the said Alexander McLean?

9. In view of the result of the said trial, has the government instituted enquiry to ascertain definitely who, among the officers acting on behalf of the Board of Pension Commissioners and the government, were responsible for the unwarranted blunder, and humiliation and embarrassment of said Alexander McLean? And will the government take necessary steps to punish and discipline all officials shown to be responsible?

1. A charge of perjury was laid against an ex-soldier known as Alexander Archibald McLean, of Vancouver.

2. It is understood that it was so tried but the department is not yet in receipt of any report upon it from the Attorney General of British Columbia or his agents, in whose hands lay the conduct of the trial.

3. No.

4. The official file of documents in the case was submitted by the Board of Pension Commissioners to the Department of Justice with a view to prosecution and proceedings were instituted accordingly.

5. Yes.

6. 7. 8 and 9. Information is not available pending receipt of report referred to in 2.

Mr. BROWN:

When will the full report of the census of 1921 be available for distribution?

Hon. Mr. LOW:

Three additional volumes during the present year; the remaining two volumes in 1926. Most of the data which will appear in these volumes have already been issued- in bulletin form.

1. What amount was collected in the fiscal year last closed under the tax requring stamps to be affixed to cheques, receipts, etc?

2. Do the returns made enable the government to give the amount collected for stamps required for receipts ?

3. If not, what is the amount estimated to have been received for stamps on receipts?

1. $9,321,890.82. ,

2. No.

3. No information available upon which to base an estimate.

1. What is the aggregate amount of drawback or rebate of duty allowed and paid to importers of cheese used in the manufacture of kraft or loaf cheese exported during the fiscal year 1924-25?

2. To whom were such rebates paid and what amount was paid to each party receiving such rebate?

1. Nil.

2. Answered by No. 1.

Further Leaislation