Mr. STEVENS:
Can the minister give the amount the postmaster receives, together with the rental?
Mr. ELLIOTT:
No, I cannot.
Mr. GARDINER:
Is there any information as to the size of the present building?
Mr. ELLIOTT:
No, except that it is reported to be entirely unsuitable.
Mr. GARDINER:
Are the customs and excise at present in the same building?
Mr. ELLIOTT:
No, I understand they are not.
Mr. 'GARDINER: What constituency is this in?
Mr. ELLIOTT:
Prince Albert.
Mr. MACKENZIE KING:
A very large
constituency.
Mr. GARDINER:
Is this $28,000 for the
purpose of buying the lot?
Mr. ELLIOTT:
The $28,000 is for the purchase of the site and towards the erection of a public building. The building is estimated to cost $23,000; post office and customs fittings, $3,500; grading and sidewalks, $1,500; superintendence and contingencies, perhaps from $500 to $1,000.
Mr. STEVENS:
How much are you going to pay for the lot?
Mr. ELLIOTT:
We have not got it yet; we have to have the vote before we can buy a lot.
Mr. GARDINER:
Has the minister an
estimate as to the cost of the lot apart from the building?
Mr. ELLIOTT:
No.
Mr. GARDINER:
Is this $28,000 both for the lot and the building?-
Mr. ELLIOTT:
No, it is exclusive of the site. The cost of the site has not yet been determined.
Mr. GARDINER:
Can the minister explain how he is going to put up a building without having a lot to build it on?
Mr. ELLIOTT:
We will not put it up without a lot to. build it on.
Mr. SHORT:
Why do you not build on some of the lots which you have down in the maritime provinces? You want an appropriation to go through without a lot to build on.
Mr. ELLIOTT:
Those lots are too far away to be of service for this building.