Mr. SPEAKER:

The motion requires unanimous consent.

1. Why are the lead pencils, pen holders, ink, pens, keys of desks, keys of offices, keys to members' post office boxes, and other forms of stationery furnished on members' desks in the house, made and purchased in the United States of America, including the atlas of Canada of the Immigration and Interior departments?

2. How long will this policy continue?

3. Will stationery made in Canada or the British Empire be substituted therefor, and when?

1. The mass of stationery supplies furnished to the houses of parliament and the government departments is of Canadian manufacture. Goods of foreign make are, as the regulations require, supplied only when Canadian or British made articles of the type desired are not procurable at approximately equal prices. A few lines of supplies such as pens, lead pencils, 'penholders, typewriters, calculating machines, etc., are not manufactured in Canada, and some are not so far as known manufactured in the British empire. For several years pens not of British make only have been purchased for stock; any pens not of British make supplied in recent years would be on special order or to exhaust remainders of old stocks. Lead pencils of British make are stocked, but certain makes of foreign pencils are still demanded by customer departments in some cases. Penholders

of British make are stocked, but most departments prefer penholders of United States manufacture, which are offered in a greater variety. Ink of Canadian manufacture only is supplied save to meet some positive demand for other goods. Typewriters and calculating machines of British make are not known.

Keys for desks are supplied with desks when purchased. Keys for offices are furnished under contract for the building, and keys for the post office boxes are supplied under contract foT boxes. If any additional keys are required they are cut in Ottawa, in the Public works workshop, from blanks which are generally purchased in Canada.

The atlas of the Immigration and Colonization department is being published in Canada since the fiscal year 1924-25.

As far as the Interior department is concerned the only atlas published by the department in the last ten years is the animated atlas of Canada, which was published in Canada.

2. and 3. Answered by No. 1.

1. Sick leave with pay: April 1st to September 27th, 1928, January 31st, 1929, a.m.; a total of 5 months 27i days.

Annual vacation: December 22nd, 1928 and January 2nd, 1929, a.m.-li days.

2. September 28th, 1928.

3. Communications have been received from time to time from the Auditor General giving the result of his annual or more frqquent audit

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of ithe various stores of the Department, the reports containing comments on the principal features of the audit, enumerating the respective shortages and overages, and recommending changes in procedure which might lessen these differences, and there have been replies to these communications. The correspondence involved will be produced when ordered.

4. There has been no correspondence relating specially to the matter of salary increase in the case of the Superintendent of Stationery, but in January 1927 that officer was included in a list (comprising all the principal administrative officers) which was placed before the Civil Service Commission with the request that a general review of the same might be made with respect to the matter of compensation; in the case of the Superintendent of Stationery and certain other officers the decision of the commission has not been received. Various communications on the subject have passed, and the correspondence will be produced when ordered.

1. What amount was collected in each customs office in the county of Halton, during each of the years 1927 and 1928?

2. What is the expense of each office, including the salary of the official, during the same years, respectively?

3. What is the name of the customs official in Streetsville, Peel county, Ontario, and the amount collected in that office during the years 1927 and 1928, respectively?

4. What salary does the customs official of Streetsville receive and what was the total expense of his office during each of the years 1927 and 1928?

5. What part of the receipts from this office were collected on goods entering the county of Halton, during the years 1927 and 1928, respectively?

Mr. EULER:

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1. 1927-28 1928-29

Acton (11 mos.)

Customs duties.. .. $39,171 92 $30,320 38Excise taxes.. .. .. 11,346 32 8,172 30$50,518 24 $38,492 68Burlington Customs duties.. .. $19,997 01 $18,269 36Excise taxes.. .: .. 10,611 38 7,919 93$30,608 39 $26,189 29Georgetown Customs duties.. .. $42,382 04 $40,244 06Excise taxes.. .. 13,212 16$59,816 55 $53,456 22

Milton West P.O.

Customs duties.. .. $ 13 39 $ 32 08Excise taxes 2 68 4 65$ 16 07 $ 36 73Oakville 'Customs duties.. .. $23,147 88 $23,968 89Excise taxes 27,254 07 20,459 21$50,401 95 $44,428 102. Acton Salaries .$ 1,740 00 $ 1,595 00Contingencies . 94 70 88 05$ 1,834 70 $ 1,683 05Burlington Salaries .$ 1,380 00 $ 1,370 00Contingencies . 408 61 352 77$ 1,788 61 $ 1,722 77Georgetown Salaries .$ 1,740 00 $ 1,595 00Contingencies . 410 15 357 85$ 2,150 15 $ 1,952 85Milton West Salaries [DOT] nil nilContingencies [DOT] nil 4 64nil $ 4 64Oakville Salaries .$ 1,740 00 $ 1,595 00Contingencies . 342 53 430 22$ 2,082 53 $ 2,025 223. D. V. Reed, subcollector of Customs and Excise grade 1 outport. 1927-28 1928-29Streetsville (11 mos.)Customs duties.. .. $20,694 40 $32,795 23Excise taxes 4,555 41 4,370 19$25,249 81 $37,165 424. $1,740. . Streetsville Salaries .$ 1,740 00 $ 1,595 00Contingencies . 600 96 494 39$ 2,340 96 $ 2.089 395. Information not available. CANADIAN REGULAR ARMY

Mr. HOCKEN:

1. What is the total number of non-commissioned officers and men in the Canadian regular

army?

2. How many of them are French Canadians?

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3. What is the number of lieutenants, captains, majors and colonels?

4. How many of each rank are French Canadians?

1. Total warrant officers, non-commissioned officers and men on the 31st January, 1929, 2,905.

2. No record, except that all are British subjects.

3. Lieutenants, 95; captains, 140; majors, 100; colonels, 63.

4. No record, except that all are British subjects.