1. When was the lease for the new premises of the Canadian National Railways in New York signed?

2. What is the rent per year?

3. What is the name of the lessor?

4. Has the Canadian National Railways any other premises in New York, if so, what rent is paid?

5. Is the place rented at present, if not, why was it vacated?

6. What amount of business was done in the New York office during 1930?

7. Has the Canadian National Railways similar offices in Chicago, Detroit and other American cities?

8. If so, what rent is paid in each case?

9. What amount w-as spent on each or any of such premises?

10. What amount was spent on furnishings of 9aid premises?

11. What was the amount of current liabilities of the Canadian National Railways unpaid on December 31, 1930, and were these included in the deficit shown in the annual report?

12. Does Sir Henry Thornton receive a salary from the Canadian National Express Company, The Canadian National Hotel Company, Canadian National Telegraph Company, subsidiary railways or any other companies?

13. If so, how much from each?

14. What was the salary of Sir Henry Thornton stated an the last agreement with the Canadian government?

1. Is the government aware of the fact that the chairman of the harbour commission of Montreal has declared that through lack of funds twelve hundred labourers will not be reengaged this summer ?

2. Has the government been requested to give authority to said harbour commission to proceed with urgent work?

3. Have any contracts been awarded lately for wharves and piers in said harbour, and if so, what are the names of the contractors and amount of contracts?

1. No.

2. No.

3. I am informed by the harbour commissioners of Montreal that the answer is in the negative.

1. What was the ocean rate on cattle between Canada and Great Britain for each of the years, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930 and 1931?

2. Upon what date (year, month and day of the month) were each of these changes of rates, upward or downward, made?

Questions

1. January 1st, 1926, to February 28, 1927, $20 per head on fat cattle and $18 per head for light cattle under 1,000 pounds.

March 1st, 1927, to date, $15 per head with discount of 10 per cent on cattle under 1,000 pounds.

2. Answered by above.

1. For how many days did the government icebreaker N. B. McLean work in the gulf of St. Lawrence and Chaleur bay during the months of March, April and May, 1931?

2. To what point in Chaleur bay did she succeed in cutting a channel through the ice?

3. What was the daily cost of the operation of this vessel, including wages of crerv and fuel?

4. Was the vessel obliged to abandon this work on account of an accident?

5. If so, for how long will the vessel be laid up, what is the estimated cost of the repairs required in order to put her back in working condition?

1. The icebreaking steamer N. B. McLean left Quebec 8th March, 1931. She returned to Quebec 10th May, 1931.

2. No icebreaking operations were carried out in Chaleur bay.

3. $460.

4 and 5. The N. B. McLean did not meet with any accident and sustained no damage.

1. Who is the medical officer or physician employed by the Department of Railways and Canals for the examination of the employees of the Trent canal at Peterborough?

2. Who was the physician who examined Thomas Black, bridge keeper of the Trent canal at Bridgenorth in 1931?

3. How long was he employed and what is his remuneration?

1. No medical officer or physician is employed by the Department of Railways and Canals for the examination of the employees of Dominion canals. When necessity for medical examination of employees arises, the matter is placed in the hands of the Department of Pensions and National Health, which department instructs its local medical officers to act.

2. Dr. A. W. MacPherson, Peterborough.

3. Only for the time required to make the actual examination and report. For this

service Dr. MacPherson charged $3. Such charges are paid by the Department of Railways and Canals.

1. Has the light keeper of Bonaventure point, Quebec, been dismissed?

2. If so, was an investigation held and by whom ?

3. Who is now in charge of this light and on whose recommendation was the temporary appointment made?

1. No, he resigned.

2. Answered by No. 1.

3. Ovide Bourdages; by direction of the Minister of Marine.

1. Who advised the engineer in charge of the *works on the wharf at St. Sulpice, Quebec, carried on by the federal Department of Public Works during the course of the year 1930, to dismiss Mr. Mederie Lacombe as foreman of the said works?

2. Who advised the engineer in charge of the said works, that the services of Mr. Mederie Lacombe were not satisfactory?

3. Who advised the above-mentioned engineer of the works on the wharf at St. Sulpice, regarding the opportunity of nominating Mr. J. E. Robitaille to replace Mr. Mederie Lacombe as foreman of the said works?