Mr. STEWART (Leeds):

1 and 2. Dismissed by engineer in charge of works for not following instructions.

3. District engineer.

1. What is the depth of the water: (a) at low tide, and (b) high tide, at the northeast end of the wharf at Biviere du Loup, Quebec?

2. What is the depth at forty feet from the end of said wharf?

Mr. STEWART (Leeds):

The following are based on soundings taken October, 1929.

1. (a) Approximately 15 feet low spring tide; (b) approximately 27 feet high neap tide; approximately 31J feet high spring tide.

2. Approximately 16 feet at low tide with 12 or 16J feet more at high tide.

1. Has the Minister of Agriculture received any complaints regarding the failure of government grader, Donald McKinnon, of Peterborough, grading the hogs of the Canada Packers Limited?

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2. Has the minister ascertained that one of the weighers of Canada Packers Limited has been grading the hogs at Peterborough plant instead of the government grader?

3. Have the government manifests of the government grader at Peterborough been discovered missing and for what years are these manifests of the government grader missing?

4. Has the minister investigated as to whether there has been a shortage in weights discovered at the Canada Packers Limited plant at Peterborough, between weights given to the farmers on sale tickets and the weights shown by the weighers' records of the Canada Packers Limited at its Peterborough plant?

5. Has the minister instituted the investigation?

6. Hoes the minister intend to institute an investigation?

1. Yes, by personal and confidential letter.

2. The usual practice is followed in administering the hog grading regulations at the Peterborough packing plant. In the event of the official hog grader being called to the country for a hog grading demonstration or other work in connection with swine improvement in the district immediately surrounding the packing plant, arrangements are made for the grading of the hogs at the plant by *an official of the plant subject to the supervision and approval of the official hog grader on his return.

3. No; hog grading records for the province of Ontario are filed at the office of the district swine grader, 59 Victoria street, Toronto 2, from which office reports on the grading are issued to the farmers and shippers.

4. No.

5. No.

6. No. Under the British North America Act, authority for such an investigation is vested with the Province.

1. Were Messrs. Noel Plourde and Joseph I'loiirde, ex-conductors on the Canadian National Railways, reinstated?

2. If so, on what date?

1. The management advise that Noel Plourde has not been reinstated. No record of a Joseph Plourde employed as conductor.

2. Answered by No. 1.

1. How many pounds of butter were imported into Canada during the month of April, 1931, from: (a) New Zealand; (b) Australia; (c) other countries?

2. What was the average price of butter per pound, in Canada during the month of April, 1931?

3. What was the lowest price per pound at which butter sold, in Canada during the month of April, 1931?

4. What was the lowest price per pound at which butter sold, in Canada during the month of May, 1931?

1. Who was appointed census commissioner for the county of Temiscouata?

2. What is his salary?

3. Who recommended him to the department?

4. How many census enumerators will be appointed in the county of Temiscouata?

5. What salary will each one receive?

6. By whom will they be appointed?

1. Mr. Romeo Tremblay.

2. An allowance of $250 to cover organization expenses and for viseing of the returns made by the enumerators; checking them and forwarding to Ottawa; verification of enumerators' accounts and the general supervision of the census within the district over which he is appointed as Commissioner the following rates are provided: 1 cent for each name on the "population" schedule; 3 cents for each "Agricultural" schedule; 1 cent for each entry on the "Animal and animal products, not on farm" Schedule; 1 cent for each record of blind and deaf persons; 1 cent for each record of merchandising and service establishments.

3. Appointed by the Honourable the Minister of Trade and Commerce.

4. Information not yet available.

5. Five cents for each person recorded on the population schedule; 5 cents for each absentee family; 5 cents for each closed house card; 35 cents for farms of 5 acres and over; 25 cents for farms of 1 to less than 5 acres; 35 cents for vacant and abandoned farms; for animals, animal products and fruits, etc. not on farms, 10 cents per family; for merchandising and service establishments 10 cents each; for blind and deaf persons 5 cents per name; in lieu of horse hire and all other expenses at the rate of $5 per 100 names on population schedule.

Questions as Orders lor Returns

6. By the Honourable the Minister of Trade and Commerce.

1. Has the government received a petition or delegation requesting that a postal station be erected in the district of Rosemount, Montreal ?

2. If so, what action is the government taking in connection with such petition?

1. Yes.

2. The department is studying the present postal needs of Montreal district, and as soon as possible the case of Rosemount will be fairly considered.