Mr. HUGH GUTHRIE (Minister of Justice) :

I beg to lay on the table of the house three copies of order in council No. 857, dated April 16, 1932, passed under the authority of chapter 165 of the revised statutes of Canada, providing for the consolidation of the preventive service of the National Revenue lepartment with the mounted police.

1. Has the Royal Canadian Mounted Police replaced, in the province of Quebec, the officers of the Customs preventive service, if so, since what date?

2. Who has been appointed head or superintendent of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police in that province?

3. What are the names of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police acting in the province of Quebec in lieu of the former Customs preventive officers?

1. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police in taking over the preventive service on April

I, 1932, has absorbed most of the former members of the preventive service in that province.

2.. Superintendent Thomas Dann.

3. All members of the force in the province of Quebec act in endeavouring to prevent infractions of the Customs and Excise Acts. The following members of the former preventive service have been taken over in the province of Quebec and are now members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police:

1. J. A. L. Arsenault; 2. J. T. E. R. Allard; 3. J. R. Bourassa; 4. L. B. Brault; 5. A. W. Anderson; 6. W. Mack. Brady; 7. P. A. Chapados; 8. L. C. Cahill; 9. J. C. E. C. Delorme; 10. H. A. Dawson; 11. J. B. Ducharme; 12. C. J. Desaulniers; 13. C. L. Dale; 14. A. A. Denonville; 15. M. J. P. 0. Frejeau; 16. J. F. F. Gagnon; 17. A. G. Gobeil; 18. J. R. Huet; 19. J. D. Keiller; 20. G. A. Kelly; 21. J. E. LeMay; 22. O. Lessard; 23. G. E. Lapointe; 24. J. I. R. Lavoie; 25. M. T. Laberge; 26. D. Mack Lindsay; 27.

J. R. Lemieux; 28. M. Lapierre; 29. J. N. Menard; 30. T. A. Menard; 31. L. R. McLean; 32. L. C. P. McLean; 33. J. A. Minard; 34. P. A. Martineau; 35. J. R. Pelletier; 36. J. A. Plourde; 37. J. E. Pinet; 38. J. 0. Racine; 39. A. B. Riepert; 40. A. H. Robert; 41. P. E.

Rioux; 42. A. Roy; 43. D. A. Racicot; 44. J. J. C. A. St. Pierre; 45. P. A. Therriault; 46. E. E. Therriault; 47. J. A. Turgeon; 48. M. D. Tracey; 49. J. C. R. Verdon.

1. 820,464.61, including site.

2. $15,124.90.

3. (a) Nil. (b) Answered by (a).

4. (a and b) Heating equipment included in general contract; no information as to amount..

5. (a) Permission to connect to Municipal sewer obtained from Robert Gass, warden of the municipality of East Hants; (b) Nothing paid for rights to connect to sewer but agreement states: "The Department to contribute proportionately to the value of its property to any cost of upkeep for repairs. A right of way was obtained through the property of J. A. Kirkpatrick for this sewer for the sum of $80.

6 and 7. Sewer, well and pumping outfit constructed by J. B. Caddell for S600. Water supply is obtained from the well and no complaints have been received by Department regarding the supply.

8. (a) Yes; (b) Answered by (a); (c) $604.83.

Mr. BARIBEAU:

How many postmasters in each province from September 26, 1926, to August 7, 1930, lost their positions owing to change of site of post office, ordered by the Postmaster General?

Privilege-Mr. Mackenzie

Mr. SAUVE:

Ontario 5

Quebec 24

Nova Scotia 24

New Brunswick 16

Prince Edward Island 1

Manitoba 7

Saskatchewan 15

Alberta 5

British Columbia 1

1. From what companies was sand purchased through contractors for construction of the elevator at section 42, Montreal harbour?

2. What are the names of the owners of these companies?

3. Were any members of the harbour board or harbour board officials interested in any of these companies, either directly or indirectly?

1. Were contracts let to the Atlas Construction Company and to Barnard and McQueen for the construction of piers and elevators for the Montreal harbour commission from 1922 to 1930?

2. If so, what were the contract prices?

3. Were these prices the lowest tender?

4. From whom did the Montreal harbour commission purchase British Columbia timber from 1922 to 1930?

5. What prices were paid for same?

6. Were .any contracts made with lumber companies that were owned wholly or in part by the Montreal harbour commissioners or officials?