Mr. CAIIAN:

I give the answer to this

question so far as we have information. The answer is very meagre.

1. No.

2. Answered by No. 1.

3. No information.

4. Wages;

Per hour

Males- Cents

Skilled 50-80

Semi-skilled 35-50

Labourers 25-35

Youths 15-20

Females-

Adults 18-30

Girls 15-21

5. Hours: Standard hours of labour: 50 to 55 per week.

6. Nil.

7. Nil.

8. No information.

1. Has the position of assistant to the chairman of the radio commission been established?

2. If so: (a) what will his duties be; (b) what will his salary be; (e) will he be appointed by the Civil Service Commission; (d) will he _ be appointed after competitive written examination?

Mr. DURANLEAU:

The following information has been furnished by the Canadian Radio Broadcasting Commission:-[DOT]

1. No; no such position is contemplated.

2. Answered by No. 1.

1. What is the total cost of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, in the province of Nova Scotia, for the calendar year 1932?

.2486

Questions

2. How many officers and how many men are employed on the force in that province?

1. $461,129.78.

2.

Officers 10

Non-commissioned officers and

constables 192

Special constables 99

Note:- Of the above-mentioned special constables, 94 are members of the marine section, employed as crews on preventive service vessels.

unemployment insurance

Mr. NEILL:

Will the government be in a position at this session to bring down legislation dealing with unemployment insurance as referred to by the right honourable, the premier, in debate in this house on November 22nd last?

Mr. BENNETT:

The answer is no.

1. Has the Federal District Commission acquired a piece of land on Laurier street in the city of Hull?

2. If so, from whom has the commission purchased such land?

3. For what purpose will it be used?

4. What price did the commission pay for such land?

5. If such land has not been acquired, does the commission intend acquiring same?

1. Yes.

2. From the Canadian International Paper Co., Ltd.

3. For park and playground purposes.

4. The price paid was $20,000-19 acres.

5. Answered by 1.

1. How many pounds of raw and stemmed leaf tobacco were imported into Canada in the years 1929, 1930, 1931 and 1932?

2. How much duty was paid each year?

3. How much was paid in drawbacks?

4. How much imported leaf tobacco is held in bond without duty being paid?

1.

Fiscal year- Pounds

1928- 29

18,726,6181929- 30

17,113,4721930- 31

16,580,3941931- 32

13,075,335

No separate figures are kept for stemmed and unstemmed raw leaf tobacco.

2. Imported raw leaf tobacco for manufacturing purposes in Canada is transferred to excise bond without payment of customs duty, but when ex-warehoused for excise purposes 40 cents per pound standard weight is collected on unstemmed and 60 cents per pound standard weight collected on stemmed tobacco. The following statement gives the amount of these excise duties which are tantamount to customs duties on imported raw leaf tobacco:

Fiscal year Unstemmed Stemmed

1928- 29

$6,852,402 60 $405,112 401929- 30

6,596,128 35 410,960 751930- 31

6,339,399 78 356,325 501931- 32

5,460,943 38 210,241 803. There is no drawback payable on unmanufactured foreign raw leaf tobacco taken out of excise bond and exported. A refund is allowed, however, of excise duty paid on foreign raw leaf tobacco (less ten per cent allowance for moisture) contained in manufactured tobacco, cigars and cigarettes exported by licensed manufacturers. The following statement gives the amount of refunds paid under this heading:

Fiscal year

1928- 29 $ 59,915 69

1929- 30

21,087 531930- 31

101,351 051931- 32

115,908 864. Raw leaf tobacco held in excise bond on the 31st of January, 1933:

Standard weight Lbs.

TJnstemmed 7,288,351

Stemmed 470,576

1. What was the total funded debt of Canada as of March 31, 1914?

2. What was the total amount borrowed under funded debt from March 31, 1914, to March 31, 1932?

3. What was the total amount of interest paid on funded debt from March 31, 1914, to March 31, 1932?

4. What was the total amount of Canada's funded debt as of March 31, 1932?

1. $294,415,943.42.

2. $4,411,604,300, including refunding loans.

3. $1,741,285,858.37.

4. $2,502,859,760.34.

Motions jor Papers

Mr. MARCIL:

How much was paid to J. A. Briere by the Public Works Department for his services as overseer in the reconstruction of a wharf at St. Charles de Caplan. Bonaventure county, during the shears 1932 and 1933?