Mr. J. A. BARRETTE (Berthier Maskin-onge) (Translation):

Mr. Speaker, I have the honour to lay on the table of the house petitions signed by the tobacco growers of the province of Quebec, also by farmers and consumers of said province protesting against the excise tax of 20 cents per pound on Canadian tobacco.

Mr. J. L. BARIBEAU (Champlain), (Translation) : Mr. Speaker, I wish to lay on the table of the house a letter from the "Union Catholique des cultivateurs de la province de Quebec" strongly protesting against an excise tax of 20 cents per pound on leaf tobacco sold by the growers to consumers or for exportation purposes.

Mr. J. F. POULIOT (Translation):

Mr. Speaker, I wish to inquire from the hon. members who have just spoken where they got their information because we also have people who are interested in the matter.

Explain.

Mr. DURANLEAU:

The amendment sought by this bill is for the purpose of preventing the export of cans of fish falsely or incorrectly labelled or marked. Under the existing legislation even if cans are wrongly labelled or marked they cannot be interfered with until they are offered on the market in a retail way. We believe that this amendment will be in the public interest.

Motion agreed to and bill read the first time.

Explain.

Mr. DURANLEAU:

This merely involves a correction of a reference number to a certain section. When the act was before parliament in 1932 a section was added to the act, and no correction was made to one of them, as originally numbered, in sending the bill to the printer.

Mr. MACKENZIE KING:

What is the section?

Mr. DURANLEAU:

Section 56, subsection (5).

Motion agreed to and bill read the first time.

1. How much of the following resources of Canada, in raw or semi-raw state, was exported during the calendar years 1929 and 1930: asbestos, nickel, pulp -wood, pulp, iron ore, silver, gold, and zinc?

2. How much of above resources was exported in raw or semi-raw state during the calendar years 1931, 1932 and 1933?

1. Canada's domestic exports of asbestos, nickel, pulp wood, pulp, iron ore, silver, gold and zinc, during the calendar years 1929 and 1930, were:

1929 1930

Asbestos . .Ton 143,725 104,262Asbestos sand $ and 10,127,208 6,441,939waste . .Ton 148,305 131,238$ 2,507,474 2,011,318Pulp wood.. .. . .Cord 1,294,995 1,330,466$ 13,314,738 13,611,617Wood pulp.. .. . ,'Cwt. 16,616,966 15,204,406$ 43,367,984 39,059,979Iron ore . .Ton 3,859 558$ 19,461 3,025Silver in ore. . . . .Oz. 7,058,275 8,473,189$ 3,736,204 3,401,340Silver bullion. . . ..Oz. 14,879,770 15,778,755* Gold-bearing quartz, 8,022,917 6,180,412dust, nuggets, etc...$ 29,995,983 22,312,605Zinc in ore.. .. . ,'Cwt. 257,389 469,641$ 1,415,725 1,014,915Zinc spelter. .. . .Cwt. 1,350,857 1,509,641$ Zinc scrap, dross and 7,031,645 5,146,215ashes . .Cwt. 76,382 48,089$ 262,719 92,651

2. Canada's domestic exports of the above items during the calendar years 1931 and 1932, were:

Questions

1931 1932

Asbestos 70.903 42,661$ 3,929.317 2,115,140Asbestos sand and waste 88,535 69,769$ 1,245,326 986,095Pulp wood Cord 957,303 529,019s 9,359,592 4,830,506Wood pulp.. .. Cwt. 12,450,741 9,045,857$ 30,056,643 18,930,064Iron ore .Ton 1,555 720$ 5.192 2,354Silver in ore. .. . .Oz. 4,017,182 3,488,094$ 1,168,261 982,652Silver bullion.. . .Oz. 14,649,185 13,504,060s 4,230.998 3,978,438G old-bearing quartz, dust, nuggets, etc...$ 17,682,563 3,925,729Zinc in ore Cwt. Zinc spelter.. .. Cwt. 2,380,180 1,753,218s 5,554,511 3,852,990Zinc scrap, dross and ashes Cwt. 10,931 8,279$ 10,018 9,522Canada's domestic exports of 1 the aboveitems during the calendar year 1933, were: 1933Asbestos 78,701$ 3,998,377Asbestos sand and waste .. ..Ton 70,296$ 991,417Pulp wood 651,958$ 4.696,459Wood pulp.. .. 12,170,186$ 23,354,637Iron ore 1,774$ 1,563Silver in ore 3,362,354S 1,093,464Silver bullion.. .. .. . . Oz. 10,738,729$ 3,759,387Gold-bearing quartz, dust. nuggets. etc . .$ 2.299 650Zinc in ore . ..Cwt. 83,256$ 135,249Zinc spelter.. 1,734,534$ 4,990,705Zinc scrap, dross and ashes..Cwt. 63,021S 47,060AMOUNT DUE PROVINCE OF ' NEW BRUNSWICK*

1. What amount was due the government of the province of New Brunswick on October 31, 1933, and what are the details?

2. Did the government of the province of New Brunswick apply to the federal government for the withdrawal of the 6um of $529,299, which has been to the credit of that province since confederation?

3. If so, when was the application made?

4. Is legislation by the government of New Brunswick necessary to authorize the withdrawal of said sum?

Mr. RHODES:

I am submitting an answer to this question but in doing so I feel that I should direct the attention of the house tp the fact that the hon. gentleman who has asked the question has contravened the rules of the house in making an assertion of fact. It would be none the less a contravention of the rules if the facts were correctly stated but as a matter of fact the sum mentioned was not established at confederation nor did it appear at that time. It was part of the debt adjustments which were made several years after confederation. I raise this question not for the purpose of evading an answer buit merely to ensure adherence to the procedure which has been recognized by this house for many yearn. The answers are as follows:

1. Amount at credit New Brunswick's debt allowance account, October 31, 1933, $529,299.39.

2. The province has applied for the withdrawal of the above mentioned amount.

3. October, 1933.

4. See sections 6 (2) and 11 of the Provincial Subsidies Act, lt.S. c. 192.