1. What was the value of Canada's export trade in 1920 and 1929?

2. What was the amount of such export trade in the years 1932 and 1933?

3. What proportions were grain products?

4. What was the value of Canadian export trade with China and Japan, Europe, South America, United' States, the United States of Soviet Russia, in 1920 and 1929, and also 1932 and 1933?

5. What was the value of imports from said countries during the said years?

[Mr. Brown.!

1. Canada's domestic exports for the fiscal years 1920 and 1929, were:

Fiscal Years

1920.... $1,239,492,098

1929 1,363,709,672

2. Canada's domestic exports for the fiscal years 1932 and 1933, were:

Fiscal Years

1932 $576,344,302

1933 473,799,955

3. The proportion of grains and products of total domestic exports, for the fiscal years 1920, 1929, 1932 and 1933, was:

Fiscal Years

1920

1929

1932

1933

Per Cent .. 26-4 .. 40-6 .. 27-7 .. 35-5

4. Canada's domestic exports to China, Japan, Europe, South America, United States, and the United States of Soviet Russia, for the fiscal years 1920, 1929, 1932 and 1933, were:

Exports to 1920

China $ 6,665,805

Japan 7,732,514

Europe 665,628,495

South America.. .. 14,568,230

United States .. .. 464,028,183

United States of

Soviet Russia.. .. 1,492,041

Exports to 1932

China $ 5,908,133

Japan 16,555,690

Europe 251,267,369

South America.. .. 8,890,776

United States 235,186,674

United States of

Soviet Russia.. .. 55,197

5. Canada's imports from said countries during the said years, were:

Imports from 1920

China $ 1205,229

Japan 13,637,287

Europe 152,561,542

South America.. .. 19,097,293

United States.. .. 801,097,318

United States ofSoviet Russia. .. 14,496Imports from 1932China $ 3,725,558Japan

5,990,401Europe

157270,395South America.. .. 17,281,500United States

351,686,775United States ofSoviet Russia. .. 18,001

Questions

Mr. FONTAINE:

What is the amount of the public debt of Canada at the present time?

Mr. RHODES:

The net debt at the close of the last fiscal year-March 31, 1933-was $2,596,480,826.16. The net debt at December 31, 1933, was $2,687,122,482.26, subject to adjustments.

Mr. BLAIR:

What share has the federal government agreed or offered to agree to assume of construction of new bridge to replace Locks bridge on King's highway at Peterborough?

Mr. MANION:

The Dominion government has for some time been negotiating with the provincial authorities in this matter with a view to an agreed arrangement.

1. Are any relief camps being operated in the province of British Columbia by the Dominion government; if so, how many?

2. How many men are being cared for in these camps by the Dominion government?

3. How many relief camps in British

Columbia are under the supervision of: (a)

the Department of Labour; (b) the Department of the Interior; (c) the Department of National Defence?

4. Were any men transferred or taken to the relief camps in British Columbia, from Alberta or any other province, by the Dominion government?

5. If so, what numbers were moved and from what provinces were they taken?

1. 1 Interior department.

55 National Defence department.

5 closed for winter months on account of climatic conditions.

61 Total.

2. 56 Interior department.

7,122 National Defence department.

7,178 Total.

3. (a) None.

(b) 1.

(c) 55 projects in active operation at January 30, 1934, 5 closed for winter.

4. Men have been taken from Alberta to National Defence projects in British Columbia.

5. Number moved from Alberta to National Defence projects in British Columbia to January 30, 1934, is 1,573.

1. How much nickel was exported from Canada in each of the years 1932 and 1933?

2. To what countries was it sent in each

case? _

3. How many tons of scrap iron were exported from Canada in 1932 and 1933, respectively ?

4. To what countries was such cargo

exported?

Mr. STEVENS:

1 and 2. Canada's domestic exports of nickel, by countries, for the calendar years 1932 and 1933, were:

Exports to 1932 1933United Kingdom. .Cwt. 68,530 262,978$ 1,272,127 6,648,908United States.. . .Cwt. 165,344 419,023$ 3,924,189 9,995,125Australia .Cwit. - 56$ - 2,421Belgium .Cwt. - 2,781$ - 93,244Prance .Cwt. 638 459$ 23,280 18,154Germany 2,136 5,535$ 76,973 242,939Italy 3,254 2,461$ 121,811 113,527Japan 3,705 6,363$ 130,064 268,076Netherlands. .. . .Cwt. 18,394 89,199$ 642,947 3,753,957Norway 58,376 91,963$ 1,080,913 1,659,517Newfoundland.. . [DOT] Cwt. 6 3$ 200 100Spain .Cwt. 336 -s 11,460 -Total exports.. . .Cwit. 320,719 880,821$ 7,283,964 22,795,9683 and 4. Canada's domestic exports of scrap iron and steel in short tons for the calendaryears 1932 and 1933, were: 1932 1933Exports to Tons TonsUnited Kingdom. . .. 58 776United States.. . . .. 16,520 69,218Belgium . . . - 112China . . - 163France , . . - 3,728Hong Kong. .. . . .. - 58Italy . . . - 5,038Japan .. 3,485 64,468Netherlands.. .. - 16Newfoundland.. . . .. 5 -Total exports.. . . .. 20,068 143,577

Questions

Mr. EULER:

What sums have been advanced in the years 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, respectively, to each of the provinces: (a) for payment of bonds or bond interest; (b) for general administration purposes; (c) for relief?

Mr. RHODES: