1. Is it a fact that at the end of the fiscal year 1933, out of 14,853 pension applications outstanding, 10,000 were inactive?

2. If so, how many of the 10,000 outstanding applications mentioned therein were inactive:

(a) due to the failure of the applicants to comply with statutory requirements; (b) due to the inability of the applicants to comply with the statutory requirements?

3. In the case of: (a) were any steps taken by the veterans' bureau to assist the applicants;

(b) were the applicants definitely advised that their claims should be withdrawn?

1. Yes.

2. (a) and (b) All cases were inactive due to failure or inability of applicants to submit evidence in support of their claims. No definite information is available indicating the number inactive due to failure to obtain evidence and the number inactive due to inability to obtain evidence, but no case was classified as inactive where it appeared that additional relevant information might be obtained.

3. (a) and (b) In all cases steps were taken by the veterans' bureau to assist applicants. The veterans' bureau did not definitely advise withdrawal of these claims but did advise applicants that no useful purpose would be served by proceeding without additional evidence.

1. What are the names of the former members of the pensions tribunal?

2. When was the said tribunal abolished?

3. How many of its members were reappointed to government positions?

4. What remuneration or gratuity, if any, has been ottered to former members of the tribunal not reemployed?

1. Lt. Col. Thomas Morrison; Col. Lawrence Howard MacKenzie; Lt. Col. N. P, MacLeod; Col. J. T. E. Gagnon; Capt. John I. Grover; Capt. Leo Warde; Capt. E. C. MacKenzie; Col. C. W. Peck; Major J. F. McKay; Brig-Gen. H. F. McDonald; Lt. Gen. Sir R. E. W. Turner; Major C. C. Thompson.

2. September 30, 1933.

3. One,

4. The matter has not yet been determined.

Questions

Mr. NEILL:

What was the tonnage of coal imported from the United States into British Columbia in the calendar years 1931 to 1933 inclusive, showing each year separately, both as to bituminous and lignite separately, and the duty collected each year on each grade?

Mr. MATTHEWS:

Imports of coal from the United States entered for consumption in the province of British Columbia with import duties collected in the calendar years 1931 to 1933:

Calendar Import duty

Item year Tons collectedBituminous coal. . 1931 2,298 SI,473 751932 2.424 1,818 001933 7220 5,415 00Lignite . 1931 6,387 93 601932 2,831

Mr. NEILL:

1933 2,098

What was the tonnage of coal imported into British Columbia from the United Kingdom during the calendar year 1933 showing each grade separately and the amount of duty: (a) regular duty and (b) dumping duty, collected on each grade?

Mr. MATTHEWS:

Imports of coal from the United Kingdom entered for consumption in the province of British Columbia with import duties collected during the calendar year 1933:

Import duty Tons collected

Anthracite

3,647 ___Bituminous coal

18,850 86,749 50*

* Does not include special duty.

Special or dumping duty as applied to individual commodities is not compiled separately in the departmental records. At ports where importations of any particular commodity were few the private business of individuals or concerns would be disclosed if such information were given, and this would be contrary to established practice.

1. Is William Simpson, postmaster at The Glades, New Brunswick?

2. If so, what salary did he receive from Post Office Department, during calendar year 1933?

3. Has said William Simpson, also a contract for carrying mails between The Glades post office and railway station at Kiver Glade?

4. If so, how much does he receive per annum from department for this work?

5. When will present contract expire?

1. Yes.

2. $734.26.

3. Yes.

4. 8500.

5. December 31, 1935.

1. Has Mr. John Jardine, of Campbellton, New Brunswick, been appointed fishery inspector for the county of Kestigouche, New Brunswick?

2. If so, when and what is his salary?

3. Who recommended Mr. John Jardine for the position?

4. Were notices of the application for the position posted in the county of Kestigouche, New Brunswick?

5. If so, where and when?

6. Did Mr. John Jardine pass an examination under the Civil Service Act to qualify for this position?

7. If so, where and when?

8. Who were the examiners and what were the marks obtained by Mr. Jardine in this examination?

1. No. Mr. Jardine was employed as a temporary fishery guardian.

2-8. Answered by No. 1.