Mr. SPEAKER:

I have the honour to

inform the house that I have received the following letter:

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Ottawa, March 21, 1935. Sir,-I have the honour to inform you that the Right Hon. Sir Lyman P. Duff, Chief Justice of Canada, acting as deputy of His Excellency the Governor General, will proceed to the Senate chamber to-day at 5 p.m. for the purpose of giving the royal assent to certain bills.

F. L. C. Pereira,

Assistant Secretary.

Mr. R. S. WHITE (Mount Royal) moved:

That the petition of Mary Elizabeth Taylor Nicholson, presented on the 20th instant, pray-

Mr. R. W. GRAY (West Lambton) moved:

That the petition of the Sarnia-Port Huron Vehicular Tunnel Company, presented on the 20th instant, praying for the passing of an act to extend the time for the commencement and' completion of a tunnel under the St. Clair river, together with the report of the clerk of petitions thereon, be referred to the standing committee on standing orders for the purpose of considering the suspension of standing orders 92 and 93 (3) (a) and (c) in relation thereto.

1. How many postmasters were dismissed during the years 1921 to 1930, and from 1930 to 1935?

2. How many postmasters were dismissed for political partisanship upon the recommendation of the member, from 1921 to 1930, and from 1930 to 1935?

3. How many postmasters were dismissed' due to changes of sites of post offices from 1921 to 1930, and from 1930 to 1935?

1. From 1921 to 1930

1,147From 1930 to 1935

8822. From 1921 to 1930

172From 1930 to 1935

1403. From 1921 to 1930

187From 1930 to 1935

119

1. How many postmasters were dismissed for political partisanship in each county of the province of Quebec from December, 1921, to August 1, 1930?

2. What are the names of each postmaster in the province of Quebec dismissed between December, 1921, and August, 1930?

Mr. SAUVE:

1 and 2. See attached statements.

Argenteuil 0

Bagot 2

Beauce 4

Beauharnois 0

Bellehasse 3

Berthier-Maskinonge 2

Bonaventure 20

Brome-Missisquoi..

Cartier

Chambly-Vercheres. .

Champlain

Charlevoix-Saguenay

Chateauguay-Huntingdon. .

Chicoutimi

Compton

Dorchester

Drummond-Arthabaska..

Gaspe

Hoehelaga

Hull

J acques-Cartier

Joliette

Kamouraska

Labelle

Lake Saint John

Laprairie-Napierville.. .. L'Assomption-Montcalm..

Laurier-Outremont

Laval-Deux Montagues..

Levis

L'lslet

Lotbiniere

Maisonneuve

Matane

Megantic

Montmagny

Mount Royal

Nicolet

Pontiac

Portneuf

Quebee-Montmorency.. ..

Quebec East

Quebec South

Quebec WTest

Richelieu

Richmond-Wolfe

Rimouski

St. Ann

St. Antoine

St. Denis

St. Henri

St. Hyacinthe-Rouville..

St. James

St. Johns-Iberville....

St. Lawrence-St. George..

St. Marys

Shefford

Sherbrooke

Sfanstead

Temiscouata

Terrebonne

Three Rivers-St. Maurice Vaudreuil-Soulanges....

Wright

Yamaska

Post Office Electoral District PostmasterAbenakis Dorchester Treffle Laflamme.Ange Gardien de Rouville.. ..St. Hyacinthe-Rouville P. Casgrain.Angouleme Lake St. John Arthur Menard.Arseneault Gaspe Wm. Bertin.Barachois de Malbaie Gaspe Thos. Maloney.

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MARCH 21, 1935 1909 Questions

Statement-Con.

Post Office Electoral District PostmasterBas de L'Anse .. Charlevoix-Saguenay . Hermenegilde Savard.Batiscan .. Champlain .. Olivier St. Cyr.Beauceville Ouest .. Beauce .. Cyprien Fortin.Belley . . Charlevoix-Saguenay . Arthur Tremblay.Bernier .. Megantic . . Pierre Gregoire.Black Lake .. Megantic . . Alfred Laroehelle.Bolduc .. Beauce .. Lueien Garneau.Bournival . . Three Rivers-St. Maurice.. . . Wilfred Bourassa.Bryon Island . . Gaspe . . Edouard Richard.Bugeaud . . Bonaventure .. J. P. Boudreau.Cacouna South . .Temiscouata Cap Chat .. Gaspe . . Auguste Miville.Cap St. Ignaee . . Montmagny , . Jos. Bossinotte.Cap St. Ignaee Station.. .. .. Montmagny , . Mrs. V. L. Bergeron.Carleton . . Bonaventure . . Francis L. Cullen.Carleton Centre .. Bonaventure .. Ed. Martin.Chaleurs . . Bonaventure . . Angus McLean.Chambord .. Lake St. John .. Didyme Laforest.Charette . .Three Rivers-St. Maurice.. . . Philippe Picard.Charette . .Three Rivers-St. Maurice.. .. Osias Lafontaine.Clairvaux de Bagot .. Bagot Craig's Road Station . . Levis .. Isai'e Rousseau.Cullens Brook . . Bonaventure .. Phil. Henri.Drapeau .. Bonaventure .. Ed. Savoie.Dufour .. Charlevoix-Saguenay .. Mrs. Virginie B. Guay.Dunham .. Brome-Missisquoi Eboulements Centre .. Charlevoix-Saguenay . Pierre Tremblay.Escuminac Nord .. Bonaventure .. Wm. Carmichael.Fontenelle .. Gaspe . . Mrs. Arthur Stanley.Gagne . .Bonaventure .. Felix Cvr.Gascons .. Bonaventure . . A. Brotherton.Gauthier . . Gaspe . . Thos. Leblanc.Gironde . . Temiscouata Gobeil . . Charlevoix-Saguenay . Aime Neron.Grande Grove .. Gaspe Grande Riviere Ouest . . Gaspe . . Thos. Thibaudeau.Grande Vallee . . Gaspe . . Gilbert Caron.Grosses Roches . . Matane Hebertville Station .. Lake St. John . . Louis Asselin.Hemison . . Dorchester .. E. Gregoire.Hots de Newport .. Gaspe Isles aux Coudres . . Charlevoix-Saguenay Isles aux Grues .. Montmagny . . Hector Lavoie.Kamouraska.. . .Kamouraska . . Louis Langlois.La Baleine .. Charlevoix-Saguenay . Jos. Pedneau.Labarre .. Lake St. John . . Oscar Gagnon.Labonneville . . Compton . . Geo. Vezina.La Butte . . Bonaventure Lac aux Sables . . Portneuf . . Chas. St. Amant.Langlais ..Lake St. John .. Adelard Renaud.L'Anse a Fougere .. Gaspe .. Amedee Paradis.L'Anse a Valleau . . L. Boulet.L'Anse aux Cousins .. Gaspe .. Chas. F. Coffin.La Patrie .. Compton .. S. Gobeil.Larouche . . Chicoutimi .. Jos. Larouche.La Tuque .. Portneuf .. W. Juneau.Laval .. Ouebec-Montmorency.. .. . . J. Auclair.La Visitation .. Yamaska . . Hilaire Boisvert.Leclercville . . Lotbiniere .. Philippe Parrot.Le R ocher .. Beauce . . Rerni Bolduc.Les Eboulements .. Charlevoix-Saguenay . . J. A. Tremblay.Little Cascapedia .. Bonaventure .. Pierre Poirier.Makamik .. Pontiac .. A. Bourbeau.Mascouche .. L'Assomption-Montcalm. . .. . Jos. I. Leblanc.Mathieu .. Beauce. ' . . Johnnv Doyon.Metabetchouan .. Lake St. John .. G. E. Perron.Miguasha .. Bonaventure . . John Caissv.Misere .. Charlevoix-Saguenay . . Chas. Tremblay.Montmorency Village.. .. . . Ouebec-Montmorency.. .. . . Jean Mathieu.Morisset Station .. Dorchester . . P. Veuilleux.New Carlisle "Vest .. Bonaventure . . Alf. Gallon.Newport Centre .. Gaspe . . John Cronier.Normandin .. Lake St. John . . Thos. Berereron.JNotre-Dame de la Salette.. 92582-121 i .. Hull .. E. Lapointe.

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