1. Was a caretaker recently appointed by the civil service commission at the request of the Department of National Defence at Dunn-ville, Ontario?

2. If so, whom?

3. What are the names, addresses and occupations of the members of the board who gave the applicants an oral examination?

1. Yes.

2. Charles Allan Bint.

3. The examining board to rate the candidates consisted of a representative of the department, a representative of the Canadian Legion of the British Empire Service League, and the civil sendee commission's supervising examiner, Mr. E. J. Hellyer, principal of the

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Dunnville high school. Mr. R. S. Colter, barrister, of Cayuga, Ontario, was selected by the department to represent them in the examination, and the Legion was represented by Mr. G. E. Battle, president of the Dunnville branch.

Since the examination it has been ascertained that the representative of the department was not, as was expected, an officer of the department, which would have been in accordance with the usual practice. Therefore the department has been requested in future examinations for this class of position, to have as its representative either an official of the department or an officer of a military unit, preferably the one in connection with which the vacancy occurs.

1. Has the government purchased any property in Sydney, Nova Scotia, between the government wharf and the old Rhodes-Curry property?

2. If so, what was the cost?

3. From whom was the property purchased?

4. What was the assessed value?

1. A harbour front property south of the existing public wharf including the so called Harrington wharf was purchased in July, 1935,

2. S75,000.

3. Sydney Foundry and Machine Works Limited.

4. Assessed value of land including Harrington wharf property, $9,100.

1. What was the amount of halibut landed in Canada, being the product of the Atlantic coast fisheries, each year since 1930?

2. What amount was landed in Nova Scotia?

3. How much halibut was exported from the maritimes each year since 1930, being the product of Atlantic coast fisheries?

4. How much from Nova Scotia?

1.

1930

1931

1932

1933

1934

*1935

* unrevised

2.

1930

1931

1932

1933

1934

*1935

* unre vised

cwts.

27,809

28,921

24,998

30,011

25,471

29,341

cwts.

27,258

27,978

22,696

27,900

24.254

28,825

3 and 4. Exports of fresh and frozen halibut through ports in each of the maritime provinces, fiscal years ended March, 1931 to 1935, and the period from April 1, 1935, to February 29, 1936:

Nova Scotia New Brunswick Prince Edward Islandcwt. value cwt. value cwt. valueFiscal year 1931 9,825 $149,594 184 $3,010 Fiscal year 1932 9,785 117,889 369 5,644 Fiscal year 1933 4,250 39,048 77 785 Fiscal year 1934 8,617 79,982 100 1,113 Fiscal year 1935 8,294 86,727 1,077 9,708 Apr. 1, 1935, to Feb. 29, 1936.. 9,827 94,059 267 2,580

This includes all fresh and frozen halibut shipped through ports in the maritime provinces. There is no statistical segregation of exports originating in different parts of Canada, although it is known that there have been exports through maritime ports of halibut originating in British Columbia.

1. How many persons have been naturalized in Canada since March 31, 1934?

2. What is their nationality?

1. 46,124.

2. Former nationality of naturalized persons as shown in the following list:

Argentine Republic 11

Albania 6

Austria 2,033

Austria-Hungary (under s. 8) 13

Belgium 763

Brazil 2

Bulgaria 83

Chile 1

China 14

Costa Rica 2

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Czechoslovakia 2,311

Danzig 9

Denmark 1,304

Doubtful 24

Dutch East India 1

Egypt 1

Esthonia 89

Finland 1,137

France 264

Germany 2,741

Greece 363

Guatemala 1

Holland 678

Hungary 2,580

Iceland 56

Italy 1,691

Japan 85

Latvia 128

Liechtenstein 1

Lithuania 844

Luxemburg 4

Memel Territory 1

Mexico 3

Montenegro 2

Mount Lebanon 1

No nationality 72

Norway 1,307

Palestine 27

Persia 6

Poland 12,624

Roumania 2,358

Russia 5,132

South Africa (under s. 8) 4

Spain 18

Sweden 1,176

Switzerland 184

Syria 138

Turkey 49

Turkey (Armenia) 42

Turkey (Syria) (under s. 8) 1

United States 3,694

Yugoslavia 2,045

Total 46,124

1. (a) What was the population of the province of Quebec when the last redistribution of counties was made, only taking into consideration the territory existing at the time of the entry of the province into confederation?

(b) What was the population of the province of Quebec when the last redistribution of counties was made, taking into consideration the territory added to this province by the Quebec Boundaries Extension Act, Bill No. 151, George V, 1911-1912?

2. (a) What was the population of the province of Ontario when the last redistribution of counties was made, only taking into consideration the territory existing at the time of the entry of such province into confederation?

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(b) What was the population of the province of Ontario when the last redistribution of counties was made, taking into consideration the territory added to this province by the Ontario Boundaries Extension Act, Bill No. 152, George V, 1911-1912?

_ 3. (a) What was the population of the province of Manitoba when the last redistribution of counties was made, only taking into consideration the territory existing at the time of the entry of such province into confederation?

(b) What was the population of the province of Manitoba when the last redistribution of counities was made, taking into consideration the territory added to this province by the Manitoba Boundaries Extension Act, Bill No. 115, George V, 1911-1912?

1. (a) Population in 1931 (Quebec) (less extension additions of 1912) was 2,872,078.

(b) Total population (Quebec) in 1931 was 2,874,255. *

2. (a) Population in 1931 (Ontario) (less extension additions of 1912) was 3,427,710.

(b) Total population (Ontario) in 1931 was 3,431,683.

3. (a) Population in 1931 (Manitoba) (less territories added in 1871) 451,599.

Population in 1931 (Manitoba) (less territories added in 1881) 529,887.

Population in 1931 (Manitoba) (less extension additions of 1912 ) 688,295.

(ib) Total population (Manitoba) in 1931 was 700,139.

1. Has the Marine department added employees to its staff at Quebec since October 15, 1935?

2. If so, what are the names of such employees ?

3. Who recommended their appointment?

Mr. HOWE:

1, 2 and 3. The Marine department has not added to its staff at Quebec since October 15, 1935, other than to replace those dismissed or retired.