Mr. DESLAURIERS:

1 In what year was the expropriation of St. Redempteur vestry-board, Notre Dame street east, Montreal, carried out, and at what cost?

2. Was the objective of this expropriation

to acquire a site for the erection of a power house plant there, which would have produced the electricity needed by the harbour commission? . . c

3. Is the government aware that in view ot the erection of this power house plant, electric material amounting to many thousands of dollars was purchased, and that the Montreal harbour is still in possession of most of this electric material?

4. What are the reasons which prevented this project being put into execution?

Mr. HOWE:

The following information has been supplied by the harbour commissioners of Montreal. _

1. This property was not expropriated.

Purchased in 1929. Area 122,140 square feet. Price: land, 8305,350; buildings, $25,000;

total, $330,350.

2. No. The object of the purchase was for extension of the harbour yard and erection of an electric substation to house equipment already installed temporarily in a shed at the

[Thfl Speaker.]

1. Since what date has the railway line between Montreal and Granby been electrified?

2. What has been the financial result of its operations for each year?

3. By whom is the electric energy supplied to this line, and what is the price of each horse power supplied?

4. Does the government intend to abandon using electricity as the motive power for this line ?

5. What is the length of the said line?

1. The Montreal and southern counties railway always has been an electric line. It was extended to Granby in 1916.

2. Operating results, including interest on notes, also profit and loss, have been as follows since the Canadian National management took over from the Grand Trunk:

Year

1923 deficit..! 77,434 81

1924 " .. 39,449 881925 " .. 51,207 741926 profit.. 3,264 821927 deficit.. 14,235 241928 " .. 43,343 951929 " .. 12,346 001930 " .. 35,901 801931 " .. 166,217 711932 " .. 259,082 091933 " .. 162,483 631934 " .. 189,348 941935 " .. 196,800 95

3. Montreal, Light, Heat and Power Consolidated. Average price per k.w.h. for suburban and interurban services for the year 1935 was 1-157 cents.

_ 4. The Canadian National has no present intention of abandoning the use of electricity as motive power for this line.

5. 47-5 miles.

1. In what year was the Pension Tribunal created ?

2. Who were the members of this tribunal?

3. What salary did each receive?

4. What was the total expense?

5. Why was the board abolished?

1. 1930.

2 and 3. Name Salary

Morrison, Dr. Thos. (chairman).. $7,000

McDonald, Brig.-Gen. H. F 6,000

Thompson, Major C. C 6,000

Gagnon, Col. J. T. E 6,000

MacLeod, Lt.-Col. N. P 6,000

MacKenzie, Col. L. H 6,000

Grover, Capt. J. 1 6,000

Turner, Lt.-Gen. Sir R. E. W.... 6,000

Warde, Capt. L 6,000

McKay, Capt. J. F 6,000

Peck, Col. C. W 6,000

MacKenzie, Capt. E. C 6,000

4. $895,347.45.

5. The tribunal was abolished on the coming into force of chapter 45, 1933, an act to amend the Pension Act.

1. Has the government decided to, or does it intend to, dispose of the railway line between the city of Ottawa and L'Orignal, or the city of Hawkesbury?

Questions

2. What is the distance between these two

cities ?

3. Has the government ever had the intention of electrifying this line, and did any companies ever offer to electrify it?

4. Was it ever suggested to the government that the result obtained on the Montreal-Granby line was possible on this Ottawa-Hawkesbury line?

1. The Canadian National has an application before the Board of Railway Commissioners for the abandonment of operation of the line from Hurdman on the outskirts of Ottawa to Hawkesbury. The matter is, therefore, sub judice.

_ 2- The distance between Ottawa Union station and Hawkesbury is 59 miles.

3. The Canadian National never had any intention to electrify this line, and neither the management nor the government know of any offer to electrify it.

4. The financial result of the operation of the Montreal-Granby line being a heavy annual deficit, it has not heretofore been suggested as a model for the operation of the Ottawa-Hawkesbury section.

1. How many applications have been

received, and how many accepted, for enlistment in the Canadian defence forces for each of the years. 1933, 1934, 1935, under the following headings: (a) permanent forces; (b) air force; (c) navy?

2. How many applications have been

received, and how many accepted, for enlistment in the Royal Canadian Mounted Police for each of the years 1933, 1934 and 1935?

Mr. RINFRET:

. (a) Permanent active militia 1933 1934 1935Applications received 1,548 3,106Applications accepted.. .. 181 736(b) Royal Canadian Air Force (permanent) Applications received 2,529 2,892Applications accepted.. .. 82 170(c) Royal Canadian Navy Applications received.. ..

591 454 469Applications accepted.. .. 58 91Applications received.. ..

4,385 2,384 2,561Accepted for enlistment.. 253 287

1950

Questions

1. How many immigrants, classified by nationalities, entered Canada, each month, from January 1, 1935, to April 1, 1936, and at what ports were they admitted?

2. How many of such immigrants entered

Canada under the general provisions of the Immigration Act? _

3. How many were admitted under special permits and what is their nationality?

i. How many immigrants, who became naturalized British subjects in other countries, entered Canada during the same period, and what was their country of origin?