1. Who were the members of the Hamilton harbour commission during the year 1936?

2. What individual salary did they receive?

3. Are they allowed certain expenses in addition?

4. If so, what expenses did they incur individually?

1. D'Arcy Martin, K.C. (chairman), R. H. Yeates and A. G. Gaul until March 4th; after that date, C. V. Langs, K.C. (chairman), E. H. Corman and A. G. Gaul-the latter being the appointee of the city.

2. The salary attaching to the chairmanship is $1,500 per year, and to the other two members $1,200.

3 and 4. During 1935 the former commission paid the expenses of its members in attendance at Ottawa amounting to $578.21, which includes car allowance to Mr. Yeates of $75. In 1936 the board paid the expenses of the present board in connection with various attendances at Ottawa, $235.05. No expenses were incurred individually other than the car allowance item of $75 allowed Commissioner Yeates.

Questions

1. What is the total amount of opium,morphine and codein imported into Canadain 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, and 1936? 1. Opium(lbs.)1932 . 6151933 1934 . 4581935 . 730*1936

*Figures are based on import licences issued, as cust be somewhat lower, dependent on goods covered by li

2. Has the Department of National Health taken any action to stop the sale of narcotic drugs?

3. Has the Department of National Health taken any action to look after drug addicts?

Mr. POWER:

Morphine (including Diacetyl-morphine

and

Ethyl-morphine) Codeine

(ozs.) (ozs.)

4,442 17,019

5,316 26,361

5,476 28,915

4,883 35,669

5,256 22,909

statistics are not yet available. Final figures may is issued late in 1936 not arriving until 1937.

2. It controls the legal sale in wholesale and retail drug stores by means of the Opium and Narcotic Drug Act. The illicit traffic is, with the cooperation of federal, provincial and municipal police forces, sought out and combated under both the Opium and Narcotic Drug Act and the criminal code. There were one hundred and sixty-three convictions under the former in 1935.

3. The department is constantly in communication with the medical profession in relation to individual cases of drug addicts, the responsibility for the care and treatment of which, however, comes within the provincial orbit, as do the tuberculous or the insane. Three provinces have passed legislation in the matter.

(1) Name

A. B. Purvis

A. N. McLean

Alfred Marois

Tom Moore

Mrs. M. M. Sutherland.. ..

W. A. Mackintosh

E. J. Young

Mr. SENN:

What was the total cost of cutting weeds on the Welland canal feeders for each of the years 1934, 1935 and 1936?

Mr. HOWE:

Total cost of cutting weeds on Welland canal feeders during the years in question was as follows: 1934, $905.74; 1935, $1,146.08; 1936, $1,614.40.

1. What is the personnel of the National Employment Commission?

2. What salaries were paid during 1936?

3. What is the rate for each member per annum ?

4. What has been the total amount spent on, for or by this body?

Mr. ROGERS:

(2) Total salary paid in 1936 Nil

Nil

Paid from employment and social insurance.

(3) Salary rate

$20 per day, less five per cent.

$20 per day, less five per cent.

$20 per day, less five per cent.

$9,000 per annum less five per cent.

$20 per day, less five per cent.

$20 per day, less five per cent.

S20 per day, less five per cent.

Questions

(4)

A. From Vote 332 $58,313.19

From Vote 336 (registration) 36,249.36

Total $94,562.55

1. What was the total amount of exports in loilars of all goods from Canada to West Indies for the years 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, and 1936?

2. What was the total amount of imports in dollars of all goods from the West Indies to Canada for the same periods?

3. What was the total amount of exports in dry fish to the West Indies for the same periods (quantities and value in dollars) ?

4. What was the total amount of exports of potatoes from Canada to the West Indies for the same periods (quantities and values in

dollars) ?

Mr. ROGERS:

1. Domestic exports from Canada to the British West Indies for the fiscal years ended March 31, 1928 to 1936, were as follows:

Fiscal years 1928 .. $19,145,055

1Q2Q .. 20,524,366

1Q20 19,870,292

1Q21 .. .. 17.802,611

1932 .. .. .. 12.008,912

1933 .. .. 10,027,189

1934.. .. 9.243,461

1935 .. .. 9,893.227

193_. .. .. 10,553,357

2. Imports into Canada from the British West Indies for the fiscal years ended March 31, 1928 to 1936 were as follows:

Fiscal years 1928.. .. 1929 .. .. $23,633,051 20,638,916

1930 .. 18,078,443

1931.. 18,742,366

1932 .. 16,508,308

1933.. .. 1934.. 12,248,000 .. .. 10,808.017

1935 .. 14,550,431

1936.. . 17,189,253

3. Domestic exports of "Fish, dried, salted, smoked or pickled," to British West Indies for the fiscal years ended March 31, 1928 to 1936 were as follows:

Fiscal years Quantity cwt. Value1928.. . .. 27,237.900 $1,471,7591929.. . . .. 23,506,400 1,391,0571930.. . ,. .. 28,718,100 1,879,2291931.. . .. .. 25.658.600 1,381,8191932.. . . .. 21,502,700 944,4751933.. . ,. .. 23,398,100 836,6241934.. . . .. 24,272.500 799,2651935.. . . .. 23,427,500 947,7491936.. . . .. 22,988,700 899,2454. Domestic exports of potatoes to BritishWest Indies for the fiscal years ended March 31, 1928 to 1936, were as follows: Fiscal years Quantity bush. Value1928.. .

191.146 $187,7261929.. .

291,998 229,8001930.. .

216.181 186.5441931.. .

203,608 170.2931932.. .

368,777 184.3861933.. .

299.544 139.5701934.. .

249.549 137.0441935.. .

368,321 184,8321936.. .

381.950 210,796

1. What was the total amount paid to Mr. J. J. McCruden, McTaggart, Saskatchewan, for the taking of a census, and other services?

2. Was Mr. McCruden employed on his own vocation while drawing this money from the government ?

3. Did Mr. McCruden give full time service in return for the money received?

1. $750. [DOT]

2 and 3. Do not know Mr. McCruden's voca-ation or hours of work, but he gave the necessary time to carrying out his duties as census commissioner.