Hon. ERNEST LAPOINTE (Minister of Justice) moved:

That the name of Mr. Beaubien be substituted for that of Mr. Howard on the standing committee on railways and shipping owned, operated and controlled by the government.

Explain.

Mr. CHURCH:

The object of the bill is to call the attention of the country to the great loss of life through motor cars. It is not the same bill we had last year. It deals with many phases of the problem which are set out in the bill, copies of which will be available to-morrow.

Motion agreed to and bill read the first time.

1. Was the resignation of Mr. C. E. Blondin, postmaster of Pierreville, county of Yamaska, requested in October, 1934?

2. If so, by whom, and for what reason?

.3. Upon what date did the Post Office Department decide to accept the resignation of Mr. Blondin as postmaster?

4. For what reasons?

5. Upon what date did the department decide to make a new nomination?

G. Was any person officially recommended to the department?

7. Upon what date?

8. What is the name of the person?

9. When will the new appointee commence his duties?

10. Is Mr. C. E. Blondin still in charge as postmaster ?

1. Yes.

2. By inspector follotving the discovery of a shortage in the postmaster's accounts.

Questions

3. October 22, 1936.

4. For reasons referred to in No. 2.

5. October 22, 1936.

6. Yes.

7. October 28, 1936.

8. Edmond Desmarais.

9. Matter under consideration.

10. Yes.

1. How many porters, if any, are employed directly or indirectly by the Canadian National Railways and its subsidiary lines?

2. How many porters, working on tile Canadian National Railways and its subsidiary lines, are American citizens?

3. Does the United States government permit porters, working on the Canadian National Railways and its subsidiary lines and who are Canadian citizens, to work on trains which have entered the United States and are travelling therein ?

4. Does the Canadian government permit porters, who are working on the United States railways and who are American citizens, to work on trains which have entered Canada and are travelling therein?

1. Two hundred and thirty-three porters are employed by tihe Canadian National Rail-

3.

Province

Prince Edward Island

Nova Scotia

New Brunswick.. ..

Quebec

Ontario

Manitoba

Saskatchewan

Alberta

British Columbia....

ways and its subsidiary lines in sleeping and parlour car services operated on its lines in Canada or on international runs. Sleeping and parlour car porters in Pullman service are not included as they are employed and paid by the Pullman Company which furnishes equipment and crews for certain runs on a contract basis.

2. Twenty-seven.

3. Yes.

4. Yes.

1. What amount was voted for the grade separation fund in 1936?

2. How much was spent?

3. What proportion of it was spent in each province under the Board of Railway Commissioners for Canada?

1. $2,235,228.58.

2. Expenditure $ 209,359 81

Commitments made and

outstanding 1,530,497 35

Expenditure Commitments made and outstanding Total$ 3.634 90 $ 9,482 50 .$ 13,117 408,476 06 165,153 08 173,629 1422,932 61 60.322 40 83.255 0160,431 23 284,864 52 345.295 7540,710 75 656.910 01 697,620 7640,030 27 59.969 73 100,000 009,097 10 156.246 41 165.343 5116,024 17 33,618 00 49.642 178.022 72 103,930 70 111,953 42$209,359 SI $1,530,497 35 $1,739,857 16