1. What does Canada's navy consist of, and where is it now located?

2. Did the Department of National Defence, on January 5 or 6, 1938, release the schedule of good-will cruises, 1938, for this fleet, in navy orders ?

3. Has part of the fleet already set out to sea, and to what destination?

4. Have any of the fleet gone to Sino-Japanese waters?

5. Did part of His Majesty's Canadian Navy go to sea, on January 1, on a three months' cruise to Bermuda, St. Kitts, Barbados, St. Lucia and Granada on the Atlantic?

6. Who is the present admiral of the Canadian fleet, and where are his headquarters?

7. What is the total per annum cost to maintain this fleet, and how many officers and men have they?

1. Administrative headquarters at Ottawa. Two destroyers and one training schooner based on Halifax, N.S.

Two destroyers and one minesweeper based on Esquimalt, B.C.

A naval depot and naval dockyard at Halifax, NB.

A naval depot and naval dockyard at Esquimalt, B.C.

Port divisions of the Royal Canadian Naval Reserve at Halifax, N.S.; Charlottetown, P.E.I.; Quebec, P.Q.; Montreal, P.Q.; and Vancouver, B.C.

Divisions of the Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve at Halifax, N.S.; Charlottetown, P.E.I.; Saint John, N.B.; Quebec, P.Q.; Montreal, P.Q.; Ottawa, Ont.; Toronto, Ont.; Port Arthur, Ont.; Hamilton, Ont.; Winnipeg, Man.; Saskatoon, Sask.; Regina, Sask.; Calgary, Alta.; Edmonton, Alta.; Vancouver, B.C.; and Prince Rupert, B.C.

2. No. Programs of H.M.C. Ships are not promulgated through Naval Monthly Orders but in the form of programs issued separately. Destroyer winter cruising programs were promulgated to the Canadian Naval Service and dominion government departments concerned on 17th November, 1937, and that of the training schooner Venture on 7th December, 1937. Programs were released to the press on 4th and 5th January, 1938.

3. The destroyers left their bases for their winter cruise on 4th January, 1938, and the schooner Venture on 1st January, 1938. The schooner will cruise in West Indies waters until the end of March. The destroyers will meet at Panama Canal on 28th January, and cruise on the west coast of South and Central America until the end of March, then to the west coast of Canada. The east coast destroyers will leave Esquimalt on 25th April, and return to Halifax on 29th May.

4. No.

Questions

5. Answered by No. 3.

6. There is no officer of Admiral's rank in the Royal Canadian Navy. The Senior Canadian Naval Officer is Commodore P. W. Nelles, Director of the Naval Service and Chief of the Naval Staff, with Headquarters at Ottawa.

7. The total appropriation of the Canadian naval service for the present fiscal year is $4,548,046.

The following personnel were serving on 1st

January, 1938:-

Royal Canadian Navy-

Officers 114

Ratings 1,190

Royal Canadian Naval Reserve-

Officers 53

Ratings 165

Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve-

Officers 100

Ratings 1,040

1. Are the arrears in soldiers' settlement payments relatively greater in the drought areas of the prairie provinces than elsewhere?

_ 2. Are there any special areas in other provinces-British Columbia, Ontario, Quebec or the maritimes-where crop failures have comparably restricted the ability of the soldier settlers to meet their payments?

3 What areas in the three prairie provinces have been most seriously affected by drought in the past seven years?

4. In view of the inability through crop failures of many soldier settlers in the drought areas to avail themselves of the dollar for dollar bonus scheme, does the government propose any measures to assist settlers to overcome their burden of arrears: (a) by continuation of the bonus after March 31, 1938; (b) by other remedial legislation?

1. Yes.

2. No. Crop failures have occurred intermittently in scattered localities from various causes, such as hail and grasshoppers.

3. The boundaries of the drought area in Canada are approximately as follows:-

In Alberta, beginning on the International boundary at approximately range 22, west of the fourth meridian, south of Lethbridge, extending northwest to Irricana then following an irregular arc northeast to Stettler, Wainwright, and along the Battle river to the Saskatchewan boundary.

In Saskatchewan, following the Battle and North Saskatchewan rivers to township 39, range 7, west of the third meridian, approximately 40 miles northeast of Saskatoon, then south and east to the Qu'Appelle river about north of Regina, and along this river to the Manitoba boundary.

In Manitoba (with the exception of 1937), following the Qu'Appelle and Assiniboine rivers to Brandon and then southeast to the vicinity of JVlorden.

4. (a) Under consideration.

(b) No. The department is facilitating applications from eligible settlers under the Farmers' Creditors Arrangement Act.

government elevator leases : imports of corn

Mr. MARTIN:

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1. What portion of the expenditure made by the dominion government during the years 1929 to 1936 inclusive at the port of Three Rivers, Quebec, were spent in the development of the site leased to the Three Rivers Grain and Elevator Company Limited?

2. What rental does the government receive from the Three Rivers Grain and Elevator Company Limited?

3. What expenditure was made by the dominion government in developing the site at Sorel, Quebec, leased by the government to North America Elevators Limited?

4. What rental does the government receive from North American Elevators Limited for such site?

5. What quantity of Argentine corn arrived at the elevator of the Quebec Harbour Commission at Quebec city between September 25, 1930, and December 31, 1936?

6. What grain firms were the importers of such corn and at what rate or rates was storage charged and collected for the period such corn remained in store in the said elevator?

7. What has been the expenditure at the ports of Windsor, Sarnia, Goderich, Owen Sound, Collingwood, Midland, Ontario, and Three Rivers, Quebec, for the years 1922 to 1936 inclusive?

8. What are the quantities of corn imported into Canada in each of the years 1930 to 1937 inclusive for each of the following purposes: (a) starch manufacturing; (b) cereal manufacturing; (c) distilling; (cl) other purposes, and what in each case was the country of origin?

9. (a) What were the quantities of Argentine corn imported into Canada between September 25, 1936, and December 31, 1936; (b) what were the quantities of corn arriving at each of the various ports in Canada where such corn was unloaded from ocean boats; (c) what was the highest, lowest, and average c.i.f. price of such corn?

Mr. HOWE:

The government have no

information with regard to a number of these items. I suggest that question be dropped.

Question dropped.

1. When was the protective equipment at the railway crossing on the middle road at Burlington, Ontario, installed?

2. How long was this after the four-lane highway was opened to traffic?

3. Was there any form of temporary protection at this crossing before the regular equipment was installed?

Questions

1. The Board of Railway Commissioners was advised by the Canadian National Railways on January 18th, 1938, that this installation had been completed.

2. No information.

3. Crossing was protected by regulation crossing signs, whistle posts and fences. In addition to these, there were advance warning signs located 500 feet along the highway on both sides of the crossing.

1. What was the additional cost to the Post Office Department through the operation of the holiday postal delivery in Canada for the year 1937?

2. What was the additional cost of the operation of the holiday postal delivery in Hamilton for the same period?

1. $78,769.77.

2. $2,904.29.

1. Under whose control are the employees of the West Toronto customs and excise outport ?

2. Through what office are these employees paid?

3. Are excise taxes collected through the West Toronto customs and Excise outport?

4. If not, through what office?

5. Are customs collected through West Toronto customs and excise outport?

6. What reduction in staff has been made at the West Toronto customs and excise outport, giving particulars of position and salary in each case?

7. What addition in staff has been made at the West Toronto customs and excise outport, giving particulars of position and salary in each case ?

8. What reduction in staff, if any, has been made in the Toronto office as a result of the establishing of West Toronto customs and excise outport as an independent port?

9. On what grounds was the West Toronto customs and excise outport established as an independent port?

10. On whose recommendation?

11. Was the collector at Toronto aslced for a recommendation, and, if so, did he recommend the change?

12. Was the West Toronto customs and excise outport established as an independent outport oiving to the fact that it was not run satisfactorily ?

1. All officers in the customs and excise services are under the control of the Minister of National Revenue. On the 1st of January, 1938, West Toronto was established as a port and warehousing port.

2. Through the office of the Comptroller

of the Treasury. [DOT]

3. Excise taxes on importations were collected through the outport of West Toronto prior to the 1st of January, 1938, since which date they have been collected through the port of West Toronto.

4. Answered by No. 3.

5. Customs duties were collected through the outport of West Toronto prior to the 1st of January, 1938, since which date they have been collected through the port of West Toronto.

6. 7, 8. None.

9. On purely administrative grounds to promote increased efficiency by eliminating duplication of work and in the interests of economy in effort, time and expense.

10. West Toronto was established as a port and warehousing port by order in council on the recommendation of the hon. the Minister of National Revenue.

11 and 12. No.

1. Who are the members of the International Pacific Salmon Fisheries commission?

2. What was the date or dates of their appointment, both Canadian and American?

3. Do the commissioners receive any remuneration, salary or emolument of any kind for their services?

4. What expenses or expenditure have been incurred by the commission or by individual members of the commission since its inception and up to the present time?

1. Canadian members: W. A. Found, Deputy

Minister of Fisheries; Thos. Reid, M.P., Newton, B.C.; A. L. Hager, Pres, and Gen. Mgr., Canadian Fishing Co., Vancouver, B.C. United States members: Chas. E. Jackson, United States Deputy Commissioner of Fisheries, Washington, D.C.; Edward W. Allen, attorney, Seattle; B. M. Brennan, Director, State Department of Fisheries, Seattle. [DOT]

2. Canadian members: April 15, 1937.

United States members: Aug. 27, 1937.

3. Re Canadian members: No. Re United States members: No information.

4. Canadian share of

divisible expenses.. $203 21

Travelling expenses of Commission:

W. A. Found $339 60

Thos. Reid, M.P.. .. nil

A. L. Hager nil

339 60

Total Canadian expenditure. .$542 81

Questions

farmers' creditors arrangement act

1. How many proposals have been submitted by farmers under the Farmers' Creditors Arrangement Act since it was passed: (a) by provinces; (b) total?

2. How many of these cases have ben brought to a conclusion: (a) by provinces; (b) total?

3. What is the approximate debt of the farmers whose cases have been disposed of: (a) by provinces; (b) total?

4. What reduction in (1) principal, (2) interest, were effected in these debts; (a) by provinces; (b) total?

5. What is the approximate relation of the total debt of these farmers to, (1) the value

of their farms, (2) the value of all their assets including land, stock and equipment, (a) by provinces; (b) total?

6. What is the average debt of the farmers who have applied under the Farmers' Creditors Arrangement Act, in the province of Saskatchewan ?

7. How many cases are awaiting hearing by the Board of Review in the province of Saskatchewan ?

8. What was the percentage of reduction in farmers' debts: (a) under the present Board of Review in Saskatchewan; (b) under the previous Board of Review headed by Justice MacLean ?