1. Has the government or any of its departments contributed to the construction of a main sewer in the city of Victoriaville, province of Quebec?

2. If so, what respective portion is to be paid by the federal government, the provincial government and the municipality?

3. How many persons worked on such construction, what are their names and addresses, and how much did each receive per day?

1. Yes.

2. Under the provisions of The Unemployment Relief Act, 1930, the dominion contributed 83,750 towards the construction of "aqueduct, sewers and bridge" in Victoriaville, the province of Quebec contributing a like amount, the municipality contributing 87,500.

Under the provisions of The Unemployment Relief and Assistance Act, 1936, the dominion contributed $8,000 towards the "construction of sewers on Notre Dame, Albert and Saint Joseph Streets," the province of Quebec contributing a like amount.

3. The works referred to in 2 above having been carried out under the jurisdiction of the municipal authorities, the names and addresses of the persons employed thereon and their earnings are not matters of record with the dominion government.

1. Has the government received any correspondence from the government of Ontario, or any other persons in reference to the construction or reconstruction of new bridges across the Niagara river, or in reference to the observation bridge that was destroyed?

2. If so, will the government lay all the papers on the table of the house?

3. In future, will consideration be given to the idea of having all bridges across international streams like the Niagara or St. Lawrence in Ontario, erected, controlled and owned by the joint governments of Ontario and New York, under public ownership, so

as to prevent a monopoly and excessive charges to the public, as set out in the debates of the house, in past years, on private bills for bridges across the St. Lawrence and Niagara rivers, and one at Sarnia?

4. Has any correspondence been received from the government of Ontario, or from others in reference to parts of the bridges which were destroyed floating down the river, and will the same be removed in view of their becoming a menace to navigation between Queenston and Niagara where large lake steamers navigate?

5. If so, will the correspondence be tabled?

1. Under immediate, direct and exclusive control of the civil service commission and as an integral part of its organization, is there an independent body of examiners whose exclusive duties consist of determining merits of candidates to civil service positions?

2. If so, what are the names and salaries of the members of such independent body of examiners?

3. How long has the civil service commission been operating?

Mr. PERLEY:

For a return showing,-

1. The quantities of cheese, beans, fish, fruit, vegetables, hay, fodder, feed and seed grains and other products, purchased directly or indirectly and shipped by the government into Saskatchewan, Alberta and Manitoba for relief purposes, between the first of July, 1937, and the present date.

2. The names, addresses, occupations or business of persons, firms and corporations from whom such goods were purchased, with the quantities and value of such purchases from each person, persons, firm or corporation, showing prices paid and the points of delivery to the government and points of distribution in the said provinces.

3. The total purchase price of such material.

4. The amount paid for freight on each class of goods.

5. The total cost of storage and handling at points of shipment.

6. The total cost of handling and storage at destination.

7. Cost of reshipment, including handling and freight from first destination in Saskatchewan to final destination.

8. Names, addresses and amounts paid to all

persons engaged in: (a) dividing up and reparcelling each class of said goods; (b) distributing such goods; (c) warehousing.

9. Total amount paid for demurrage, and to whom.

10. The final points of shipment from which such goods were distributed.

11. The area described by municipalities or otherwise, within which such goods were distributed.

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12. If such goods were distributed to those on relief only, or to the population in general.

13. The total cost of such shipment.

14. From what vote this money was paid.

15. The amount obtained by governor general's warrants for the purpose of providing for the costs of this distribution.

16. What amount of each class of such goods was produced in Saskatchewan in the year 1937.

17. What amount of each class of such goods was imported into Saskatchewan from other provinces of the dominion, and from outside Canada, in the year 1937.

18. The part the government played in the distribution of free goods contributed by persons, firms and corporations, to Saskatchewan, and the quantities of such goods handled or distributed by the government or any official thereof.

19. The points in Saskatchewan where final distribution of such contributed goods was made.

20. The instructions given officials of the dominion government in Saskatchewan rvith respect to the distribution of: (a) goods purchased and supplied by the dominion government; (b) goods supplied by voluntary contribution.

Mr. GARDINER:

I notice that this motion came up when I was absent from the house a few days ago, and that the Prime Minister asked to have it stand until my return. I wish to say only that much of the information asked for would have to be secured from another government, namely the government of Saskatchewan. I could undertake to provide all the information for which my own department is responsible, and to obtain all other information that possibly can be secured, within the period of the session. If there is any carried over until after that time, I shall have to bring it down another year.

Mr. BENNETT:

It covers only the government shipments.

Mr. GARDINER:

It covers much more than that.

Mr. BENNETT:

No-"shipped by the government into Saskatchewan, Alberta and Manitoba." That is the essential part of it.

Mr. GARDINER:

But that information has to be secured from the other provinces.

Mr. BENNETT:

No. This question covers lirect purchases to which the minister referred the other night, made by the dominion government, and shipped to the province of Saskatchewan, payments for which will appear in the auditor general's report for next year.

Mr. GARDINER:

If it does refer only to that, then it is much simpler to answer. But the wording is, "the quantities of cheese,

beans, fish, fruit, vegetables, hay, fodder, feed and seed grains and other products purchased directly or indirectly"-

Mr. BENNETT:

Yes.

Mr. GARDINER:

-"and shipped by the government into Saskatchewan, Alberta and Manitoba for relief purposes, between the 1st of July, 1937 and the present date." If the term "indirectly" does not mean what was paid for by this government, but ordered by other governments, then it can be answered 6imply.

Mr. BENNETT:

Quite.