1. Will the Trans-Canada air lines be completed by the end of the present year?

2. What is the government doing towards the training of youths for civil aviation?

1. West of Montreal to the Pacific coast- yes.

2. The government has supported the flying club movement for the past ten years, so as to make available facilities for flying instruction in all parts of the dominion.

1. Is there held in London a weekly conference at which the foreign secretary meets the representatives of the various dominions?

2. Does the High Commissioner for Canada attend this conference?

1. No.

2. Answered by No. 1.

1. When did the last postmaster at Athens, Ontario, tender his resignation?

2. On what date was his resignation accepted?

3. Who was appointed in his place?

4. How many returned soldiers, of Athens or vicinity, applied for appointment?

5. Did the present postmaster reside and carry on business at Morton, about twelve miles from Athens, before his appointment?

6. Were there applications for this position from residents of Athens, Ontario?

7. If so, why were they all rejected?

8. Was this appointment under the control of the civil service commission?

9. When did the present postmaster first receive his personal mail at Athens?

10. On whose recommendation was the present postmaster at Athens appointed?

1. 12th December, 1935, to take effect on 1st September, 1936.

2. Postmaster was advised on the 28th August, 1936, that the transfer of the office would be effected on the 1st September, 1936.

3. Harry Wykes, returned soldier.

4. Three, including Mr. Wykes.

5. Information on file indicates Mr. Wykes had transacted postal business at Athens since

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1933. Information subsequent to transfer indicates that Mr. Wykes previously resided at Morton.

6. Yes.

7. Person selected stated he was a patron of the Athens Post Office.

8. Departmental appointment, residential qualifications not required.

9. See answer to no. 5.

10. D. E. Lewis of Brockville.

1. What was the total value of: (a) fresh fruits; (b) fresh vegetables; (e) fresh citrus fruits, imported into Canada from the United States of America in each of the years 1935, 1936, and 1937?

2. What was the total value of: (a) apples; (b) all other fresh fruits exported from Canada to the United Kingdom in each of the years 1933 to date?

1. Imports into Canada from the United States of (a) fresh fruits (b) fresh

vegetables; (c) fresh citrus fruits

(Calendar years, 1935, 1936 and 1937)

Articles imported 1935 1936 1937$ $ $Fresh fruits. . .. 10.079.992 12,728,378 13,658,530Fresh vegetables .. .. 3,011.084 3,785,505 4,559,002Citrus fruits- Lemons .. 1,034.269 1,436.875 1,064,279.. .. 1.111 3,315 3,518Oranges .. .. 5,041,103 5,949,725 6.823,885Grapefruit .. .. 775,915 1,054,564 1,309,8352. Canada's domestic exports of fresh fruits to the United Kingdom

(Calendar years, 1933 to 1937)

Apples Other fresh fruits

1933.. .. .. $10,061,420 $214,5611934.. .. .. .. 8,120,848 95,7841935.. .. . . 9.049,174 412,3591936.. .. . . 5,624,865 123,7651937.. .. .. . 6.490,358 105,000

1. Has the federal government contributed to the construction of the Mont-Laurier-Senneterre highway, known as project No. 17-36? If so, for what amounts, and on what date or dates were the payments made?

2. Has the federal government also contributed to the work of project No. 58 (Villemaire creek bridge to Mont-Laurier), and, if so, for what amounts, upon what dates were payments made for said work, and what were the amounts ?

1. Project No. 17 of schedule "C" to the agreement entered into between the dominion and the province of Quebec under the provisions of the Unemployment Relief and Assistance Act, 1936, provided for a dominion

contribution of $70,350, being 50 per cent of the total estimated cost of clearing, preliminary works and gravelling on the Mont-Laurier-Senneterre highway, it being provided that the province contribute an amount equal to that contributed by the dominion. Payment of accounts rendered by the province with respect to this project were made on the dates and in the amounts hereunder mentioned.

Amount of dominion

Date of payment contribution

April 20/37

$11,391 37September 3/37

33,910 53September 28/37

46200 96

October 2/37 Credit 22,505 99

2. Project No. 58 of schedule "C" to the agreement referred to in No. 1 above provided for a dominion contribution of $5,000, being 50 per cent of the total estimated cost of bridging Villemaire brook, including approaches, at Mont-Laurier, it being provided that the province contribute an amount equal to that contributed by the dominion. Pay-

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ment of accounts rendered by the province with respect to this project were made as follows:

Amount of dominion

Date of payment contribution

April 30/37 $ 995 34

August 18/37 3,486 94

December 11/37 12 68

August 19/37 Credit 327 52

December 7/37 Credit 30 00

1. Has the federal government contributed to the construction of the Boulevard Pie IX bridge at St. Vincent de Paul?

2. If so, what amounts were so contributed?

3. Is the work of construction on this bridge completed, and is the bridge now open for traffic?

4. Has the construction work on the bridge been definitely approved and accepted by the federal government?

1. Yes.

2. Provision was made in the agreement entered into between the dominion and the province of Quebec pursuant to the provisions of the Unemployment Relief and Assistance Act, 1936, for a dominion contribution of $300,000 toward the cost of construction of a bridge on Pie IX boulevard at St. Vincent de Paul, costs of expropriation and building of approaches excluded, it being provided that an equal amount be contributed by the prov-

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ince. Payments aggregating $275,969.92 have been made to the province with respect to accounts rendered to the dominion in connection with this project.

Provision is made in the agreement entered into with the province of Quebec pursuant to the provisions of the Unemployment and Agricultural Assistance Act, 1937, for a dominion contribution of $6,500 with a like contribution from the province for the completion of the works commenced under the 1936 agreement.

Provision is also made in the agreement with the province under the 1937 act for a dominion contribution of $200,000 with a like contribution from the province, for new construction on the Pie IX boulevard bridge including viaduct for M. T. Railway but excluding expropriation costs and cost of building approaches. No accounts have at this date been received from the province with respect to construction of the Pie IX bridge carried out during the current fiscal year.

3. Construction of the bridge proper has been completed and opened for traffic but is understood to be closed at the present time due to damage created by snow plough.

4. Not being a federal bridge, the construction is not subject to approval or acceptance by the Federal Government.