Mr. SPEAKER:

I have the honour to inform the bouse that the clerk of the house has received from the chief electoral officer certificate of the election and return of the following member, viz.:

Of Georges Henri Heon, Esquire, for the electoral district of Argenteuil.

Mr. SPEAKER:

I have the honour to inform the house that I have received a communication from two members notifying me that the following vacancy has occurred in the representation, viz.:

Of Peter Sinclair, Esquire, member for the electoral district of Queens, Prince Edward Island, by decease.

I accordingly issued my warrant to the chief electoral officer to make out a new writ of election for the said electoral district.

Right Hon. W. L. MACKENZIE KING (Prime Minister) moved:

That the name of Mr. Mulock be substituted for that of Mr. Chevrier on the standing committee on railways, canals and telegraph lines.

That the name of Mr. Chevrier be substituted for that of Mr. Mulock on the standing committee on miscellaneous private bills.

1. How long was the postmastership of Beaverton vacant, and when was it filled?

2. What is the name of the new appointee, and what was his previous occupation?

3. Was he formerly employed by the Post Office Department, and, if so, where?

4. Did he resign during the war? If so, why, and to enter what calling?

5. How many applications were received; (a) how many were from returned soldiers, and (b) how many from civilians?

6. After the war, did not the successful applicant go back to the Post Office Department? If so, from what situation of employment?

7. Was a returned soldier given this appointment? If not, for what reason?

1. Postmaster died on 12th April, 1937. Vacancy was permanently filled on the 21st February, 1938.

2. Donald Clark Calder, assistant postmaster at Beaverton.

3. According to his own statement Mr. Calder was assistant in the Beaverton post office twelve years. Was also a clerk at Walkerville post office for three years, and at Lindsay post office for ten months.

4. No information. The department keeps

no record of employees of revenue postmasters.

5. Seven: (a) six; (b) one.

6. No information. The department keeps

no record of employees of revenue postmasters.

7. No. As a result of the competitive examination on January 21, 1938, it was found that none of the returned soldiers had secured the necessary pass marks, and consequently were not deemed qualified to fill the position.

1. What amounts of money were paid each month by the federal government in bonus or other assistance to the fishermen of the maritime provinces for the year 1937?

2. What amounts by provinces and districts?

1. Contributions to provincial funds from which aid was given by the provinces concerned in establishing or better establishing fishermen and groups of fishermen in the industry:

Prince

Loans Nova Scotia Edward Island New Brunswick

January, 1937

$ 8,512 75 $ 3,186 54 ....February....'

9,573 93 672 50 ....March

1,307 19 3,672 50 ....April

22,799 72 3,502 37 818,180 49May

6,282 87 .... ....June .... ____July

10,784 09 .... ....August

16,477 61 10,125 41 ....September

3.266 94 ___ __________October

3,484 73 3,007 37 ....November

6,872 80 11,532 50 ....December

7,430 36 6,707 63 ____896,792 99 842,406 82 818,180 49

Note:-No information as to districts.

2. Statement of fishing bounty payments made in the maritime provinces for 1936-37:

Province and county Total amount

Nova Scotia-

Annapolis 8 1,458 00

Antigonish

2,052 10Cape Breton

7,288 70Cumberland

13 40Digby

4,201 80Guysboro

7,011 60Halifax

9,426 90Inverness

3,556 50Province and county Total amount

Nova Scotia-Concluded

Kings

713 70Lunenburg

16,468 10Pictou

271 10Queens

2,793 80Richmond

4,047 30Shelburne

11,060 40Victoria

3,507 90Yarmouth

3,477 80

8 77,349 10

Questions

2. Statement of fishing bounty payments made in the maritime provinces for 1936-37: -Concluded

New Brunswick-

Charlotte

2,002 20Gloucester

15,215 65Kent

2,813 00Northumberland

325 60Restigouche

44 90Saint John

106 90

Prince Edward Island-

Kings

1,567 50Prince

8,360 00Queens

3,567 45

Grand total $111,352 30

Note: Pishing bounty claims for one year are paid as early in the following one as it is feasible to deal with all such claims. Payments are usually made not later than the month of March.

1. What sums has the dominion government allotted to the different provinces for refrigerating plants for the years from 1934 to 1938?

2. Has the province of Quebec made application for such subsidies?

1. The dominion government has not allotted sums of money to the different provinces but the Department of Agriculture has paid the following amounts as part payments on subsidies and as grants, to individual firms towards the construction and equipment of public cold storage warehouses.

Province

Prince Edward Island

Nova Scotia

Quebec

Ontario

British Columbia.. .

Fiscal years ending March 31

1934-35 1935-36 1936-37 1937 to Feb. 28,1938.... $ 641 59 $ 611 88 $ 8,182 95$11,230 02 6,708 29 8,172 25 4,557 261,235 00 160 00 23,100 00 65,194 04 39,086 25 20,784 80 10,314 4820,845 18 36,035 06 52,541 62 46,786 382. No application received from government of province of Quebec but applications received from individual firms in the province.