1. What is the total number of people receiving old age pension in the province of Saskatchewan?

2. What is the total amount paid annually?

3. How many are getting: (a) $20 per month; 'b) $15 per month; (c) less?

1. As at December 31, 1937

11,701.

2. On account of adjustments between provinces, it is not possible to ascertain accurately, from the records of the dominion government, the total amount paid during any particular period to residents of the province of Saskatchewan.

The dominion's contribution to the province of Saskatchewan during the calendar year 1937 amounted to $1,745,941.78, which constituted approximately 75 per cent of the total amount paid out in old age pensions by the province of Saskatchewan.

3. As at December 31, 1937: (a) 4,496; (b) 5,123; (c) 1,562.

1. How much has Dr. Stapleford, who was employed in the distribution of relief in the province of Saskatchewan, and the inquiry into relief in the said province, received by way of expenses since the 1st of October to date?

2. Did he employ a staff, and, if so, what are the names of such employees, and what has been paid to each by way of salary and expenses?

1. $274.43.

2. Yes.

As at March 31, 1938 . Salary Expenses

Mackie, A. R $1,209 68 $4 50Graham, D. W

304 19 ....Grant, Miss N. K 561 29 ....Rowson, Miss E

152 90 ....Tarcey, Miss H 141 29 ....Mason, Herbert

30 00 ....Wood, Miss B. B 196 45 ....

1. When the Sherbrooke hospital lottery was being organized, who was the official responsible for enforcing the law against lotteries?

2. What change has the Postmaster General authorized the postal authorities at Montreal to make regarding lotteries?

3. Were representations made to the Postmaster General to the effect that the Army and Navy Veterans sweepstake and the Irish sweepstake were using the mails at the same time as the Sherbrooke hospital lottery, without interference ?

4. Were all the correspondence and documents of the Sherbrooke lottery sent to the Post Office Department at Ottawa?

5. If so, in what manner were they forwarded ?

1. Instructions were issued by the director, administrative services, Post Office Department, withdrawing mailing facilities from the Sherbrooke Hotel-Dieu Benefactors' Association, 158 South Bowen Avenue, Sherbrooke, P.Q., based on rulings from the departmental solicitor and the Department of Justice that the scheme of membership indicated in lottery tickets and literature issued by this association was illegal.

2. Nil-Postal regulations apply uniformly throughout Canada.

3. Representations were received respecting the army and navy veterans sweepstake and mailing privileges were withdrawn from this association.

There has been a standing order in effect for several years against the Irish Free State hospitals sweepstake denying this organization the use of the mails.

4 and 5. All mail matter for the Sherbrooke Hotel-Dieu Benefactors' Association, 158 South Bowen Avenue, Sherbrooke, P.Q., is intercepted and forwarded under cover by mail to the Post Office Department, Ottawa.

1. In what year was Mr. Wilfrid Gagnon appointed to the customs service in Montreal?

2. What was his classification?

3. By whom was he appointed?

1. 1925.

2. Labourer.

3. The then Minister of Customs and Excise.

1. In what year was Mr. Joseph Milord appointed to the customs service in Montreal?

2. How was he classified?

3. By whom was he appointed?

1. 1924.

2. Labourer.

3. The then Minister of Customs and Excise.

1. Will the government lay on the table the list of 47 pages of goods on which the United States propose to discuss further reciprocity

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with Canada as published partly in the local press on January 8, and on which the people of that country were asked to write the Trade Department at Washington to give their views or objections on any of these items with a public hearing on March 14 afforded?

2. Will the government consider adopting the same method and procedure here in order to give the business men of Canada an opportunity of being heard in the same way by letter, and a public hearing later, before any proposed agreement is consummated, and not after it?

3. Will the government consider calling into consultation Canadian industrialists and agriculturists regarding the effect of same on the Ottawa agreements, before and not after any agreement or treaty is consummated or proposed ?

1. The hon. member apparently refers to a statement which the government of the United States communicated to the press of that country on January 28th. A copy of the statement is being tabled.

2. The procedure at present adopted by the United States government in connection with current trade agreements is based upon the fact that arrangements concluded under the Trade Agreements Act are not submitted to Congress for approval. As the situation in this respect is different in Canada, it is not considered necessary to adopt the United States procedure.

3. The present practice under which Canadian industrialists, agriculturists and others interested, may communicate with the Minister of Finance, the Minister of Trade and Commerce, or other ministers concerned, on all matters respecting commercial treaty negotiations, is believed to be adequate.

1. How many radio range stations will be built in Canada for the airways service?

2. How many, if any, have been built to date?

3. What is the estimated total cost to complete such stations?

4. What is the cost of the average single station ?

5. Is the four tower system of antennae to be used?

6. Are the United States airlines replacing the present four tower equipment with five tower type? If so, for what reasons?

7. Would the introduction of the five tower mean scrapping of the four tower equipment?

8. Who are the personnel of the Department of Transport's airways radio division?

9. What percentage of them are from the United States?

10. What company or companies have contracts for supplying equipment for the radio range stations ?