Mr. STEWART:

Explain.

Mr. HOWE:

The purpose of this bill is to ratify and confirm three conveyances to the Toronto Terminals Railway Company of lands formerly owned by the Canadian National Railway Company in respect of two conveyances, and the OntarL md Quebec Railway Company and Canadian Pacific Railway Company in respect to the other conveyance. The bill is requested by the presidents of the Canadian National and the Canadian Pacific railway companies and is to confirm title to certain ordnance land which is part of the Toronto union station project, and also to other lands in respect of which old mortgages were not properly discharged. It is purely a technical bill, involving no question of policy.

Motion agreed to and bill read the first time.

1. Has a new postmaster been appointed at Quorn, Ontario?

2. If so, what is his name?

3. Upon whose recommendation was he appointed?

4. Is he a returned soldier?

5. Were any of the other applicants returned men?

6. If so, what are their names?

Mr. McLARTY:

No permanent appointment has yet been made. The ex-postmaster resigned, and in view of his departure from Quorn, the district director arranged for a temporary transfer to V. Nylund, civilian, in order to maintain service. The question of a permanent appointment is still under consideration.

1. What company or companies print postage stamps for the dominion?

2. What company or companies print revenue stamps for the dominion?

3. What company or companies print Dominion of Canada bonds?

4. What company or companies print Bank of Canada notes?

Questions as Orders jor Returns

5. Do these contracts contain a fair wage clause ?

6. Have the wage scales been inspected by government inspectors to ascertain if the fair wage clause is observed? If so, at what dates in 1938?

7. What minimum annual wages are paid to: (a) skilled; (b) unskilled workers employed by the above contractors?

8. What are the union or prevailing rates of wages paid for similar work in this district?

Mr. LENNARD:

1, Did the government receive a request from the Italo-Canadian Society of Canada, asking them to use their offices to endeavour to secure moneys being held in Italian banks, belonging to Canadians?

2. If so, has the government done anything in this direction, and what progress has been made?

Mr. DUNNING:

I have received advice from the superintendent of insurance, who would be the natural officer to receive it, that no such request has been received by him. I have no knowledge of any such request being received by any officer of the government. If this answer is not satisfactory, an order for return might be made, which would enable it to be looked into by all departments. Perhaps an order for return would be the best solution.

1. How many civil service competitions (examinations) took place in Halifax during the years 1936-37 and 1937-38?

2. What were the competition numbers and the type of positions?

3. Who were the examiners?

4. In what buildings were examinations held?

5. What rental, if any, was paid for buildings in connection with each examination?

6. What were the names of the examiners, and what remuneration, jf any, was paid to each?

7. What were the travelling expenses in each case of civil service examiners?