1. What are the departmental regulations, if any, for the labelling of bottles of each kind of gin and the marking of packages or cases of such liquors?

2. What are the gins made in Canada in accordance with the Food and Drugs Act and which are "potable spirits sweetened or unsweetened, prepared from grain spirit specially rectified and redistilled with juniper berries and flavouring herbs, etc."? _

3. Are there any gins ever made in Canada by cold mixing molasses alcohol with malt wine, etc., without being redistilled, or by first using spirits not made from grain mashes and secondly, not redistilling such mixtures with juniper berries, etc.?

4. If so, what are they?

5. What are the various designations of gin by departmental regulations and what is the description of each kind?

1. Was it brought to the attention of the Department of National Revenue that sonie distillers producing gin were not complying with the regulations under the Food and Drugs Act?

2. If so, on what dates, and what distillers were not complying with said regulations?

3. Did the above mentioned department issue several circulars to that effect?

4. If so, when and to w'hom?

5. Did the department make a distinction as between gin and blend?

6. If so, what was it?

7. Were there specific instructions given by the department to collectors of customs and excise?

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8. If so, when and what were they?

9. Were there any extensions granted to distillers, manufacturers or companies to comply with departmental regulations?

10. If so, (a) what were they; (b) for what distillers, manufacturers or companies; (e) through the intervention of whom or' what counsel; (d) for what reason were they granted?

11. Did the said distillers, manufacturers or companies finally comply with departmental regulations?

12. If so, when in each case?

NATIONAL DEFENCE-FURNITURE AND FURNISHINGS; BUILDING ALTERATIONS AND REPAIRS

Mr. POULIOT:

What was the expenditure since June 10, 1940, for (a) rugs; (b) other furniture; (c) building alterations and repairs, in each one of the following branches of the Department of National Defence:

Administration, secretary of national defence, judge advocate general, central registry, contracts branch, printing and stationery, translation services, stores audit, inspector general, chief of general staff, deputy chief of general staff, assistant deputy of general staff, directorate of military operations and intelligence, intelligence, departmental library, directorate of military training, directorate of staff duties, signals, inspection and test department, historical section, auditor general's branch, adjutant general, personal services, organization branch, medicals, pay services, records, dental services, press liaison, auxiliary services, quartermaster general, engineer services, supply and transport, movement control, real estate adviser, master-general of the ordnance, deputy master-general of ordnance, director of ordnance services (general and technical stores and services of mechanization), chief ordnance mechanical engineer, director of ordnance services (administration), director of technical research, mechanical transport (maintenance), ordnance depot, ordnance stores, dependents' allowance board. Connaught rifle ranges, Ottawa area command, Canadian provost corps, veterans guard of Canada, Canadian forestry corps and treasury office?

Mr. CARDIFF:

For a copy of all accounts rendered by the members of the national war services boards in each province.

Mr. J. A. ROSS (Souris):

Under date of March 5, 1941, the Minister of Finance (Mr. Usley) wrote the premier of Manitoba stating that the introduction of a bill to revive the Farmers' Creditors Arrangement Act in Manitoba would receive the early attention of the government. Will a bill to this effect

be introduced at this session of parliament, in order to remove the present injustice from which the citizens of Manitoba suffer as compared with those of Alberta and Saskatchewan in relation to debt adjustment legislation?

Hon. J. L. ILSLEY (Minister of Finance):

That is a matter of government policy which will be made known in due course. I am not in a position to make an announcement about it now.

Mr. G. A. CRUICKSHANK (Fraser Valley):

I should like to direct a question to the Prime Minister. I have not given notice, but I do not think it is of great importance, except to some of us, in view of the fact that the housing situation in Ottawa is so serious. Some of us have to give notice now as to whether or not we shall require our living quarters for another month. Would the Prime Minister give us some intimation as to when we may be out of here? I do not want to pay rent for another month if I am going to be here only another week or so.

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

I hardly agree with my hon. friend when he says the question is not important. I believe, however, he is in a better position to answer it than I am. I should be very glad if hon. members, through the whips, would confer with respect to the business that remains. I have no doubt if they do that, and take all relevant factors into consideration, they will find some means of arranging for the conclusion of the present stage of this session before too long a time passes.

Mr. CRUICKSHANK:

Then may I take it from the Prime Minister that the session will end this week?

Hon. R. B. HANSON (Leader of the Opposition):

While we are on this point

may I say to the Prime Minister that I should be happy if he would give early consideration to the question of prorogation or adjournment. I am not indicating any view in regard to the point, but I suppose it will have to be one or the other.

Mr. MACKENZIE KING:

I would say at once that it will be an adjournment, not a prorogation. There is a possibility that the St. Lawrence waterway agreement may come

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up for consideration within a month or two. If it should come before the fall, it will be at this session, not at the next.