1. How many persons, firms and corporations have filed their forms hut have not yet paid their income tax for the years 1938, 1939, 1940 and 1941?

2. What is the total amount due and unpaid on income tax?

3. Of this amount, how much is entirely uncollectible?

1. (a) 480,698 returns were filed in 1938; 504,417 returns were filed in 1939; 1,023,536

(Mr. Crerar.]

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returns were filed in 1940; 1,234,428 returns were filed in 1941. (b) Information not

available.

2. Unknown as amount fluctuates from day to day.

3. Up to date there has been transferred to head office as uncollectible $1,804,255.45 for all years from inception of act, out of a total collected of $4,159,089,585.00 up to February 28, 1943.

1. Does the National Registration Act of 1940 embody specific penalties for violations, and if so, what are they?

2. Is Mr. Camillien Houde detained in an internment camp under the said act?

3. If not, then under what other statute?

4. If Mr. Houde is detained under an act other than national registration, what is the penalty imposed by such law?

Mr. ST. LAURENT:

1. There is no national registration act of 1940. If this question refers to the national registration regulations 1940, these regulations were made under The National Resources Mobilization Act 1940 and the War Measures Act, and they provide specific penalties for offences described in regulations 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27 and 29, the maximum penalties being, under certain of these regulations,

a fine of $500 and imprisonment for three months, and under others of these,

a fine of $200 and imprisonment for three months, and, moreover, to a further penalty not exceeding $10 for each day after the day upon which a person should have registered, during which he shall continue to be unregistered.

2. No.

3. Regulation 21 of the defence of Canada regulations made under the War Measures Act.

4. Detention under regulation 21 is a preventative action and not punitive. When prosecutions are instituted for past offences, the maximum penalty for contravention of the defence of Canada regulations is, on summary conviction,

a fine of $500 and twelve months imprisonment and upon indictment,

a fine of $5,000 and five years imprisonment.

Mr. SLAGHT:

At what rates and in what amounts will the government have paid the chartered banks in interest during the current fiscal year?

Mr. ILSLEY:

1. What are the names of the members of the Japanese fishing vessels disposal committee?

2. For what purpose were they paid $19,000?

3. How did the government become responsible for payment of $80,000 for damage claims re Japanese vessels?

4. Of what did the damage principally consist and how did it arise?

5. Give the details of amounts over $25 making up the item of $4,000 paid to "Fisheries" under the head of sundries?

1. This committee terminated its duties December 31, 1942. Its members were: Honourable Sidney A. Smith, Puisne Judge of the Supreme Court of British Columbia, Chairman; Commander B. L. Johnson, D.S.O., R.C.N.R.; Mr. Kishizo Kimura.

2. Members of the committee were not paid $19,000. They served without remuneration. The sum of $19,000 was allotted under the War Appropriation Acts, 1942-43, to meet, in part, administrative expenses to enable the committee to carry out its terms of reference. Revenue derived by the committee largely offset these administrative costs.

3. Pursuant to report and recommendation of the Japanese fishing vessels disposal committee that there was a responsibility to the owners to make good certain damages and losses that occurred to vessels and equipment during process of immobilizing and while under impoundment.

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4. Damage and loss in respect of hulls and equipment suffered incidental to large scale impounding action under emergent conditions.

5. Sundries item under heading "Fisheries", War Appropriation Acts, 1942-43, detailed as follows:-Canned lobster control scheme, $3,000; Wartime fisheries advisory committee, $1,000.

1. Are there any synthetic rubber plants in Canada?

2. If so, where are such plants located?

3. From what raw materials is such rubber being manufactured?

4. Are any synthetic rubber plants to be erected in Canada?

5. If so, where are they to be located?

6. What raw materials will be used in the manufacture of rubber in such plants?

1. No.

2. Answered by 1.

3. Answered by 1.

4. Yes.

5. Sarnia township.

6. Butadiene-made from petroleum; styrene -made from coal and petroleum.

1. Have arrangements been made for the construction of a naval barracks at Hamilton, Ontario?

2. If so, what is the estimated cost thereof?

3. When will construction be commenced?

1. Yes.

2. Land, $20,000; building, $211,000. Total, $231,000.

3. Working drawings and specifications have been completed and passed to Department of Munitions and Supply for calling of tenders on 19th February, 1943. It is expected that tenders will be received not later than 17th March, and that a contractor will be appointed as soon as possible after that date.