Mr. HOWE:

I cannot say-not officially.

Mr. HANSON (York-Sunbury):

Has he

been appointed?

Mr. HOWE:

No.

1. How many residents of Canada have been interned since the outbreak of the war?

2. Of this number, how many are in custody at the present time?

3. How many have been released pursuant to recommendations made by an appellate tribunal?

4. How many have been released without having taken an appeal?

5. How were these respective numbers divided by nationality or origin; for example, how many in each case would be commonly known as German, as Italian, as Japanese, etc.?

Mr. RALSTON:

British

including Canadians Germans Italians Japanese All others (24 races) Totals78 658 ' 561 765 160 2,22236 390 60 648 46 1,18042 159 427 112 740104 74 116 2 296

5. Answered in 1, 2, 3, and 4.

Died-not included in figures 2, 3

and 4 5 ... i ... 6

Note: The groupings have been made by racial origin and do not reflect the allegiance

ot the internees, many of whom, shown as of foreign origin, are naturalized British subjects.

Questions

1. Did the Department of National Defence for Air, or other government department, undertake the erection of a radio location station at or near an eastern Canadian port during the past twelve months?

2. If so, what was the type of tower and what was the estimated cost of the structure?

3. Was the construction undertaken by a construction company? If not, how was construction carried on?

4. If construction was made by Royal Canadian Air Force personnel, were any of such personnel injured or killed during the operation?

5. Was any court of inquiry or inquest held? If so, w'hat was the decision of the court of inquiry or the verdict of the inquest?

6. What happened to the whole structure? Was it finally torn down?

7. How much public money, if any, was lost as a result of-the whole operation?

1. No, the tower which, was supplied by the R.A.F. originally as a radio location tower was erected near Pine Hill college, Halifax, as part of the radio transmission station.

2. Standard R.A.F., R.D.F. prefabricated, wooden tower which was available and not in use. It was being installed in the new point-to-point service for economy and maximum efficiency.

3. No. Construction was undertaken by Royal Canadian Air Force personnel.

4. When the tower collapsed on 28th January, 1943, one airman was killed, three were slightly injured and two were seriously injured. The last two were removed from seriously injured list on 4th February, 1943.

5. A court of inquiry was held. The findings and recommendations of the court were in substance as follows:

Findings.-The number of guys and the size of rope utilized were not sufficient.

Recommendations-That in future, experienced construction riggers be employed and the erection supervised by a works and buildings officer who has a working knowledge of, or has sufficient experience in, this type of erection.

Note: An inquest was not held into the accident. The coroner was notified and a doctor was sent by him to view the body. The verdict of the doctor was accidental death. In all such accidents in Nova Scotia the coroner is notified and from that point he proceeds according to his own judgment as to necessities of each individual case.

Note 2 (a): This tower was being erected since this height was deemed more suitable for the particular work for which it was intended than the regular telegraph poles. The tower snapped during erection after guys were in place. It is not possible to estimate

the actual tension which was exerted on the guy rope which snapped but the test made on the rope allows for a strain of 1,240 pounds.

(b): It was considered that the tower was quite able to bear the strain ordinarily expected to be borne by an ordinary tower.

6. It was torn down and the fabricated tower replaced by poles.

7. The damages to private property-power and telephone lines-are estimated at $300. (a) The tower was provided at no cost to the R.C.A.F. as it was originally intended for erection by the R.A.F. at another point, but owing to abandonment of that particular plan it became available to the R.C.A.F. The erection and construction was carried out by R.C.A.F. labour. Medical services were provided entirely by service hospitals and doctors.

1. Has lot number 2343 of the official cadastre of St. Sauveur, in the city of Quebec, been bought by the government?

2. If so, (a) when, (b) from whom, (c) at what price, (d) for what purpose?

1. Yes.

2. (a) The deed is dated July 29, 1942.

(b) The property was purchased from Adalbert Bedard, Quebec city.

(c) $48,000.

(d) For the construction of houses in Quebec city by Wartime Housing Limited.

1. How many pounds of wool were purchased by Canadian Wool Board Limited during each fiscal year since its formation?

2. How many pounds of wool were imported by Canadian Wool Board Limited in each fiscal year since its formation?

3. How many pounds of wool purchased by Canadian Wool Board Limited in each fiscal year since its formation, were of domestic production?

4. Were any profits realized by Canadian Wool Board Limited on wool transactions in each fiscal year since its formation?

5. If so, in what year and in what amounts?

6. What disposal is made of such profits, if any?

1. Canadian Wool Board Limited only commenced operations in April, 1942, and the financial figures for the first fiscal year ending March 31, 1943, are not yet available. According to interim figures for eleven months ended February 28, 1943, the total pounds of

Questions

wool purchased, including those in transit that are paid for but have not arrived amounted to 16,609,452 lbs.

2. The number of pounds of wool imported by Canadian Wool Board Limited during the period April, 1942, to February 28, 1943, was 2,567,866 lbs.

3. The number of pounds of wool of domestic production purchased by Canadian Wool Board Limited during the period April, 1942, to February 28, 1943, was 14,041,586 lbs.

4. No profits have been realized by Canadian Wool Board Limited.

5 and 6. Answered by 4.

1. What amount of binder twine was available for farmers in (a) 1941, (b) 1942?

2. What amount will be available in 1943?

3. What steps, if any, have been taken to assure that this amount will be available?

1. Binder twine available for Canadian farmers was (a) in 1941, 55,012,000 pounds; (b) in 1942, 80,212,000 pounds.

2. It is estimated that 65,000,000 pounds of binder twine will be available in 1943.

3. Production of binder twine for 1943 account, together with carryover from 1942, amounted to 41,400,000 pounds at February 28, 1943. Manufacturers are producing to capacity from materials presently available.

1. Did the government invite Great Britain, the United States, or other united nations interested to confer in Ottawa on the possibilities of granting asylum to anti-fascist and Jewish refugees?

2. Is the proposed conference to be held in Bermuda? If so, why was this location chosen?

3. Is Canada participating?

4. If not, why not?