Mr. DIEFENBAKER:

What amounts, if any, in each of the years 1940-42 inclusive, and 1943, to date, have been paid by the Department of National Defence for Air, to the M. & C. Aviation Company Limited, Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, and what amount, if any, still remains unpaid?

Mr. POWER:

Jan. 1-Dec. 31, 1940 Nil

Jan. 1-Dec. 31, 1941

$154,508 43Jan. 1-Dec. 31, 1942

964,468 98Jan. 1-Mar. 25, 1943

308,146 49Total $1,427,123 90

No outstanding bills due and payable remain unpaid.

1. Is Dr. Aime Chartier, of Montreal, Quebec, in the employ of the government in connection with the administration of the Government Employees' Compensation Act? If so, in what capacity and upon what terms of appointment?

2. How much has been paid to him for medical services and examinations in each of the years 1940-42 inclusive, and in 1943 to date?

3. In addition to such payments, is any amount due and outstanding to him, or have additional bills been rendered? If so, for what amount, and for what period?

1. No; but his services are engaged from time to time as an expert in assessing disabilities of government employees in the province of Quebec.

Under the laws of the province of Quebec, an employee who has been injured has the right to select his physician for treatment, and the expense therefor is paid by the employer at the rates established by the Quebec workmen's compensation commission.

2. The total amounts paid to Dr. Chartier for expert services and for the services of his clinic in the cases of government employees who have engaged his services, for the period mentioned, are as follows:

Re Re

Employees Employees of of

Fiscal Government Defence Year Departments Projects Total1940-41 $18,532 45 $18,532 451941-42 19,495 25 $13,831 50 33,326 751942-43 12,182 70 26,142 50 38,325 20

3. Approximately $2,500 outstanding covering current accounts in process of audit.

Mr. CASTLEDEN:

What arrangements have been made to provide medical services for people in rural areas where the doctors have left the area and no medical services are available?

Mr. McLARTY:

The Canadian medical procurement and assignment board, operating under the Department of National Defence, has been given power to survey the national situation with respect to available supply of physicians, with respect to disposition as between the armed services and civilian practice, and with respect to distribution in civilian practice. Much of this work has been done, and when it has been completed the Minister of Labour will be in a position to ascertain whether the findings of the board indicate a need for any change or expansion in the present civilian man-power regulations.

1. What was the total acreage of durum wheat grown in Canada, 1942?

2. What was the total number of bushels of durum wheat produced in Canada, 1942?

3. What was the total number of bushels of 1942 durum wheat marketed by producers between August 1, 1942, and April 1, 1943?

4. What was the to^al number of bushels of durum wheat exported between August 1, 1942, and April 1, 1943?

Questions

1. Second preliminary estimate 259,000 acres.

2. Second preliminary estimate 6,800,000 bushels.

3 . 2,578,000 bushels.

4. 526,000 bushels.

Mr. DIEFENBAKER:

From the inception of the call-up under the National Resources Mobilization Act to date, how many men have been granted postponements because they are engaged in, (a) agriculture; (b) munitions manufacture; (c) for other reasons?

Mr. McLARTY:

Returns are at present available only to January 31, 1943. They are broken down to war industries but not to munitions manufacture.

From the inception of the call-up until January 31, 1943, the following numbers of men have been granted postponement: (a) 86,596-because they are engaged in agriculture; (b) 34,463-because they are engaged in war industry; (c) 56,016-for other reasons.

Mr. FRASER:

(Peterborough West):

1. How many egg drying plants are there in Canada, what are their names, and where are they situated?

2. What was the total production from each plant in 1942?

3. What percentage of the products produced in these plants in 1942 were sold to the federal government or any of its agencies?

4. What percentage of the said products were consumed in Canada?

5. Are any of these plants granted a subsidy by the federal government?

1. 10.

2. Production: Ottawa Dairy, Ottawa, Ont., 1,039.260 lbs.; Canadian Doughnut Company, Trenton, Ont., 2,373,200 lbs.; Swift Canadian Co., Toronto, Ont., 1,692,670 lbs.; Cow & Gate, Gananoque, Ont., 266,305 lbs.; Bordens Limited, Belmont, Ont., 2,093,815 lbs.; Bordens Limited, Winnipeg, Man., 617,845 lbs.; Joe Lowe Corporation, Winnipeg, Man., 1,190,187 lbs.; Canada Egg Products, Saskatoon, Sask., 1,864,083 lbs.; Alberta Poultry Producers' Ltd., Edmonton, Alta., 172,563 lbs.; Burns & Co. Ltd., Calgary, Alta., 586,480 lbs.

3. 97-4 per cent.

4. 2-6 per cent.

5. No subsidy is granted to these plants by the federal government. Five new plants, constructed specifically to take care of the war-time requirements of the federal government, are granted accelerated depreciation of 20 per cent per annum on machinery and equipment. These plants are Burns & Co., Calgary, Alta., Alberta Poultry Producers, Edmonton, Alta., Canada Egg Products, Saskatoon, Sask., Bordens Limited, Winnipeg, Man., and Swift Canadian Co., Toronto, Ont.