1. What commodities make up the shipments to the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics under the special agreement with Canada, .mentioned by the Prime Minister on May 11, last?

2. What is the total value of our shipments to the U.S.S.R. under this special agreement?

3. What is the total value of our shipments to the U.S.S.R. out of the one thousand million dollars given to the United Kingdom last year?

Mr. MACKENZIE KING:

1 and 2. As was stated in the House of Commons by the Prime Minister on May 11, the protocol -for the provision of war supplies to the U.S.S.R. is under negotiation and has not yet been concluded. As to the commodities to be included in the protocol, nothing can be added to the information given in the following extract from the statement of May 11:

"The protocol will cover the supplies to be provided during the year beginning July 1, 1943. To avoid giving information which would be of great value to the enemy, the contents of the protocol must remain secret. It is expected that under it the three countries will undertake to make available for shipment to Russia stated quantities of munitions, war materials and essential supplies, subject to modification after consultation, in the event of unforeseen developments in the war situation."

3. As reported by the Minister of Finance to the house on May 11, 1943 (see Hansard,, page 2576) supplies to the value of $61,000,000 (including tanks and armoured fighting vehicles to the value of $49,000,000, shells and ammunition to the value of $3,000,000 and base metals to the value of $9,000,000) are known to have -been transferred to Russia out of supplies given to the United Kingdom under the War Appropriation (United Kingdom Financing) Act, 1942.

Mr. GAUTHIER:

Will the supplies furnished by Canada to the U.S.S.R., under the protocol recently negotiated, be included in the billion dollars granted this year to the united nations, or will they constitute a special item of our war expenditure?

Mr. MACKENZIE KING:

Negotiations for the protocol have not been concluded. The expenditures incurred in furnishing the supplies to the U.S.S.R. however, will not constitute a special item of Canadian war expenditure.

1. Has Canada given assistance to China from the beginning of the Japanese aggression to the time Canada declared war on Germam' on September 10, 1939?

2. If so, to what amount in dollars?

3. Has Canada helped China, either directly or indirectly, from September 10, 1939, to the present day, through another government, or through the Red Cross?

4. 'If so, what is the total value in dollars of such assistance?

1. How many workers have been laid off in the Angus shops and in the John Inglis plant since March 1 ?

2. How many of these are reemployed in high priority industries, or in the armed forces?

1. 1,090 men laid off at Angus shops between March 1 and May 20, eighty-nine of whom transferred to other departments.

495 male and female workers laid off at John Inglis plant between May 12 and May 20.

2. 567 from Angus shops placed in high priority industries.

369 from John Inglis plant placed in high priority industries. (We are advised that of the number laid off within the last few days many are withholding applications for reemployment during the seven-day period following lay-off.)

No record in either case of number of men enlisted in the armed forces.

1. What is the value of, (a) war savings stamps; (b) war savings certificates, sold since the beginning of the war?

2. What is the value of each of the above

redeemed to date? *

1. To April 30, 1943: (a) $32,604,715.75; (b) $217,540,196.00 (purchase value).

2. Stamps redeemed through use in war savings certificate purchases, $27,013,578.00; war savings certificates redeemed (purchase value), $30,424,276.00.

1. What percentage of men in the army, in Canada, who, by reason of length of service only, would be entitled to an increase from $1.30 to $1.40 per diem, have been awarded such increase?

2. What percentage of men in the army, in Canada, who, by reason of length of service only, would be entitled to an increase of $1.50 per diem, have been awarded such increase?

3. What percentage of men in the Canadian army overseas, who, by reason of length of service only, would be entitled to an increase from $1.30 to $1.40 per diem, have been awarded such increase?

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4. What percentage of men in the Canadian army overseas, who, by reason of length of service only, would be entitled to an ir crease of $1.50 per diem, have been awarded such increase ?

Mr. RALSTON:

I hope I have disposed

of this question, satisfactorily in the answer I gave last night, as reported at page 3021 of Hansard, which purported to be an answer to this question.

1. What was the total number of housing units built by Wartime Housing Limited as at December 31, 1942?

2. What is the total number of bedrooms provided in the various hostels?

3. What were the total expenditures incurred by Wartime Housing Limited up to December 31, 1942, for, (a) housing units; (b) staff houses, dining halls, etc.; (c) administrative costs?