1. What was the total number of housing units built under the supervision of the national housing administration as at December 31, 1942?

2. What was the total value of the said units?

3. What was the total cost of the administration up to December 31, 1942?

1. Loans approved under the National Housing Act, 1938, and the Dominion Housing Act, 1935, to December 31, 1942, were used to finance the construction of 23,606 housing units.

2. The estimated construction costs of residential dwellings built under the provisions of the National Housing Act, 1938, and the Dominion Housing Act, 1935, to September 30, 1942 (latest available date) were $92,049,322.

3. The administration costs of the National Housing Act, 1938, and the Dominion Housing Act, 1935, to December 31, 1942, total $555,415.33.

1. Has the treasury board, at any time since January 1, 1938, reviewed the income tax, and/or excess profits tax returns of the Aluminum Company of Canada, Limited, and/or Aluminium Limited, and/or any other companies subsidiary to or associated with either of the foregoing, under the provisions of section 32A of the Income War Tax Act?

2. If so, on what date or dates?

1. No.

2. Answered by No. 1.

1. Did the Department of Public Works purchase water lots on'Sydney harbour?

2. If so, from whom?

3. What was the price paid for the lots?

Mr. FOURNIER (Hull):

Yes, the Department of Public Works purchased properties on Sydney harbour consisting of land and land covered with water as follows:-

Parcel 1-From the Sydney Foundry & Machine Works, Limited, for the sum of $68,000, by deed dated March 8, 1927.

Parcel 2-From the Sydney Foundry & Machine Works, Limited, for the sum of $75,000, by deed dated April 12, 1939.

Parcel 3-From the estate of J. E. Burchell for the sum of $4,000, by deed dated May 2, 1940.

1. Has any butter that was in storage been turned over or sold to companies or individuals who are engaged in the manufacture of soap products or other products not meant for human consumption, during the past six months?

2. If so, how much has been sold, to whom, and what prices were secured therefor?

1. The wartime prices and trade board has no knowledge of any butter having been disposed of for use in the manufacture of soap products or other products not meant for human consumption.

2. See answer to question No. 1.

1. What arrangements were made for the purchase of Canadian wheat by the United States authorities at the April conference in Washington?

2. What is the quantity and grade of each of the grains involved in the agreement?

3. Are the purchases of wheat to be made through the Canadian wheat board? If not, why not?

4. Have permits been issued for the export of grain under this agreement? .

5. If so, to what persons, and for what amounts ?

1. United States authorities through the Commodity Credit corporation desired to purchase Canadian wheat for feed purposes to be consumed in the eastern states. As Canadian rail and lake transportation is fully utilized

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in supplying the domestic and overseas market, the quantity of wheat to be purchased by the . U.S. is limited to the lake tonnage which can be supplied by the U.S. The U.S. lake tonnage available for the shipment of wheat is limited by the requirements of the ore trade.

2. So far the Commodity Credit corporation has purchased 7J million bushels of Canadian wheat. The grades of wheat to be shpped will be No. 3 northern, or higher.

3. The Commodity Credit corporation decided to purchase this wheat on the open market.

4. Export permits are not required for wheat grading No. 3 northern, or higher.

5. See No. 4.

1. What is the amount of, (a) prairie farm assistance; (b) prairie farm income, and (c) wheat acreage reduction bonus, paid to farmers in each province each year up to and including 1942?

2. What is the cost of administration of each act, each year, in the different provinces?

1. (a) Prairie Farm Assistance

Fiscal Year Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta1942-43 S 8,498 13 S 1,203,816 44 $ 1,081,114 841941-42 84,662 96 11,138.107 89 2,457,972 021940-41 593,793 63 5,499,089 44 625,349 931939-40 849,998 26 7,251,661 76 1,351,801 60(b) Prairie Farm Income Fiscal Year Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta1942-43 $ 129,105 62 $ 1,099,509 10 $ 1,488,897 001941-42 2,862,426 92 9,214,169 00 4,221.908 391940-41 Nil Nil Nil1939-40 Nil Nil Nil(c) Wheat Acreage Reduction Fiscal Year Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta1942-43 $ 4,314,023 66 $13,806,153 38 $ 6,406,185 431941-42 3,835,465 01 16,668,346 12 9,150,417 781940-41 Nil Nil Nil1939-40 Nil Nil Nil2. (a) Prairie Farm Assistance-Administration Fiscal Year Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta1942-43 $ 5,760 50 $ 141,444 11 $ 50,723 311941-42 14,522 88 316,765 61 91,105 071940-41 31,208 83 287,814 86 27,741 201939-40 26,973 20 195,464 35 44,158 07(b) Prairie Farm Income-Administration Included above in . Prairie Farm Assistance Administration (c) Wheat Acreage Reduction-Administration Fiscal Year Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta1942-43 $ 212,383 89 S 701,090 49 $ 352,910 221941-42 176,790 20 521,648 69 283,334 301940-41 Nil Nil Nil1939-40 Nil Nil Nil