1. Has the government of the province of Quebec obtained from the wartime prices and trade board a permit to operate an industry in the province of Quebec called the Quebec Hydro?

2. If so, when was such permit obtained, and by whom was it issued?

Mr. ILSLEY:

1 and 2. No. Under section 11, subsection

(b) of wartime prices and trade board order No. 2S4, respecting commencement, acquisition and expansion of business, a permit is not required by any undertaking operated by or on behalf of the government of the dominion or any province of Canada or by or on behalf of any agency thereof.

1. What is being done within Canada to notify in advance next-of-kin of the arrival home of wounded soldiers and those on leave from overseas?

2. Will some change be made in the "troop movement rule" now existing to enable next-of-kin to meet them at the station on arrival home, as in the last war?

3. Are arrangements being considered for the loan of military bands at depot, and any available motor vehicles to aid civil power taking them home on arrival?

Mr. MACDONALD (Halifax):

Answers

which I think will be found satisfactory by the hon. member for Broadview were given by the Minister of National Defence (Mr. Ralston) in answer to questions asked by the leader of the opposition (Mr. Graydon). Those answers will be found at pages 2181 and 2233 of Hansard for this year. I would ask that the question stand in order that the hon. member may look at these references to see whether or not they sufficiently answer his questions.

Question stands.

1. At the present time, does a certain lady visit employees of the federal government during their w-orking hours, in the city of Ottawa, and is she holding an investigation with regard to such employees?

2. If so, who is this lady, and who gave her authority to make such investigation?

3. For ivhat purpose is the lady engaged in such investigation?

_ Mr. McLARTY: I believe this question

will have to be clarified before it will be possible to answer it. A number of ladies are employed in investigating working conditions, in regard to reclassifications, and so on; and the way the question is drawn at the moment it would be impossible to answer it. I suggest that the question be dropped and that the hon. member for Laval-Two Mountains may wish to frame another question which will better serve his purpose, and clarify the particular information he requests.

Question dropped.

1. Is the Canadian Vickers plant in Montreal, at which the Douglas D.C. 4 is to be produced, owned by the government of Canada?

2. What is the amount of the total investment of the government of Canada in Canadian Vickers Limited of Montreal?

3. Is there any person or company holding any interest, by capital investment, mortgage loan or otherwise, in the Canadian Vickers Limited, other than the government of Canada?

4. What is the name of each member of the board of directors of the Canadian Vickers Limited, and by whom were they appointed?

Questions as Orders jor Returns

1. Have any temporary or permanent certificates of appointment been issued by the civil service commission to men of military age and fit for military service for employment in the public service since the passing of order in council P.C. 4759 on June 27, 1941, to March 31, 1944?

2. If so, what are, (a) the names of the appointees; (b) details of the position appointed to; (c) dates and reasons for such appointments ?

Mr. NICHOLSON:

What is the total amount which has been paid to the Bell Telephone Company of Canada by the dominion government since the outbreak of war?

1. Did the government buy any buildings in Ottawa since January 1, 1943?

2. If so, -what buildings?

3. What was the purchase price?

4. Did the government build any buildings in Ottawa since January 1, 1943?

5. If so, what buildings did they build?

6. How much did each cost?

1. Did the government, through the wood fuel controller, or any other official, issue a directive to any pulp-wood operators in Ontario to cut fuel wood in the spring and summer of 1943?

2. If so, on what date was such a directive issued?

3. To how many persons or firms was such directive issued?

4. Were contracts entered into with the companies or persons indicated above?

5. Were meetings held at the lakehead by the wood fuel controller in May or June, 1943, to discuss wood fuel production?

6. If so, were records kept of the meeting?

7. What representations were made by person or persons attending these meetings, regarding the advisability of continuing to cut pulpwood, and as to the feasibility of supplying fuel wood shortage during the winter of 1943-44 out of pulpwood stocks?

8. Did the wood fuel controller make any report, finding or order that if necessary pulpwood could be diverted to use as fuel wood in case of need?

9. Did any official of the government make a report to the wood fuel controller on the lake-head fuel wood operations during the spring or summer of 1943?

10. If so, what action was taken in respect to his recommendations?

11. How many cords of fuel wood were produced at the lakehead in Ontario under these special contracts?

12. How many cords have been shipped from there to, (a) points in the Ottawa valley; (b) points in Manitoba?

13. What were the freight charges per cord of wood on the wood shipped to, (a) points in the Ottawa valley; (b) points in Manitoba?

14. How many cords, if any, were shipped to points in Ontario?

15. Was any of the fuel wood shipped to Manitoba used for purposes other than fuel wood ?

16. To whom was fuel wood shipped from the lakehead to Winnipeg, and what price per cord was paid for the same, and were any shipments of wood designated as fuel wood disposed of to box manufacturers? If so, what price per cord was paid for the same?

17. What price is paid by box manufacturers in the open market for wood produced for that purpose in the province of Manitoba?

18. Was there any shortage of fuel wood in the lakehead region in the winter of 1942-43?

19. Was there any shortage of fuel wood in Port Arthur or Fort William during the winter of 1943-44?

20. Was any attempt made to have pulpwood producers or logging companies in the Ottawa valley, Sudbury or North Bay districts, take out fuel wood during the winter of 1943-44?

21. Are there stands of timber in Renfrew county, Nipissing, Sudbury districts. Sault Ste. Marie district, Kenora district, or Rainy River district, suitable, (a) for pulpwood; or (b) for fuel wood?

22. If so, were any attempts made by the wood fuel controller or any official of the government to encourage the cutting of, (a) pulpwood; or (b) fuel wood in any of these districts?

23. Were directives issued to Quebec pulp and paper companies to cut fuel wood?

24. On what dates were such directives issued, if any?

25. Were arrangements made during 1943 to have Quebec pulpivood producers cut fuel wood?

26. If so, on what terms were the contracts made?

27. If contracts were authorized, or authority issued for' the cutting of fuel wood by pulpwood producers in the province of Quebec, did the government fuel authorities receive any representations from operators in Ontario, or their representative association, asking that the Ontario contracts be written on the same basis as those for the province of Quebec?

28. How much fuel wood,, if any, was cut by the Quebec pulpwood operators?

29. How much has been shipped, and -what *was the freight per cord on this fuel wood?

30. How much was paid out in the form of subsidy to fuel wood producers in, (a) Ontario; (b) Quebec; and (c) New Brunswick?