Mr. SPEAKER:

I have the honour to inform the house that I have received the following communication:

Ottawa, March 29, 1945.

Sir:-I have the honour to inform you that Hon. Patrick Kerwin, acting as deputy of His Excellency the Governor General, will proceed to tile Senate chamber to-day, Thursday, the 29th of March, 1945, at 6 p.m.. for the purpose of giving the royal assent to certain bills.

I have the honour to be,

Sir,

Your obedient servant,

F. L. C. Pereira, Assistant Secretary to the Governor General.

1. To date, what properties have been purchased in Haldimand county to be used for the establishment of returned men on the land?

[Mr. Bryce. 1

2. From whom were such properties purchased ?

3. What was the total amount paid in each instance?

4. What acreage was obtained from each purchase made?

Mr. MACKENZIE (Vancouver Centre):

1. What steps have been taken toward developing the St. Mary and lledeliff Ronelane irrigation schemes?

2. Are negotiations under way with the province of Alberta regarding an agreement for the completion of this work?

1. Progress has been made towards completion of the necessary plans and surveys. Construction of the Redeliff-Ronelane irrigation project will be commenced by the dominion in 1945 if conditions permit.

2. The St. Mary River development is regarded as a post-war project. Steps will be taken to arrive at a formal agreement with the province of Alberta when the time has come that consideration may be given to construction of the works. Construction of the Redeliff-Ronelane irrigation project will be undertaken under a general agreement with the province of Alberta dated April 30, 1943, relating to water development projects.

wheat-crops of 1935-36 to 1944-45-storage Mr. PERLEY:

What amount was paid by the Canadian wheat board for storage on grain in each of the crop years 1935-36 to 1944-45 inclusive, (a) to interior elevato- companies; (b) to interior terminal elevators; (c) and terminal elevators?

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Mr. MacKINNON (Edmonton West):

(a) Storage on wheat paid and accrued to country elevator companies:

1935- 36 S 2,300,942 89

1936- 37

32,311 101937- 38

-1938- 39

5,002,872 411939- 40

8,279,105 971940- 41

14,509,003 281941- 42

12,514,785 161942- 43

9,978.455 821943- 44

10,596,975 74

(b) and (c) Storage paid to terminal elevator companies:

1935- 36 $ 1,402,132 57

1936- 37

70,834 741937- 38

-1938- 39

1,807,670 181939- 40

3,823,632 701940- 41

7,158.510 721941- 42

7,824,575 201942- 43

6,233.418 301943- 44

4,667,454 01

832,988,228 42

Payments made during the 1944-45 season,

up to February 28, are:

Storage to country elevators... $5,613,020 08 To terminal elevators 3,096,144 40

(This last figure is exclusive of accrued storage).

1. Have any representations been made by any province to the Japanese security commission or the government regarding the reallocating of those of Japanese origin or nationality following the end of the war?

2. If so, what provinces have made such representations and what representations have been made?

1. No.

2. Answered by No. 1.

1. Do rural investigators for the income tax department receive any payment on a commission basis?

2. By provinces in the years 1943 and 1944, or for any convenient interval in that period, what was the cost of collection of income tax from farmers, based on $100 tax collected?

1. No employee of the taxation division, Department of National Revenue, receives

remuneration on a commission basis. All are paid on a salary basis only.

2. Information as to cost of collections from farmers or any other class as a class is not maintained. However the over all cost of collecting taxes by the taxation division in the 1943-44 fiscal year was 49 cents per $100 collected.

1. What is the total acreage of land purchased by the government for veteran land settlement in each of the provinces of Canada to date, (a) small holdings; (b) permanent farm units?

2. What is the total acreage approved for purchase but purchase not yet completed by the government in, (a) small holdings; (b) permanent farm units?

3. What is the total number of units purchased to date in each province, (a) small holdings; fb) permanent farm units?

4. What is the average cost per acre to date of land purchased in each province, (a) small holdings; (b) permanent farm units?

Mr. MACKENZIE (Vancouver Centre):

Return as of February 28, 1945

1. (a) (b)British Columbia .... .... 8,727-77 11,246-80Alberta .... 558-76 92,476-03Saskatchewan .... 3-66 71,507-00Manitoba .... 552-14 70,655-45Ontario .... 2,465-37 15,126-08Quebec .... 81-75 2,743-00Maritimes .... 2,315-25 25,313-50

2. Information not available. Number of

properties approved for purchase but purchase not yet completed:

(a) (b)

British Columbia .... .... 675 236Alberta .... 32 602Saskatchewan .... 18 423Manitoba .... 35 606Ontario .... 177 236Quebec .... 28 96Maritimes .... 127 3803. British Columbia .... .... 650 227Alberta .... 24 295Saskatchewan .... 5 211Manitoba .... 29 258Ontario .... Ill 153Quebec .... 5 25Maritimes .... 94 2044. British Columbia .... $ 134 49 $ 66 60Alberta .... 192 96 18 02Saskatchewan .... 1,095 96 14 29Manitoba .... 170 90 18 70Ontario .... 214 86 44 51Quebec .... 308 00 36 00Maritimes

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