Mr. BENIDICKSON:

What was tlie total amount of moneys contributed by the dominion government towards construction costs of provincial projects for construction of mining roads for each of the four fiscal years, 1936-37 to 1939-40?

Mr. GLEN:

The total amount of moneys contributed by the dominion government towards construction costs of provincial projects for construction of mining transportation facilities (mainly roads)* in each of the four fiscal years 1936-37 to 193940 was as follows:

1936- 37

SI,162,476 631937- 38

1,231,554 831938- 39

1,093,910 621939- 40

1,038,231 29

* The expenditures were almost entirely made on road construction. The figures include a few other aids to transportation into ' mining areas such as dams and wharfs.

1. What rural municipalities in Manitoba have applied for assistance this year under the Prairie Farm Assistance Act?

2. Wliat other applications have been received from Manitoba?

3. Has any money been paid out, to date, in connection with these applications? If so, how much?

1. Dauphin, Ethelbert, Grey, La Broquerie. Mossey River, Morris, MacDonald, Shell River, Ste Anne, Wallace, Turtle Mountain, Rossburn.

2. None.

3. No. The initial payments will be made in December in accordance with the terms of the Prairie Farm Assistance Act.

1. At what points are Canadian vocational schools now in operation in Canada?

2. What is the enrolment in each of these schools?

3. Which of these schools are vocational and which are prematriculation?

4. What salaries are being paid to instructors at each of these schools?

Mr. MITCHELL:

1, 2 and 3. See statement below.

4. The salaries of instructors are determined and paid by each province in accordance with rates prevailing in the area.

Enrolment of Veterans in Canadian Vocational Training Schools on October 31, 1945 (Sept. 30 for Ontario Centres)

Prince Edward Island Enrolment

Charlottetown (V) 7

(P) 4

Nova Scotia

Halifax Technical College (V).... 71

(P).... 43

Halifax H.M.C.S. Stadacona (V)

Halifax Army Huts (V) Open in

December

North Sydney Open in

November

Windsor Open in

November

New Brunswick

Edmundston (V) 24

Campbellton (V) 1

Millidgeville (V) 80

(P) 67

West Saint John (V) 21

Saint John (V) 3

Saipt John Vocational School (Y) 20

Moncton (V) Open in

November

Quebec

Laval University (P) 15

Montreal University (P) 74

Loyola College (P) 105

Sir George Williams College (P). 234

Cabano (V) 1

Questions

Enrolment

Lauzon "(V) 23

Granby (V) 1

Maisonneuve (V) 10

Rimouski (V) 26

St. Gabriel (V) 1

St. Jerome (V) 3

Verdun- (V) 2

Duchesnay (V) 6

St. Anne de Bellevue (V) 5

Quebec Technical (V) 48

Fine Arts Quebec (V) 1

Three Rivers (V) 79

Shawinigan Falls (V) 4

Sherbrooke (V) 3

Ste. Hyacinthe (V) 1

Hull (V) 17

Montreal Technical (V) 18

Montreal Wm. Lunn (V) 64

Montreal Octave Cassegrain (V). 152

Montreal Graphic Arts (V) 43

Montreal Furniture School (V).. 41

Montreal Higher Commercial

Studies (V) 4

Montreal Veterans Commercial (V) 306

Ontario

Toronto Institute (V) 750

(P) 856

Toronto Central Tech. (V) 7

Haileybury (V)..' 22

Kirkland Lake (V) 2

Fort William (P) 31

(V) Open in

November

North Bay (P) 26

Ottawa Technical (V) - 18

Ottawa School of Commerce (V). 28

Brockville (V) Open in

December

Proscott (V) Open in

December

Kingston (P)

London Beal Tech. (V) 10

London C.N.R. Bldg. (P) 55

London Business Institute (V)... 54

Windsor (P) 28

Windsor (V) Open in

November

Kitchener Business Institute (V). 13

Kitchener Vocational School (P). 2

Galt Collegiate (V) 1

Hamilton Central Collegiate (P). 82

Hamilton Technical Teacher's College (V) 14

Hamilton Army Trade School (V) 92

47696 -1414

Manitoba Enrolment

Winnipeg Manitoba Tech. (P)... 245

(V)... 406

Winnipeg Mall Centre (V) 130

Winnipeg Midwest Aircraft Open in

November

St. Boniface (V) 27

Brandon (V) 2

Saskatchewan

Various High Schools (P) 13

Regina Wascana (P) 148

Regina R.C.A.F. Huts (V) 114

Moose Jaw (P) 22

(V) 48

Prince Albert (V) 12

Saskatoon Tech. (V) 2

Saskatoon R.C.A.F. (P) 169

(V) 43

Alberta

Medicine Hat (V) 1

Calgary Institute of Tech. (V)... 123

Calgary Airport (V) 100

Calgary R.C.A.F. Wireless (P)... 218

Edmonton University of Alberta

(V-) 5

Edmonton Tech. (P) 171

(V) 136

Edmonton Drill Hall (V) Open in

November

Grande Prairie (V) Open in

November

Red Deer (V) Open in

November

British Columbia

Nanaimo (V) 19

Victoria (V) 16

IJejjr Westminster (V) 1

Vancouver Seaview (P) 307

Vancouver Tech. (V) 121

Vancouver Pacific Ave. (V) 72

Vancouver Barbering (V) 7

Vancouver Watchmaking (V)_________ 11

Vancouver McDonald Annex (V). 15

Vancouver Inverness St. (V) 123

Vancouver Tech. Army Camp (V) Open in

December

Victoria Tyee Road (V) Open in

December

Note: (V) denotes vocational training;

(P) denotes pre-matriculation training. With the exception of a few civilian apprentices in designated trades, the students are veterans.

Questions

1. What year was the cotrelle installed in the Royal Canadian Mint?

2. What was the recovery obtained from same in each, year of operation?

Mr. MAYHEW:

1. What was the value of overages at the Royal Canadian Mint for the fiscal years, 1932 to 1941 inclusive, for gold and silver?

2. What disposition was made of the funds resulting therefrom?

Mr. MAYHEW:

1. When was the 1945 auditor general's report given to the King's Printer ?

2. Was this given complete to the King's Printer? If not, on what dates wrere details of the different governmental departments given to the King's Printer?

1. The manuscript of the report of auditor general of Canada was forwarded to the king's printer on September 15, 1945.

2. The report of the auditor general is bound in the same volume as the public accounts of Canada but this report does not give details of the expenditures of the various government departments. This information will be found in part II of the public accounts.

The manuscript of the public accounts was sent to the king's printer on various dates, as fallows:-

Introduction-November 3.

Part I-From September 10 to October 10.

Part II-from July 3 to October 9.

Part III-July 31.

It is not possible to prepare the manuscript for the introduction to the public accounts (report of the deputy minister of finance) until certain information contained in parts I and II is available in galley form.