1. Has the national film board sold the animated films called "Let's All Sing Together", series 194445, for reproduction purposes, or made arrangements with any individual, or company, for reproduction and sale of these films?

2. If so, what arrangements and financial considerations have been made?

3. With whom were these arrangements made, and when?

1. Yes.

2. In February, 1945, an agreement was made whereby Walter O. Gutlohn Inc., New York, U.S.A., undertook to distribute the series for a period of one year. This firm contracted to pay the national film board a royalty fee of $2.50 for each print sold or leased. An extension of the agreement was granted on October 10, 1946, to expire December 20, 1947. This extension was signed with Film Tel Inc. (formerly Walter

O. Gutlohn Inc.) a division of International

Theatrical and Television Corporation. In September, 1947, Library Films Inc., the successor to Film Tel Inc., took over the distribution of these subjects. In March, 1948, a new agreement was drawn up with Library Films Inc., for a five year period. As is customary after sales have reached 500 prints, the royalty payment was reduced on this agreement to $1 per print sold.

3. See answer to No. 2.

1. How many pre-development irrigation farms are proposed under P.F.R.A. plans in the province of Saskatchewan?

2. What will be the location of these developments, and the number of acres utilized in each case?

Mr. Gardiner:

This is a matter of government policy which has not yet been determined. .

1. How many persons are employed by the Central Mortgage and Housing Corporation?

2. Are any persons employed outside of the city of Ottawa by this corporation?

3. If so, at what points?

4. What was the total amount paid out in salaries

and traveling expenses to employees of the Central Mortgage and Housing Corporation during the year 1948? [DOT]

5. What are the names of the principal officials of the corporation?

6. What salary does each receive?

7. What were the traveling expenses of each such official during the year 1948?

8. Have any increases in salary been granted to employees of the corporation since it was set up?

9. If so, to whom and what increase to each of them?

1. On February 28 the total number of persons employed by Central Mortgage and Housing Corporation was 1,883. Of these 533 were part-time employees on a fee basis or labourers engaged on a day to day basis for maintenance work.

2. Yes.

3. Persons employed outside the city of Ottawa by Central Mortgage and Housing Corporation are attached to offices located at the following places:

British Columbia: Kelowna, Vancouver, Prince Rupert, Vernon, Victoria, Trail.

Manitoba: Winnipeg.

Ontario: Fort William, Toronto, Hamilton, Brantford, Preston, Kitchener, London, Sarnia, Stratford, North Bay, Sault Ste. Marie, Kirkland Lake, Parry Sound, Peterborough, Kingston, Smiths Falls, Renfrew, St. Catharines, Trenton, Fort Erie, Niagara Falls, Wei-

land, Collingwood, Long Branch, Orillia, Ajax, Windsor, Leamington, Cornwall, Port Hope, Owen Sound.

Quebec: Chicoutimi, Cartierville, Montreal, Nitro, Beauharnois, Quebec City, Sherbrooke, Sorel, Hull, Cap de la Madeleine, Lauzon.

Alberta: Calgary, Edmonton.

Saskatchewan: Regina, Moose Jaw, Saskatoon.

New Brunswick: Saint John, Moncton,

Fredericton, Campbellton.

Nova Scotia: Halifax, Amherst, Pictou, New Glasgow, Dartmouth.

In addition the corporation has part-time representatives on a fee basis at the following locations:

British Columbia: Penticton, Prince George, Cumberland, Port Alberni, Nelson, Rossland, Kimberley, Nanaimo.

Alberta: Lethbridge, Medicine Hat.

Saskatchewan: Weyburn, Yorkton, North Battleford, Lloydminster, Melville, Prince Albert.

Ontario: Kenora, Fort Frances, Geraldton, Sioux Lookout.

Manitoba: Portage la Prairie, Brandon, Dryden.

Nova Scotia: Liverpool.

Prince Edward Island: Charlottetown.

4. Total amount paid out in salaries, $3,698,218.49. Total traveling expenses during the year 1948, $247,460.32.

5. David B. Mansur, Esq., President; Major General Hugh A. Young, Vice-President.

6. D. B. Mansur, $18,000 per annum; Major General Hugh A. Young, $12,000 per annum.

7. This information is not available from government records.

8. Yes.

9. This information is not available from government records.

Mr. McCuaig:

What was the total amount of unemployment Insurance paid out in Canada in the years 1946, 1947 and 1948?

Mr. Cote (Verdun):

Total amount of unemployment insurance paid out in Canada during:

1946 $51,085,261.75

1947 32,039,339.36

1948 40,268,110.44

1. Has the government received any requests for a broadening of the terms of the federal hospital grants to include the building of living accommodation for nurses (nurses' homes) ?

2. From whom have such requests been received?

3. Have any of these requests been granted, in whole or in part?

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4. Whether or not such requests have been received. has the government had this matter under consideration?

5. Has a decision in regard to it been reached? If so, what is such decision?

Mr. Marlin:

It will be more convenient, Mr. Speaker, to deal with this question orally. As the hon. gentleman knows, the present basis of the federal grant with regard to hospital construction is much broader than that originally envisaged in the proposals made by the federal government to the provinces in 1945 and 1946. It is true that there have been discussions with various bodies, governmental and otherwise, in this country as to broadening the base to include matters referred to in the question. There is nothing, however, that I can say at the moment beyond this. The government is giving consideration to this matter and its policy will be announced, in the light of experience, in due course.