1. What is the total number of employees in the British Columbia branch of the Department of Transport (radio division) ?

2. How many radio inspectors are employed by the Department of Transport in British Columbia?

3. What steps have been taken by the department to appoint an inspector, or inspectors, for the interior of British Columbia?

1. 290.

2. Six.

3. Action has been taken towards the appointment of a radio inspector for the interior of British Columbia during the fiscal year 1949-50.

1. What was the total number of radio licence inspectors employed in the province of Alberta during each of the years 1945, 1946, 1947 and 1948?

2. What was the total amount paid in wages, salaries, commissions, traveling allowances, living and other allowances to each such inspector during each of the above years?

3. What was the total amount collected by each inspector from radio receiving set owners during each of the years 1945, 1946, 1947 and 1948?

1. Two (one at Calgary and one at Edmonton).

2. Salaries:

1945-46 1946-47 1947-48Calgary

$2,460 $2,640 $2,880Edmonton .... 2,580 2,880 3,000

No traveling, living and other allowances paid.

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3. Radio inspectors do not issue radio receiving licences except on demand at their offices. The following are the amounts collected by the Calgary and Edmonton inspectors in respect thereof:

1945- 46

Calgary $ 976.00

Edmonton 579.50

1946- 47

Calgary $1,040.50

Edmonton 1,685.00

1947- 48

Calgary $ 832.50

Edmonton 3,357.00

1. To what company or companies have contracts been let for the carrying of mails to the following post offices in British Columbia: Galiano, Mayne, North Galiano, Pender Island, Port Washington, Saturna, South Pender?

2. What are the amounts of the contracts?

3. How frequently is mail delivered to these offices?

4. When do the various contracts expire?

1. The post offices1 at Galiano, Mayne, North Galiano, Pender Island, Port Washington, Saturna and South Pender are served by a water service known as Victoria-Vancouver (Gulf islands route).

*The service is performed by the Canadian Pacific Railway under an agreement covered by order in council P.C. 1543 of 22nd April, 1947.

2. The rate of payment is $12,000 per annum.

3. Mail is delivered to: Galiano, Mayne, Pender Island, Port Washington-Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays; North Galiano-Mondays; Saturna, South Pender- Mondays, Thursdays; each week.

4. The order in council expires March 31, 1951.

*The Canadian Pacific Railway steamers deliver mails to the wharf and the following contracts for the conveyance of mail between wharves and post offices are in effect:

Galiano and wharf, D. A. New, $327.60 per annum; contract expires 30-6-49.

Mayne and wharf, A. K. Steel, $126 per annum; contract expires 30-9-50.

North Galiano and wharf (Galiano), G. A. Bell, $416 per annum; contract expires

30- 6-52.

Pender Island and wharf (Hope Bay), S. P. Corbett, $30 per annum; contract expires

31- 3-50.

Pender Island and wharf (Port Washington), J. S. Stigings, $150 per annum; contract expires 31-12-49.

Port Washington and wharf, J. B. Bridge, $33.60 per annum; contract expires 30-6-49.

Port Washington and wharf (Hope Bay), J. S. Stigings, $150 per annum; contract expires 30-9-50.

Saturna and wharf, F. J. Jackson, $63.50 per annum; contract expires 31-3-49; renewal to 31-3-53.

Mr. Jones:

What steps have been taken by the Department of National Revenue (income tax division) to open any branch office or offices in the interior of British Columbia?

Mr. McCann:

Since the report made in 1945 by an independent committee, the taxation division, Department of National Revenue, regularly reviewed the possibility of expansion in the number of district income tax offices. At the moment it is not considered advisable or practical to expand the number of income tax offices in British Columbia.

1. How many complaints regarding 1948 awards under P.F.A.A. have been received?

2. Is re-inspection of certain areas contemplated? If so, when will re-inspection take place?

3. Is there any set procedure to be followed by farmers who are dissatisfied and desire re-inspection?

4. In cases of re-inspection do the rural municipalities concerned receive notice in advance? If not, will consideration be given to giving such notice?