Mr. Robert Fair (Battle River):

Mr. Speaker,

I rise on a question of privilege. There appears in this morning's Ottawa Citizen a Canadian Press dispatch from Quebec city which states that the Irish employees of that city will have a holiday with pay tomorrow, St. Patrick's day. I am sure that all members who are imported Irish, as well as those who are of Irish descent, and their friends, would enjoy a holiday tomorrow evening. I should like to ask the Prime Minister if he will move the adjournment of the house at six o'clock on Thursday the 17th so that we can enjoy the holiday.

Right Hon. L. S. St. Laurent (Prime Minister):

I am sure it would give much pleasure to all members of the house if something were done to enable them to celebrate St. Patrick's day. But the fact is that I shall have to move tomorrow, as appears from the notice in Votes and Proceedings, that the house begin its sittings at eleven o'clock in the morning and continue under that arrangement until such time as we shall have disposed of the four resolutions mentioned in that notice. I am afraid it would look a little out of the ordinary to ask the house to begin its sittings at eleven o'clock on Friday morning and at the same time arrange to have the house rise at six o'clock on Thursday evening. However, we will see what progress has been made in the meantime, and if it is such as to convince everybody that we have earned an evening off, perhaps it can be agreed that we take it.

Mr. Williams:

What sum of money was collected as excess profits tax for each year such tax was in operation from each of the individual firms in the Ontario cities of Port Hope and Oshawa?

Mr. McCann:

I should like to answer this question orally. In accordance with the secrecy provisions of both the Income War Tax Act and the Income Tax Act, the taxation division is not permitted to divulge incomes or income tax assessed or collected from individual taxpayers.

Mr. Isnor:

Has a directive, or any instructions, been issued to clothing manufacturers in Canada, to divert their efforts to the manufacture of materials or clothing for use of navy, army or air force, in preference to civilian clothing?

Mr. Belzile:

No such directive is in effect at the present time.

1. How many (a) investigators; (b) other officials, officers and staff, are now employed in the office of the wartime prices and trade board at Belleville?

2. What amount has been paid out for (a) salaries; (b) fees; (c) expenses, in respect of such employees in each of the years 1947 and 1948?

1. (a) Three investigators are now employed in the office of the wartime prices and trade board at Belleville.

(b) Two stenographers are now employed in the office of the wartime prices and trade board at Belleville.

2. 1947 1948(a) Salaries

$ 7,097.01 $ 6,992.66(b) Fees

Nil Nil(c) Expenses 3,379.79 1,645.48

1. What was the amount paid to the Manitoba government in connection with the sale to the C.B.C. of radio station CKY, and withdrawal of the Manitoba government from the operation of commercial radio?

2. What additional capital costs have been incurred to date in connection with the establishment of radio station CBW?

1. $200,000.00.

2. $407,272.43.

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