1. Yes.

2. No formal agreement.

3. (a) $10,636,198; (b) $3,015,930; (c) $634,647.

4. (a) One-third of the cost or $5 million, whichever is the lesser; (b) balance of cost; (c) nil.

5. The estimate of the board of engineers is $68,000. Payable by the Canadian National Railways.

6. (a) July, 1950; (b) main piers in spring of 1951; (c) late 1953 or early 1954.

1. How many Canadian National Railways employees retired in each of the years 1948 and 1949 with retirement pensions of (a) $25 per month; (b) between $25 and $30 per month?

2. How many officials with salaries over $5,000 per year retired or resigned in each of the said years?

3. Did any of the said officials receive a bonus, retirement payment or any allowance whatsoever additional to or along with the regular retirement pension? If so, to whom, and what was the amount paid in each case?

Mr. Chevrier:

The Canadian National Railways advise as follows:

1. (a) 1948, 311; 1949, 355.

(b) 1948, 53; 1949, 87.

2. 1948, 28; 1949, 35.

3. The management of the Canadian National Railways has always taken the position that it would not be in the interest of the company or its personnel to make public information pertaining to the salary arrangements or remuneration paid to officers.

Mr. Diefenbaker:

How many (a) married men; (b) married women; (c) single men; (d) single women, were paid unemployment insurance benefits in each of the months July, 1949, to February, 1950, both inclusive?

Mr. Cote (Verdun-La Salle):

The total number of persons who were paid unemployment insurance benefits in each of the months July, 1949, to February, 1950, is estimated as follows:

Number of persons, July, 1949, 65,957; August, 1949, 62,705; September, 1949, 65,443; October, 1949, 71,838; November, 1949, 104,320; December, 1949, 125,225; January, 1950, 218,963; February, 1950, 232,359.

The break-down requested is not available. However, of those who established benefit years in the period and who would be drawing benefit in the period, the percentage in each category is as follows:

Males with dependents, 38-2; males without dependents, 35-4; females with dependents, 1-4; females without dependents, 25.

BUTTER AND OLEOMARGARINE Mr. Fair:

How many pounds of butter were produced in Canada in the calendar year 1949?

2. During the same period, how many pounds of margarine were manufactured?

1. 333,773,000.

2. 73,958,000.

1. What was the total cost of advertising done by the taxation branch of the Department of National Revenue in 1949 in (a) street cars; (b) buses; (c) daily newspapers; (d) weekly newspapers; (e) other mediums of advertising than radio?

2. What is the estimated total cost of the same form of advertising for 1950?

Mr. McCann:

1 and 2.

1949 1950

f(a) and (b) street cars

and buses $ 15,746.63 $20,000

f(c) and (d) daily and weekly newspapers ... 11,985.05 3,000

(e) Other mediums than

radio Nil Nil

Total $27,731.68 $23,000

fNo separate statistics are available.

ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND TOBACCO______

CONSUMERS' EXPENDITURES Mr. Diefenbaker:

What was the total amount of consumers' expenditures in Canada for (a) alcoholic beverages of all kinds; (b) tobacco; (c) cigars; (d) cigarettes, in each of the years 1948 and 1949?

Mr. Mcllraifh:

Information not available.

These statistics are not compiled in such a manner as to provide the information requested.

1. $45,000 per annum.

2, 3 and 4. The management of the Canadian National Railways has always taken the position that it would not be in the interest of the company or its personnel to make public information pertaining to the salary arrangements or remuneration paid to officers.

1. How much building stone was imported from the United States in 1949?

2. What was the value of this stone?

Mr. Mcllraiih:

1 and 2.

Imports from the United States, year 1949 Item Cwt. Value

Granite, rough [DOT]L 1 $ 53,325Granite, sawn t 41,136Marble, rough t 24,880Marble, sawn f 30,259Marble, ornamental, for churches 778Building stone, other than granite or marble 301,702 213,475tQuantity not recorded in trade statistics.