Architectural branch- Construction, repairs and improvements of public buildings- Construction, acquisition, repairs and improvements of, and plans and sites for, public buildings listed in the details of the estimates, provided that treasury board may increase or decrease the amount within the vote to be expended on individual listed projects-further amounts required- 610. Quebec ($81,000 less the amount of $80,999 available from savings in other listed projects detailed in previous estimates for 1950-51 for this province), $1. 611. Ontario ($755,000 less the amount of $754,999 available from savings in other listed projects detailed in previous estimates for 1950-51 for this province), $1. Engineering branch- Maintenance and operation of graving docks, locks and dams, etc. 612. Prince Rupert dry dock-to provide for operating losses and essential repairs in the fiscal year 1950-51, in accordance with the terms of order in council P.C. 29/4700 of September 30, 1950, $157,000. Construction, repairs and improvements-harbours and rivers- Construction, acquisition, repairs and improvements of, and plans and sites for, harbour and rivers works, listed in the details of the estimates provided that treasury board may increase or decrease the amount within the vote to be expended on individual listed projects-further amount required- 613. Quebec ($393,000 less the amount of $392,999 available from savings in other listed projects detailed in previous estimates for 1950-51 for this province), $1. General- 614. National Gallery of Canada-further amount required, $55,000.

Engineering and water resources branch- 615. Notwithstanding the Trans-Canada Highway Act, to authorize and provide for a payment to the provinces of Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia and Newfoundland, which have entered into an agreement with Canada for construction of

Supply a part of the trans-Canada highway, in respect of construction of the highway carried out between December 10, 1949, and the day on which these provinces respectively signed the agreement with Canada, in accordance with the regulations of the governor in council; the amount paid to each province, however, not to exceed fifty per centum of the cost to the province of the said construction as determined by the governor in council; the maximum amount authorized to be expended by section 7 of the Trans-Canada Highway Act to be decreased to the extent of any amount paid pursuant to this vote-further amount required, $1,100,000. 616. To provide for studies and surveys of the Red river basin in Canada, $145,000. Northern administration and lands branch- Yukon division- 617. Operation and maintenance of services, including forest conservation-further amount required, $100,000.

Patent and copyright office- 618. Patent division-further amount required, $169,356.

General administration- 619. Commodities branch, including assistance in the development of markets and the procurement of supplies, and contributions as detailed in the estimates-further amount required, $75,250. Canada Grain Act- 620. Operation and maintenance, including inspection, weighing, registration, etc.-further amount required, $15,000. Special- 621. To reimburse the Canadian Commercial Corporation for expenses incurred in purchasing materials, supplies and equipment, etc., on behalf of the Department of National Defence under chapter 51, statutes of 1947-further amount required, $506,000. 622. To reimburse the Canadian wheat board for final balance of the deficit incurred from the operation of the 1948 crop flax account for the period August 1, 1948 to July 31, 1950, authority P.C. 3376 dated July 28, 1948, $2,536,775. 623. To approve transfer by the Canadian wheat board of residual amounts totalling $720,590.96, shown in the 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943 and 1944 crop accounts of the board, in respect of interest that accrued pending presentation of cheques issued in distribution of the amounts in those accounts, to the crop accounts of the board for the pool period commencing August 1, 1945, and ending July 31, 1950, such amount to be deemed to be moneys received by the board from the sale of wheat produced in the designated area and sold and delivered to the board by producers during that pool period, $1. 624. To provide for costs to be incurred in the planning and construction of emergency works to safeguard against the dangers of floods in the Red river valley and the Winnipeg area generally, under an agreement or agreements with the province of Manitoba which shall provide that Canada shall meet 75 per cent of the cost of such works, excluding the costs of land, and that Manitoba, or its municipalities or residents, shall meet the remaining cost, including the cost of land-further amount required, $1,353,000. 625. To reimburse Defence Construction Limited for expenses incurred in procuring the construction of defence projects on behalf of the Department of National Defence, $500,000.

626. Departmental administration-further amount required, $20,000. Marine service- 627. Administration of floating equipment-further amount required, $2,500. 628. Administration of pilotage-further amount required, $19,373. 629. Miscellaneous services relating to navigation and shipping-further amount required, $23,883. 630. River St. Lawrence ship channel-contract dredging in the St. Lawrence river and Montreal harbour-capital-further amount required, $491,020. 631. To provide towards the construction of a service vessel for the eastern Arctic patrol (Estimated cost $3,000,000)-capital-further amount required, $100,000. 632. To provide towards the reconditioning and refitting of vessels for Pacific ocean weather station "P" (Estimated cost $1,835,000)-capital-further amount required, $660,000. General- 633. To provide for reimbursement of the Department of Transport stores account of the value of stores destroyed or damaged beyond repair in 1950, $31,764. Railway service- 634. Repairs and expenses in connection with the operation and maintenance of official railway cars under the jurisdiction of the department-further amount required, $20,000. Maritime Freight Rates Act- 635. Additional amount in excess of the sum of $5,869,000 already appropriated to authorize and provide for the payment from time to time during the fiscal year 1950-51 to the Canadian National Railway company of the difference (estimated by the Canadian National Railway company and certified by the auditors of the said company to the Minister of Transport as and when required by the said minister) occurring on account of the application of the Maritime Freight Rates Act, between the tariff tolls and the normal tolls (upon the same basis as set out in section 9 of the said act with respect to companies therein referred to) on all traffic moved during the calendar year 1950 under the tariffs approved on the eastern lines (as referred to in section 2 of the said act) of the Canadian National Railways-further amount required,

636. Additional amount in excess of the sum of $1,450,000 already appropriated to authorize and provide for the payment from time to time during the fiscal year 1950-51, of the difference (estimated by the board of transport commissioners for Canada and certified by the said board to the Minister of Transport, as and when required by the said minister) occurring on account of the application of the Maritime Freight Rates Act, between the tariff tolls and the normal tolls (referred to in section 9 of the said act) on all traffic moved during the calendar year 1950 under the tariffs approved by the following companies; Canada and Gulf Terminal Railway; Canadian Pacific Railway, including: Fredericton and Grand Lake Coal and Railway company, and New Brunswick Coal and Railway company; Cumberland Railway and Coal company; Supply Dominion Atlantic Railway; Maritime Coal, Railway and Power company; Sydney and Louisburg Railway-further amount required, $30,000. 637. To provide for payment to the Canadian National Railway company for expenditures incurred in a survey of properties of the former Temiscouata Railway, $11,758. Air service- Administrative division- 638. Air Service administration-further amount required, $1,000. Radio division- 639. Administration of the Radio Act and regulations-further amount required, $27,000. General- 640. To provide for expenses of the board of inquiry re investigation of the "Canadian Pilgrim" aircraft accident, $5,000.

Payments to or for veterans and dependents- 641. To authorize payment to David Bruce Steele, under the Pension Act of such benefits as would be awarded under the said act if the disabling condition had been incurred by him during service in world war II, $1,050. 642. To authorize payment to Clarence M. Christie, under the Pension Act of such benefits as would be awarded under the said act if the disabling condition had been incurred by him during service in world war II, $1,550. Soldier Settlement and Veterans Land Act- 643. To authorize and provide for the purchase of the remaining financial interest of the United Kingdom government in the 3,000 British family settlement scheme and the New Brunswick 500 British family settlement scheme, $115,000.

Deficits-Trade and commerce- 644. To hereby authorize and provide for payment during the fiscal year 1950-51 to Trans-Canada Air Lines to be applied by Trans-Canada Air Lines in payment of the net deficit (certified by the auditors of Trans-Canada Air Lines) resulting from the operations of Trans-Canada Air Lines and its subsidiary, Trans-Canada (Atlantic) Limited, during the calendar year 1950; this amount to be applied in the repayment of accountable advances made to the company from the consolidated revenue fund- Trans-Canada Air Lines (surplus), $201,206; Trans-Canada (Atlantic) Limited (deficit), $1,526,412; net deficit, $1,325,206. Deficits-Transport- 645. Amount required to provide for the payment during the fiscal year 1950-51 to the Canadian National Railway company (hereinafter called the national company) upon applications approved by the Minister of Transport, made from time to time by the national company, to the Minister of Finance and to be applied by the national company in payment of the net deficit (certified by the auditors of the national company) arising in the calendar year 1950, this amount to be applied in the repayment of accountable advances made to the national company from the consolidated revenue fund-Canadian National Railways, exclusive of eastern lines (surplus), $9,540,961; eastern lines (deficit), $12,802,196; net deficit, $3,261,235. 646. Additional amount in excess of the sum of $720,000 already appropriated to provide for the payment during the fiscal year 1950-51 to the Canadian National (West Indies) Steamships, Limited (hereinafter called the company) of the amount of the deficit occurring during the year ending December 31, 1950, in the operations of the company and the vessels under the control of the company, as certified by the auditors of the company, and upon applications made by the company, to the Minister of Finance and approved by the Minister of Transport -further amount required, $308,767. 647. Additional amount in excess of the sum of $1,159,000 already appropriated, to provide for the payment during the fiscal year 1950-51 to the Canadian National Railway company (hereinafter called the national company) upon applications approved by the Minister of Transport, made from time to time by the national company to the Minister of Finance, and to be applied by the national company in payment of the deficit (certified by the auditors of the national company) in the operation of the Prince Edward Island car ferry and terminals arising in the calendar year 1950-further amount required, $107,940. 649. Advance to Canadian National (West Indies) Steamships, Limited, upon such terms and conditions as the governor in council may determine, to provide for working capital requirements, $300,000.

Monday, April 2, 1951