1. What vegetable oils have been imported during the past five years?

2. What quantity of the several types of vegetable oils was imported in each of the years, 1945 to 1950, inclusive?

3. What quantity of vegetable oils was produced in Canada during each of the above years?

4. What was the comparative price between imported vegetable oils and such oils produced in Canada in each year, 1945 to 1950, inclusive?

Mr. Mcllraiih:

1 and 2.

Imports of Vegetable Oils into Canada, 1945-1950

Calendar years

1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950Item Cwt. Cwt. Cwt. Cwt. Cwt. Cwt.Coconut oil, edible 20 86 29 10,319 12,244Cottonseed oil, edible 749 1,270 803 1,951 87,176 78,714Olive oil, edible 820 3,706 5,519 14,034 7,214 17,861Peanut oil, edible 760 173 8,786 266 8,919 2,877Soya bean oil, edible 34,929 120,972 79,636 57,697 84,967 46,670Cashew nut shell oil 1,101 1,588 1,190 1,744 1,020 1,577Castor oil 97,504 54,864 60,585 55,414 58,809 66,468Chinawood oil 3,608 11,197 59,358 84,825 76,400 72,540Coconut oil, not edible 980 2,594 25,767 52,438 51,673 210,688Cottonseed oil, crude 244,814 82,555 49,321 120,758 593,353 842,854Flaxseed or linseed oil 1,769 1,180 2,873 897 974 6,053Oiticica oil

Olive oil for soap, tobacco 3,698 6,452 1,972 966 1,724 1,962and textile finishing 1,252 32 42 780 273 2,166Palm oil 296,426 236,930 141,775 180,191 127,248 148,040Peanut oil, not edible 162 10,531 89,866 225,599 46,037 77,631Rapeseed oil 6,952 86 17 5 732Resin oil 5,600 7,568 10,611 5,092 5,452 13,823Sesame seed oil

Soya bean oil, for manu- 4 67 10 159 226 208factoring purposes 595 554 1,278 1,288 19,026 39,344Sunflower seed oil

Vegetable oil, n.o.p., not 160,500 148,663 329,480 288 212,661 163,320edible 5,448 5,452 5,497 1,106 79,601

3. Questions Production of Vegetable Oils in Canada, 1945-1950

Linseed Soya bean Other vegetable*Calendar oil oil oilsYear Imp. gals. Tons Tons1945 4,573 23,2201946 8,038 32,5741947 12,071 30,0681948

13,287,866 12,410 31,7741949

10,097,822 22,101 34,5681950

10,123,342 25,967 20,291

Includes peanut, rapeseed, coconut, sunflower and mustard seed oils, each of which was produced by only 1 or 2 companies and details cannot be divulged (Statistics Act, S. 15).

4. Wholesale Price of Vegetable Oils, Domestic and Imported, 1945-1950

(Average of Monthly Quotations)

Domestic Imported

Coconut oil, crude, Canadian, Coconut oil, crude, in tank oars, delivered Ceylon, in tank cars,

Calendar Toronto delivered TorontoYear per 100 lbs. per 100 lbs.1945

$ 8.10 $10.251946

8.10 10.251947

10.67 14.331948

17,81 17.25(a)1949

17,56 -1950

18.29 19.56(b)(a) January-April.(b) April-December.

Note: For vegetable oils other than coconut oil comparative prices of domestic and imported are not available.

1. How many immigrants entered Canada from January 1, to September 30, 1951?

2. By numbers, what was their country of origin?

3. By numbers, what provinces were given as declared destinations?

4. Has the federal government entered agreement with any of the provinces for the furnishing of language classes for new immigrants?

5. Which provinces, if any, have embarked on colonization plans to assist settlement of new immigrants?

6. Are provincial labour departments assisting the satisfactory settlement of new immigrants?

7. What is the estimated total of new immigrants for the entire year 1951?

1. The latest available figures are to August 31, 1951. During the period January 1 to August 31, 1951, 116,657 immigrants entered Canada.

2. See statement following.

3. See statement following.

4. No. The organization of language classes for new immigrants is under the jurisdiction of the provincial departments of education. In 1948 they requested, through the

Canadian education association, that the federal government provide free written and visual teaching aids for use in language classes. These teaching aids were provided and are still being provided.

5. The province of Nova Scotia and the province of Quebec have colonization plans to assist in the settlement of immigrants.

6. Such assistance is provided by various provincial departments.

7. 150,000 approximately.

Immigration to Canada showing country of

last permanent residence, for the period January 1, 1951 to August 31, 1951: Africa (British), 107; Africa (not British), 79; Albania, 24; Arabia, 2; Australia, 263; Austria, 1,513; Belgium, 3,395; Bermuda, 37; Bulgaria, 199; Central America, 25; China, 1,967; Czechoslovakia, 2,266; Denmark, 3,190; Eire, 422; Esthonia, 3,174; Finland, 1,729; France, 4,315; Germany, 13,047; Greece, 1,598; Holland, 15,550; Hong Kong, 55; Hungary, 2,546; Iceland, 21; India, 81; Israel, 466; Italy, 14,167; Japan, 15; Latvia, 1,441; Lithuania, 650; Malta, 1,079; Mexico, 31; New Zealand, 131; Norway, 525; Poland, 8,612; Portugal, 7; Roumania, 1,093; Russia, 1,160; St. Pierre

Questions

and Miquelon, 11; South America, 534; Spain, 80; Sweden, 1,311; Switzerland, 935; Syria, 137; Turkey, 21; Ukraine, 211; United Kingdom, 19,986; United States, 5,249; West Indies (British), 394; West Indies (not British), 91; Yugoslavia, 2,581; others, 134; total, 116,657.

Source: Statistical Unit, Immigration

Branch.

Immigration to Canada showing province of intended destination, for the period January 1, 1951 to August 31, 1951: Newfoundland, 141; Nova Scotia, 1,235; New Brunswick, 939; Prince Edward Island, 160; Quebec, 24,036; Ontario, 65,295; Manitoba, 5,281; Saskatchewan, 2,632; Alberta, 8,354; British Columbia, 8,568; Yukon and Northwest Territories 16; total, 116,657.

Source: Statistical Unit, Immigration

Branch.

1. Is the Department of National Defence proceeding with the construction of a road into the joint air training centre at Rivers, Manitoba?

2. If so, when did the work commence?

1. No. The Department of Public Works of the province of Manitoba is constructing a new road to the C.J.A.T.C., Rivers.

2. Not applicable.

1. What is the name of the chairman of the court of referees established under the Unemployment Insurance Act, in the district of Chicoutimi?

2. What are his duties?

3. What salary does he receive?

4. What allowance does he receive for his travelling expenses?

5. How old is he?

6. What are his qualifications?

1. Mr. Charles-Henri Desbiens.

2. The duties of the chairman are to act as chairman of a court of referees, consisting of a representative of employers and a representative of insured persons, and to adjudicate upon all claims and questions in connection therewith which are appealed by the claimant or referred by an insurance officer.

3. The chairman receives no salary but is paid a per diem allowance of twenty dollars for a full day session and one of fifteen dollars for a half day session.

4. None, but he receives the usual allowance for travelling expenses if called upon to sit as chairman of a court in a place other than his own district.

5. This information is not available here.

6. University graduate; social worker; forestry engineer.

1. When was Alfred Valdmanis, one-time minister of finance in the government of Latvia and presently director general of economic development for the province of Newfoundland, admitted to Canada?

2. Has he become a naturalized Canadian citizen?

3. Under whose sponsorship did he enter Canada?

4. What was his history prior to entering Canada?

5. Was he employed by the government of Canada since entering Canada?

6. If so, in what positions, and at what salaries?

7. By whom was he recommended to the government of Newfoundland?

1. October 13, 1948.

2. No. On June 3, 1949, he filed a declaration of intention to become a Canadian citizen, but he will not be eligible for citizenship until he has resided in Canada for five years.

3. Lady Davis foundation.

4. From information provided department prior to entry, it would appear that Dr. Valdmanis' history is, briefly:

Name-Alfred Arthur Alexander Valdmanis; Nationality-Latvian; Born, 11 September, 1908, Ziemupe, Latvia; Education- Academic degrees-Master of Philosophy, university of Latvia; Master of Economics, university of Latvia; Doctor of Jurisprudence, university of Frankfurt.

Experience-1932-35-Legal adviser, ministry of finance, trade and industry of republic of Latvia; 1936-38-Principal adviser of Latvian government on economics, finance, industry and trade, with rank of undersecretary; 1938-39-Minister of Economics, Finance, Trade and Industry of Latvian government, and president of Latvian Bank of Credits Limited; 1939-40-President and director of Latvian Electric Trust Corporation; 1940- Imprisoned by Russians; 1943-45-Imprisoned by Germans; 1945-47-Employed by headquarters of British and United States occupation forces in Germany; September, 1947, joined headquarters staff of preparatory commission for international refugee organization.

5. Yes.

6. Was employed from December 13, 1948, to December 13, 1949, on a part-time basis by the Department of Mines and Resources at a salary of $100 per month. During part

of the same period he filled a post of visiting professor of economics at Carleton college, Ottawa.

7. No information.

1. How many immigrants entered Canada from May 30, to September 30, 1951, through the following ports: (a) Quebec; (b) Saint John, New Brunswick; (c) Halifax?

2. By what steamship lines did these immigrants arrive at the above-mentioned sea ports?

3. What were the names of the ships on which these immigrants arrived?

1. (a) Quebec, 16,832; (b) Saint John, 22;

(c) Halifax, 26,567; Total 43,421.

2. American Export Line; Canadian Pacific S.S. Co.; Caribbean Land and Shipping Co.; Cunard S.S. Co. Ltd.; Greek Line; Holland American Line; Home Lines Inc.; Incres Shipping Co., Italian Line; Norwegian American Line; Salen Line; Swedish American Line; United States Line; United States government.

3. See statement following. The names of the ships given are those of passenger vessels only.

Passenger vessels carrying immigrants arriving at the ports of Quebec and Halifax, for the months of June, July and August, 1951.

S.S. Anna Salen, Argentina, Ascania, Atlantic, Beaverbrae, Canberra, Columbia, Conte Biancamano, Empress of Canada, Empress of France, Empress of Scotland, Europa, Franconia, General Blatchford, General Taylor, Georgic, Gripsholm, Homeland, Italia, La Guardia, Laurentia, Lismoria, Nea Hellas, Nelly, Neptunia, Samaria, Saturnia, Scythia, Stockholm, Stavangerfjord, Volendam, Vulca-nia, Washington, Zuiderkruis.

Note: There were no passenger vessels arriving at Saint John, N. B.