Hon. Lionel Chevrier (Minister of Transport):

Pursuant to section 32 of the National Harbours Board Act I table herewith the annual report of the national harbours board for the calendar year 1951.

This report is in page proof form only, because the final bound copies will not be available for some time. When they are available they will be distributed.

Right Hon. C. D. Howe (Minister of Trade and Commerce) moved

the first reading of Bill No. 93 (from the Senate), to amend the Export and Import Permits Act.

Motion agreed to and bill read the first time.

1. What amount Is being paid by the Canadian, government to Canadair Limited for each F-86?

2. What amounts are being paid by the Canadian government for the engine, armament and other parts or equipment used in the construction of the F-86?

3. What shares, if any, are owned by the Canadian government or any agency of the crown in (a) the Electric Boat Company Limited: (b)

Canadair Limited?

4. Does Canadair Limited have an agreement with the Canadian government for the use of the Cartierville airport?

1. The contract for production of F-86 aircraft with Canadair Limited provides for the payment to Canadair of the actual costs of production, plus a fee of 5 per cent calculated on a target cost, plus a bonus in the event of actual costs being less than the target. Target prices are based on the estimated number of direct labour-man-hours, and cannot be expressed in dollar terms in advance of actual production. Prices are further subject to the terms of a master agreement, under which Canadair's over-all profits in excess of stipulated minima are shared with the crown in

proportion to their respective investments in the total fixed assets employed in the enterprise. The cost of the first batch of airplanes was approximately $240,000 (excluding sales taxes) per airframe. Deliveries being made at the present time and future deliveries are expected to have a substantially lower average cost.

2. The average cost of engines, armament, and other components which are obtained directly from the United States government, and which are generally described as government furnished property, was in respect of the first batch of airplanes approximately $78,000 per aircraft, plus duty and taxes.

3. None.

4. Yes. Clause 9 of agreement dated October 1, 1949, tabled in the house on March 19, 1952.

1. Has the government of Canada been reimbursed for the sum of $60 million lent to China in 1946?

2. If so, on what date?

3. If not, when will payment be made, and what is the amount of interest to date?

Mr. Sinclair:

Loans by the government of Canada to the government of China under agreements authorized by part II of the Export Credits Insurance Act totalled $52,215,997.48. The debt bears interest at the rate of three per cent per annum and is payable in thirty annual instalments commencing on December 31, 1948.

The principal instalment due December 31,

1948, was paid in full. Of the instalment amounting to $1,740,000 due December 31,

1949, $1,033,882.50, has been paid. The principal instalments due December 31, 1950, and December 31, 1951, and semi-annual interest payments due after December 31,

1950, have not been paid.

Because of its financial position the government of China requested that payments be deferred for a time and the government of Canada agreed to defer to December 31, 1952, the outstanding unpaid balance of principal and interest due December 31, 1950. Principal and interest payments due since then have been similarly deferred to December 31, 1952, at the request of the government of China. These deferred payments bear interest at three per cent per annum. The present outstanding indebtedness of the government of

Questions

China under the loan agreements, including principal and interest payments totalling $6,041,201.42 which have been deferred as mentioned above, amounts to $51,281,201.42.

1. What has been the revenue from tolls paid on the Jacques Cartier bridge, Montreal, for (a) vehicles: (b) passengers?

2. Has there been a deficit in the operation of the bridge in 1951?

3. If so, in what amount?

Mr. Benidickson:

In so far as the national harbours board is concerned:

1.

Year (a) Vehicles (b) Passengers 1951 $1,165,907 .05 $233,334 .121950 1,002,177 .98 217,922 .911949 822,103 .70 211,357. .061948 777,229 .30 187,541 .541947 665,860 .05 162,164 .271946 568,917 .52 151,162 .541945 457,399. 88 136,532. 491944 453,417 .61 135,243, .631943 380,644 .14 128,098 .651942 395,397. .40 127,494 .201941 456,945 .79 130,318 .811940 375,022. .82 98,325 .191939 365,435. 68 96,526. 581938 348,106. .89 96,536 .181937 327,189. .53 95,037 .591936 274,798, .77 78,965 .091935 266,322. .88 78,701 .571934 258,041, ,18 77,250 .181933 280,174. ,75 84,060. 661932 314,175. ,10 101,809. 891931 Details not available; total toll revenue 405,497. 20

1930 Details not available;

total toll revenue 353,000.35

Note-Bridge opened for traffic May 14, 1930.

2. No.

3. Answered by No. 2.

1. How many live cattle, consigned from any part of Saskatchewan, were shipped to the United States during the first two weeks of February?

2. What are the names of the consignor and consignee, and the numbers of cattle in each shipment, together with respective destination of each shipment?

Mr. Harris (Grey-Bruce):

1 and 2. Weiller & Williams, consignor, Chas. Ladin, consignee, 33, Iowa, U.S.A.; J. L. Dorfman, consignor, Garner Sales, consignee, 28, Iowa, U.S.A.