1. Since January 1, 1950, have any non-military architects, engineers, or surveyors been engaged on any work at Petawawa military camp or the camp to the north marked X?

2. If so, for what work were they engaged?

3. What were the names of the individuals or firms so engaged?

4. What fees did they receive in each case?

1. Yes.

2 and 3.

A. Beauchemin and Hurter, Montreal.

Field Work-Survey Site Planning

1. Control and contour surveying of existing camp and areas for new construction.

2. Preparation of site plan for new construction.

3. Preparation of record drawings of existing camp.

4. Report on water sewer and storm drainage in existing camp.

5. Report on roads and existing camp.

Design Work-Existing Construction

1. Sewage interceptors to tie into proposed sewage system.

2. Storm drainage.

3. Roads where survey showed improvements required.

4. Recommendations on siting for new construction.

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5. Water supply system, storage and distribution, including grids for new construction.

6. Sewage collection system and disposal plant for new construction.

7. Drainage system for new construction.

8. Roads and curbs for new construction.

9. Electrical power distribution system, excluding main substation for new construction.

B. Pennock Engineering, Ottawa.

General supervision, excluding the provision of on-site inspectors for the constructing of the central heating plant at Petawawa as required by Central Mortgage and Housing Corporation.

4. Beauchemin and Hurter-Value of contract $244,500.00; Paid to date (May 26, 1952) $132,273.93.

Pennock Engineering-Value of contract $3,000.00; Paid to date (May 26, 1952) $750.00.

1. When does the crop-share lease, issued in favour of Messrs. R. K. Lehman and W. A. Tucker, covering 320 acres of land in the Okemasis and Beardy Indian reserves, terminate?

2. What share of the crop does the department receive?

3. What quantity of grain was harvested on this land from the 1951 crop?

4. What quantity of grain has been turned over to the department to date?

1. December 31, 1957.

2. One-quarter share annually.

3. 3996 bushels of wheat and 424 bushels of oats.

4. 874 bushels of wheat has been turned over and sold. The balance of the wheat and the oats are in storage and will be sold when space is available.

1. At what time were tanks first assigned to the 25th brigade in Korea? What tanks were these?

2. At that time, had any tank been decided on by the Canadian defence department as the tank which should be used for the purpose of infantry support? If so, what name and type of tank?

3. If not, has any decision subsequently been reached on this point which can be stated, and, if so, what is the decision as to type and name of tank?

Questions

4. At the time of the decision in part 2 or 3 as the case may be, were any of the tanks in question in possession of the Canadian army? If so, how many? If not, when were orders first placed accordingly, and for how many tanks?

1. The armoured squadron with the 25th *Canadian infantry brigade was originally equipped with M10 17 pdr. self-propelled antitank guns which are mounted on the chassis of Sherman tanks. Shortly after its arrival in Korea it was decided to re-equip the armoured squadron with M4A3E8 Sherman *tanks which in effect meant substituting the 105 mm for the 17 pdr. gun. This was done in May 1951.

2. Yes. The American medium tank M46.

3. Not applicable.

4. No. M46 tanks were in the possession of the Canadian army at that time. On December 14, 1950, orders were placed through the

Department of Defence Production for 140 tanks.

1. What amount was collected in excise tax on (a) cigarettes: (b) cigars and (c) tobacco, during the years 1949, 1950 and 1951?

2. What amount was collected in excise tax on (a) cigarettes; (b) cigars and (c) tobacco, during each of the months between June, 1951, and May, 1952, inclusive?

1. (a) 1949-50, $69,410,060; 1950-51, $70,-

787,903; 1951-52, $80,273,561.

(b) 1949-50, $2,752,233; 1950-51, $2,745,033; 1951-52, $2,582,963.

(c) 1949-50, $11,226,374; 1950-51, $11,562,945; 1951-52, $23,288,417.

(a) Cigarettes (b) Cigars (c) Tobacco

Manufactured and

Canadian raw leaf

June 1951

$6,506,640.12 $160,267.06 $ 998,560.69July ft

6,467,351.12 242,862.28 2,785,884.39Aug. It

6,923,040.58 234,782.77 2,593,014.66Sept. it

9,321,600.03 240,261.38 2.623,922.12Oct. it

6,236,274.42 182,321.43 1,841,973.10Nov. it

6,464,520.37 146,846.77 1,989,519.74Dec. it

9,966,424.70 388,469.25 2,413,021.86Jan. 1952

6,192,051.96 284,486.45 2,211,411.63Feb. it

6,766,030.60 360,216.06 2,122,960.60Mar. it

9,678,094.94 182,690.80 2,892,211.45Apr. tt

2,944,344.40 92,659.48 1,225,226.39May It

5,034,425.29 135,894.37 1,545,058.58