1. Twelve.

2. The Canadian Government.

3. Eleven.

4. The Canadian Government.

5. Under question 1-$33,525.25.

Under question 3-$26,225.25.

6 and 7. All officers of the Royal Canadian navy are qualified to take up appointments in their various ranks in ships of the Royal Canadian navy.

It is necessary, however, that a certain number of officers of the Royal Canadian navy should serve in ships and establishments of the Royal navy whilst attending specialist courses or courses for promotion, or whilst obtaining sea-going experience in various classes of warships.

The present allocation of the officers of the Royal Canadian navy is 43 officers serving in H.M.C. ships and establishments, and 23 serving in ships and establishments of the Royal navy.

8. Yes.

1. No. 2539 former Private Gregory Doyle, L.S.H., applied for treatment at Shaughnessy hospital on December 27, 1925. He was admitted for observation and was found to be suffering from nephritis, a condition in no way attributable or related to his military service. Being ineligible for treatment by the department, arrangements were made for his admission to the Vancouver General hospital to which he was transferred on December 30. At the time of his transfer he was not critically ill, he did not undergo hardship nor suffer in any way because of the change, had his condition been sufficiently serious to contraindicate transfer he would have been retained in the Shaughnessy hospital. He was conveyed to the Vancouver General hospital by the department. Dr. Wallace Wilson who had attended him at Shaughnessy hospital continued to do so after his transfer. While in the Vancouver General hospital his condition became serious and resulted in his death on January 4, 1926.

2. Answered by No. 1.

3. Yes, (i) for an old fracture of the right thigh caused by a gun shot wound in the South African war, and, (ii) for hemiplegia, attributable to service in the war 1914-18.

4. Full reports have been received, they do not indicate grounds for further inquiry.

5. When a pensioner who is ill applies for treatment and there is a possibility that his illness is attributable to a war service disability, it may be necessary to admit him to hospital for observation to establish a diagnosis. When the condition is diagnosed and the disability is not related to military service, the department is without authority to provide treatment. In such circumstances it is the responsibility of the pensioner to make his own arrangements for further necessary treatment, but, it is invariably the practice of the department to undertake arrangements for his admission to a local General hospital.

6. Answered by No. 5.

1. September 7, 1914..

2. November 29, 1915.

3. To act for War Office in procuring the production of shells in Canada.

4. Col. A. Bertram, R.O., Chairman, Brig.-General T. Benson, Master General of the Ordnance, Hon. Colonel T. Cantley, Lt.-Col. C. Greville Harston, Chief Inspector of Arms and Ammunition, Hon. Col. G. W. Watts, Lt.-Col. F. D. Lafferty, R.C.A., Superintendent of Dominion Arsenal, E. Carnegie, Esq., J. W. Borden, Esq.-, Accountant & Paymaster-Go.'-era I, Hon. Col. D. Carnegie, Ordnance Advioer.

5 and 6. No information.

7. (a), (c), (d). No information.

(b). No money was paid to the Department of National Defence.

8. No information.

Hon. Mr. MACDONALD:

1, 2, and 3. Under the King's Regulations and Orders for the Canadian Militia, 1917, only such time as an officer has actually served in the permanent force from the date he is commissioned may be counted for the purposes of automatic promotion. Automatic promotion, i.e. promotion governed solely by length of commissioned service, is confined to certain officers known as "classified officers" such as district officers of the Royal Canadian Artillery, ordnance executive officers of the Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps, quartermasters, etc. _

4. Officers promoted from the ranks, while holding the rank of lieutenant, receive 40 cents per diem more than young officers on first appointment. The rates of pay for ranks above lieutenant are the same. Officers who are selected for promotion from the ranks to fill certain appointments for which they are specially fitted by long experience and training are usually men of middle age with family responsibilities. Other gentlemen appointed as lieutenants are young, unmarried and have yet to undergo training . and experience to qualify.

Hon. Mr. MACDONALD:

I am instructed by the officers of my department that to provide this return in regard to the first four items would involve going over a list of about 3,500 men, and in regard to the sixth item it would involve a statement in regard to 35,000 men. If my hon. friend will confer with me I shall take pains to ascertain the exact information he requires, and I would ask that the motion stand.

Motion stands.