Hon. W. C. KENNEDY (Minister of Railways and Canals):

The amount required for payment of bank advances,

Supply-Merchant Marine

outstanding vouchers, and insurance premiums, payable as at the 31st December, 1921, was $3,000,000. The estimated amount required to meet deficit in operations, on the basis of operating thirty-seven vessels for the year ending 31st December, 1922, is $1,000,000, and to carry on to the end of the fiscal year ending March 31st, 1923, there is an additional estimate for the three months of $250,000, making a total of $1,250,000. The amount required for capital expenditure on the vessels is $110,720, making a total in all, as outlined in the estimates, of $4,360,720.

Mr. KENNEDY:

In reply to my hon. friend, as regards the 2,000 cars mentioned in the Order in Council under discussion no orders were placed in the city of Winnipeg.

Hon. W. C. KENNEDY (Minister of Railways and Canals) :

The information I have is this: In the civil government estimates for 1921-22 the department provided for certain clerks who were eligible under "blanketing in" anticipating that such "blanketing in" would be accomplished and effective from April 1, 1921. As such was not the case these salaries had to be taken care of from the contingencies vote, as follows:

A. J. McDermid, Clerk-Stenographer 5 900

L. Walters, Typist 600

I. McBursey, Clerk-Stenographer 1,080

The travelling expenses of the officials of the department were about $3,800 higher than estimated, the increase being due, principally, to the large amount of work relative to the Canada Highways Act 3,800

Hon. Mr. KENNEDY:

No project covering the road in question has been filed with the Federal Highways Commission, nor has any agreement respecting it been entered into by the province of Ontario under the Canada Highways Act. Consequently, the Department of Railways and Canals has no information.

Hon. Mr. KENNEDY:

Name Date Quan- tity Price No. 1 Ties No. 2 Ties No. 3 TiesTies c. c. c.Viellet Bros Nov.26/21 75,000 55 45 25C. E. Fleming Tie & Lumber Co Nov. 26/21 125,000 70 60 35International Land & Lumber Co. Ltd... Nov.26/21 75,000 60 50 30Clifford Supply Co.. Nov.26/21 75,000 55 45 25C. Desrochers Nov.26/21 10,000 55 45 25J. A. Boulay Nov.26/21 10,000 70 60 35J. A. Turcotte Nov.26/21 140,006 55 45 25L. N. Huart .Dec. 10/21 25,000 70 60 35L. Nault Dec. 23/21 10,000 70 60 35J. L. Mercier Jan. 16/22 1,000 60 50 30J. A. Pelletier Dec. 21/21 2,000 60 50 30C. Lavoie Dec. 2/21 1,000 60 50 30Philippe Pitre Dec. 2/21 400 60 50 30Alph. C. Roy Nov. 25/21 300 60 50 30Total 549,700

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