Mr. Castleden:

Would the minister permit a question?

Mr. Castleden:

Is that different from the others?

Mr. Castleden:

Can the minister tell the house what is the daily subsistance rate paid to Hungarian refugees outside immigration halls?

With reference to section 61 of the Auditor General's report, 1957:

1. What is the name of the firm which received the $119,200 contract to build a naval vessel for the Department of Defence Production?

2. Were tenders called for this contract through advertising?

3. What officers of the department signed the progress certificate under which the contractor was paid for work?

4. What was the total amount paid to the contractor under this contract?

5. Was the contract finally cancelled?

6. If so, what percentage of the work was completed at time of cancellation?

7. What is being done with the incompleted vessel?

Mr. G. H. Castleden (Yorkton):

I should like to ask the minister whether or not steps have been taken to ensure that United States flour is not substituted for Canadian flour in these shipments, as was done a few years ago. A few years ago there were shipments of Canadian flour going to our export trade, and because some United States flour had the same brand name as Canadian flour, United States flour was used to make up part of some shipments. It was a practice into which I believe the previous minister of trade and commerce had to look, and I should like to know whether the present minister is going to see that such practice is not permitted on this occasion.