Mr. W. D. EULER (North Waterloo):

I

beg to present the second report of the select standing committee on Railways and Shipping. As it is the intention of the committee to ask for the printing of this rather lengthy report, I would suggest that the reading of it now might be dispensed with.

Put the motion fot

printing now.

Mr. EULER:

There is another report to

be presented. I will put the motion to-morrow that both be printed.

Mr. W. C. GOOD (Brant):

I move,

seconded by the hon. member for West Edmonton. (Mr. Kennedy):

Whereas under an order of reference made on the 23rd March, 1925, the standing committee on Public Accounts has had under investigation the methods of

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assessment and collection of business profits and income taxes;

Therefore be it resolved, that the said committee on Public Accounts be instructed that they have power to consider and recommend to this House such amendments to the Income War Tax Act as may seem to them advisable.

Mr. SPEAKER:

This might serve as a

notice of motion.

Mr. GOOD:

I should be glad if the House would agree by unanimous consent to have the motion pass now in order to save time.

No.

Mr. GOOD:

If not, it will stand as a

nbtice of motion.

Mr. SPEAKER:

It is usual of course for notice to be given in such a case as this, but the motion may be entertained by unanimous consent of the House. Is that consent conceded?

Hon J. A. ROBB (Acting Minister of Finance):

I would direct your attention, Mr. Speaker, to the fact that this is not a report from the Public Accounts committee. I am not questioning the opinions of the hon. members who have moved and seconded this motion, but it seems to me that in the absence of the chairman of the committee the matter might stand as a notice of motion.

Mr. SPEAKER:

Stands as notice of motion.

1. Is the Minister of Railways aware that certain ofhcials of the Canadian National Railways are shareholders in the Dominion Oxygen Company Limited, Toronto?

2. If so, what are the names and addresses of said shareholders?

lion. Mr. GRAHAM: The Minister of

Railways has inquired of the management, and the latter advises that it has no information on the subject.

GOLD EXPORTS %

1. What amount of gold has been exported from Canada in each year since 1910?

2. W'hat amount of gold was imported in Canada in each of the above years?

3. What amount of gold was produced in Canada in each of these years?

4. What was the amount of gold held in Canada on March 31st, in each of these years by (a) the government; (b) banks; and (c) central gold reserve?

Questions

1. * Gold bearing quartz, dust,

Year nuggets, etc. Gold Bullion Gold Coin1910.. .. $ 6,110,473 $ 1,534,9981911.. 5 364 273 5,802,2631912 7,211,438 6,141,3201913 , .. 11.23L476 14,858,7871914 . 13,376,735 22.221,1471915.. .. 15,409,019 28,234,9731916 . . 23,989,909 102,318,2811917 , .. 19,671,026 $148,752,755 46,381,7541918 , .. 13,688,700 206,312,376 1,877,4871919 . .. 9,202,033 39.841,697 210,0871920 . .. 5,975,648 23,856,862 24.937,3091921 . .. 3,038,779 24,290,846 9,438,4251922 . .. 2,534,755 18,082.533 5,027,8131923 . .. 5.449,469 1,761,415 25,001,1701924 . .. 17,384.940 12,520,569 12,035,0251925 . .. 27.793,333 2,946,220 974,123* Including 2. gold bullion up to 1917.

Imports Entered for Consumption

Gold bullion

British and in bars, blocks,

Canadian ingots, drops,

Coin and foreign sheets or plates

Year gold coin Unmanufactured1910 .. .. $ 4,988,236 $ 516,5811911 .. .. 7,741.849 1,484,8661912 .. .. 24,096,596 980,9191913 .. .. 3,025,219 1,284,5921914 .. .. 13,659,492 838,9591915 .. .. 1,117,055,024 14.428,3721916 .. .. 32,137,908 1,738,3191917 .. .. 8,653,363 18 333,1851918 .. .. 9,915,761 1,374,5601919 . 1920 .. .. 4,343,874 46,119,6201921 .. .. 6,104,193 1,114.5821922 .. .. 3,872.149 916,0971923 .. .. 25,567,420 887,8111924 .. .. 2,533.793 962,9121925 .. .. 3,287,846 854,446* No record for 1919 imports.

3.

Production of Gold in Canada during the Calendar Years 1910-1924

Fine Ozs.

1910 . .. 493,707 $10,205,8351911 . .. 473.159 9,781.0771912 . .. 611.885 12,648.7941913 . .. 802,973 16,598.9231914 . .. 773,178 15,983.0071915 . .. 918,056 18,977,9011916 . .. 930,492 19,234,9761917 15,272,9921918 14,463,689

Production of Gold in Canada during the Calendar Years 1910-1924-Con.

Fine Ozs.

1919 766.764 15,850.4231920 765,007 15,814.0981921 926.329 19,148.9201922 1,263.364 26.116,0501923 1,233.341 25,495,4211924 1,525,331 31,531,3894. Gold Gold and Subsidiary Gold inheld by Coin Central Gold[arch 31st. Government held bv banks Reserves$ 69 736 110 $28,102,344 34,896,742 36,027,797 39.053,160 1911 74,159 771 98 892 395 1913 98,507,112 1914 .. 101,161,366 45.661,913 nil1915 ,. 94,644.423 65.671,275 3,500,0001916 ,. 120.931,622 66.372,906 5.460,0001917 .. 118.561338 72,135,431 12.310.0001918 .. 119,941,748 78.255,033 19,210,0001919 ,. 121,141,122 80,253,572 10,500,0001920 .. 104,399,455 79.990,826 10,500.0001921 .. 83.381,036 84.731,382 11,502,5331922 ,. 84,249.497 76,468.966 9,502,5331923 .. 128.740,130 70.650,447 9,502,5331924 .. 102,079,238 58,616,405 9.502,5331925.. .. .. 122,811,151 57,135,318 7,002,533