1. Has the government received any communication from the city of Vancouver protesting against delay in the construction of the Canadian National hotel at Vancouver?

2. Why has the work on this hotel been delayed for such a long period?

3. Who is the contractor in charge of the work, and when is it expected that it will be completed?

1. The Department of Railways and Canals has no record of any communication.

2. Considering the size of the hotel, and the importance of the problems involved, the Canadian National Railway authorities feel that the work has not been delayed to any great extent. Excavation was started in December, 1928,' in order to fufil the promise made by Canadian National Railways to the city of Vancouver that the work would be started before December 31st of that year. At that time, the plans were only in a preliminary stage, but, in the meantime, the Canadian National Railways were able to provide work for a considerable number of men during the winter of 1928-29. In June, 1929, it was realized by the president of the Canadian National Railways that, in view of the probable future progress of the city of Vancouver, it would be advisable to increase the size of the hotel, at the same time designing it so that additional accommodation could be provided at a later date. This necessitated a restudy of the plans, and this scheme is now being carried out. The hotel is at present designed to provide six hundred rooms, with the possibility of adding a further four hundred rooms in the future. The foundation work has been completed, and over two thousand tons of steel has already been erected.

3. The E. J. Ryan Contracting Company, Limited, of Vancouver, is in charge of the work. It is the intention to open the hotel during the month of May, 1932.

1. How many persons were incarcerated in Canadian penitentiaries during the year 1929?

2. What is the racial origin of the various prisoners?

Mr. LAPOINTE:

The answers to the above questions may be found on page seven of the annual report of the superintendent of penitentiaries, for the fiscal year ended March 31, 1929, and are as follows:-

1. 2.769.

2. White 2,589

Coloured 60

Indian 42

Indian halfbreed 7

Mongolian 71

2,769

Mr. SANDERSON:

What amounts of money have been paid from the federal treasury to the provinces of Canada, by provinces, in each of the several fiscal years since April 1, 1922, on account of subsidies?

Questions

Mr. MACKENZIE KING:

Subsidies to Provinces paid from 1922-23 to 1929-30

Fiscal Year Prince Edward Island Nova Scotia New Brunswick Quebec Ontario Manitoba$ $ $ $ * $1922-23 381.931 88 381.931 88 381.931 88 381.931 88 381.931 88 381.931 88 381.931 88 381.931 88 661,866 06 661,866 06 661,853 67 661.841 28 661.841 28 661.841 28 661.841 28 661.841 28 666.765 76 666.765 76 666.765 76 666.765 76 666.765 76 666.765 76 666.765 76 666.765 76 2.256.419 88 2.256.419 88 2.256.419 88 2.256.419 88 2.256.419 88 2.256.419 88 2.256.419 88 2.256.419 88 2.642.611 68 2.642.611 60 2.642.611 68 2.642.611 68 2.642.611 68 2.642.611 6S 2.642.611 68 2.642.611 68 1,466,380 16 1,485,118 56 1.501.551 36 1.501.551 36 1.491.836 16 1.491.836 16 1,500,213 76 1,508,591 361923-24 1924-25 1925-26 1926-27 1927-28 1928-29 1929-30 3,055,455 04 5,294,792 19 5,334,126 08 18,051,359 04 21,140,893 44 11,947,078 88Fiscal Year Saskatche- wan Alberta British Columbia Total for all the Provinces$ $ $ $1922-23 1,763,883 00 1,901,069 00 1,757,005 00 1,850,755 00 2.032.575 00 2.032.575 00 2,047,935 00 2,063,295 00 1,628,638 20 1,651,536 60 1.674.435 00 1.674.435 00 1.643.942 20 1.643.942 20 1,657,188 60 1,576,685 00 738,816 66 12,207,313 28 12,386,136 08 12,281,390 89 12,375,128 50 12.516.740 50 12.516.740 50 12,553,724 50 12,496,958 501923-24 1924-25 1925-26 1926-27 1927-28 1928-29 1929-30 738,816 66

15,449,092 00 13,150,802 80 5,910,533 28 99,334,132 75

Department of Trade and Commerce

Mail subsidies and steamship subventions paid to Government of British Columbia.

1925-26

1926-27

1927-28

1928-29

1929-30

Total

GRANTS TO MARITIME PROVINCES the several fiscal years since April, 1, 1922, on

Mr. SANDERSON:

What amounts of money have been paid account of special grants to the said provinces pending further consideration of provincial sub- from the federal treasury to the provinces of Canada, by provinces, maritime in each of Mr. MACKENZIE KING: Fiscal Pr. Edward Nova NewYear Island Scotia Brunswick Total1927-28 S 125,000 $ 875,000 $ 600,000 $1,600,0001928-29 125,000 875,000 600,000 1,600,0001929-30 125,000 875,000 600,000 1,600,000$ 375,000 $2,625,000 $1,800,000 $4,800,000

Mr. SANDERSON:

What amounts of money have been paid from the federal treasury to the provinces of

Canada, by provinces, in each of the several fiscal years since April 1, 1922, on account of highway construction?

Mr. MACKENZIE KING:

Dominion Aid Payments under The Canada Highways Act

- Prince Edward Island Nova Scotia New Brunswick Quebec OntarioApril 1, 1922 to Mar. 31, 1923

April 1, 1923 to Mar. 31, 1924

April 1, 1924 to Mar. 31, 1925

April 1, 1925 to Mar. 31, 1926 s 106,277 01 124,079 40 34,158 56 180,025 21 15,156 10 $ 811,068 84 97,347 82 61,601 76 12,288 79 $ 371,973 01 297,202 60 56,365 65 $ 1,143,879 51 1,117,065 68 1,306,766 21 640,490 61 $ 2,047,918 28 1,377,440 88 840,646 14 181,671 32 50,000 00 53,269 37Mar. 1, 1927 to Mar. 31, 1928 459,696 28 982,307 31 725,541 26 4,208,202 01 4,550,945 99- Manitoba Saskat- chewan Alberta British Columbia T otalsApril 1, 1922 to Mar. 31, 1923

April 1, 1923 to Mar. 31, 1924

April 1, 1924 to Mar. 31, 1925

April 1, 1925 to Mar. 31, 1926

April 1, 1926 to Mar. 31, 1927

Mar. 1, 1927 to Mar. 31, 1928 $ 165,547 47 557,372 32 79,279 87 133,535 04 57,744 29 257,045 27 $ 544,820 71 360,130 31 335,759 SO 85,943 71 163,966 25 121,860 93 $ 210,585 93 415,374 01 59,629 88 792,220 18 $ 662,910 88 135,571 13 $ 5.854.395 81 4,066,210 14 2,925,163 92 1,649,328 69 346,496 52 1.224.395 751,250,524 26 1,612,481 71 1,477,810 00 798,482 01 16,065,990 82

Mr. SANDERSON:

What amounts of money have been paid from the federal treasury to the provinces of

Canada, by provinces, in each of the several fiscal years since April 1, 1922, on account of agricultural instruction?

Mr. MACKENZIE KING:

Grants to Provinces under the Agricultural Instruction Act

1922-23 1923-24 Totals Alberta

S 100,448 43 $ 66,937 64 $ 167,386 07British Columbia

69,199 06 61,842 92 131,041 98Manitoba

77,113 11 68,665 65 145,778 76New Brunswick

64,110 80 50,938 67 115,049 47Nova Scotia

81,716 69 61,783 51 143,500 20Ontario

336,303 26 254,001 57 590,304 83Prince Edward Island

31,749 22 27,068 32 58,817 54Quebec

271,113 76 208,339 45 479,453 21Saskatchewan

81,728 48 80,422 27 162,150 75S 1,113,482 81 $SS0,000 00 $1,993,482 81

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Mr. SANDERSON:

What amounts of money have been paid fiom the federal treasury to the provinces of

Canada, by provinces, in each of the several fiscal years since April 1, 1922, on account of technical education?