1. No.

2. It is understood that those collecting Spitfire funds forward them to the government of the United Kingdom, as Spitfire airplanes are manufactured in the United Kingdom.

3. These moneys are paid into the consolidated revenue fund of Canada out of which payments for the purchase of war equipment including Hurricane airplanes are made. Hurricane airplanes are made in Canada.

1. What is the personnel of the staff of fruit and vegetable inspectors in the Niagara peninsula, including the counties of Wentworth, Lincoln, WeHand, Halton and Haldimand?

2. What are their names?

3. What position do they occupy?

4. How much salary did each receive for the fiscal years 1939 and 1940?

5. Have their services been satisfactory to the Department of Agriculture?

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Questions

Mr. GARDINER:

1 and 3. 2.

Permanent

District fruit inspector (for western Ontario).. Ponton, H. II

Senior fruit and vegetable inspector Craig, C. M

Supervising fruit and vegetable inspector Dawe, J. H

Supervising fruit and vegetable inspector Furminger, W. J..

Fruit and vegetable inspector, grade 1 Ladd, W. F

Fruit and vegetable inspector, grade 1 Beveridge, D. J..

Permanent seasonal

Fruit and vegetable inspector, grade 2 Long, R. R

Fruit and vegetable inspector, grade 1 Ford, P. L

Fruit and vegetable inspector, grade 1 Muir, E. J

Fruit and vegetable inspector, grade 1 Pickett, C. H....

Fruit and vegetable inspector, grade 1 Gregory, Chas. ..

Temporary seasonal

Fruit and vegetable inspector, grade 1 Baker, F. H. R...Fruit and vegetable inspector, grade 1 Baldwin, E. D....Fruit and vegetable inspector, grade 1 Blott, A. E Fruit and vegetable inspector, grade 1 Brownridge, O. A.Fruit and vegetable inspector, grade 1 Buck, Thos Fruit and vegetable inspector, grade 1 Cameron, K. E...Fruit and vegetable inspector, grade 1 Chappell, F. C....Fruit and vegetable inspector, grade 1 Dix, E Fruit and vegetable inspector, grade 1 Dunham, J. L_______Fruit and vegetable inspector, grade 1 Fisher, E. D Fruit and vegetable inspector, grade 1 Fraser, F. R Fruit and vegetable inspector, grade 1 Furminger, G. S..Fruit and vegetable inspector, grade 1 Gillespie, J. H...Fruit and vegetable inspector, grade 1 Greenwood, H. ..Fruit and vegetable inspector, grade 1 Harding, C Fruit and vegetable inspector, grade 1 Hogle, E. M Fruit and vegetable inspector, grade 1 Lemon, E. L Fruit and vegetable inspector, grade 1 McPherson, K. ..Fruit and vegetable inspector, grade 1 Millard, C Fruit and vegetable inspector, grade 1 Milmine, W. S

Fruit and vegetable inspector, grade 1 Monroe, C. J

Fruit and vegetable inspector, grade 1 Smith, J. D

Fruit and vegetable inspector, grade 1 Southward, E. W.Fruit and vegetable inspector, grade 1 Southward, L. K,Fruit and vegetable inspector, grade 1 Stewart, Frank ..Fruit and vegetable inspector, grade 1 Tufford, H. H______Fruit and vegetable inspector, grade 1 Udell, G Fruit and vegetable inspector, grade 1 Utter, Geo Fruit and vegetable inspector, grade 1 Wilson, F. L. ...5. Yes, with very few exceptions.

4.

Year 11 months ending ending March 31, Feb. 28, 1940 1941

S3.000 00 $2,750 002,520 00 2,310 002.190 00 2,090 002,280 00 2,090 001,890 00 320 00. , 1,760 001.562 18 1,760 001.570 00 1,495 001,005 65 834 841,366 59 322 591,030 42 28 53150 00 70 00350 00 295 00351 45 50 00155 00 . [DOT] [DOT]596 00 , . .682 74 865 001,585 00 1,485 00492 50 312 50541 29 455 97202 90 35 00504 68 490 65. , 138 4S801 29 775 00 435 00330 97 490 65899 03 704 19207 26 . , 599 00 35 00335 33 275 16270 00 . , . [DOT] [DOT]220 32 199 89687 50 611 29263 87 225 00440 32 158 23598 79 588 87. 143 00255 97 159 68398 71 .

1. How much money was spent during the year 1940 and up to date in 1941 on the Federal building in Port Hope, Ontario, for decorating, renovation or other such work?

2. Were tenders called for this work?

3. If so, what are the names of those tendering and the amount of their respective tenders?

4. Was this work done by day labour?

5. If so, who was the superintendent of the wrork ?

1. Expenditure for interior and exterior painting, decorating and repair of public building: 1940, $675; 1941, SI,605=82,280.

2. Yes.

Questions

3. Only one tender received from Robert Sainsbury of Port Hope for S2,280.

4. No.

5. Answered by No. 4.

soldiers' transportation

1. How many soldiers at Petawawa are on trial at Pembroke, charged with using false railway tickets for furlough?

2. Before whom will they appear and what is the date of the trial?

3. Who laid the complaints and what railway is prosecuting?

4. Will the government provide counsel for the accused so as to assure them a fair trial?

5. Will the government or Minister of National Defence order a government inquiry so as to establish reforms in soldiers' transportation, as a protection to Canada's soldiers?

1. Fourteen.

2. Magistrate F. J. Galligan. Hearing March 22, 1941.

3. Provincial Constable E. V. McNeill. Railway concerned is Canadian Pacific Railway.

4. It is not the practice for counsel to be provided at public expense in such cases.

5. This involves a matter of policy regarding which announcements are not made in advance.

1. What motion pictures are represented in the commitment of $112,220 mentioned by the Minister of National War Services at page 1337 of Hansard?

2. What motion pictures have been produced

and/or paid for by the director of public information? ,

3. What ivas the total cost of each such motion picture?

4. Were these motion pictures produced in cooperation with the national film board or the Canadian government motion picture bureau ?

5. If so, what amount, if anv, was expended by the national film board and/or the Canadian government motion picture bureau in respect of such motion pictures and wffiat outstanding commitments are there?

6. Are expenditures and commitments for such purposes by the national film board or the Canadian government motion picture bureau charged to the ordinary estimates or to the War Appropriation Act?

1. Theatrical-Produced:

Atlantic Patrol.

Letter from Aldershot.

The Home Front.

Front of Steel.

Squadron 992.

Wings of Youth.

Britain at Bay.

Peoples of Canada.

Letter from Camp Borden.

Un du 22ieme.

Children from Overseas.

Guards of the North.

Everywhere in the World.

French news reels.

London Can Take It (French).

La Croix et L'Epee.

Questions

Theatrical-In production:

Science in War (provisional title). Canadians in Britain (provisional title). Navy Film (provisional title).

Strategy of Metals.

Non-Theatrical-Produced:

On Guard for Thee.

Not Peace-But a Sword.

Timber Front.

Iceland on the Prairies.

The Lion Has Wings.

Non-Theatrical-In production: Workshops of War.

Youth in War (provisional title).

This is My Country (provisional title).

2. All those listed as "Produced" in answer

to question 1.

3 and 5.

Costs Outstanding

Theatrical to date commitmentsAtlantic Patrol $ 588 27 nilLetter from Aldershot. 1,886 no nilHome Front 7,216 76 nilFront of Steel 7.013 75 nilSquadron 992 3,268 76 nilWings of Youth 12,081 93 nilBritain at Bay 1,058 93 nilLetter from Camp Borden 12,572 21 nilUn du 22ieme 7,540 40 nilChildren from Overseas 6.449 39 nilGuards of the North. 4,195 75 nilEverywhere in the World 592 68 $ 3,000 00Science in War 567 50 1,800 00Canadians in Britain 56 32 50 00Navy Film 6,789 28 1,500 00Strategy of Metals... 386 38 nilFrench news reels.... 2,964 15 nilNew Women's Film. nil 300 00Peoples of Canada... 106 30 9,500 00London Can Take It (French) 680 41 nilLa Croix et L'Epee.. 383 96 5,900 00News reel co-opera- tion with Canadian and U.S. Companies 3,109 21 nilCosts OutstandingNon-Theatrical to date commitmentsOn Guard for Thee.. 3,765 18 nilNot Peace-But a Sword 3,133 36 nilWorkshops of War... 422 37 2,925 00Timber Front 4.663 63 nilYouth in War 210 00 nilIceland on the Prairies 3,474 85 400 00The Lion Has Wings. 532 17 nilThis is My Country. 310 73 nil

N on-Theatrieal Costs to date Outstanding commitments

Poland Will Never

Die , nil 600 00Circulation costs . 1,909 41 nilExtra prints non- theatrical films , 1,887 50 2,120 00Travelling expenditures , nil 2,632 00Incidental costs . 1,383 59 150 00Total $101,202 03 $ 30,877 00 $132,079 03 Of the above total: Expenditure to motion picture bureau by Department of National War Services S 1,887 50

Encumbrance by National War Services given to

national film board....8109,820

Encumbrance by National War Services given to motion picture bureau... 1,400

111,220 00

Outstanding commitments of:

National film board recoverable from National War Services 18,971 53

4. National Film Board.

6. War Appropriation Act.

1. Are reserves and working capital of agricultural societies, as well as the cash surpluses of cooperative agricultural societies affected by the war revenue tax?

2. Will the government consider the advisability of exempting such societies from this taxation?

Mr. GIBSON:

This question, in almost

identical form, appeared on the order paper last week, and at that time I stated that it was impossible to answer it in its present form. The question does not yet specify the tax referred to, and I might say further that it is quite impossible to state how a tax will affect any society without knowing whether the society comes under the provisions of, or any exceptions to, the taxing act referred to.

Mr. FERLAND:

What railway lines have been abandoned by order of the board of transport commissioners in each province of Canada?

Canadian War Effort