1. What is the cost per month of all the printing and the mimeographing done by or for the wartime prices and trade board?

2. How much has been expended to date on this work?

3. What are the names of those responsible for the material used in the news summary of the wartime prices and trade board?

1. For fiscal year terminated March 31, 1942:

April

May

June

July

August

September 567 89

October 865 74

November 2,397 32

December 980 32

January 2,673 55

February 11,237 30

March 57,810 55

Total $78,492 30

The enlarged expenditure during February and March is accounted for by the accumulation of accounts covering previous months' commitments, together with increased activity of the board following the introduction of the price ceiling legislation.

3. Mrs. Hathaway of the staff reports section, secretarial branch.

1. What contracts have been let in connection with the boom defence developments at Shelburne, Nova Scotia?

2. How many men are being employed by the government?

3. What are the classifications and pay, (a) regular, (b) overtime, (c) Sundays?

4. Is any technical or expert help employed? If so, what are their names and rates of pay?

5. Who is in charge of this operation and what remuneration and expenses have been paid?

6. Has there ever been a surplus of men employed?

1. What different types of houses were erected under wartime housing at St. Catharines and the Merritton subdivision?

2. How many of each type have been built.

3. What is the average cost of each type?

4. What construction firm received the contract for the building of these houses?

5. What is the monthly rental charged tor each type of house?

1. St. Catharines, HI and 2, Hll and 12, H21 and 22; Merritton, HI and 2, Hll and 12.

2. St. Catharines, 178-HI and 2; 20-Hll and 12; 15-H21 and 22. Merritton, 34-HI and 2; 8-Hll and 12.

3. Average cost of the completed houses to date May 24, 1942, at St. Catharines: HI and 2, $1,779.97; Hll and 12, $2,336.34; H21 and 22, $1,875.

Average cost of houses under construction at St. Catharines: HI and 2, $1,891.07; Hll and 12, $2,560; H21 and 22, $2,058.33.

Average cost of houses under construction at Merritton: HI and 2, $1,820.14; Hll and 12, $2,441.67.

4. The Redfem Construction Co. Limited.

5. HI and 2, $22; Hll and 12, $30; H21 and 22, $25; with the exception of the Victoria Park project at St. Catharines which is $2 per month less than the above on each type of house.

1. Has any brewery or distillery been permitted to pay arrears of dividends since 1939 out of current earnings?

2. If so, were they allowed to deduct these payments from excess profits tax?

3. Has any brewery or distillery been permitted to retire debentures before the due date, since 1939, out of earnings?

4. If so, were these payments deducted from excess profits tax?

1. No information.

2. If paid, no.

3. No information.

4. If paid, no.

1. Is any subsidy now being paid on any citrus fruit or its by-produets?

2. Is any subsidy being paid on (a) apple juice, (b) tomato juice?

1. Fresh fruits have never been eligible for

import subsidy. Canned citrus fruits were ruled ineligible on January 1, 1942. Citrus fruit juices were ruled ineligible on May 11, 1942. .

2. (a) Yes, on domestic production; (b) Yes, on domestic production.

1. What general gasoline category is allotted to nursery, liquor and insurance salesmen?

2. Are any special categories allowed to such g^l 0 j5xn 6n ^

3. If so, to whom, what category and what firms do they represent?

4. What gasoline category is allowed to stock and bond salesmen?

5. Are any special categories allotted to .any of the above?

6. If so, to whom, what category and what firms do they represent?

1. Nursery salesmen-category A; liquor salesmen-category A; insurance salesmen other than life insurance-category A; life insurance salesmen-up to category C upon proof of necessity.

2. Answered by 1.

3. All salesmen in nursery, liquor and insurance categories are treated on the same basis. The names of the firms represented are not readily available.

4. Stock salesmen-category A; bond salesmen up to category C upon proof of necessity.

5. Answered by 4.

6. Names of firms represented are not readily available.

Mr. POULIOT:

What was the arrangements between the government and Mr. George Drew, K.C., regard-

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ing, (a) the remuneration, (b) the living allowances, and (c) the travelling expenses of the Hon. George Drew for attending the Hong Kong probe?