1. How many district offices have been established in each province under the Veterans' Land Act?
2. What are the names and address of district supervisors and members of advisory committees appointed in the province of Quebec under the said act?
1. There are seven district offices located at the following cities: Vancouver, Edmonton, Saskatoon, Winnipeg, Toronto, Montreal and Saint John, N.B.
Thirty-five Regional Offices have been established distributed as follows: British Columbia, 5; Alberta, 7; Saskatchewan, 4; Manitoba, 3; Ontario, 8 (and one sub-office); Quebec, 3; Maritimes, 5.
2. District Superintendent-Stephane Boily, 1253 McGill College Ave., Montreal.
Regional Offices: Montreal-Regional Supervisor, J. D. Belzile, 516 Dominion Square Bldg., Montreal.
Questions
Advisory Committee Members-R. Thomson, Farmer and Secretary Fruit Co-operative Society, Abbotsford; Gustave Toupin, Professor in Animal Husbandry, Oka; Azellus La-vallee, Farmer, Berthier; J. F. Demarais, Farmer, Iberville; L. C. McQuat, Farmer and Agricultural Agent, Montreal; J. W. Delaney, President Sheep Breeders' Association. Hull; L. J. Smith, Farmer, Aylmer; J. L. Wright, Contractor, Hull.
Quebec-Regional Supervisor, Henri Pintal, 39 St. Paul St., Quebec.
Advisory Committee Members-Dr. A. Morin, Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Quebec; Pierre Turgeon, Farmer, St. Anselme; R. Dionne, Department of Agriculture, Quebec; J. O'Connor, Farmer, St. Henri; E. Brisebois, Agronome, St. Romauld de Levis.
Advisory Sub-committee-C. A. Desrosiers, Power Company, Rimouski; G. Belzile, Chamber of Commerce, Rimouski; T. A. Bouchard, Farmer and Mayor, Luceville; Jules Rinfret, Agronome, Val-Brillant.
Sherbrooke-Regional Supervisor, D. J. Pomerleau, 4 Wellington Street, Sherbrooke.
Advisory Committee Members-J. R. Plante, Farmer and Appraiser, Sherbrooke; J. C. Blackwood, Farmer and Director Agricultural Society, Knowlton.
. MIGRATION WITHIN THE EMPIRE
Mr. CHURCH:
What is being done regarding migration within the empire, including that from the British isles to Canada?
Mr. CRERAR:
Stand.
Mr. CHURCH:
Could we not have a reply to this question before the house closes? It is a matter connected with migration within the empire and from the mother country to Canada. I understand Australia and New Zealand have a policy and are getting immigrants. This would be of advantage to returning soldiers.
Mr. CRERAR:
This is the first day on which the question has appeared on the order paper. I will see if an answer can be provided to-morrow, although I am not sure that it can be.
Question stands.
1. How many persons in each of the provinces and in the Northwest Territories were receiving blind pensions as at the latest date for which this information is available?
2. What was the average monthly payment in each province at said date?
3. Does the monthly average indicate in the answer to question (2) include any supplementary amounts paid by the provinces?
4. What supplementary amounts are paid by the various provinces?
Mr. ILSLEY:
1 and 2. December 31, 1944:
Province No. of Pensioners Average Monthly PensionAlberta . 249 8 24 46British Columbia ... . 329 24 69Manitoba . 352 24 67New Brunswick . 737 24 60Nova Scotia . 643 24 29Ontario '.... . 1,487 24 59Prince Edward Island. . 112 22 33Quebec . 2.366 24 75Saskatchewan . 332 24 94Northwest Territories. . Nil -3. No.4. British Columbia-A supplementary allowance of $5 per month is paid.
Alberta-A supplementary allowance of $5 per month is paid.
Manitoba-A supplementary allowance of 81.25 is paid to certain pensioners.
Ontario-A supplementary allowance up to 15 per cent of the monthly pension is paid to a maximum of 83 per month.
Nova Scotia-A supplementary allowance may be paid to certain pensioners at the discretion of the provincial authorities.
1. How many persons in each of the provinces and in the Northwest Territories were receiving old age pensions as at the latest date for which this information is available?
2. What was the average monthly payment in each province at said date?
3. Does the monthly average indicated in the answer to question (2) include any supplementary amounts paid by the provinces?
4. What supplementary amounts are paid by the various provinces?
Mr. ILSLEY:
1 and 2. December 31, 1944:
Average
No. of Monthly
Province Pensioners PensionAlberta 11,319 $ 24 18British Columbia 15,129 24 45Manitoba 12,348 24 50New Brunswick 12,261 22 11Nova Scotia 14,047 ' 22 53Ontario 58,099 23 89Prince Edward Island.. 1,914 18 59Quebec 49,198 23 96Saskatchewan 12,803 24 70Northwest Territories. .. 9 24 44
Questions as Orders for Returns
3. No.
4. British Columbia-A supplementary allowance of $5 per month, is paid.
Alberta-A supplementary allowance of $5 per month is paid.
Manitoba-A supplementary allowance of SI.25 is paid to certain pensioners.
Ontario-A supplementary allowance up to 15 per cent of the monthly pension is paid to a maximum of S3 per month.
Nova Scotia-A supplementary allowance may be paid to certain pensioners at the discretion of the provincial authorities.
MONT JOLI AIRPORT [DOT] Mr. LaCROIX: 1. What was the total cost of construction of the Mont-Joli airport? 2. What companies obtained contracts for such work, and what amount was paid to each of said companies? DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND WELFARE- EMPLOYEES RECEIVING OVER §3,000
Mr. CHOQUETTE:
What are the names, qualifications, last place of residence, present duties and yearly salary of each employee receiving more than $3,000 per year and appointed before April 8, 1945, by the Department of National Health and Welfare?
Mr. LaCROIX: 1. During 1944, has any, (a) cheese; (b) powdered milk, been exported to the United States or to countries other than those of the British commonwealth? 2. If so, what quantity of each was exported from January 1, 1945, to date? 3. What quantity to each country? 4. From what province did such powdered milk or cheese originate? 5. What companies purchased such cheese? 6. Is the export of cheese or powdered milk outside the British empire now authorized, and under what conditions? 7. What is the quantity of cheese and powdered milk for which there is no market in the province of Quebec and which is likely to be lost ?
Mr. PAUL MARTIN (Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Labour):
Mr. Speaker, before we leave questions may I say that a few days ago I promised the hon. member for St. John-Albert (Mr. Hazen) that I would give a supplementary answer to a question answered on April 9. The question was:
How many persons are employed by the unemployment insurance commission in the maritime region?
The answer was not broken down, and I now wish to do so. It is: Males, 185; females, 245.
The second part of the question was:
How many of them are veterans of this war or the last war?
The break-down is: Males, 68; females, 1.