1. What is the aggregate amount paid, and to be paid, to Allan & Viner Construction Company, Limited, under contract for alterations in and additions and improvements to what is known as the Begg building in Vancouver?

2. Has this firm made claim for payment of any extras over and above such contract price?

3. If so, what is the amount so claimed?

4. How much has been and will be paid on such claim?

[Mr. Cote (Verdun-La Salle) .1

1. $1,399,022.89.

2. No.

3 and 4. Answered by No. 2.

Mr. Browne (St. John's West):

What have been the earnings and expenses of the Canadian National Railways in Newfoundland, during the year ending March 31, 1950, for (a) passengers: (b) freight; (c) Newfoundland dock

yard; (d) Newfoundland hotel?

Mr. Chevrier:

The Canadian National Railways advise as follows:

Operating revenues of the Canadian National Railways in Newfoundland, including rail, express and steamers, during the year ending March 31, 1950:

Passenger, $1,524,946; freight, $4,734,075; dockyard, $1,014,316; all other, $1,497,126; total: $8,770,463.

Operating expenses of the Canadian National Railways in Newfoundland, including rail, express and steamers, during the year ending March 31, 1950:

Dockyard (includes maintenance of facilities used for railway purposes), $1,088,881; all other (separation of expenses between freight and passenger is not maintained), $11,098,701; total, $12,187,582.

Note: The Newfoundland hotel was not taken over until October 1, 1949, and the results of operation from that date to March 31, 1950, are not yet available.

1. What has been the yearly consumption of fish in Canada, per person, for the years 1935, 1940, 1945, 1947, 1948, 1949?

2. What action has been taken in the past five years by the Department of Fisheries to increase the consumption of fish?

3. What plans are there for the immediate future to enlarge sales in (a) domestic markets; (b) foreign markets?

1. Edible weight

pounds

Year per capita

1935 *

1940 9-3

1945 9-9

1947 H-5

1948 12-2

1949 +

*No figures available.

tFigures not yet available.

2. Establishment of an experimental kitchen for the testing of fish products and the creation of new recipes.

Expansion of department's home economist service.

Exhibits emphasizing value of fish as food at national and regional exhibitions, with distribution of pamphlets and fish cookbooks.

Retail market studies and furnishing of basic facts ascertained therefrom to industry.

Publication of trade news monthly, which includes a review of market position and outlook.

Publication, periodically, of market bulletins giving comprehensive review of markets and outlook.

Advertising to limited extent in fisheries trade periodicals in special editions of magazines and papers in Canada and in foreign publications.

Expansion of department's information, service, particularly along lines of consumer interest.

Development through fisheries research board of specially designed refrigerator car for fish transportation.

Continued research towards improving quality of products to be marketed.

3. (a) Three new branches of the department are being established: (1) Fish inspection branch to bring into effect quality inspection, as envisaged by the Fish Inspection Act, 1949, 13 Geo. VI, chapter 23; (2) technical services branch, which will, amongst other things provide advice and assistance to wholesale and retail fish trade in the improvement of individual operations. Particular effort will be made to encourage the railway companies to make operational tests of the new refrigerator car and to have the fishing industry and manufacturers of refrigeration equipment help finance the extended use of low cost freezing units; (3) consumer service branch, with the object of enlarging and improving the work of home economists in demonstration and lecturing work, in fish cooking, to women's groups and schools; making particular effort to increase the use of fish in hotels, restaurants and institutions; expanding the use of new cookbooks, pamphlets, instructional films and exhibits to help consumers to know how to buy, what to buy and how to cook and serve fish.

3. (b) With regard to export markets, fullest consideration will be given to the fish trade in co-operation with the Department of Trade and Commerce in the formation of any general policies that look forward to the opening of European, commonwealth and West Indies markets, or to reduction in United States tariffs.

Questions

Mr. Viau:

In respect of what research projects and in what amounts has approval been given for financial assistance to Manitoba by the federal government under the national health grants program since the program started in 1948?

Mr. Marlin:

Under the public health research grant:

1. Study of the physical environment of small schools $ 2,111.50

2. Study of milk processing

methods 3,500.00

3. Study of rural septic tank

operations 1,500.00

4. Study of nitrates in ground

waters 1,200.00

Under the mental health grant:

1. Survey of case histories of all admissions to the Brandon mental hospital for the purpose of evaluating the

various forms of treatment 3,380.00

2. Investigation at the Brandon mental hospital of the correlation between cholesterol metabolism and the causation of various

forms of mental disease.. 534.00

Under the general public health grant:

1. Investigation into effectiveness of treatment with ACTH and cortisone 9,500.00

1. Have any automobiles, trucks or other motor vehicles recently been imported into Canada from Czechoslovakia?

2. If so, by whom, and for what purpose, and what was the import value for duty purposes, imposed on the said motor vehicles?

1. Imports from Czechoslovakia:

Item Number Value

Automobiles

Calendar year 1949

56 $52,150January and February, 1950 51 35,413

Motorcycles

Calendar year 1949

1,100 228,947January and February, 1950 33 14,3642. Names of importers not available.

Questions

1. How many cases, in each district, were heard during the years 1948 and 1949, before the appeal board of the Canadian pension commission?

2. In how many of these cases were the decisions of the commission reversed or modified?

Mr. Mulch:

1 and 2. Statement of appeal board cases heard during calendar years 1948 and 1949, and showing number granted and not granted:

Year 1948

Not

Heard granted Granted

Nova Scotia ... .... 34 16 18Prince Edward Island

12 9 3New Brunswick

133 76 57Quebec .... 252 149 103Ontario

597 315 282Manitoba

152 80 72Saskatchewan .. . . .. 64 33 31Alberta

98 40 58British Columbia ... 215 125 90Total ....1557 843 714Year 1949 Not Heard granted GrantedNewfoundland .. - - -Nova Scotia .. . . . . . 72 32 40.Prince Edward Island . . .. 16 6 10New Brunswick

69 46 23Quebec

366 221 145Ontario

748 403 345Manitoba

169 86 83Saskatchewan . .

102 56 46Alberta

102 41 61British Columbia ... 247 135 112- - -Total ....1891 1026 865