1. What was the total number of casualties, including killed, wounded and missing, in the Canadian merchant navy during world war II?

2. What was the total number and tonnage of Canadian merchant ships sunk, during world war II?

1. 1,161.

2. Sixty-eight vessels of 330,254 gross tons registry.

1. How many days during 1948, 1949, did H.M.C.S. Magnificent spend at sea?

2. How many days during 1948, 1949, did H.M.C.S. Ontario spend at sea?

3. How many days did each destroyer of the Royal Canadian Navy spend at sea, during 1948, 1949?

4. How many days did each frigate of the Royal Canadian Navy spend at sea, during 1948, 1949?

Mr. Blanchette:

1948 1949

1. H.M.C.S. Magnificent

59 942. H.M.C.S. Ontario

118 1143. H.M.C.S. Athabaskan

81 121H.M.C.S. Cayuga

100 24H.M..C.S. Crescent

131 136H.M.C.S. Haida

127 156H.M.C.S. Iroquois

- 34H.M.C.S. Micmac

- 7H.M.C.S. Nootka

144 1024. H.M.C.S. St. Stephen

187 152H.M.C.S. Swansea

119 144H.M.C.S. Antigonish

120 158H.M.C.S. Beacon Hill

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1. How are the graves of Canadian soldiers, who fell in world war II, marked in overseas cemeteries?

2. Do the inscriptions on the crosses or headstones contain the name of the soldier who fell, his corps or his regiment, if he was in the corps of infantry?

3. Are records kept in each cemetery so that a visitor can readily find the grave of an individual soldier, or those of members of any particular regiment?

1. Originally by temporary crosses. Replacement of these temporary crosses by the erection of permanent headstones is now and has been in progress for some time.

2. The temporary crosses bore the name, regiment, and date of death, of the soldier.

The permanent headstones show:-

(a) The Canadian maple leaf within an incised circle.

(b) Regimental particulars, i.e., number, rank and name.

(c) Decorations, if any.

(d) The official Canadian designation of the corps of the deceased. ,

(e) The date of death and, where possible, the age at time of death.

Infantry regiments are grouped together under Canadian Infantry Corps which is shown on the headstones.

3. Yes.

Questions

1. What is the number of British-made cars imported by Canada in the following years, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949?

2. What is the retailing value in Canada of imported British-made cars for the years 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949?

3. What is the number of foreign-made cars, exclusive of British and United States, imported by Canada in the following years 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949?

4. What is the retailing value in Canada of those cars, valued by years?

5. What is the total number of foreign-made cars, exclusive of the United States, imported by Canada in 1939, and retailing value of those cars?

1.

Year

1946

1947

1948

1949

2. No information

3.

1946

1947

1948

1949

4. No information.

5.

1939 656

(Retail value not known)

1. Who is the postmaster at He a la Crosse, Saskatchewan?

2. Who is the owner of the property in which the post office at lie a la Crosse is situated?

3. Is any other business carried on from this property?

4. If so, what kind of business is it, and by whom

is it carried on? ,

5. Does the postmaster work full time in the post office?

6. If not, how is he otherwise employed?

7. When was the postmaster appointed?

8. Have there been any alleged irregularities at this post office since January 1, 1948?

9. If so. what was the nature of the alleged irregularities?

10. Have they been investigated, and if so, by whom?

11. What has been the result of any investigation?

1. Mrs. Constance Gertrude Marion is in temporary charge pending the selection of a permanent postmaster.

2. L. M. Marion.

3. Yes.

4. General store conducted by L. M. Marion.

5. No.

6. No definite information.

7. 25th November, 1949 (temporary appointment).

8. Yes.

9. There was a shortage of approximately $2,000 in accounts in November, 1949.

10. Yes, by field officers of the Post Office Department.

11. The postmaster, Mr. A. Ahenakew, was relieved of office. A temporary postmaster was installed, as indicated above. Final action is awaiting result of further investigations, which have been retarded due to isolation of the district.

1. How many offices of the wartime prices and trade board were In operation in Canada when the war ended in 1945?

2. How many such offices are operating in Canada at the present time and in what locations?