Right Hon. L. S. Si. Laurent (Prime Minister):

Mr. Speaker, I would like to table a document entitled "Traffic and Transportation Plan for Ottawa, Canada", prepared by Wilbur Smith and associates for the city of Ottawa. This is not a government document, but it is one of interest to the federal district commission, whose estimates will be considered today. I thought it might be of interest to some members of the house, and it would be convenient to have it as a document that could be referred to. For that reason I would ask leave to table it at this time.

1. How many contracts have the Welch construction company with the Canadian National Railways at the present time?

2. How many miles of track do these contracts include?

3. How many men have they employed on Canadian National Railways work?

4. How many are Canadian citizens or have taken out citizenship papers?

Mr. Langlois (Gaspe):

The Canadian

National Railways advise as follows:

1. The contracts that were in existence between the Canadian National Railways and R. F. Welch on March 29, 1955, when the president made a statement on this matter to the sessional committee on railways and shipping, have been cancelled. At that time the president also stated that general tenders would be called if it proved in the interests of the railway to do so. Since then

(a) two contracts for work covering ballasting, surfacing and rail-laying have been awarded after tenders were called for;

(b) three contracts have been entered into involving specialized kinds of off-track work, such as rock scaling, quarry operations, installation of rock tunnels, etc. These three contracts are of a different character because they cover risks requiring specialized skills or new line construction and this work has

not been claimed to be part of the normal maintenance of way work or competitive therewith.

2. Under 1 (a): Ballasting and surfacing- 743 miles; rail-laying-294 miles;

Under 1 (b): 64 miles new line construction.

3 and 4. These are matters that concern the contractor himself and the management has no information.

1. What was the total amount spent by Central Mortgage and Housing Corporation in respect of the 300 houses in project 7/48, built for veterans in Regina in 1948-49?

2. What was the total construction cost of each type of house in this project, and how many houses of each type were constructed?

3. What was the total amount paid to the city of Regina in payments in lieu of taxes with respect to the houses built in this project?

4. What is the total amount of moneys received to date in rentals from the 300 houses in this project?

1. (a) Capital cost-$2,010,782.21; (h

Administrative costs to date including payments in lieu of taxes-$539,107.55.

2. The total cost of each type of house including municipal participation for lane and services, is, 90, 4 room houses at $6,900.81 each; 210, 5 room houses at $7,403.37 each.

3. To June 30, 1955 $124,077.4!

4. To June 30, 1955 $743,753.2:

1. Have the contracts for the Canso causewa: been completed?

2. If so, what was the total cost of construction

3. How much was paid by (a) the provincia government of Nova Scotia; (b) the federal govern ment?

1. No.

2. The estimated cost, excluding provisioi for compensation to the owner of the site fron which the rock-fill used in the causeway wa taken, is $19,490,000, of which the estimate! share of the federal government will b $14,780,000, and that of the province of Nov Scotia $4,710,000.

3. The definitive division of cost betwee: the province of Nova Scotia and the feders government will be established only whe construction is completed.

Questions

TRANS-CANADA HIGHWAY, CAPE BRETON TRANS-CANADA AIR LINES

1. Has the Department of Public Works approved any trans-Canada highway projects in Cape Breton?

2. If so, in what locations and in what amounts?

1. Yes.

2. Baddeck west toward Whycocomagh, 5 miles-$208,740. Whycocomagh to Inverness, Victoria county line, 7-1 miles-$318,770.

1. How many contracts have been awarded to the Sterling Construction Company Ltd., of Windsor, Ontario, from 1950 to the present date, inclusive?

2. What are these projects with their contract values?

3. Where are they located and what is the individual value of each contract? t

Mr. Knowles:

For a copy of all correspondence, exchanged between the superintendent of insurance, or the office thereof, and the president or any other officer or director of the Canada Health and Accident Assurance Corporation of Waterloo, Ontario, since the date of the incorporation of the said company.

Mr. Nicholson:

Mr. Speaker, on behalf of the hon. member for Winnipeg North Centre, may I ask whether this motion can be narrowed to cover correspondence exchanged between the superintendent of insurance and the company regarding the purchase of property and the purchase of an automobile?