March 9, 1953 (21st Parliament, 7th Session)

1. What subsidy is now being paid yearly by the federal government to shipping companies using Atlantic ports (a) sailing to West Indian ports; (b) South American ports?
2. What is the number of ships in each case?
3. What subsidy was paid in the following years: 1939, 1946, 1948, 1950 and 1952?
4. Have any ships been taken off the above routes in the past two years?