Mr. H. J. Murphy (Westmorland):

Mr. Speaker, I should like to direct a question to the Minister of National Revenue. Will the minister ask the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation to arrange for the televising in the maritime provinces of the Yvon Durelle and Anthony boxing match to be held January 10 in the United States? Yvon Durelle is a New Brunswicker, and the people in the areas covered by television stations are most anxious to view this match.

Mr. Murphy (Westmorland):

Oh, shut up.

Mr. H. J. Murphy (Westmorland):

Mr. Speaker, I should like to direct a question to the Minister of Transport. In view of the recent and welcome statement of vice president S. F. Dingle of the Canadian National Railways that a works program which would include the conversion of out-dated rolling stock into working equipment in the

Inquiries of the Ministry Canadian National Railways shops at Moncton, London and Port Mann, providing work for probably 110 men, can the minister indicate when this work may commence, as some of the men have been laid off for many months?

How many persons were registered unemployed in (a) Prince Edward Island; (b) Charlottetown; (c) Summerside; on (i) December 1, 1956; (ii) December 1, 1957?

Answer by: Hon. Michael Starr (Minister of

Labour):

Offices of the unemployment insurance commission at Charlottetown and Summer-side serve the province of Prince Edward Island. Data on the number of persons registered for employment at these offices would represent the total number of persons so registered within the province. Such data are not available for December 1, 1957. However, at November 28, 1957, the number of persons registered for employment at each of these offices was as follows: -

Charlottetown 1,185

Summerside 751

On the corresponding date in 1956, the figures were as follows:

Charlottetown 1,127

Summerside 501

Mr. Murphy (Westmorland):

Has the Prime

Minister read the Hansards of the last four years?