(a) the rate of return on the rate base obtained for that period compared with the rates of return on the rate base authorized by the Board at the company’s most recent rate hearing or, in the case of a company whose rate of return on the rate base has not been authorized by the Board, the rate of return on equity for that period;

Mr. Bateman: The lifetime of the boreholes can be expected to be somewhere in the region of 60 to 80 years; and the collectors, perhaps 20 to 25 years.

With respect to Chapter 17—National Parole Board—of the 1994 report of the Auditor General of Canada: (a) what measures of performance has the National Parole Board, NPB, adopted, as recommended in paragraph 17.68 of the above report; (b) has the NPB developed any of the performance measures suggested by the auditor general in paragraph 17.65 of the above report, and specifically, has the NPB developed any performance measures which can indicate; (i) recidivism rates for the first year after release; (ii) recidivism rates by type of revocation; (iii) recidivism rates by category of offender; (iv) recidivism rates by region; (v) rec ...[+++]idivism rates for cases where the NPB releases an offender though the Correctional Service has not recommended release; (vi) the number of violent crimes committed while offenders are on release; (vii) the number of successful completions of release; and (c) if any of the above performance measurements were not developed, please state the reasons why they have not been developed?

Total return swaps: A total return swap is an agreement in which one party (total return payer) transfers the total economic performance of a reference obligation to the other party (total return receiver).

Soft wheat yield as a total is forecast to be above the five-year average, but forecasts for the two big producers France and Germany show below average yields that are also clearly below last year's level. In these countries, the dry and hot conditions experienced lately have prevented a better yield.

Investment returns are crucial in this context: based on a 40 year career, if you want to supplement adequately your basic State pension, you need to contribute 5% of your salary if the average return is 6 %. But you have to contribute 20% if the average return is only 2%!