Mr. Speaker:

I should like to inform the house that I have received a telegram from Mr. Tamizuddin Khan, president of the constituent assembly of Pakistan. This cablegram is dated this morning, 11.25 at Karachi, and reads as follows:

Mr. Speaker,

House of Commons,

Ottawa

Intimation has been received from our foreign office of the tribute paid to the memory of our beloved prime minister, Liaquat Ali Khan, by you, Prime Minister, Leader of the Opposition and members of the Canadian House of Commons.

Please convey our heartfelt thanks and deep appreciation to them for their sympathy in our great loss.

1. Are there any employees in the national research council who are not British subjects?

2. H so (a) what are their names; (b) respective positions; (c) nature of their work; (d) salary of each; (e) place of origin; (f) by whom, and on what date was each recommended?

1. Yes.

2. (a) As detailed below. Cb) As detailed below, (c) As detailed below, (d) As detailed below, (e) As detailed below, (f) As detailed below. All recommendations for appointment are made by the standing committee of the honorary advisory council for scientific and industrial research.

2. (a) Blachut, T. J., (b) Assistant research officer, (c) Photogrammetric research, (d) $5,000, (e) Switzerland!, (f) 26 January, 1951.

(a) Doucette, J. H., (b) Research craftsman V, (c) Model, pattern and cabinet making, (d) $1.43 hourly, (e) U.S.A., (f) 8 February, 1947.

(a) Fischer, R., (b) Short term temporary,

(c) Cytochemical investigations on halophilic bacteria, (d) $250 monthly, (e) Hungary, (f) 20 August, 1951.

(a) Liang, S. C., (b) Assistant research officer, (c) Research in catalysis and surface chemistry, (d) $4,300, (e) China, (f) 21 September, 1951.

(a) Lukasiewicz, J., (b) Assistant research officer, (c) High speed and supersonic research, (dl) $3,850, (e) Poland-, (f) 21 May,

1948.

(a) Makow, D., (b) Junior research officer,

(c) Fundamental research in radiophysics, (d) $3,060, (e) Poland, (f) 21 September, 1951.

(a) Mordasewicz, Z., (b) Assistant research officer, (c) In charge of divisional drafting room, (d) $4,150, (e) Poland, (f) 6 October, 1948.

(a) Morel, P. G., (b) Designer I, (c) Ship design and calculations on ship model tests,

(d) $3,420, (e) Netherlands (f) 30 May, 1949. (a) Moser, C., (b) Assistant research officer,

(c) Optical design, (d) $4,300, (e) Switzerland, (f) 11 July, 1949.

(a) Murphy, D., (b) Assistant research officer, (c) Fundamental study of the structure of bacterial polysaccharides, (d) $4,750, (e) Eire, (f) 22 November, 1946.

(a) Romanowski, M., (b) Associate research officer, (c) Electrical standards, (d) $5,600,

(e) Russia, (f) 27 April, 1948.

(a) Schott, G. J., (b) Assistant research officer, (c) Development of high pressure hydraulic fatigue machines, (d) $3,780, (e) Netherlands, (f) 9 November, 1950.

(a) Schriever, W. R., (b) Assistant research officer, (c) Soil and foundation studies, (d) $4,450, (e) Switzerland, (f) 6 October, 1948.

(a) Shu, P., (b) Assistant research officer, (c) Microbiological research in fermentation pilot plant, (d) $4,150, (e) China, (f) 30 May,

1949.

(a) Sunne, A., (b) Technical officer I (C), (c) Test and development work on prototype aircraft structure, (d) $2,800, (e) Estonia, (f) 2 June, 1950.

(a) Van Arkel, A. E., (b) Visiting professor, (c) Research in inorganic chemistry, (d) $5,600,

(e) Holland, (f) 13 March, 1951.

Ca) Van Asselt, B. J., (b) Temporary summer employee, (c) Research in low speed aerodynamics, (d) $200 monthly, (e) Netherlands,

(f) 20 December, 1950.

(a) Van Der Bliek, J. A., (b) Temporary summer employee, (c) Research in low speed aerodynamics, (d) $200 monthly, (e) Netherlands, (f) 20 December, 1950.

(a) Van Der Maas, G. Y., (b) Assistant research officer, (c) Fundamental research in radiophysics, (d) $4,450, (e) Netherlands, (f) 2 June, 1950.

(a) Wu, Ta-You, (b) Senior research officer, (c) Theoretical physics, (d) $6,050 (e) China, (f) 16 August, 1949.

Questions

1. Are there any employees working at Chalk River who are not British subjects?

2. If so (a) what are their names; (b) respective positions; (c) nature of their work; (d) salary of each; (e) place of origin; (f) by whom, and on what date was each recommended?

1. Yes.

2. (a) Heringa, C.F., (b) Clerk III, (c) Hotel desk clerk, (d) $2400, (e) Holland, (f) Transferred to the national research council as a member of Central Mortgage and Housing staff when the council took over the operation of Deep River village, 1 April, 1951.

Mr. Browne (St. John's West):

What is the amount of the balance of money held by the federal government to the credit of the government of Newfoundland on account of the surplus taken over on confederation?

Mr. Sinclair:

In holding these balances on deposit for the province of Newfoundland, the government of Canada is acting in the relationship of banker to customer. Accordingly, it is not considered that the information asked in this question should be made public by the government of Canada.

Mr. Browne (St. John's West):

What progress has been made in regard to the installation of radio transmitters and receivers for the various places in Newfoundland for which provision was made in the estimates of the current year?

Mr. Benidickson:

The Canadian National Railways, who operate the Newfoundland telecommunication system, advise that orders have been placed for communication equipment in certain isolated settlements in Newfoundland and that if deliveries are made within three to four months installations should commence on a progressive basis in about six months' time.