Mr. W. G. Weir (Poriage-Neepawa) moved:

That a message be sent to the Senate to acquaint Their Honours that this house will unite with them in the formation of a joint committee of both houses on the subject of the printing of parliament, and that the following members, namely: Messrs. Argue, Ashbourne, Bertrand, Beyerstein, Black (Chateauguay-Huntingdon-Laprairie), Blackmore, Boivin, Bonnier, Breton, Browne (St. John's West), Bryce, Cameron, Cardiff, Cauchon, Cavers, Charlton, Cruickshank, Darroch, Dechene, Dickey, Fair-clough, Mrs., Ferguson, Ferrie, Follwell, Fontaine, Gingras, Goode, Gour (Russell), Harkness, Healy, Hees, Hetland, Hodgson, Hunter, Lefrangois, MacLean (Cape Breton North and Victoria), Maltais, McDonald (Parry Sound-Muskoka), Mclvor, McLean (Huron-Perth), McWilliam, Murray (Oxford), Robertson, Rochefort, Rowe, Shaw, Sinnott, Stanfield, Stuart (Charlotte), Studer, Tustin, Weaver, Whitman, Wright, will act as members on the part of this house on the said joint committee on the printing of parliament.

Mr. W. G. Weir (Poriage-Neepawa) moved:

That Mr. Speaker and Messrs. Casselman, Cour-noyer, Cruickshank, Dewar, Ferguson, Gauthier (Sudbury), Gour (Russell), Hansell, Harkness, Langlois (Berthier-Maskinonge), Little, Macdonald (Edmonton East), MacNaught, McCulloch, McGregor, Ratelle, Richard (Ottawa East), Riley, Rochefort, Stewart (Winnipeg North), Stick, Ward, Warren, White (Hastings-Peterborough), be appointed to assist Mr. Speaker in the direction of the restaurant so far as the interests of the House of Commons are concerned, and to act on behalf of the House of Commons as members of a joint committee of both houses on the restaurant; and that a message be sent to the Senate to acquaint Their Honours therewith.

Right Hon. C. D. Howe (Minister of Trade and Commerce):

I desire to lay on the table the annual report of the Export Credits Insurance Corporation for the year ended December 31, 1951; also the annual report of the Canadian wheat board for the crop year 1950-51.

I may say that copies of the wheat board report are available for hon. members at the distribution office.

Mr. P. E. Wright (Melfort):

Does the minister propose to have these reports, which he has tabled, sent to the appropriate committees as recommended by the public accounts committee last year?

Mr. Howe:

At the appropriate time I had intended to move that the report of the wheat board be referred to the committee on agriculture. So far as the report of the Export Credits Insurance Corporation is concerned, I had not intended to refer it to a committee, but there is no objection to doing so if any committee is interested in studying the report.

Mr. Jean Lesage (Parliamentary Assistant to the Secretary of State for External Affairs):

On behalf of the minister I beg leave to table two copies, in English and in French, of the treaty of peace with Japan, and related documents.

The treaty was signed at San Francisco on September 8, 1951.

[Later: ]

Mr. Gordon Graydon (Peel):

Mr. Speaker, I should like to ask a question of the Secretary of State for External Affairs. He may not be able to answer offhand, but perhaps he will give the information to the house at the proper time. Can he tell the house how many nations who signed the treaties with Japan at San Francisco last fall have now ratified or approved the peace treaty with Japan through their parliaments?

Hon. L. B. Pearson (Secretary of Stale for External Affairs):

I cannot give that exact information offhand. I know several have; but I shall bring down the details for the information of the house at the next sitting.