Mr. Bona Arsenault (Bonaventure):

Mr. Speaker, I wish first of all to congratulate the Minister of National Defence (Mr. Claxton) and the Royal Canadian Navy on having attributed the name Bonaventure to the new aircraft carrier to replace the Magnificent as the kingpin of Canada's fleet.

The morning press reports that there is a lonely island off the Gaspe coast bearing that name.

Mr. Langlois (Gaspe):

It was named after that island.

Mr. Arsenault:

I am certain it will not now be overlooked that there is a village and a county in the province of Quebec by the name of Bonaventure, the village in which I was born and the county I represent in the House of Commons. Indeed, sir, even the name Bona is merely an abbreviation of the word Bonaventure.

Therefore it is with great pride that the electors of Bonaventure county welcome this decision.

Mr. Graydon:

Greetings, admiral!

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

Mr. Speaker, on behalf of the Secretary of State for External Affairs (Mr. Pearson) I beg leave to lay on the table the following:

The joint report of the international boundary commission dated November 26, 1951, concerning the survey and demarcation of the boundary between Canada and the United States from Tongass Passage to Mount St. Elias, together with a copy of the accompanying atlas.

And while I am on my feet I beg leave also to lay on the table certain diplomatic instruments, in English and French. The first group is one of multilateral agreements, and is as follows:

Final act of the second United Nations technical assistance conference, signed at Paris February 7, 1952.

Agreement for the settlement of disputes arising under article 15 (a) of the treaty of peace with Japan, signed at Washington June 13, 1952.

Protocol extending the period of the agreement on North Atlantic ocean weather stations of 12 May 1949, signed at Montreal 19 June, 1952.

And, in addition, may I lay on the table copies of the following group of bilateral agreements:

Exchange of notes reviving the application of the convention between His Majesty and the federal president of the Republic of Austria regarding legal proceedings in civil and commercial matters, signed at London March 31, 1931, signed at Vienna January 18, 1952;

Exchange of letters between Canada and The Netherlands constituting an agreement to safeguard the rights of bona fide holders of bonds of Canada that were looted from their Netherlands owners during world war II, signed at Ottawa, April 10, 1952;

Exchange of notes between Canada and New Zealand constituting an agreement modifying the agreement of August 16, 1950, between the two countries relating to air transport, signed at Wellington September 29, 1952;

Exchange of notes between Canada and Spain constituting an agreement on the settlement of commercial debts, signed at Madrid January 29, 1952;

Exchange of notes between Canada and the United Kingdom extending the double taxation agreement of June 5, 1946, with respect to income tax to the governments of British Guiana and St. Lucia, signed at Ottawa, May 9 and 22, 1952;

Exchange of notes between Canada and the United States of America constituting an agreement for the establishment of a gunnery range on Lake Erie, signed at Ottawa April 26, October 22 and November 15, 1951; and finally,

Exchange of notes between Canada and the United States of America regarding RCAF-USAF re supply of joint Arctic weather stations, signed at Ottawa October 9 and December 12, 1951, and February 7, 1952.

Questions

1. Have the operators doing gas free examinations for the Royal Canadian Navy, certificates from the American bureau of shipping or an equivalent certifying body?

2. What are the qualifications of those presently doing this work?

1. No.

2. Certification that tanks and compartments of R.C.N. ships are free from explosive or toxic gases is ithe responsibility of the naval research establishment. R.C.N. ships are exempt from the authority of the American bureau of shipping or equivalent certifying bodies. Nevertheless, employees of the naval research establishment who carry out gas free examinations at Halifax and Esquimalt are fully qualified individuals with science degrees. The employee at Halifax was given a special course at the Milton Hersey Company, analytical chemists, to qualify him to issue gas free certificates.

1. Has any action been taken by the government, since January 1 this year, to investigate charge of dumping of women's wear made in the United States on the Canadian market?

2. If so, what action, if any, has been taken by the government to remedy the reported situation?

1. Yes.

2. The department has investigated cases of alleged dumping, through investigations at the offices of exporters and through correspondence. In cases of undervaluation, amendment of entries has been required, with the collection of special or dumping duty where applicable.

1. Has any frozen, canned or otherwise cured fish been imported into Canada from Japan, during 1951-52?

2. If so, of what species and type, and in what quantities?

1. Yes.

2. Calendar year 1951 Jan. 1 to Sept. 30,1952 Item Lb. Value Lb. Value$ $Fish, dried 9,414 4,328 3,550 1,563Crabs, clams or shrimps, canned.... 67,446 16,335 153,119 94,295Oysters, prepared or preserved, n.o.p. 13,908 8,775 38,767 29,356Tuna fish, canned 518,718 174,369 132,276 46,315Fish, preserved in oil, n.o.p ** 3,010 ** 645Fish, prepared or preserved, n.o.p... ** 16,989 ** 14,961** Information not recorded by quantity but by value.