With reference to section 60 of the Auditor General's Report, 1957:

1. What official of the Department of National Defence authorized the expenditure of some $2,068,000 for the joint maritime warfare school at Halifax?

2. To whom was the original contract of $750,000 awarded?

3. Was this project abandoned?

4. If so, on what date, and what was the total expenditure on the project up to time of abandonment?

5. What was the cost of the building erected to house this project?

6. What use is being made of the building?

Mr. Casileden:

Will the minister permit a question?

1. Is a Mr. A. Patrick De Shaye in the employ of the P.F.R.A. or P.F.A.A. in the province of Saskatchewan?

2. If so, how long has he been so employed?

3. In what capacity is he employed?

4. What sums of money have been paid to Mr. De Shaye for each year during his employment in (a) salary; (b) expenses; (c) any other fees or payments?

5. Was Mr. De Shaye in the employ of P.F.R.A. or P.F.A.A. during September of 1957?

6. What was the amount paid to him during September 1957, in (a) salary; (b) expenses or other fees?

7. What are the details of his expense account for (a) May 1957; (b) September 1957?

Mr. G. H. Castleden (Yorkton):

May I ask

a question supplementary to that asked of the Minister of Agriculture by the right hon.

member for Melville with regard to flood control dams on the Assiniboine river in the Kamsack area. Would the minister consider giving a report to the house as to what has been done with regard to this matter by the previous government, particularly with regard to making any contracts or firm commitments with respect to the building of these dams?

Mr. Castleden:

The minister misunderstood my question. It had to do with the inequitable distribution of shipping orders as between the wheat pools and the grain elevator companies.