Mr. Noseworthy:

-some suggestions prepared by experts to be followed in case of fire?

My second question is-

Mr. Speaker:

Would the hon, member be good enough to allow the minister to reply to this already lengthy question before he puts his second question? May I tell him now that if the second one is of the same length and gives as much information as the first, perhaps he might now consider revising it.

Mr. Noseworthy:

I shall wait for the minister's answer to the first one.

Hon. Paul Martin (Minister of National Health and Welfare):

The hon. gentleman gave me notice of his intention to ask this question yesterday and the matter that he asks about is going to receive our careful consideration. I may tell him that already our department of information has issued pamphlets in the thousands about fire prevention in co-operation with the Ontario fire marshal's office. I was in touch with the Ontario fire marshal yesterday, and 1 found that his office, under the direction of the attorney general of the province of Ontario, does distribute material somewhat along the lines suggested. However, the matter will receive careful attention.

Mr. H. W. Herridge (Koolenay West):

should like to address a question to the Minister of Veterans Affairs. I have given his most capable parliamentary assistant verbal but unofficial notice of the question. In view of the minister's summer-long consideration of the question of amending the War Veterans Allowance Act to provide for an allowance to be paid to veterans who have to reside outside of Canada for health reasons, can he inform the house of the results of his summer's reflection and pondering on this question?

Hon. Hugues Lapointe (Minister of Veterans Affairs):

Mr. Speaker, in view of the introductory remarks of the hon. member before he put his question, I am not sure that he should not have addressed it to my parliamentary assistant. However, I shall endeavour to answer him by saying that the question of paying war veterans allowance to a veteran residing outside of Canada has received, as he knows, consideration on numerous occasions. It was again given very careful study after the close of the last session. The decision has been reached that no amendment would be made at this time.

Mr. J. Wilfrid Dufresne (Quebec West):

Mr. Speaker, I should like to direct a question to the Minister of Public Works. Will the minister give the house the true reasons for the delay in commencing the construction of the new post office in the city of Quebec?

Hon. Robert H. Winters (Minister of Public Works):

I am not aware of any unusual delays, Mr. Speaker. Perhaps the hon. member would do well to have a personal chat with me and tell me what he has in mind.

Mr. Dufresne:

Mr. Speaker, I only want to know the reason for the delay in the commencement of the construction of the new post office in the city of Quebec.

Mr. Winters:

There are no delays and no obstacles. We are progressing with the development of the plans and specifications.

Hon. George A. Drew (Leader of the Opposition):

I should like to ask the Prime Minister whether he has given favourable consideration to the suggestion that a select committee of the house be set up to inquire into Trans-Canada Pipe Lines Limited, which was mentioned in the speech from the throne?