§ 3. Mr. KIRKPATRICKasked the Under-Secretary of State for India whether he has now had any reports from the Government of India as to the steps they are taking to investigate the problem of building earthquake-proof houses?
§ Mr. BUTLERThe attention of the Government of India has been called to the subject in connection with a previous question, and the erection of earthquake-proof buildings will of course receive the fullest consideration of the authorities in connection with the rebuilding of Quetta.
§ Mr. KIRKPATRICKWill my hon. Friend recommend to the Government of India that they should secure expert advice from countries where buildings have for many years been constructed to withstand earthquakes?
§ Mr. BUTLERMy hon. Friend no doubt will be glad to know that an officer 1459 of the Geological Survey of India has made a study of this question and is now reporting on the recent earthquake.
§ Major-General Sir ALFRED KNOXWill these houses be proof against the new Constitution?