§ 5. Mr. Gordon Macdonaldasked the Secretary for Mines whether he will consult the chairman of the Royal Commission on Safety in Mines to ascertain the earliest date on which he expects to be in a position to submit the report of the Commission?
§ The Secretary for Mines (Captain Crookshank)The chairman of the Royal Commission on Safety in Coal Mines informs me that while every effort is being made to complete the Commission's work as early as possible, it is impossible at the present moment to fix a date for the presentation of the report. The House will appreciate that the Commission's task is a very big one, and that it has to deliberate on many matters of great difficulty and importance.
§ Mr. MacdonaldHas the Minister any hope that we shall have the report before the summer Recess so that we can study it during the Recess?
§ Captain CrookshankI am afraid I cannot go any further than the answer I have given.