asked the Minister of Health whether the milk supplied by the same retailer to some 60 per cent. of the persons recently affected with typhoid at Liverpool had been previously pasteurised; and what is the name of the retailer?

I would refer the hon. Member to the reply given to his question of 15th March last. As I then in- formed him, there is no reason to believe that milk was the source of infection in these cases, and I should not be justified in stating the name of the retailer concerned.

asked the Minister of Health how many children under five years of age during the years 1933 to 1936 were immunised against diphtheria at Huddersfield; and whether any of the 263 cases of diphtheria in Huddersfield of children under five years of age recorded in those years had been immunised?

I am informed by the Local Authority that 1,252 children under five years of age were immunised against diphtheria in Huddersfield in the years 1933–36 inclusive, and that of the 263 cases of diphtheria recorded in the same period in children of that age group, seven were children who had been immunised.

asked the Minister of Health whether a pamphlet published by the Association of Public Vaccinators of England and Wales, entitled "The Truth about Vaccination," is being handed to mothers at the infant welfare centres in Liverpool; whether this pamphlet has his approval; and what was the date of the issue of the edition now being circulated?

I am asking the Local Authority for information on this matter, and will communicate with the hon. Member.

asked the Postmaster-General whether he is aware that in the Coronation Day Empire Broadcast the Afrikaans-speaking Rand miner and the Natal sugar-planter were, in fact, two well-known Capetown men who have never been connected with either mining or sugar-planting; and whether he will represent to the British Broadcasting Corporation that it would be both distasteful to the public and against the true interest of broadcasting that they should knowingly countenance deceitful broadcasts which are unredeemed by any element of humour?

I have seen statements to this effect in the Press and I understand that the matter is being investigated by the South African Broadcasting Corporation by whom the arrangements for this part of the programme were made. I am assured by the British Broadcasting Corporation that they had no reason to suppose that the speakers were other than they purported to be and that it is their invariable practice not to allow impersonation except in dramatic and similar productions where there can be no possibility of misconception on the part of listeners.

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he is aware that pirated copies of books published in this country and photographically reproduced are being sold in China at prices much lower than those which legitimate importers find it necessary to charge; and will he represent to the Chinese Government that it would be much appreciated in this country if the present copyright law in China could be amended and enforced in such a way as to discourage this unfair competition?

Yes, Sir. I am aware that complaint is made in regard to this matter and I have instructed His Majesty's Ambassador to report on the situation in order that I may consider what further steps may be possible to remedy the grievances of British copyright holders.

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he will consider the advisability of proposing that others of the 27 nations besides Great Britain, France, Germany, and Italy shall take part in the naval patrol scheme off the coasts of Spain; that the four-zone system shall be converted into one single general system; and that neutral observers shall be embarked on the controlling warships?

I can assure the hon. Member that these and all relevant suggestions will be carefully considered.

asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether a Workmen's Compensation Act, which would apply to mine and electricity workers in particular, has yet been introduced into the Legislative Council of the Gold Coast Colony; or whether any compensation is paid to workers who sustain accidents whilst at work, or their relatives in case of fatal accident?

The only Workmen's Compensation legislation at present in operation in the Gold Coast is that contained in Part 6 of the Minerals Ordinance which was enacted in April, 1936. Under these provisions compensation is payable in the case of native employes in mines who are injured or who meet their death by accident arising out of and in the course of their employment. I will send the hon. Member a copy of the Ordinance in question. The draft of the new comprehensive Workmen's Compensation Ordinance for the Colonial Dependencies in East and West Africa which is being prepared in the Colonial Office, and to which I referred in my reply to the hon. Member on the 19th April, will be sent to the Government of the Gold Coast so soon as it is ready, for consideration and action.

asked the Secretary of State for War whether he will look into the question of the authorised establishment of regular Army instructors attached to units of the Territorial Army for training purposes in cases where in a scattered rural area a unit is up to strength and there is a proved shortage of these staff instructors available to visit and supervise the arms in the drill halls, bearing in mind that to conform to a rigid rule irrespective of local conditions is detrimental to efficiency and discouraging to recruiting?

There is no rigid rule. Scattered units are allowed a larger establishment than concentrated ones. If my hon. Friend has some particular case in mind I should be glad if he would inform me of it.

asked the President of the Board of Trade, how much coal is used annually by ships of the mercantile marine, and in what form?

The only information available is that during 1936, 11,947,525 tons of coal were shipped at United Kingdom ports for the use of steamers, etc., engaged in the foreign trade (including fishing vessels) and 1.409,016 tons of coal were shipped for the use of vessels engaged in the coastwise trade.

asked the Minister of Transport, whether he will issue for Members of the House some further copies of the Government's recent memorandum on their electricity proposal; and where, and at what price, copies of this document are available for the public?

Further copies of the Memorandum have been sent to the Vote Office for the use of Members. Copies (price is each) may be obtained by the public from H.M. Stationery Office directly, or through any bookseller.

asked the Minister of Transport whether he will request the Advisory Committee on London Transport to investigate, with the Commissioner of Metropolitan Police, the growing nuisance of noise in residential areas during the night caused by motorists using authorised parking places long after the hours when such places are available for such a purpose; and, to mitigate this practice, will he take such steps as he can to prosecute persons contravening the regulations and, if necessary, make fresh rules so that residents now suffering from loss of sleep may be protected?

The whole question of waiting vehicles is already prominently before the Committee and I shall draw their attention to this particular aspect.

asked the Minister of Labour whether he will state the circumstances under which permission has been given to use the official machinery of his Department for the distribution of life assurance leaflets on behalf of one particular life insurance company; and whether similar permission will be given for the distribution of literature to other similar societies and companies?

Facilities have been given for the distribution in a number of Employment Exchanges of leaflets indicating the insurance benefits of various kinds afforded to civil servants by three societies, viz., the Civil Service Insurance Society, the Civil Service Widows and Orphans Fund and the Civil Service Provident Fund. These societies exist for the benefit of civil servants only, and if I receive requests from other societies with like objects for facilities of the same kind I will consider them.