§ MR. J. C. FLYNN (Cork, N.)I beg to ask Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Officers of Customs have received instructions to take samples of foreign butters at ports of entry; if he can state how many samples have been subjected to analysis, and what has been the result of the analysis; and, whether many samples of German-made and Holland-made have been analysed; if so, with what result?
§ THE CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER (Sir MICHAEL HICKS BEACH,) Bristol, W.Samples of importations from abroad described as butter are being taken by the Officers of Customs at certain ports at which butter is principally imported. Seven hundred and thirteen samples have been taken and sent to the Government Analyst, who has reported that 98 of them contain a certain proportion of substances foreign to butter. Seventy of the samples thus dealt with represented importations from Germany, of which 27 were found questionable, and 159 importations from Holland, of which 56 were found questionable.