§ MR. JOYNSON-HICKSTo ask Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer if he is 2073 aware that hops are grown in Bavaria by small holders, and that these growths are purchased by a merchant and dried together and sold in England under the name of the district, the name of the actual grower being lost in the course of drying; and whether it is his intention, by the Bill now before Parliament, to insist on every bale, however small, being marked with the name of the actual grower.
(Answered by Mr. Lloyd-George.) I have been informed that hop culture in Germany is carried on mainly by small proprietors. The Bill now before Parliament provides that no hops shall be imported into the United Kingdom except in bags or pockets marked with the name of the owner, planter, or grower of the hops.