§ Mr. DIXONasked how many baskets of foreign shrimps were landed in Billingsgate during the last three months; and how many bags of Dutch mussels were landed at Hull during the months of November, December, and January last?
Mr. BUXTONThe total weight of fresh shellfish of all kinds other than oysters consigned from the Netherlands, which were imported into London (exclusive of Queenborough) during the last three months has been 3,881 cwts., and of similar descriptions imported into Hull during November, December, and January last 29,239 cwts. I am unable, however, to indicate how much of these imports consisted of shrimps and mussels respectively, no separate particulars being available with regard to the imports of individual varieties of shellfish.