6. Sir H. DALZIELasked the Minister of Blockade whether he is aware that there are some thousands of tons of coffee stored at Grimsby, said to have been German-owned and captured; whether any of this coffee is being exported to neutral countries; and if he can give an assurance that none of the coffee so ex ported reaches the enemy?
§ Lord R. CECILA large amount of coffee is stored at Grimsby which was seized upon the ground that it was believed to be destined for the enemy. There is evidence that some of this coffee is German-owned, and it is proposed to ask for its condemnation in the Prize Court. If the hon. Member is in possession of any reliable evidence on this point, it would be of considerable assistance in the legal proceedings now pending. Three hundred and seventy-five tons of coffee stored at Grimsby have recently been released for shipment to Sweden, under adequate guarantees that none of it will be re-exported to Germany. No part of these 375 tons was German-owned.