§ 37. Mr. WATTasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food how many thousands of barrels of cured herrings imported from Iceland and Norway are lying at the ports of this country; and what proportion of these stocks are in danger of becoming unfit for human food?
§ The PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY to the MINISTRY of FOOD (Major Astor)At the end of last month there were in the hands of the Ministry of Food about 130,000 barrels of cured herring which had been imported from Iceland and Norway by the Ministry of Blockade. While there is no danger of these herrings becoming unfit for food in the immediate future, the question of any ultimate loss depends upon the demand for pickled herrings during the coming winter.