9. Major NEWMANasked the President of the Board of Trade whether he is aware of the inconvenience and hardship caused to the middle classes by the restricted supply and profiteering prices charged for French and Italian light wines; whether this country is overstocked at the moment with supplies of meat and pork, whereas a shortage of meat still exists in the two countries named and in allied countries adjacent; and whether shipments of meat can be exchanged for shipments of light wines with mutual advantage?
§ Mr. McCURDYI have been asked to reply. I regret the inconvenience and hardship to which my hon. and gallant Friend refers. Unfortunately, we are not overstocked with supplies of either meat. 530 or pork, so that the proposal to exchange shipments of meat for shipments of light wines is not at present practicable.