§ 73. Mr. W. YOUNGasked the Minister of Food whether he will state the tonnage held by members of the potato allocation authority in Scotland at November, 1918, as per their returns to the Board of Agriculture, and the exact amount of this tonnage held by them on 30th June, 1919; how much of the tonnage held by them on 1st November, 1918, was finally claimed and paid for; whether, in whole or in part, the amount held by Messrs. F. M. and G. Batchelor, Dundee, was included in the 984 tons already referred to as being held by members of the allocation committee; and, if so, whether their inclusion was in respect of Mr. Alexander Batchelor being a member of the allocation authority?
§ Sir W. MITCHELL-THOMSONIndividual returns of tonnage of potatoes held in November, 1918, were rendered to the Board of Agriculture for Scotland in confidence, and, as the hon. Member was informed in reply to his question on 20th May, they are not, therefore, available for publication. The tonnage held by the members of the allocation authority on the 30th June, and the compensation paid in respect of claims made by these members, were indicated in the reply referred to. In reply to the third part of the question, the figures already given include all ware potatoes held by Messrs. F. M. and G. Batchelor of Dundee; Mr. Alexander Batchelor, a member of that firm, is a member of the allocation authority.