§ 3. Major O'NEILLasked the President of the Board of Trade what is the total amount of the 1919 Irish flax crop which has so far been purchased: and what quantity of the flax has been allocated to each of the different grades?
§ The PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY to the BOARD of TRADE (Mr. Bridgeman)I will circulate a Statement in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ The following is the Statement referred to:
§ The total amount of the 1919 Irish flax crop purchases under the Government control scheme up to the 14th February was 7,963 tons. The following table shows the quantities, in tons, allocated to various grades:—
| Tons. | ||||
| Grade 1 | … | … | … | 157 |
| " 2 | … | … | … | 550 |
| " 3 | … | … | … | 1,532 |
| " 4 | … | … | … | 2,507 |
| " 5 | … | … | … | 2,079 |
| " 6 | … | … | … | 846 |
| Lower grade | … | … | … | 292 |