§ 72. Sir H. CRAIKasked the Minister of Food what are the grounds upon which 1110 the Food Ministry is maintaining the restrictions on dealing with raw cocoa imported from our Colonies?
§ Mr. McCURDYThe only restriction on dealings in raw cocoa is the placing of a limit on the amount which may be re-exported from the United Kingdom. This Regulation applies to all raw cocoa, whether imported from the Colonies or from foreign countries, and is intended to ensure the maintenance in this country of sufficient supplies at reasonable prices. At present, the actual amounts exported have been considerably below the permitted figure.