§ 28. Mr. EDMONDSasked the Minister of Labour what retail prices for the pur-
| AVERAGE Retail Prices of British Beef, as ascertained for the purposes of the Cost-of-Living Index-figure. | ||||||||
| Month.* | Ribs (per lb.). | Thin Flank (per lb,). | ||||||
| 1922. | 1923. | 1922. | 1923. | |||||
| s. | d. | s. | d. | d. | d. | |||
| January | … | … | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 10½ |
| February | … | … | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 10½ |
| March | … | … | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 10½ |
| April | … | … | 1 | 6 | 1 | 5¾ | 11 | 10½ |
| May | … | … | 1 | 6¼ | 1 | 5¾ | 11¼ | 10½ |
| June | … | … | 1 | 6¾ | 1 | 5¾ | 11¼ | 10½ |
| July | … | … | 1 | 6¾ | 1 | 5¾ | 11½ | 10¾ |
| August | … | … | 1 | 6¾ | Not yet available | 11¼ | Not yet available | |
| * The figures relate to the first day of each month (except when that day fell on Sunday, in which case they relate to the preceding Saturday). |