§ 43. Mr. J. H. SIMPSONasked the Minister of Agriculture the number of long hundreds of eggs imported from China during the years 1913, 1921, and 1922, respectively?
§ Sir R. SANDERSThe numbers of great hundreds of eggs imported into the United Kingdom from China were: in 1913, 2,500; in 1921, 468,000; and in 1922, 1,057,000.
§ Mr. SIMPSONDoes this include eggs not in shells, as well as eggs in shells?
§ Sir R. SANDERSIt is eggs in shells.
§ Mr. BECKERWhat is a "long" hundred, and what is the difference between a "long" hundred and a "short" hundred?
§ Sir R. SANDERSA "long" hundred is 120.