§ 55. Mr. W. B. TAYLORasked the Minister of Agriculture if he can state the number of firms who have adopted the National Mark scheme for cider; and what proportion they represent of the total number of cider makers in this country?
§ Mr. THURTLE (Lord of the Treasury)I have been asked to reply. The number of authorised packers, namely, makers and battlers, of National Mark cider, is as follows:
| Factory makers | 24 |
| Farm cider makers individually authorised | 7 |
| Associations of farm cider makers, covering 33 members | 2 |
| Bottlers | 10 |
| Total | 43 |
§ The Ministry is without information as to the present total number of cider makers in the country. In September, 1930, however, there were 33 members of the National Association of Cider Makers, which includes most factory makers, and of these, 22 are already authorised under the National Mark scheme.