§ 36. Mr. BROCKLEBANK (for Lieut.-Colonel TODD)asked the Minister of Agriculture how much chilled meat has been imported into this country from Uruguay and Brazil during April and May last; and whether he is aware that this meat competes to a greater extent with the home product than the frozen meat from the Dominions?
§ Mr. ELLIOTThe following quantities of chilled beef were imported into the United Kingdom from Uruguay and Brazil in April and May last:
| April. | May | |||
| Tons. | Tons. | |||
| Uruguay | … | … | 2,544 | 2,732 |
| Brazil | … | … | 3,393 | 4,399 |
§ In regard to the last part of the question, I regret that I am not in possession of sufficient data to justify me in expressing an opinion on this subject.