§ 17. Rear - Admiral Sir MURRAY SUETERasked the Secretary to the Overseas Trade Department what steps he is taking in Britain or in North America to develop the sale in America of Stornoway herring and herring from the west coast of Scotland?
§ Lieut.-Colonel COLVILLEThe Department of Overseas Trade is in close touch with Scottish exporters of pickled herrings, and I am aware of the difficulty experienced in recent years in maintaining sales in Canada and the United States of America owing to the severity of local competition and the tendency for imports to decline. The overseas officers of the Department in these countries are continually watching the situation in order to assist herring exporters to secure a fair share of the available market and to protect their interests.