§ 27. Major CARVERasked the Minister of Agriculture whether he has any information to show what has been the average saving per pig to producers on transport costs to bacon factories this year as a result of the monopoly transport scheme in the bacon contract; and whether it is intended to continue this scheme next year?
§ Mr. ELLIOTI understand that the Pigs and Bacon Marketing Boards estimate that the operation of the flat rate transport system will effect a saving of about £50,000 in 1935 or, on the average, roughly 6d. per pig contracted to be sold under the pigs marketing scheme. The question of continuing the system next year is for the marketing boards to decide, but I understand that they have not yet considered the matter
§ Mr. HERBERT WILLIAMSIs it not the case that part of the surplus is due to the fact that certain curers collect the pigs in their own lorries and then are also charged by the railway companies?
§ Mr. ELLIOTI could not answer that question without notice