§ 49. Mr. T. WILLIAMSasked the Minister of Agriculture the present price of Argentine, Australian, New Zealand, Danish, and British butter, and comparable prices for 1929?
§ Mr. ELLIOTWith the hon. Member's permission, I will circulate in the OFFICIAL REPORT a statement giving the information desired.
§ Following is the statement:
The SECRETARY for MINES (Captain Crookshank)Separate allocations and quotas for export supply have only been operative since 1st January, 1935. During the March quarter, the only period for which I have complete statistics, the disposals for the whole country for export 2651 supply were 979,926 tons or 7.65 per cent. less than the corresponding allocations made by the Central Council.