HC Deb 31 July 1935 vol 304 cc2650-1
49. Mr. T. WILLIAMS

asked the Minister of Agriculture the present price of Argentine, Australian, New Zealand, Danish, and British butter, and comparable prices for 1929?

Mr. ELLIOT

With 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 supply were 979,926 tons or 7.65 per cent. less than the corresponding allocations made by the Central Council.

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