§ 73. Mr. Priceasked the Minister of Agriculture how many gallons of milk were dealt with by the Milk Marketing Board during the months of September, October and November of this year; and how many during the same months last year?
§ Mr. RamsbothamAs the reply contains a number of figures, I will, with the hon. Member's permission, circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Following is the reply:
| QUANTITY OF MILK dealt with under the Milk Marketing Scheme during the months September, October and November, 1937 and 1936. | ||||
| — | September. | October. | November. | |
| Gallons. | Gallons. | Gallons. | ||
| 1937 | … | 69,724,618 | 69,645,249 | 63,402,355 |
| 1936 | … | 73,356,178 | 75,147,088 | 65,800,417 |
§ These figures relate to milk sold under wholesale contracts and manufactured into cheese on farms under farm cheesemakers' contracts. Sales of milk by producer-retailers are not included, as figures for 1937 are not available.