§ 68. Mr. Priceasked the Minister of Food whether he is taking steps to secure that accredited poultry-breeding stations shall receive adequate supplies of feeding-stuffs to maintain at least a portion of their stock in existence?
§ Mr. W. S. MorrisonYes, Sir. On 5th January the chairmen of county feeding-stuffs committees were asked to give special attention to the needs of owners of sound foundation poultry stock to enable them to obtain sufficient supplies of feeding-stuffs, and in this connection attention was drawn to accredited breeders as being owners of such stock who could be readily identified. In addition, arrangements have now been made to establish in each county a small reserve of feeding-stuffs which will be at the disposal of the chairmen of the county feeding-stuffs committee, to meet emergency cases of genuine hardship; a breeder of sound foundation poultry stock, whether accredited or not, will be eligible to receive supplies from this reserve provided he is unable to obtain sufficient supplies through the usual trade channels to maintain his breeding stock.