§ 54. Dr. Littleasked the Minister of Food whether he is aware of the strong feeling among the farmers and cattle raisers of Northern Ireland at the refusal to supply the owners with the dead weight of their fat beasts; and whether, in view of this, he will look into the matter and make arrangements whereby the sellers of fat cattle will be furnished with the dead weight of the animals sold by them?
§ Mr. W. S. MorrisonI would refer my hon. Friend to the reply which I gave on 5th March to Questions by my hon. Friends the Members for Chatham (Captain Plugge) and Cardiff, East (Mr. Temple Morris).
§ Dr. LittleIs my right hon. Friend satisfied that a grader viewing a live beast can arrive at a true estimate of the weight of the animal when slaughtered?
§ Mr. MorrisonThese matters are constantly being checked, and they depend, not upon the opinion of one man, but upon that of a panel of breeders. Tests have been carried out which show that the grading is being done with great accuracy.
| — | Number. | Salary. | Age. | ||||||
| Divisional Food Officer (Major W. Lloyd Griffith, M.B.E., J.P.) | 1 | £1,000 | 62 | ||||||
| Deputy Divisional Food Officer (Mr. J. Williams) Assistants | … | … | … | … | … | … | 1 | £700 | 58 |
| (Also I Civil Servant seconded from another Department.) | 5 | £500 } | Between 31 and 64. | ||||||
| Enforcement Inspectors | … | … | … | … | 3 | £200–£250 | |||
| Clerical, etc. | … | … | … | … | … | … | 9 | Standard rates | — |
§ With regard to the last part of the hon. Member's Question, all the above appointments are full-time.