§ 54. Mr. Wootton-Daviesasked the Minister of Food what was the average price of West African palm oil to the consumer in June, 1939, and in December, 1943.
§ Colonel LlewellinThe figures art £12 10s. a ton and £42 5s. a ton respectively.
§ Mr. Wootton-DaviesWill the Minister explain how this increase of some 350 per cent. takes place, and what extra the native in West Africa is getting and whether his Ministry is making any profit on this material?
§ Colonel LlewellinNo, we are now buying these materials from a large number of countries in the world. The price varies between different places and we even them out so as not to have a loss for the Exchequer.