§ 35. Major Legge-Bourkeasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what is the size of the stock of cereals in Palestine; how this compares with last year's figure; and what arrangements have been made since the suspension of railway services to ensure that the stock is distributed where it is required.
Mr. Creech JonesStocks of major cereals on 1st December, 1946, amounted to 29,000 tons or 59 days' supply. This compares with 62 days' supply held on the same date in 1945. Emergency stocks of cereals are maintained in all main towns to meet contingencies such as the recent suspension of railway services Full-time freight working on the railways was resumed yesterday.