§ 37. Mr. Walter Fletcherasked the Minister of Food the average cost of copra and coconut oil imported during 1946 from parts of the British Empire other than Ceylon.
§ Dr. SummerskillThe average C.I.F. costs per ton of copra and coconut oil imported during 1946 from Empire sources other than Ceylon were £30 15s. 8d. and £55 5s. 3d., respectively.
§ Mr. FletcherDoes not this figure make the contract in respect of Ceylon look extremely bad at the present moment?
§ Dr. SummerskillI find it extremely difficult to see how the hon. Member can compare that figure if he has not got the price from Ceylon.