§ 17. Mr. Bullardasked the Minister of Food how long it now takes to pay the sums due to producers under the guarantees for fatstock; and how the delay between a sale and the payment of the guarantees compares with that of July last.
Mr. AmoryThe average time taken to pay producers selling by auction is now 11 days from receipt of the payment certificate, compared with 21 days last July. The comparable figures for grade and deadweight sales are 17 days and 28 days, respectively, and for sales to bacon factories five days and 16 days.