§ Mr. HORNEasked the President of the Board of Agriculture whether 12,000 tons of oil cake was imported into this country last September and has been warehoused ever since, and is deteriorating in quality; and, if so, whether the owners have refused to sell it at the price fixed by the Government?
§ Mr. CLYNESI have been asked to reply. The amount of oil cake referred to in the question was imported into the United Kingdom in September, 1917, and was warehoused in consequence of the refusal of the owners to sell at the controlled prices. It has now been requisitioned under the Cattle Feeding-Stuffs (Requisition) Order, 1918, and is being distributed throughout the country. It has not, as a whole, deteriorated in quality.