§ Mr. HURDasked the Minister of Agriculture if he can give the latest figures of the increasing sale of cheap and low grade condensed milks imported into this country; whether representations have been made to him of the futility of the complicated dilution Clause issued by the Ministry of Health to be printed on the label of the tin; and whether he can take steps to make the authorised label read "Skimmed milk, unfit for infants"?
§ Sir A. MONDI am informed that the amount of condensed separated or skimmed milk imported during the first five months of this year was about 503,000 cwts. as compared with about 285,000 cwts. of condensed whole milk. Representations have been received on the question of issuing Regulations as to labelling. This matter is under my consideration, and I shall be happy to consider any suggestions on the point. I have no power to alter the present statutory requirement that condensed separated milk must be labelled as "Machine-skimmed milk."