§ Colonel BURTONasked the Home Secretary what is the cost to the Exchequer of fresh meat consumed by the personnel occupying public institutions; what is the quantity for the years 1925, 1926, and 1927; and what proportion of such meat was British, Colonial and foreign, respectively?
§ Sir W. JOYNSON-HICKSThe following figures show the quantity and cost of fresh meat consumed in Broadmoor Criminal Lunatic Asylum and in Prisons, Borstal Institutions, etc., in 1925, 1926 and 1927. As regards prisons information as to the proportions of supplies from different sources is not available, and as regards Reformatory and Industrial Schools, no information is available.
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Broadmoor Criminal Lunatic Asylum Year Quantity. Cost. 1925. cwt. lbs. £ British 24 61 104 Colonial (New Zealand) 339 68 1,444 Foreign (Argentine) 475 102 1,857 Total 840 7 3,405 1926. British 23 32 115 Colonial (New Zealand) 400 94 1,549 Foreign (Argentine) 415 15 1,549 Total 839 29 3,204 1927. British 19 109 88 Colonial (New Zealand) 474 27 1,584 Foreign (Argentine) 400 108 1,378 Total 895 20 3,050
Prisons, Borstal Institutions, etc Year. Quantity. Cost. cwt. lbs. £ 1925 … … … 6,877 67 17,310 1926 … … … 7,199 94 17,373 1927 … … … 7,660 55 17,114