HC Deb 23 April 1934 vol 288 cc1387-8W
Mr. GLOSSOP

asked the Minister of Agriculture the number of persons availing themselves of the milk-recording scheme in the year following its inception, for each subsequent fifth year, and for the year ended 1st October, 1933?

Mr. ORMSBY-GORE

The number of members of milk-recording societies operating under the Ministry's Live Stock Improvement Scheme in the first year of the scheme, i.e., the year ending 31st March, 1915, was 264. In the years ending 1st October, 1920, 1925, 1930 and 1933, the numbers were 2,075, 5,081, 4,501 and 4,187 respectively.

Period. Nationalities of Vessels.
Norwegian. German. Dutch. French. U.S.A. Other Foreign. Total Foreign.
Thousand Tons Net.
March to August, 1932 578 295 665 111 277 1,595 3,521
September, 1932 to February, 1933. 611 299 598 41 303 1,681 3,533
March to August, 1933 690 390 699 56 320 1,796 3,951
September, 1933 to February, 1934. 735 376 741 60 288 1,838 4,038

As regards the second part of the question, the tonnage of British vessels which arrived at the Port of London during each of the two later periods was actually stopped, respectively, at Castleford and Pontefract for the last six years to date?

Mr. HUDSON

The following table gives the information desired: