§ Mr. Mathersasked the Minister of Shipping whether he will arrange for the Cyprus and Palestine orange crop being conveyed in refrigeration ships, in view of the longer time taken for the transit owing to war conditions?
Sir A. SalterI am advised that there is normally little demand for refrigerated tonnage in the Eastern Mediterranean trade and that, even allowing for any delay likely to be experienced in present conditions, oranges can well be carried from Palestine and Cyprus in non-insulated spaces.