Mr. Temple Morrisasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food when he expects to have used up all the imported eggs of which complaint is being made; and whether, in the case of further consignments from Canada, some better provision will be made for proper refrigeration?
Major Lloyd GeorgeThe balance of imported eggs to be sold by the Ministry of Food as cooking eggs will probably have been disposed of before the end of September. Every precaution is being taken to ensure that eggs coming from all sources abroad are so shipped as to arrive in sound condition.