§ Mr. Thorneasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of War Transport whether he can give any information in connection with the 1,000 tons of oranges condemned as unfit to eat; and what was the cause of the delay that prevented the oranges being landed before they had gone bad?
§ Mr. Noel-BakerThe oranges were waiting on the quay for some days before a ship could be made available to lift them and the ship which loaded them had to wait some time for its convoy to sail. The long total period of transit which resulted accounts for the unsatisfactory condition of the oranges on their arrival here.