§ Sir W. Smithersasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer how the£308,000,000 subsidy for the stabilisation of food prices is made up; and what is the amount given to home agriculture and to the stabilisation of prices on imported foodstuffs, respectively.
§ Mr. DaltonThe following are the details:
CURRENT RATE OF FOOD SUBSIDIES £ million. Bread, Flour and Oatmeal 64.9 Eggs—fresh, frozen and dried 37.9 Meat 30.1 Milk 24.5 Potatoes 24.1 Sugar 19.1 Cheese 11.6 Butter 8.0 Margarine, cooking Fats and Oils— net 4.2 Dried Fruits 5.5 Tea 4.3 Dried and Condensed Milk 5.5 Bacon 2.5 Pulses and Soya Products 1.9 Net loss on other foodstuffs 1.4 National Milk and Milk-in Schools Scheme 20.5 Other Welfare Schemes 4.2 Animal Feedingstuffs 27.3 Fertilisers 6.5 Contribution to cost of New Zealand Government's stabilisation policy in respect of food production 4.0 308.0 Of the total,£150 million is on imported and£158 million on home-produced commodities.