Mr. B. Whiteasked the President of the Board of Trade what steps are being taken to make increased supplies of chlorate of soda available to farmers and market gardeners to enable them to deal with wartime accumulations of nettles and other weeds.
§ Mr. BelcherSteadily increasing quantities of chlorate of soda have been provided for weed killing since the end of the war and deliveries for this purpose now exceed the prewar rate. It is not yet possible to meet in full the exceptionally large demand arising from the accumulation of weeds, but it is expected that the supply will continue to increase and will before long be sufficient to meet the essential requirements of farmers and market gardeners.