§ Mr. Murrayasked the Minister of Food whether he is satisfied with the quality of reject mutton coming to this country from the United States; what is the cost in dollars; if it is necesary to have rejects; and whether he will consider buying from our Colonies or Dominions and thus save dollars.
§ Mr. StracheyNo reject mutton as such has been bought from the United States, but a small quantity of United States mutton intended for the ration has had to be used for manufacture because it failed to come up to specification. Pending the settlement of claims against the shippers in respect of these supplies, I regret that I am unable to state the cost in dollars. No further purchases of meat are being made in the United States, and we are already buying all the meat which the Dominions and Colonies can let us have.