§ Mrs. Ganleyasked the Minister of Food to what extent herrings are being preserved in this country; and whether they
— Total. For Home Market. For Export. Processed (a):— Tons. Tons. Tons. Kippering … … … … 62,839 61,282 1,557 Bloatering … … … … 3,369 3,110 259 Pickle Curing … … … … 25,087 4,425 20,662 Redding … … … … 1,769 150 1,619 Canning … … … 7,166 4,912 2,252 (b) Marinating … … … … 185 (c) (c) Freezing … … … … 1,864 1,864 — Oil and Meal … … … … 5,891 5,891 — Sold Fresh 69,620 69,620 — Klondyked (d) … … … … 9,638 — 9,638 (a) Quantities are shown as fresh weight and not weight after processing. (b) Allocation of canned herrings is about two-thirds home market and service requirements and one-third export. (c) Figures not available. About two-thirds for home market and one-third for export. (d) "Klondyking" i.e., Fresh herrings, packed in ice and sprinkled with salt, is carried on enu[...]ely for the export market, and pickle-curing and redding mainly for that market