HC Deb 17 February 1949 vol 461 c208W
Mr. Selwyn Lloyd

asked the Postmaster-General at what times the last collections of mail take place in Birmingham, Bristol, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester and Newcastle, respectively; and what were the comparable times in February, 1939.

Mr. Wilfred Paling

On the assumption that the hon. Member is referring to the final collections from the street posting boxes the information is as follows:

Mr. Strachey

The information is as follows:

Month Number of Pigs slaughtered
By individual self-suppliers By co-operative and similar pig clubs
August, 1948 2,043 478
September, 1948 7,835 788
October, 1948 41,201 1,668
November, 1948 129,145 2,524
December, 1948 142,289 3,120
January, 1949 143,014 1,498