§ Mr. Russellasked the President of the Board of Trade the chief countries from which beef, fresh, salted and chilled, was imported in 1951, 1952 and 1953 as shown in the Trade and Navigation Accounts for December, 1953, and the quantities from each.
§ Mr. P. ThorneycroftThe answer if as follows:
— 1951 1952 1953 cwt. cwt. cwt. Australia — 2 1,782 New Zealand 795 1,141 5,493 Irish Republic 145,856 272,846 444,195 Sweden 273 — — Denmark 3,948 3,378 992 Uruguay 801 — 13,847 Argentine Republic 681 — 59,537 All other countries 1,333 460 37 Total 153,687 277,827 525,883