§ Mr. Burkeasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if, having regard to the shortage of potatoes, particularly the kind used by fish friers, and the consequent increases in price, he is now satisfied that it is desirable to permit supplies to be imported.
STATEMENT OF BULK PURCHASE OR LONG-TERM AGREEMENTS AFFECTING THE PROCUREMENT OF FOODSTUFFS (i.e. AGREEMENTS PROVIDING FOR GOVERNMENT PURCHASE AND COVERING INITIALLY A PERIOD OF TWO YEARS OR MORE). Commodity Country Terminal date BACON Denmark 29.9.56 Holland 29.9.56 Irish Republic (including pork) 30.4.56 MEAT New Zealand See footnote Australia OILS AND FATS: Copra New Zealand (on behalf of West Samoa) 31.12.57 Cook Islands 31.12.57 Tokelau Islands 31.12.57 Niue 31.12.57 Tonga 31.12.57 Solomon Islands 31.12.57 Gilbert and Ellice Islands 31.12.57 Copra and coconut oil Fiji 31.12.57 Australia (on behalf of Papua and New Guinea) 31.12.57 CONCENTRATED ORANGE JUICE British West Indies End of crop year—1959–60. SUGAR (Commonwealth Sugar Agreement). Australia, South Africa, and the sugar producing colonies 31.12.62 Note.—The U.K. Government has undertaken to permit, without restriction of quantity, the sale in the United Kingdom market of Australian and New Zealand beef, veal, lamb, mutton and edible offal for a period of fifteen years from 15th October, 1952. In addition, provision is made in the Agreement with Australia for the periodic fixing of a schedule of minimum prices.