Imports of Chilled and Frozen Meat.

HC Deb 15 March 1910 vol 15 cc322-3W

Mr. HAMILTON BENN

asked the President of the Board of Trade whether, as a result of the restrictions on the importation of live cattle into this country for slaughter, the importation of chilled and frozen meat is increasing; and if he will state the total quantities imported during each of the last five years?

Mr. BUXTON:

The imports of chilled and frozen meat were not separately recorded in the Trade Returns of the United Kingdom prior to 1909. In that year the quantities of such meat imported were as follows:—

The total quantities of "Meat, fresh and refrigerated," imported during each of the last five years have been as follows:—
Years.	Beef.	Mutton.	Pork.	Meat unenumerated (except Rabbits).	Total.
	Cwts.	Cwts.	Cwts.	Cwts.	Cwts.
1905	…	…	5,037,521	3,811,069	505,633	*670,l44	*10,024,367
1906	…	…	5,523,809	4,082,756	492,121	*652,363	*10,751,049
1907	…	…	5,735,003	4,578,523	567,332	604,894	11,485,752
1908	…	…	5,611,441	4,385,771	572,222	697,814	11,267,248
1909	…	…	6,141,111	4,761,838	428,344	698,801	12,030,094
* Including a small quantity Meat, unenumerated, salted, in these year.