§ Mr. MILLARasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Shipping Controller if he can state the amount of tonnage, if any, still being taken up by the transport of grain and other materials to be used for the manufacture of beer and spirits?
§ Sir L. CHIOZZA MONEYAs my hon. Friend is aware, the brewing of beer has been further restricted to an output of 10,000,000 standard barrels per annum. As I informed him on 28th February, total prohibition would save a further 385,000 tons of cargo per annum as soon as it could be made effective—that is, roughly, the employment of about sixteen ships, each of 6,000 tons cargo capacity, making four voyages a year.