§ Commander N. CRAIGasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food whether, having made applicable throughout the country a system of grading for frozen beef fixed according to the country of origin of the various grades of beef and a scale of maximum prices, his Department will consider the desirability of supplementing this act of consideration to the country districts by making applicable to them also the system of appeal in force in Smithfield, whereby any quarters not considered fit for the ordinary retail trade are sent to a clearing house to be sold for manufacturing or other purposes?
§ Major ASTORThe system whereby beef not considered fit for the ordinary retail trade is set aside for other purposes has been adopted for some time past in the provincial markets as well as at Smith-field. It would be impracticable for reasons of transport to extend this system to all country districts; the only course is to secure that country districts are supplied from centres of distribution with beef fit for the ordinary retail trade.