Mr. NICHOLSONasked the Food Controller whether he is aware that at a recent market at Petersfield four draft dairy cows were sold at auction for £2 each, in consequence of official instructions, as no butcher would take them by weight, although the cows had been graded by the committee; whether the purchaser was charged £20 8s. on the four cows by the food control office, a tax of 250 per cent. on the cost of his purchase; and whether he can say by what authority this was done?
§ Mr. CLYNESI am making inquiries into this matter, and will communicate with the hon. Member as soon as possible.