§ Lieutenant-Colonel ARTHUR MURRAYasked the Food Controller whether, having regard to the hardship to individuals and the waste of fruit caused by the shortage of sugar for domestic jam-making purposes during the last few years, he will, if possible, in allocating sugar for these purposes this season, arrange that domestic growers shall in any event obtain this year a larger quantity of sugar than last year?
Mr. ROBERTSThe Royal Commission on the Sugar Supply will provide as large supplies of sugar for domestic jam-making as the available and prospective stocks at the time render possible; but no estimate of the amount which is to be allocated for this purpose can be given at present. In the meantime private persons proposing to make jam will be well advised to set aside a part of their weekly ration in order to accumulate a reserve in the event of the available supplies falling short of the demand.