Sir E. JONESasked the Food Controller whether there are stocks of black- 1682W berry and blackberry and apple jam with manufacturers in Ireland for which permits cannot be obtained to supply the mining districts of South Wales, and why he sends jams from Tasmania and elsewhere to South Wales which the miners do not want, and keeps back Irish jams which the miners do want?
§ Mr. McCURDYThe Order prohibiting the export of jam from Ireland was made by the Food Control Committee for Ireland with the concurrence of the Ministry of Food, as it was necessary to retain all the jam manufactured in Ireland in order to meet the requirements of that country. The Ministry have not sent Tasmanian jams to South Wales; this commodity is distributed through ordinary trade channels. I may add that wholesale dealers in South Wales have requested the Ministry to inform them where Tasmanian and other Colonial jams could be obtained.