§ Rear-Admiral ADAIRasked the Minister of Food whether he has received from the Glasgow Wholesale and Retail Fish Trade Association a complaint as to the practice of some retailers of rabbits purchasing them at the producing grounds instead of in the market and paying the producer the full maximum price, 8d. per 1b., though he is thus relieved of the cost of packing in hampers and sending them to the market.; and, if so, what was the substance of the reply sent to the complaint.?
Mr. ROBERTSThe answer to the first part of the question is in the negative. A resolution has, however, been received from this Association recommending the removal of control from rabbits on the ground that purchases have in some cases been made above the maximum price. The association have been informed that the general question of rabbit prices is at present being considered by the Trade Advisory Committee, which will report at an early date, and action is being deferred pending the receipt of this report.