§ Mr. H. WILLIAMSasked the Minister of Labour the estimated number of men and women, respectively, over the age of 65 who will cease to be insured under the Unemployment Insurance Act on qualifying for the old age pension at 65 in January next?
§ Mr. BETTERTONIt is estimated that, approximately, 342,000 persons aged 65 and over who are now insured under the Unemployment Insurance Acts will cease to be insured as from 2nd January, 1928,
Home Production. Net Imports. Total. Thousand Tons. Thousand Tons. Thousand Tons. Wheat (including flour as wheat) … 1,366 5,801* 7,167 Barley … … 1,027 645* 1,672 Oats … … 2,533 249* 2,782 Potatoes … … 5,185 237† 5,422 Beef and veal … … 550 776‡ 1,326 Mutton and lamb … … 230 293‡ 523 Pigmeat (of all kinds) … … 242 474‡ 716 Butter … … 46 279 325 Cheese … … 52 147 199 Million Gallons. Million Gallons. Million Gallons. Fresh milk … … 925 —§ 925 * Net import during the cereal year ended 31st August, 1927. † Imports during the 12 months ended June, 1927. ‡ Imports during the 12 months ended May, 1927. § Small quantities of fresh milk are imported, viz., 73,600 cwt. in 1926, or say 798,000 gallons. The net imports of condensed milk in that year were 2,260,621 cwt.,the equivalent in fresh milk of approximately 73.5 million gallons.