Mr. PERKINSasked the Minister of Agriculture the amount expended by the Allotment Gardens for the Unemployed Central Committee in the provision of fertilisers to the latest convenient date; the names of the firms and companies from which fertilisers have been, purchased; and the amount of business passed to each?
§ Dr. ADDISONThe amount of expenditure incurred in the purchase (including rail and delivery charges) of fertilisers, but not including lime, up to 14th July
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Year. Permanent Grass. Arable Land. Wheat. Barley. Oats. Potatoes. Acres. Acres. Acres. Acres. Acres. Acres. 1867 … … 10,914,003 14,433,492 3,256,758 2,040,678 1,753,367 334,688 1921 … … 14,525,835 11,618,236 1,976,004 1,435,620 2,148,943 557,800 1922 … … 14,715,278 11,310,515 1,966,917 1,364,048 2,163,965 561,177 1923 … … 14,762,124 11,181,137 1,740,257 1,326,947 1,977,633 466,653 1924 … … 14,948,124 10,928,673 1,544,804 1,314,072 2,037,948 452,242 1925 … … 15,073,433 10,682,053 1,499,628 1,317,810 1,868,176 493,241 1926 … … 15,128,186 10 547,925 1,592,212 1,147,662 1,863,908 499,410 1927 … … 15,280,243 10,310,087 1,635,980 1,048,926 1,751,146 513,947 1928 … … 15,396,507 10,108,745 1,395,543 1,185,003 1,762,716 489,019 1929 … … 15,489,921 9,947,758 1,330,209 1,120,282 1,854,408 518,808 1930 … … 15,547,498 9,832,949 1,346,150 1,020,225 1,778,597 424,660 is approximately £9,030, and the names of the firms and the approximate amount of business in each case are given below. The figures are subject to adjustment as some of the accounts have still to be examined.
£ Basic Slag and Phosphate Companies Limited 4,207 J. Batley and Son 432 Blaydon Manure and Alkali Co (1877) Limited 799 Cannock Agricultural Company 937 I. C. I. Metals, Limited 305 Thomas Ness, Limited 1,123 Norrington, Hingston and Company Limited 41 E. Webb and Sons (Stourbridge) Limited 1,186 9,030 No contracts were made for the supply of lime, which was obtained mainly from local sources at a total cost of approximately £2,620.