§ Mr. BURNETTasked the Minister of Agriculture the number of butchers for whom beef was graded under the 560W national-beef-mark scheme, the total number of sides presented for grading and marking, and the total number of sides marked, for the months commencing March, 1931, to the latest available date?
§ Sir J. GILMOURI regret that I am unable to state the number of butchers for whom beef has been graded at the centres where facilities are provided, as the beef when marked passes direct into both wholesale and retail channels of distribution. The other information desired by my hon. Friend is as follows:
Month. Number of sides offered for grading. Number of sides graded and marked. 1931. March … 34,728 30,247 April … 29,990 26,916 May … 27,953 23,577 June … 23,161 20,523 July … 19,452 17,417 August … 20,480 17,852 September … 21,746 19,623 October … 23,521 21,718 November … 26,465 23,511 December … 29,582 26,541 1932. January … 25,955 23,479 February … 26,932 24,726 March … 25.410 23,147 Total … 335,375 299,287