§ Mr. T. WILLIAMSasked the Minister of Agriculture the maximum quantities of bacon and ham that may be imported from foreign countries according to the voluntary agreement entered into recently?
§ Major ELLIOT:The maximum monthly quantities to which certain exporting countries have agreed to limit, so far as practicable, their exports of bacon and hams to the United Kingdom, during the period of two months beginning 23rd November, 1932, are as follow:
Cwts. Denmark … … 506,000 Sweden … … 38,600 Holland … … 82,400 Poland … … 80,000 Lithuania … … 45,000* Estonia … … 7,200 Finland … … 4,400 Argentina … … 6,080 Latvia … … 4,000 U.S.S.R. … … 4,000 U.S.A. … … 40,000 Total … … 817,680 * Lithuania will endeavour to limit her exports to 40,000 cwts. in the second month; in any case, the figure will not exceed that of the first month.