§ Mr. MACPHERSONasked the Minister of Agriculture the estimated value to farmers of the crowns and leaves of sugar beet, if properly utilised, in the whole period 1924–31; whether these residuals are properly utilised; and how the value compares with the aggregate amount paid in dividends by the factories in the same period?
§ Sir J. GILMOURAs regards the first and third parts of the question, I am unable to form a reliable estimate, but I am communicating with my right hon. Friend on the subject. The reply to the second part of the question is, generally speaking, in the affirmative.