§ Mr. BURNETTasked the President of the Board of Trade whether, in view of the fact that the 1933 Assurance Companies (Winding-up) Act has had to be replaced by the Act of 1935, after the public has suffered loss by the insolvency of several insurance companies owing to defects in the earlier Act, he will introduce a Bill to amend the Companies Act of 1929 before the public again suffers losses owing to the flaws and defects in the 1929 Act, to which his attention has
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Description. 1929. 1934. January to June, 1935. Butter: Cwts. Cwts. Cwts. Total imports 6,397,266 9,702,818 5,045,098 Of which consigned from— Irish Free State 566,177 468,381 182,633 Australia 768,173 2,103,567 1,479,676 New Zealand 1,303,793 2,676,794 1,435,053 Soviet Union 290,314 498,577 172,096 Baltic countries (Finland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania). 437,686 570,631 207,919 Sweden 248,301 302,296 94,987 Denmark 2,204,027 2,485,810 1,098,794 Netherlands 129,816 301,137 213,307 Cheese: Total imports 2,994,038 2,988,567 1,408,749 Of which consigned from— Australia 49,679 114,452 89,217 New Zealand 1,801,189 2,092,050 1,106,297 Canada 723,487 520,221 22,127 Netherlands 195,766 127,675 112,791 Italy 132,021 93,708 47,291 Milk: Fresh, including sterilised, homogenised or peptonised and skimmed liquid milk: Total imports 56,054(a) 78,026 15,272 Of which consigned from— Irish Free State 56,054(a) 78,026 15,271 been called on several occasions by representatives from public bodies?
§ Mr. RUNCIMANI cannot add to the answer which I gave on the 18th June to the hon. Member for South Croydon (Mr. H. Williams).