§ Mr. TREEasked the President of the Board of Trade the full cold-storage capacity for meat in Great Britain, expressed in terms of weeks' supply?
§ Dr. BURGINThe total capacity of the frozen meat stores included in the list of such stores given in Lloyd's Register of Shipping would probably be sufficient for more than half of our annual importation of frozen beef and frozen mutton and lamb, if it were used solely for that purpose.
§ Mr. TREEasked the President of the Board of Trade the storage capacity for bacon in this country; and how much is being stored at the present time?
§ Dr. BURGINI understand that bacon cannot be stored indefinitely without deterioration whether in cold store or otherwise and that it is normally put into consumption as soon as possible. I have no information as to the amount of storage which is available for bacon in the hands of importers and wholesalers.
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§ Sir J. LAMBasked the President of the Board of Trade the storage capacity for sugar in Great Britain; and how much is being stored at the present time?
§ Dr. BURGINThe stock of sugar in bonded warehouses on the 29th February amounted to about 470,000 tons. I understand that a few weeks' supply is also held out of bond. Owing to the fact that sugar can be stored in warehouses suitable for dry goods in general, the total capacity available cannot be estimated.