§ Sir R. W. SMITHasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many dead-weight centres for slaughtering purposes there were in Scotland on 1st October, 1935, and how many on the same date in 1936; and what number of cattle were passed through each of the dead-weight centres in the above periods?
§ Mr. ELLIOTThe number of deadweight certification centres for the certification of carcases of cattle for payments under the Cattle Industry (Emergency Provisions) Acts, 1934 to 1936, in Scotland on 1st October, 1935, was seven and on 1st October, 1936, was six. The number of animals presented for certification at each of the dead-weight certification centres in Scotland in the 12 months ended 30th September, 1935, and 30th September, 1936, respectively, were as follow:1058W
Centre. Year ended 30th September, 1935. Year ended 30th September, 1936. Aberdeen 1,833 3,639 Dundee 412 637 Edinburgh 229 555 Glasgow 2,832 4,590 Hamilton 668 899 Inverurie — 40 Lerwick 312 281 Total 6,286 10,641