§ Sir P. Hurdasked the President of the Board of Trade what were the imports of bacon and ham for the years 1938 and 1931; and what was the British home-output of these products for the same years?
§ Mr. StanleyDuring the year 1938, imports of bacon and hams (other than tinned, canned, etc.) into the United Kingdom amounted in the aggregate to 7,533,000 cwt., the corresponding figure for 1931 being 11,965,000 cwt. The estimated production of bacon and hams, including cured and salted pork other than offals, by registered curers in the United Kingdom during 1938 was 3,236,000 cwt. Comparable particulars for 1931 are not 1277W available, but the output of bacon and hams during 1930, as returned in connection with the Census of Production for that year by firms employing more than 10 persons on the average, was 1,646,000 cwt.