§ Colonel Burtonasked the Minister of Agriculture the number of acres contracted for growing sugar-beet for this season; and the number contracted for at the equivalent date last year?
§ Sir R. Dorman-SmithContracts offered to the British Sugar Corporation up to730W 6th April cover approximately 326,000 acres, compared with 344,000 acres at the corresponding time last year. Contracting is still proceeding.