§ Major Thornton-Kemsleyasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food, in view of the difficulty being experienced by his Department in obtaining flour from potatoes suitable for mixing with bread, when the experiments started and when he hopes to achieve success?
§ Mr. MabaneI am advised that there are various methods of producing a satisfactory potato flour My Department has, however, been anxious to avoid the construction of extensive new plant, and to find ways of utilising existing plant, designed for other purposes but having the requisite capacity. Preliminary experiments with this object were commenced at the outbreak of war. A fair measure of success has now been attained in large scale trials. It will be appreciated however that the production of a suitable flour is only one of the factors to be considered in deciding whether or not to include potato flour in bread.