§ Mr. Hurdasked the President of the Board of Trade the amounts of phosphate, potash and nitrogen which will be available as fertilisers in the current harvest year, as compared with the amounts last year and in 1938-1939.
§ Mr. BelcherFollowing is the table:
FERTILISER YEAR. — 1938-1939 1944-1945 1945-1946.(estimated). Tons. Tons. Tons. P2O5(Phosphates). 170,000 345000 364,000 K2O(Potash). 75,000 116,000 116,000 Nitrogen. 60,000 172,000 170,000 The quantities are stated in terms of plant food.