§ Mr. Haleasked the Minister of Food whether it is within his knowledge that a substantial quantity of South American maize has for some time past been destroyed as unsaleable; and whether he will arrange for the importation of maize into this country as an additional poultry food and thus release additional cattle feeding stuffs at home.
§ Sir B. SmithI am aware that maize has been used for fuel in South America because of the scarcity of alternative kinds of fuel. With regard to the second part of the Question, I am purchasing and shipping to this country all the maize which I can obtain.