§ 65. Mr. Spenceasked the Minister of Food what percentage of the total trade undertaken by retail butchers is now being done by the following types of traders, respectively, and what is the basis of computing the figures: multiple retailers, private retailers and Co-operatives.
§ Mr. StracheyBy applying the results of inquiries into representative butchers' accounts to the respective aggregates of ration meat permits, it is estimated that the percentage of trade is approximately —private retailers 76¼ per cent., Co-operative retailers 15 per cent., and national multiple retailers 8¾ per cent.