§ 90. Mr. Shepherdasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury the amount of dollars spent in 1946 and 1947, on the purchase of grapefruit, melons, peaches, pineapples, etc.
§ Mr. Jay£10,800 in 1946 and £527,590 in 1947. Most of the fruit was imported privately under the open general license which up till 1st July, 1947, allowed imports of fruit from all countries, including the dollar countries. No fruit is now being imported for dollars.