§ 69. Sir W. Smithersasked the Minister of Food why imports of cattle from Eire to Birkenhead have dropped from 3,500 a week to 80.
§ Mr. StracheyLandings of cattle from Eire at Birkenhead for slaughter totalled 930 in January. This compares with 5,250 during the corresponding period in 1948, 149 in 1947, and 57 in 1946. This is, of course, the relevant comparison as the exports of fat cattle vary seasonally.