HC Deb 05 December 1950 vol 482 c43W
Mr. Bossom

asked the President of the Board of Trade if it is his intention to review the existing scale of tariffs on horticultural products, so as to avoid the situation of smallholders being faced with bankruptcy and farmers generally being compelled to discharge their workers, due

1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 (January-August)
£ (c.i.f.) per cwt.
Australia 3.30 3.69 3.67 3.62 3.37
New Zealand 4.21 * 4.24 5.53 5.54
British West Indies 3.28 3.59 3.65 3.64 3.84
Irish Republic 11.36 10.75
Chile * 3.37 3.53 3.11
Argentine Republic 2.71 * * 2.91 3.55
All countries 3.32 3.70 3.68 3.61 3.51
* Negligible imports.