§ 74. Mr. Hurdasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer to state the separate figures for bank advances to agriculture and fishing included in the total of £151,7 million in the April Digest of Statistics; and if he will arrange in the future for these figures to be given separately.
§ Mr. JaySeparate figures for bank advances to agriculture and fishing are not available. As for the future, I doubt whether the provision of separate figures is of sufficient importance to justify the extra work which would have to be undertaken by the banks.