§ Mr. J. Morrisonasked the Minister of Fuel and Power what amount of steel was allocated in 1949 for the supply of poles for electricity transmission; and whether the allocation is decided in relation to the availability of home grown timber for these purposes.
§ Mr. P. Noel-BakerNo allotment of steel was made in 1949 for steel poles to carry overhead electricity conductors but some 600 tons of steel were allocated214W in that year for the manufacture of reinforced concrete poles for that purpose. The size of the allocation was largely due to the shortage of both home grown and imported wooden poles during the first part of that year.