§ 109. Sir W. Wakefieldasked the Minister of Agriculture why he proposes to spend £160,000 in providing and storing grain sacks.
§ Sir T. DugdaleMy Department's expenditure on grain sacks this year has been approximately £112,000. The sacks were purchased to provide a reserve and were re-sold, without loss to the Exchequer, to farmers who found themselves short of sacks during this year's harvest. It is not proposed to continue this scheme as sacks are now readily available.