§ 67. Mr. Russellasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what are the prospects of the United Kingdom obtaining appreciable supplies of beef and mutton from Colonial Territories.
§ Mr. HopkinsonApart from a little canned beef from East Africa and some mutton from the Falkland Islands, there is at present no surplus beef or mutton available in Colonial Territories. In most territories there is a large and growing demand for meat which is at present unsatisfied. Imports of carcass meat from many parts of Africa would in any case be impossible owing to the risk of infecting our own livestock with rinderpest.
I fear, therefore, that there is little prospect of obtaining appreciable supplies 30W for the United Kingdom from the Colonies in the foreseeable future.