§ 62. Mr. Wiggasked the Minister of Food how long the existing long-term contracts between his Department and the Colonies are to be continued; and whether he will make a statement.
§ Major Lloyd GeorgeFollowing is the information:
DATE OF EXPIRATION OF LONG-TERM CONTRACTS BETWEEN THE MINISTRY OF FOOD AND THE COLONIES. Bacon Kenya 31.12.54 Coffee Jamaica 31 8.54 Uganda 30.6.54 Kenya Tanganyika Gold Coast 31.7.54 Copra and Coconut Oil Fiji 31.12.57 Papua and New Guinea Tonga Solomon Islands Gilbert and Ellice Islands Palm Kernels Gold Coast 31.12.55 The Gambia Palm Kernels and Palm Oil Nigeria 31.12.55 Sierra Leone Groundnuts Nigeria Crop season 1954–55 The Gambia Sierra Leone 31.12.55 Groundnut Oil Nigeria 31.12.55 Benniseed Nigeria 31.12.55 Sierra Leone Cottonseed Nigeria 31.12.55 Concentrated Orange Juice B.W. Indies 1959–60 Sugar (Commonwealth Agreement). B.W. Indies, Fiji and Mauritius 31.12.61