§ Sir H. Butcherasked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food whether, having regard to the need for conserving foreign currency and, at the same time, assisting the home grower, he will now impose a surcharge on the import of dried peas.
§ Mr. PeartNo. It is the Government's policy that foodstuffs should not be subject to the present temporary import charge, the purpose of which is entirely different from the protective tariff. There is a tariff of 10 per cent. or 7s. 6d. per cwt., whichever is the greater, on imports of foreign dried green and blue whole peas.