EGGS AND WHEAT
QUALITY AND QUOTA
QUESTIONS IN COMMONS
(Received Bth December, 1 p.m.)
LONDON, 7th December. In the House of Commons, Sir John Gilmour, Minister of Agriculture, replying to a question suggesting that South African and Australian eggs were being sold as New Zealand, pointed out tha<! the country of origin had to be marked on all' imported eggs, enabling the consumer to decide whether they could be described as new laid.
Sir John Gilmour informed questioners .that he could not make a further statement on the wheat quota question pending negotiations ' with all interests concerned. He would not be ablo to make a statement before the recess.
Mr. Cruickshank: "Will you considor introducing a resolution approving the principle of the quota in, order to facilitate negotiations?"
No answer,
Mr. Mac Donald, in answer to a question, said that Mr. J. H. Thomas would make a statement on the application of the quota to Canadian.and Australian wheat before the recess.
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Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 138, 8 December 1931, Page 7
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