asked the Minister of Food if he will give the number of pigs killed on licence; and the number killed and made available for the ordinary meat and bacon rations, respectively, in December, 1946, January, 1947, December, 1947, and January, 1948.

As the reply includes a number of figures, I will, with permission, circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.

Following is the reply:

NOTE.—A small proportion of the pigs slaughtered at bacon factories and Government slaughterhouses were unsuitable for the bacon or the meat ration and were used for manufacture.