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Mrs. Ganley
asked the Minister of Food to what extent herrings are being preserved in this country; and whether they
| — | Total. | For Home Market. | For Export. | ||||
| Processed (a):— | Tons. | Tons. | Tons. | ||||
| Kippering | … | … | … | … | 62,839 | 61,282 | 1,557 |
| Bloatering | … | … | … | … | 3,369 | 3,110 | 259 |
| Pickle Curing | … | … | … | … | 25,087 | 4,425 | 20,662 |
| Redding | … | … | … | … | 1,769 | 150 | 1,619 |
| Canning | … | … | … | 7,166 | 4,912 | 2,252 (b) | |
| Marinating | … | … | … | … | 185 | (c) | (c) |
| Freezing | … | … | … | … | 1,864 | 1,864 | — |
| Oil and Meal | … | … | … | … | 5,891 | 5,891 | — |
| Sold Fresh | 69,620 | 69,620 | — | ||||
| Klondyked (d) | … | … | … | … | 9,638 | — | 9,638 |
| (a) Quantities are shown as fresh weight and not weight after processing. | |||||||
| (b) Allocation of canned herrings is about two-thirds home market and service requirements and one-third export. | |||||||
| (c) Figures not available. About two-thirds for home market and one-third for export. | |||||||
| (d) "Klondyking" i.e., Fresh herrings, packed in ice and sprinkled with salt, is carried on enuely for the export market, and pickle-curing and redding mainly for that market | |||||||