asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer when Lord Meston's Committee on Treasury Grants last met; and whether it has yet presented its Report?

As far as I am aware, the last meeting was held in March, 1923. The answer to the second part of the question is in the negative.

asked the President of the Board of Education whether he will state the existing amount of accommodation for pupils in open-air schools and the average numbers in attendance?

At the present time there is accommodation in certified day and residential open-air schools for 6,736 pupils. During the year ended 31st March, 1926, the average number of pupils in such schools was 6,100. The hon. Member will understand that the total number of individual children dealt with in schools of this type during the year is very considerably larger than the average number in attendance throughout the year.

asked the Minister of Health whether he is aware that, in January, 1925, the Board of Education approved a proposed site for a nursery school in the area of the Walthamstow Urban District Council, and that in February, 1925, his Department gave sanction for a loan to secure the site: that in July, 1925, plans for the nursery school were approved by the Board of Education; that in January, 1926,, the local authority accepted a tender for the erection of the school and his Department was asked to sanction the necessary loan; that sanction was refused then and on several occasions since on the ground of the present high rates and the financial position of the district; and whether, in view of the expense already incurred and the fact that it is in poor districts of highly-rated areas that nursery schools are most urgently required, he will reconsider the application of the local authority for a loan?

I am aware of the facts as stated by the hon. Member, but I regret that, in view of the financial circumstances of the district, I do not at present feel justified in altering my decision.

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland the number of houses which have been built in Scotland under the 1923 and 1924 Housing Acts, respectively, and the number under construction?

As at 28th February, 1927, the latest date for which figures are available, the numbers of houses built in Scotland under the 1923 and 1924 Housing Acts were 16,933 and 6,161 respectively; and the corresponding numbers under construction were 5,829 and 14,084.

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland the number of houses for letting purposes which have been built in the Gamlachie division of Glasgow since 1st January, 1925?

So far as I have been able to ascertain, no houses for letting purposes have been built in this area since the 1st January, 1925, but I am informed that the Corporation of Glasgow are in course of erecting 192 houses for letting purposes in the area referred to.

asked the Minister of Health whether his attention has been called to the fact that the Hereford Rural Council has no scheme for granting subsidy for the building of new houses; whether he is aware that they have refused a subsidy on a bungalow built in their area by Mr. F. B. Cooke on the ground that they have no scheme for subsidy; and whether, in such circumstances, he will grant a subsidy?

The answer to the first two parts of the question is in the affirmative. As regards the third part of the question, I am not satisfied that sufficient reason exists for certifying the local authority to be in default under Section 9 of the Housing (Financial Provisions) Act, 1924; and in these circumstances I am precluded from making a grant of subsidy to Mr. Cooke.

asked the Minister of Health the total amounts advanced each year from 1919 onwards under the Small Dwellings Acquisition Acts in England and Wales and the number of houses to which the loans applied?

I would refer the hon. Member to the answer which was given to him last Thursday in reply to a question in identical terms.

asked the Minister of Health what county boroughs and boroughs have nor built houses under any of the post-War Housing Acts?

The boroughs in which no houses have been provided under any of the post-War Housing Acts are Beaumaris, Cowbridge and Montgomery. None of these is a county borough.

asked the Minister of Health if he will state how many houses sanctioned under the Housing, Town Planning, etc., Act, 1919, still remain to be built and how many are in course of erection?

On the 1st March, 1927, 245 houses were in course of erection in connection with schemes under the Housing, Town Planning, etc., Act, 1919, and 69 had not been commenced.

asked the Minister of Health how many local authorities are at present undertaking slum - clearance schemes, and how many houses are affected?

Since 1919, 93 slum schemes relating to 71 local authorities have been approved by my Department. The number of houses and other buildings included in these schemes is, approximately, 12,000.

asked the Minister of Health what was the scale of poor relief in force for the week ending 26th February, 1927, in each of the Poor Law unions situated wholly or mainly in each coalfield in England and Wales?

The information desired by the hon. Member could only be obtained by calling upon the several boards of guardians to make a special return, and the application of such scales as are in existence is subject to so many qualifications depending on the practice of the particular board of guardians that any simple return would be rather misleading than useful.

asked the Minister of Health whether his attention has been called to the circumstances of the death of Andrew Wilson, a casual pauper in the Gloucester casual ward, on 5th February; whether he is aware that the deceased asked to see a doctor many hours before his death and was not seen; and whether, as his Department has recently issued a Circular urging the necessity of medical examinations, he will inquire into the circumstances?

Yes, Sir. Lam sending the hon. Member a copy 'of the reply given to a previous question in regard to the case.

asked the Minister of Health whether the Regulations give to casuals the right of remaining in the casual ward during Sunday?

The Regulations confer no such right. The effect of the Casual Poor Act, 1882, is to deprive a casual of the right of discharging himself on Sunday, but in certain special circumstances he may under the Regulations be discharged on that day.

asked the Minister of Health if his attention has been drawn to the Report made to the Honiton Guardians that bodies of paupers are buried in unlined coffins filled with sawdust; and will he make representations to all boards of guardians that paupers' coffins in future should consist of a lining, pillow, and a shroud?

I have seen a newspaper cutting in connection with this matter from which it appears that the guardians have already decided to abandon the objectionable practice to which the question refers, I have no reason to think that the practice of other boarus of guardians is similarly open to criticism.

asked the Minister of Health whether he will con- sider notifying approved societies, who collect the contributions from insured members for widows', orphans' and old age contributory pensions and who are required to certify the form giving particulars of membership, when pensions have been granted, so that the registers in the possession of the societies may be checked to ensure that all qualified persons do in fact receive pensions?

I would refer the hon. Member to the answer given to the hon. Member for Westhoughton (Mr. Rhys Davies) on the 11th February and would point out, as regards the last part of-the question, that other considerations, besides those to which the society's certificate relates, have to be taken into account before it can be decided that a title to pensions is established.

asked the Minister of Health if he will consider the claim of small tradesmen, such as watch and clock repairers or boot and shoe repairers, to be admitted into the Widows', Orphans' and Old Age Contributory Pensions Act by paying the full contribution, as at present they are ineligible through not having qualified by two years' payments under the National Health Insurance Act?

My hon. And gallant Friend's suggestion seems to imply the entrance of these persons into the scheme as voluntary contributors at the fiat rate of contribution. For reasons fully stated to the House on the 13th July. 1925, in Committee on the Bill, it would be impossible to graft a voluntary scheme at the flat rate on to the compulsory system without upsetting the finances of the system. For financial reasons a voluntary scheme would involve a scale of varying contributions on a much higher level than the flat rate now in operation.

asked the Minister of Health if, taking the different unions of the country, he can state whether the operation of the Old Age Pensions Acts and the different Insurance Acts has contributed to the decline of the various poor rates concerned; and, if so, whether he ' will give the instances where the effect of this legislation in the direction suggested has been most pronounced?

I am afraid that statistics to illustrate the points to which the Member refers are not readily available. I may, however, refer him as regards Old Age Pensions to a Return issued in 1911 (Command Paper 5612) which showed the number of persons in each union who received old age pensions and ceased to be chargeable to guardians within a period of four weeks after the removal of the poor relief disqualification for the receipt of old age pensions; from this Return it appeared that the consequent saving to the poor rates amounted to £21,953 a week. As regards pensions and allowances under the Contributory Pensions Act, the latest information relates to the period ended 27th March, 1926; returns from boards of guardians in England and Wales showed that the direct saving to poor rates up to that date by reason of the operation of this Act was at the rate of £1,768,000 per annum. I regret that similar figures are not available as regards the effect of the other Insurance Acts.

asked the Minister of Health the types of food in the preparation of which the use of benzoic acid and sulphur dioxide is still permitted?

I am sending the hon. Member a copy of the Preservatives Regulations of 1925 and 1926 which will give him the information desired.

asked the Minister of Health if, in view of the new Regulations affecting the use of preservatives in food, he has issued or proposes to issue to local authorities a suggestion that they should take special pains to warn consumers that certain foods should not be expected now to keep so long in a condition fit for human consumption?

No, Sir. I do not propose to make any such suggestion, since only experience can show how far, if at all, the keeping properties of food in the consumers' houses would be affected by the absence of preservatives. I may say, however, that in making the Regulations I had regard to the circumstances of the ordinary household, and to the fact that most of the principal foods affected were already being sold without preservative by some traders.

asked the Minister of Health whether he proposes to introduce legislation to give effect to the recommendations of the Royal Commission on National Insurance?

I would refer the hon. Member to the reply which I gave to the hon. Member for West-houghton (Mr. Rhys Davies) on 17th February.

asked the Minister of Health the number of persons, both male and female, whose age exceeded 100 years and whose death has been recorded in England and Wales for the five years ended to the last convenient date?

The following are the figures asked for by the hon. Member:

Deaths at age 100 and over in England and Wales.
Year.	—	—	Males.	Females.
1922	—	—	18	59
1923	—	—	22	74
1924	—	—	22	64
1925	—	—	23	69
1926*	—	—	27	61
* The figures for 1926 are provisional.

asked the Under-Secretary of State for India whether he has received a report of the firing on a crowd at the village of Kulakati, in which it is reported that 19 deaths were caused, besides wounded, of whom 12 are not expected to survive; whether this shooting took place under the orders of a magistrate: whether the crowd fired upon had used or attempted violence against the magistrate's party or any other person, or had tried to destroy property; and whether an inquiry is being held?

I have still nothing to add to the detailed answer I gave to the hon. Member for Bow and Bromley (Mr. Lansbury) on 24th March, except that the Bengal Government found it necessary to remit to the Commissioner, for further details, the report they had received from him on 9th March.

asked the Under-Secretary of State for India the total railway mileage of the railways in India; the mileage State-owned;. the mileage State-controlled; the mileage at present under construction; and whether State-owned or State-controlled?

On the 31st March, 1926, the latest date up to which full information is available, the total open mileage of the railways in India was 38,579. Of this a mileage of 27,264 was owned by the Government of India, who worked 13,169 miles directly and 14,095 through the agency of companies. The balance of 11,315 miles was made up of lines owned by private companies, district boards and Indian States. On the same date the mileage under construction was 2,446, of which 1,806 was being constructed by the Government of India, 535 direct and 1.271 through the agency of companies. The hon. Member will find fully detailed information in the Report by the Railway Board on Indian Railways for 1925–26, a copy of which has been placed in the Library of this House.

asked the Under-Secretary of State for India whether. as the Government of India accepted the recommendations of the Repressive Laws Committee Report in 1921, he will say how far these recommendations have been given effect to and which recommendations have still to be implemented?

All the nine enactments or portions thereof, the immediate repeal of which the Committee recommended have been repealed except the State Prisoners Acts of 1850 and 1858. One other enactment and a portion of the Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1908, which the Commitee thought could not then be repealed remain on the Statute Book; and the amendment of Bengal Regulation III of 1818 and the corresponding Madras and Bombay Regulations of 1819 and 1827 which the Committee recommended has not yet been undertaken. The retention of these Regula- tions has necessitated the retention of the Acts of 1850 and 1858 just referred to.

asked the Secretary of State for Air what percentage of new recruits for His Majesty's Air Force were discharged on account of some physical or medical disability in 1926 within 12 months of their acceptance?

The answer is 1·46 per cent.

asked the Secretary of State for Air whether his attention has been drawn to the claim of Mr. W. E. Dean, of West Gomeldon, Salisbury. Wilts, for compensation in respect of damage caused to his flock of ewes whilst in lamb, but to fright by aeroplanes sweeping close to the ground; whether he is aware that witnesses can prove that the aeroplanes in question belonged to the Royal Air Force and that expert evidence has been obtained that the condition of the animals was not due to any disease; and whether, in view of the loss to this farmer of some £600, he will have the claim for compensation reconsidered?

The answer to the first part of the question is in the affirmative. As regards the remaining parts, on receipt of Mr. Dean's claim very exhaustive inquiries were made, but no trace could be found of the flight of any Royal Air Force machine over Mr. Dean's land on the date in question, and no satisfactory evidence that such a machine was involved has been produced. Moreover, the highest possible professional opinion has been obtained that the outbreak of abortion from which Mr. Dean's flock suffered could not have been caused by the alleged act of low flying on the 25th February, 1926, and in the circumstances no payment of compensation can be made.

asked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether he has received a resolution passed at a meeting at Portsmouth organised by the Portsmouth Chamber of Commerce and the Portsmouth Trades Council protesting against the decision to discharge 600 dockyard employes, and urging the need for giving more work to the national dockyards rather than to private contractors; and whether he will consent to receive a deputation from the bodies responsible for calling the meeting in order that they may place before him the considered views of those who will be affected by these discharges?

asked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether he has received a resolution passed at a meeting at Portsmouth, organised by the Portsmouth Chamber of Commerce and the Portsmouth Trades Council, protesting against the decision to discharge 600 dockyard. employes, and urging the need for giving more work to the national dockyards rather than to private contractors; and whether he will consent to receive a deputation from the bodies responsible for calling the meeting in order that they may place before him the considered views of those who will be affected by these discharges?

The answer to the first part of the question is in the affirmative; the answer to the second part is, No, Sir. I have already had ample opportunity of hearing and considering those views.

asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty whether two months' seniority will be granted to sick berth ratings for all special recommendations for early advancement, or whether such recommendations prior to 31st May, 1925, will not be counted?

In making advancements from the new rosters, two months' priority is given for each occasion a sick berth rating has been recommended in his present rating for accelerated advancement, whether such recommendation was before or after 31st May, 1925. In making advancements from the old system rosters in the sick berth branch, the practice of giving special consideration to men who have been specially recommended is exactly the same as it was before the introduction of the new system rosters.

asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty whether he will consider an amendment to the Regulations governing examination for higher ratings of the sick berth branch, so that examinations in hospital abroad may be final, observing that a sick berth petty officer who passed provisionally abroad failed at the home hospital 12 months after, and eventually passed finally 15 months from the date of passing provisionally, with the result that he has lost 15 months seniority, whereas a man examined at home who failed the first time would have lost only three months' seniority?

The reply is in the negative. A uniform standard is best secured by limiting the final examination to the home hospitals. As regards the latter part of the question, ratings who are unable to pass the final examination at the first attempt cannot expect to derive any advantage from having passed the provisional examination.

asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Admiralty the number of officers at present borne in the various marine headquarters; and how the number of Royal Marine officers borne to the number of marines compares with the number of Army officers borne to an Army battalion?

The establishment of officers Royal Marine allowed to Royal Marine divisions is 323; the number borne is 303. The authorised percentage of commissioned officers to non-commissioned officers and men is 3·05 per cent. as compared with 4·1 per cent. in an Army battalion. The corps is divided into" "On Shore" and "Afloat," the 12th Royal Marine Battalion being regarded as in the latter category. The percentage of commissioned officers to non-commissioned officers and men in these categories is:

	Per cent.
On Shore	3·5
Afloat	2·5

asked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether he is in a position to make a statement upon the recent incident when His Majesty's Ship "Vindictive" was fired on by Chinese soldiers; whether she returned the fire; and whether there were any British casualties?

I am unaware of any such incident. The hon. Member is apparently relying or a report which appeared in the Press on the 23rd March, but has failed to notice that it was contradicted in the same quarter on the following day.

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether, in view of the proposals communicated to the Chinese authorities at Peking and Hankow on 27th and 28th January last by His Majesty's Government, the British Government are prepared to consider jointly with the other Powers concerned ways and means of meeting the Chinese national aspirations in regard to the status of the international settlements as well as of the British concessions; and, if so, whether His Majesty's Government will take the lead in this matter?

I have nothing to add to the statements made on the 28th of March in reply to the question of the Noble Lord the Member for Weston-super-Maie (Lord Erskine) and to ensuing supplementary questions.

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether any intimation has been received from any party in China as to the submission of the different problems in dispute between China and the Powers to the League of Nations?

No, Sir.

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he has any official information showing which members of the Polit-Bureau, the central executive committee of the Union of Socialist Soviet Republics, and the Council of People's Commissaries are also members of the Commintera and the Profintern?

I have certain official information on the subject, but a complete reply to the question would involve extensive research. My hon. and gallant Friend will find the names of members of Soviet Government organisations in the current issue of the annual official publication, "Annuaire Diplomatique du Commissariat du Peuple aux Affaires Etrangeres." I should be glad to lend him a copy of this, but cannot guarantee its information being absolutely up to date.

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign. Affairs whether he can give the House any information relating to Part II of the League of Nations Report on the international traffic in women and children; and, in particular, as to whether it contains specific information regarding conditions in Great Britain?

Part II gives the result of investigations in 28 countries, including England. Other countries were visited, but owing to material difficulties it was not found possible to report on them.As regards England, the Report reveals a satisfactory condition of affairs, and states categorically that no evidence of traffic on an organised scale was found in this country.

asked the Home Secretary when he expects to receive the Report of the Southborough Committee on Disinterested Management; and whether he can make any statement on the question of the alteration of the present hours of the supply of alcoholic refreshment in clubs?

The Committee is now engaged on the consideration of its Report, and hopes shortly to be in a position to present it.I am afraid I cannot at present make any statement on the question referred to in the last part of the question.

asked the Home Secretary in how many cases during the 12 months ending 1st March, 1926 and 1925 have Coroners' Courts brought in verdicts of murder; in how many instances have the police effected arrests; and in how many cases have the Courts convicted prisoners?

The latest figures available are for years ended 31st December, 1924 and 1925. They are as follow:

Murder Statistics.
	Year ended 31st December, 1924.	Year ended 31st December, 1925.
Inquest verdicts of murder	141	163
Persons proceeded against for murder (from police returns)	76	102
Persons convicted of and sentenced for murder	14	31
Special verdicts of Guilty but Insane	14	24

The inquest verdicts include 36 cases in 1924 said 32 cases in 1925 in which the murderer committed suicide.The police figures do not show persons as proceeded against for murder if they were convicted only of manslaughter. If two murders were committed by one man, only one man would be shown as proceeded against. The police figures are of cases heard by Courts of Summary Jurisdiction during the year, and the figures of convictions and special verdicts are of cases dealt with at Assizes during the year. Particulars of persons found insane on arraignment are not included.

asked the Home Secretary how many variations in the price of petrol there have been since the War of 2d. a gallon or over, and what they were; and the variations in the fares charged and authorised by taximeter cabs in the City of London?

In reply-to the first part of the question, the following have been the retail prices per gallon of No. 1 Motor Spirit (standard brands) in cans in London since 1918:

• 1918.—1st May. 3s. 9d.; 1st December, 3s. 7d.
• 1919.—1st January, 3s. 3½d.; 19th May, 3s. 1d.
• 1920.—4th February, 3s. 8½d.; 30th August, 4s. 3½d.; 11th October, 4s. 0½d.
• 1921.—1st January, 3s. 5½d.; 28th May, 2s. ll½d.; 18th August, 2s. 5½d.
• 1922.—26th September, 2s.
• 1923.—19th July, Is. 8½d.; 25th September, 1s. 6½d.
• 1924.—2nd February, 1s. l1d.; 4th September, is. 7½d.; 16th September, Is. 6½d.
• 1925.—Is. 6½d.
• 1926.—26th February, Is. 7½d.; 1st November, Is. 6d.; 20th December, Is. 5½d.
• 1927.—16th March, 1s. 3½d.

In reply to the second part of the question, the variations in the fares charged and authorised by taximeter cabs since the War are as follows:From 1917 to the 1st March, 1920, when the fare was 8d. per mile, an additional fee of 6d. was charged on each hiring.On the 1st March, 1920, the fare was increased from 8d. to 1s. per mile.On the 6th April, 1926, I made an Order authorising an alternative scale of 9d. per mile, but no application has been made to fit a taximeter to register according to this scale.

asked the Home Secretary how many deaths, male and female, have occurred through natural causes in the prisons of England and Wales, and the names of the prisons that these deaths have occurred in, for the 12 months ended to the last convenient date?

During the 12 months ended! 28th February, 1927. the number of persons under detention in prisons and Borstal Institutions in England and Wales who died from natural causes was 22 men and 4 women. The Deaths occurred at the following establishments:

Prison, etc.	Males.	Females.
Bedford	1	—
Birmingham	—	1
Camp Hill	1	—
Durham	1	—
Holloway	—	1
Leeds	5	—
Liverpool	—	1
Manchester	2	1
Oxford	1	—
Parkhurst	4	—
Pentonville	3	—
Portland Borstal Institution	1	—
Wandsworth	2	—
Winchester	1	—
Totals	22	4

asked the Home Secretary how many fatal accidents occurred in the seven chief industries for the years 1919 to 1925 inclusive, and the total compensation paid to all dependants?

The total number was 20,263 and the total amount of the compensation paid in those cases was £4,750,421.

asked the Home Secretary if he is aware that, although there were 373 more fatal accidents in industry in 1925 than in 1923 and only 4,323 fewer non-fatal accidents, the total amount of compensaiton paid was £491,166 less in 1925 than was paid in 1923; and will he look into the cause and explain the reason for these reduced payments?

I would refer the hon. Member to pages 5 and 6 of the Home Office Statistics for 1925 for an explanation of the reduced payments. He will find that there was a large increase in the average amount paid in fatal cases, and that the reduction in the total amount paid in all cases is due entirely to a fall in the amount paid in the non-fatal cases. This fall is largely the result of the repeal of the War Addition Acts.

asked the Home Secretary whether it is intended to dispense with the remnants of the Defence of the Realm Act, which includes the prohibition of the sale of cigarettes and chocolates after certain hours?

As I have already informed the House, a Departmental Committee has been appointed by me to consider this question. The Committee is commencing its inquiry immediately.

asked the Home Secretary whether, in view of the fact that last Session he proposed to delay the introduction of any legislation based on the Report of the Committee on Sexual Offences until the Committee on Young Offenders had reported, he will take advantage of the fact that this latter has now reported and take steps to introduce such legislation at an early date?

It will take me some time to complete my consideration of the very important recommendations of the Committee on Young Offenders which has just reported, but I adhere to my intention to deal with the recommendations of the two Committees together as far as they require legislation.

asked the President of the Board of Trade what is the attitude of his Department towards the recommendation by the Food Council of the publication of the wholesale prices each week of any articles of food, including fish?

The Food Council have this matter under consideration,, and have made no recommendation upon it.

asked the President of the Board of Trade if he is aware that in 1925 insurance companies received premiums amounting to £5,663,895 in respect of employers' liability insurance; that £3,078,813, or 52·16 per cent., was allocated for payment of compensation (including legal and medical expenses incurred in connection with the settlement of claims), while the balance, £2,585,082, or 47·14 per cent., was allocated to commission payments, management expenses, and profits: and will he introduce legislation to ensure that a larger proportion of the premiums shall go to compensation and less to profits?

I have been asked to reply, but would call attention to the agreement between the Home Office and the Accident Offices Association which in the ease of companies belonging to the Association limits the total expenses and profits to a maximum of 40 per cent. Adjustment is made by means of a rebate to the employers insured with these companies, and the rebate, for the year 1925, amounted to 8½06 per cent. I think that this arrangement affords considerable protection to the employers,, and that no compulsory legislation is necessary.

asked the Minis there of Transport the approximate number of licences for private motor cars and motor cycles issued this year, together with the comparative figure for last year?

The number of licences, of the two classes referred to, issued from let December, 1926, to 28th February, 1927, were approximately as follows:

Motor cars (horse-power class)	575,000
Motor cycles	357,000

The corresponding figures for the previous year were 499,890 and 339,132.

asked the Minister of Agriculture if he is aware that in consequence of the embargo on Continental pork the price of pork has been increased to a, considerable extent and has practically crippled the London trade; if he has any evidence to show that the embargo on foreign pork has helped the English breeder: whether he is aware of the large amount of Continental bacon now being imported; that the major part of the London trade is now in the hands of American and Argentine combines; that calves are still very dear, the best making 1s. 4d. to Is. 5d. per pound wholesale; and that this time last year the wholesale price was from 5d. to 6d. per pound; and if he intends taking any action in the matter'?

Average wholesale price of pork at the London Central Markets have been somewhat higher this month than a year ago, but not to the extent suggested by the hon. Member, the increases being 1d. and id. per lb. for first and second quality respectively. The embargo on the importation of fresh meat from the Continent was instituted solely as a measure of protection against disease for the live stock of this country. From this point of view, I am satisfied that it has been beneficial to breeders of all classes of live stock. I am aware that imports of bacon from the Continent have been increasing, but the trade in Continental bacon is not controlled by American or Argentine combines. The average wholesale prices of veal at the London Central Markets this month have been 14d. and 10¾d. per lb. for first and second quality, respectively, against 12id. and 9⅛d. lb. in March, 1926."Bobbies,"i.e., immature veal, which have sold this month at 7½d. to 9½d. per lb., sold in March, 1926, at 4½d. to 6½d. per lb.