asked the Minister of Agriculture what decisions he has come to in regard to the marking of blended butter where foreign ingredients are used; and whether, in view of public anxiety in this matter, he will insist on the country of origin being indicated in all foreign blends and in all manufactured food in which foreign butter or blends of foreign butter occur?

The question of making an Order in Council to require the marking of all imported butter is being considered by the Departments concerned in the light of the report recently issued by the Standing Committee constituted under the Merchandise Marks Act, 1926.

asked the Minister of Agriculture what was the arable acreage and the number of agricultural workers in the years 1921, 1924 and 1930 in Norfolk, Suffolk, Lincolnshire and Cambridgeshire (Isle of Ely), taken together, and in the rest of England; and what was the average annual decrease per cent. in each case in the period 1921 to 1924 and in the period 1924 to 1930?

asked the Minister of Agriculture what has been the total capital of the Anglo-Dutch group of beet-sugar companies; how much of this was share capital; what amounts have been provided for depreciation during the subsidy period, placed to reserve, paid in dividends without deduction of Income Tax, and retained as unallocated balances; and what have been the rates of dividend in each of the subsidy years?

The information desired is given in the following statement:

The arable acreage and the number of agricultural workers in the area comprising the counties of Norfolk, Suffolk, Lincoln and the Isle of Ely in the years 1921, 1924 and 1930 were as follow: