asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether his attention has been called to the arrest of 3,000 more members of the party of Monsieur Mikolajczyk in the Poznan area; and if he will represent to the Polish Provisional Government that, in view of the forthcoming General Election, such arrests are inconsistent with the Yalta and Potsdam Agreements by which free and unfettered elections were guaranteed.

Yes, Sir. The Polish Provisional Government have already been informed that His Majesty's Government could not consider the conditions laid down in the Crimea Declaration to have been fulfilled, if they had reason to believe that any of the existing political parties in Poland had been suppressed, that the normal activities of any party had been hampered, or that ally party had been treated unfairly by comparison with the others in respect of freedom of organisation or facilities for assembly and for the public expression of its policy and views.

While thanking the right hon. Gentleman for his answer, may I ask him whether he is aware that M. Mikolajczyk has stated that, since 1st June, 1,213 leaders of his party have bean arrested and 14 have been assassinated by unknown persons?

Can my right hon. Friend say whether the British Ambassador has been instructed to inquire into allegations that some members of M. Mikolajczyk's party have associations with terrorist groups who are carrying or, armed warfare against the Polish State?

That point has been considered, but I have no reason to believe that there is any such connection between terrorist groups and the party referred to.

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs why the ratification by His Majesty's Government of the recent Anglo-Polish financial agreement has been suspended.

As my hon. Friend is aware, when His Majesty's Government recognised the Polish Provisional Government, they did so on the strength of an undertaking by the Polish Provisional Government that free and unfettered elections would be held in Poland as soon as possible on the basis of universal suffrage and secret ballot, and that all democratic and anti-Nazi parties should have the right to put forward candidates. During the Potsdam Conference, President Bierut renewed this pledge, and assured my right hon. Friend that the elections would be held in the spring of 1946 and in accordance with the Polish Constitution of 1921.No electoral law has, however, yet been issued, and no date has yet been fixed for the elections. Before the Financial Agreement, signed on 24th June, is ratified, His Majesty's Government wish to be assured that the Polish Provisional Government will carry out their undertaking; and the Polish Government were so informed when the Agreement was made.

Why was the agreement signed at all, if the Government had these political considerations in mind? Can my right hon. Friend also say whether it was a matter of mere coincidence that the American State Department on almost the same day suspended a loan to Poland—or is this another example of parallel diplomacy?

On the latter point, certainly there was in this case no coordination of action with the United States Government I am not quite sure that my hon. Friend is right about the action which he says the United States Government took. I am afraid I have forgotten his first point.

I asked why the Government signed the agreement at all if they had those political considerations in mind.

We signed the agreement because we had reached with the Polish Provisional Government a settlement which we thought was generous, and we desired, by signing the agreement, to show our good will towards the Polish nation and our hope that the agreement would soon be ratified.

Has the right hon. Gentleman's Department considered the sober fact that there is £4 million in gold involved here which belongs to the Polish Government? Will he contrast this action with the conduct of the former Government, who handed over the Czechs' gold to Hitler because they said it technically belonged to him?

What has the present Provisional Government done to earn that gold?

I hope and believe that in many ways the present Provisional Government are making progress towards the stabilisation of the country. Perhaps I may say, in reply to the hon. and learned Member, that I am not here to defend the régime of Colonel Beck.

Have His Majesty's Government any information that there are, operating in Poland now, terrorist gangs whose object is to overthrow the existing Government and State, if they can? Will he say what the Government are doing to——

The question put to the Minister relates to a financial agreement and not to terrorist gangs.

Perhaps, Mr. Speaker, you will permit me to say that we are aware that there are terrorist bands in Poland and that we condemn in the strongest possible manner any private use of armed violence.

asked the First Lord of the Admiralty what conversion is being, or has been, effected in the Royal Hospital School, Holbrook, house "Byways"; the cost and reason for this conversion; who is to occupy the house; why a flat is being furnished at the expense of the orphanage, instead of by the woman secretary who is designated for it; and what new consideration justifies these further conversions after the orphanage has been in commission without them for 13 years.

Holbrook is seven miles from the nearest town and there is no place near the school at which relatives of boys can get accommodation and meals. This former official residence has therefore been adapted for the purpose at a cost of £90, and meals will be supplied at reasonable charges which are fixed by the school authorities. A very small part of the house has been converted for use of the headmaster's secretary, whose terms of appointment include free board and lodging and for whom no other suitable accommodation is available within the main school buildings.

Will the Financial Secretary give us the reason why this woman secretary, who is known as "Gestapo Bertha," is there, seeing that there was a naval writer as captain superintendent's secretary, who has had to be given other employment; and that this woman, with an additional assistant headmaster, was imported by the present headmaster? Will the Minister see that all these unnecessary employees are discharged?

That seems an entirely different question. Whether the pseudonym attached to the lady by my hon. and gallant Friend is justified, is another matter. I have no reason for supposing that there is any justification for it.

asked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether he will now consider abolishing liberty boats from shore establishments in this country.

My right hon. Friend has this matter under consideration, and will communicate with my hon. Friend as soon as possible.

While giving a qualified thanks to the Minister for that reply, may I ask him to bear in mind that every facility should be given to ratings after working hours in this respect?

Certainly, Sir.

As, to my knowledge, the First Lord has had this question under consideration for some time, would the Minister tell us what tremendous decision is holding up this matter?

The Question was first put down a week ago. My right hon. Friend has only just returned from India, and the matter requires a little consideration.

Can the Minister assure us that the inspection of liberty men does not on this occasion extend to the examination of their clothing for Service marking, which can surely be done on a more appropriate occasion?

asked the First Lord of the Admiralty if he is aware that hundreds of mines have been washed ashore at Scalpsie Bay on the coast of Bute; what is the reason for this; and are other shores on the Firth of Clyde likely to suffer in the same way.

Yes, Sir, but Naval mines are not involved. The mines being washed ashore, amongst other explosive matter, are Army mines. So far as is known, explosives are coming ashore from a sunken ship which is breaking up. Other shores on the Firth of Clyde are suffering in the same way. The Army authorities of Scottish Command are dealing with the situation.

How long is this menace likely to go on?

I am assured that it will be dealt with very expeditiously by the Army authorities.

In view of the fact that this is the holiday month in Scotland, will the Minister give instructions immediately for this matter to be cleared up as fast as possible?

I will bring the matter to the notice of the Secretary of State for War.

Could not the hon. Gentleman arrange for a number of high Army officers on leave to spend their holidays there?

asked the First Lord of the Admiralty what action has been taken following the recent thefts at No. 2 Site, R.N. Stores Depot, Almond-bank; what was stolen; to what extent blame attaches to the service police; and whether a full report of the case is to be made.

There have been two instances of thefts of stop watches and small aircraft dashboard clocks in recent months from No. 2 site. Almondbank. Full investigation has been made inside the depot, and the Perth civil police have been given full particulars in the endeavour to trace the articles, but so far without result. There is no reason to consider the service police are to blame. Full reports of all such cases are made by the local officers to the Admiralty.

May I ask the hon. Gentleman whether he is satisfied that these fairly frequent events in Royal Naval stores depots are really to the credit of the Admiralty?

I cannot possibly accept the view that there are more thefts in proportion in the Navy than in the other Services or other parts of the country.

asked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether it is in accordance with naval regulations for personnel and official canteens at royal naval stores depots to undertake catering in the neighbourhood in which they are situated.

Canteens at Royal Naval store depots are licensed by the Ministry of Food as catering establishments and if the licence is so endorsed may cater for any social and recreational activities of the depot employees whether held on or off the premises. The regulations do not permit of sale to or catering for the general public.

asked the Under-Secretary of State for Air if he is now in a position to make an issue of overcoats and boots to cadets of the Air Training Corps.

I am afraid that we cannot make these issues at present.

Is it not a fact that some hundreds of thousands of overcoats have been handed in by demobilised Royal Air Force personnel, and could riot those overcoats have been issued to these cadets who have been waiting ever since the inception of the Corps?

I am well aware that these cadets have been waiting, and in some cases, complaining. However, I can asure them that their interests are not being overlooked. It is not a matter of only one Department. On the question of what we are to do with the overcoats which have been turned in, those which are serviceable are taken back into stock and reissued to airmen who are called up.

asked the Under-Secretary of State for Air when ammunition dumps in the area of West Suffolk will be removed; and what action he is taking to ensure that they cannot be exploded by heath or forest fires.

As my predecessor has stated in previous replies, the problem of disposal of the enormous quantities of surplus explosives is very serious and there simply is not enough labour or transport to get the whole job done quickly. I am afraid I cannot forecast when our stores of explosives will be cleared away from West Suffolk. Meanwhile we are doing all we can to safeguard them against fire or other dangers. The explosives—which are fenced in and, of course, unfused—are regularly inspected and patrolled.

Is the Minister aware that fire does not stop at a fence, and that there are only ten men to guard all these places? What further action can he take to see that these dumps do not catch fire?

I am aware that fire does not stop at a fence. I cannot say that I am aware of the exact number of people involved in the patrols, but I can say that, considering how short we are of men, we are doing all we can and have taken special steps here.

Is it not the case that some of these dumps are being added to with newly manufactured shells?

I have no information about that.

asked the Under-Secretary of State for Air if he is aware that there is still considerable dissatisfaction in Norfolk at the continued use of Horsham St. Faith's aerodrome on the fringe of Norwich; and why it is not possible to use in its place an aerodrome at a more adequate distance from a built-up area.

There is little I can add to the reply given by my predecessor to my hon. Friend the Member for Norwich (Mr. Paton) on 24th October last, which stated that we cannot give up the use of Horsham St. Faith, because it has complex and expensive installations which are important for the air defence of the United Kingdom. It is, moreover, one of the relatively few Royal Air Force stations which have permanent accommodation for living and working. So far as safety permits, arrangements are made to avoid any flying over Norwich and we plan to reduce night flying from Horsham St. Faith later this year.

While fully appreciating the great importance of this aerodrome, may I ask if it is still not possible to transfer the installations to one of the other many aerodromes with which Norfolk is so very well provided? Is it not unsuitable for such an aerodrome to be so near a large city?

The difficulty is that we have spent £250,000 on this airfield. The other airfields in Norfolk—and there are very many—are chiefly airfields without permanent accommodation, and we have not the labour, money and materials to make these enormous changes. We cannot do it.

asked the Under-Secretary of State for Air if he has any statement to make regarding 644870 Corporal T. Potter, R.A.F., I Fortune Street, Bolton, who was convicted by court martial in Burma on 24th October, 1945, and sentenced to 10 years' penal servitude, in respect of which the hon. Member for Bolton has been making representations to him since February, 1946.

After full consideration of the case, the Air Council have decided that this conviction should be quashed. Corporal Potter is thus cleared of the charge that was made against him.

As this is one of several recent cases in which it has been found necessary for my hon. Friend's Department to give instructions for a conviction to be quashed, will he undertake to have an immediate investigation into court martial procedure in India and Burma with a view to ascertaining what is wrong with the administration of military justice in this area?

I have not got the information as to the number of cases in which the Air Council has quashed convictions from this area, but there has been only one case like this—that is, a case of alleged rape—in which the Air Council have upset the conviction. I can say front the cases I have seen that the Air Council's decision has been based on the consideration of delicate points of law and evidence in which the balance is very near, and I cannot for a moment admit that there is any reason for criticising the decision of the original courts martial.

asked the Under-Secretary of State for Air why no wireless mechanics in the R.A.F. are being released in July; and on what date it is proposed to release wireless mechanics in Group 40.

The reply I gave on 26th June to the hon. and gallant Member for West Edinburgh (Lieut.-Commander Hutchison) answers the first part of the hon. Member's Question. Our forecast of August for Group 40 has now been confirmed.

asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Civil Aviation if he is aware that the regular air service to North Ronaldsay, Orkney, which was in existence before the outbreak of war, cannot be resumed until the landing ground has been enlarged; and what steps are being taken to deal with the situation.

A survey of the work required to restore and extend North Ronaldsay aerodrome has been carried out by the licensee of the aerodrome, with whom my Department is in consultation.

asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Civil Aviation if he has considered the possibility of using Croft aerodrome as an airport to serve Teeside and North European countries; and if he has any statement to make.

I refer the hon. and gallant Member to the reply given on 19th June to the hon. Member for South Edinburgh (Sir W. Darling). Pending the announcement of aerodromes to be acquired for scheduled air services, I regret that I cannot make any statement in particular cases. Croft aerodrome has, of course, come under consideration for the services mentioned by the hon. and gallant Member.

asked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Civil Aviation whether he has reconsidered the representation of the Flaxton Rural District Council that the Rawcliffe aerodrome should not be established as the civil transport aerodrome of York, in view of the urgent need of housing at the residential neighbourhood in which it is situated; and whether he has come to any decision in this matter.

My noble Friend has the representations under careful consideration but I regret it is not yet possible to make a statement on the matter.

Is the hon. Gentleman aware that this state of indecision is causing a great deal of difficulty, and is hampering housing developments in this residential area? Will he bear that in mind?

As I have explained elsewhere, the difficulty is one of reconciling local interests, but if the hon. Gentleman will continue to give us his cooperation in getting the swift passage of the Civil Aviation Bill, I will see whether an early decision can be given.

Will the hon. Gentleman receive another deputation from the Flaxton Rural District Council on this matter?

I think we know all the facts and I have promised an early decision.

In view of the unsatisfactory nature of the reply I will raise this matter on the Adjournment at the earliest opportunity.

asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what plans have been made by the Government of British Guiana to provide housing at low rents; and whether he is satisfied such plans are adequate to meet the need for improved housing conditions in this colony.

A Rural Housing Committee was appointed in 1943, and, arising out of its report, a free grant of £16,130 and a loan of £9,766 have been made for an experimental scheme in one district. A further free grant of £26,050 for houses in rural areas has also been made. A scheme of housing in Georgetown has also been started, to build some 48 new houses to alleviate the worst of the situation. The urgent needs of housing are being fully considered in the Colony's 10 year development plan and it is hoped to allocate at least some £200,000 to £300,000 to housing.

asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what plans the Government of British Guiana has for the provision of a satisfactory education system for the territory and, in particular, for technical schools and vocational training.

As the answer is necessarily rather long, I will, with my hon. Friend's permission, circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.

asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what is the-current price paid for sugar imported from British Guiana; how this price compares with prices in 1939 and during the war years; and whether he is satisfied that this price is an adequate return to the industry to enable it to provide its workers with satisfactory conditions of life.

The Ministry of Food's buying price for Colonial sugar is fixed with due regard to increases in costs, including wages and expenditure by the industry on workers' welfare. The. Ministry of Food's f.o.b. price for the 1946 crop of British Guiana sugar is £18 10s. per ton. In 1939, the equivalent price was £10 5s. Prices have risen at intervals during the war years and I will circulate the actual figures in the OFFICIAL REPORT.

asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what mechanical aids were used in the searches for illegal arms carried out at Yagur, near Haifa; how many trees were uprooted; what other damage to property was caused; and what estimate can be given of the total damage inflicted on this settlement by the searchers for illegal arms.

Various mechanical implements were used to uncover caches of arms, the presence of which had been indicated by mine detectors. Some 20 vines were damaged by tracked vehicles passing through a section of the vineyard near the settlement buildings, where it was necessary to uncover concealed arms caches. This settlement was literally honeycombed with them. In all 33 such caches were found, some in bogus culverts and dummy sewers, others beneath floors and above ceilings or in secret cupboards behind false panels. Some were in the children's dormitory and school.

The arms discovered included 92 two inch mortars, 5,267 mortar bombs, 5,017 Grenades, to machine guns, 321 rifles, 78 pistols, 1,404 magazines, 425,000 rounds of ammunition, in addition to quantities of demolition explosives and other military stores and equipment.

The damage necessitated by the operation of unearthing these munitions of war was in the circumstances not only insignificant but entirely justified. I am convinced that no other Army in the world would have been capable of carrying out such a difficult task with so much consideration and forbearance.

asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies for what reasons the Palestine Government compelled orthodox Jews to desecrate their Sabbath when carrying out their arrest; whether he is aware of the affront to religious feelings caused by this action; and what steps he now proposes to take to remove the painful impressions aroused in Palestine by this action of the Government.

I would refer my hon. Friend to the reply given by the Prime Minister to a supplementary question by the hon. Member for West Fife (Mr. Gallacher) on 1st of July, namely that this matter was left entirely to the local authorities to decide.

Is the right hon. Gentleman aware that this debasing of religious and administrative standards could only be justified in time of war; and does he realise that no action on the part of His Majesty's Government could have done more to persuade the Jewish population that it is now engaged in a holy war in defence of its religious liberties?

It was necessary to carry out this action with the least possible inconvenience, and it was necessary to leave the matter, as stated, in the hands of those who were best competent to judge.

May I ask the right hon. Gentleman who it was who began the acts of war?

While one understands that the decision on time and place and method in such a matter would have to be left to the local authorities, in view of the fact that the local authorities chose an entirely unsuitable time has my right hon. Friend asked them for any explanation of why they chose the early hours of Saturday morning?

No, Sir, they have not been asked for any explanation; indeed the results of the action itself have justified the action taken.

asked the Secretary State' for the Colonies the number of leaders and officers of Jewish trade unions, Socialist parties, and co-operative societies, who have been arrested in recent operations in Palestine.

The information requested by my hon. Friend is not in my possession, but I am asking the, High Commissioner for Palestine for a report, and will communicate with my hon. Friend when this is received.

In view of the fact that the right hon. Gentleman has such detailed evidence about arms secured in various places, is it not extraordinary that he has not detailed evidence of the number of men taken into custody by the British administration in Palestine?

We have the numbers, but it is difficult to classify them, because a very substantial number have already been released.

asked the Minister of Food how many persons are engaged in the present Food Survey in calling on housewives and taking records of what each household eats; how many persons are engaged on administration of this scheme; and what is its total cost per annum.

No officers of my Ministry are so engaged. This work is 'undertaken under contract by market research agencies. Within the Ministry, in addition to a small clerical staff, nine persons are engaged on the administration of the survey work, and the analysis and interpretation of the data. Total expenditure on the projected food surveys in 1946/47.is estimated at £135,000.

Would the right hon. Gentleman state the number of persons in the clerical staff?

I am afraid I would have to have notice in regard to the Ministry of Food, but I can get the information.

Will the right hon. Gentleman state the justification for this expense, in view of the fact that he must know today, more than at any other time, what families are eating? Does he realise what annoyance it is causing to the housewife?

No, Sir, we regard this consumer research as of vital importance. In doing so—hon Members opposite may like to take note of this—we are, following the example of all the largest and most enlightened business firms

asked the Minister of Food whether he is proposing to reduce the points value of tinned meats and fish.

I am afraid I cannot make any advance announcement about changes in points values. Changes are announced on the first day of each ration period.

Has the right hon. Gentleman's Department taken the trouble to collect information as to the stocks of higher pointed commodities, such as tinned stewed steak which is in the shops at present unsold, and, at present points values, practically unsaleable?

We watch our pointed goods with great care, and if any change appears to be necessary, we shall certainly make any adjustment that appears wise.

asked the Minister of Food if he will now give permission to those who desire to do so to transfer registrations from milk retailers who have been convicted for maintaining cowsheds in dirty conditions and failing to cause a dairy in which milk is kept to be thoroughly cleansed, thus rendering the milk liable to be contaminated or infected.

Yes, Sir. I shall in future always give permission to those who desire to transfer their registrations from milk retailers who have been convicted for maintaining cowsheds in dirty conditions.

asked the Minister of Food if he is prepared to adopt the principle of controlled retail profit margins on fruit and vegetables as outlined in a memorandum by the hon. Member for Taunton, in March, 1946, of which a copy has been sent him, with a view to ending the system of exorbitant retail prices for produce for which the growers receive less than the cost of production.

I have considered this proposal very carefully, as I am most anxious to reduce what certainly strikes one at first sight as the altogether excessive spread between retail and producer prices in fruit and vegetables. But I do not pretend to have come to any conclusions as yet on what ought to be done about it.

asked the Minister of Food what steps he is taking to prevent shopkeepers from refusing to sell fruit ors the first-come first-served principle, in order to discriminate in favour of certain customers; and what steps persons discriminated against should take.

I should not like to embark on an attempt to control the conduct of shopkeepers in this matter.

Will my right hon. Friend answer the last part of my Question?

No, Sir, I am afraid can offer my hon. Friend very little advice on that point.

asked the Minister of Food approximately what percentage of building trade workers are provided with canteen facilities or packed meals, or are employed in areas where there are suitable catering facilities; and if he will reconsider sympathetically, in consultation with the Advisory Committee of the T.U.C., the difficulties of the minority of these workers, mainly in remote rural areas, who have no such facilities and who are working too far from home to return home for the mid-day meal.

I am afraid the figures for which my hon. Friend asks are not available. Where building workers have no facilities for a mid-day meal, my divisional food officers and the Ministry of Labour will, however, be glad to advise the employers about establishing a packed meat service. I have just approached the advisory committee of the T.U.C. to see whether something more cannot be done for this category of workers.

Does that apply to quite small employers in rural areas as well?

Yes, it is just in respect of those small employers in rural areas where the difficulty arises, I agree, and where the establishment of a packed meal service may be practicable. I know myself of cases of great difficulty there and I would very much like to find a way of dealing with it.

Will my right hon. Friend look into the possibility of using mobile canteens?

We have looked into that possibility, but unfortunately all the mobile canteens have been used up on other purposes at the moment.

Will the right hon. Gentleman consider increasing the rations for children who have to attend schools far from home, which do not serve lunches?

I very much doubt whether it would be possible to discriminate in rationing between children, other than by age group, but I will certainly consider any point raised.

As the Minister is proposing to make special arrangements for these workers in the building trade in rural areas, might I ask him not to forget that they do not suffer anything like the same difficulty as do agricultural workers who live there?

In this respect the agricultural worker does get the extra cheese ration, and will get an extra bread ration.

asked the Minister of Food if he is aware that milk producers who make ice cream have been told by officers of his Department that they cannot use separated milk for ice cream unless they have a caterer's licence; that this causes waste of surplus separated milk and of milk powder and what steps he proposes to take to ensure that every available amount of milk properly produced reaches the general public.

The use of separated milk, except by Caterers, for making ice cream is prohibited by the Use of Milk (Restriction) Order; I am advised that this restriction does not lead to avoidable waste of separated milk or of milk powder or that any measures, other than those now being taken, are needed to ensure the full and fair distribution of the milk which is produced.

Is the right hon. Gentleman aware that in certain cases officials of his Ministry have told producers of this milk that they cannot use their surplus separated milk for ice cream, as they have done in the past, and that the separated milk must, therefore, be thrown away?

If the hon. and gallant Member will give me examples of that, I shall be very glad to look into them.

asked the Minister of Food if arrangements can be made for the derequisitioning at an early date, at the request of the Wellington, Salop, urban district council, of the Wellington Markets Hall, now used as a food buffer depot.

The Wellington Markets Hall will be derequisitioned in about six weeks' time.

asked the Minister of Food whether his Department is fully informed regarding surplus food stocks in Denmark; and what consultations he has held with Denmark with a view to making such surpluses available in countries suffering grave shortages, including this country.

One of my officers is now permanently stationed at Copenhagen. He represents the Ministry of Food on the Allied and Danish Executive Food Surplus Committee, and strenuous efforts will be made to increase our food supplies from this and other sources.

Will my right hon. Friend bear in mind that there is strong evidence as to considerable surpluses of various foodstuffs, including butter, in Denmark, and will he use every possible effort to see that it is properly disposed of to those countries which badly need it?

Yes, Sir. Of course, we are importing Danish butter and I hope to continue to do so.

Will my right hon. Friend consider inviting a deputation from Denmark to visit this country as he has done in the case of Eire to consider what can be obtained from there in the way of food supplies?

At the moment the negotiations are going on the other way round, in Copenhagen.

asked the Minister of Food whether he approves the prac- tice of disposal of fruit at fairs by means of lottery tickets; or what steps he is taking to prevent this practice.

On the whole I think it would be carrying the principle of controls too far to interfere with this practice.

Does not my right hon. Friend think that it is a rather pernicious practice that at fairs people should buy tickets at 6d. each in order to secure cherries and apples, and does this not cut right across the policy of the control?

It is a question of degree, and I would be rather loth to take action in the matter.

asked the Minister of Food whether, in view of flour rationing, he will revoke the prohibition on packing flour in bags containing less than three pounds by packers other than retailers; and if he will arrange for smaller bags to be available to packers.

Yes, Sir, I am making arrangements for the smaller bags to be available to packers as soon as possible.