London, June 22.
The recent alleged purchase of Japanese tinned salmon by a number of British trins was raised in the House of Commons last evening.
In reply to questions, Mr. Ronald Cross, Parliamentary Secretary of the Board of Trade, said he understood that considerable supplies of canned Russian and Japanese salmon were not only in bond to British firms, but a large part of these supplies already belonged to Britons.
As regards the question, whether the efforts of Japanese agents to unload salmon on the British markets were in the interest of the British public, Mr. Cross declared that the matter was receiving the Government's closest attention at present It was alleged recently that British firms had purchased 680,000 cases of Japanese tinned salmon, worth £1,- 750,000.—Reuter.
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