asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce if he will state the circumstances in which his Department declined to accept an offer of 35 tons of Orange Pekoe tea recently made to this country for prompt shipment ex-Portugal.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Orange Pekoe Tea.
It was decided to decline this offer as the price was too high. The purchase of this tea would not have improved the supply position as the quantity involved would be counted against the general allocation of tea to this country.