asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce if he will state why and in what circumstances salmon canned in Japan is imported, the quantity imported during each of the past two years and whether dollars are paid for such canned salmon; and, if so, the approximate annual amount paid.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Imports of Japanese Canned Salmon.
Separate statistics for imports of canned salmon are not available. Imports from Japan of fish preserved in sealed containers amounted to 1,222 cwt. in 1950 and 20,066 cwt. in 1951. These imports were not paid for in dollars but in sterling payable to a Japanese account.