asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce how the figures £40 16s. and £34 8s. as the prices per ton of native wheat of the 1954 and 1955 harvests, respectively, were arrived at.

I propose, with the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, to circulate in the Official Report a statement giving the desired information.

Following is the statement:—

The figures of £40 16s. and £34 8s., as the estimated costs per ton of native wheat of the 1954 and 1955 harvests, were arrived at as follows:—

1954 WHEAT CROP

Equivalent to £40 16s. per ton.

The corresponding details of the cost of the 1955 crop are:—

Equivalent to £34 8s. per ton.