§ 24. Sir J. D. REESasked the President of the Board of Trade whether His Majesty's Government propose to allow the import of goods for the supply of which from Japan contracts have been concluded before the import of such goods is prohibited; if the answer be in the negative, whether it is intended that British firms in Japan shall only accept orders for goods to be exported to England on the conditions that the buyers undertake to pay the Japanese manufacturers when the goods are ready for shipment, and to meet all charges for storage and insurance until the prohibition is removed; and, if the answer be in the affirmative, whether the serious results to British firms in Japan can by some expedient be to some extent mitigated?
§ Mr. PRETYMANThe question of granting some concession to meet existing difficulties in regard to goods from Japan of which the importation into this country is prohibited is receiving careful consideration, and I hope shortly to be in a position to make some announcement on the subject.