9. Colonel LAMBERT WARDasked the President of the Board of Trade whether, in view of the loss of trade caused by the necessity of applying for licences to export fruit from this country, he can see his way to cancel the order requiring exporters to obtain licences?
§ Sir A. GEDDESThe following varieties of fresh fruit may be exported without restriction of any kind: Pears, peaches, apricots, grapes, grape-fruit, nectarines, imported (South African) plums, green figs, and pineapples. Dried fruit and all other varieties of fresh fruit are retained on the export-prohibited list, and can only be exported under licence because the supplies are insufficient to meet home demand.
§ Sir A. GEDDESIt depends entirely upon the supplies that become available in this country. The entire reason for keeping restrictions on export is in order that we may have fruit in reasonable quantities for the people of this country.