§ 39. Mr. MITCHESONasked the President of the Board of Trade whether his Attention has been called to the damage which is being done to British export trade by restrictions which the German authorities are placing upon importers of British goods into Germany in the matter of remittances to the British exporters; and whether His Majesty's Government will consider the setting up of a clearing house whereby only the surplus between imports and exports would be remitted from country to country, as is being done by the Government of the Netherlands; with regard to Dutch exports to Germany?
§ Mr. COLVILLEI am aware that German currency restrictions tend to reduce imports into Germany from all countries, but I understand that little complaint is being received as to difficulty in obtaining payment for goods actually supplied. The matter is being closely watched.