§ 67. Mr. PETHERICKasked the President of the Board of Trade if His Majesty's Government will make representations to the Government of the French Republic with a view to securing the exemption of English china clay from the import quota on china clay which it is proposing to introduce?
§ The PRESIDENT of the BOARD of TRADE (Mr. Runciman)It has not been considered that general representations against the restriction by quota of this or of other commodities would serve a useful purpose, but I should, of course, be ready to consider representations if the quotas proposed were such as to amount to discrimination against this country. I understand that the question of the amount of the quota is forming the subject of discussion between the English and French producers of china clay.