40. Mr. HALL-CALNEasked the President of the Board of Trade if when making any future trade treaties, he will alter the conditions under which we allow the United States copyright in this country on simultaneous publication in the usual way, while authors in this country seeking copyright in the United States of America are unable to obtain it unless within six months the book is set up, printed, and issued in the United States?
§ Comparable quotations are not available, nor have I any information as to the prices at which kraft paper is sold in Sweden for internal consumption. The following average prices of kraft pulp of various descriptions have been compiled from information published in "The World's Paper Trade Review" —
| — | Sweden. (f.o.b. net cash without commission). | Great Britain. (c.i.f. prices, usual Coast ports, including agents' commission and buyers' terms). | |||||
| Kraft. | Kraft. | ||||||
| Prime Qualities (Average of range). | Special (Average of range). | ||||||
| 1933. | Shillings per ton. | ||||||
| January | … | … | … | … | 144.3 | 145.0 | 150 |
| February | … | … | … | … | 141.3 | 145.0 | 150 |
| March | … | … | … | … | 140.2 | 137.0 | 148 |
§ The quotations in Sweden have been converted to shillings per ton at the average rate of exchange in the months specified.