§ 48. Sir W. SUGDENasked the President of the Board of Trade what steps are being taken by him to establish systems of barter between suitable industries of this county and the commercial associations in such European and 1695 Eastern countries where the currency rates do not permit of interchange of trade on a monetary basis?
§ Mr. RUNCIMANBartering arrangements are generally unsuited to the requirements of British trade, and no steps to this end are being taken by His Majesty's Government, who prefer to leave that matter to the interests concerned.