§ 1. Mr. HAMMERSLEYasked the Secretary of State for India what executive machinery has been set up to ensure that Japaneses importations, via Indian States, are included in the quota restrictions?
§ The SECRETARY of STATE for INDIA (Sir Samuel Hoare)The executive arrangements made in connection with the Indo-Japanese agreement provide for the issue of certificates by the Japanese Government in respect of every consignment of cotton piece-goods from Japan to India. As regards consignments imported by way of ports in the Indian 706 States, the Government of India are, as I told my hon. Friend on 16th April, fully alive to the necessity of securing the co-operation of the States. They have prohibited the import into British India of Japanese cotton piece-goods not covered by certificates, and have taken suitable steps for the enforcement of this prohibition by means of Customs cordons.
§ Mr. HAMMERSLEYIs my right hon. Friend satisfied from the assurances that have been given to him from the Government of India that, in fact, these quota restrictions can effectively be enforced?
§ Sir S. HOAREYes, Sir; and I am particularly satisfied that the Government of India are taking every possible step to prevent any infringement of the convention.