Lieutenant-Colonel MURRAYasked the President of the Board of Trade whether the period of protection afforded to paper manufacturers by the restriction of imports is to be extended to 1st September, as in the case of other manufacturer?
§ Mr. BRIDGEMANThe date fixed for the termination of the control of paper is 30th April. The increase in the ration to 75 per cent. of pre-war figures has, in effect, deprived paper makers of any protection they may have received hitherto, by reason of restriction of imports. The question of extending the date to 1st September has not been considered.