§ Mr. DIXEYasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether, in view of the fact that the revenue of the Federated Malay States depends almost entirely on the rubber and tin industries, and in view of the fact that the British rubber industry is in a critical condition owing to the vast planting extensions by the Dutch in Java and Sumatra which in a few years' time will produce all the rubber required, he is considering any scheme for the preservation of the British planters?
§ Mr. AMERYAs regards production in the Dutch East Indies, I would refer to the reply given on the 10th May to the hon. Member for Shoreditch. The existing rubber restriction scheme aims at the preservation of the planters, and I am not considering any other scheme.