§ 67. Earl Wintertonasked the President of the Board of Trade if he is aware fiat shoemakers in Southern England have recently experienced great difficulty in obtaining leather suitable for shoe repairing; and if there is likely to be any improvement in the supply in the near future.
§ Mr. BelcherAll shoe repairers receive a fixed quota of leather, and if the noble Lord will give me details of any repairer who is unable to get his authorised quota, I will have the matter looked into at once. 35W I must add, however, that leather is too scarce to allow repairers enough for all their work, and rubber soles and heels must, therefore, be used on a large percentage of repairs.