Mr. THOMSONasked the President of the Board of Trade whether his attention has been called to the proceedings before the Glass Bottle Committee appointed by him under the Safeguarding of Industries Act, Part II, at which, after the evidence for the opponents of the duty had been completed, the applicants put in a witness who stated that he supplied from his own factory at least 75 per cent. of the glass 870W bottles used by the perfumery manufacturers of this country; whether he will, if necessary, arrange an opportunity for rebutting evidence on this point to be laid before him by the users of these bottles, seeing that the perfumery manufacturers' organisation states that the facts are quite contrary to what is alleged, and that there must be some misunderstanding?
§ Mr. BALDWINMy attention has been drawn to the evidence to which the hon. Member refers, but I see no reason to take any action of the kind suggested by him. The Committee are no doubt fully alive to the bearing of various statements made before them, and could call for further evidence on the subject if they thought it necessary.