Dr. MURRAYasked the President of the Board of Trade whether his Department briefed counsel to oppose the application under the Safeguarding of Industries Act by the British Xylonite Company, Limited, who ask for the deletion of artificial camphor from the Board of Trade list on the ground that this substance is the raw material used by them for the purpose of manufacturing celluloid goods, and that this duty of 33⅓ per cent, increases the cost of their products; if so, what is the amount incurred to date by his Department in this matter; and how the imposition of this duty safeguards the British manufacturers of celluloid, seeing that their raw materials are unobtainable in Great, Britain and that when the substance is imported in the shape of manufactured celluloid goods it is admitted free?
IMPORTS OF GLOVES OF WOVEN FABRICS —— Imported from all Countries. Imported from Germany. Quantity. Value. Quantity. Value. (a) Of Silk:— Dozen Pairs. £ Dozen Pairs. £ Six months ended 31st March,1992 8,677 10,310 8,570 9,880 Year ended 31st December, 1921 19,741 29,983 19,641 29,858 (b) Of Other Textile Materials:— Six months ended 31st March, 1922 200,868 153,905 184,818 137,659 Year ended 31st December, 1921 142,631 138,472 122,215 110,576