§ Mr. WARDLAW-MILNEasked the President of the Board of Trade whether, having regard to the present condition of the latch-needle industry, he will consider the question referred to, in the Safeguarding Committee's Report, as to the desirability of increasing the present duty?
§ Mr. HACKINGThe position of the hosiery latch-needle industry is being closely watched, but I can hold out no hope that any alteration of the present rate of import duty will be proposed in the near future.
§ Mr. WARDLAW-MILNEasked the President of the Board of Trade whether he is aware that hosiery latch needles are sent into Canada in a partly manufactured state and at a later stage are shipped as Canadian needles to this country; and what action he proposes to take in the matter?
§ Mr. HACKINGIt has been stated that the hosiery latch needles imported from Canada are partly manufactured in the United States, and His Majesty's Customs -are making further inquiries into the eligibility of these needles for Imperial Preference.