Mr. HALL-CALNEasked the President of the Board of Trade whether, in view of the successful results of the recent Admiralty tests on rope made from Empire sisal, he proposes to take any steps to draw the attention of the British mercantile navy to the desirability of using such rope in preference to manila hemp?
§ Mr. RUNCIMANSteps have already been taken by the Imperial Institute and by the Empire Marketing Board to draw the attention of British shipowners to the results of the Admiralty tests on ropes made from African sisal.