§ Mr. POTTERasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether any exceptions from the rubber regulation scheme are proposed for non-coagulated rubbers, of which there is no stock and no excess production?
§ Sir P. CUNLIFFE-LISTERNo, Sir. It would be for the International Committee to adjudicate upon any claims for exceptional treatment.
§ Mr. JANNERasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what guarantees have been received from the Government of the Netherlands East Indies that the output of native rubber in that territory will be adequately controlled; and what precise steps the Netherlands East Indies Government propose to take to implement such guarantees?
§ Sir P. CUNLIFFE-LISTERThe Netherlands Government have undertaken that the output and export of native rubber in the Netherlands East Indies will be adequately controlled. It will be appreciated that every Government which becomes a party to the Rubber Regulation Scheme is responsible for the method which it adopts to carry out its undertakings, but I understand that in the first instance the Government of the Netherlands East Indies propose to control the export of native rubber by means of an export tax.
§ Lord APSLEYasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he has any information showing how the Netherlands East Indies Government propose to control the export of native rubber; and whether it is intended to do this by an export tax only, despite any rise in the price of this commodity?
§ Sir P. CUNLIFFE-LISTERThe Netherlands Government have undertaken that the output and export of native rubber in the Netherlands East Indies will be adequately controlled. It will be appreciated that every Government which becomes a party to the Rubber Regulation Scheme is responsible for the method492W which it adopts to carry out its undertakings, but I understand that in the first instance the Government of the Netherlands East Indies propose to control the export of native rubber by means of an export tax.