§ Sir A. Knoxasked the Minister of Supply whether he has now come to a decision fixing a fair price for paper?
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§ Sir J. Wardlaw-Milneasked the Minister of Supply whether he is aware that certain paper mills are likely to have to close down altogether within the next few days owing to their inability to secure supplies at the controlled price, with the result that their customers, some of whom are engaged on urgent Government work, will, in turn, be unable to carry out their contracts; that the paper control office on the 30th September and again on the 14th October sent almost identical letters stating that they were well aware of the difficulty of the trade, and that the matter was under consideration; and whether he will take action to remedy this state of affairs?
§ Mr. BurginAn Order was made on the 25th October substantially increasing the maximum prices which may be charged for paper and paper boards.