§ Mr. R. Morganasked the President of the Board of Trade whether any guarantee of durability is given with utility stockings for women?
§ Mr. DaltonNo, Sir; but the utility specifications, for stockings as for other goods, are designed to provide a reasonable minimum quality within the severe limits set by the raw materials and capacity available in war-time. I have stopped the production of one of the utility specifications which has proved unsatisfactory, and I am having others revised. In addition, I shall shortly require each manufacturer to apply an identification mark to all utility knitted goods made by him. This will enable my officers to take up specific complaints about the quality of utility stockings with the manufacturer.