Mr. E. P. Smithasked the President of the Board of Trade his reasons for imposing a prohibition on the export of cycles manufactured in this country to the French Cameroons, Madagascar, Reunion, and the British and Dutch West Indies; whether a similar prohibition has been imposed by the Government of the United States of America; and whether he is aware that the position is regarded with the gravest misgiving by manufacturers and workpeople engaged in the industry?
§ Mr. JohnstoneDiscussions are constantly taking place between His Majesty's Government and the Government of the U.S.A. as to the best source of supply for essential civilian goods to third markets having regard to the most economical use of the combined resources of the two countries. There is at present a surplus of bicycles in the United States despite restricted manufacture, and agreement has been reached that for the time being the needs of certain territories for new bicycles should be met from there.