§ 89. Mr. Prescottasked the President of the Board of Trade if he is in a position to state when the survey of the plant capacity of the cotton industry will be completed.
§ Mr. BelcherNo, Sir. The replies to the questionnaire addressed to spinning mills are now being collated, but the volume of information is so large and complex that this work must necessarily take some time. The preparation of similar surveys of the doubling and weaving sections is well advanced.