§ 113. Mr. Rentonasked the President of the Board of Trade whether he will make available to the public a substantial increase in the proportion of woollen as compared with cotton underclothes now that winter has come.
§ Mr. BelcherProduction plans for winter underwear have to be made early in the year, and the ratio between cotton and woollen underwear must be largely governed by the proportion of yarns available. Production of woollen underwear for this winter has been kept at the highest level which supplies of wool yarn will permit, and exports have been closely restricted. The position should be rather better than last year.