§ 66. Mr. Bowdenasked the President of the Board of Trade why frame sawn marble may be freely imported into the United Kingdom, but carborundum sawn marble requires an import licence.
§ Mr. BelcherFrame sawn marble is covered by an open general licence for imports of rough sawn marble from certain countries in order to make raw material available to United Kingdom workers in marble. Carborundum sawn marble is a further stage in the production of worked marble and is not covered by the open general licence. Licences for its import are not issued because we are satisfied that essential needs are met by imports of the rough sawn material.