§ 39. Mr. Dribergasked the President of the Board of Trade if he is aware that his Department's memorandum No. 281, of 17th March last, excluding foreign periodicals unless they are imported as single copies through the post by persons who pay the overseas suppliers directly or through their own banks, is causing inconvenience to readers and distributors of scientific and other periodicals; and if he will consider modifying this requirement.
§ Mr. H. WilsonI am sending my hon. Friend a copy of a further notice to importers, which amends the notice to which his Question refers. This notice gives effect to the arrangements under which, as I said in reply to a Question by the hon. Member for Orpington (Sir W. Smithers) on 8th July, any person may import either for himself or on behalf of others single postal copies of learned, scientific, technical and religious periodicals and periodicals printed exclusively in a foreign language.