§ Commander Nobleasked the President of the Board of Trade why there is a shortage of soda ash, which is holding up industrial activity.
§ Mr. H. WilsonThe soda ash production capacity which existed in this country before the war was quite inadequate to deal with the full industrial needs of the country in conditions of full employment. The expansion of the industry which would have taken place during the war years had to be deferred, but I am doing my best to expedite the completion of new capacity.