§ 72. Mr. Hurdasked the President of the Board of Trade if he is aware of the serious effects on the profession of journalism and the newspaper industry generally of the recent cut in supplies of newsprint; and if he will give an assurance that the Government will in the future accept all available supplies of newsprint from Canada.
Mr. H. WilsonI am fully aware of the newsprint supply position. The amount of newsprint which we can import from Canada in future must depend not only upon the supplies available hut upon the adequacy of our dollar resources to meet the many claims on them.
§ Mr. G. Jegerasked the President of the Board of Trade how far the present shortage of newsprint is due to any shortage of woodpulp or any other raw material for conversion in the home mills.
Mr. H. WilsonNot at all. The wood-pulp and other raw materials available for the production of newsprint in this country are, and have for some time been, sufficient to keep all mills working to full capacity. The limiting factor is the capacity of the mills, which it will take some time to extend. Suggestions to the contrary which have recently appeared in the Press are therefore entirely inaccurate.