§ 49. Mr. Mappasked the President of the Board of Trade whether the abnormal importation of rayon/cotton cloths from Korea and Formosa in the period November to March last conflicted with the import quota arrangements for cotton textiles; and what action has been taken.
§ Mr. DarlingThese cloths are not covered by the import quota arrangements for cotton textiles. As to the last part of the Question, the bulk of imports of man-made fibre piece goods come from North America and from Western European countries. Imports are generally subject to a substantial tariff. I am, however, examining representations which have been made to me that some imports of these goods from some sources are a deliberate circumvention of the arrangements applying to cotton textiles.