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Mr. RHYS DAVIES
asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he has received a protest from the Bolton Chamber of Commerce against the issue of an Order, under Part II of the Safeguarding of Industries Act, to include fabric gloves; and, if so, can he make a statement on the subject?
Mr. BALDWIN
The answer to the first part of the question is in the affirmative. As regards the last part, I propose to make a statement on the subject in due course.
Mr. HOGGE
asked the President of the Board of Trade how many fabric gloves -were imported from Germany last year?
Mr. BALDWIN
During the year 1921 the quantities of gloves of textile materials registered as imported into the United Kingdom, consigned from Germany, were as follow:
| Dozen pairs. | |
| Gloves of woven fabric: | |
| Silk | 19,641 |
| Other | 122,215 |
| Gloves (knitted, netted or crocheted goods, including gloves of knitted fabric): | |
| Of cotton or of which the chief value is cotton | 530,968 |
| Of wool or of which the chief value is wool | 3,540 |
| Of other textile materials, not woven | 9,231 |