asked the President of the Board of Trade if his attention has been drawn to the fears of makers-up in the clothing trades that shortage of cloth will lead to the partial closing down of factories early next year and to the discharge of a considerable number of workers and if he will give an assurance that yet greater efforts will be made to recruit additional workers for the woollen and cotton trades so as to secure greater production of cloth both for export and home consumption.

Yes. Everything possible is being done to devise ways and means for achieving the maximum increase of cloth production through increased recruitment of labour and other means.