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Mr. Mitchison
asked the President of the Board of Trade if he is yet in a position to announce the result of the discussions with the French authorities on supplies of leather.
Mr. H. Wilson
Yes. We have concluded our discussions with the French authorities and the original import quotas for leather from that country which totalled £420,000 for 1949 have now been increased to a total of £720,000, made up as follows:
Box and suede calf and other upper leathers | £260,000 |
Glace and suede kid | £235,000 |
Sole leather (medium tannage) | £130,000 |
Sole leather (slow tannage) | £90,000 |
Leather belting | £5,000 |