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77.
Mr. Prescott
asked the President of the Board of Trade what is the total number of spindles now operating in Japan; and what total maximum has been decided upon by the Far Eastern Commission.
Mr. Bottomley
In December, 1949 (the latest date for which a figure is available), there were 3,736,200 cotton ring spindles installed in Japan, of which 3,158,822 were actually operating. No maximum has been fixed by the Far Eastern Commission.