(c) crown copyright Catalogue Reference:CAB/24/224 Image Reference:0006 C R E \ 274 T (51) COPY Cj HQ. C A B I N E T , FORESTALLING. Memorandum "by t h e C h a n c e l l o r o f t h e E x c h e q u e r t h e P r e s i d e n t of the Board of T r a d e . In we h a v e amount accordance carefully of by the examined importation This Board of or Ports London and of the 1930 and total endeavouring trades and are to not going of To of the carried on to the to the imports of articles months these two ports any as prepared the mentioned, particulars Cabinet, returns during class the evidence daily of of on. manufactured 19-31. obtain available and E x c i s e Harwich from great into extent the of October come some but other non­ vie ports and 40^ are as through certain London Harwich, Examination shows that difference of the instructions present mainly imports the consists Customs wholly November at evidence dutiable of with and the as month o f compared November,however, conclusions, do of the entering be pretty typical goods of but figures October to this we classifications. the show at present revealed with October though appear general, the is a marked country. subjoin no v e r y 1930. period the before The too marked opening short increase This us in increase particulars of days for final the value appears a few­ to CLASS. (ENTRIES INTO POTTERY, LONDON) DAILY DAILY DAILY DAILY AVERAGE. AVERAGE AVERAGE AVERAGE OCT.1930 OCT.1931. NOV.1930. NOV.1931, 20,208 21,877 19,804 15 1 6 , 8 1 1 GLASS, ABRASIVES, ETC. IRON & STEEL 4 MANUFACTURES THEREOF. CUTLERY, .254 16,036 27,315 HARDWARE, IMPLEMENTS AND 4 , 4 0 1 INSTRUMENTSo 10 3,407 ,720 10,395 ELECTRICAL GOODS AND APPARATUS 14,695 11 ,143 12 ,534 MACHINERY. 25^317 34,289 2 5 , 3 2 7 14,607 17,152 COTTON 2 6 , 8 1 1 YARNS AND MANUFACTURES 19,158 12*905 yim­ WOOLLEN & WORSTED YARNS AND MANUFACTURES. 22,947 27,497 18,953 37,634 APPAREL 25,306 20,125 19,274 28,944 17 18,640 14,469 19,567 30,930 28 ,614 25 ,083 33 ,112 31,754 34,691 CHEMICALS, DYES DRUGS, AND COLOURS. LEATHER AND MANUFACTURES THEREOF. PAPER THE FIGURES IS MERIT THE MOMENT THAT IN THE TO ARM AS YT'E THE IT DERIVE OF ATTENTION. IF NOT COURSE OF SHOULD WITH AND THE WHEN SUGGEST BOARD WE INCREASE GOVERNMENT IMPORTATION FORMO THE DIMENSIONS RISING THAT CONCLUSION SERIOUS ALARMING BE 46 ,692 AND CARDBOARD. TO .071 OF IT THAT TRADE FROM IMPORTS IT MIGHT CHECKED, A FEW ASK AND WEEKS AN EXAMINATION IS SUFFICIENTLY EASILY SINCE WE PARLIAMENT NECESSARY 39,716 GROW THE THINK AT POWERS THE TO TO OF IT STRIKING MUCH HOUSE MORE WILL DESIRABLE EARLIEST DEAL THESE WITH POSSIBLE ABNORMAL OCCURS. THE POWERS WITH THE SHOULD CONSENT TAKE OF THE THE FOLLOWING / Treasury should he /ooper c e n t , exceeding within Class 3 ( L e . articles) of that are kind Order, be empowered the subject effect at Order reassembly the if it four is is if in at confirmation say, time List, imported Commons w i t h i n , the ad valorem Import taking to impose b y Order o n aan ny k i n d manufactured being though to by satisfied abnormal once, made, if or the The B i l l enabling Orders to be varied it doubt necessars" to Include would dealing no with be such m a t t e r s \7e w o u l d these powers and a l l twelve to also deal O r d e r s made months from as the basis suggest with under that, a temporary it, the passage s h o u Il d of (Intd.) 11th Hovember. 1931. the is weeks also The of of its contain revoked, and provisions valuation. we a r e situation, expire Act. N.C. of sitting machinery of as goods the House four or falling presumably of should a provision goods quantities. House within not manufactured that should resolution weeks not. and m a i n l y of a duty talcing the at the Act, end of