·Indian Official Official Publications, Rellable and accurate information en al sabjects connected with lodla wto be found to publica tlons issued by the Government of India and all Local Government of which the following u. Imall sekction from the comprebendro 3 stock available for pule THE INDIAN TRADE JOURNAL Wally 8d. per CODT (Annual Subscription 34/6 REPORTS of the INDIAN TARIFF' BOXRD rost free) SPECIFICATIONS usued by INDIAN STATE RAILWAY and INDIA STORE DEPARTMENT MONTHLY, ACCOUNTS RE: LATING to the SÉABORNE TRADE and NAVIGATION of BRITISH NDIA. I 2/13 (Annual Subscriptica 27/ post free) Price - IDLAN CUSTOMS TARIFF -- t KEVIEW OF TRADE OF INDLA for 1935-36 Price 5/6 posuase 9.1 LARGE INDUSTRIAL ESTABLISHMENTS, 1933 (puptsbed 1935) Pnce 8/ postage 5 LIST of COAL NIINES LA INDIA Revised up to 9/1໒7 Pelce 8/3 postado 3d INDIA STORE DEPARTMENT (London) Roport for 1936-37 Price 3/. portage 2. REPORTS of the INDIAN TRADE COVMISSIONERS HAMBURG and SILAN 1936-37 for triber perthelsen met I rolled in European Asaricato TIL FUC! CONOSCOND FOR DIA TIE MANAGER OF PUBLICATIONS, ULICATIONS BRANCH OU HOUIL, ALDIMAR, സിൽ'', LONDON, WE 1 COTT or paus Coru PUBLICATION Dua

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·OFFICE OF THE HIGH COMMISSIONER POR INDIA IDIA HOUSE ALDTTCT LONDON 11 ( 2 3rd Voormler 1937 No T 404–2-11 Irom The lhigh (OmILSIONET jur Induz London Tu The Secretary to the Gotei Next of Inden Department of Commerce lei Dell India 812 I am durerted to fawaid for the information of the Central Goremnient the Report abmitted by the Indian Trade Coni D1Suonei Londou on the work of lu Department for th which ended ou tbe 1 nich 17). Iral i hأما أ۱ and an f The alieat features of the munem principal couutue of Europu ontinue to be an almont complete departure from the pre ten with its mutomatic Honik on financial ail;a thieut the eletou i trade hinle We* to tho attainment of vlf aficenci inirea in trudency on the port of State to enter the tell 1 rilat enterprise Inreitbeln their la leru au limull im ment in internatinal trade soild mmport liare lance lor Deails I per rent The break up of the gold hlor has contributed to us b trilution of this propertr Ne-ai nianient pmptuinien boerer ontinue to the an importnt un in dominant foto in il CST it

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5 The High Commi unner agan rishes to placo on iront
hıs apprriation of the efficient niander in vluch the department
halmen adninistered during the year by Sir Dard Jirek with
thic able asustance of Ifr Sukthanhar the Deputy Trade Comi
mu 100er and the otbor senior officer of tho departnout llo
ako mi to opres his indebtodney to the Department of
Overven Trad. of III Government and the various non-othicul
angani otion the country win have continued to render
volgalli stanno to the Trade Department
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I Laro the honour to lxe Sir
Your inont oleelient Servant
B
RAMA RAU
Depindy Iligh Compresoner

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·REPORT OF THE WORK OF THE INDIAN TRADE COMMISSIONER LONDON 1936 37 Chapter L-Modern Trade Tendenges. GENERAL OBSERVATIONS If proper Appreciation of modern tnde tondencies 11 to be achrovod it will not be sufloient to concentrate attention only on the most recent events ocrurning mithin tho allotted pace of twolvo monthe nor yot to confido it to evento enang only u ono department of Lunan activitim ruch as trade for human aftan mannot be cut op into water tight compartment, por an thor bo nade to fit into any arbitrary dinoont of time Evento oulminating in one year often have thoir beginning in another and tho period orer which uncertunties and anxietion created by rvonta like the Grent War or the world wide economic depression must thour influence mar well mytenıl over a decade or longer It is now almost nineteen yonn once a nained and mutilated Europe begun to strugglo with the peculur post war problems and eight rear since the artificial prosperity achiored in the post war Jean collaperd and the cataclsemic fall of poet kown as the economic depresjon submerged the world The last eight rean taken single might xbox littlo bat confosion and conixct and hardlr dixclore any well marked features let when this period la con sidered as a whole it x penable to discern in three mein certain characteristics which distingurb then from the pre-nar jeans Such characteristu might li morenientls somnuried under the following four heading: - (1) The abandonment of certain eronomie and financial adjust ments which worked almont automatically in the pre-war perrol (2) In sorra ing interventiou perlap. rmolt of (1) alese I the State in modomie nnl other field with the object of regulating priate enterprise (3) mathed tende er tocant li ufficieum resulting 10 well enphased nationalitic policies (1) The crertion of ttal lurrier parlar a thiet factor nelaba re Joult of the ·10 It shoull bo ubrions that under the influence of such currents nearly all the countries of the world would anturully tond to los special emplaria no dodiestic recorery haring as thor objectiro the defenet of their national currencies and tho protection of thoir Lemur markets 1 boro * no doubt that the forces of rororers burb have verb in coidence iu recent rear rereired their first linpetofrom there nationalistic policies Gaining fresh stimular from rearmament programmes among other cause they bese uirtes Folked ro stronglr As doring the year under rett If tho prorious rear could nghtl, be dexribed as ono of continued recorery tho your under rorios hos been chamotorised bs an nccelorstod ruto of progre Not only bas progres not been confped to one countrt but it u widels spread and a result of the break up of the gold bloc even the countries which wore included therein now share the prosperity enjoyed at an corlier dato by the countrie included in the sterling area While the record of programs in domestio recorers 11 substantul that in tho international field 11 no less worthy of notice According to figure published in the longrie of Nation Monthly Bulletin of Stntistics for 'pril 1037 the salue of world indo (T'U a untries excluding Sporn and Italy) 1 reported to have Adrabeel approciably The Fould imports here increased froni 11 081 millions (olil USA Gold Dollar) to 12 716 millions thus reprpenting an increase of 88% The world exports have ndranced from 11 187 millions to 12 189 million, thereby regi trung nd increase of a little over 8 9% Thoro hos thus beenn lefnile revival in trado all orer the world Yet there economit derelopments matofactory u thoy are contin certain element which may well give couer for adrious thought Thore could be considered under three heads The prices (1) Althongh the ninng preos of raw matoualere valoone from the point of vlow of the primary producen it is obviod, that the increan should not be so great or the nw ro steep ou to disconne enterprico already plannel on a lower level of conta of conmolities like coprer lead rubber and steel oro at the enil of tho parrod under roflow definitely lower than ther had been in 1921 and compared with 1928 ople leal and steel prices hart actranced by 26% and 12% respectively whereus copper and rabber prioos baro declined by 30% and 18% respectively Tyhil. prices have boen stimulatel by the re-armament programnes thor are still governed mainly be world factors and the mo is duo moro tn tho improved statistical positions for most commodities and a gonuine commercial demand rather than to activities Yet the danger of codinodite pocer getting out of ADT specplativt control u present and abile it is becaury that pricu ahonld be ·mortoror sooh u to giro oficient producen a reasonablo rotorn it 11 equally nepouary tbut they abould be sach u to attract en orer widening orcio of ooommen (2) Neglect of export markets follows a a corollery from the conditions in which eniplano laid on the homo markets and world trade is hampered by trade barrien The shrinkage of export narum tho bagus of the world economic structuro und the lou of overleus connections was bo all the moro serious when the boom conditions in the home markote diappear The export parkots pmnde the borowthal to purchase imports and in the final result the primary producon are u muoh interested in wring a rio na vorld esports of inuhed prodacts u thos are in a riso in the world import, of nie matorials (3) Whilo the so-ermanent programmo bu been a source of mondorablo stuolus to trade and industry it is also a source of pomblo danger When the stimulu dimappenn some of the oonmodity markets may be sororelr tested particularly - the heavy armamonto expenditure u pot spread ovor the wholo range ot com inodities On the other hand a conudernble increase in the piesont moale of armaments expenditure might well train the financial 1 monroe and lead to ome form of inflation or undesirablo insation Fortunately thoughtful uindo in Europa and Americ no pot unaware of the clangor and show on under standing of the difficoltios inherent in the mtaation Their efort at providing volation are proceeding broadly speaking in tim directions (1) in the search ter ostable means to iron out violent fluctuation. uning from 11. Ir crcles and to steadr the procem of verurury (2) in atterupting t free trade cbendeks br reducing or renoring the trade barnets In illustration of (1) dar bo quoted the Amencan repuomic polar wbore main principle appear to be the establusbrucot of trail rue lorel He uricultural policy in the United KinglomJuided by the same priocple in another field fluctuation bair beep lept within limits or the creation of oxi haage equalisation fundo bich are drawn apop when notan for the support of the exchanget The recent Tnpartite current agterenent magbt oleo be quoted stance 101 joint The ciration of merrtes of enterprise bus been offerter so that period li plinael xork could be undertaken in time of depresion luuppart of attempts to free trade channels the trade nicotiati u whirl have been undertaken in treat onlarr in hand eiri IT may be ostaoced TL authoritie in the United Kingulonhare bree injreng upon the commercial circle the iniportance of orerea markets and of innintaining oli in le monnetkin Dixon regarding free trade hare me hell the tile of pepenalities and toward the end of the rear under reuer preliminary if 10 forma intelig lion into the complicated quotion of freeing tnde ure leen 21 TATION Yoals ·undertaken The Ojo pogon baro indeed mado provision for n freer erobence of goods Amungements for a tude agrement lietween the United Kingdom and the U 84 aro forebadored hat the problem of freeing trade 11 ono of great complorit for it cuti athwart local and international interests Thus to illustrato some of there difficulties the cure of France har be inentioned The importance of the sport markots to the prosport of that country is admitted but the royal of export tnde depends on the free admision of agricultural commodities and of inanufactured goods from other countries The French farmers however, relying on protection for the improrement of their financial condition an bardly bo erpected to mopport the free entry of competing commoditien from agricultural countrie French manufacturert faced with rinng costa duo in the new industrial régime are mollr unprepared to tolerate an influs of foreign goods Other goverudionts are faced with mular diffi multia vet it u mort essential that investigation, bould be undertakon to keo in what way these difficulties can be overcome for the danger of the doctrine of self-suficiency not only to economio adraucoinent but also to the peaco of tho world is now generally admitted Aftor thore goneinl observations it will be convoniont at this cago to oxudune more closely the position in some of the leading countries of the world and giro their wonomio dovelopments in greator detail SURVEY UMITED KINGDOM Turning to the United Kingdom first and judging by the muual toxts of the puruber of persons employed business activity pinduction indices in como of tho loading industries much as iron Anil Hoel the motor-car and the nircraft industrie building tertilo industria and retail sale the year ander rosior has been ono of markod progreh. The number of insured persons uponi ploved on 22nd February 1937 WA I 652 000 On about the homo date in 1996 the corresponding number : 1 849 000 add aboat the namo dato in 1935 the corresponding number wa 2.901 000 On the other hand the estimate of iparel persons employed no 22ud February 1037 n 11 187 000 as against 10 626 000 on 24th February, 1930 and 10 097 000 on Februar 2501 103-6 leatures are being devised to reiluce unemployment still farthor and actire steps are being takon to amelionto the condition of people living in opecual areas Business notivity in the year 19.30 1. reported to have been 8% bighor thon in the previous rer The pionthls average of the prodaction of code steel in 1970 va 9, 000 ton As against a job this average of 822 000 tony in 1935 The total production in the int two months ·it of 123 ** MI 000 and 996 000 ton respectivels Shipbuilding lia hali mu la kite you in the nnount of ille tondogo has veni luculen erablı The on seavd bipbouding actinity is undoubtedly due amont other coures such as larul reconstruction and the Trump hipping subsidy to the increase in freight ntes reinlting from improvel international trado Tho motor-car indu tre la maintained its place u the third largest in the United hington 1 he uomber ot ale in the home narhot and abroad lim lo ken all reko 10011 Tho alicoft indastry has received bule 11 atuaglus froin the (torernment re-armaments programowe The activity in the building industry as a wholo hu intinged the ti factors the sucreased factors bailding puking up for a derline in the building of inuential houses Tho woollen tudustry has registered increasing progrou in spite of the highor price of raw material It has been rear of connderable progreta for the textile undunts particularlr in regard to rason Eraz tho Lanca Luure rotton industry which of lato has been erpenonang no iderable difficulties ended the rear on bnghter noto The preyreutwee of dried persons unemployed in tho cotton toxtilo indu ti was 11 4 and 108 towards the end of January and February 1037 impectivels The corresponding figures for last rear were 16 and 17% Toward, the end of February 1935 tho perrentage was as high as 22 The proces of reconstruction in all bronchin however 16 stul incomplete The long-depressed real industry has also an encounging record to show Tho monthly average output of energy in the olectrical industry wu ICS) million units in 1030 wogainst a monthly avongo of 1 464 mullion unite in 1935 In the first two months of 1037 the output mas 2 176 and 1 914 million units respectively Tho index number of letul ales in Great Britain in Derember 1936 ru 104 u against 140 in Derember 1935 (Average daily mles in 1933 = ID) The indei nooler for January and February 1837 voro 110 and 110 . agaiunt 110 aod 102 in January and Fobruary 11-0 The total savings acumulated by the Port Office Savings Bank building societies and other similar thritt putitutions were entinated in 10.30 at £3 000 mullion and indicated the vide distribution of pucharng power The profits of certun selected compinie numbering a little orer 2 000 ohor un increase of 13% over those in 11:36 which in their tam bad shown in adnance of 10% orer the previous seur The cost of living as roported by the Ministry of Lalmor was on the lat Varoh appmılmately 61% ubove the level of Juls 1914 For fool only on arengo alicia of 35% is reportel The changes in nter of wage nt reportal fr the fint to complete months of 18-37 morded an interur of £100 000 per werk in the full time rates of mage of a little over two million workpeople Iti thu lejon doubt that the rear under series bas been a pimppruu slle turi at Bitte ·SCANDINAVIA Scandinavia had a prospemos ser hut tbr degrer of properlty uttuned los the three countries, routitutin the group was not lleorarily ubiforbi At onc enil of the male in Sreden with its industrial production attainng new higher rerurile its flourishug interonl and arport trade and its substantial cramulntront of liquid financial resilties ieulting from that trade It the other end of the acalo u Denmark with its diminishing resources of foreign exchange and the belance of payments muning some 11nriety to the authorities Between these two comer orang SYLT 8wedono gront economic recovery im dao to certain poial eronomir adrantages enjored by that country, Her engineering und manufacturing industne ose well developed There 1 teady long term pleniand for hier timber and fond pulp, there an increo me depend for the products of her motallurgical indusin 11011 ore shipments in 1930 bar. beon greater than at ADT time in the past lack of individual ontorprio and tho erertion of trude barmem by foreigo countrie horo howover made further expansion of foreign tndo virtually inporiblo Iles dificultia combined with the retnctivo influence of turn tron hare curtailed cuitable outlets for the growing liquid finungal There has been no appreciable change in retail prices The cost of lining index (1914-100) as given in the League of Vation monthly bulletin of Statistics for April 1937 was 103 4 in Jaroh 1937 hanng avenged at 101 1 in 1938 and 100 8 in 1935 but the index of wholocale pricom hu nuen sabotantially In March 1837 it stood at 071 (1914-100) against an erdrage of 857 in 1936 and 82.9 in 19-36 There are howotor no rigo. of inflation mo far resources NORWAY Torrar dort not cleriro prosperity from timber iron or other minoral ores to the une extent as Sweden and 1 mainly dependent on its whaling and shipping indastries Their com porntire prospent to come patent reduced the advento balance of traile Oring to the greater anoresso in imports thon in exports the lenger of trould you on the piong ride in 1930 to the atent of Kr 10 RO mullion a unipaiel sith 18 34 million in 1935 During the four there NO Amosiderable fall in the last doprit probably due in wie Dieu ne to the uen tar inuped on hunk deporuts ·DEN425 The Daoi li minus lopendent in agricnlture to a greater degree than the (16 in the other txo Scandinarian countne The poor grain barreet lub wat nippruvmatelt 20% dolor that of 1935 ipfrutated the diffenlties of the articultural situation althnagh agriculture on the Inle mix not onprofitable Though the hacon esports declined lis 12 the butter and egr enorta odraprel in 10-16, maparel with the previous rears Incensed freight was reponsible for better re-ulte in the shipping industry Unemplorment declined slightlr hut the iniprorement in the internal market appear to have reached to climax and the trado with foreign countrier i limted he agreements FRANCE In prite fall the uen conomic pulteu adopted by Frince hier ligulties are not vet ater and imel imme measure in he attubuted to those veir policia The ceilior art of the year witnessed wide wprovement The index of pollution which was aronaged 67 4 in 1945 (1920=100) ime to D o at tho beginning of 1930 and to 73 1 be das 1030 Unemployment cleclined to 420 000 by June 1030 from 477 173 in Janunry 1036 Tbo yield of the tornorer tuation abowed an imprrement oror tho previous years There fnourable signs however did not herald unr luating improrement W lolesale prices continued to rise Their index (1923= 100) ro to 500 in Mar 19-36 u aguront 5 3 at the beginning of the rear and the average of 54 in 1936 The ng in the price with the resulting di pants between French and world prices adiled to the olimdr dificult tosk of mainteining the frane on gold basis The difficulties were further incitul by the social programme bieli the Blum Gorornment had to undertake up order to allar the serious industrial unrert of dar and Jone The price inder standing at 60 3 in June adranced to 0 in the following three months and mails as a result of the devaluation of the frame rose to 761 in October and 828 in December Bs the end of the fir t quarter in 193 it bad moontel Io certain dirertions however the worial legialation 1 having beneficial effects The purchasing power in the hand of the uge Herners 13 increasing The index of production which had slipped back to 06 7 in dogurt advanced to 117 by the end of the year and further to 73 8 in Pobroary 1937 Unemplorment derimasel tasard the end of the Year The naniber of percons in receipt of relief decreased to 18A 020 in Jarl 1977 i agrinat 485 127 e rear enrlier By September 1036 the number of book raptrie bad fallen as low as 221 per month against monthlr average of 8.6 in the previous par The monthly arenge hox tip to 884 ·10 crer 1050 to 60 in October and 072 in Morewlor indicating the hunucul lit ulties caused hi mu trial d'imputen It fell again to -N in December In spite of these farourable sign the future is romerhat uncertain and a lack of confidence is noticeable Tnde is still depressed Imports baro increased but sporta laro declined The adrene balance of trade amounted to 8 608 million franos in the first 11 months of 1936 as against 4 800 milion trunes in tho corresponding period of 1936 The badgot for 1934-37 showi u deficit which will probably be met by borroming Despite the doraluation of the frano capital has not returned to Fader in large volume partly owing to a lack of confidenco and to the restrictions and penoliung measures pagod at tho time of deruluation BELOTTI Belgium has shown far greater progress in the sphere of utornal recorery than in the international field On account of increased employment the budget estimates for 1937 provide for 15 million franca lon on account of the unemployment relief than Ba allotted during the previous year Prices are showing an upward trend Government oxpenditure has been stabilised and tho cuixting town are showing better returns Tho estimated budget surplus for 1937 u 171 million frunca A plantiful rupply of credit 16 one of the causer which has contributod to the remark Able internal recorery At tho samo tame it must be noted that capital u shs of long terni engagemonts. Foroign trado howotor has not shown tho awe improvemont a domestio trado In ternu of old USA gold dollon tho adrorro balanco of trado has inoroased from 202 million to 27 6 million but there has beon como improvement in shipping return, and other invuiblo aport items of trade which must be set aga last the adverse balance of merchandise trade The lack of improvement in the field of foreign trado is chiefly due to the trado barriero orectod by other countries It ho also to be noted that the Belgian trading interests are reluctant to shift to now centre whero competition 1 less motero and are confining themselves to old trading connections Forougn trado u howotni urgentls pecesArg for an industrialised country like Belgium and the antlouties are allopting measures calculatel to increase its rolume LIOLLAXD) after a obetinate refugl to fall into line with the ourrency policies of other countrie Holland following upon the tripartite agreement towards the end of September 103 between the UK the USA and France ut last lecided to deralue ler currency

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·IT ind this mos efected at a time when the world prices were rising Thus step has brought pro pents to certain industries and trades und har improved the relation between costs and returns in the esport trade but it must be pointed out that some of the indurtnes rach us the metal industry shipbuilding diomond and coal were showing some improrement oven beforo the guilder was deraloed An increase in the parohuing power of the Mother landa East Indies pronded a larger outlet for the output of the Dutch cotton textile industry Following opon the doraluation capital returned to Holland and there hos been general improvemeat in consequence The turnorer ta yields hare improved The adverse balance of trade has decreased appreciably in com pared with previous years and amounted to 236 million guilder in the period January to loremher in 1830 u against 240 milion in the same period in 1935 and 300 in the samo period in 1934 GOXAY The military, requirements apparently dominated the Gorman conoms throughout 1930 Although thu led to a conndenable increase in the industrial output and in the internal malou it has not provided. solution for the economic problems of GormADS A second Fonr Yeer Plan has beon matatated to incrouro production of material. buthorto imported from other countries The output of the leading industrien hu advanced by 12% over the boom your of 1920 Bomne increased consumption has been reported but such a statemont has to bo taken with cutron o the increuro in the rela, of sales u at least partly luo to increased prices and to the purchases which havo beon undertaken ID 1 grat mearure to atufy the military need. Such purchases can hardly be interpreted as increased consumption by the genonl public Imports are coverely contralled except in the cure of thome required for turmament or for the purposes of Arrording to the Vonthly Bulletin of Statutia for pril pablished by the League of Natroni tho mluo of the osports in terms of the old USA gold dollar har adranced from 1 017 million in 1035 to 1 135 million in 1930 Tho corresponding figare for 1934 m, 979 2 million The imports in terms of the old URA gold dollar amounted to 1 004 7 nullion in 1938 u against 990 6 million in 1935 and 1 045 6 million in 1034 T.. rive in the palae of esports u thu approximately 12% and the la rourablo balonce of trade bas adminced the torms of the memo (urrent from 20 4 million to 131 1 million As far u Gormany oncernal the difficulties of foreign trade baro been mcreasta l;r the policy of deraluation followed by other countrie Gormany i the only miatry which is now on the ralled gold bana although it has to the remembered that a considerable manipulation esport trade f ·13 of currenos according to the needs for wbieh it is required perinttel Her menrrh for gatheter multitutes for iam minternal and food goes on and these efforts have been intenfied as a malt of the recond Pour Yar Plan The uneinplorment figuren for December 1930 re approximatele a million and a half and reduction of oror four millions has been reported in number of the unemployed anco January 19.33 The Agora for Februar 1937 are 1 620 947 (unemployed) odd sbor en ocrear in anem ploymont stringont decrees hore been pared regarding the consumption of rat materials and the admitare of abstituten. Tho took of home-gron gianD once reported to be officient haro been admittedly low to urdu the end of the year and conndorable imports of wheat from other countries have been registered There has beon considerable increase in tuation the corporation tax having been increasel lis 50% Gooda traffic mater werd advanced by 6% in January in order to meto up the long vaffered by the railway companies Import tures and the duty on mineral oils have also been increased In spite of kubstantially diprorod grou returns the net financul results were inntis factory owing to the increased leries br Government ITALY In tho abeance of official figure homo publication ho beon #aspondod since October 1933 it is difficult to give any trust worthy statistical information about the Italian economy On October 4th the lins vu devalned and stops were taken to maintain the exchange at the rate of 92 46 liro the £ sterling Strendous attempts have been made to keop down the cost of living and with this object in tim the additional 16% import dut levied in Docowbet 1931 has been abolished On Yovember oth trado negotiations with England were conoludel and to agreements baro been entered into the first of which has for its object tho clearing of current inde porments and the wrond pertains to tado matter According to the first ancement all dents arinng out of Brituh importa ipto Italt ne paid into the Anglo-Italian Olearing offices There delsts have been divided into two categorionthou controted before 14th June 1936 and those contnoted since Sorodts per cent of the sterling anuilahlo allocated to the clearing of corrent debts le thione contrastel 110ce 14th June Txente vien per cent i allotted for cleandg commercial and freight debts runtuacted before 14th June These are reporter to avioant to 80 nullion lue The remaining 3% bas Leon allotted for clearing financial debts and remittance According to the second agreenient Italp har undertaken to import United Kingdom goods and Nerfonadlani Ah to the total quarterls wlue of 07 milling lire Out of this the coal and coko ·quota hu been fixed at 131 million lire The agreement espirn on the 30th Tube 103 ben tep mar be taken to enter into a permanent agreement in the light of the experience gained In spite of the attempt to rootml prices and keep down the cost of living both are said to be nuog Igricultural conditions m 1936 weto not faroorable the wheat harvest boing only 80% of that in 1035 The grope and olire barteeta were also below normal but the transt tnfic was gond ood reported to have brought in an average net inrome of 100 million lire per month Following on wortion the policy of self sufficienes has been purred with great rigour and efforts hure been inten fled to discOTOT Among other things the process of manufarturing petrol from the Italian lignito UNITED STATEY OF AMERICI yone in un 11thoogb toxanla tho end of the rear labour disputes caused ketbark certain industries thoro hu boon aprard trend in prices tumorer ood industrial activity The motor-car and its subsidiary industries were not affected by industriel dupates Other indu tries showed general improvement The increase in the incomo both of the factory worker and tho farmer hu give a great stimulus to the restoration of baunen activity The total wage paid in most manufacturmg industries havo returned to the 1929 lovol In February 1937 tho incomo of the farmers was reported to be 24% higher than it had been during the wme period in prorious sean Capital goods industries are showing good program Prrey are ruing but constant watch folnou is maintained by the nuthorities to me that inflation u checked ם10 Some idea of the general business improroment can be had from the fact that deducting tases the aggregato proflto in the car of more than 2000 industrial and public companies have adranced from 2 473 million dollar in 1935 to 3 633 million dollan 10 1036 Some 1000 manufacturing and tnding corporations examined reparately registered an lperense of 82 3% in profite Industries which wore depressed at one time apcoially thore connecter with producer goods, soch u iron and steel ferrous metals building material, etc bow very marked improvement The pofito in the industries connerted with the masunon goods are modemte cobipared with those in the preducers foods indesnes but the latter of coarne are an ab jest to wider yanations durog boom end depression The prices of non ferrous inetal, bare hori a rengational rive There was an lurreand demand for copper in the building industry and in the electrical relngentot induen and thi to me entent made ·Lood the disappointing demand from telephone and telegraph (unulun and electric light and purei companies There has been u considerable demand from the arpiamente industries for lend but thug la still less than the domend due to the ordinary bunnen ievral Increased us of dio casting improved methods of galraninng and groting employnient of 11de pigmonto in paints bare led to . keen demand for snc ARQATIWE.. A rolerence may perhaps be made here to tho prosponty in South Amenan untnet Increased demand for tho primary products and the nue in prices linte completely changed the position of the Argentine Republic The difficulties in 1935-36 woro due to partul failure of cereal harvests and low world prices but following apon a drought in North America grain prices advanced and the economic powtion has improved rapidlo une July 1936 Argentine , erport surplus in 1990 rus 35% greater than in 1936 and announted to 630 million pesos (£36 inillion sterling roughly) Thu figure is the highest moco tho boom year 1010 when tho sarplus was 863 million pesos It is reported that thanks to tho improvement in wheat and linseel mope, Argentine u attracting foroign capital Tho position in regard to tho orchange rates bu conndorably inprorer BLAII, Broal has also shown ridonoe of economio improvoment but a special featuro dewrying notice is the doolide in tho poution of coffor in the lut of Bral, principal esport Daring the predeprouson perro coffeo exports accounted for 76% of the total raporte In 1930 this percentage fell to 16 and shipments of cotton corde fruits and vegetables are dom taking the place once orcupied by coffee although on account of the nx in prices coffee osports adranced comowhat in value to £17 786 ono (gold) in 10:38 as against €17 373 000 (gold) in 19.45 The cotton-Rowing industry is showing great progich the shipments being valued at 4:39h of the raluo of coffee shipment. Tlie piportant pucharera of Brolun cotton in order of taking die Great Bntain Japan and Germany It would appear that Braxıl has realised the desinability of broadening the chancter of her production and r rhanging her economy accordingly JAPAX In Japen the pational expenditure i insing wul since 102 deficit of the onler of 700 to 900 million in hoe been the annual fratare of the budget Since 10-30 the total notional ripranitare ·has nearls doubled and that on the fighting forcos treblod. The annual deficit ba been niet bi bolmring Iccording to the Joeague of lotion Statı tical Bulletin tor \pul the cost of ling 10dpi 117-100) has gone op from 836 In 193, to 8 8 in 1936 In Februari 193 it a "] Tuce has been no parked improrement in the purcha ing poner of the working closer withough andoulitells peniplovzuent ho been presented The export of 1934 L » Idenlle i restent mer those of 1936 bet the nate in the improrement he declined Purchase of our if Japan best au toniet los a lo leave For instance the portburelor China are low by mullion yen Butish India by 16 million PD anl Date Hot Indies lo million reu For the first time 10+ 19 2 these lim Dla fall in the exports of cotton cloth to the extent 1 wut 19 million and in quantity and 3 bullion reu in rulue but thu declme has to a certain tent leen offset lor increasel inpoit into Jlaucliukuo Oing to the low costs of production Japanese fonds are able in many (to uniount tarif wall but the fining of quotas introduces defnite limits and accounts for the der line in the rate of expansion of Japen i Iport IXDIA Danng the year under review experially in the latter part of it seront rommorlitos in India fouud them lros in a state of property unknown in the past seren Trans The monkoon condi 11ons for 1976-3 were faroniable and linotesto mere good The following figures pire the alieage under and the out turn of samo of the printipal crops in 103-17 The remark, in bracket show whether the foreinst the finul or an earlier ono Pur cent of Ewunsted producteur AM (100 bun d the MDA Feat Per cont of Kathmated prerom har out-tun 100 - igen of mo. det Pol rure 1945- Crop Lyon 100-38 data po dete pre coche yor) cede yer). Acte 0.15,000 mi 117 R (Tou) Wed (Thurd) 10 mo 10 00 144,000 22,904,00 toa 19,on in 10,711,000 toa 11.01.m 419000 100 23,000,000 100. 100 (1) Jota 2,549,000 L1 100,000 toos 1,4 1,00 tos INCO bu 7.740.000 bulan 1.000.000 ton 34,00 tou Inn too 1,111,000 LI Crostat (1) Ltd (Hrcood) para 117 4,161,000 170,000 belea 4,100 2800.no too 106 40_001 nh 110 OUVO 4717,000 toon Inchat gercet lepel 2,679 000 Kot je + 131,00 11+ th) ·It was not however in the agricultural sphoro alono but alvo in the political findoul commercial and other phares that India showed connderable progress Politically the year wao doroted to the preparation for the constitutional changes due to take place in April 1997 Bir Otto Niemoyer rotlowed the budget conditions in the provinces and at the Centre and roported on the monetary unutance thet rould bo nachsary for cortain Pronoces In the light of thu rovion ho came to tho conclusion that vabjoct to certain conditions the financial portion wu favourblo to the launching of the now constatational abangus in 1937 Th. tyo now Provinces of sind und Orme amo into autonoo on the lrt April 1938 Muah loguletiro work likely to be benefloul to trado was undertaken The Indian Companies Act and the Indian Trade Duputo Act wore amended and the revimon of the law relating to the Innenance Compania wus taken in hard A Committo appointed by the Government of Bombay onquired into the worlang of the Bo bay Stock Eichengo hilo another appointed by the Governmont of India onquired into the problema of the conl trade and industry The system of wouing the income tax w caminod by a third Committee The working of the railway and the state of agriculturo camo onder onmination by persons having osport knowledge in the respectivo fields Finapaally India'. position was wound Govornnont curitiu remained him thoir indon number varging between 102 and 105 Menst 98.2 and 102 in 1935-36 Tho por loan of Be 12 crore w Over-tubscribod two and a half time within Alvo minato The outstanding balance of £17 millions of the maturing 87% loan wu roped without difficulty in July 1036 Vonoy merkatoon ditions romained oury the bank rate remaining unchanged at 3% and thoro ww ondance to show conndenbl. basinous notivity towards the ond of 1936 Banken dopouts in the Recorvo Brok roportod to be a boat Re 84 crorts in faly 1930 declined by one-third in Novembor und to log than a halt in December 1936 Tho noto aroulation increased by approximately 6% darmg 1836-38 u compared with the promou your The vorago Yalao of the outonoy notes in arculation in 1935-36 wu 192 croro In February 1977 it wuu 204 crores In the last quarter of the year the volume of rope coins, bald in the vote dopartniont of tho Reserve Bank ni reported to have gono down by approximately 3 crores of ropose Choquo clearances in February 10:37 amounted to 188 8 crores of Bupees as against 140 9 in Apnl 1036 and an arorage of 182.2 crores in 1931-36 All those agas point to an unmistakable nko in trading actity brought about by an increasing demand for India, principal primary QOTD moditi, The demand is further borno out by the rise in the Caloutta whole lo price inde for all commodities Thu indes (1014-100) stood at 92 in January it slipped back to Do in Vay and June adrancel to 14 b5 December, 1836 and mounted up to 100 in Yarrh 1037 Improved couditions rellored counderably the difi ·cultien of nilkur finnure and the rear ended with greater ense ilian anticipated at its beginning The total approximato ATIN Paraing of all Statenvoed Railrai from lat Ipril to 3lat January 19-1 amounted to R Plath showing an increau ih lahb a compared with the same period lat rear The export of nierrliandic adranced in tho swol your under terier to 2T 12 lakby in ni R« 164 12 lakby in 1935-36 but tl Impit lecliuell fmn 11 1 H lakhs to Rs 126 15 lakh. let goll esport leclinel from R 18 34 lakhun 1035–36 to R 38 lakh and fmini terug on lalance on cxporter of silver in 1415–17 india turned into an importer in the year under revie Vet inwirt amounted in 19-30-3 to R 13 68 lalba. apraint net inporte of R 1,28 lakbs in the previous year Th. total rolle balance of trade advance from R$ 00 87 lakh. in 196-30 10 Hs !N2 21 lable in 1936-3. The exports in merchandiso In the rear onder immex legi terd en adrance of about 23% over thic pretinus maar alereaile import declined by approximately The total 774 le balance of trade is a little higher than in 131-? (Ile SO 48 lobli ) and in 1033–31 (N, 91 01 lokh) but at bas to be remember that the high lovel in these years was nuotained in net exports of gold whereas in 1936-37 the Telartion in het export of Treavuio lay been countorhalanced by the increase in the net e qorts of Deichoddion Sunce the (lonunciation of the Ottawa Trade Agroenient begotration have been going on between India and the United Kingdom by means of correspondence Smilar negotiations between attedited representatives of Indu and Japan havo boen carried on id ladu Thero negotiations were not completed dunog the rear undei roniew bat the Indo-Japane, trade agroordont has I been coclulel the follomg modification have been intro dlaced into the terms of the protocol which expired on 31st March 1113 (1) Japan will lo penoitted uew annual iniport of 283 000 000 Ferds of cotton pere-goode minst pornhures of 1 000 000 bales of raw cotton Ini porta of pieco-goods pas be increased to a minimum of 358 000 000 yard of Japan · purchases of n. cotton reach 1 600 000 kalos (2) The excess imports of cotton piero-goode in any one year which may be adjusted enzioat the quote of the following sear 14 mixul froin 20 000 000 Fords to 25 000 000 yardı (1) The coloured category of the old protocol u mb dmdod into (a) coloured punted goods and (b) coloured dyed or хотед gooxls The total quota is allotted betweon the caterrone in the following percentage Plais groj: 40% bonlere gier 11% blearlial fondda 10 roloured printed yoodle 2017; and coloured dyeil or voren gooils 17 ·24 (4) Tho quota is excluun of cotton fonte but Japan ondartal to limit imports of cotton fonts into India to 8 960 000 yardo e year The Government of India agroo that the Customy datio on cotton fonte shall not exceed 35% ad valorem Although concluded at a lator date the now agreemont camo into offoot from lat April 1937 During tho year the report of tho Spocial Cotton Tanf Board was published and acting on the recommodations made by the Board tho Govornmont of India reduced the import duty on most clarou of British piece-goods from 25% to 20% ad calorem leaving andwturbod the duty of 50% on the non Brituh goods PLANNED BooXoXT As in provious youn thu motion will deal with woonomo derolopments in India and allowhoro in regard to thom com modities the cultivation or exports of which horo either been regulated or anisted at romo stage in partenoo of intornational agreements or voluntary arrangements adopted within the country GODcardod ROBER. During the year the world stocks word considerably roduond and towards tho latter part of the rear tho inotrud demand for the commodity w reflected in the higher prices commanded by it Tho improved poco of the commodity can be Illustratod by the fact that although the total aporta of nr rubbor doolined from 27 million lb. to 26 million Iba is the int 11 months of 1936-37 the total value of them arport adnanced from R. 78 lakhs to R. 87 Lalbs In 1936 the world stocky foll by 176 000 tons and the consumption roue by 93 000 tone the chiot increulo in oon rumption being Hocounted for by the US A., Great Britain Germany and Japan Tho U8 A wus responsible for 67% of tho total world consumption horlog increased ha confumption by 16% u compared with tho prorious fear to the record figaro ot 673 000 tons Great Britain as the second largest connur with 97 000 tona Gorraans being the third with 72 000 tonu The prior which areraged at 7d per lb in 1936 adrenoed to 104 per lb in January 1937 and 1047 per lb in February 1937 On some data in there months the price adsunced beyond Il per lb. 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·that takes orer the period for which the IRRC has been at Tork it has bt no meras been anaobable It will be recalled that in 1927 the average price per lbs of London tandard ribber Froot beete na #1 high a 1/01/ The IRRC while following its objectire of working towards a price level reasonable remunerative to efficient producen has endeavoured to mamtain control over the situation and increased the exportable percentage from 65 in December to 75 for Januali - Jarch 80 for April - June und 90 for the remaining two quarter of 1837 It also intestigated the possibilities of increasing the prodaction in an orderly manner in the participating mantries without aunng andue atrain on the labour situation In this connection it might bo noted that both India and Burma though their proluction and permwiblo riports are small conijmied with other countrie participating in the scheine were nble to tiport fully up to the imit of the permiuiblo quota and And themselre in a positron to ID-Tear their production of the comnioditr in an ordorlr mannor Both Germany and Ramu aro activele puraging their investiga trods into the prodaction of synthotic rubber and their attempte are reported to have met with A certain amount of room, although the srnthetic product canont ret be mendfactured at a cotapetitive cort JOT the last yeul the year The volunthis routiol i production to stall continuing On thu arcount as well as to increased busines activity raw juto commended gol prices Some reduotion was roportod m tho storks held by the mille in Caloutta and also in the arty-over from The prices fetobed by juto in the year under review will be found in Ippondus A Bat mm. account is Donary to explain the fututions in the price at the different time of The demand from contumen nu kean in the fint quartor and was responsiblo for maintainmg the price at aboat £19 10. per ton though earlier in the yer It Tone w high w €20 10 By the middle of the your however the price declined to £16 6s per top u a result of favourable reports regarding the crop and the excess of screage ander caltination oror the limit muggested by the Government Theko reports were justified by the Government Anal forecast igarer errording to which the cage andor oultivation wu 2 540 000 acres as against un estimate of 2 181 000 nam in 1935-30 and the yield 8 736 000 balo u against the corresponding forecast of 7 340 000 balen of the previou year Actually thote forecasts did not deprere the price muy further the increa el proluetion banng been alreadr dir counted by the market The price boxster TeTE WOD on the ap-grado ao rosult of the ingrand buint activity The ·10 voluntary arrungaments entered into be the Caloutta mills to regulate the ontpat came to an end In April tho Apocuted Calcutta Hillo pormittod worlang of 64 hour weekly and some of the outnde mille are reported to have worked as high - 108 hoan A Fool Increased consumption rovalted in heart purchaser of raw juto and the prices again aceoded £19 por too The reports of stood of manufacture nth the mullo indicate that the increased production has been absorbed by the increased demand Govormont propaganda has been directed towards reducing the 1937 rowing by 3/16ths of the 1934-35 area and aiming at production of 8 to 84 million bala With now to controlling produotion atufactorily by means of effective propaganda the juto area has boon dinded into maller charges Acoording to 1 roport by well known firm m the United Kingdoni all indica tron towards the end of the your under 107764 pointed to a domand u cxcom of thu output and according to thu Arm the estimated amount was likely to be in tho Doighbourhood of 11 million baleu If thus roport u correot it 10 likels that the markot may push up the price still further Tho formation of the Indian Juto Central Compattoo to which reforonco wus made in last your • report was complotod during tho your undor rorow and has started its work Tbo dengan to the juto industry from the policy of boonomic nationalıma followed by certain countries and from the uwo of competing fibres and other mode of contanen aro boing borno in mind by the juto interneta and thour effort to find now outlots for jato aro continuing T24. With tho clove of the year 1936-37 the fourth year of the Intoraational Te Bogalation Sabone ands and tho wohome has now entered apon its Alfth your The total imports of tea into the United Kingdom at 479 million lbs in 1836 copolod thor of 1936 by approrimately 3 million lbs Tho imports of Indian ton into the United Kingdom at 207 million I be doclined by 3 million lbe. whereas the imports of Colon tea adranced by about tho 6 Asioint The United Kingdom retained imports of 1936 at 409 million lbs Woro slightly in 1864 of thou for 1935 high amounted to 104 million Ibs socording to the statictical summary of the Bank of England for larch 1937 the nible stocks for these donths wert 206 willion lbs as guidt 2002 million Ibu and 298 million ibs in the home months in 1935 and 1936 respectively. The total re-uporta ahor . decline of a little over 1 million lb in 1936 - compared with the previous year although the re-ente of Indin ten adranced from 32 million The tn 34 million lbe appmunatels A welcome fatare of three Troports in the ipertaning slenund for Indian tea from the Soviet ·UaOn The rt esports of Indian ter to that country Advanced from 3 895 1 3 lby in 1935 to 5 28 313 lbs In 1934 the roerporto mere only 890 '89 lbs Dorpg 1930 the price of North Indian tea, fluctuated between 1/0 674 per lb (13th Angast und 3rd December) and 1131W (5th September) South India betoon 11 Abd (13th dogast) and 1/2 091 (7th Vay) of Carlon ten between 1/0 90d 13th fagut) and 1/3 8d (2nd April) and Jan tea between 1028 11th Jone) and 11 93d (6th November) latter gnides The increase of 20 per lb iniport duty on tea entoning the Dorted Engdom in April 1930 had the effect of switching off some of the demand from the higher grade to the cheaper gradus of te with the revolt that there be been a compantively smaller improvement in the prices of tho former than in those of tho In the quarter ending March 1937 the rotainod imports of ter in the United Kingdom amountod to 71 120 000 lb. ky a gunst 97 004 000 lbs in the corresponding period of the prehoda FedIn The retained importe of compoting bereragou liko Colleo and coca alan whor a spall decline (citee 187 000 out as against 213 000 in the last quarter of 1936 cooch (raw) 1,297 000 crto as against 1 141 000 cuts in the first quarton of 1938 and 1935 respoctirely The avenge value of importa of tou rose in verch to 1/2d per lb the highest recorded once October 1935 The permiuiblo export percentage for 1937-38 wus fixod at tho mno nato as in the previous your namely 821% but it hu mince been increased to 81% Vigorous efforts to increase the Consumption of tea are being continued by the International Ten Harket Espannon Board and although perhap immediata rovalta Monot bo otpeotod due to the fact that ten hu now to reckon with several othor competing beverages cvontual Inari ID consumption 1e looked for Coro A ropento rection writton by the Director of Indian Calle Propaganda will give an idea of the working of the Indian Coffee fortot Expension Board in London The total imports of ooffee (not hln dred master or ground) into the United Kingdom hare declined from 479 407 orts to H0 794 outs but the imports of Costa Rica colfoe hese aduced from 117 9º4 crte to 178 161 those from India from 30 057 cwt to 78 685 cute On the other hand the imports from Burt Africa have declined to 184 787 artu condidorehly from 218 01c cwta A. mereral parool of coffee and withdrawn from saction and rold by phrate tinto it is not priblo to quote is in the case of other com morlation the highel and lowet prices de regulated br the demand and sopply puido tlo biarlet nor could any overal interepre le cit ·ופe0 draw about the trend of the market On contain day for special cortain parcel of coffee may command prices quite out of the ordinary run of price but niny fotoh a iluproportionatel, mallar pnce in the folloring week The figures not out belor will however give some idea of how the prices buro rried in the Ant quarter of 1937 as compared with tho amo period in the protow your Codul at London Auction dunng the month mantroned with ang prlow compared with proplotu year - 1830. Per art 12.00 bed 08/10 Jojo 7411 04/0 N 2001 199 Kony Topgesykke Ind Pobury Koon Turunyit Intl March Kan Tannoyika Id 10:37 Port 1408 bep at 77/11 1910 69 11,085 777 70 67% 1,103 BO /10 H K2 70 + H L03 LIAS 2004 LOOD 7,006 7277 Oy 4770 70,2 11 INDIA IN THE UNITED KINGDOM MARKET B Appendur sota forth the importa of staple Indian products into the United Kingdom for the three months January to Varob 1037 and for purposes of comporion give the figure rolating to ruch importo from Indu • principal firals and the total importa into tho United Kingdom market Similar figures for the your 1936 wuro gitan in the Appendix to tho Quarterly Report for the quarter onding Docember 1930 but in ordor to give a completo account of Indu : export trade reference will be puedo to those figures where nocorary and for facility of reference the figures Aro reprodaood in Appendix B. to this mport From the economic clovelopmonts discussed earlier in the obapter it will be observed that there wu conndenblo brannou motivity in the Vaited Kingdom danog the year andor rorios which was not confined to one or two commodities but wu widely prend Although the object of this tection is to comment on the importo froni Inelia to the United Kingdom montion must be Diale of the considerable itproremont in the total exparte from the United Kingdom to other countna for these cosports help to ret or credits from which at least pertuaily oor imports are The esports vere the highest regutorod unce 1930 and suto rolded it £441 000 000 approximately The expansion tertel moet of the items in the list of manufacturer api nx materials mid for ·The industries connected with the re-armament programme ile hoor-huilling mudu in an electrical industry with its rabdure hoxed rounderabir ihmroved actirits and met up a keon demand for rus material and wholly or mainly manufactured article whi h reprrent a stage in the procer of manufacturing the forsbed mluct The increased employment and goneral pro pents were reflected in the increased demand for foodstuits Another tuiking feature in the United Kingdom market wu the uniform and mild rise in the prices of most of the commoditie Thu however was not apparent throughout the year and actually made itself felt in the latter part of the year Tho first three month of the rear witnessed a reaction against the stendy rire in the and halt 1 1934 and pines howed a definite if mall le line it for improvinent in Ipul there muret Iack in Jas that in the following months an oprird movement mnienced which bus continued without ans marked abatement until the end of arrh 1837 Tho adrance in price whi definitely due to increased consumption and improvemont in the tatistical position of a number of commoditici rather than to any per alaure activities Thie gientest riso was in the opreal group 31 1. Idex ember 1920 compared with the portion in the me joouth a rear earlier The index for iron and stool proon brwel an norance or 13 2% bat the adrence in the price of per leall and spelter ray oren higher Cotton advanced by AU but the main in the prices of other textiles ruch , wool od lomp rasa Ingh as 22 9% There was an appreciablo rimo in the price of plantation rubler If then the brand features of the United Kingdom market are "ppreciate it will be er to see whr in respert of certain com noalities the dirts from India dare shown an increase and at mar be perenart to explain the roses of decline In the imjront of certain other conujnoditie. It will per bape he con venient tsuilt them under the following group (1) Food Drink and Tobacro (2) Soods (3) Textiles and Fibres (4) Jetals and Ores (6) Ilides und Skin (0) Other law dlateriel ·10 (1) Food DIA AND TOBACCO According to the alasification followed by the Trade nod Navigation Acrounts published by the Board of Trade the imports from India to tho United Kingdom under the group Grain and Plour have adnanced in the quarter ending Waroh 1937 to £644 102 no compared with £114 630 in the corresponding quarter in 1938 Tho corresponding figures for the colendar year 1935 and 1936 rero £782 244 and £2 082 376 Thy increas in the total value of sports under the group Gain and Flour from India has been chiefly doo to the increase in the rolumo nod nluo of the exports of wheat from India to the United Kingdom as the tolloming figures will show 1936 1036 19-36 Jon to Har Nul Ni 1937 Jun to Mar 739 935 £381 063 Volumo in cwts Value 168 969 £68 429 3 268 392 £1 467 0.84 This striking increns in the demand for Indian wheat u duo to the shrinkage of tho world wheat output About Maroh 1930 it was reported that the output of the chief erporting countries in the past two year wus estimated to be 200 million buhole lom than in 1933 North Ameria has had . 19oo.coton of bed crops during the last threo or four year Acoording to an unoffioial estimate on the 3lot Alarch 1937 the yielel of the American crop was espected to be 016 million harhels Thu 16 regarded a mall Argentino u reported to requre her wheat crop for Intornal consumption Tho purchase of wheat by Germanr and Italy u dated to have beon in 20 of their present needs being required as an insurance against future contingencies \11 there circumstances here combined to pa h or prices of wheat but it must be retparked that throug boat the rear the whont market slowed in turns bullish and bearish tendencies and the pressure to sell on the one hand and the disinclination to hur on the other influenced and eren brought loat the lowering of price Indian wheat come on the world market « mon al world prices reached a level attractive to Indian producten Indion wheat u not tenderblo os contract at tho I iverpool Exchange and the chief rentops for thu position are understool to be (1) lack of steadiness and regularits in the supplies (2) the dificult of doring it up for aar length of time It will be remlind that Terent rear OVIDE to the local prices in Indn being nuort frinomable than world price the exports of wet froin India bail prartkalle oased regards the difficultime of storing wheat in bi rountrt it ha to be noted that it is co tomary to store sheat in India in rilingee nnd it is alleged that the methool and con in ·ditions of torage there are ruch that aor further stomge and nrebou ing in thi cuatro die renlerel unpochile Vordern tong facilitin at Karuclu heb i the chief wheat esporting port hould however make th: moinplaint a thing of the past Under some of the other principal ateins in this group Indian esport Lona Inline in quantits or well as in rolao The salar of nice whole bo ked and cleaned) esporte declined from £103 850 in 192> to than in 1934 ond the quantits from 895 619 cwts in the same period The corresponding figuren inling March 1934 and March 103. follows ti for the quant' Ard is Quantity in rot Value 1936 (Jen to ar ) 100 776 £TA 110 1937 (Jon to lar ) 183 238 £89 038 It will be olmerred that although the quantity has declined the valor in increased o a result of the improvement in prices, The derline in esports of ure to this rountry io attributed by the trade partir to clifficulties in Anding tonnego and partly to 11 real con amption in India It 19 roported that the prices of The though improved are not w attractive u those of momo imber riporta nomodities for esample wheat mth the result that llinen one exported and the rice i ronnimel locally TORACCO Tu the ralendar rear 1030 tlie value of unmonofactured (strip) tularo riported from Bnti li India increased from £321 660 to ť r3 141 while that of the unstrirrel variety derlined from 190 226) t £41 612 In the fint quarter of the year the ralae of th unproth of unnianufactured trippel tolucco fom Butuh India Terlipel froni +36 011 to $29 1-36 On the other hand the value of the upunutarturel un tripped tobacto adrance from £1 160 tn £2 83 Icording to the Board of Trade report the retained imports of uninanufactured tobacco from all counties have shown A hatantinl clericare in the first quarter of 1937 (3+3 000 wt.) as compared with the componding quarter of last year (611 000 due to a decline in import from the Unitel Stater in each wonth of the quoiter llowerer the aretage value of onmanu fartorell tobarro imported a genenlls about ? per lb lugber tlin in the presions scor the increase helpg due partir to larger import it stripped tobacto The interest tabeu hr the nianufacturer In thi muntre in Indian tobarm to Fluch a ·referanoo mau mado in laat rere report continues unnlated apel during the yeni ander review Hotel vanafacturen no reportel to baro want their representatives to India to mato enquirie on the spot Steps are also being taken to organiso the tobacro tnde in India and of these are suocental and the quality of the tobacco shipped maintained Indian tobacco should bo able to find oven grentor rapport in this country than it hus in the past Surs The exports of needs from India to the United Kingdom are claunderl in the United Kingiom accounts under the heading Seels and utx for Oil Oils Fats Rain, and Guns The total of the export: from India to the United Kingdom under thus houding amounted to £1 463 958 in the fimt quarter of 1837 as against £967 986 m the Ano quarter in 1830 The correponding figures for the calendar Tears 19.95 and 1036 were £2 812 743 and £6 367 841 The imports of linseed from India to the United Kingrom advanced from 68 451 tons in 1935 to 221 602 tons in 1930 anil in mlae from £004 686 to £2 804 240 Those from Argentine dealined to 46 708 tops na against 196 908 tons in 19345 There has however been some reteral of this position in the frøt three months of 1937 when the morresponding figures for the two muntries were as follow 1936 (Jan to Bar ) 25 078 ton 25 996 tons 1037 (Jon to Alar) 93 194 tons 69 961 tons India Irgentine The importa of ground nuts (decorticated) from Indu iuto the United Kingdom adronceal from 29 657 tons in the first quarter of 1936 to 38 781 tons in the moreponding perioul of 1037 and in Talue froni £320) 811 to 1668 733 12e imports of ground-nuts (decorrental) from Indie to the United Kingdom in the ralendar Fear 19:30 minunted to 109 046 topi engainst 894 tons in 1935 It wall thus be seen that the increased demand set up ID 1976 for Indian ground nuts a continuing in the first quarter of 10-17 Dunog the quarter ended Varch 1937 the price russel Letween #14 per ton und £16 11: H per ton Trennling to the Tiew of . well known oilseed, firm pound nuts at £10 ore reasonable in prire compared with palm kernel and copna Thirr will therefore continue to attract attentiou especialle ar visibile Odd torks of al oiled and lots are Atill Llor nomial

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·TEXTILTS AND Fmrs The malur of the tuial importer the prop Raw Cotton and Cottop llate from Brtıb India to the United Kingdom bas adrapced from £368 802 in 10:35 to £6 202 924 in 1936 The correspondior figurn for the fint quorter of 1936 and 1837 are f1 +1 +21) and t 03 10, A reference to the Appendur will how that there has been a mn iderable increase in the imports of with the long taple and the hort taple ranetics The Lancashire Indian Cotton Committee bo mmpleted the third rear of ito thing and at the request of the President of the Bourd of Inde Scontinuing te work of populanning Indian cotton although the Ottawa Trudle Agreement terminated on tho 13th Forember and has been replace for the prevent hy temporary amngements Areurdide to the third anal report of the Lancashire Indian Cotton Committee the number of bala um ported 10 the 1034-34; reason was 547 000 as against 394 000 in the prerions been It is undertood that in the 1936–37 Beason the Junpurrt of Indian cotton to the United Kingdom nie cineoted to exceerd monsiderably the number of balet registered as imported during the previous reason A full account u giron in the Anoual Report of the methods by which the lancuhure Indun Cottou (onunstter seeks to polarise Indian cotton and Deed oot live repeated here The value of the imports from India to tho United Kingdom uncler the group Wool rar and waste and Wool Packu ad- Inuced from £1 201 432 in 1036 to £1 714 884 This improntpeat i chiefly due to higher imports of nav rool othor than Inerino and Chinbrod from India to the United Kingdom which who nlner at £1 627 772 in 1930 us against £1 162 329 in 1936 In the first three month of 1937 the importa of raw woal from British India into the United Kingdom wero valued at £825 731 ay against £301 90 It will thus be ken that the demand for Iuding rool . continuing It is understood that Indian wool stift and rough compared to other pools and on this account itu is special deninod for the purporo for which it is used namely for tho mapafacture of carpets The imports from India to the United Kingilom of arpets hare also shown homo improvement Joth in tho rnlenilar seor 1038 and in the fint quarter of 1937 T'ho ralae advanced from £622 625 in 1836 to 2654 600 in 19% In the first quarter of 103. there imports were pluel at £157,089 O Agniprt 1131 685 It has to be noted horote that the rupeta from Belgium liare shown ron yderable improvement Thi imports of these letter ailmanced from 1 507 058 square merda 10 1935 to 2 103 004 quaie poid in 1939 and in Mlge from to 90 to +252 +48 Thi imprurenent has continued in the fint tuet nionths of 1937 an l the value during that period ra £110 152 as against £ 3 808 in the em quarter lart jaar c ·34 The value of the imports of other textile materiel. from Irit14 India into the United Kingdom udrauced from £3 (135 133 in 1935 to £3 500 461 and this increase ha chiefly been urmunted for by the increase in the ralue of the imports of nr jate from £2004 235 in 18-35 to £3 227 518 in 1930 The corte- Apontling Agure for the first quarler of 1037 RO £1 C18 973 as against €1 470 135 in the mone quarter in 1936 The imports of the manufacturer of other textile material. trodi India to the Unitel Kingdom have also show very conndemble inprovement Thoir ralue amouuted to £3 278 600 in 1936 na ngainst £2 363 601 10:35 and to £9-38 556 in the first quarter of 1997_o ngainat £818 168 the qurter 19.00 For instance the ralue of iniporta of juto ploce goouls alone from India to the United Kingdom advanced trom £225 130 in 1936 to £1 139 043 in 1036 The ralue of the imports of sacks and laga advancerl from £1 016 738 in 1935 to £1 353 185 in 1935 in ת1 Rame in 21. • Ако Олег The price of bene Dietals rose very connderablc on account of the demand met up by industries connected with reainiament and consequontly the importo from Indie into the Uuited Kingdom of metals and oren improvel cousiderable both as regarde quantity and volue The value of the imports of pig iron from British Indir into the United Kingdom more than doubled being 6202 100 in 1936 and £402 201 in 1936 Similarly the value of the import of pig lead from Batish Indu to the UK al ranoer from £593 710 10 1035 to £809 051 1930 Similarly the ralue of the imports of manganese ore increased from £460 077 in 1935 to £511 666 in 1936 For detailed informntrou regarding these imports a reference in inritel to Chapter VI writton hr the linerals Idover to the High Cnmiminiones HIDES AD SALS The Imports from British India into the United Kingdom of hides and line bowel an improvement under all the four certions (1) Goatskin drs and doralter (2) file leather undre verl (3) Ginat kro leatlier une remedl (1) Sierp Lin leatlier unilied ·The rolge of the immits of des and dryultor gostakin advanced frodi €+15 667 in 10-15 to £562 852 in 1936 Tho nalu. shore) Light decline in the int quorter of 1937 being £1:3 140 at against £178 "Q9 u the ame quarter Tho valo. of the total import of hides ond skins undrened adrencod from £1 031 012 in 1935 to £1 401 042 in 1030 The corresponding figure for the first quarter of 103- Fore £617 479 as agoinut €+19 893 in the fint qurter in 19-36 The value of the importa ot bide leather from British India rose from £1 234 017 in 1935 to £1 054 066 in 1936 the value in the first quarter of 1837 adruncing to £581 800 e against €260 436 in the corresponding quorter in 1936 The value of goatskin leather from Britiu India adnanced from €821 284 to £1 219 311 in 1930 Tho corre pooding Agares for the first quarter of 1930 and 1937 oro eJM 471 And 289 513 Similorle the imports of sheepakps whole or plit from British Inilia thored rory ronadorable im provement adruncing from £721 449 in 1935 to £1 097 664 in 103. The value of tho inports in the first quartor of 1937 ni 376 040 as against £272 033 in the first quarter of 1036 Tho total value of the imports of leather and manufactures thereof from India to the United Kingdom adranced from £3 108 63.3 in 1085 to £4 601 690 in 1936 For the first quarter of 1937 thour valuo 1040 to £1 322 825 as compered with £900 645 in the correspond 10g quarter of 1930 It all thus be observed that the improvement shown by the group in 1030 has not shown any augns of slackening is tho fint three months of 1937 According to the report of one of the leading broker all through tho Tour "pite of the fact that Germany has been handicapped by restricted credata tho has been the largest and most constant buyer of goat France bar al o boon a good buyer while tho home Indo were keen buyon at o slightly lower lovel of valuer THO American ordeni were igrid only on a small scale The bulk of the sheepakine has been secured by the home trade but four order wrie received from the Continent According to the samo film of brokers there is no reason why price of goat should not be Arm Sheer on the other hand here Adnanced so much towards the end of the year 1930 that there u powcibility of slightly lower rates especially for the better classes Imports of Jaduan chrome ndes and all shoved a mbetantul increase 10 10.30 as compared with 1935 and thoro was orory indication that thus improvement would last in 1937 in OTITER RAW JATERIALS Suc SEEDLIC AD STICIWC The total imports of shellar medleo and sticklec from Bntrah Ipilim adnapced froni 800 out in 1935 to 129 899 cute and the valpe adranced from $998 319 to $389 020 Although there c ·19 Kingdom ports in order that the market here might be tested and reported upon KOKUU BUTTER Enquiries wero made on behalf of the London soproventutino al an Indian firm for when of kokam butter which 1. arod for flavour ing foodstuffs chocolates oto It mu found that there w littlo domand for it in thu country Only one firm asked for samples. Thu onqury was also piered on to tho Trado Communionen at Hamburg and Milan who supplied the name of sovenl firmy in Farum countries who oxpressed an interest in the mattor ORANGE Arusiog out of previous correspondence with tho Director of Agriculture North Wet Frontier Province it to ascertained that thore would be po shipment of bittor oranges in tho early part of 1937 Enght cases of weet orange fron the Central Pro vincer more recerred by a Covent Garden firm Tho firm reported that the fruit was not suitablo for tho Boglish marrot owing to ito appearance and lack of flavour Bubsequently adnice u recorred from India that ought further care of onnges had been despatched and roport will be furuhed on thn trat in due courmo RICE A London firm oxpressed thair desire to buy their sopplies of Burma non direct and not through brokon The namo ał wyoml exporton in Burma were given Another London firm monde enquiries regarding the supply of neo to the Indian troops in this country in connection with tho Coronation as was dono OD proviotu aocanon Tho appropriato enthoaity was approached and ibe enquiring Arm wu put in touch RICC AND HMT STUCI AT GLUTY A fall report and detailed analyou of samples of rice and wheat starch and gluten were obtained at the request of the Agricultural Marketing Adviser to the Goverment of India TE A Loudon Ann ansiow to act as selling genta in thu countr WOI given the names of reteral Indian exporters of tea A request from firm of brokerı ra also recensed and the Director General of Commercial Intelligence and Statı tics was asked to briog the enquirt to the notice of valtable firms in India WELAT Sis amples of wheat rere went to this country or the IC IR for teats to acertain their milling and laking qualities I detailed Trport *at obtained and sent to India ·* Chapter III.-Agricultural Products Industnal Materals I fex tural enquman Ineral for agricultural producto which nie in the nature of 1* niaterials and some other general enquiries are hiren belox LTH ALE i la ndon fimbo la inered a number of fancy uticle from Kashmir with a view to openiup up a market in the Unitel Anagrlom tor ke hom go ! uled for name of buyen of quch good: The nanes of rome is nie interested in such articles woir funuhed BUASSWARE The names of exporters in India were furnished in responvo to an enquur retirerl from Vancouver BC Enqunle wore male froni Iudia reguriling retailer of fancy biayware in tho In hiee State In making the peressary investigation at this end e urretion mus iecerred that in ordor to organise the ele of Indian bras sure it woull be raluable to appoint an Insh Freo State national at an agent for the solo of such goods COTTUY GOODS To lepouse to ou enquiry from a london merchant the name of Indian manufactures of suglote hirte etc suitablo for tho Siera Leoue idarhet were furnished The names of manufacturen and espoiten in Indu of cotton piece goods wpd of cottun yon Mere alvo giren to enquirer in London CUTCH Tho nece vary information was given to a firm jn Lirerpool who Muhed to obtain supplies of catch from Burtas Drugs Sereial enqume rere recerred from United Kingdom firm for Polophylluw Emolu loot The names of exporten known to tlu ollice were fuin hed in each me and a reference was made the Durctoi General of Commercial Intelligence and Statisties on behalf (1 ouc of the Arms who were also interested in cinchopu bert N Haltbarke ІСЬ (harier ir ttn bt ir Lommeloor Deputy Truck ·Three names of Indun esporten of drugs were suggested to an enqurer who wished to obtain the Indian drug Ephedro Gerar, diada The Director-General of Commercial Intelligence and Statutie was also asked to bring the enquiry to the notice of irms in India An enqurs from an Englub University for a snall quantity of the Indian Clearing lat (Strychnom Potatorun) for research purposes un referred to the ICAR Dres An enquirt from the Director General of Commercial Intel ligence and Statistics for numer of firms interested in the import of kamala was circulated and the names of three United Kingdom firms who esprerred an interest were fornished Fris The name of firms in India kooma to be interented m the esport of oul Abro were given to an enquirer in Now York GALI ITA 1 fire in Brooklrn USA stated that thor boped to place an order for fall outs with one of the Indian exporten whowe names were ruggented to them br thuDepartment EIDE AND SRLY The names of importers in the Uniled Kingdom of bide and whos were furnished in response to an enqain from an Indian firm and an enquirt from the Director-General of Commercial Intelligence and Statistics for the name of Amy interested in the import of Papra sheepokias mus erreolated HAT The Director federal of Comercial Intelligence and Stuti tiek asked on behalf of u firm in the United Kingdoms for the nant of esporters in India of leach bate sod bars made from pala date leares Tan The Director-General of Commercial Intelligence rud Statistics en paired whether Indun manufacturer of ink would be allowed to tender for the requirement of the United Kingdom Gorernment It i auerlained that no departare from the policy of home hunofacture on I ntemplatel long as competition ins Nile yoate and supplie tulacton

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·line of content u ladu of jute rele given to the Depart pent of thirrto Tral in Irlalf of a fimu io Coloulia South Jmetica he intended Waniuk a factor for the manufacture of bugs Jrte CALETS \ firul in Laora bura ho ai lied to purchase 300 rolls of jute carpet ** given the newtey of uitallo cipoiten in India Jmz Bios The Danies of vermittel in India of jute Lage au given to en moins in Inodon for clieut in Requion Loland JUATIA The un of uitable exporters in India of brome lonthor glace hd noel bnxmlf mere giren to enquron in the United Engdom 2o the danse of uitablo inporten in tho United Kungulom of brone lether moje furnished to ru enquirer in India There is a continued demand in the Unitod Kingdom for the above class of laathor JITAL Dious I fin of nanufacturers in the Unitel Kingdoin of wood pieverrative o kel for the names of piator in India of matal diumi 1 gollon and 5 gallon (apacity Thu nguy vu no Ta in the Director-General of Commercial Intelligence and Statution #bo fumished the name of real firmu 14T3 AD BLATTINGS Ilor loul Anu rio giron the panic of tutable toportors in India of coir fats and inatting NICOTINE Enquiljes ole made on behalf of the Director of Industria Bonilses legarding importen in the United Kinglom of nicotine nurotine rulphate and 'nicotine luecticides The Danm of Arms who uprawed an interest rere furnished OIL The lines of elimiter in Iudu of koondoot oil fuinished to # fiu in Glayum nith good connections among morarwe aud comp manufactures sho vere Obilou to recare grond wounce of supplr I fum in Boula: ww hire a lit ! toilet pap wanufacturer Infriniers mu afarture untl lugit nu (onails likely t oplossled ju the uport ul wodalrood oil wer ·Samo Bu ilms in the United Kingdoni expressed an interest in an enquiry from India for the names of importen of uitron It was found that applies ronnally came from Spain but popie difficulty regarding supply was being experienced at present omdg to the disturbod state of that country SEZDA Ao enquiry for the names od addrowes of local proluceir anil Wollectors in India of dopal nats (Patoria Indica) as reforred to the Director-General of Comploicial Intelligenco and Statistics who turnuhed the panie of a firm interested The names of oxporten in India of niger rood millot rapeseed and linseed were given to an enquirer in York Sports GOODS Infonuntion regarding the importation of porta grode into Rusia were obtained for the Director-General of Commercial Tatolligence and Statistics TUTILEN AD enquiry was received from the Director-Goueral of Coni mercial Iutelligence and Statistics on behalf of mangfacturer of meenucker cloth who wished to be put in touch with Armin zu london haring organisations in America The law of four firmu intertuted were communicated to India The Director of Industries Central Prorini mus furnished with the paine of firmas interested in the purchase of Luddloopi product mucha curtains bred pread and churros TOPACCO A londoa finu ashed for couple of Indiau leaf tulurru vuitable for the market 10 Hot b limt Africa Thi requert referred in the Director General of Commercial Intelligence and Statistielu atraugeal with the Indian Arus to wul kouple The toluett rent * boxeser runth tro light in bonds and colour for tlie W Cattuale Furthri mumler of sucher miltu clask toluet mere uhequenths lateral und Iouined by the enquiring fits rlo espiteel a wh to limir further information on the niniter Toteint au Iaitun towttu liu ben pre hru aud veicul crainen have leru rritirel from merchant in the montrr Opr enquin, o infested to the ICU with wmples of tlor tolacto Tequired ·WUSTE Hulu LowrOSITIOX The name of fun the Cnited Kingdom interested in the are base of mo te roller compatron kere furnished to a firm in Bombar 311 CELLA.XHOC'S The dame of sporters in India of runous manufactured artyle nuroduce etc were given in response to an enquiry froin a nu in Vancoarer Three enquiries wore also received tror Cabo for exporten in India of repetable oil rice pute bag builap etc The necesare information you fumishod in och ce INTRODUCTIOXS Il prentative of a loudon firm who had beon given letten af utrolaction to the Director-General of Commercial Intelligere und Statistich the Director of Industrie of mnivas Province and the gri ultunl Jarketing Adrier to the choseromont reportel op hı4 jetun to the United Kingdom ofter vinting Iodia that he had eatablı lied so die good connections in regard to wool bides and shops etc Hu firm had also docided to open an office in Bombay He caressed his appreciation of the wat Ance given to him by this Departmont and the authorities in India * Chapter IV oduan Tlombers. Imports of upmenntactued timber the Hotel Kingdom boom all wources of suppls during 1930 compare as follow with thomo of 1935 and tho iteruge imports of the 5-year period 1926 to 10:30 Qonth Toonde a Calmo To. I ports d 1894 Arce compared with Iesa 1995. 1839 the imao 117- Hardwood hvn od 1 B01 + Bottwood (yo And 5,477 4025 7,046 + L Otik der ripom 2007 3,044 + 115 Total 1,773 10.346 11 0 + 2014 TOTAL VALT (£tbomenda) H.00 14.510 11 说 Tort -The Agures for ther the hard soode an approvato oal in ve of the di Merent deroal ations and to repro quantity 777 סע Watu Taher Adriet to the Citer niitten hr lligh Compunlopur for Indus ·Imports of inanufacturer of rood eud tunber durug 1931 wię valued at £7 40 690 These include 14,292 347 cubic feet of plywood valued at £4 127 375 The above figures are given to illustrate the large quantities of timber required annually in the United Kingdom w addition to tho hone-grown timber output ostimated at 150 000 tonn Tho volume of timber imported dwing 1036 fras a 1ocorul Timbor imported into the United Kingdom from India dunog 1930 compres u follow with the imports of 1935 aud the avonyo imports of the five years 1026-50 Quantity to tone o O cubo fert Ary IDIO 102.3 1938 Teak 31,001 1,34 +0,023 Hard rood, other tha Taal 2,54 2,049 Woulon 114 TOTAL 17 169 39,000 00,071 TOTAL Valmi 971..00 00.000 AX4,043 1,41 Nors.--The information for 19:38 Crown copyright and w reproduced with the perto non of the Controller of Hu I jest Stationery bitco. Tho timbers other than teak inported were brefs Furjun prinkado Toowood Indiau weer grerwood oud laurel The increase mos mainly under gurjun For thi the rolur (brriage mod house foonng deruopd more responsible There were heary duect re-export of roronoxel to the Conti went toward the latter half of the year Apart frotu trak vol meenood there on on appreciable inery III Loppetitus fer the limited marhat kerp the inre of gurjan low Delivenire of truler througb the ugents of this Office were 1941 tou in LILA-30 point 10 tona in 10-25-31 Sule te flertal for to m 1 atarulut I (0 In 19.30 The Tear under in and Indian urer pesmi 1 A lille tnoen in the land for 1.wirl lic. ** 11 lys bus ni in urb thir u ul fronte Lobbol in ad lition to Line Atlunged through thu Umc 17. ir H ·37 Exarires Commercial enrunn f the rear anlie fillon Engouin imolim 11 Enquine fi TURTUNA timber not re-ulting mle Tentaris enquinama i Landing uplim anl priuluction minal ID 31 10 Tbete These 3 Tom relictis 15 Ter torte 81 aldinn the u nal muxellaneou enquiries - enquni fa I wm logu aitable for roneer bat apart from the fait that the Indian Jeniand aheby all the availall 11 Thihention for lng for higb L'ROPIOIDA TLE pracjal Lipper | Burnin teak again staged a very offertile di plas 1 Muria tech at the British Industries Foir et Olympin und trah in u ual 1011 jicuous as garden furniture Imongst veneer hom wese wone beautitul ruamples of In lau lourel on laver giet Generalls however tidler cierpt U the furtu of furniture anl faner good was not noch im eridenet at the bahubation Decontro timber ale ued largely a reneers and Indian trinber milier mes ladiel Loblo Andanian padaub romewood and figured trak wese fonds conspicuous as Aush door and panelling at the Building Exhibition at Olympın in Soptember The Thmber Derelopment Isocration continues its good work in the interests of timber Aprangat other activities the mariation finadreal especialls con trusted numar carriage to tour the countr ud illo trate the uses and merits of wood The monthly periodical IT or continzes to naptain its exceptionally high' tandard of production and must lero e con uderable influence je rluating the public on the poruibilitima and bouts of wood past jnesent and pronuertito The Der eralatout at Icrorgate Underground Station bare ou tracted as peinauent exhibit of Enpire hardwool hunie 30 different hardwools hare been used in tho form of Feel nach labelled th Its pune These include Indian ladiel Indian love wood Indian vilrer pregnood und teak figured odil Tlie evaloton base aimsed consulenhle uuterest and the Loudon lassonger Tran port Board lare deculed to panel the other than teak uext four mett of latois with me rool Indian the principal and almont the only timler avel lutherto lagiel will be us for the palator at the lost Office Station The (forement of India donnte ilser grewood for the panelling of one of the louni in the new builling of thie Horal proriets up the low lieadquarter of the Oreren lagar i in curefully vlertal tener and the inolta aint Detive been plain The panelling ·* Chapter V-Lac and Shellac. 1 THE LO MARKET It wus hoped that the shadow cast over the market by the London pool , holdings of TN would likappear in the course of the year owing to the absorption in the consuming trades Thero hopes did not materialite and as will be seen from the ruhjoined table the year begon and ended with practicalls tho Anino stocks in hand at the rert high figure of amo 134 000 packages Loodan, to puolura (TN) Kouth. London P doo billing po est rpot TN Importe Daimer trom Moola toober 4,108 7,071 3,743 BO 1998 Apra HAY Jane Jaly August Beptember October Kovember December 177 JLADAT то March 1.579 2007 1,40 4,621 1,500 3,177 2161 8418 00 634 82/ 184 LIO 3,747 4,014 2013 0,103 134,015 111,141 IL 11.01 114 701 14,101 10,318 ANI LNTO 10.30 021 2000 9,700 1,781 4100 3,176 12,60 117.36 134,074 KOTE-Opo pachet welbs 11 to 3 orte. The variations in the market price of T\ in London wero verr mall throughout the rear and the practicolls straight lino which represents the feui price curt con titates a record in the hi tory of the lac trade Other records were als broken for at nearlr 834 000 et tho Year esporte froni Calcutta riiteded the picrion record (1023-25) hr OI 100 cots Spelar esport tooAt 2112 000 rot. Torpaved all preriou figures hf a Inrge margin though the actual ratio of shellac to sellor exports showed littic change There is little doubt that the world.rrurnament programmes Tere the principal contributor cone of the irrere in India lac esport figure though the low price and the new posibilities fr Jar dirimlir fruar work and propogando alu plasel a rart It nalr rejoin a mordet jarrear in lling prior to put the lac inda ter into a rerr atifurtort Wition Chapter Trittit by yr J Gloh ICH ( HTY Lir Imur Imdahllas Neeni Horno ILS. Hyperial ·? Ni Tim Tir I TITO KISGDOM 1a (eneral The first treoniam for lar revearch in the United Kingilom actuallr ended on 30th June 1936 ont sa matinonl for a month or two to ruand off the wrth being done Dr JC Teman left for India in Has 19:36 to take op a poet in the new Indostrul Nrareb Darrou in Calcutta Di il kaum returneel to India on put of het contact caslr ID 12.30 and Dr R Rbattarborti oe giren tbree inonth leave from the um, date lugat The anendel Indian Lac (et Ict No Il of 19-36) came into friend luput 19-36 Bir it frori on the Indian lec (me Committee me seron titatel and enlargel and the lar 5 maiderably IDCThed thereur providing the Committee with a larger annual revenge for lac revench The Indian Lac Car Committee at its meeting in October 10% derided to tran fer their lac revenich stoff from the l'aint Research Station Teddingtod to an independent Lac Research laborators whicle lof the murtos of the Unitemts College lioured in the Chemical Engineering Department (the Su Willian lamsat Jenioriel laboratories) of University College Gower Street London W1 The Inlian jesacli torh op lae ceared at Herr The Butih Thionvin Hou ton Co I td , truearch laboratorie, at Ruglis with Dr Karin return to India and co-opentire leo Parade with a The Jetmpilitan Viaken Elertrical Co oud the locaich low intion of Batuh Rublxer llanufarritendel his the Indian Jar (pre Cominittee to June 1939 rathorities 2 ture Work on the transfer of thie laborators from Teddington began mailt in Derember 1036 and hr February 1017 purch work wan falls organised with the following matt – Dr RW Aldi PLD DISenior Research Worker D Bhattacharya Ige PUD FIC - Resorth W oiker Dr BS Gidrani ] So ID DIC-Graduate Arietant Dlath ) f AIC nilute Asistant and R Thompon w 1 Smith - Laboratory utants with Imias II E Watson and Y Y N Donald of the (heutel Ingineering Departement Unitents College London in supervisort that Bir o Bienna ·49 (b) The Il'ork of the Special Officer lor Inquiry V AJ Gibuon in in rlikte of the ilaties of the post of Special Officer lac Inquirs throughout the rear Tork proceeded and was dereloped on the line alrends established and knowledge of lac dreeminatel br means of personal contacto article and reneri in the Furopean terhnical Pria exhibitions the exertaining of the con amier point of view hr toon in the United Kingelom onil Fampennel bir ortrepondeart and con pulerable work on muutteen to further the polics of preparing buving mper ifications for free of lar hent xuítel for sperar lor consuming sodastne The work of the year mos to some extent dicornised lis the chungen jelened to me the presion petion but untilthotandig this solid progress roll lie terorled as mos le ven from the following details Loc exhibits were prepared and seen hr many people at the Open Week Paint Renmarch Station Teddington in vor 1930 Lilleaball Hall Troport Shiopebire in June 1930 Furniture Manufacturer Insation. Exhibition Olympia in January 193- apd the Bntuk Indlustre Fur Olympia in February 1937 These resultel in useful enquiries and contacts During the rear the Special Officer Lac Inquiry bod 228 vallen at Indu Hong paid 96 works and burnett viuto and attended 57 meetings great manr roptor and mainll enquiries were dispod of over the telephone (178) The Damlır of letters Proved' mail med exreedel 2000 quite apart from import» ahtructs and tranılanons I comprehengre exbibit of articles illustiating the use of ler in industry wosept in September 10-90 be the perinl Officer Jar Inquiry to the Director of the Iodan Lar Research Institute for exhibition purpose in India Br the courtes of the British manufacturers moetel (all on the Special Oocer Jar Inquirt mailing lut) thi exhibit tot together free of cliarge ·COVERNMENT OF INDIA BIIIIIGAIL ODLIID OLOMEII MIDITION VIVIRY 1997

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·- - Tho 01 the Pres artic1 bis 11 jon and lerture of the year the following are the intitait The Indian Lo Ingin laint Juduincture August 1936) Shellar bellar de art and the Ipplication of Shellac in Vodern lodo in Torthampton Technical College loremher 1936) - Sbellac 101 anl Colont (hemi is Ioriation Bron cherter Tvenler 1031 Tatural Rends and Sellne (Institute of Techanical Logineer Simpsom on I la tich January 1957) As in previous rean the procipal loc crop forecast reporta Fete summanred and appeared in the technical paper in the Voited Kingdom, France Germant Ro sia and Italy Only odo European tour was andertaken during the soar, in Ver 1936 corering German Belgiom and Pans when 'tho vort dı«cu od in last year a report vos further doreloped Index of Jibor Forest Products of the British Empiro w poblibed by the Iroperial Economio Committeo in dugaat 1330 thu bringing to a successful and two years of conuidorablo efort and work The standardination of lac and tho proportion of buying specifications for lac prodacte for tho in industry was the rabjoot of conadorablo committee work during the year Tho British Electrical and Allied Industrie Rosearch Association completod tentativo buying specification No A/S46 for puro leo for elec, trical insulating purposes during the year It has boen forwardod by tho Bntuk Standards Institution noting u. the British National Committee of the International Electro-teobnical Com to all the national committee of the latter body for Hudy and anticism and ultimato acceptnoco as an intornabonal perification The name specification is being considered by the British Standarde Inutitution with a to its forming, BSI mtandard Copuderation u klso being given to the rovizion of buying specifications for loo in tho defence Jopartments and this matter has been rofarer for a soport to B 8 1 Committee B Puinto and Varnishes There actintie will do mach to mako know the rulaahl. properties posweged br lac when it is rutabls procomod or modified as aldo when marksted ia fresh and unedalterated condition tra. to species and crop BSI Committee C/20 und Tho FI 110/1 11 dor dealing with resine n moulding powder Special Officer Jac Inquiry taler part in the delibentions of all these committees The demand for publications of the London Shellac Research Harman is incita ing and form . mort arefal type of propagande Mission VIO ·BO doing much to remore the erinneous idea preralent among certain films and in certain countries that lar is a dead or at beat a dying industry These publications aro issued free to a carefully selected mailing list and the money wo spent 18 money well spent in the campaign for koeping the Indian lac unda try in a position of prominence (o) The Synthetic Rena Industry Thero has been no certion in the expansion of the young and rirlo branch of applieel choinical research The Special Oficor Iac Inquiry briefis reviewed the subject in a recent paper ( Tho Natural Reuns und Shellac Ice the Journal of the Society of Chemical Industry Bth Jay 1037 LIT 19 P 4:39). and further particalon will be availablo in the detailed roport al the London Ahollac Research Bureau for 1030-37 not in pro paration (d) Lao Rosenroh in the United Kingdom As already statod the rear was mainly one of rounding off the work of the firt triennium and of preponation for a second period Detau, aro Availablo in the six monthlt progress reports of Alour The British Thomson Houston Co Ltd and the Paint Research Station for the period January to June 1930 and the monthly progress report for July Norember and Docombor 1930 and January to March 1937 Co-ordinated lac research work with the Metropolitan Vickers Electrical Co Ltd and the Research Association of British Rubber Manufacturer has kunilarly been recorded and cirozlated to the authorities concerned in six monthly reports The published research work of the year i mentioned clue whero in thu chaptor At the Paint Rosearch Station Tedding ton and at University College London work To continued according to the sanctioned research programme given in last year report Dr Bhattacharya continued his studies on the constitution of lac and confirmed the existenre of Tapol , shellolır Chemistry and Industry 1938 05 No 16 p 309) Considerble ad hoc Fork was done including the proofing of jute fabrio with modified lac compounds preparing bituminou surfaces for painting with Lght colours by aging upderronts of shellac taruha preparing hottom finuhes for thors unog a lac buse and making photographio antı balation barking compositions with lac u an ingredient An interesting development in the making of hard lac resin has been the derelopment of process of extraction of whole lac with aque butter solation. Thu u cheap method and Vert The Vetropolitan Ticken Electrical Co Ltd are testing large comple of the reun for its electrical properties aad (sce ·At Term The Inth Thomson Houston Co Ltd researoh laborators Dr Farini ruptuar bi mork on the chenuntry of lao be a stody of the individual luc components derived from the EROEP of con tituent htained by selective rolsent atraction ad also on tbe merbanical and clertrical properties of lac This work is also being carried rut in Imerica xbile electrical tooting Dalo being done in Itals and Germanr as part of the programme of the Interontional Electrotechnical Commivion s Adrisory Com muttee To 16–Shellac of which the Specul Oficer Lac Enquiry # the chairmon At least The Metropolitan licken Electrical Co, Ltd remarch laboratorie at Trafford l'ark Janchester preliminary trials of thchlorethylene extracted Hund Lao Resin vero mf fcrently enrouraging to justifs farther fork within the scope of the proptimme – (1) The development of Tard lar Reun as a bondor for shellac peper tubes (u) As dry bonder for micanito sheet (iu) as a bonder for micafolium (TT) For improving insulating varnishes posibly with curtain plusticien (v) coating of thin metal foile for use on condenser bushingt and food packing industry (n) Compartire mesrarements of the electrical charactoriatic of specially manufactured lac roons (vi) Purification of the lao residuo trom Flard Leo Rain manu factoro by mteam distillation and tho application of the product or producte produced (nu) Production of juto-las wallbourds The Research Arxociation of British Rubbor mladufacturon havo hoon working Headily on the sanctioned programm: (sec Resarch Astooution of British Rubber Manufacturort Report dated 22nd July 1938 and 1160 datod 2nd January 1937) and though progrou het beon slow it has been Lar products are definitely being used in the rubber manufacturing industne but the methods of application are not turil, ascertainable Testy on moulding powder supplied by the Director of the Indian Lac Rerearch Instituto to tho Special Officer Leo Inquiry hure given food remulte at Bean The Metropolitan-Vicker Electrial Co Itds lebontong (an acetone extracted uren treatel Hard Lac Rosin) and in 20jection mouldings at dein Erkort & Ziegler I works pear Cologne Germans (a high flow shellar won four melding powder) covered by lao rewarch in the United Kingilom pedenalls with erronna ing malto Kos 10-13 more ·62 for The Bureau 1 uel the following paliliations during the rear * bile jumpels nealog the publication stogo (that is in cuculation in draft prior to publication) ero giren in be recond part of the lut - (a) Technical Paper No 7 Pandumental Phinical Properties of Luc-Part III- Electrical Properties by Dr I O Vormin (inded Vlay 1930) Technical Paper No 8 Dartoning of Lor Solutions and the Effect of Oulie Icid Thereon by Dr I C Perman and Dr R Bhattacharya (laed jas 1030) Technal Paper No 9 Plasticuing Jor Films - l'art I by Dr L C Vormen and Dr R Bhattacharya (ianied Jud. 1838) Technical Paper No 10 Fundamontal Phral Proportion of Lan Part IV- Optical Properties by Dr I C Vermnd (1wueil July 1936) Abetracts bearing on Shellao Revearch Interatare the period 1st January to 30th June 1030 fired Soptombar 1936) Abstracto bearing on Shellao Research Literaturo far the period Ist July to 3let Docomber 1930 (wrth author and subjeot inden for tho whole year) (imaed Fabrury 1999) (b) Technical Paper No The Properties of Para (Flard) Lac Resin by Dr L C Verman Tochool Paper No Hardening of lec br Dr L O Vermar and Dr R Bhattacharya Technical Paper lo Holification of Lao with Higher Fatty Acids and Their Juod Glyoerol Ester - Part 1 by Dr R Bhattacharya. Technical Paper No Tiecotity of Inc and lard Tag Reun Bolaticos by Dr1 C Vertran Owing to the continued demande ropriate of the following paper were preporel during the years Technical Paper No 2 Identification and Analyw of JAO by Dr R Bhattacharya (Second Edition June 1930) Troharcal Paper No.9 Pundamental Phynal Properties of Lac--Part Ilechanical Properties by Dr 1 C Vermon (Berop 1 Edition July 1830) ·(c) Copperati * milliliten los Pescarch In titute Ranch ned the lor lorShellar Irorch Burray Brooklyn, lex lord Contact as maintainetu u ual hy mean of letter reports exchange f literature and 11 ulntton of paper for criticum pant to abluation 1 thr frentet peeds which has declared itelia a result of lar recarb actirties in India America and the Unitel flul lema als in Germanny and Italy the derelopment of a ntumon pilesing plan for research mus Such a plan is under con ideration *Chapter VI-lodun Minerals General tho Tho fear under rories witneired a phenomenal rise in the praer of bare hietal During the earlier months the rise mas lurls gradual becoming more wurked in the autuma und wintor antil boum conditions proraileil for a short time Stimulation at markets mus due to the tripartite agreement on currence announcemout of the Government to al moment programme Benalde demand from con nuen coupled with a bunt of specula, hor. The bigbert point was reached in the second work of Jarch 193- Pihen the spot price for copper a £77 Os 30 tin £30' 1", lead (molt foreign) £36 6s and uno £37 and thieto muy Le compared with price proro:lug on let April 1936 Copper £96 0. 40 tin £213 5. lead £10 7. Od and no In spito of talk of still higher increase tho boom of fresh cources of rapply a well as the search for substitutes and prepare the way for over produotion and it is genorally much nasier to increase supplies than to ourtall thom £16 12. 60 did not perust Thie denuand for re-amminent Applier bu led to a conndenblo the former List in the price of Wolfram and Janganete oro has live from 38 and to ed jer ouit and the lattor for 60% ne from 1s to ls 7 per unit and for 48% ore from 11d to The effect of the rise in the price of manganeso ore to the prodacer u to potne uztent offeet by the increase La freight nate 1 sd per unit ( I Tighet Vinent Idret to Chapter ritten in 1 the llict Colomer for ladil ·Importa into the Ohromito hu ruan only slightly in yılde from 820 ld to 90. per ton for 48% oro Total sports of manganeso ore from British Indian porta deortored „lightly doning the year and this decresso can be mocounted for partly by troight difficoltzou Untod Kingdom increased by 18 000 to 207 000 tons Rum with her onormous iron and steel projects un now coDUOMIDS * largo proportion of her own manganeso ore and exports sro DO longer of tho oro they fore in the past although still of importance in the world, markota The South African mina in 1938 produced 284 687 and erported 229 105 tona, of which 48 625 tons want to the USA and $2 420 tons to Gormany The forruginou. menganoso oro from Binal woro oxplortod Euport of pug iron from Indio inarensed und amounted to 616 065 tonn Japan toe again the boat outomer and took 307 816 tons whilo the wiaro of the United Kingdom ww maro than doubled trom 65 763 ton. to 160 671 tons anco moro Throughout the world thoro ua shortage of farrous map and proet are high Japan has for voveral yeur taken almost the whole of India. porte under thu boed Tho Aigare for the export of mica provide evidenoo of tho continued prosperity of tho alootnical industrien The parts amounted to 177 862 out of which 27,235 owla woro block und 160 447 Owts plitting Tho Unito State of Amerion was tho best outamer taking 52% of the total hulo tho Untod Kungdom tmportod 24% Tho trado in granito borbe and setto showed a light increase to 12 805 tons all to the United Kingdom After many monthof negotutron with Siam th. Intor national Tio Restriction wu renowod from 1st January 1937 for flyo years A standard tonnago of 18 600 with a minimum quote of 11 000 tons u allottod to film while tho Bolgian Dongo goto 13,200 tons and Fronch Indo-Ohme 3 000 tons the new wohemo inter alios, majority voting and hu tho interesting clause that of production from non restricting countrio over period of a consocutive monthe woods 16% of tho world . production or 12 600 tons of tin whichora u lom any ngnatory country may givo mi months notico of withdrawal The objects of the whome aro again regulation of production and osports from producing countries adquutmont of outpat to OOD rumption provention of betere willations in price and the muntonanoo of musonable toob prondos for ·$$ It is interesting to orte that during the period of negotiations nth Suam and the en uilt ou rtainty the price of tin rand with the fear and linjan fth (ut mir Themen u of opinion nin farm at renewal Blonie die period of naring prices I demanlfi inuti 11 inntinna made which hororer inmediat la eusel hell 11 began to a The rontml leme fi TI luich is voluntary and only affect producer out ide the rs! 1 renewed in April 10H until the 1+1 Jols 19.34 Control mas temporanlı rolazul in Januan 19.1 fallowing the vent of the autumn COMMERCIAL EX CIRIES Aeld Nauet DIM The nuruler of enquiry addrened to the linoal. Adruer merend further luring the rear and 29 aral covered a vido for permonal interview Wole much more bunierou. and there is no doubt that this i the most matufactory paana of leerink and rug mforniation The years work may thus be Tummarised 90 interriers were arranged 08 enquiries word receired and answered by telepbone and unumlar number be post Statuti relating to mans Indun minerals and produots Icre dictnlated Analges of the following mero mupplied launte barites brinos Leryl conl kyanito manganeso oro salt and seolites Information on the geological occurred and possibilities : lolux is turulaboad for langtes chroute coul ilmonito manganore ores monasite pltpetro and wolfram Ten specimens were sent from India for commeroual valuation and the included bontonite Pallero darth chromito obrer and semi precious stones In order of importance from the point of view of number enquiries tho following minerals among other were the subject of requests from Armi in the United Kingdoin and abroad for uanes of Iudian suppliers Drica baryter kyanite ilmenite berri manganese dioxide steatito and wolfram Fronu Iville roquests for markets in thu country and abroad related to the following Bentonito beryl grate MICO chromite sem precious stond mange 30 ores wolfram and many other nr material The following special enquirico aje of interest for electrol. moking in Indin chlorine manufacture from mult Toines cenient inanufacture in South India bromine from the bitterns of the Haon of Cutch special į tocrates of cool detalla ·tion and carbonation The most dificult roquests in thor olang for advice on machinery for mining and minonl treatment and for technical wistance מס Terts baurite reforred to in last year's roport vero completod but rere unfortunately unsuccuful The raped faroos Iron ore from Singhbhum aro not being cramided by largo Arm of ferro-rlloy makon in England The following tablo giroa digest of the work dono Enquiries from the United Kingdom USA and tho Continent for asportor of Indian minerala T2 Enquries regarding occurrence atent and revertes Indian minonls 12 Enquries from India for of nuporting morabant abroad 6.6 Samplow recorved for commercial valuation 10 Roqaosto for analyses of Indian mineral, 16 Enqurio for statistics 26 Miscellanoow enquirio (mining and prospecting loosos, tarifs goneral miding questione etc ) 18 Даша PUBLICITY A. an cperimont a duplay of minonlo was shown at the British Industries Fair at Olympis in February 1937 Tho number of onquine so received cacoeded all expootations and tho practice will be contin cod An Account of Burma , minerals ww included in the spocal Barma number of Tho Timas and an introductory account of tho Indian mineral poution hu boon oontributed to the revised odition of the Mineral Survey of the Empiro publuhed by the Imperial Instituto A roviow of tho Qumqonnial Roviow of Mineral Production wu contributed to tho Prem In addition, information of a technical abanotor wu mdoly distributod DOXOLOTTEES The reorganisation of the Committeo work at the Imperial Instituto w noted in the last report In conisquonoo tho Mineral Adriver attooded three meetings of tho Advisory Council on Minerals and one or more meetings of the Technical Committee not IumIAL INSTITUTE. Eaquina from India recorred at the Institate aro tnpsferred to the Viperals Adrser Thu ua coprenient place in which to thank the lineral Resource Department of the Butish Iortituto for help mort froely giren ·57 * Chapter VII -Trade Publiaty The grant for Tial I al luita mo the same as laut year, Tix {} ) 01 thi rnt on participation in Exhibitions and Farro aod mrti olla mbali were held in the first nino mertha of the sea leve ulte li ixen published in the Indien Trade Journal Daniet thu lut quorter Januart to Varch Te participated in the clubitune The reports on these aro fien belo (1) DIZNESGATAN 19 inline GROCERS EUDITION INTII TF JAYCAN 1937 Te bave been participating in the exhibition for pone year past Itu nuentialls i tnde -how being orgroved by the Birmingham and Midland Grocent and Allied Trade Amposia 110a There was en Fripite Section 10 which we coupied a stand with an area of 125 quare feet Tho athibition 4 very well attended bs the trade A compreheporte rogo of Indian foodataifa wa show the exhibite hering been supplied by 16 ceremony The Lord Jaror of Birmingham parformed tho oponing He ruted our stand and wu ubown samples of our Specialtier Ung to the compartively smell poblio attendanco the sale of complex did not amount to mocb Only 703 sample, to the mulae of £14 were sold of which the majority worn maniples of chutney, and muce culew outs and ten Turitations were inued to important indumen in Birmingham and surrounding distuct and most of them boung members of the roron Amuriation visited the show Portonal collo moto AIRO medo in several money In all 44 tmdomon Wort vinted and 37 tnde enquiries were rocaired u dotailed below Chutners and condimenti 16 engunes 8 Tinned fruit jums atr Cashew unta 8 Tra Rico 2 Cigar 37 The enquirie roro dealt with on the spot details of importera And whole lo tortu etc hoing applied directly Two of the largest wholesale groem in Burmingham van raccessfully torunud tail rome tnel orden in dolinen rote Hooral from thedi At last reste exhibition connection were THI Leptot 1 pozreal hy ur Idi 31. Iawn Trade Pubblety OBU ·1 establbhed with three largo endomen in the town and there woro ro-ruuted thu voor and more found to be keeping up tho oonnootions Outlying distncts like Volverhampton Leaming ton Corentry otc here aloo ristal and the inportant tndesmon in the placer canrused One large firm of multiple grocery in Wolverhampton wa porrunded to place e trial ordor for cashou date and tunned mangoes One local tohecconist flrm with whom contact for cigan vos established last year was risted again It was learnt that they did uot have much suchen with our lines u tho domend wu only occuional They were however keeping up the connection and stocking come Indian cigari followmg new connections were established Chutney 2 firms TOA 1 firma Cashow 2 firms Tinned fruit condiments etc 2 firms Most of our stock of chutnoy toe oto we taken over by two local firms at tho end of tho show Tho cost of tho oxhibition amounted to £190 The (2) Burtis INDU17 RICA PE LONDOT 1617 TO 26T1 FmvaXY 1937 Our partiopation in this Fair ras on . larger kulo thun betore the space occupied bomg 3 786 quare feet ay against 2 886 mquare feet at the previou fair At the last four we had stands in four different sections to which two more section vix l.nether and Fanoy Goods Bestiona wore added this timo The paco in the various rections mu u follos General Herchandie Section 1 441 xq ft Sports Goods Section 017 Lathor Goods Sootion 240 Fancy foods Section 362 Carpet Section 822 Empire Section 3:09 Total 3 786 ng ft The General Merchandise Section as sub-divided into mu kepanto stall, one of which was assigned to a group of Burton teak whipper to deulonstrate onde of the more popular use of teak and one m allotted to the London Agent of the Bihar and Onu Cottage Industries the UP Arts and Crafte Eniporium 1 geknor and the Victou Technical Institute of Indras One stall nu net apart for coffee pmpaganda upiler tbe charge of the Director Inclan Cotto Varket krpansion Board Coltos malang ·demon ination formele peal feature of the toll and cup of Ladan celee ser li tnboied woe to populorise this boronge The remaining three tall 10 this section were auigned to (2) Food product and wrap and toilet pory rotion (2) tropical belmets and (3) tax prolacts and marial This was the first re that a coinprelied il llar of tax polacts was made at the Fur and the result wured were goud The Syron Textio u ubdivided into eight reparto stallo carb blufa fund te spaniale exhibitor of sports goods and the Carpet Stion *1 diul into three stall tro of which rete reserted for (11 and matting and one for carpots d and rogo Tbo we had a rejurate talla in all boxing exhibits of 06 firms rumared with 16 stalls and 63 oxhibitor at the prenons fair Tie vanouexhibits which were shown and tho number of exhibitors are given below No of Esbibit) Eshibitors (1) food product (omprising rict codeo rices urry powders and conduonts Poppodam Bumbar ducki jamy jellies chutnog pickle ce couped fruits nute cigan and choroots 16 (2) Soaps and toilet preparations 1 (3) Raw prourts and minorals 8 (4) Teek and teak products (5) Tropical hats 1 (8) Silho enl brorades 2 (7) Jeather and leather nunufacturer and myru bolam extract (8) Sports goods coinpriung tonnu ackets and fats, foutball cover cricket bats and bello 10 hockor stich, polo (9) Fanny fools codipriong bransmart plad ond carved wooden pepior muché wore doll, 0 1 (10) Veedlework (lace) (11) Kashmir embroideries 2 (12) Coir maty and matting 2 (13) Carpets and rog 66 codes and balls und ng of these 06 libitors 10 Amw me cxhitting for the Art time rir fou in the Fanm Cal Certoo tno in lace two in Silk thier in metal tm in leather to in Sport Growl and one in Coir and Fibre ·Trade enquiries to the number of 417 vore received as against 441 at the priooding fair This decrease was mainly due to the foot that the last year figure includod a namber of enquiries for fars As no fun wero ahibited thu time--nono of a stufactory rtartdard having been rocorved there were no enquiries for them. Tho onqurie woro a folloni Sports goods Cooo meta and matting Ourpets and raga Silly Hats Olgens Rosins gums abellac ots Orls and oil seeds Nute Soed, and cereals Spices Iytaholom and myrabolam oxtract Hice Condinonta Tea Tinned fruit and jams Leathers Imthor goods Cotton Minerala Coir and Abro yun and hamp Fronoh chalk Jute Bentonite Enquiries 193 73 28 8 1) 14 26 19 11 5 3 11 > 1 3 1 38 2 11 10 6 2 1 1 Total 417 of theo enquiries 763% come from the United Kmgdom ood the remainder from other countries The percentage of enquirien from other countrie wu littlo umallor than in the previous ·01 Fear wing 231% m' again t 20% la t rear of these 107 Frie in m the confident and' ] freni (nabtuie uch as Ftypit wath frica Ugrens U.SA cto I list of countrid other than K from which these enquiries eniginntel 15 * under Chantrr of Inquirii Articles Helgio 12 *1 l mute tra lentheis anil cutton Seele Torror 6 Sot goo] nil and oil moella nuts spices leather minerala and leather goods Cotton and sporte goods Shellac gums nats myrabolany leather minorel, minn into and bentonito lland 12 Germaus 3 Oils and oil woeds and leatbert Denmark 1 Cotton innet 8 Hollani 6 Leathors and sports good, Vinoral, and mica leatliers, olle and oil verde Shellac nats and picny Finlanil 3 Ilangary 1 Shellac (recho Slovakia 6 Vueral oils leather pigialului Lithuania 1 Cotton Iuria 1 inerals USA 8 Sports goods odil letlana Oil and oil rende 1 logpt Ilgien 1 Nice 1 leather houth Africa 10 Other countrie Sports goods by cinen Mo hots rirje ·The amount of bunne ilone in the forni of orders bontod at various stond HR R? 16 luch as 40% more than last Sear* figure and 68% me than the year before below AS hown 1935 Fair 1030 Four 193. Fair Cour and fibro goods Carpota and run Branwaro Inlaid and carved wood Nil N. 8000 R. 22 400 R 4 000 R. 10 050 R 16 000 R. 8 000 R 13 200 R. 11 672 work R. Ro 2 200 R. 2 100 R: 2 700 Ml Lace Sports goods Fun and lans Kashmir work Embroideries and miks Cigen miscellaneous (hats oohre onlum oto) 1 870 R 3336 RS 8 240 R 2 000 Nil R. R$ 2 070 Rs 14 680 Nil R 070 Ro 1 985 Ra 800 R. 4 658 Total R. 37 500 R. 45 090 R 63 135 Ono hundred and ninety three order. wore booked of which 68 were from Dew customer Thirty-eight now connections wore formod for tancy goods and art ware (including one from Aus tralia and ono trom France) tro for lace 14 for sports good. ought for corpete (including one trom France and one from Australia) and su to nlbs (including three from France) thoro woro amplo orders which might result in extended basines if the samples proved satufactory All three years It for brassware and thu drop has been continuing for the past It will be noticed that there was a fairly bug drop in the order It u dificult to account for this drop unlee it 15 due to the fact that connectionheving already been established the buror place their order direct with the manufacturers may be added however that although the total value of the ordora rererred mus love than formerly a pomber of now con nections were formed Thoro was also a big drop in the orders for lace which w due mainly to the Ane cum as in the car of bnsure Tho bolt of these goods conasted of d oyloy, together with low spocuneng of edgings for tablecloths and ladies bloques Tho letter though cheaper than similar article on the market alone cannot command a mode market in thu muntry were intortor in quality and doylera There etc ·muld therefore nerer he a big business in this class of goods onlee better material ! ver and a wider range is produced With these erreption the other goodi fared niuch better than in prerion fair Corpet Imped an inermise of 24% end coir mate 123 nimpared with the prerions fair There we increase of in the order for ports goods and 140% in rare and inlaid woodlook Hand painted silks from Bangal which weir exhibited for the first tiple met with a fauly gooul demand (takon and online Thich were also exhibited for the first time veurell good tnal orders which according to tho cihilator ore likely to by followed hs cubstantial bonneu On the whole the leaſt were much better than those of the previous fani In the Fredetuft. Section camples of coalimenta tioned fruit Ulte tea nuts cnis et wale sold as usual and unum of £171 was realiser as against £165 lat rear The Ales are detallel below No of mmoditr Sample Value Chuin re and nurut 1 199 Coni jolis and spices 431 $16 To 1 088 $16 Rice 299 $6 Cashew nato £3 Popradons and Boinbay luck 41 Tunned fruit 72 Jams and jellies 92 £3 Cigar 6 171 £80 cellaneous 80 £10 8 664 £11 Jeniden these conplo ale exhibit of foder grool (braerare wood work etc ) were also sokl to the rulue of making a total ule of £391 Their Ilajentien the King and Queen and other members of the lonl Ionul natal CD tand an l nude some parchave. as against The cost of participation api unted to €1498 £1 00- Lost Fear ·(3) TA COROKATION VODERN HOVES ATD BUILDING EXHIBITICY PITUUTTI 1010 10 2071 JI 107 1037 Dar stall at thu chibition had an area of 360 square feet The exhibits which were rapplied by 23 firme included the usual range of Indian foodstuffs and cigan a roll as carpets and mig Cooo mata matting ulks fancy goods (brassero) carved and inlaid woodwork soep eto Semples were sold to the value of £59 of which aigan contributed nearly one-third The other complea which were sold in fairly largo numbers wero those of tea ohutney and curry powder and cashow nuts A fow amples of maps were also sold In addition to the samples of foodatalla, como exhibits of rog ulks and brasware of the value of £23 were disposed of Thurty four tradesmen in Plymouth and nine in Esoter word votod is a result of which four new connections wore formod ono each for cashew nuts nice coir mats and condunents Thirty fire trado enquiries were received as follow Ohutner 7 Ourry powdor 5 Tunned fraut Ougan Taa 3 Colles 2 Carpets and rists 6 Paner go? 3 Total 83 Some of the more important coffeo nierohants in tho dutriot meie mtornewod in company th the Director of the Indian Coffee Propaganda in London who aloo ras exhibiting at the how Three of the firmas voted agreed to stock Indian ooffee Cantning for coffee mus alo dono at Exeter It appeared that the coffee trdo in the district was mostly in the Kenyo end Costa Rica nneties The trademon however hovod interest in Indian coffee and they wore put in touch with the Director of Indian Coffee Propaganda The local high-olas fanoy goods dealon were alo motamed and it ww found that there was very little demand for Indian bru ware On the other hand it was learnt from three of the high-cla fumi hing concerns in the town that there was a very good ule for melium prical Indian carpets and for coir mats The prices of Indian Abre mate nod ng were found to be dearly

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·Do mat cbmper than those of the British mats and rug? Th. firm Fale robilite! nt nor stall my accordingly introdered to a large wholesale marehouse in the town and thus stroduction realted in an order for mats and matting. It will be remembererl that a contract Fas formed lut year with a largo retailer in the town for carpets and coir mats Ho rou found to be Hill stocking there lines and it was learnt from our exhibitori that they had experienced an increasing demand from tho retaler for there goods The Bengal ah were found to be too costly for potanoo whereas an Indun ilk rearl was quoted at Os wholesale cartesponding English Karl was quoted at 36 Mo bunch was therefore posablo onder such mnditions and the oxbibitor was adrived of the position The cost of the participation amountod to £210 . 1 GENERAL NMARKS The total number of ahibition andertaken during the goar under rotlow a 14 which wu tho amo a lart yuar Thoy were an follow LONDOX Empire Vegetable Fibres Exhibition 26th Varch-0th April 1936 2 PLTHOUTI odern Homo and Building Exhibition 22nd April—2nd Hay 1936 3 HULL Shop Display 13th-27th Jan. 1836 4 ALDARBIOT SDOTY 2nd-4th July 1936 6 LILLESTALL (SAlor) Dominion and Colonial Exhibition 6th 27th July 1938 6 TORONTO Canadian National Exhibition Augant 1930 LONDON International Grocers Exhibition Agricultoral Hall 10th-25th September 1938 8 LACTER Home Lito Exhibition 2nd—19th Septem ber 1938 LEIDI 6th 17th October Brighter Home Exhibition 1938 10 EDDIDULOT Ideal Homa Bahibition 31.t October 14th Norimber 1936 11 NEYCASTLI. Brighter Home Exhibition Srd-14th Norenber 1936 12 BIRUIXQrur Midland Gmcers Exbibition 19th Joth JADUATT 1937 13 10th-2014 February Louma British Industries Fair 10:3 14 PinAUTO Comaation Vodern Hodies Exhibition 10th - 20tb Varch 193 ·The total cost of these exhibitions amounted to £3 934 01 thi annount on an arenge 10% was put on the root of it Frection of stands electriuts charges et the balance being absorhed by other items such as stai mperrisin transport advertuemont labour etc About 37% of the total cependituro was incurred in participation in the British Industria Farr which ex asaol the largest and most important The best in order of cost was the Canadian lotional Exhibition Toronto costing over 2000 of the exhibitions in the United Kingdom the Hall Shop Displor was the most costls with an expenditore of £236 the next in order being Plymouth Exhibition 193 (£210) Plymouth 1936 (£192) Biruoghum Grocer Exhibition (£190) Leeds and Edinburgh Exhibitions (£180 cach) New castle (£176) International Gmere Exhibition (£90) Empire Vegetable Fibres Exhibition (+92) and the Aldershot Shor (£3.) Rendes participating in these exhibitions yo took part 10 four unor shows in the form of Empire displayı at departmental stores in London and the Proriaces ETIBITA ATD ESTU BITOYS Among the now types of exhibits received the year from Indu Fere nlks and brocades vegetable fibres (jute hemp etc ) bilica mic chrome manganese ore mustahnlom and traning materials ochre and onlum wolput carringt pith helmets and dolls Good enquiniet reto received for most of the Don exhibit of drugs and nw products and considerable interest w attracted by the duplog of sıkı and brocades 1 few ordert were also talen for these commodities as will be seen from the figures already giren SALES OF BAVIPLES The practice of relling comples of food prodacta etc at our mtands ou continued during the past year and it u estimated that about 32 000 customers were served daring the rear The Lales of foodstofft amples malised £590 agringt £ 76 Last year Among the exhibitions in the United Kingdom the Brihsh Industrie Farr (where £1*1 rere reolwed) whowed the beat foodatult olet os anual the next best being the Hull Shop Duplay where £81 were realised in foodstuffs The best in order was the Edinburgh (£8) Terrostle (270) Plymouth Eshabı tron 1936 (April) (£61) Leicester (£50) Lillehall and Ildenhot Exhibition (£t each) The best sellers among the commodities prored to be cien chatnere kucer and tea Dunne the rear under reter 732 nigars were sold to the rolne of £1 0 0 against 10 480 aiguri lat teor to the Blue of £17? Fire thornnd veren hundred sample of chutpose to the value of ICT were sold this year • again 000 samples to the value of £180 lo t Tear $ 30 ooples of ter to the value of €11 were sold at again if H3 la trous to the value of #112 371- amples of calier nut were e lì to the ralue of £50 u against ·दर again! Inn el met kind carpet 2 to the malce tlx ( rear frut and jam err - ld 1 1 100 amples of tipoed ehsalur Ima te the falde of 4) lst rear Orier sales ser Value amples of carts powder and Arices £70 TIC £17 266 poiralama £6 Bombay duck £3 573 of color £11 In addition to the mainplea of friatuffo and cigan exhibito lar etc were alio mold at the shows result of orer 4.00 of urh 179 *as realiard nt the British Indectrin Fair £200 at the Toronto Fair and the balance at and exhibition in the United Kingdom Tho total salon Efected doning the rear of food product, and other exhibits mutated to approsimately 11 300 as agaidat £1 436 lost Fear The decrease , due to the fact thot participation i undertaken during the year in rome shoxe where there was no scopo lor tho pelling of ramples on a large male compared with the abibitions moted in 1935-30 ONDERS The total value of orders hooked dundg tho yor como to 45 914 u against £3 460 la + vear an increase of nearly 71% of theva noorly £4 730 was booked at the BIF £800 at tho Toronto Exhibition and the rest at othor oxhibitions hold in the the British Indautmos Fair and the Toronto Rxbibition; but Io previous yeon orders word booked only at permonal cannesing of the trade during tho provincul exhibitions which han heon undertaken with tho primary object of creating mtorent in our products bus in some con resulted in aotual Thoso uro only a fow occasional orders placed through In mort can tho bunden resoltsog from contact formed int the exhibitions in placed direct with the exhibitors in the onlinary CTO of busines Prom tho Ngaras given below for the last Are year it will be noted that more and more bunnths is being actually booked at the ethihitions and fain by this Ofice Appraatmate per centage of increaK OTOT auch Talne of Order preceding rear 6717 1034 £1 200 06. 103 £2 000 149 £1480 to 014 107- 1མ Thr meinen which contributed to the incTAH In the number rear are more or less the same w la euil nalue of orders thi United Kiogdom orders 1023 115 19% ·year namely the fact that we are receiving a larger surlett and mango of exhibits from more manufacturen overy year, and that we partiipate in the appropriate fairs and in appropriate reotions In this connection it niay be observed that whereas in prorout yoon the majonty of the abibitrons in the United Kingdom in which we used to take part were confined mostly to foodetails Tore now taking part in exhibition where it is pomblo to display other conmodition also much as carrete brus ware otc CAVASOLKG or Suors Four hundred and thirty fire shops word aanrassed dunng the your against 214 last year Ono hundred and forty two DC connections were stablushed in the ranow centre for our goods as shown below Plymouth 2 foi condiments I for rire 1 for cashew nuts 1 for carpets 1 for voir and fibro Hull 4 for condiments 2 for whows 3 for oigari 1 for coco mats Toronto 31 for bious woodwork lace aarpoto ete. Leicester 1 for condimients 1 for tunned fruit 1 for cashew nuto 2 for rice 2 for cigar 1 for art Taro Jeeda 1 for oigan 2 for condiments I for tinned fraut 4 for asher nuts Fdinburgh 1 for carpets 1 for art ware Tewastle 2 for onded food 1 for her 1 for condimento Binningham 2 for condiments 2 for tined fruit 2 for cashews 1 for ten IIF 39 for art mure 2 for lace 14 for sports gola 8 for carpet 0 for will ·It will be noticed that mme of the centiet uited this year had already heeu nited in prerious reare 9 Hall Edinburgh und mirrogtb The repeat in to mere paid in order to renow tho old contact and danog three vinte ut *as found that the mnjorits of them were keeping up the convertions and doing fairly well in our linen TRADŁ Erotic Tho total nunder of trade enquiries recorded during the year come to Cl on compared with 831 last year Thus vas obvioudy dwo to the fact that in merenul cover introductions having been made at prorious exhibitions no fresh enguiria were nocetuary of the enquiner the British Industrie hair acronoted for more than half the number (417) the next in order being the Toronto Fxhibition (GO) International Grocen Exhibition, Loodon (12) bancasile (42) Birminghoni (37) Plymouth (33) Hall (315 Edinburgh (29) and Leicester (22) More than 80% of the mqairich came from the United Kingdom 14% from the Contı bent and the rest from other countries like the USA Canada About 30% of the enquiries were for foodstuffs Among the enqurie, for other articles the largest number wi for sports foods the nost in order belog carpets and rugs mats and matting leathert cigun nw producto oils art ware to etc ONSERVATIONS ON SOME OF TIME BIDITS aliced variets Sliced mango Chutneys Pickles and Saucas The position of theso products on the piniket showed do noticeable change danng the year ID chutneys the demaud remained or before mostly an ibo imet The wholmaale price of chatuor dropped goner ally tho arengo being 6o Gl per gallon In pickles the demand for unde nuugo and mixed fruit burties, pickles rould have done hetter at the slices had been more are fully relected ID covera) caves Aibrou. aller mere found mind with good slices This allould be dioided a well as the practice of umg slices with the hard mo of the mango adhends to the The slices must be soft and free from cote that they bias he cut with care The pickles should not be rery hot u there is not murli demand for mixek ezeeping AMDDE, the Indian come One of the exhibitors kent xmo inunity which is reis all loubou and berry pickle but iber did not attract moch attention In regarde boucts the clintpos page rus libed by the tnde bat flow price was found to be too high rompered with the price of uthet frall sort on the market For i tanca a bottle of chutper Un innat vol here for lathea 1 to ls retail berre o other froit socer de retailed at & to a bottle lice ·TO Curry Powder Thu commodity is becomwg more popular and Indian currios an not be seen on the menu of a number of hotels and restaurants Their wo in the homes 1 also ortending Thu tendonoy hu been helped by the decline in the prices during the year Fiat-grado Hodru curry powder is uw quoted at Bd to 610 per 1b of London in bulk and the lower grades ut 410 por lb Tho samo renat Tough 16 a Canned Fruits There was some improvament in the quality of the canned nengoed recerved during the your Slicos were botter graded and stringy and nod Licos were lome in ondaco But still there u great room for improvement applied to conned gueru but in llohra no improvement www noticed Indian canned lichil have to competo against tho canned lohu from China There have always boon much ahe par than tho Indian_lahu and in quality tho Indian aro interior to the Chinose The Indian lichis show traces of the outer rough alm whereas the Chinese canned Lichis have no trace of the akin The Chinon Lichuano amoother and softor to the testo than the Indian Lahus Attention should be givon to these pointa as thoro largo and growing market in this country for all lands of cauned goods Jam Jollio and Preservos Some oxhibits of marmalades and gingor prouervo were received for the fint time but thoy wore not ap to tho standard roquired. Tho marmalıdo was too inwoot and there was not much trace of the butter arango which gives tho marmalado . distintivo taste and flavour The gingor vs nathor aticky and tough. Thero um good market for that commodities but the quality must bo improved considerably baforo Indu can hope to compete with omilar commoditia coming from othor The Indian garve jelly and typarse jam here to compete Against South Afran products In quality the Indian jam and jelly are not interior to the South Atrionn coopt that the south African guava jolly.u clearer than the Indian but in tho mattor of prio the position of the Indian articla u dvorno Tho wholovalo price of the Bonth African goera jolly w approximately 10s por doron jan of poond och against the Indian price of 14. to 164 per doren The South Atrican Cape Gooseberry jani which in the mma u the Indian typarno nam u much cheaper then the Indian article the difforonco being us much - 30% Such being the case tho Indian articles mappot make much headway in this market. Cashox Nuts There wuro exhibited is beforo at protially prery exhibition in which we took part They are boroming better known Iut the progres very low They need sustained und extensive pmpegnanda on a wale which this Departnieut i uot in position to undertake with the funda at itu disposal Larcos ·71 in Coffee This tined to be shibited at our stall, until the Indaan (noter Varket Expansion Board started organising their ndee tolle at the exhibitions in which we took part At these tall lenion tratioli in coffre-neaking were given and cups of entfee were di tubntel Tuliat a noniinal price The subject so dealt with elvewhere in greater detail The price too DOW in Arts and Crafts Under the head bastare continder to have the let al I larger mug of adiples consisting of molo Turietie in onlour and designs were recorred during the year than before were lower bat monie exhibiton sent orer articles of ines and shapor which were not suitablo for this markot Very large rukes about 24 10 to 30 in high and rauen with fluted tope were oot mnoh in demand In colours blae and gold or freon and gold are preforred to the brilliant ind and dark green Smoken rets aro not in denindd though (garetto hore and ash trass are good sellero In the line of KOD the old type with the inallot striker hu gone ont of la bion the prong type elephant bolls are domani Veither the lurge trav (21 in and oror) por the futed trayı we popular though the rory largo one would roll or tablo tope of the mio supplied with mrverd wodon stands of good work inanship Powder lowls and trinkot boxes and good rellon but candlesticks of the old topo match box bolders paper kures praper reights etc Aid not in demand In woodward the carved wood is not populai as it collecta Just thr ivory and brass inland wool work melle roll particulas)y the tables and trai Indian IVOIY Carving hero no wle as they cannot compete against the Chineso and Japanere carringt There 2 hoverer mall market for stort bronchu and other amilar urticles in the jowollery lino In tumuoise and popior macbe line mall boxes are the only sellers Tuero 18 do demand for large flower poto photo frames and truga Tarquoise necklace have a fairly good market though the tnde preleri loowo beads to rudo-up necklaces as tho necklacos, aro bot properly strong Auything in the jewellery line would sell provided the article are wel finibel and well baped and are cheap Lace The exhibita under this heal mausted mostly of iloyles with a few wamples of triwning and horder for table 1011 Ikorle ale nut much in demand now and very little il Alir tialle inn be done in theni Therr he demand for fino dir net a mella net work which une in embroidery Larr work which can be owl in fabric for papel wear mala Wincere cantau of thick lare are also in demand ludus an prolace much lace turk thero i u market for thom ·12 Totilas These arhibits included embroidered oneson oorem tablo runner table cloths curtains and bodspread from Kashmir hand printed olba from Bengal and brocades from Benards the last tiro pero ahibited for the first time As regards the Kuhmir goodo e limited trado u already being dozo how ovor the commont of the trade wus that there woro probabilities of bottor bandous in this lino of the materials were rupplied in longths rutable for the furnishing and upholstery Inden Tho use of botter matorul was aleo conndored adviable,, tho material at prosent used being rather porno Tho Bongal will havo como on the market only recently and they are gotting gradually low to tho trado Thoy are supplied in drou lengthe large handkerchiefs scarve oto The handkerchiefs and no woll furly well and the dreu longthe would also soll well but horo tho difficulty u in gottmg ropeats of the umo pattern fairly quickly. The production woems to be alow The Benro broadou rould have only an aclanto trado but the price quoted word far too high oven for the ocluipo trade. Carports and Coir Hats Sovaral now dosigau waro rooorved ond bottor boasts and onqurlon resulted The more esporo carpota bero e limited markot bat tho popalar marieties are the Wirtuporen alaban, and Cawn poros Lontorn Slides Photographs Pamphlots Window Drop long About 120 requestions for lantorn alıdeo and 41 for photographe word deult with us oompared with 170 for lantern alides and 34 for photogrupba during the proceding your A Aumber of now photographe wore added to our collection Three thouAnd foar hundred requutions for pamphlets and other duplay matoriali wore also dealt with The wodow display at India Houm wero continued throughout tho yaar tho articlos duplayed in rotation comprised sports goods ans and lathorn carpota coir mata lace ilk and cotton tatilos cochew nuts agan noo and oondi monts There duplay helped to .drortino these good at prac trually no cost and the enquirers more os orul rofotod to tho retail stoabite Fims The round film of India to which reference u mado in the previous report ni ahibited at 70 theatres of *hich Dine rore in London It ns also talenud once Thu nu quite a good circulation for publicity Alm like thu especially it it u made up trop some olil filing Certain milent Almı vero exhibited at schools and other similar institutions Thoy recurrr! elngt 250 hnkios representing on Ardience d about 85 000 people ·נום Ione) * Chapter VIII The Indian ( Mer Jarhet Espinion Bould we inaugurated br the High (min i nei fi lodia at lodia Houve ou July 28th 190 The Chain an 4 Di ]) Beek CIE OBF D & In lau Tiul (mini i ne and members of the Board word Ir 1 II (wheli TI 1 Ikraran (yaro Trado Com like I JI R Lake Colonel D I Varpheren Jfr E Palmer Jr AJ Parnell r Y N Saktbadlar and V LJ Upton Sure then 11 H 1 Stockhrelge has Alled the rounoy talled in the icillation of Jr JĒ Palmuer and 1 BD Ali and Ur R D Anstead have joined the Board JIE Ole was appointed as wbolo-time oficor and started rork (niktober 1st 1936 Firo Bwrd Veetings have been held during the year The Indian Coffee ( Coinnuttee allotted the sum of £1 360 for cxpunditure luing the rear onding larch 31st 1937 Tho Die tor la ! dth Timrtunity of meeting man of the prin the whole al lali iu Lonilou and mole of the prinopal wholesalon distuvaton and retailers in the Province EXIDITIOTS Tho Hoard participated at the British Indutno Fair at Olympia when the making ot In lion coffee mu demonstrated and visitor mele invited to taste Indian ooffeo treo of charge Barcers lies in the rup quality of tho mffed adil in tho making real interest was aroused The Stand was frequently crowded with 14ton ho listened carefully to cur lemonstrator taster the coffee and inullr bunught a maniple jacket of freshlr rousted and ground coffee to take hodie The huier of two of the larget er flet cobeer in the United Kingdoni pud n not to the Stoul whilst noteral contarte mete madlo with other in the tunde Experience in stond fitting decoration and equipnient for making and ride cutter to gained from which it - learned greater countr pure *** Jetair and that an office in bich to receiro enquirice would lo adrantageou at trade exhibition Following the linti b In lo trim Fair a taten at the l'Irnoutl (mutton on londern lome an ! Muilding Falubition liell fim linich 1016 thu 18.30 Thisliibution taod ال را dt1n ۱۱ ROOL Droilor of Code Propaganila ·tion of London and a member of our Board hoe kindly under Nr XJ Parnell Hon Societary of the Coffee Tiade Arocin up 1 liqU01A nad tobulntel in order of u nally unlaniel liest fri the tmnier into lot 74 proved diappointing Free cops of ooites were offered but only 1 000 cups consumed The attendance mu poor and low of One those who attended took an interest in drinking fresh cofee Queful contact however with a london firm vs made Wholetalent and retailers in Plymouth and Exeter were tinted Exoter a fair interent ru takon in coffee whilst in Plyploath, with the crooption of one firm little effort was made by the roteilen to increase their turnover Ono The distribution of display matenal has been slow thousand showcards have been distributed at the request of wholealo dealer and retailer There is little doubt that u the activities of the Board become actively know the denuand for duplay material will increase at a mpid pace LISTITUTES AND OTHCE Publio Bodies A number of institutos hospital, council schools, hato bron addremod and it has been pointed out to them that coffee of Indian growths aro amongst tho finort in the world whilat the les fine grades of excellent quality can be purchased at prices which compote with those of any other Empiro countriem It was requested that Indian coffee should be included in their Domications when inviting tondon and satisfactory replies have bron received In tho mate of one of tho largest contact the last two orders placed were for blends containing 70% and 60% railway companies ml be approached The majority of contenen are for sound medium quality coffees and the demand could be satisfied with the loss fino Indian grades ROISTING AND GRLYDIAG 8 AP118 OF ALL CUSHIONVETA OF Ida Corrie FOL AuctioX IX VINCITO I LL. Samples hare to be llected roasted and liquorel amples are placed in now urtangel in front of wluch the tasting rape ale Ech wirrit paler in e giron roight it castell come i mra ored The Director hand an oppstunits of visiting the Pot Steam Tarigation Coppanse trainer Tübary Deela; ho now the aft hold from which cuffee was being uploaded taken to piesent the maitre being contaminated in anr war The pare as excellent and great care lad Leen anter i unl tranymouted to the lani ni The roastel ·15 Chapter IX-Commttecs and Conferences. Appuudıx gre a list of Intornational uud Empue Com mitteti attended by otficer of the Trade Departmeut The work inrolved in connertion with the destings of these compuittoes 13 Orta Ting a greater and int resong sliate of the time of the offloon cuncerned than in the pet These Committee fall mainly into two claner those which car on work of an international netwo and those which are manied with problems of inter Imperial trade Tho Eppure Committeet again fall into two claves those which aro oc opied with the technical aspect of cortain com moditiem producel within the Empire and those which are dogaged in eprouraging the sale of Empire commoditie ui Against thone coming from foreign wources It us of coure difficult to keep technical and trado aspect in watertight com partment Sowe of the Technical Committees havo a morbeis leprtretatives of trade und industry and although the com hrodities may be at a stogo when commercial canddonations do notarile there are not entirely aboont from ducumons at meeting and the ar taul problems oncountered in commercial practico uro in rustigated On the other hand Committoa concerned with the trade matton has often to deal with tho toobni al aspects For Indiple tho Lottoo Section of tho British Empire Produ en Organiation whore primary object u to on courago tho ale of Empire offers wou lately roncorned in osamuding the quortion of tho admixture of coffee and chicory and recorrel valuable aduce frou. Pablx Annlyst regarding tho methods of texting the puts of coffee The Talue of contact with officons of different Goromments and representative of trade and industry wall as of the tochnical knowledgo gained in the courro of those discourrons cannot be over-emphasised It not possible to reproduce here even in a ranimary form tho work carried on bf the International and Empire Com nuttedd u most of it 1) of a confidential nature and much informa tion as 1, likely to be of us to Indien noteient i conimulated to tbo uuthouties in Indis The Interational Ilylber Regulation Corumittee 1 wated earlier in the report any face with a Rudden is in the price of robber Sperrolls toward the end of 19410 Although the rise in the price rabiber appeared rapid ito aliort period of one or to noonthe nas con dereil by no meau en este ire taken over the prend lanng which The Comuuttee Loxeret lid the Committee ha heen at work te best to control the ituation soil to regulate the supils to the demand of rubber br rele 1ung grater quantities and hor improve ing on tbe muntries pulticipating in the theme the importance uitli ut ad ling to the diff of oi leils incine iu the export taotina limparing an ular train on thir The Inteuntional Tea Committer it has alties of the 14uch of the ruller etate ·TO Fus engaged among other questious with the future of the schomo of control and with the question of bringing the son rotriotion countries andor tho Control Schome The work of tho Imperial Institute proceeded through its Toch dal Commuttees The exhibition of commercial plant Abros (other than cotton) held at the Imperial Instituto from March 20th to April 9th wu roferred to in last year o roport Ite objoot mu to illustrato tho resources of Empiro countries in plant Abres used in the manufacture of textiles ropas cordago twmo brush making upholstery and other purposes and in particular to link up by means of exhibits the rork of tho orores Empire producer with that of the United Kingdom manufacturer Tho complete story of different fibres nas llastnated from the living plant to the article manufactured from the raw material The Committee on regotablo Abres dorotod its attention to the grading of unsal which had been discunod at pretrou meeting The Sub-Committee on tung oil mot twice and ho undor omination cortain formentation mothods of dehubog the fruita followed by the Chinese The results of the examination undertaken by the Sub-Committeo on sample of tang trut grown in the various Pmpro countries inclading Burma showed that tung oil of good quality can be roodels produced in the Empire India u now represented on the Tung Oil Sub-Committee In 1ox of the inctetuod production of ponle rood in Manchuria tho inorcusod demand for it in the United States of Amorica and the poul bilities of its further uso in tho United Kingdom the question of oxtending thus aop in India hu been taken up by the Sub- Committee Thu need rielde a valuable drying oil and at present grony wld in the Khan and Jaintia Hillo of spam and the question of cultimating it in India on « commercial basis deserves examination in not of the demand for the oil from the paint nudo try The Committee on hides and skin, examine the quality of Eart African goatshins and prepared a memorandom for the East African Government A memorandum on the rubject of whale-lering and run-drying by suspension of hides and hans als prepared Connderable information has been rective from the Donousons and Colonies for tbo rionograph which was ander piepriation on the results of investigations concerning the improvement of hide and who amed out at Farrous places in the Empire The cofloo reation of the British Fnipire l'murern Organimtion rus engaged on the question of obtaining ineren oil preference for Empiro coffees It muda cided that is rio- ! the forthcoming Ottan pogotiations thior representatmo in the fint place should bo addrewell to the Indian (torrintent Tlie Tobacco Federation was cogged on the qumtion of furthering the sales of Fmpire to become in thu muntrt Tlie i part of tlic Toharro sub-Comtoittee of the Imperial Economic Committex is still under preparation Tho ·T7 elec work of the Indian Coffee Market Espoonon Board is reported Tlie Mib done on the Committee on which the Tra le Departat! i pierutel la the Timber and linenls Idriver i tlie liplom Joner and the Special Officer Jo Inrmtigation i oported in their respertire chaptero Si Birre Burt th 11t Chairman of the Imperial Council of 12 ulinral Heath attendeel a meeting of the Tobacco Federa tion of the Bush Empire l noducers Organi ation and a mesting of the Indian Coffee Slarket Espannon Board dunng the year The exchange of dra on these among ros of great aso in toplaining the lifficulties of the market in this country and Henning it 15 Bay But up-to-date information about the condition in Indio reunding the tolacco and coffee industry This 15 bir no meanis a completo account of the work done in (ommittees and Conferences referred to aboro but it is hoped that it gives rome indiation of the nature of the work done the annu a Chapter X.-Staff and Acknowledgments. 1 here lin been to lange in the number of posts in the Trado Department or in the duties attached to thoni With the forma tion of the Indian Coffee Market Expenson Bourd to which referenco s nado in last year ieport an officer with the designation of the Director of Induan Coffee Propaganda has been appointerl from October 1st 1936 to carry out propaganda 10 orier to increase the consumption of Indian coffee in the United Krogdom to make such enquiries and investigations a may be nererary and to do any other work with which he may be entrusted by the Board in furtherance of its objerts in the pa t Tri higlier clerical officer continues to be 1.1 charge of the Eslubition Boll and two clerical officer arust the Indian Tiade l'ullicity Officer in organising the Indian stalle nt the variou oshihition and fairs in the United Kingdom in which the Tiade Department participate The number of such Ihibition and fair and their location rart from rear to rear but u uall, the number i alkut 13 Esta unitants are engaged temporarily to cont out the dar to-dar work at the wall at tline exhibition in rex of the forthcoming Coronation in Cleo log interest is taken in Oreirear Empire muntries which ha stimulated the lenian l for filmu lantern lider pbotngtaph For ip tance the approi! vainple nn lotber puhluut material tuinte number of lile loned out to ranon dstitutes school and inclıriduol during tl ir ander reries i mmputeal to live 6 000 ·76 The total number of lottant recouvert during the year wder 1eview was 8,256 against 8 422 in 19.95-30 and the number of letten dued was 12 385 AS Aganust 12 628 Those figurds APparently show a slight falling off but it has to be romembered that thoy do not include the correspondence of the Timber and mineral Advisor tho Sperul Officer Lao Inquiry and tho Direotor of Indian Coffee Propaganda Nor do they includo domi officiel correspondence In vor of the confidential nature of much of the work to be dono in connection with trado oonador ablo amount of the correspondence at certain stnges hu to be arried on demi-officially but there 1. no doubt whatevor that tho total voltume of coi rempoudence has definitely inceanel The following gifts were ieceived by the Exhibitiou Hall Donor Gift Vad nou Syed N А Rasmi on which Three grains of rico portarto of Hu Lato Majouty King Georgo V Her Majesty Queen Mary and the Taj Johal are ongraved London Bush F42 Sir Hubert (er KCIE I. F Cochran Thorare Indian stampe Cast breu templo place (1) Teakwood model of K108 Thibay'. Throno at landa lay (u) Toalwood manuscript stand Original atatuetto entitled Time and Tuno donor Act of 1 ivory miniatures KC Ror Ew (Lond) ARCA by the Imre Schwaiger Eaq The dailt orerago attendance of nsitors doning the year hos been abont 13 jncluding conducted parties Four nex showrases made of Indian silver groy wood pre purchased to preverse certain rery valuable and fragile articles New lighting unngements for Farious showcy were installel whlah bas already greatls enhanced the general appearanre ol nur abibits and is a great impmrement A catalogue of the exhibits in the Fahibition Tall is onder preparation and vill no Jogbt add to the morenience of nuitor when ready ·9 I desire to record mr appreciation of the excellent work donn danide the rol hy the npint if the senior posts in the Trade Impartment aud in li'll Butler and the clenal itaff In particolar I bould like to make peption of the special ability and zal with which it I 1 Sukthankar continuod hu work during hi la tean a Deputs Trade Communoner bofore loay 102 London to join the Coinmerre Department of the Government of ladia I have prent plen uie in arhnou lelging once again thu year the vert faluable o istnnre rendered hy the various Dopart inents of II Jluje ty (invernment particularly the Empire Foreigt wud Exhibitin hartions of the Department of Overcoat Trude the foreign Trentina Industrial and Statistical Sootions of the Board of Tra le the Conmi ioner of Custams and Eurom and the Departnient of Scientific and Industrial Research Hur llajestr o Consal and Commercial Officers on the Continent and Imeri o ond tho Director and Staff of the Imperial Institute garo murh uvofal information - honorer quy calls were made on thom The Chambont of Commolce and the Trade A woonations spoolelly interested in India export trade and tho Trdo Commimonen and Commeirul Attar lit in london of Empire and Foroign Gorernments niade alailable with the greatest courtesy thoir experience and information whenever there was any occasion to draw upon then I take this opportunity of achowledging my debt of matitude to nll thou institutions and authorities DB MEEK 20th August 1937 ·APPIINDEX RANGE OF Pucts or STAN INDIAN COMMODITIES IN THE UNITED KINGDON DULDIG TE LAIT TO YAAD. 1037 Cowoty U Flighed Lont Du Flip Allg Lom Duerto 1 Rice प्रमाणा UT 71 a/t 0/6 71 1/0 1 101 713 1/4 HH 18/1 13/1 1/17 18/10 TA im 14/0/0 3/6 101010 7/14 5/ 22 -17110 V WUE 20/17 110 13/7/5 16/12/ 7/070 1/5-23 10/0/0 1117' 11/2 4770 1/10 wo 3/8/0 107 20/0/0 14715/0 10/0/0 10/13 8/13/8 1/15 10/10 13/0/0 11/0/0 13/7/0 O/A 3/14 V10/0 2/18/0 1/0 1/07 rod אלמגע II U- 711 900/1 4-57 81D 01-0 00-9 131 2. Jato - 1 Color 4 Lord 1. Oremus • Orodud 7 Tro porter armor 1.0 brou ooli Pee Do. 1.8. bor per at 10. TID Il Land 12 Corper Il 2. IL Mapo Oto pet watt IA Worx (601.) 230/ 80 70/- 73/0 17/5 46/- 10/- OT 5 1 o!!! 10,0 18.00 ild 400 1000 11 243 19/10/0 /130 17/0/0 1/0 100 11/0/0 so 120/0 ild. 9/4/0 7/10/0 WOO 311 N/ 70/0/0 11/0/0 17 173 18/0/0 100 1400 1/0 AI o/0/15 0/0/ alors "PL 4,040 17. PI 11,0 1/17 wat Wout Utuh 16 Chrome Xpector 1/107 37570 4/0/0 o's VLU

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·82 APPENDIX BOORItnad the of Commodity Ualt Troca 1995 1920 1907 Lowod Culo Nel 200 to Indl U 104 1L) 1.3 TOTAL 108 13! Jot 000 tons INI 73 89.7 TOTAL 71.3 to T - Cotton runder I Loh und cT 1 Inch 000 Contab Indie a 100 lb USA Epp 12.7 113 240 14 1600.0 2001 10. 843.4 TOTAL 1111. 369 Cotton, n of 7 nob od umder 000 intel Inu a 100 lb Dan 140 8117 TOTAL 141.9 04LO Wool nor abocpe L Ibe. 1 ml van 12 Led Other Drittel Cormtrhana Arpator Other Forrigan Countries 70 1 120 3 19.3 190 TOTAL 1048 200.1 70 Cofr Tarn 000 na Lyd Fotobowa weperstely Otorul AT approx. 75 of total 03 M. TOTAL 143.7 14.1 1711 Cour Olt ind moet Tuomar000 Lodi try qonauta Dot whom TOTAL 1417 ILT 101.0 J te Pecoroode... ML. Twee 17.1 31 441 TOTAL 171 HU 46. Juta Dolce & Bar ano cott. Jarlie 1707 A WS . TOTAL 10.1 141) 3101 are cuprins Amert 4116 10. do dia Rol Reich Twiny POS 17.0 H49 BO ST 157.8 131 101 4. TOTAL O 11091 15. Tolok ) anath 711 Other Dahl Countrie 17 16 TOTAL ·83 APPENDIT B-continued First quarter o Commodity Upit From 1930 1038 1997 Chuolto, Beule od RIL and at Lola 31 807 20.0 TOTAL 1 11.7 60,4 Per Wu '000 arti India 44 1209 Total DO 3151 10 000 Gostal, dry od dry-waited 1077 6 1004 J ULJ 1700.9 120.7 Both Wo Aina South Mo Other Brah Conntos 1010.5 100.8 13 3 79 000 TOTAL 31601 TOLO 107 100 arte Inch Hadam, Leather - drud 0..7 TOTAL H.1 100.5 Gestk., Lutber toodud 1000 orta Iodle -- 110 U. 143 TOTAL 15. 135 103 000 art. pektin, Luth tud Jodh 13.0 16.9 170 TOTAL TOTAL 0.8 10.0 Tin Oto und Coa Quato *000 tomu I wis 1 hܬܘ 10 10 71 Bete- 1 TOT L 105 1. 10.1 Pug-kon 000 tons Indes 147 140 ܝ ? TOT L HO 0.7 '000 toos Pig bred 10 9 Indes Aurinko Cauda URA 130 490 111 17 NO TOT L 21 00 ·84 APPENDIX B 1 IWOKTY OF STD Indias 1 AODUCT INTO THE UNITED KODOW rox Tun TWELFE MONTHS JANUAY TO DHUMBNB, 1934 85 od 36 Comodity Thom. 1034 13 180 Rre ybolo 000 t 782.7 1715 Ind OtherBntkh Countda. Spain 8.A. Otbet Foreign counts 8104 IH. 170.5 116.6 1130 10.0 31.8 110. 19.0 84.7 701 TOTAL 12000 1157.0 1117) n broken and nine ta 104.3 Indl French Indo-Chin. 109.5 301.0 30.0 WULO TOTAL 119233 0744 1104.0 16 meu and does 10 tons Indus 941.5 M17 TOTAL 3714 200.0 Trau Villhe Ind Ceyho Det h Cast India 3703 166,0 404 1701 141.9 18.0 1670 1453 TOTAL 17 7 4703 472.0 Proper Ipotes طلا .. 110.5 14 ILO 1.1 D. IHO That I Eat Indre TOTAL 179 A 00h lodu 11.T Tbeoer, bant. Lrt red, witpped und tripped علمدن 07 8.0 101 11.0 0 MOLD UNA TOTAL 2816 - Land mi toc Iud Irgent ne 119.5 8.4 DIAN +0.7 1 TOTAL INIO 71.7 mutne (mond batet Idos Pritiba Afrin 04 7 1093 108 12.1 TOTAL 141 סולן 173 3 Contavid tras Inih 13 U 213 1 TOTAL 21+ Lil at mod ma 314 Iw!! UL TTL m! ITA MD + ·5 AIPENDIX B1-0 fixed Copwodit tan trat tu 1911 1100h 1 1 17.8 101 7 -- TT 1940 1701 181 7 Cotton ro anda 1 och And Inxh { 14h 8167 +99.- +3 3.118 10 11 1000 g 603.3 1107 Top TOTAL LOG I 03379 11739 + Cuttin 1 wu IKI Centh ullin 31.0 823. 11 and wacket TOTAS. 7047 1410.5 Suol of thon, WH Ibn Woo Bodrom Lal Other Bottrh Counter Arrutto Other Foreca Coutin HD 33 37.9 7.3 109 7. 11 10.5 1. DT TOTAL 804 0.3 53 3 Corian on t Lnd LIUS 12.0.0 111 TOTAL 103.3 104.0 100.1 Cour stavad na 7119 000 do lode 3434 118.7 TUTAL 7017 0 1021 0-1677 721 1306 the foods 31111 g h Lodi TOTAL 713 1-10 713 loche 711.3 Jutt bad bun Do: 9 Inmt TOTAL 73.1 Carpet | '00nych Inds I Norts JY1 ALA 1700 + IL_ 107 4 RIO | 15090 31.6 IJO HU 24 Belle Tatry In חטון 71 LO TITL 12.10 +1110 17 114 3 fra Tond (n) 100 u. let Indi the notikum TT IL 1 14.6 41 All K Bardol Pro TOT L 111: It In Tin Totul 1161 HU 1 ·BB APPENDIX B1-nuud Commodity Unti. From 189 1996 1078 000 Gostalom, dry wod dry ulted Ind Ettsb ad Atras South Africa Other Dutch Count 1014 11823 01.0 819.9 017013 1760.5 JOLO 11-03 10:13 058 0.1 TOTAL 04907 P103.9 071.6 Hylor, loetbart andrend 000 orth Ind 238.7 103 TOTAL $17.8 8 400 6 Choutkone, lathart Inl undred 773 TOTAL 31.0 00.1 70.1 Sheep, leather andrei 000 owth Indus 106 19.1 61. TUTAL BLO 1013 ca 000 topo T'in aro and contri Iodas Nya 81 1 ليه) 7.6 3.9 21 Balny TOTAL 18.8 453 22,0 100 Corton Inils 110.0 07.3 IHO TOTAL 1166 44.3 H7.3 .. 000 tons Lody Aurtus Crede UBA 40 103 7 708 נית1 BOO 1784 20.5 13 84.0 11.3 TOTAL 3164 151.8 ·S APPENDIS C OMICEHA OI TIE TAADE DEPARTNEXT OF THE HIGH Cow410XCR TOR INDIA TEATRO Ox EuPIRE AND TRAD8 COWITTHCA LX THE UNITED KIXODOV Vanch 1937 Tulce dont not clod the Coomitted while en ordlooly attacked by the Il Commor personally Main Bols Copattro or Sab-oom mitte Reprowatatir lor Iodke. Capety Bur DB Woko LE Babettato for H.O. 0.B.E., D.Sc. Torell ECODO pic Committe Tolact Sub-Com mitt Inful Ship ping Computta Bourda Trace Add Tory Cooned Departat d Admory I bel OTOKU Tide Bir D B. Mark, OIE Babettute for Ha OBE DA. Nominated by IDHA Odoo Periool on tavita tion of Parliam tary Uoder-brer Ipoh Institut . Governing Body Bubutate for H.O. Ad Lory Coude on Komoted by H.C. PL and Ammel Products Adyhory Cornell on CI TIPP Suboutite for LTC. Mien Iron & Pro-Alloy Nombusted by 1.0. Corail tradun Raw Hot Preorowical CH. Indude Verlede Woende l ID Com- Y X Bakthundar Subottite for IT.C. butte IC Vegetable Y brine Coas Tatable Oxed Ord. Coaptttre I Connitten Thabers Coco ito SL A Fatron labeled buc. Theming V tnl J Ciboa Tachen | Ervat R. Board of Trustee Bur D.D VecLCIE atal by lodo O.RE. 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·APPENDIF FOXCTIOTA ALLOTTED TO THE DEUTY TRADC Coins8IOTLI ADVISES UT UTTER ORTICERS AND STAYI OY TILE THE DEPAITVFX1 DOUTY TLADI COYIHO (1) Intries and rats (2) Fu Duben genonl commercial ntormation reguding India th pecial reference to prioultural statistical and taris enquirie (J) Furni bes bepls oth monthly information regarding Indian trade (1) Umuertako ipud no thee and report on Jodian cocomio rabjects und nuts connected there with (1) Reprrents the Indian Indo Commoder on the legetable Fibro Oil and Onluced, I do and Rhine and silk Adrieory Committen of the Impenal fastitate Tux AD110, (1) Internet and vinta (9) Control the whee of temben fin the Andamana (3) Fomab poenal nformation regarding Indien tumbon and forest products and adnik on imbar arhibetu. (4) Ropiments the High Communicer on the Adviwory Committeo of th Imperul Instituto ou Timber and on the ninon bodies Inrett iting foratry od tomber quetion induted i. Appendu B PELAL OM, LO IXQUDY (1) latervin und votu, (3) run whes general otormet on regarding Indend L RU Niale tier potentialities od um (3) Represent. th Hgh Corom moner on Ad wory Lodimittoon of tho lo perul loot tuto on Tonin Materials und Protid Oil and Hmo Walo Appendix C LLIALA II. (1) Interie and visit 1) Furni lim penelit DJ Lion regarding Indian WIng and mineral noducts uod ad bon on Bidoral exbibyte () let ment. th. He Commisopor on the Adwory Committees of Th Imperul Imtitute of To And Tonguen Roratorio to po Hungarve Tron de Steel Chemical ladostries lien mo abo Ippendix B TRUE L'ELICITY Unica (1) Int rt and () Organ Indian Td I uhlat of all kdy sluding pertlepetox thul tions fain Indian cookery demonstratrom Tetores re. (3) Undertale special 04 the meltindinn for a chib ted ny boriping Werk. Hipdow Display etc ( 1L 11 TORNITI STAR (1) Intern U allen ercept those who have serial ontmoet th tbr Indun ? le Coominoet, Deputy i dlan Tnde (om to Huner Ind) Trale l'ublimts UK er or Comerci ! Idibers (1) Fumonetal wirel inform to rending India with thal 1 rent a torn dat er berbandmark patent rte (3) wlettabu pre 1 +740 end report the market rimlin it mata theerth w the in otigation of eral drpute (1) luutn De trude introlux tion Dil the ard index and other tem for the ricordok of n mati (Ille ou un Lantern up and botngnuph (0) Di triletrablk it literature Irnar 11. Inuilof XL bit to thibition Hfain, a lart bull its mu to lineal on loan ni tai 1.1 4 th d pl Ithit in the ih hiton tall IH) VID At tur the di pr 11 dorul in the cont Dial ample Hoorat cnl اال ما لم إد "a ID od reports ·91 APPENDIF BRITISH INDUSTRIES FAIR, 1937 [YITED PUINCES AXD Tir PROVINCES OF BOLAR LYD MADRAN To have to thank the Indian Trade Communioner for allotting are of i sughly 350 uare feet in an excellent position with public guumiin on three ude of it in the Indian Section for the Stand sulmonlied for by tho province of Bihar Unto Proriprex and MIndra for a display of their handiorafts Were able t clined ph to taj err taur idu make a miont attractive Stand of which the though thos lack the colouring givo A the Stanl attractel Vert connclerable atten tion and three as utants and mywell mero kopt busy port of rach des of the Poul wu weung enquno and booking ordon Ther 3lu jestie the King and Queon Hor Hajesty tho Queen Jother and other members of tho Roral Family as the Stand Jord ond Lali Willing lon the Domaper Lady Anupthill Sur Hugh and Imeli Stephenson Jedr Carmichael lady Stokes Lors Motion and ladr Synons Anongat other notables vuited the Stand and placed orden Tho Bibar exhibit comprising chief oft farnishings and Bront attractire sık mafflers almars make • good display The Uputed Prorince chibits comprising proted walk or utin bed pirmad table at vel and runner carred iro meu of choice brave enamelware and I acknow chikon work (embroiderr) bad vot been dealt with by the grum before and prored mom interesting to the barers from firm The Badia exlubit in cluded carred air and undelnood cartel mowool tahles born podds bird and adinial ond Jacquered tore all di plared in previous rear at the Fair and textile anil lace from the men or hom metion of the litt im Terhnical lortitate new thi The exlint weit vnuniemu that tb pace 10 ftuare protided lor the In titute o tracted the di plur. Iu kile we were alle to At a number of the ethil it into the Erneral where of decoration of the Stoni sad o lala fault complete displar Tear Fur far at least . noticeable feature of the rear wie manernel was the falling it in the houber of laver trum tlıe large land in fimi ther on of ir bo dil all thom ·very interested in the exhibite placed no ordon but asko either for samples to be sent to thom after the fats or promised to not our showroom at Bockenham Somo alight approhoonop sanu to out a to the offect which tbe anticipated increased tenton might havo on the luxury trade On the other hand the aboonop of buyon from the large London Arms may have beon due to the fart that our howroom at Beckenbam is now qurto woll bown to out of them and they may have considered . niat to our stall at tho BIF u unnectory Amongst the foreign bayora Your Hanball Field of low York and one or two mallor firm, trom Canada placed good orden with us Josun. Mots & Oo of Amsterdam, who owing to the restrictiome placed on im porta into thort country han not daring the last your or two carried on the good bunnes thor did with as in tho part placed tabrly Largo order with u and promised to follow it op with Iepeat order Tho onquiries made by foreign Arms woro numerous and roma at least of the should load to good bonn.co One Arm in torested in our goods abled to America after being them and in roply rooorved offer for quantities of certain article at rodaoed price: Some of these we had to rofuso off band but it 11 ospeotod that better ollen will bo forthcoming a samples of the goods woro taken for despatch to Anionica Other offen wo are submitting to the provinco concerned The orden given by the omaller provincial Arms in this country I ceeded anything we have had in tho past and canio not only from our regalar customers but from Army with whom wo have not had dealing proviously It would seems that there proviporal firms cipoot a rich berret from the tounats who will flock to thu country for the Coronation We had some very ipteresting offers fm two firms in Scot land and from one frm in Birmungle who are prepared to plore largo orders with us for the International Exhibition in (lasgow next year prruled we are maling no duplay ourselves Rod prorded the Arm wbone oder i acceptal has an upslertahot from or not to apply onr other firm with our goal for the Fxhibition I the question of India patienjation in that Pohibition is under comideration. I unalile to entertain the offers, but have pomired to let the Arin kdow as moon a the goation is decided The Brit L Industries Foir bea nguin prored velf to be the best drotivlog agency ·Comparina of the year o results with those of previous par I not ret possible a the businev done so far it only an indian tion of the expan jou ond development which may be expected ud the actual lealt will not be known for reteral months to The orders received for the not lines of goods duplayed are most encouraging but much dopends on the expedition with hurch the order sent to India aro executed and tho mamton ance of the high standard of work cone (Sgd ) E CRYLAND 1990143-71111/r-HE HOP-U20

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