London, June 17, In the House of Commons to-day, replying to Six Frank Nelson (Conservative), who drew attention to the heavy fall in the price of raw rubber recently, the Secretary of State for the Colonies, atr. L. Amery, said that His Majesty's Government was not contemplating the abolition of the Stevenson restrictions.
June 18.
The "Daily Telegraph," commenting approvingly on the Government's decision to adhere to the Stevenson Scheme, says that there is little doubt that the price of rubber has the 1 by those where object been artificially driven down during
ince a spectacular fall, At the same time, the paper is of opinion that the Scheme might advantageously be modified. "It suggests that the pivotal figure of Is, 9d. per Ib. is rather too high, and says that the assessments might well be revised for the standard production of those estates whose present production does not justify their present standard. The Paper deprecates the view enter-ismed by me people in favour of Zoolition of restriction because the Dutch will not join in the scheme,—Reuter,
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