Among various efforts made British manufacturers to capture German trade, interest specially at-, taches to a scheme for establishing the British dye trade on a permanent basi The Government has offered to advance to a company to be formed £1,500,000, and has appointed Sir' Gilbert Claughton (chairman of the London and North-Western Railway) and Sir Frank Forbes Adam, 0.1.8. to represent the board of directors. A committee, composed of representatives of firms using artificial dyes, has undertaken the develop ment of the proposal in conjunction with the Board of Trade and it is helped i proposed to take over certain existing colour works for the manufacture of such dyes as are essential.
scheme does not preclude arrangements on ce-operative lines with existing concerns in Switzerland, and the committee have grounds for hoping that such arrangement be made. The company, it is added, will be able to obtain alcohol free from duty, while as regards restrictions by German holders of British patents, the new Act of 1914 will enable the company to obtain on reasonable terms a licence for the duration of the patent.
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