London, May 24.
Contracts of considerable import Jance are, it is understood, likely to Ibe placed in Great Britain by two Soviet trade delegations shortly Jarriving to purchase machinery. The Arst purchase will be for the glass industry, and the second for the tex industry.
in this connection, it is pointed out here that, whereas in 1919 there were Jonly 1,825 acres under tea, Russia's plantation at present will cover 85,000 factes before the end of 1987.
Batavia, May 24.
By 27 votes to 26, the People Council to-day passed a resolution fixing the quota for estate and native rubber on a 0-50 basis, 'The first licence period of restric ion' in the Netherlands East Indies 1934 will last four months, allowing exports of 95 per cent.' of the quota allotted estate and native rub-By 32 votes to 20, the People's Council rejected a motion for an export duty on native rubber, and the Government representative announce ed that the export duty would be replaced by individual restriction as oon as possible, despite the unanimous opposition of native and other Tepresentatives of the Council.
The Council also adopted restrietion regulations
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