London, Apr. 27.
In reply to a question by Maj, Basil Neven-Spence, Conservative member for Orkney and Shetland: in the House of Commons to-day, Mr, Walter Runciman, President of the Board of Trade, said that imports into Britain of rubber footwear from Hongkong in 1938 amounted to 204,000, dozen pairs. He was unable to state how many persons would be employed if the footwear were maniifactured in Britain—Reut During the first quarter of 1037, the Minister bf Health sanctioned' the borrowing by local authorities, of £25820,706 for capital expenditure on municipal services, of which £14, 457,600 was for housing.
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