The system hag been in force since the middle of September, and has been working quite smoothly, whepeby an importer in Malaya refers first to a Government department for authority to import before he plapes en order.
Even in respect of goods which are entirely unregulated importers in Malaya are furnishing particulars to the Government department and applications are endorsed "unregulated," So that subsequent exchange control and import are facilitated. In addition goods—even though on the prohibited list—may be imported freely. if they are for re-export, provided that a form of guarantee, which is mown to importers, is lodged at the time of submitting the order.
The descriptions of prohibited and restricted goods appearing in the Straits Settlements Gazette of Navember 17 are drawn in rather broad terms, and it is only possible to ascertain which particular articles are included by reference to the code numbers which are given against such descriptions and comparing them with the corresponding code numbers given to items in the monthly volume of Malayan statistics.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.