London, Sept, 4.
Although the five-year tea control scheme has not yet achieved its full results, the plan has greatly helped to re-establish the industry and has brought back prosperity fo many concerns which were facing ruin, stated the fifth report of the International Tea Committee issued today.
it is anticipated that five years will be sufficient for the recovery of the industry and the relinquishing of regulation, but the increased absorption of tea is not sufficient to permit the committee to raise' the quota beyond 87% per cent.
Smuggling of unlicensed tea from Ihdia is still practised, the report added, and, despite preventive measures, considerable quantities are shipped to Aden.—Reuter,
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