London, June 7.
Major Lloyd George, Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade, announced in the House of Commons yesterday that the Board of Trade made an order yesterday restricting over the next six months supplies to retailers by manufacturer: and wholesalers of a wide range of goods, including hosiery, pottery, glassware, cutlery and hollow ware.
The main purpose of the order is to liberate labour, material and pri ductive capacity for essential war purposes and exports. The restriction of one-quarter imposed April 16 on supplies of cotton piece goods and made up goods to the home market will operate until the end of September, after which reduction will be by three-quarters of the quantity supplied in the corresponding period of the previous year. Another order issued yesterday prohibits supply except under licence of certain types of machinery.
Labour released by this order will be of a type urgently needed for munitions production, while it also will result in important economy of steel and other metal. Finally a system of import restrictions will be made comprehensive.
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