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CHAPTER XIX.

Table 8.

Supply POSITION (AS DISCLOSED BY DATA AVAILABLE TO 1.146).

Description

:M.E.S.C. procurement programme 1946 (does not now apply)

Tabled Approved

Import licences issued Nov./Dec. 19!5

Rayon goods

Rayon filament yarn

Rayon spun yarn Handknitting rayon yarn Rayon piecegoods (filament) Rayon piecegoods (spun) Rayon made-up apparel

Total

Woollen goods Wool yarn

Wool yarn (hand-knitting) Alpacca, mohair yarn Woollen piecegoods

Total

Cotton goods

Cotton yarn-carded Cotton yarn-combed mercerised

Cotton yarn-combed unmercerised

Cotton piece goods Total

Tone Tons Tons
400 400 15
220 220 227
50 50 19
140 140 l
160 160 . 266
32 - data not available
1002 (Estimate based on statistical
analysis=939 tons).
200 75 227
- - SS
50 - 42
400 100 202
- (Estimate based on statistical
650 analysis=898 tons). 1,900

2,000

700

500

1,800

164

1,500

2,100 4,864

650 600

(Estimate based on statistical analysis=5,828 tons).

To the requirement of 650 tons of woollen goods tabled above must be added quantities of ready-made clothing which would account for the difference between the figure in respect of licensed imports and the estimate based on statistical analysis. Records are not available in respect of such clothing. • .. -,

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