Notable examples are linens,woollens, and motor cars, where existing trade organisations or controls have been utilised as the central executive organisation.
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But we are still by far the biggest textile exporters in the world—indeed nearly half thewoollensand worsted goods are exported from this country.
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I should like to know, for instance, how much research and development are going on in machinery for other textile industries, particularlywoollens.
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I have referred before with some pride to the export record of this region per head of population in terms ofwoollensand tweeds.
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We makewoollensand worsteds for export, and we also have our great engineering trades which send machinery to every part of the world.
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In regard towoollens, the manufacturers of which have also been crying out for safeguarding, the imports amount to £15,000,000, and the exports to £48,500,000.
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Of course, cloth is divided intowoollens, silk, and cotton.
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Then we come to matters like the problems of clothing:woollens, yarns, and things of that kind.
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Our exports of linens andwoollensaccounted in 1950 for over £500,000 worth of trade.
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It is the same withwoollensand worsteds.
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For iron and steel it was £74 for every 100 of the population; forwoollensand worsteds £6, and for cotton £62.
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They buy from the mills and hold heavy stocks, very often of fashionwoollens.
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If you come towoollens, the percentage of dyes comes to about 30 or 35.
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If it is good enough for cutlery and gloves it is good enough for steel and forwoollens.
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It is known that it does not washwoollens, it does not pay income tax and that it will not wind up clocks.
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