IMPORT LICENCES IN FIFTH PERIOD

Southland Times, Issue 24460, 13 June 1941, Page 7

IMPORT LICENCES IN FIFTH PERIOD

AUTHORIZED AMENDMENTS

Writing on the question of amendments to the fifth period import licensing schedule the Associated Chambers of Commerce, in a letter received at the meeting of the council of the Invercargill Chamber of Commerce yesterday, stated that it had been decided to authorize the importation from Australia of wool hand-knitting and manufacturing yarns within the licences granted for the importation of such goods from the United Kingdom during IS4I. , It had also been decided to grant a further allocation for the importation of tyres and tubes to the extent of 25 per cent, of the value of the imports of such goods from all sources in 1938. Inclusive of any allocation already granted, licences might be grante'd for the importation of unassembled chassis for trucks and omnibuses to the value of the imports of unassembled chassis for trucks, vans and omnibuses in 1938. The licences would be available tor imports from any source, but if chassis were available from Canada they should be obtained from that source rather than from the United States. Licences granted for the importation of such chassis should not be utilized for the importation of chassis for light delivery vans. Licences for the importation of cycle tyres and tubes from Ihe United Kingdom might be amended to enable imports to be made from Australia to the extent of 25 per cent, of the value of such licences. It had been decided to grant an additional allocation for the importation of tea from Ceylon and India. Fifth period licences for the importation of rock phosphates from Nauru and Ocean Island might be utilized for the importation of such goods from Makatea Island or Egypt. RAID PRECAUTIONS Messrs R. R. Binney, W. G. Tait and R. A. Robertson, representing the auxiliary fire service of the Emergency Precautions Scheme, attended the meeting to explain the scheme for the provision of inside patrols for business premises to deal with fire bombs in the event of an enemy raid. Mr Binney gave an address on the lines of that which he delivered at the recent meeting of business men held in the City Council Chambers. He asked members of the Chambers of Commerce to co-operate by having members of their staffs trained to deal with fire bombs. He also asked the chamber as a body to get behind the scheme and give it a push along. It was decided to send a circularletter on the subject to all members of the chamber, the letter to be drawn up in conjunction with the auxiliary fire service.