IMPORT RESTRICTIONS

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 83, Issue 39, 16 February 1939, Page 8

IMPORT RESTRICTIONS

THE SECOND SIX MONTHS GENERAL POLICY NOT KNOWN YET . STATEMENT BY MINISTER . 1 Per Press Association.] WELLINGTON, Feb. 15. : Some import licences for the importation of goods during the second six-month period have been issued by I the Customs Department, but it was j made clear by Hon. W. Nash that only in very few special cases has this been done. There are cases where it has been necessary to issue licences for the second period where the effect of the regulation's on agents and travellers now taking orders is considered, but it has been cone only in special cases to help the men booking orders for goods for delivered in the second reriod. Mr Nash said it would be some time in March before the Government decided its general policy in respect to the second period. Commenting on the fact that there had been some relaxation of restrictions on books, Mr. Nash said that the idea behind the importation of reading matter was to place no barrier between the public and what they ; wanted to read. “Bad” books, of i course, were still restricted. "Licences ’ are required for everything except i books and medicine,” said the Minister, “but we may have to give some thought to the importation of supplies of essential goods. That is being considered now.” He added that the Government would define what essential goods were.