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should approach the Secretary of State for the Colonies in
this matter and, submitting all available evidence, endeavour
to secure sympathetic treatment for the Hong Kong Rope
industry or failing that, a clear statement of Canada's
policy and intentions with regard to Hong Kong ropes and
Hong Kong products generally. In this connection it should
be noted that Canadian motor cars receive preferential treat·
ment in Hong Kong, and, though it is ndmitted that such
preference cannot be of great importance to Canada, yet at
the same time it is evidence that Hong Kong is prepared to
accept whenever possible the implications of the Ottawa
Agrocmonts.
It is
15. The final question raised by the Hong Kong Rope
Company was the possibility of securing some measure of
protection for their products in Hong Kong itself.
unnecessary to go into this question at length for it was
admitted in evidence that the Company did not favour a
protective tariff and that such a tariff, if imposed, would.
not be of benefit to more than abut 25% of their trade.
16.
Certain tentative and rather vague suggestions
were put forward by Mr. Coulthart regarding a systom of
price and quantity control, but these are not, in our
opinion, practicable.
17.
In conclusion,we understand that the Government is
giving support to the Company by local purchases and we
rocommend that this support should be continued and augmented
as far as possible.