arc down to 40% of last ycnr's outjiut. Econoniy in fats nnd soaps is nchicvcd by limitation. of supplies and manufacturcrs arc ciicouragcd to usc tlic highest possiblc ninount of " fillcrs."
Production β¬or csport hns hitlicrto bccn cncouraged, but thc volume of sricli trndc is infinitcsimnl corupnrcd with tlic 262,000,000 worth of Geriiinn chcmicals exported in 1939, in addition to which thcrc wns thc considercd income dcrivcd froiu the working of Gcrmnti patents abroad. 130th hnvc now scriously climinishcd and arc tuainly liiuitcd t o thc country's Itnlinii trndc. In 1939 Gcrtuany supplictl 5P% of Itiily's chcmiciil imports and in rcturii rcccivcd such raw iuatcrials ns mercury, sulphur, bauxite, nnd coppcr bras. Gerninii dcpciidcncc on forcign supplies of ninny niiiior iiictuls hns led to n " stniidardizatioti " of esscutial alloys.
The position has rccciitly bccn nggravntcd by the fact that Russia has, in ccrtaiii cases n t Icnst, secured thc output of Cecch mctnlliirgicnl conccriis, ns distinct froin inunition works which itrc still in Gcrninii Iinnds. This is part of n bargain wlicrcby the Czcch works rcccive Russian orcs niid . returii finished goods to the Sovict Union. Russinu tcchniciniis nrc on the spot to ciisurc schcdulcd dclivcry.
Finally, tlic sliortngc of scmi-skillcd workers has led t o another dcpnrturc. According to n rcport froin the Aiiicricnii Consul n t P r d d u r t , prisoticrs of war arc bcing cniploycd in industry. T h y have hitlicrto only bceu used as labourers.
ASSOCIATION OF BRITISH CHEMICAL MANUFACTURERS EXTRACTS FROM WEEKLY BULLETIN OF INFORMATION
No. 39-June I, 1940 413. CONTROL SCHEMES Control of Paper.-(ci) Tlic Control of l'npcr (No. 13) Ordcr, 19dO (S.12. k O., 1940, No. 789) givcs tlic rcgulntctl prices for vnrious types of pnpcr. (6) Thc Control of Pnpcr (Xo. IG) Ordcr, 1940 (S.R. t O., 1940, No. 7%) iiiclrtdcs rcgulfitions in rcgard to pnpcr wrapping or packing iuntcrinl nnd tlic distribution of ndvcrtising circulars. Thc dispntch of trntlc cntnlogucs to wholcsnlcrs or rctnilcrs is not rcstrictcd by tlic Ordcr, mid thc Ortlcr docs iiot prohibit or restrict tlic usc of paper for the purposcs of, or in cotiiicsioti with, csport tradc or business.