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the industries — which involves a supply of more labour 

 — satisfy nearly all our import requirements. 



Third Category 



The third category of British imports amounts to 

 102 million pounds in value, to which the Dominions 

 at present contribute eleven million pounds' worth. 



Leather and skins. — The following are the details of 

 our imports of leather and skins : 



Hides and skijts. — If the three Dominions diverted 

 to this country the hides and skins which they now 

 send to other countries they could satisfy all our 

 requirements of this commodity. 



Leather. — The three Dominions send us aU the leather 

 that they have for export ; they cannot send us more 

 unless they can obtain more skins. The increase in 

 the supply of skins, however, depends upon the augmen- 

 tation of the stock which the country bears, and this 

 upon transport. With further development and with 

 a diversion of trade the Dominions are quite capable 

 of supplying all our needs in leather and in skins. 



Flax. — The United Kingdom imports annually four 

 million pounds' worth each of flax, hemp, and jute. 

 The flax and hemp could easily be supplied by Canada 

 and New Zealand and the jute probably by Australia. 

 Canada is a flax country with 500 thousand acres now 



