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naturally be placed with courftries which use the weights and measures to which 

 they are accustomed. There is every reason to suppose that the United States 

 realises this, and already a Bill has been introduced into Congress which will 

 make the metric system the only legal one from July 1, 1920. 



France would welcome this change being made by Britain, which would un- 

 doubtedly make trade conditions easier between the two countries. 



Italy expresses the same opinion. But, while preferring to buy British 

 goods, German and Austrian merchandise (not handicapped by complicated 

 weights, measures, and coinage) are flooding and being purchased in that 

 country. 



Similar reports come from the French Riviera. 



The Consul-General of Bolivia strongly advocates the nse by Britain of the 

 metric system as an aid to recovering her trade with South America. 



The Buenos Ayres Strnidard gives figures contrasting the amount of 

 machinery supplied by Germany and by Britain to Argentina before the war. 



The Overseas Dominions are prepared to make the reform, but are waiting 

 for the Mother Country to move first. 



The advantages to be gained at home by the reform comprise great saving 

 of time educationally, and also a saving of time and labour in industrial and 

 commercial undertakings of every description. 



2. Second Interim Report on Fatigue from- the Economic Standpoint. 

 See Eeports, p. 251. 



