asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce whether, as plentiful supplies of jute are now obtainable, he will revoke the Order requiring the printing on every sack manufactured here of the wording "Sack must be returned"; and if, in this connection, he will consider that millers are not anxious to use sacks more than once, that the demand for sacks has fallen off considerably this year, and that the withdrawal of the Order would avoid unemployment and short time in the jute factories.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Return of Jute Sacks.
The question of the continued operation of the Sacks Order has been under consideration in consultation with the interests concerned, who have been advised that the Order will be revoked if and when a satisfactory arrangement can be made between them to ensure that the revocation will not involve any increase in the price of flour.