Sir Francis Newton, K.C.M.G., C.V.O., Southern Rhodesia. High Commissioner Mr. F. J. Du Toit for South Africa, Mr. B. F. Wright for Southern Rhodesia, acted during the temporary absence from the United Kingdom of Mr. J. H. Dimond and Sir Francis Newton respectively. Note. The expenses of the Committee in connection with the preparation of this Report amount to £520. In addition, the cost of printing and publishing the Report is £90 19s. 2d. REPORT METHODS OF ON THE PREPARING FOR MARKET AND MARKETING WITHIN THE UNITED KINGDOM NINTH REPORT.-TOBACCO. TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE STANLEY BALDWIN, TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE W. L. MACKENZIE KING. C.M.G., Prime Minister of the Dominion of Canada. TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE S. M. BRUCE, M.C., Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of Australia. TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE J. G. COATES, M.C., TO GENERAL THE HONOURABLE J. B. M. HERTZOG, TO WILLIAM T. COSGRAVE, Esq., President of the Executive Council, Irish Free State. TO THE HONOURABLE W. S. MONROE, Prime Minister of Newfoundland. TO THE HONOURABLE H. U. MOFFATT, C.M.G., Premier of Southern Rhodesia. TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE THE EARL OF BIRKENHEAD, Secretary of State for India. TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE L. C. M. S. AMERY, Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs and for the 66976 A 2 5. America the chief competitor of Empire tobacco in 6. Magnitude of United Kingdom manufacture III. Effect of Preference on Empire Production. 7-8. Value of the preference on Empire tobacco V. Increasing use of Empire Tobaccos in the United Kingdom. 24. Steady growth of consumption of Empire tobaccos VI. The Advance of the Cigarette in general favour. 26. Fall in consumption of cigars 27. The change occurred between 1907 and 1924... 18 VIII. Stocks of Empire Tobacco-Pipe and Cigarette. 33. Heavy stocks of Nyasaland, Rhodesian and South ... ... 34. Stocks of Empire tobacco separated into pipe and ... 38-39. Published prices more an indication than full ... XII. Leaf Markets in America. ... 40-41. American attempts at co-operative sale by pro ducers ... XV. Nature of the Competition in the United Kingdom A-Pipe Tobaccos. 45. Effect of Empire supplies on American production of 46. Early prejudice against "Empire" brands XVI. B-Cigarette Tobaccos. 47. Possibility of change of taste by public ... ... ... 48. Need for supplying tobacco of accepted flavours XVII. Problems before Empire Producing Countries. 49. XVIII. Research. 50. Action by Departments of Agriculture ... : 52. Investigation of the effects of soil, climate, manuring 57. Further conference between scientists at work on XIX. Problems of Marketing-Producers' Organisations. 58. Present position of the Empire tobacco industry 59. The industry in Canada... PAGE 19 2220 60. In South Africa ... 31 61-62. In Southern Rhodesia 31 63. Temporary curtailment of production advisable 69. Two methods-lower price or better value at com- ... 70-71-72. Results of reduced price of Empire tobacco XXIV. Advertisement. ... ... 74. Quality should be advocated no less than sentiment... 76. Advertising in the United Kingdom by Empire 77. Advertisement by Empire Marketing Board..... XXV. The use of the term "Virginian." 34 34 78. In American official publications XXVII. Cigars. XXX. Cigar Consumption in the United Kingdom. 88. Decreased consumption in the United Kingdom : 42 ... 43 43 43 43 46 Appendix I. Gross imports of unmanufactured Tobacco Appendix III.-Exports of manufactured tobacco from Appendix Appendix IV.-Clearances of unmanufactured tobacco Appendix VI.-Diagram showing Quantities of cigars 50 |