The strong Committee, under Sir Arthur Balfour as chair- 7 Man,
which was apPointed in 1924 by Mi. RaxnsaY MacDonald "to inquire into the conditions and prosperity of British industry and commerce, with special reference to the export trade," has completed its survey of the facts in a sixth volume dealing with the Metal Industries and Coal (Stationery Office; Ss.). This ably written and authoritatiVe • account of the situation deserves to be widely read; despite the blue paper cover which seems to terrify the average citizen. The Committee has yet to publish its Report, but it has already done much good by collecting the facts and showing that British industry, though hampered by great difficulties,' is on the whole very much alive. The chapters in this volume on the electrical and motor-vehicle trades are paiticularly
cheerful reading. * * * *
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