I beg leave to present a Petition on behalf of 5,000 citizens of the municipal Borough of Todmorden which, although in the West Riding of Yorkshire, is heavily dependent upon the cotton textile industry. The Petitioners from Todmorden address this honourable House in terms very similar to those of the Petitions of my hon. Friends and draw especial attention to the decline in the level of industry in the town, the fall in the population and the undermining of the stability of the locality on account of this decline. The Petitioners humbly pray that your Honourable House will take action without delay to limit the import of low-priced, duty-free textiles and will devote itself to saving the cotton towns from becoming derelict by taking prompt action to stimulate and revive the cotton industry. And your Petitioners, as in duty bound, will ever pray.