§ LORD CLAUD HAMILTONasked the President of the Board of Trade, If he could state to the House the annual value of the trade between this Country and Constantinople, the Ports of the Black Sea, and the Danube?
§ SIR CHARLES ADDERLEYSir, the annual value, of course, varies every year, and I am afraid there will be considerable diminution this year. The information asked for is given in three several Returns. The amount and kinds of articles can be found in the annual statement of trade presented in June. The statistical abstract shows the principal figures for 15 years previous, presented in May. Monthly accounts state for the month just passed, together with the expired months of the same year. The value of imports in 1876–7 was—from Russia, Southern ports, £5,210,920; Wallachia and Moldavia, £1,238,091; and the whole of European Turkey—the returns from Constantinople only not being separate — £4,589,538; total, £11,038,549. And the exports for the same period were—to Russia, Southern ports, £1,544,271; Moldavia and Wallachia, £786,838; European Turkey, £3,731,278; total, £6,062,387.