§ SIR HOWARD VINCENT (Sheffield, Central)I beg to ask the President of the Board of Trade if he can state the total value in 1900 of the purchases by the mother country of goods produced within the British Empire, and of the value of the goods made in England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland bought by the Empire, and of the value of the goods bought of and sold to foreign countries.
§ THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF TRADE (Mr. GERALD BALFOUR,) Leeds, CentralThe declared value of the imports of merchandise (that is, not including bullion and specie) from British possessions in 1900 was £110,099,117, and from foreign countries £413,436,422. The declared value of the exports of British and Irish produce from the United Kingdom to British possessions in the same year was £94,322,232, and to foreign countries £197,129,074. The figures are subject to revision on final examination of the accounts.