§ COLONEL NOLAN (Galway, N.)I beg to ask Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will give for the year 1901, or for any previous year, the amount, approximately, of corn and grain imported into Ireland from foreign and colonial ports, either directly or after being transhipped or registered in Great Britain, and the same for flour; and if he will give the amount of Irish grown corn, whether in grain or flour, shipped from Ireland; also the estimated amount of the Irish-grown corn used in the manufacture of the whiskey, beer, and porter shipped from Ireland.
§ SIR M. HICKS BEACHThe direct imports into Ireland were, grain, 16,294,030 cwts., flour, 2,386,610 cwts. The direct exports from Ireland were, grain, 137,142 cwts., flour (bran), 7,700 cwt. I cannot say what proportion was sent via Great Britain. Irish-grown grain is not separately distinguished in the Returns.
§ COLONEL NOLANCannot you give me some information as to the last paragraph?
§ SIR M. HICKS BEACHI have none.