§ MR. BOLANDTo ask the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he can state the total value of the commerce between Malta and Italy for each of the last five years.
(Answered by Mr. Gerald Balfour.) According to the official Italian Trade Statistics, the value of the trade of Italy with Malta in each of the years from 1898 to 1902, inclusive, was as follows:
The figures for 1903 are not yet available.
Years. (Special Trade) Value of Imports into Italy from Malta. (Special Trade) Value of Exports from Italy to Malta. 1898 £. £. 1898 54,003 391,000 1899 46,000 419,000 1900 55,000 440,000 1901 45,000 453,000 1902 39,000 459,000