§ MR. AUSTEN CHAMBERLAINI beg to ask the President of the Board of Trade what was the total value of the imports of iron and steel manufactures into the British Empire as a whole from all foreign countries; and what was the total value of the exports of the same from the British Empire as a whole to all foreign countries for each of the years 1900–5.
§ MR. KEARLEYMy right hon. friend is having a statement prepared showing so far as possible the information required by the right hon. Gentleman, and will communicate it to him.
§ MR. AUSTEN CHAMBERLAINMay I ask the hon. Gentleman if he is aware that the Statistical Abstract of trades of the British Empire, published by the Board of Trade, discloses no such manufactured articles exported from the British Empire? Will he take care that in future the record is made more accurate?
§ MR. KEARLEYI must ask for notice of that question.