§ MR. CARLILEI beg to ask the President of the Board of Trade whether he can give the figures, in values and in quantities, of the imports of British silks and kindred manufactures into the Dominion of Canada yearly since 1897.
§ MR. CHURCHILLI will have a statement of the total value of British silk manufactures imported into Canada printed in the Votes. No information as to total quantities is available.
§ Appended is the Statement—
| The following statement shows the value of British silk manufactures imported for Home consumption into the Dominion of Canada in each of the years ended 30th June, 1897–8 to 1906–7— | |
| Years ended 30th June. | Value of Imports of Silk Manufactures. |
| £ | |
| 1898 | 268,000 |
| 1899 | 203,000 |
| 1900 | 146,000 |
| 1901 | 138,000 |
| 1902 | 145,000 |
| 1903 | 166,000 |
| 1904 | 170,000 |
| 1905 | 181,000 |
| 1906 | 177,000 |
| 1907 | 187,000 |