§ 70. Mr. C. BATHURSTasked the President of the Board of Trade how many tons of tin and terne plates were exported from Great Britain to the United States of America in the years 1909 and 1912, respectively?
§ The PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY to the BOARD of TRADE (Mr. J. M. Robertson)In 1909, 64,400 tons of tinned plates and sheets and 2,200 tons of black plates and sheets, under ⅛-in. thick, were exported to the United States of America. In 1912 the corresponding quantities were 2,100 tons of tinned plates and sheets and 2,000 tons of black plates and sheets.
§ 71. Mr. C. BATHURSTasked how many tons of tinplates were imported into Canada from Great Britain and the United 1372 States, respectively, in the respective years 1909 and 1912, the year 1911 being substituted for 1912 if the figures for the latter are not yet available?
§ Mr. ROBERTSONIn 1909, 25,081 tons of tinplates were imported into Canada from the United Kingdom, and 7,856 tons from the United States of America. In 1912, 8,071 tons were imported from the. United Kingdom and 45,941 tons from the United States.
§ 72. Mr. C. BATHURSTasked what was the total production in tons of tin and terne plates in the United States of America in the years 1891 and 1911, respectively, also in the year 1912 if the figures are available?
§ Mr. ROBERTSONThe first complete calendar year for which official statistics of the production of tin and terne plates in the United States are available is 1892. In that year the production amounted to 1,880 tons. In 1911, the latest year for which the figures have been received, the production amounted to 783,960 tons.