§ 20. Mr. NEWBOULDasked the President of the Board of Trade if he can give the tonnage and value of German goods imported into this country during 1913 of the following goods: manufactured cotton goods, manufactured iron and steel products, toys, electrical machinery, dyes and chemical commodities, cutlery, and crockery and earthenware?
§ Mr. BALDWINThe answer involves a statistical table which, with the permission of the House, I will have printed in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ The following is the answer:
§ Statement showing the tonnage (where available) and value of certain classes of commodities consigned from Germany which were registered as imported into the United Kingdom during the year 1913.
576| Commodity. | Tonnage of Imports. | Value. |
| £ | ||
| *Manufactured Cotton Goods (including Gloves, Hosiery, etc.). | — | 7,541,000 |
| Iron and Steel and Manufactures thereof (including Pig Iron). | 1,198,295 | 7,783,000 |
| *Toys and Games | — | 1,184,000 |
| Electrical Machinery | 5,978 | 721,000 |
| Dyes and Dyestuffs obtained from Coal Tar. | 17,148 | 1,731,000 |
| *Chemicals other than Drugs and Dyestuffs. | — | 1,864,000 |
| Cutlery | 337 | 113,000 |
| *Chinaware, Earthenware and Pottery of all kinds. | — | 750,000 |
§ Notes.—In the cases marked with an asterisk (*) the quantities imported were 577 not invariably returned by weight, some other approximate unit being used, e.g., square yards, dozens, gallons, etc.
§ The classification of commodities employed in 1913 differs in some respects from that in use at the present time.