§ 3. Mr. HANNONasked the President of the Board of Trade whether an estimate can be prepared of the German balance of trade on lines similar to those adopted by the Board of Trade for estimating the British balance of trade, which is published periodically in the "Board of Trade Journal"?
§ Mr. BALDWINOn two occasions rough estimates of the balance of trade of the United Kingdom have been published in the "Board of Trade Journal," but, as pointed out at the time, these estimates were based on information which, although the best obtainable, was imperfect. I regret that I am not in possession of information which would enable an estimate, however rough, to be prepared of the balance of trade of Germany.
§ Mr. HANNONIs the Intelligence Department of the Board of Trade keeping in touch with what is happening in Germany?
§ Mr. BALDWINWe are trying to.