§ 10. Mr. WADDINGTONasked the President of the Board of Trade the values of the exports from India in 1913, and the proportion of such exports to Russia and Australia, respectively, and the corresponding figures for 1923?
Mr. WEBBThe total value of Indian merchandise exported by sea from British India on private account was approximately £162,801,000 in the year ended 31st March, 1914. This amount includes merchandise valued at £1,636,000, or 1.0 per cent., exported to Russia and £2,729,000, or 1.7 per cent., to Australia. The latest period of 12 months for which figures are at present available is that ended 29th February, 1924. During this period the total exports by sea to all countries were valued at £226,426,000, those to Russia being valued at £1,752, a negligible percentage of the total, and those to Australia and New Zealand together (separate figures for these countries not being available) at £4,567,000, or 2.0 per cent. of the total. In the year 1913–14 the exports to Australia and New Zealand together amounted to 1.9 per cent. of the total exports.