§ Mr. G. HALLasked the President of the Board of Trade if he will give the
Description. | 1910. | 1920. | 1923. | 1924. | 1925. |
(i) Quantities Imported. | |||||
Petroleum: | Thousand gallons. | Thousand gallons. | Thousand gallons. | Thousand gallons. | Thousand gallons. |
Crude | 187 | 4,180 | 334,618 | 464,363 | 561,621 |
Refined: | |||||
Lamp Oil | 138,828 | 160,952 | 144,129 | 124,678 | 141,649 |
Motor Spirit | 55,049 | 206,911 | 327,234 | 422,311 | 404,875 |
Spirit, other than Motor Spirit. | 240 | 14 | 2,357 | 3,055 | 6,048 |
Lubricating Oil | 58,561 | 105,915 | 82,223 | 101,747 | 85,473 |
Gas Oil | 57,507 | 53,565 | 70,746 | 67,906 | 72,635 |
Fuel Oil | 34,363 | 347,771 | 363,738 | 385,582 | 334,402 |
Other sorts | 734 | 72 | 65 | 1,269 | 170 |
Total | 345,469 | 879,380 | 1,325,110 | 1,570,911 | 1,606,873 |
(ii) Declared Value. | |||||
Petroleum: | Thousand £'s. | Thousand £'s. | Thousand £'s. | Thousand £'s. | Thousand £'s. |
Crude | 3 | 236 | 5,270 | 7,740 | 8,843 |
Refined: | |||||
Lamp Oil | 1,851 | 11,785 | 3,150 | 2,958 | 2,928 |
Motor Spirit | 1,341 | 23,276 | 15,827 | 17,846 | 16,828 |
Spirit, other than Motor Spirit. | 5 | 3 | 85 | 120 | 218 |
Lubricating Oil | 1,706 | 15,070 | 4,746 | 5,869 | 4,740 |
Gas Oil | 478 | 3,351 | 1,085 | 1,210 | 1,276 |
Fuel Oil | 262 | 12,818 | 4,789 | 5,604 | 4,654 |
Other sorts | 17 | 14 | 9 | 77 | 27 |
Total | 5,663 | 66,553 | 34,961 | 41,424 | 39,514 |
Prior to April, 1923, these figures include imports into the Irish Free State from countries outside the British Isles. |