§ 26. Sir H. BRITTAINasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Overseas Trade Department whether, as a result of the Trade Agreement with Russia, he can state what was the amount per head of population of British goods imported by Russia during the year 1925; and how that compares with similar figures in Australia and New Zealand, respectively?
Mr. SAMUELThe declared value of exported produce and manufactures of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, registered as consigned to the countries specified during 1925, in proportion to their respective populations, was as follows:
| Per Head. | |||||
| £ | s. | d. | |||
| Russia | … | … | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| Australia | … | … | 10 | 2 | 11 |
| New Zealand | … | … | 16 | 14 | 3 |
§ Mr. A. V. ALEXANDERCan the hon. Gentleman give us the totals per head of population of other countries in Europe?
§ Mr. TAYLORCan the hon. Gentleman give us the purchasing power per head of the population of British India?
Mr. SAMUELBritish India buys from us about £ 100,000,000 worth of goods per year. She is our best customer.