§ 24. Sir R. HAMILTONasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Overseas Trade Department the number of barrels, and the value, of cured herrings exported to the Continent of Europe for the six years 1911 to 1913 and 1924 to 1926, respectively, distinguishing the Scotch cure?
Mr. SAMUELWith the hon. Member's permission I will circulate the full answer in the OFFICIAL REPORT. The short answer is that in 1911 the total exports of cured herrings 13 from the United Kingdom were £3,600,000 in 1926 £3,900,000 plus the Irish Free State exports for 1926.
§ Following is the answer:
§ The following statement shows the total quantities and value of cured or
| Year. | Exported from the United Kingdom to the Continent of Europe. | Exported from Scotland to the Continent of Europe. | ||||||
| Quantity. | Value. | Quantity. | Value. | |||||
| Barrels. | £ | Barrels. | £ | |||||
| 1911 | … | … | … | … | 2,580,000 | 3,598,100 | 1,427,000* | † |
| 1912 | … | … | … | … | 2,730,000 | 3,941,600 | 1,441,000* | † |
| 1913 | … | … | … | … | 2,970,000 | 4,667,400 | 1,171,000 | † |
| 1924† | … | … | … | … | 2,220,000 | 5,106,500 | 1,118,000 | 2,385,000 |
| 1925† | … | … | … | … | 1,590,000 | 3,774,300 | 655,000 | 1,586,000 |
| 1926† | … | … | … | … | 1,750,000 | 3,892,300 | 888,000 | 1,821,000 |
| * Includes exports from Northumberland. | ||||||||
| † Information not available. | ||||||||
| † Exports from the United Kingdom exclude direct exports from the Irish Free State in these years. |
§ Since 1912 herrings have been recorded in the Trade Returns of the United Kingdom by cwts. only. These have been converted into barrels at the rate of 2¾ cwts. = 1 barrel.
§ The particulars of exports from Scotland have been furnished by the Fishery Board for Scotland.