§ Bognor Urban District Council Bill,
§ Standing Order of 1st August, 1928, read;
§ Bill read the First, Second, and Third time, and passed.
§ Coatbridge Drainage Order Confirmation Bill,
§ Considered; to be read the Third time To-morrow.
§ Ministry of Health Provisional Orders (No. 6) Bill,
§ The following statement shows the total Quantities and Declared Values of Mats and Matting imported into the United Kingdom and registered as consigned from British India, Belgium and the Netherlands, respectively, during each of the years 1914 and 1927.
| Mats and Matting. | ||||||||
| — | 1914. | 1927. | ||||||
| (a) Of Coir. | (b) Of Straw, Grass, Rush, etc. | Total. | ||||||
| Value. | Quantity. | Value. | Quantity. | Value. | Value. | |||
| Consigned from— | £ | Sq. yards. | £ | Cwts. | £ | £ | ||
| British India | … | … | 22,096 | 4,045,754 | 387,737 | 784 | 1,448 | 389,185 |
| Belgium | … | … | 20,016 | 748,224 | 103,229 | 2,111 | 5,594 | 108,823 |
| Netherlands | … | … | 4,408 | 375,327 | 31,689 | 6,648 | 17,620 | 49,309 |
§ The figures in respect of 1927 exclude the imports into the Irish Free State.
§ In 1914, the imports of Mats and Matting were recorded by value only and the trade returns did not distinguish between those made of Coir and those of Straw, Grass, Rush, etc.