§ 38. Mr. COCKSasked the President of the Board of Trade the value of the arms and war material exported from this country to China and Japan, respectively, during the years 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, and this year?
§ Mr. RUNCIMANAs the answer is somewhat long I will, with the hon. Member's permission, circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Mr. RUNCIMANThey are set out in detail, and it will perhaps be more convenient to publish them in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Following is the answer:
§ The hon. Member will find particulars of the total declared value of the exports of arms, ammunition and military and naval stores from the United Kingdom during the years 1927, 1928 and 1929 consigned to China and Japan, respectively, in Volume IV of the "Annual Statement of the Trade of the United Kingdom" (pp. 308, 313). Similar particulars for the year 1930 will be published about the end of this month. As regards figures for the current year, the total declared value of the domestic exports of arms, ammunition and military and naval stores (except sporting guns, carbines and rifles and sporting ammunition) from the United Kingdom registered during the first 10 months of 1931 as consigned to China (excluding Hong Kong, Macao and leased territories) and 923 Japan (including Formosa and leased territories in China) was £40,613 and £147,112, respectively.