§ 69. Mr. CHARLES BROWNasked the President of the Board of Trade if he will state the number of machines for the manufacture of hosiery imported into this country from Germany during the years 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929 and 1930 respectively?
§ Mr. W. GRAHAMThe number of complete hosiery making machines imported into the United Kingdom is not separately recorded, but the total weight of hosiery and knitting machines and parts thereof imported into the United Kingdom from Germany for the years 1926 to 1930 was 355, 582, 1,286, 1,536 and 854 tons respectively.
§ Mr. BROWNIs the right hon. Gentleman aware that the hosiery manu 2460 facturers, who are benefiting by this subsidy, are increasingly installing this machinery, and can he explain the peculiar mentality of these protected hosiery manufacturers?