§ 4. Mr DAYasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he can give the figure, according to the most recent returns, of the Chinese maritime customs, showing the amount of the importation of arms and munitions of war imported through treaty ports for the 12 months ended to the last convenient date, giving the total net equivalent average rate of exchange; and can he state the various countries from which these arms were shipped?
Mr. A. HENDERSONAs the reply contains a number of figures, I will, with my hon. Friend's permission, circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Following are the figures:
| STATEMENT showing the value of Arms and Munitions of War imported into China during the year 1929 (extracted from the Statistics of the Chinese Maritime Customs). | |
| £ | |
| United Kingdom | 5,982 |
| Hongkong | 57,095 |
| Norway | 30,187 |
| Germany | 159,526 |
| Japan (including Formosa) | 129,482 |
| Other countries | 126,599 |
| £508,871 |
§ No detailed figures are available for 1930, but the total value of arms and munitions of war imported during that year was £958,601. I should add that the figures given indicate the countries from which the goods are directly shipped to China, and not necessarily the countries of manufacture.