§ 18. Mr. HANNONasked the Secretary of State for India what was the number and value of railway locomotive engines imported into India during the first five months of the current year from Great Britain, Germany, France, Italy, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, and the United States, respectively, with the corresponding figures for the same period of 1930?
§ Mr. HANNONCan the right hon. Gentleman say whether His Majesty's Government are doing everything that they can to encourage the Government of India to deal with this country?
§ Mr. BENNThe hon. Member is aware, from many answers which I have given, of the limitations which are put upon Government action.
§ Following is the table:
§ The information asked for is available only to the extent shown in the following table. (Figures of the number of engines imported are not available.)
§ Railway locomotive engines and tenders and parts.
§ Imports into India from—
| United, Kingdom. | ||||
| Value. | ||||
| 1930. | 1931. | |||
| Rs. | Rs. | |||
| January | … | … | 25,01,808 | 8,18,409 |
| February | … | … | 5,26,134 | 9,66,025 |
| March | … | … | 21,80,935 | 9,93,114 |
| 52,08,877 | 27,77,548 |
| Germany. | ||||
| Value. | ||||
| 1930. | 1931. | |||
| Rs. | Rs. | |||
| January | … | … | 8,206 | 14,954 |
| February | … | … | 6,35,941 | 7,723 |
| March | … | … | 10,85,068 | 36,110 |
| 17,29,215 | 58,787 |
| United States. | ||||
| Value. | ||||
| 1930. | 1931. | |||
| Rs. | Rs. | |||
| January | … | … | 38,703 | 5,726 |
| February | … | … | 1,01,715 | 28,073 |
| March | … | … | 19,372 | 36,280 |
| 1,59,790 | 70,079 |
| Other Countries. | ||||
| Value. | ||||
| 1930. | 1931. | |||
| Rs. | Rs. | |||
| January | … | … | 43,060 | 19,068 |
| February | … | … | 1,124 | 45,902 |
| March | … | … | 30,386 | 13,976 |
| 74,570 | 78,946 |