§ 18. Sir N. GRATTAN-D0YLEasked the President of the Board of Trade how the trade of Great Britain, both imports and exports, with Soviet Russia compared with that with New Zealand in the year 1930 and in the first quarter of 1931?
§ Mr. W. GRAHAMAs the answer involves a number of figures, I will, with the hon. Member's permission, circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
Sir N. G RATTAN-DOYLEWill the right hon. Gentleman consider the advisability of working out a table showing a proportion per head of the population of the imports between Russia and Great Britain?
§ Mr. GRAHAMThat is a separate question. There are in existence tables
| The following table shows the total declared value of merchandise imported into and exported from the United Kingdom and registered during the year 1930 and the first three months of 1931 as consigned from and to the Soviet Union (Russia) and New Zealand, respectively. | ||||
| Total Imparts into the United Kingdom. | Exports from the United Kingdom. | |||
| Country of Consignment. | Produce and manufactures of the United Kingdom. | Imported Merchandise. | ||
| Soviet Union: | … | £ | £ | £ |
| 1930 | … | 34,245,419 | 6,789,844 | 2,556,478 |
| 1931 (January-March) | … | 6,433,886 | 1,425,113 | 472,590 |
| New Zealand | ||||
| 1930 | … | 44,939,282 | 17,867,997 | 763,956 |
| 1931 (January-March) | … | 10,497,356 | 3,152,389 | 171,689 |
| Note.=The above figures are provisional. |