§ 5. Sir JOHN HASLAMasked the President of the Board of Trade whether he will cause representations to be made to the Government of China with the object of the withdrawal or reduction of the Chinese tariff on woollen imports from this country?
§ Mr. RUNCIMANA revised tariff came into force in China on 22nd May. I am obtaining particulars by telegram, and as soon as they are received they will be carefully examined to see whether representations on behalf of the export trade of this country are called for.
§ 4. Sir J. HASLAMasked the President of the Board of Trade if he can give the House the volume and value of our exports of wool and woollen goods to China for the years 1929 and 1932, respectively?
§ The following table shows the quantity and declared value of the domestic exports from the United Kingdom of the undermentioned commodities registered during the years 1929 and 1932 as consigned to China (excluding Hong Kong, Macao and leased territories).
| Description. | Unit of quantity. | 1929. | 1932. | ||
| Quantity. | Declared Value. | Quantity. | Declared Value. | ||
| £ | £ | ||||
| Wool, raw, waste and noils | Cental of 100 lbs. | 24 | 436 | 625 | 3,425 |
| Woollen rags, applicable to other purposes than manurial. | Cwt. | — | — | 198 | 986 |
| Wool tops and flocks | Cental of 100 lbs. | 14 | 18 | 2,079 | 12,824 |
| Woollen and worsted yarns | Lb. | 6,128,168 | 1,015,192 | 5,850,587 | 608,446 |
| Woollen and worsted manufactures (except apparel): | |||||
| Woollen and worsted tissues (a) | Sq. yd. | 8,005,117 | 1,384,537 | 3,906,616 | 491,332 |
| Other sorts | — | — | 99,564 | — | 24,782 |
| (a) Excluding flannels, pile fabrics, damasks, etc., which are included with other sorts of woollen and worsted manufactures. |