§ 60. Mr. BROCKLEBANKasked the President of the Board of Trade the numbers of fat cattle, store cattle, milch cows, springers, and calves imported from the Irish Free State in January, 1933, and the numbers imported in January, 1934?
§ Dr. BURGINAs the answer includes a table of figures, I will circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Mr. BROCKLEBANKCan the hon. Member say what the percentage is for 1933?
§ Dr. BURGINI am afraid not.
§ Following are the figures.
§ Exactly comparable figures are not available, but the following table shows for January, 1933, the recorded exports from the Irish Free State to the United Kingdom and for January, 1934, the imports recorded in connection with the Cattle (Import Regulation) Order.
| January, | January, | |||
| 1933. | 1934. | |||
| Fat cattle | … | … | 17,106 | 7,195 |
| Store cattle | … | … | 14,628 | 29,857 |
| Milch cows | … | … | 949 | 1,947 |
| Springers | … | … | 55 | 209 |
| Calves | … | … | 3,093 | 56* |
| * This figure in 1934 represents only calves of six months and under. Calves over six months are included as store cattle in 1934. |