§ 5. Captain DOWERasked the President of the Board of Trade whether his attention has been called to the fact that the value of imported fabric gloves imported into this country during the first five months of this year was more than double the value of such imported gloves during the first five months of 1932; and if he can state to what causes such increase may be ascribed and from what country in particular such imports have increased?
§ Mr. RUNCIMANI am aware of the increase in the imports of fabric gloves to which my hon. and gallant Friend draws attention. Doubtless owing to the duty imposed under the Abnormal Importations Act imports in the first five months of 1932 were at an unusually low level, being approximately one quarter by value of the imports in the corresponding period of 1931. The great bulk of the imports of fabric gloves is derived from 1729 Germany, and the increase is principally in the imports from this source, of which separate particulars are published in the Monthly Trade Accounts.