38 and 39. Lieut.-Colonel SANDEMAN ALLENasked the President of the Board of Trade (1) if he will give information as to the relative positions of foodstuffs, raw materials, and manufactured goods in the trade of the port of Liverpool in the years 1931, 1932 and 1933;
(2) if he will give the latest information as to the increase or decrease of imports of raw materials and decrease or increase of imports of manufactured goods through the port of Liverpool, expressed in percentages, compared with the years 1930 and 1931?
§ Lieut.-Colonel COLVILLEDetailed statistics of the foreign trade at the port of Liverpool are published in Volume IV of the Annual Statement of the Trade of the United Kingdom. Particulars in respect of 1933 are not yet available, but I will circulate in the OFFICIAL REPORT a summarised statement for the years 1930, 1931 and 1932.
Lieut.-Colonel SANDEMAN ALLENCan the hon. and gallant Member say if the figures indicate that the tariff policy of this country has not injured the trade of Liverpool?
§ Lieut.-Colonel COLVILLEI believe that is so.
§ Following is the statement: 557 STATEMENT showing the value of Merchandise imported into and exported from the United Kingdom at the Port of Liverpool (including Birkenhead and Garston) during each of the years 1930 to 1932.
| (A) Imports. | |||||
| —— | 1930 | 1931. | 1932. | Increase (+) or decrease (-). | |
| 1932 as compared with 1930. | 1932 as compared with 1931. | ||||
| Class I. | £'000 | £'000 | £'000 | Per cent. | Per cent. |
| Food and Drink | 74,225 | 64,984 | 62,651 | (-)15.0 | (-) 3.6 |
| Tobacco | 5,259 | 2,937 | 2,683 | (-)49.0 | (-) 8.7 |
| Class II. | |||||
| Raw materials and articles mainly unmanufactured. | 67,540 | 43,368 | 44,755 | (-)33.7 | (+) 3.2 |
| Class III. | |||||
| Articles wholly or mainly manufactured. | 21,375 | 16,784 | 11,634 | (-)45.6 | (-)30.7 |
| All other articles (a) | 4,257 | 3,627 | 3,367 | (-)20.9 | (-) 7.2 |
| Total | 172,656 | 131,700 | 125,090 | (-)27.6 | (-) 5.0 |