§ 41. Mr. HERBERT WILLIAMSasked the President of the Board of Trade what percentage of the wheat exported from the principal wheat-exporting countries was imported into the United Kingdom in the latest period of 12 months for which the information is available?
§ Lieut.-Colonel COLVILLEDuring the year 1933, the aggregate exports of wheat from Australia, Canada, United States, Argentine Republic, Soviet Union and Germany amounted to 13,597,000 tons. In the case of certain of these countries particulars of the exports to the United Kingdom during 1933 cannot yet be stated, but the quantity imported into the United Kingdom and registered during that year as consigned from the countries in question amounted to 5,489,000 tons, or about 40 per cent. of their aggregate exports.