§ 44. Sir A. KNOXasked the President of the Board of Trade what was the tonnage of imports of manganese from British West Africa and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, respectively, in 1929 and 1933 or the latest year for which figures are available?
§ The PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY to the BOARD of TRADE (Dr. Burgin)The total tonnage of manganese ore imported into the United Kingdom from British West Africa was 1,380 tons in 1929 and 22,689 tons in 1933; the corresponding figures of imports from the Soviet Union were 10,064 tons in 1929 and 220 tons in 1933.