§ 10. Mr. CHORLTONasked the President of the Board of Trade the quantity and value of the imports into the United Kingdom from Japan in the years 1933 and 1934, respectively, for the following classes of merchandise: cotton stockings and hose, cotton underwear, shirts, whether of cotton or other materials, cotton piece goods, showing, respectively, total imports and retained imports?
§ Mr. RUNCIMANI am having a statement prepared which I will send to my hon. Friend as soon as possible.
§ Mr. CHORLTONWill the right hon. Gentleman take any more definite action after the statement?
§ Mr. LYONSWill my right hon. Friend consider the rising unemployment in the hosiery trade of this country?
§ 12. Mr. CHORLTONasked the President of the Board of Trade the total value in the years 1933 and 1934, respectively, of all classes of United Kingdom imports from Japan and Formosa; and the total value in the years 1933 and 1934, respectively, of all classes of United Kingdom exports to Japan and Formosa?
§ Mr. RUNCIMANThe desired information is given on pages 184, 188 and 192 of the Trade and Navigation Accounts for January last.
§ Mr. CHORLTONIs the right hon. Gentleman going to help us in this difficult position, seeing that there are so many small firms in this country and that there are difficulties in getting them together to present their case? Will he help us to do it?
§ Mr. RUNCIMANWe are always ready to provide for those who are connected with trade or the committee any such information as we have at our command, and they can obtain it now.
§ Mr. RHYS DAVIESWhile the right hon. Gentleman is preparing the statement of our imports from Japan will he put side by side with them the exports of this country to Japan, so that we may get a proper picture of what is happening?
§ Mr. RUNCIMANYes, Sir. If the information is asked for in that form, I shall be glad to give it. We have come very well out of the transaction.