§ 11. Mr. ALBERYasked the President of the Board of Trade the number of tankers of 2,000 tons and upwards registered under the British flag for each year from 1925, inclusive?
§ Mr. RUNCIMANI regret that the precise information desired is not readily available, but I will circulate in the OFFICIAL REPORT a statement showing the number and aggregate gross tonnage of steam and motor oil tankers of 1,000 tons gross and upwards recorded as owned in British countries in each of the last ten years.
§ Following is the statement:
| Statement showing the number and gross tonnage of steam and motor oil tankers of and above 1,000 tons gross, owned in British countries as recorded in the editions of Lloyd's Register Book for the years stated. | ||||
| Year. | Number of vessels. | Tons gross. | ||
| 1925–26 | … | … | 349 | 1,894,814 |
| 1926–27 | … | … | 371 | 2,041,271 |
| 1927–28 | … | … | 386 | 2,115,227 |
| 1928–29 | … | … | 416 | 2,330,967 |
| 1929–30 | … | … | 427 | 2,393,177 |
| 1930–31 | … | … | 419 | 2,402,395 |
| 1931–32 | … | … | 453 | 2,622,310 |
| 1932–33 | … | … | 442 | 2,583,554 |
| 1933–34 | … | … | 437 | 2,602,070 |
| 1934–35 | … | … | 423 | 2,529,899 |
§ 12. Mr. ALBERYasked the President of the Board of Trade whether he will arrange that a record shall be kept of the imports of oil into this country in foreign and British tankers, respectively?
§ Mr. RUNCIMANI regret that the record desired by my hon. Friend could not be kept without an undue expenditure oii time and labour.
§ Mr. ALBERYCan the right hon. Gentleman say whether such a record would be kept at the Treasury? Have any inquiries been made of any other Government Department?
§ Mr. RUNCIMANI will make inquiries to see whether the information can be obtained, but I am afraid that it cannot be obtained in this form.