HC Deb 28 March 1939 vol 345 cc1866-7
17. Mr. Liddall

asked the President of the Board of Trade the number and value of fabric gloves of cotton, and artificial silk, respectively, imported into Canada, Australia, Union of South Africa, and New Zealand, from Great Britain, Germany, and Czecho-Slovakia, during the years 1936, 1937, and 1938, or the last convenient period?

Mr. Stanley

As the desired information is not available from the trade returns of the Dominions concerned, I will, with my hon. Friend's permission, circulate in the OFFICIAL REPORT particulars of the exports of cotton and artificial silk gloves to these Dominions from the countries mentioned, so far as the information is available from the respective trade returns of the exporting countries for the years 1936 to 1938.

Following are the particulars:

Country and Description. Quantity. Value.
1936. 1937. 1938. 1936. 1937. 1938.
Dozen pairs. Dozen pairs. Dozen pairs. £ £ £
UNITED KINGDOM: Gloves wholly or partly cut out of fabric containing cotton, and sewn up (but not including gloves known as astrachan gloves or gloves in which the fabric containing cotton is present in the lining only, or gloves made in whole or in part of leather), and fabric containing cotton shaped for making into or lining gloves:
to Canada 3,542 2,921 2,791 4,250 3,736 3,376
to Australia 1,381 2,346 1,911 1,285 2,008 2,058
to Union of South Africa … 2,075 3,849 2,042 1,357 2,036 1,200
to New Zealand 1,058 1743 980 890 1,631 1,181
Gloves of other textile materials;
to Canada 486 454 128 514 428 211
to Australia 789 400 290 697 270 305
to Union of South Africa 1,224 1,027 1,122 1,262 953 1,026
to New Zealand 1,042 293 694 979 307 581
GERMANY:
Gloves woven and knitted—
cotton (including hair nets): Quintals. Quintals. Quintals. '000 R.M. '000 R.M. '000 R.M.
to Canada 339 277 197 706 547 355
to Australia 405 372 341 758 701 634
Union of south Africa 20 22 22 43 51 47
to New Zealand 61 68 40 105 117 67
Gloves woven and knitted of artificial silk and of pure silk:
to Canada 152 102 81 375 240 186
to Australia 301 328 265 687 678 561
to Union of South Africa 28 25 20 83 68 53
to New Zealand 51 62 31 114 140 71
CZECHO-SLOVAKIA Jan.-Aug. Jan.-Aug.
Gloves—cotton: Pairs. Pairs, Pairs. '000 K.C. '000 K.C. '000 K.C.
to Canada 895,645 228,960 956,711 4,486 7,639 6,379
to Australia 118,093 120,370 Not available. 635 689 Not available
to Union of South Africa 53,261 44,15999 280 303
to New Zealand 14,360 18,352 91 118
Gloves of artificial silk without admixture of floss silk:
to Canada 151,775 302,658 283,325 746 1,287 1,406.
to Australia 56,864 127,610 87,615 315 699 489
to Union of South Africa 58,509 63,293 Not available. 361 348 Not available.
to New Zealand 6,157 10,072 40 63
Gloves of silk and artificial silk mixed with other materials:
to Canada 19,867 6,930 Not available. 104 35 Not available.
to Australia — 644 — 6
to Union of South Africa 1 2,751 — 17
to New Zealand 2,064 54 11 1

NOTE, — Mean quoted rates of exchange were as follows

Germany, 1936–12.35 Reichsmarks to the £
1937–12.32 Reichsmarks to the £
1938–12.18 Reichsmarks to the £
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