§ 69. Colonel Crosthwaite Eyreasked the Under-Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs if he will state the sterling value of the import of books, both bound and in sheets, into Australia from the United Kingdom and the U.S.A., respectively, for 1938 and the current year.
§ The Under-Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs (Mr. John Parker)According to official statistics prepared by the authorities of the Commonwealth of Australia, the sterling value of imports into Australia of printed books, including music, periodicals and newspapers, and also printed matter not included under other items in the Customs Tariff Schedule, was, in the financial year July, 1938, to June, 1939, from the United Kingdom £888,419, and from the United States of America £150,891. The corresponding figures for the financial year 1944–45 are, United Kingdom £1,143,827 and United States of America £231,183.