HC Deb 06 April 1911 vol 23 cc2560-2W
Mr. FLAVIN

asked the Chief Secretary whether he can now give a complete Return of the quantity of barley imported into each of the principal ports in Ireland from Great Britain and abroad during the months of January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, and December, 1910; and can he state the quantity of malt imported during the same period, and also give the corresponding imports for each of the months in 1908 and 1909?

Mr. BIRRELL

presented the following statement, showing the total quantities of barley and malt respectively imported into Ireland from Great Britain and places abroad during each month, January to December inclusive, for each of the years 1908, 1909, and 1910, as stated in the Returns furnished to the Department of Agriculture and Technical Instruction for Ireland:—

Barley. Malt
Belfast. Cork. Dublin. Other Ports. Total. Belfast. Cork. Dublin. Other Ports. Total.
Cwts. Cwts. Cwts. Cwts. Cwts. Cwts. Cwts. Cwts. Cwts. Cwts.
January 1908 4,680 2,316 26,758 7,309 41,063 1,720 5,604 43,635 3,896 54,855
1909 74,180 2,638 48,862 3,735 129,415 1,000 2,636 21,660 1,772 27,068
1910 77,374 418 29,303 4,240 111,835 1,763 5,066 36,321 1,911 45,061
February 1908 17,320 5,351 49,137 5,390 77,198 720 4,596 65,132 2,880 73,328
1909 10,940 8,227 15,188 2,877 37,232 920 2,557 37,551 2,823 43,851
1910 17,359 10,030 13,876 6,183 47,448 650 6,193 52,983 3,371 63,197
March 1908 58,780 3,094 39,278 17,559 118,711 900 4,516 58,995 4,627 69,038
1909 6,940 2,067 253,114 20,898 283,019 740 4,676 92,085 3,668 101,169
1910 4,987 10,690 37,583 6,510 59,770 1,209 5,443 50,328 3,204 60,184
April 1908 7,200 5,216 19,439 8,490 40,345 840 4,414 87,258 6,601 99,113
1909 17,020 7,177 21,223 2,279 47,699 760 6,158 40,023 4,194 51,135
1910 7,912 4,855 15,468 2,713 30,948 1,582 7,215 77,438 3,740 89,975
May 1908 5,880 2,909 15,384 16,227 40,400 1,080 7,183 45,506 6,394 60,163
1909 12,920 1,973 72,745 967 88,605 1,000 6,775 60,443 4,313 72,531
1910 75,092 420 25,543 3,517 104,572 1,213 1,667 56,043 2,974 61,897
June 1908 11,320 132 134,878 6,843 153,173 1,060 9,119 109,738 6,721 126,638
1909 58,680 17 13,647 7,214 79,558 920 4,234 94,625 5,039 104,818
1910 1,326 11,304 82,455 15,240 110,325 1,145 3,184 67,379 2,660 74,368
July 1908 53,660 354 12,999 6,716 73,729 1,540 17,443 62,472 5,728 87,183
1909 74,840 4,772 5,837 7,945 93,394 980 4,593 60,946 4,608 71,127
1910 63,169 20 65,309 5,249 133,747 1,767 6,130 50,572 2,485 60,954
August 1908 13,580 29 7,985 4,188 25,782 980 9,767 55,178 3,478 69,403
1909 9,420

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 7,651 6,648 23,719 960 6,239 35,990 2,604 44,793
1910 1,495 600 2,759 9,205 14,059 1,652 7,918 55,894 2,492 67,956
September 1908 1,120 203 18,598 8,821 28,742 780 6,793 80,746 2,190 90,509
1909 1,860 515 4,215 5,785 12,375 1,280 7,363 38,571 1,906 49,120
1910 62,969 5,032 7,766 2,058 77,825 1,105 4,368 77,901 2,288 85,662
October 1908 158,940 8,527 49,034 8,802 225,303 1,020 8,440 21,022 2,615 33,097
1909 110,360 576 27,962 7,183 146,081 1,060 9,211 33,851 1,743 45,865
1910 1,992 694 31,530 13,247 47,463 1,538 1,561 63,216 2,359 68,674
November 1908 139,440 4,002 76,735 3,322 223,499 820 4,634 19,586 2,983 28,023
1909 102,680 5,707 13,758 5,676 127,821 1,880 6,332 5,966 1,351 15,529
1910 67,995 222 51,107 4,731 124,055 1,604 2,540 22,325 1,838 28,307
December 1908 27,900 593 95,619 9,930 134,042 660 7,891 4,251 4,665 17,467
1909 4,480 10,179 126,697 6,353 147,709 1,040 5,131 15,077 4,618 25,866
1910 80,616 1,363 41,047 5,231 128,257 1,356 3,037 20,137 4,431 28,961
January to December inclusive 1908 499,820 32,726 515,844 103,597 1,181,987 12,120 90,400 653,519 52,778 808,817
1909 484,320 43,848 610,899 77,560 1,216,627 12,540 64,905 536,788 38,639 652,872
1910 462,286 45,648 403,746 78,124 989,804 16,584 54,322 680,537 33,753 735,196
The quantities imported as shown above are not strictly comparable month by month or by corresponding months for each year, inasmuch as the Returns for "Bulk Cargoes" are not Credited to the month in which the vessel arrived in port, but to the month in which the cargo is finally discharged.