Mr. W. A. REDMONDasked the President of the Board of Trade the total value of the imports from Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, respectively, into the United Kingdom during the last five years, and the proportion of raw material and food supplies to manufactured articles?
Mr. ROBERTSONThe following statement gives the desired information for the years 1908 to 1911, inclusive. Similar particulars for 1912 are not yet available:—
Of which— Year. Total Value of Imports retained in the United Kingdom. Food, Brink and Tobacco. Raw Materials and Articles mainly Unmanufactured. Articles wholly or mainly Manufactured, Miscellaneous and Unclassified Articles. Amount. £ Amount. £ Proportion of Total. Per cent. Amount. £ Proportion of Total. Per cent. Amount. £ Proportion of Total. Per cent. Amount. £ Proportion of Total. Per cent. 1. From the Dominion of Canada. 1908 … 23,403,000 18,258,000 78.0 3,951,000 16.9 1,082,000 4,6 112,000 0.5 1909 … 24,357,000 18,922,000 77.7 4,078,000 16.7 1,253,000 5.2 104,000 0.4 1910 … 24,696,000 18,813,000 76.2 4,509,000 18.2 1,274,000 5.2 100,000 0.4 1911 … 23,596,000 18,264,000 77.4 4,076,000 17.3 1,144,000 4.8 112,000 0.5 2. From the Commonwealth of Australia. 1908 … 16,436,000 7,282,000 44.8 6,903,000 42.0 2,222,000 13.5 29,000 0.2 1909 … 18,930,000 10,543,000 55.7 6,717.000 35.5 1,643,000 8.7 27,000 0.1 1910 … 25,334,000 14,926,000 58.9 8,852,000 34.9 1,520,000 6.0 36,000 0.2 1911 … 26,470,000 15,492,000 58.5 9,101,000 34.4 1,833,000 6.9 44,000 0.2. 3. From the Dominion of New Zealand. 1908 … 12,137,000 6,202,000 51.1 5,874,000 48.4 49,000 0.4 12,000 0.1 1909 … 13,647,000 7,802,000 57.2 5,786,000 42.4 48,000 0.3 11,000 0.1 1910 … 17,122,000 8,882,000 51.9 8,200,000 47.9 30,000 0.2 10,000 0.0 1911 … 14,548,000 7,455,000 51.2 7,043,000 48.4 38,000 0.3 12,000 0.1