§ Mr. PRINGLEasked the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (1) whether he can state the amount of lard imported into Belgium in 1913 and the amount imported by the Neutrals' Relief Commission during the six months ending 30th June, 1916; and (2) whether he can state the monthly importations, in tons, of lard into Belgium by the Neutrals' Relief Commission up to 30th June, 1916?
§ Lord R. CECILThe following is a statement of the monthly importation, in metric tons, of lard into Belgium by the Neutrals' Relief Commission up to 30th June, 1916:
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Belgium and North France (Bacon and Lard): November, 1914 … … 67 December 1914 … … 150 January 1915 … … 110 February 1915 … … 204 March 1915 … … 1,908 April 1915 … … 457 May 1915 … … 1,243 June 1915 … … 5,692 July 1915 … … 3,992 August 1915 … … 2,578 September 1915 … … 6,811 October 1915 … … 6,140
Belgium only (Lard only): November, 1915 … … 667 December 1915 … … 2,060 January, 1916 … … 1,413 February 1916 … … 2,292 March 1916 … … 1,309 April 1916 … … 1,258 May 1916 … … 1,040 June 1916 … … 3,396 The figures from November, 1914, to October, 1915, inclusive, make no distinction between bacon and lard, nor between importations into Belgium and into Northern France.
During this period the statistics were kept by weeks, the importations for any week beginning on a day of one month and ending on a day of the next month being included in the total for the latter month. Consequently, the figures for December, 1914, and for March, June, and September, 1915, included five weeks each and the rest four. From November, 1915, onwards the month is reckoned from the 26th to the 26th in each case.
Imports of lard into Belgium for 1913 were given under the general heading "Tallow and other Fats." The net import under this heading was 12,011 tons.
§ Mr. PRINGLEasked the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he can state the monthly importation, in tons, of foodstuffs into Belgium by the Neutrals' Relief Commission up to 30th Tune, 1916.
§ Lord R. CECILThe following is a statement of the monthly importation, in metric tons, of foodstuffs into Belgium by the Neutrals' Relief Commission up to 30th June, 1916:
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Belgium and North France. November, 1914 … … 20,049 December 1914 … … 39,494 January 1915 … … 62,561 February 1915 … … 67,020 March 1915 … … 105,673 April 1915 … … 94,737 May 1915 … … 91,055 June 1915 … … 126,023 July 1915 … … 56,769 August 1915 … … 79,619 September 1915 … … 89,549 October 1915 … … 87,884
Belgium only. November, 1915 … … 85,256 December 1915 … … 67,746 January 1916 … … 82,869 February 1916 … … 77,915 March 1916 … … 47,351 April 1916 … … 44,591 May 1916 … … 77,193 June 1916 … … 70,816 See footnote to table in answer to preceding questions.