§ Mr. A. SHORTasked (on Monday, 15th November) the President of the Board of Trade whether he can state which countries, including the Colonies, have sent glass goods to this country since the Armistice; and whether he will state the value and volume of such imports in each case?
§ Sir R. HORNEFollowing are the particulars which then promised, as stated in the OFFICIAL REPORT (cols. 1481–2):
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TABLE showing the Quantities and Values of the Glass and Glassware imported from various Countries during the period 1st January, 1919, to 31st October, 1920. The preparation of a complete Statement of Imports since the date of the Armistice would involve a considerable expenditure of labour, and would add little to the information afforded by the Table. The Total Value of Glass and Glassware imported from all Countries during the complete month of November, 1918, was £17,535, and of that imported during December, 1918, was £24,147. Country whence consigned. Plate and sheet glass. Glass bottles and jars. Other glass and glassware. Total value of glass and glassware. Quantity. Value. Quantity. Value. Quantity. Value. Cwts. £ Gross. £ Cwts. £ £ Russia … … — — — — 1,031 8,104 8,104 Sweden … … 13,902 91,390 73,447 139,945 85,183 561,554 792,889 Norway … … 667 3,545 — — 210 1,482 5,027 Denmark … … 12,880 66,893 150 180 15,330 89,515 156,588 Germany … … 751 3,697 213,428 298,236 127,536 711,300 1,013,233 Netherlands … … 16,863 59,620 913,555 1,121,178 66,873 374,526 1,555,324 Belgium … … 822,435 2,467,242 193,426 197,682 302,471 1,418,906 4,083,830 France … … 4,301 24,179 136,794 169,389 20,499 189,429 382,997 Switzerland … … 2,228 8,538 319 1,682 437 4,336 14,556 Portugal … … 976 2,500 — — 2 15 2,515 Spain … … 1,286 8,607 658 464 425 4,421 13,492 Italy … … — — 160 452 289 4,005 4,457 Austria-Hungary … … 14,635 92,936 10,542 57,704 54,020 376,218 526,858 China (exclusive of Hong Kong, Macao, and leased territories) … … — — 1,427 1,180 46 275 1,455 Japan (including Formosa and Japanese leased territories in China) … 1,125 7,580 298,167 194,457 3,442 22,684 224,721 United States of America … … 37,111 173,365 857,377 738,195 132,110 679,385 1,590,945 Canada … … 984 4,169 143,752 139,453 8,132 52,049 195,671 Other British Possessions … … — — 3 4 297 2,568 2,572 Total Imports … … 930,144 3,014,261 2,843,505 3,060,201 818,333 4,500,772 10,575,234 NOTE.—For the period covered by the Table information is not available regarding imports from Countries as established by the Treaties of Peace. The figures in the Table relate to the areas included within the pre-War boundaries in respect of European Countries, except in the case of Alsace-Lorraine, which is included with France.