§ Mr. GALBRAITHasked the President of the Board of Trade if he can state the
(a) IMPORTS IN THE YEAR 1913. — Total Imports. Imports consigned from Germany. Quantity. Value. Quantity. Value. Cwts. £ Cwts. £ Glass and glass-ware:— Glass, window and German sheet, including shades and cylinders. 1,238,982 701,966 144,509 137,996 Glass plate 442,744 542,854 37,873 52,371 Glass, flint, plain cut or ornamented, and manufactures of flint glass (except bottles). 996,667 1,385,290 416,888 635,650 Gross. Gross. Glass bottles 1,923,571 814,932 936,917 422,367 Cwts. Cwts. Glass manufactures, unenumerated 2,720 4,378 1,171 1,139 Total — 3,449,420 — 1,249,523
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(b) IMPORTS IN 1920, 1921 AND 1922 (JANUARY—JUNE). Description of Imports and Period. Imports from all sources. Imports consigned from Germany. Quantity. Value. Quantity Value. Glass and Glassware: Cwts. £ Cwts. £ Scientific Glassware (except Tubing and Rod): Year 1920 … … … … — 139,407 — 79,615 Year 1921 … … … … — 101,857 — 75,455 January—June, 1922 … … … … — 32,558 — 24,954 Glass Tubing and Rod for all purposes: Year 1920 … … … … 7,708 70,792 1,533 10,211 Year 1921 … … … … 4,801 30,839 2,045 9,375 January—June, 1922 … … … … 2,215 8,661 1,387 4,639 Illuminating Glassware: Year 1920 … … … … 166,766 1,047,620 51,100 251,667 Year 1921 … … … … 99,281 396,931 56,495 148,864 January—June, 1922 … … … … 64,323 153,501 39,419 64,183 Machinery Glassware: Year 1920 … … … … 39 838 14 221 Year 1921 … … … … 879 4,748 348 1,911 January—June, 1922 … … … … 84 1,056 75 798 weight and quantities of glass-ware imported into Great Britain for the years 1913, 1920, 1921 and the first half of 1922; and what proportion of these totals was of German origin?
§ Sir P. LLOYD-GREAMEThe following statements show the imports of glass-ware into the United Kingdom, as far as the particulars are available; but, owing to changes in classification, a direct comparison between the imports of 1913 and those of 1920 and subsequent years cannot be made:
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Description of Imports and Period. Imports from all sources. Imports consigned from Germany. Quantity. Value. Quantity Value. Domestic and Fancy Glassware: Cwts. £ Cwts. £ Year 1920 … … … … 463,788 2,404,287 92,724 515,530 Year 1921 … … … … 345,324 1,403,457 57,872 195,786 January—June, 1922 … … … … 229,174 716,902 41,045 71,181 Plate and Sheet Glass: Year 1920 … … … … 731,965 2,280,350 1,342 7,906 Year 1921 … … … … 586,128 1,354,957 6,761 17,282 January—June, 1922 … … … … 418,985 787,453 10,585 29,260 Optical Glass (other than Worked Elements, e.g. Lenses): Year 1920 … … … … 907 12,771 97 1,032 Year 1921 … … … … 680 7,770 520 4,444 January—June, 1922 … … … … 98 1,039 59 705 Glass Bottles and Jars: Gross. Gross. Year 1920 … … … … 2,135,842 2,500,913 263,932 397,566 Year 1921 … … … … 1,043,971 1,288,239 330,348 389,116 January—June, 1922 … … … … 610,076 489,811 208,887 137,008 Glass and Glassware, not elsewhere specified: Cwts. Cwts. Year 1920 … … … … 10,636 49,730 2,128 12,541 Year 1921 … … … … 8,432 34,505 2,688 12,429 January—June, 1922 … … … … 5,180 16,610 2,380 7,052 Grand Total … … … … Year 1920 … … … … — 8,506,708 — 1,276,289 Year 1921 … … … … — 4,623,303 — 854,662 January—June, 1922 … … … … — 2,207,591 — 339,780