HC Deb 23 May 1922 vol 154 cc1030-1W
Mr. KILEY

asked the President of the Board of Trade the number and value of photographic cameras imported during the years 1913 and 1921, and also for each of the months of January, February, March, and April, 1921 and 1922; and the number and value of the above imported from Germany in each case?

Sir W. MITCHELL-THOMSON

The following statement shows the numbers and values of photographic cameras registered in each of the periods specified, as imported into the United Kingdom, consigned from Germany and from all countries respectively. The values shown are exclusive of the values of the lenses, which are included in the records under the heading, "Lenses, prisms, &c., optically worked, mounted or unmounted (including those imported or exported with complete instruments)," and are not, therefore, separately distinguished. Particulars for the year 1913 are not available, as importers were not then required to declare photographic cameras separately:

STATEMENT.
Period. Consigned from Germany. Consigned from all countries.
No. £ No. £
Year 1921 13,233 11,747 324,998 371,595
1921.
January 77 95 47,348 46,830
February 204 497 49,650 53,249
March 1,638 1,756 29,930 31,619
April 2,593 2,373 91,767 116,238
1922.
January 1,318 776 17,269 6,492
February 738 479 1,026 743
March 2,336 1,447 19,103 9,423
April 2,476 1,675 46,197 21,051