IRISH FREE STATE.

HC Deb 11 May 1925 vol 183 c1464W

Sir F. WISE

asked the President of the Board of Trade (1) the imports and exports, respectively, of the Irish Free State, leaving out Great Britain, from January, 1925, and the same period of 1924;

(2) the imports and exports, respectively, between Great Britain and the Irish Free State from January, 1925, and the same period of 1924?

Mr. SAMUEL

The latest particulars published by the Irish Free State Government relate to the month of February, 1925, and the following statement accordingly shows the values of imports into and exports from the Irish Free Slate registered during the periods January and February, 1924 and 1925:

—	January—February,	January—February,
	1924	1925
Imports	£	£
From Great Britain	7,112,749	6,568,257
From Northern Ire-land	1,259,287	1,053,519
From Other Countries	1,630,596	1,933,834
Exports:
To Great Britain	0,309,722	5,110,544
To Northern Ireland	1,052,631	905,226
To Other Countries	82,835	139,082
Re-exports:
To Great Britain	99,501	119,007
To Northern Ireland	39,022	46,092
To Other Countries	1,510	1,580