§ Lieut.-Colonel GADIEasked the President of the Board of Trade the quantity and value of road material including granite, broken granite, slag, setts, kerb, etc., imported into this country for the year ending 31st December, 1927, and for the nine months ending 31st October, 1928, stating the country of origin?
§ Sir P. CUNLIFFE-LISTERpursuant to his reply [OFFICIAL REPORT, 6th Decem-
Description and Countries from which consigned. 1927. January to October, 1928. Quantities Declared Values. Quantities. Declared Values Tons. £ Tons. £ Unmanufactured Granite, other than setts and pavement curbs and monumental and architectural objects:— Consigned from Finland 5,387 10,990 1,147 2,806 Sweden 5,467 17,579 9,401 26,230 Norway 9,243 15,664 33,662 34,036 Netherlands 3,395 3,805 720 662 Belgium 172,449 153,329 215,647 157,787 France 33,266 30,938 33,990 27,428 Other Foreign Countries 54 270 134 624 Channel Islands 300,163 249,032 278,160 226,350 Other British Countries 986 534 718 385 Total Imports 530,410 482,141 573,579 476,308 Granite setts and pavement curbs— Consigned from Sweden 42,815 109,927 26,567 66,568 Norway 92,345 249,737 64,862 174,394 Belgium 420 1,302 433 951 Other Foreign Countries 1,707 4,409 — — Irish Free State 305 616 480 825 Channel Islands 2,743 7,384 3,712 10,726 Total Imports 140,335 373,375 96,054 253,464