§ Major STEELasked the President of the Board of Trade whether he will consider the advisability of the introduction of legislation to abolish certain restrictons which are hampering the gas industry and, in particular, to give gas
Countries from or to which consigned. Imports of Food and Drink (a) into the United Kingdom. Domestic Exports of Articles Wholly or Mainly Manufactured from the United Kingdom. 1923. 1924. 1925. 1926. 1927. 1923. 1924. 1925. 1926. 1927. Million £. Canada 40.0 52.2 55.7 50.0 38.4 23.2 23.1 22.7 22.3 23.6 Australia 19.6 22.4 35.6 26.0 24.8 54.1 56.8 56.2 57.5 57.4 New Zealand 30.6 29.0 31.0 29.1 29.4 18.1 17.8 20.1 17.7 16.8 British India 31.5 38.8 32.9 26.1 31.5 82.0 86.2 81.3 76.6 79.5 Union of South Africa 4.5 3.1 6.9 4.3 4.4 25.5 27.9 28.0 29.4 27.7 Irish Free State 28.1† 41.7 35.9 34.6 36.4 14.3† 26.2 22.2 20.0 20.2 Other Britsh Countries 32.2 29.7 29.6 30.4 33.2* 43.1 46.7 53.5 46.7 50.4* Total British Countries 186.5† 216.9 227.6 200.5 198.1* 260.3† 284.7 284.0 270.2 275.6* (a) Including Feeding Stuffs for Animals. * Excluding Iraq in 1927. The imports of food and drink consigned from Iraq in 1927 amounted to £904,000, while the domestic exports of articles wholly or mainly manufactured consigned to Iraq amounted to £3,464,000. †Prior to 1st April, 1923, these figures exclude the trade of Great Britain and Northern Ireland with the Irish Free State.