§ Mr. REMERasked the President of the Board of Trade if his attention has been called to the Trade and Navigation Returns just published, which show that the importation of woollen tissues has increased from 14,600,933 square yards in the first six months of 1927 to 15,817,575 square yards in the same period of 1929, and that the largest increase is scheduled as coming from other countries; and will he state the names of those countries, with the quantities in each case?
§ Mr. W. R. SMITHThe following table shows the quantities of woollen tissues imported into the United Kingdom, registered during the periods1508W January-June, 1927 and 1929, distinguishing the principal countries from which these imports were consigned.
Countries form which consigned. January to June. 1927. 1929. sq. yds. sq. yds. Germany … 5,222,957 4,954,598 France … 5,696,410 5,172,474 Sweden … 39,879 165,884 Netherlands … 1,239,515 1,305,714 Belgium … 1,080,611 1,343,038 Switzerland … 119,348 283,107 Italy … 205,828 1,118,464 Czechoslovakia … 398,840 944,915 Irish Free State … 495,809 408,230 Other countries* … 101,736 121,151 Total imports … 14,600,933 15,817,575 * In the period January-June, 1929, this heading comprised 16 countries the imports from no one of which exceeded 40,000 sq. yards.