§ Sir H. CROFTasked the President of the Board of Trade whether he can supply the figures of the retained imports of cotton, lace and net arriving in this country from Germany and France, respectively, during the years 1913, 1924 and 1929; the total value of United Kingdom cotton, lace and net exported to foreign countries and British countries respectively, for the years 1913, 1924 and 1929; and the value of similar exports to Germany, Belgium, France, United States of America, South Africa, India, Australia, New Zealand and Canada for the same years?
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§ Mr. W. R. SMITHThe following table shows the total declared value of the retained imports into the United Kingdom of cotton lace and net and articles thereof (except apparel and embroidery) registered as consigned from Germany and France, respectively, during each of the years 1913, 1924 and 1928.
Similar particulars for 1929 are not yet available.
— 1913. 1924. 1928. £ £ £ Consigned from: Germany 802,563 91,045 99,427 France 224,179 139,726 87,393 Note.—The above figures for 1913 relate to imports into the British Isles as a whole, while those for 1924 and 1928 relate to imports into Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
The figures for 1913 and 1924 exclude imports or exports by parcel post, particulars of which are, not available for these years.
The following table shows the total declared value of cotton lace and net and 3129W articles thereof (except apparel and embroidery) of United Kingdom manufacture exported during each of the years
Countries to which consigned. 1913. 1924. 1929. £ £ £ Germany … … 356,382 14,027 19,951 Belgium … … 170,116 37,953 7,918 France … … 225,250 49,331 10,678 United States of America … … 1,281,492 505,499 236,262 Other Foreign Countries … … 1,253,513 833,890 452,769 Total to Foreign Countries … … 3,286,753 1,440,700 727,578 Union of South Africa … … 51,012 48,988 55,057 British India … … 70,058 136,885 53,361 Australia … … 281,561 392,412 253,980 New Zealand … … 44,677 49,692 44,338 Canada … … 284,738 273,454 131,874 Other British Countries … … 89,639 103,211 91,119 Total to British Countries … … 821,685 1,004,642 629,729 Total Domestic Exports … … 4,108,438 2,445,342 1,357,307 NOTES.—The above figures for 1913, relate to exports from the British Isles as a whole, while those for 1924 and 1929, relate to exports from Great Britain and Northern Ireland. In consequence, the exports consigned to the Irish Free State during 1924 and 1929, have been excluded from the figures relating to "Other British Countries" to the "Total to British Countries" and to the total domestic exports for these years, so as to be as nearly as possible comparable with the figures for 1913. For a similar reason, Palestine, Iraq, Tanganyika, Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, South-West Africa Territory, Nauru and Western Samoa have been treated for the purposes of this table as foreign countries throughout. The figures exclude exports by parcel post, particulars of which are not available.