§ Sir B. PETOasked the Under-Secretary of State for Dominion Affairs what is the total value of manufactured goods imported into the Dominions from foreign countries for the latest year for which he can obtain the figures?
§ Mr. W. R. SMITHI have been asked to answer this question. For the purposes indicated in the question, the information available in the published official records of imports into the several Dominions is insufficient, both because the classification of goods does not in all eases distinguish manufactured articles from the materials of manufacture and because the detail relating to the countries from which particular classes of imports 909W are received is not always sufficient to permit of a complete separation of goods received from foreign countries.
§ Sir B. PETOasked the Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies what is the total value of the manufactured goods imported into the Crown Colonies and Protectorates from foreign countries for the latest year for which he can obtain the figures?
§ Dr. SHIELSTables are being prepared in reply to a question asked by the hon. and gallant Member for Abingdon (Major Glyn) showing the values of imports into the several Colonies and Protectorates from the United Kingdom, from other parts of the British Empire and from foreign countries, classified under four general headings one of which is "Articles wholly or mainly manufactured." I hope that it will be possible to complete the tables in a few days, and I would suggest that the hon. Member should wait for their publication in the OFFICIAL REPORT.