WORKS OF ART (IMPORTS AND RE-EXPORTS).

HC Deb 24 February 1932 vol 262 cc394-5W

Mr. CROSSLEY

asked the President of the Board of Trade what was the estimated total value in the last two available years of pictures, china, tapestries, hangings and rugs, objects of art, and objects of vertu and sculpture imported into this country, and re-exports of the same?

Mr. HORE-BELISHA

Precise information relating to the import and re-export trade in these goods is not available, but

Description.	Total Imports.	Re-exports.
1930.	1931.	1930.	1931.
	£	£	£	£
Works of art (other than pictures)	239,968	206,044	78,765	24,773
Pictures and drawings executed by hand	574,273	477,061	391,990	216,500
Prints, engravings and photographs (other than picture post cards).	347,721	318,032	12,732	16,933
Curios (including rare china, and tapestries, hangings etc., over 100 years old).	322,397	260,673	314,967	218,140
NOTES.—The figures for 1931 are provisional.
The above statement excludes articles included with personal luggage or imported by parcel post, separate particulars in respect of which are not available.