§ Sir M. McKENZIE WOODasked the President of the Board of Trade what were the amounts of white fish of British taking landed in British ports during each of the last four years; and what were the amounts imported into this country from foreign sources during each of the same years?
Description. 1929. 1930. 1931. 1932. Total landings in Great Britain(a) of demersal fish of British taking. Cwts. 12,323,882 Cwts. 14,146,745 Cwts. 13,888,232 Cwts. 13,939,336 Total imports (not of British taking) into Great Britain and Northern Ireland consigned from foreign countries (including Deep Sea Fisheries): Fish, fresh or frozen (other than herrings, salmon, eels, mackerel and shell fish. 2,092,397 2,246,332 1,950,820 1,662,384 Fish cured or salted, not canned (other than herrings and salmon). 416,645 240,105 179,143 194,408 Total imports of above descriptions of fish 2,509,042 2,486,437 2,129,963 1,856,792 (a) The landings in Northern Ireland are relatively insignificant.