HC Deb 04 March 1935 vol 298 cc1595-6W
Dr. O'DONOVAN

asked the Home Secretary how many applications have been

Country whence Imported. 1930. 1931. 1932. 1933. 1934
Haikwan Taels. Haikwan Taels. Gold Units. Gold Units. Gold Units.
France … … 50,880 39,166 208,439 36,769 756,138
Italy … … 21,068 270,900 394,489 816,956 241,774
Great Britain … … 141,235 550 541 604 372 217,553 376,007
United States … … 2,816,258 3,074,649 516,763 4,594,544 3,193,008

Notes:—

  1. (1) The above particulars relate to total imports through the Chinese Maritime Customs; imports into Manchuria are excluded subsequent to June, 1932.
  2. (2) Average rates of exchange on London were as follows:—
    • In 1930, 10.58; and in 1931, 13.02 haikwan taels = £1.
    • In 1932, 8.77; in 1933, 8.29; and in 1934, 7.52 gold units = £1.

made from the East End of London for permission to hold flag days for charitable purposes in the past 12 months; in how many new and previously approved cases has permission been withheld and can he give the reasons why?

Sir J. GILMOUR

I will give the figures for 1934 and 1935 to date for the boroughs of Bethnal Green, Stepney, Hackney, Shoreditch and Stoke Newington. In 1934, 36 applications were received and four—all new ones—were refused. This year 26 applications have already been received, four have been granted, 16 are still under consideration, and in six cases—all previously approved—permission has been withheld. In every case the Commissioner of Police has acted on the advice of his advisory committee.