§ Colonel Burtonasked the President of the Board of Trade the total quantities of petrol imported by the Japanese in the year ending at the last convenient date; and the total amount exported to that country from the British Empire in the same period?
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§ Captain WallaceAccording to the Japanese official trade statistics, the total imports of crude and refined petroleum during the 12 months ended July, 1937, amounted to 1,102.5 million gallons, of which 62.8 million gallons were recorded as imported from British Borneo. Imports, if any, from other British countries were relatively unimportant. Direct purchases of petroleum on State account by the service departments are not included in these statistics. Separate particulars of imports of petroleum have not appeared in the Japanese monthly trade returns since July last.