§ 94. Sir P. Hannonasked the President of the Board of Trade what negotiations are in progress between His Majesty's Government and the Government of the Province of British Columbia for the purchase of timber from the forest areas of that province; and if in the near future timber supplies from this part of the Dominion of Canada can be expected.
§ Mr. J. EdwardsNo negotiations are in progress between His Majesty's Government
UNITED KINGDOM IMPORTS, JULY—DECEMBER, 1948 OF CHINA AND EARTHENWARE Country China* Domestic Earthenware cwts. £ cwts. £ Eire … … 48 2,519 35 648 Channel Islands … … 41 1,732 29 1,081 Union of South Africa … … 16 885 5 158 Canada … … 31 1,522 1 50 Denmark … … 31 2,298 44 1,552 Poland … … 2,747 25,101 1 6 Germany … … 2,439 30,869 1 37 Netherlands … … 99 1,102 447 6,638 Belgium … … 4 121 158 1,244 France … … 325 4,224 1,471 18,146 Czecho-Slovakia … … 9,043 104,008 1,656 19,252 Yugo-Slavia … … 51 1,163 147 2,655 United States of America … … 45 2,162 7 151 Hungary … … 567 4,897 1,823 13,405 Japan … … 2 88 0 14 All other Countries … … 81 2,929 52 1,484 TOTAL … … 15,570 185,620 5,877 66,521 * China, including translucent pottery and all pottery known as china or porcelain. but excluding electrical ware and porcelain for laboratory use and for industrial purposes.