§ Mr. CLOUGHasked the President of the Board of Trade if he will classify and apportion to each class its respective value the foreign manufactures which are imported to the value of £143,000,000?
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§ Mr. CHURCHILLThe following statement gives the information desired by my hon. Friend.
Summary statement showing the value of each principal group of articles included
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Articles wholly or mainly manufactured. Imported from Foreign Countries. Imported from British Possessions (including Protectorates). Total Imports from all Sources. £ £ £ Iron and Steel and Manufactures thereof 7,668,913 12,599 7,681,512 Other Metals and Manufactures thereof 15,384,396 9,275,206 24,659,602 Cutlery, Hardware, Implements (except machine tools), and Instruments 3,735,633 14,544 3,750,177 Electrical Goods and Apparatus (other than Machinery, and Telegraph and Telephone Wire) 1,263,265 497 1,263,762 Machinery 4,438,331 114,573 4,552,904 Ships (new) 17,736 463 18,199 Manufactures of Wood and Timber (including Furniture) 1,865,067 105,850 1,970,917 Yarns and Textile Fabrics: (1) Cotton 9,239,688 236,107 9,475,795 (2) Wool 9,397,787 102,269 9,500,056 (3) Other materials 16,482,167 2,456,920 18,939,087 Apparel 4,191,842 8,977 4,200,819 Chemicals, Drugs, Dyes and Colours 8,793,699 1,391,918 10,185,617 Leather and Manufactures thereof (including Gloves, but excluding Boots and Shoes) 8,357,356 3,205,344 11,562,700 Earthenware and Glass 3,679,385 5,945 3,685,330 Paper 5,597,455 201,210 5,798,665 Miscellaneous 24,953,405 887,050 25,840,455 Total 125,066,125 18,019,472 143,085,597 in the "Official Trade Accounts," under the head of "Articles wholly or mainly manufactured imported into the United Kingdom from foreign countries and from British Possessions respectively during the year 1908":—