§ Major ARCHER-SHEEasked the President, of the Board of Trade (1) what was the value of goods, wholly or mainly manufactured, the produce of the United Kingdom, exported to Australia in 1881 and 1911, respectively; (2) what was the value of goods, wholly or mainly manufactured, the produce of the United Kingdom, exported to South Africa in 1881 and 1911, respectively; (3) what was the value of goods, wholly or mainly manufactured, the produce of the United Kingdom, exported to New Zealand in 1881 and 1911, respectively; and (4) what was the value of goods, wholly or mainly manufactured, the produce of the United Kingdom, exported to Canada in 1881 and 1911, respectively?
Mr. BUXTONThe following statement contains the information desired so far as it can be given. Full details of the exports of individual articles to particular destinations in 1881 are not available, and a certain proportion of the exports to each destination cannot therefore be classified according as they did or did not fall into the category of "articles wholly or mainly manufactured." In view of this uncertainty it is only possible to give an approximate figure for the earlier year.
To. Value of Exports of Articles wholly or mainly manufactured (domestic manufacture). 1911. 1881† (approximate). Million £s. Million £s. Commonwealth of Australia … … … … 27.8 15.5 Union of South Africa* … … … … 17.8 6.4 Dominion of New Zealand … … … … 8.7 3.2 Dominion of Canada … … … … 16.7 7.3 * Cape of Good Hope and Natal in 1881. †The figures in this column include the value of articles separately specified in the returns and identifiable as "wholly or mainly manufactured," and also the value of articles not so specified but probably falling in great part under the same category.