§ Mr. THEODORE TAYLORasked the President of the Board of Trade what were the total amounts and values of morphia manufactured in the United Kingdom in each of the years 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913, and 1914; what were the amounts and values exported to China, Japan, and Hong Kong, respectively; and whether any provisions are in operation to secure the limitation of its use to medical or other legitimate purposes?
Mr. RUNCIMANThe following statement shows the quantity and value of morphia and morphia salts exported and re-exported from the United Kingdom to the countries specified in each of the undermentioned years:—
— Quantity Value. Ozs. £ To China 1911 15 9 1912 — — 1913 2,270 1,080 1914 2,329 900 To Japan 1911 58,352 24,071 1912 125,907* 68,650* 1913 252,110 118,794 1914 352,130 143,975 To Hong Kong 1911 17,200 6,347 1912 — — 1913 640 320 1914 — — * Includes 1,600 ozs., valued at £800, of morphia, etc., of foreign or Colonial origin. NOTE.—The exports and re-exports of morphia and morphia salts were not separately recorded in the trade records of the United Kingdom prior to 1st January, 1911.