§ Mr. LAURENCE HARDYasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Agriculture whether he can give the 751W quantity of hops imported into this country from each importing country in each month of the year ending 31st August, 1915, and similar figures for the year ending 31st August, 1914.
§ Mr. ACLANDThe following are the figures asked for by the hon. Member:—
Countries whence consigned. September. October. November. December. January. February. March. 1913. 1914. 1913. 1914. 1913. 1914. 1913. 1914. 1914. 1915. 1914. 1915. 1914. 1915. Cwts. Cwts. Cwts. Cwts. Cwts. Cwts. Cwts. Cwts. Cwts. Cwts. Cwts. Cwts. Cwts. Cwts. Russia — — 200 — — — 36 — — — — — — 100 Sweden — — 1 — — 2 3 — — — — — — — Norway 2 — — — — — — — — — — 280 — — Germany 841 — 6,229 — 7,308 — 5,257 — 3,738 — 1,786 — 1,182 — Netherlands 7 — 1,145 — 28 — 8 21 — — — 9 — — Belgium 3,029 782 12,841 2,650 3,382 — 1,006 — 472 — 132 220 319 — France 52 75 399 — 350 165 338 716 32 648 — 3,360 46 9,435 Austria-Hungary 65 — 634 — 234 — 63 — 38 — — — 13 — U.S.A 4,458 1,919 15,325 3,571 85,231 12,305 35,020 18,610 17,078 15,863 2,559 9,970 2,012 10,530 Mexico — — — — 162 — 514 — — — — — — — Victoria — — 11 — — — 10 — 38 — — — — — New South Wales — — — — 83 — — — — — — — — — Tasmania — — — — — — — — — — — — 18 — Canada 12 — 642 — 2,250 — 395 450 — 140 — — — — New Zealand — 57 783 — 98 — 65 — — — — — — — Total 8,466 2,833 38,210 6,221 99,126 12,472 42,715 19,797 21,396 16,651 4,477 13,839 3,590 20,065
Countries whence consigned. April. May. June. July. August. Total. 1914. 1915. 1914. 1915. 1914. 1915. 1914. 1915. 1914. 1915. 1913 to 1914. 1914 to 1915. Cwts. Cwts. Cwts. Cwts. Cwts. Cwts. Cwts. Cwts. Cwts. Cwts. Cwts. Cwts. Russia — — — — — 84 — — — — 236 134 Sweden — — — — — — — — — — 4 2 Norway — — — — — — — — — — 2 280 Germany 868 — 808 68* 468 — 630 — 5 — 29,120 68* Netherlands — — — 74 15 100 — — — 54 1,203 258 Belgium 46 2,747 333 2,197 179 3,565 269 6,918 910 8,322 22,918 27,401 France 20 3,718 — 133 — 1,952 — 2,104 — 2,844 1,237 25,150 Austria-Hungary 20 — — — — — — — — — 1,067 — U.S.A 13,780 2,678 1,785 21,180 3,081 9,270 2,929 21,512 231 7,019 183,489 134,427 Mexico — — — — — — — — — — 676 — Victoria — — — — — — — — — — 59 — New South Wales — — — — — — — — — — 83 — Tasmania — — — — 52 — — — — — 70 — Canada — 208 184 — 3 — — — — — 3,486 798 New Zealand — — — — 276 — 26 — — — 1,248 57 Total 14,734 9,351 3,110 23,652 4,074 14,921 3,854 30,534 1,146 18,239 244,898 188,575 * Imported under Licence.