§ Mr. W. THORNEasked the President of the Board of Trade how much malt was exported in 1916 and the amount that was exported for the four months ended May; and how much malt was exported to Holland during 1915 and 1916?
Mr. ROBERTSThe total quantity of malt exported from the United Kingdom to all destinations amounted to 62,000 tons in the year 1915, to 26,500 tons in 1916, and to 4,100 tons in the four months ended May, 1917. Of these amounts 23,600 tons in 1915 and 7,000 tons in 1916 were exported to Holland. During the four months ended May of the current year no malt has been exported to Holland.