Mr. M. WILSONasked the President of the Board of Trade what were the quantities of potatoes imported from Holland during each of the last eight weeks and the declared value thereof in each case?
§ Mr. BALDWINThe trade returns of the United Kingdom are not compiled for periods shorter than a month, and consequently particulars for the periods specified in the question are not available. According to the published monthly, "Accounts relating to Trade and Navigation of the United Kingdom," the imports of potatoes into the United Kingdom, registered as consigned from the Netherlands during May and June, were as follow:—
Quantity. Declared value. Cwts. £ May 108,709 47,303 June 59,123 33,823