§ Mr. CONNOLLYasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he can state in deadweight tonnage figures the amount of 1690W German shipping received up to date by this country; the total sum realised by the sale of such tonnage; and the amount and total price of the tonnage resold to German owners; and whether the reception of reparation shipping tonnage has definitely ceased or will cease in the near future?
§ Sir B. CHADWICKI have been asked to reply. As I informed the hon. Member on 26th November the total amount of German tonnage received by Great Britain is 1,974,628 tons gross. The deadweight figures for all the ships cannot readily be given. The total sum realised by the sale of this tonnage was £20,631,031. Information as to the purchaser of each ship is given in the returns which were laid on the table on 27th March, 1923, and 4th August, 1925, and are to be seen in the Library. Apart from one ship the final destination of which is still doubtful no further reparation tonnage is expected to be received by this country.