§ Colonel DAYasked the President of the Board of Trade the total weight of cotton yarns imported into this country from abroad during 1923, and from which countries these importations came?
§ Sir B. CHADWICKThe following statement shows the quantity of cotton yarns imported into the United Kingdom during the year 1923, distinguishing the2224W principal sources of supply so far as the particulars are available:
Country whence consigned. Quantity. Lbs. Germany … 270,507 Netherlands … 910,344. Belgium … 5,376,485 France … 10,093 Switzerland … 12,323 Czechoslovakia … 305,605 Other foreign countries … 130,006 Total foreign countries … 7,015,363 British India … 504,520 Other British countries … 6,157 Total British countries … 510,677 Total imports … 7,526,040 From 1st April, 1923, the foregoing particulars include imports from the Irish Free State, but exclude the direct imports, if any, into the Irish Free State from countries outside the British Isles.