§ Colonel ENGLANDasked the Parliamentary Secretary for the Department of Overseas Trade whether his Department has received any complaints against British houses from whom goods were ordered owing to delay in shipment; and, if so, whether he has made any representations, in the interest of British credit as a whole, to the firms concerned?
Mr. SAMUELThe Department of Overseas Trade occasionally receives com-
— Twelve Months ending March, 1924. Twelve Months ending March, 1925. Quantity. Value. Quantity. Value. Tons. £ sterling. Tons. £ sterling. Total Imports … … 289,959 40,219,145 344,847 43,812,265 Of which from— United Kingdom … … 30,839 4,660,505 38,082 5,368,127 British East Indies … … 189,768 26,545,779 225,239 28,226,456 Canada … … 23 3,616 146 15,285