HC Deb 22 June 1925 vol 185 c1107W
Colonel ENGLAND

asked 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. SAMUEL

The 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