§ Colonel DAYasked the President of the Board of Trade the number of cases
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§ Sir P. CUNLIFFE-LISTERThe following statement shows the declared value of the import and export trade of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in cotton lace and net in each of the months specified.
of grape fruit imported into this country during each of the last five years, together with the number of such cases imported from British Possessions?
§ Sir P. CUNLIFFE-LISTERThe particulars required to be furnished by importers of grape fruit show the quantities by weight, not by numbers of cases. It is understood that the weight of the fruit in a case varies considerably according to the country of origin, and lies generally between 62 and 80 lbs.
247WThe quantities of grape fruit imported into the United Kingdom during the years 1921–5 have been as follow:
Imports of Grape Fruit, Raw. Year Consigned from Foreign Countries. Consigned from British Countries overseas. Total Imports. Cwts. Cwts. Cwts. 1921 14,284 7,165 21,449 1922 19,681 11,919 31,600 1923 30,952 19,197 50,149 1924 61,067 20,300 81,367 1925 135,891 31,726 167,617 From 1st April, 1923, the above particulars exclude the direct imports into the Irish Free State from countries outside the British Isles.