§ Mr. MANDERasked the President of the Board of Trade the total British imports into Egypt during each of the last five years, showing separasely those goods purchased by the Egyptian Government?
§ Mr. W. R. SMITHThe following statement shows the total value of the imports of merchandise for home consumption into Egypt, recorded in the Official Egyptian Trade Statistics as consigned from the United Kingdom, during each of the years 801W 1924 to 1928 and the period January to November, 1929:
Value.* Year. £ 1924 … 14,298,059 1925 … 14,512,635 1926 … 11,117,842 1927 … 12,347,906 1928 … 11,504,288 1929 (Jan. to Nov.) … 10,879,893 * Converted at the rate of 975 L.E. = £1. Particulars showing the value of imported goods purchased by the Egyptian Government are not available from the official trade returns.