§ Mr. RAMSBOTHAMasked the Secretary to the Overseas Trade Department the value and weight of coir yarn, matting and mats imported into Great Britain from India, Belgium and Holland in the years 1913 and 1928, respectively?
— 1913. 1928. Quantity. Declared Value. Quantity. Declared Value. Coir Yarn consigned from— Cwts. £ Cwts. £ British India … … … … 251,571 248,453 418,810 605,298 Belgium … … … … 397 507 5,369 7,353 Netherlands … … … … 539 522 211 347 Coir Mats and Matting consigned from— Square yds. British India … … … … Not separately recorded in this year. 3,801,445 375,607 Belgium … … … … 854,512 99,109 Netherlands … … … … 535,101 46,861 NOTES.—(1) The figures for 1913 relate to imports into the British Isles as a whole, while those for 1928 relate to imports into Great Britain and Northern Ireland. (2) Coir mats and matting are not recorded by weight. (3) A considerable proportion of the Coir Yarn imported from India is re-exported; the amount retained in the United Kingdom amounted in 1913 to 199,056 cwts., valued at £191,596 and in 1928 to 133,489 cwts., valued at £202,497.