§ Sir J. POWERasked the President of the Board of Trade whether, in order to enable satisfactory comparisons to be made between the present and the pre-duty imports of motor tyres, he can arrange to furnish an estimate of that part of the pre-duty imports in the year 1926 and the first three months of 1927, which consisted of tyres fitted to the vehicles, in view of the fact that the statistics published since the duty relate exclusively to motor tyres not fitted to the vehicles; and whether he can furnish statistics on a comparable basis for the first three months of this year and the first three months of 1927, respectively?
§ Mr. W. GRAHAMI regret that the information at my disposal is insufficient to enable me to furnish the desired
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Descriptions. 1929. 1930 January to March. April to June. July to September. October to December. January to March. Total Imports. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Steel bars, rods, angles, shapes and sections, other than of special steel: Wire rods … … … … 22,952 39,493 33,461 29,111 27,984 Bright steel bars … … … 3,085 2,583 3,873 2,712 2,770 Other descriptions (except sheet and tinplate bars). 76,363 89,115 104,505 107,675 115,024 Steel girders, beams, joists and pillars … 32,373 31,445 38,026 39,553 33,098 Steel rails, new: Groved for trams … … … — 7 7 16 — Railway including conductor rails for electric traction). 2,271 2,659 3,348 2,846 3,475 Iron and steel wire … … … 16,280 22,355 18,370 15,106 18,696 Manufactures of iron and steel wire: Wire nails (including staples) … 14,354 20,057 17,233 16,388 16,656 Other manufactures of wire … … 2,725 2,706 1,193 1,932 3,149 Exports (U.K. Manufactures). Steel bars, rods, angles, shapes and sections, other than of special steel: Wire rods … … … … 691 445 633 204 302 Bright steel bars … … … 921 550 715 920 755 Other descriptions (except sheet and tinplate bars). 87,496 71,691 77,866 77,640 70,269 Steel girders, beams, joists and pillars … 22,949 17,344 21,189 26,174 21,048 Steel rails, new: Groved for trams … … … 1,853 1,428 1,891 2,891 1,366 Railway (including conductor rails for electric traction). 93,545 78,372 71,386 82,772 84,787 Iron and steel wire … … … 18,321 19,815 22,402 22,450 18,639 Manufactures of iron and steel wire: Wire nails (including staples) … 677 619 748 707 704 Other manufactures of wire … … 11,599 10,923 12,028 12,341 8,512 Note.—The re-exports of the above descriptions of iron and steel manufactures during these periods were relatively insignificant. estimates or to furnish statistics on a comparable basis for the first three months of this year and the corresponding period of 1927.