HC Deb 24 November 1930 vol 245 cc913-4W
Mr. WHITE

asked the Secretary of State for India the number of copies of the report of the Simon Commission which have been sold in this country and abroad?

Mr. BENN

The number of copies sold by the Stationery Office up to 15th November is as follows:

Vol. I. Vol. II.
In this country 33,653 23,249
In India 16,000 20,000
In United States of America 431 430
50,084 43,679

In addition 2,500 and 720 copies of each volume have been issued on "sale or return" in this country and in the dominions respectively. I have no information as to how many copies of the report sold to booksellers in this country were resold to customers abroad, or as to the number of copies sold to the public in India by the Government of India who were the purchasers from the Stationery Office.

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