§ Colonel CLIFTON BROWNasked the Secretary of State for War if it is pro-
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Countries of consignment. Year. Total Imports. Exports. Produce and manufacture of the United Kingdom. Imported Merchandise. £'000 £'000 £'000 China (exclusive of Hong Kong, Macao and leased territories). 1923–1925 (average). 13,175 17,871 179 1927 12,123 9,690 120 1928 11,974 15,724 135 1929 12,157 14,029 117 1930 9,914 8,572 86 Hong Kong 1923–1925 (average). 800 6,770 111 1927 477 4,910 91 1928 481 5,472 98 1929 489 6,162 114 1930 423 4,356 95 British India 1923–1925 75,307 87,624 1,132 1927 65,840 85,045 1,292 1928 64,473 83,900 1,168 1929 62,845 78,227 1,145 1930 51,058 52,944 1,314 NOTES.—(a) The above figures include, in respect of the first three months of 1923, the trade of that part of Ireland which now constitutes the Irish Free State, and the figures for China include, from the 1st October, 1930, the trade of the United Kingdom with Wei-hai-Wei. These considerations do not materially affect the comparability of the figures. b) The figures for 1930 are provisional. posed to substitute waist belts for bandoliers in the dress of Territorial artillery; and, if so, when the change will be effected?