§ Mr. T. WILLIAMSasked the President of the Board of Trade the value and description in the trade of the United Kingdom of imports from, exports (domestic produce), and re-exports of merchandise to, each colony of foreign Powers in Africa, excluding mandated territories, which are precluded by international treaty from granting preferences, for 1929, 1930 and 1931, respectively; and the corresponding total values for such Colonies in the trade of the United Kingdom?
§ Mr. RUNCIMANThe colonies of foreign Powers in Africa (excluding mandated territories) which are precluded by international treaty from granting preferences are the Belgian Congo, the French Ivory Coast, Dahomey and the following parts of French Equatorial Africa and Portuguese West Africa: the Middle Congo, part of Ubangi-Shari, part of Gaboon, Cabinda and part of Angola. Except in respect of the Belgian Congo, it is not possible to furnish details of the trade of the United Kingdom with these territories, as separate particulars in respect of each territory are not recorded in the trade returns of this country. The hon. Member will find in Volume IV of the Annual Statement of the Trade of the United Kingdom for 1931 detailed particulars of our import, export and re-export trade during 1929, 1930 and 1931 with French West and832W Equatorial Africa as a whole, Portuguese West Africa as a whole, and the Belgian Congo.