HC Deb 14 November 1933 vol 281 cc746-9W
Mr. COVE

asked the President of the Board of Trade (1) the amount of nickel, tungsten, and scrap iron imported into Germany and Holland from the British Empire during the first nine months of 1932 and the first nine months of 1933;

(2) the amount of nickel, tungsten, and scrap-iron imported into Japan during the first nine months of 1932 and the first nine months of 1933?

Mr. COCKS

asked the President of the Board of Trade the amount of nickel, tungsten, and scrap iron imported into Germany from all countries during the first nine months of 1933, as compared with the first nine months of 1932?

Mr. RUNCIMAN

The following statement shows the required information, so far as it is available.

Particulars of imports of nickel, tungsten and scrap iron into (i) Germany (ii) the Netherlands and (iii) Japan during the first nine months of 1932 and 1933, respectively, distinguishing imports from British countries it, the case of Germany and the Netherlands, so far as the particulars are available from the official trade returns of the respective countries.
— January—September.
1932. 1933.
Quantity. Value. Quantity. Value.
(i) Germany.
100 kilogs. 1,000 Reichsmarks. 100 kilogs. 1.000 Reichsmarks.
Nickel, crude; nickel coins; scrap nickel and nickel waste—
Total Imports 15,710 4,161 31,437 7,726
Of which from
United Kingdom 3,901 (a) 9,032 (a)
Canada 718 (a) 3,779 (a)
Nickel, hammered, rolled, in bars or sheets; shaped castings and forgings not worked—
Total Imports 568 254 1,096 450
Of which from
United Kingdom 167 (a) 406 (a)
Chromium, cadmium tungsten, and other base metals, suitable for metal wares, crude and waste—
Total Imports 4,767 1,188 8,963 934
Of which from
United Kingdom 249 (a) 830 (a)
Canada 295 (a) 196 (a)
Scrap and old iron (other than hammer slag, rolling mill waste grindings and foundry waste); iron filings and waste of iron—
Total Imports 435,073 1,205 2,621,904 7,545
Of which from
United Kingdom 48,386 (a) 223,458 (a)
Australia 26,598 (a) 621 (a)
(ii) Netherlands.
100 kilogs. 1,000 Gulden. 100 kilogs. 1,000 Gulden.
Unworked nickel and nickel waste—
Total Imports 450 120 l,l80 281
of which from
Great Britain 320 82 380 76
Scrap iron and steel; waste of iron and steel—
Total Imports 78,730 248 70,430 200
of which from
Great Britain 5,930 26 (a) (a)
(iii) Japan (b)
100 kin. 1,000 yen. 100 kin. 1,000 yen.
Nickel: Ingots and grains 10,311 1,506 43,977 9,108
O her 912 167 1,116 421
Waste and old iron 6,147,978 10,110 10,788,631 24,981
(a) Not available.
(b) Particulars relate to the period January to August, as those for the first nine months are not yet available.

Notes.—l. Imports of tungsten are not sep irately recorded in the trade returns of the Netherlands or of Japan.

2. 100 kilogs. = 220.46 lbs; 100 kin = 132.28 lbs.

3. The par rates of exchange of the respective foreign curriencies and the average rates during the periods stated were:

— Average rates.
Par Rate. 1932. 1933.
Germany—Reichsmarks per £ … … 20.43 15.02 14.13
Netherlands—Gulden per £ … … 12.11 8.84 8.33
Japan—Yen per £ … … 9.763 11.510 16.493