§ Mr. HAMMERSLEYasked the Secretary of State for India the latest available figures of the importation of Japanese cotton goods into India, with the figures for the corresponding period last year?
§ Sir S. HOAREThe latest figures available of cotton piece goods imported into India from Japan are 'as follow:
Month. 1933. 1934. Yards. Yards. January 44,538,702 21,653,390 February 32,973,243 21,493,506 March 40,177,354 44,021,057 April 32,585,222 May 38,627,096 June 40,141,150 July 44,169,562 August 33,850,089 September 26,435,892 October 21,397,574 November 12,004,301 December 12,621,231 379,521,416 N.B.—The figures are for imports into India. The agreement between the Government of India and the Japanese Government applies to exports from Japan with effect from 8th January, 1934. The recent figures, which cover the period of the negotiations and the period during which the agreement was beginning to operate, should not be regarded as reflecting normal conditions.