§ Mr. THORPasked the President of the Board of Trade the quantities of artificial silk produced in Japan and in this country, respectively, during the year 1927 and during the year 1933?
§ Mr. RUNCIMANThe production of artificial silk in Japan in 1927 was 10.5 million lbs. and the preliminary estimate for 1933 is 97.9 million lbs. The production of artificial silk (yarn and waste) in Great Britain in 1927 was 40.2 million lbs. and in 1933 84.1 million lbs.