§ Mr. R. T. EVANSasked the President of the Board of Trade whether he will submit particulars for each of the years 1929 to 1934, showing as follows: British exports of tin plates and coal to Belgium; Belgian exports of tin-plate bars to Britain; Belgian imports of tin plates from Germany; and German imports of bars from Belgium?
§ Dr. BURGINThe following statements show the desired information, so far as it is available. Particulars of the trade in tin-plate bars or bars are not separately distinguished in the trade returns of Belgium or Germany, respectively.
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I.—Exports of United Kingdom goods consigned to Belgium. Year. Tinned Plates. Coal. Tons. Tons. 1929 … 23,366 4,139,634 1930 … 20,823 3,444,715 1931 … 9,790 1,979,321 1932 … 8,702 1,590,549 1933 … 6,619 1,430,883 1934 … 2,334 972,404
II.—Imports into the United Kingdom consigned from Belgium. Year. Tin-plate Bars. Tons. 1929 … 19,738 1930 … 62,397 1931 … 101,528 1932 … 61,910 1933 … 1,513 1934 … 7,514
III.—Imports of tin-plate (including corrugated or cut at right angles, but not otherwise worked) into the Belgo - Luxemburg Economic Union from Germany and the United Kingdom, respectively. Year. Quantity imported (a). From Germany. From the United Kingdom. Metric tons. Metric tons. 1929 367 20,633 1930 1,376 19,352 1931 6,250 8,718 1932 3,620 7,687 1933 5,538 5,729 1934 10,130 2,293 (a) The figures relate only to imports for home consumption.