§ Colonel ROPNERasked the President of the Board of Trade whether, taking the latest six months for which figures are available, he can state the imports of British coal into the different countries of South America; and how these figures respectively compare with the similar figures for the corresponding period of 12 months previously?
§ Dr. BURGINThe following is the answer:
STATEMENT showing the quantity of coal exported from the United Kingdom and registered during the six months ended April, 1934 and 1935, as consigned to countries in South America. Country to which. Six months ended April. 1934 1935 Tons Tons British Guiana … 2,559 1,852 Dutch Guiana … — — French Guiana … — — Colombia … 7 — Venezuela … 4 — Ecuador … 2 — Peru … 75 60 Chile … — — Brazil … 364,729 263,799 Uruguay … 120,177 120,428M Bolivia … 16 71 Argentine Republic … 920,864 941,761 Paraguay … — —