HC Deb 25 February 1936 vol 309 cc272-3W
Mr. GRENFELL

asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he can give statistics showing the imports of cotton goods and shoes from Japan into the West Indies in the year before the imposition of a quota on Japanese goods and for every year since the quota, and the imports of these goods from Great Britain in these same periods?

Mr. RUNCIMAN

Following is the information asked for:

Statement showing the quantity and value of boots, shoes and slippers imported into the British West Indies from the United Kingdom and Japan during the years 1933 and 1934, so far as particulars are available.
— From United Kindom. From Japan.
Quantity. Value. Quantity. Value.
1933. 1934. 1933. 1934. 1933. 1934. 1933. 1934.
Bahamas: In Doz. Pairs £ £ In Doz. Pairs £ £
Of rubberand of canvas, with rubber soles. 280 183 361 184 189 87 107 41
Other … … … * 715 2,471 1,855 — 586 — 730
Barbados:
Of rubberand of canvas, with rubber soles. 1,021 270 1,226 324 312 3 375 4
Other … … … * * 25,408 21,523 * 1 559 3,970
Grenada
Of leather of canvas, with rubber sole. 528 486 607 489 212 1 415 3
Other … … … 1,252 1,376 3,624 3,146 3 582 2 714
Jamaica;
Of leather … … 21,933 33,937 77,290 104,728 5,152 17,600 7,538 23,944
Of rubber and of canvas, with rubber soles. 634 1,904 796 1,514 9,662 9,101 5,866 5,342
Other … … … 69 317 103 276 160 1,345 38 263
Cayman Islands … … 4 * 12 74 — * — 316
Turks and Caicos … * * 84 14 * * 47 180
Leeward Islands … 2,735 * 7,038 8,859 801 * 444 1,229
St. Lucia:
Of rubber and of canvas, with rubber soles. 992 434 2,716 303 40 1 33 2
Other … … … 897 2,179 679 319
St. Vincent:
Of rubber and of canvas, with rubber soles. 903 1 2,789 2 244 — 236 —
Of leather … … 675 2,110 269 395
Trinidad and Tobago:
Of rubberand of canvas, with rubber soles. 703 1,412 787 1,089 3,079 789 2,081 260
Other … … … 17,303 14,134 52,628 42,824 1,612 8,883 490 9,715
* Not available.