§ Mr. Storeyasked the Financial Secretary to the Treasury whether he will state the quantity and value of the total imports, and the quantity and value of iron and steel rivets, imported free of duty into registered shipyards for 1933, 1934, 1935, and 1936?
§ Lieut.-Colonel ColvilleFollowing are such figures as are available:
Approximate value of all goods liable to ad valorem duty, and the separate value of iron and steel rivets and washers, admitted duty free (or on drawback of the duty) into registered shipbuilding yards in each of the calendar years 1933–36:
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Year. Total Value of Goods. Value of Iron and Steel Rivets and Washers.* £ £ 1933 161,000 3,100 1934 402,000 5,700 1935 620,000 17,300 1936 1,297,000 29,100 * Imports of foreign rivets are not separately recorded. In addition the following quantities of goods liable to duty on a specific basis were similary admitted:
Year. Quantity. Tons. 1933 40 1934 700 1935 1,000 1936 5,200 The quantity of goods liable to ad valorem duty, and the value of goods liable to specific duty, admitted duty free, or on drawback of the duty, into registered shipbuilding yards in the United Kingdom, are not recorded.