§ Sir R. Glynasked the President of the Board of Trade whether he can state the quantity and the value of rabbits imported into the United Kingdom from Australia and from Belgium and other European countries during the 12 months from February in the years 1913, 1926, and 1937, respectively; and what was the estimated value of rabbits from Scotland, England, and Wales during the same period?
Mr. StanleyIt is not possible, without an undue expenditure of time and labour, to supply the precise information asked for, but the following table shows the total quantity and declared value of rabbits imported into the United Kingdom and consigned from the undermentioned countries during each of the calendar years 1913, 1926, and 1937.
Kingdom from Japan in 1936 and 1937 of chilled and frozen salmon, of canned salmon, of canned pilchards, of canned crabs and of other sorts of fish, respectively; and what was the total value of British fish, preserved or fresh, exported from the United Kingdom to Japan in the same two years?
Mr. Stanleypursuant to his reply (OFFICIAL REPORT, 2nd June, 1938; col. 2277, Vol. 336, No. 124) supplied the following statement:
49WThe following table shows the total declared value of the undermentioned descriptions of fish imported into and ex-
Description. 1936. 1937. £ £ Imports consigned from Japan: Salmon and migratory trout, fresh or frozen … 7,245 13,525 Salmon, canned … 1,063,799 1,575,250 Pilchards, canned … 24,237 35,891 Crab, canned … 433,509 331,513 Other fish … 3,175 4,863 Exports consigned to Japan: All kinds of fish … 216 274 NOTES: (1) In connection with the above figures it should be noted that a large proportion of the imports of canned salmon consigned from the Soviet Union consists of fish from Japanese canneries situated in Soviet territory. The value of imports of canned salmon registered as consigned from the Soviet Union during 1936 and 1937 amounted to £1,013,901 and £1,074,635, respectively. (2) The 1937 figures are provisional.