§ Mr. Garro Jonesasked the President of the Board of Trade how many complete aeroplanes of United Kingdom manufacture were exported during the 12 months ended March, 1938, and to what countries?
§ Captain Wallace:The following table shows the number of complete aeroplanes of United Kingdom manufacture exported during the twelve months ended March, 1938, distinguishing the principal countries of consignment.
Country to which consigned. Twelve months ended March, 1938. Number. Eire 3 Union of South Africa (excluding south-west Africa Territory) 62 Southern Rhodesia 4 Kenya 7 British India 26 Straits Settlements and Dependencies (including Labuan) 7 Federated Malay States 3 Hong Kong 16 Australia 89 New Zealand 60 Canada 14 Other British Countries 5 Finland 10 Latvia 25 Lithuania 12 Sweden 10 Denmark (including Faroe Islands) 3 Netherlands 6 Belgium 29 France 37 Switzerland 5 Portugal 29 Austria 3 Yugoslavia 8 Roumania 4 Turkey 11 Egypt 24 Iraq 28 Afghanistan 8 China (exclusive of Hong Kong, Macao, Manchuria and leased territories) 32 Brazil 4 Uruguay 12 Other Foreign Countries 12 Total 608 Note.—The countries shown have been limited to those taking more than two machines.