§ Mr. Prescottasked the President of the Board of Trade if he is aware that the American Cotton Manufacturers' Association recently presented to the Supreme Commander, Allied Powers, in Japan certain proposals regarding sales policies for Japanese textiles; what were the terms of those proposals; and what is the policy of His Majesty's Government regarding sales of Japanese textiles.
Thousand tons net. Port. Arrived. Departed. 1920. 1938. 1945. 1947. 1920. 1938. 1945. 1947. Belfast 450 1,843 330 513 88 1,348 81 303 Bristol 1,345 2,905 2,174 2,065 757 468 145 351 Cardiff 246 1,215 671 851 4,618 3,537 379 331 Dover 978 2,983 2 1,733 934 3,248 1 1,740 Glasgow 2,089 4,107 2,232 2,140 2,419 3,736 1,327 1,565 Harwich 683 2,568 32 1,269 661 2,505 35 1,273 Hull 2,391 5,122 1,351 2,600 1,531 1,858 502 670 Liverpool 7,442 11,189 7,491 7,875 6,753 7,824 3,115 4,871 London 9,515 19,369 4,904 10,110 6,437 9,756 2,084 5,229 Manchester (including Runcorn) 1,594 3,264 1,978 2,357 868 1,305 748 896 Middlesbrough 1,048 1,278 670 1,123 1,364 1,672 343 718 Newcastle and North and South Shields. 1,053 2,072 650 1,210 2,917 4,145 421 736 Southampton 2,406 8,232 1,910 4,765 2,184 7,787 1,039 4,201 Swansea 335 825 543 541 1,860 2,448 412 513