§ 33. Sir P. Macdonaldasked the President of the Board of Trade if he will make a statement with regard to recent negotiations between this country and Canada for a supply of Canadian timber in exchange for steel; and what progress has been made to date towards reaching
IMPORTS OF TEXTILE MATERIALS AND MANUFACTURES FROM POLAND —— Unit of Quantity October, 1947 to September, 1948 Year 1938* Quantity Value £'000 Quantity Value £'000 Raw cotton … … 000 lbs. 4,104 690 — — Woven cotton piece goods … … 000 sq. yds. 4,919 406 104 7 Woollen and worsted yarns … … 000 lbs. 55 26 519 74 Woollen and worsted tissues … … 000 sq. yds. 82 35 25 5 Artificial silk yarns … … 000 lbs. 105 38 2 0 Linen and hemp piece goods … … 000 sq. yds. 104 17 60 2 * Figures for the period October, 1937, to September, 1938, are not available; those for the year 1938 are therefore shown.
§ 23. Mr. Prescottasked the President of the Board of Trade what quantity of coal and of what quality was imported
54Wa trade agreement with Canada for a supply of timber.
§ Mr. H. WilsonThere have been no negotiations between the Governments of the United Kingdom and Canada for a supply of Canadian timber in exchange for steel; arrangements for the supply of timber from Canada are made between the Timber Control and Canadian shippers, so that no trade agreement between the two Governments is necessary or appropriate. The Canadian Government are aware that we are anxious to purchase as much Canadian timber as our financial resources permit; and we are constantly in friendly consultation with them about our supplies of timber and other essential products from Canada.