§ Mr. A. Lewisasked the President of the Board of Trade the numbers of visitors to the British Industries Fair; and the amount of contracts placed during the period of this fair by overseas buyers.
§ Sir H. ShawcrossThe total numbers of visitors to both sections of the Fair, London and Birmingham this year are as follows: overseas, 19,266; home buyers, 99,455; public, 68,699.
It is not possible to state the amount of contracts placed during the Fair as there is no obligation on the part of the exhibitors to give this information. The general impression is that most exhibitors booked more actual business than they had expected prior to the Fair.