§ 86. Mr. S. Silvermanasked the President of the Board of Trade what was the amount of cotton goods imported for retention in the home market in each of the years 1953, 1959 and 1961, showing
A. RETAINED IMPORTS OF COTTON CLOTH MILLION SQUARE YARDS 1953 1959 1961 Total … … … 37 372 521 of which: grey … … … 14 308 383 finished … … … 23 64 138
B. COMMONWEALTH PROPORTION OF EACH CATEGORY — 1953 1959 1961 Grey Finished Grey Finished Grey Finished per cent. per cent. per cent. per cent. per cent. per cent. India … … … 57.1 4.3 48.1 12.5 37.1 6.5 Pakistan … … … — — 8.4 — 4.7 — Hong Kong … … … 7.1 4.3 39.0 6.25 16.4 18.8