§ Captain W. Elliotasked the Civil Lord of the Admiralty what are the classes of vessels and the number of vessels in each class which comprise the 100 predominantly anti-submarine vessels in commission at the present time.
IMPORTS INTO COLONIAL TERRITORIES (a) FROM JAPAN 1948 1950 1956 1958 1960 1961 estimated Total Imports from Japan £ million 6 22 65 59 92 86 Imports by value:— Pottery, household £ million — 0.1 1.0 0.5 0.7 (b) (d) Textile yarn, fabrics, made-up articles and related products £ million (c) 11 (b) 38 32 42 (b) (d) Clothing £ million (c) 0.7 (b) 1.1 2.0 3.3 (b) (d) Manufactures of metals £ million (c) 0.1 0.6 0.8 1.1 0.9 Machinery £ million (c) — — 1.2 5.5 5.1 Imports by quantity:—* Cement '000 tons (c) 73 154 138 180 205 Iron and steel (rolled, cast, forged or drawn) '000 tons (c) 22 62 64 61 65 Cotton piece goods million square yards (c) 83 172 154 183 160 Piece goods of synthetic fibres million square yards — 55 190 167 164 170 *The value of these items is not available, but is included in the value of total imports. (a) Colonial Territories as at 1st December, 1961, excluding the State of Singapore. Northern Rhodesia, Nyasaland, Bechuanaland Basutoland and Swaziland. (b) Includes some estimates. (c) Comparable figures for 1948 are not available. (d) Futures for 1961 are not yet available