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Fabric Gloves (Dominion Imports).

Oral Answers to Questions — Trade and Commerce. – in the House of Commons at on 28 March 1939.

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Photo of Sir Walter Liddall Sir Walter Liddall , Lincoln

asked the President of the Board of Trade the number and value of fabric gloves of cotton, and artificial silk, respectively, imported into Canada, Australia, Union of South Africa, and New Zealand, from Great Britain, Germany, and Czecho-Slovakia, during the years 1936, 1937, and 1938, or the last convenient period?

Photo of Hon. Oliver Stanley Hon. Oliver Stanley , Westmorland

As the desired information is not available from the trade returns of the Dominions concerned, I will, with my hon. Friend's permission, circulate in the OFFICIAL REPORT particulars of the exports of cotton and artificial silk gloves to these Dominions from the countries mentioned, so far as the information is available from the respective trade returns of the exporting countries for the years 1936 to 1938.

Following are the particulars:

Country and Description.Quantity.Value.
1936.1937.1938.1936.1937.1938.
Dozen pairs.Dozen pairs.Dozen pairs.£££
UNITED KINGDOM: Gloves wholly or partly cut out of fabric containing cotton, and sewn up (but not including gloves known as astrachan gloves or gloves in which the fabric containing cotton is present in the lining only, or gloves made in whole or in part of leather), and fabric containing cotton shaped for making into or lining gloves:
to Canada3,5422,9212,7914,2503,7363,376
to Australia1,3812,3461,9111,2852,0082,058
to Union of South Africa …2,0753,8492,0421,3572,0361,200
to New Zealand1,05817439808901,6311,181
Gloves of other textile materials;
to Canada486454128514428211
to Australia789400290697270305
to Union of South Africa1,2241,0271,1221,2629531,026
to New Zealand1,042293694979307581
GERMANY:
Gloves woven and knitted—
cotton (including hair nets):Quintals.Quintals.Quintals.'000 R.M.'000 R.M.'000 R.M.
to Canada339277197706547355
to Australia405372341758701634
Union of south Africa202222435147
to New Zealand61684010511767
Gloves woven and knitted of artificial silk and of pure silk:
to Canada15210281375240186
to Australia301328265687678561
to Union of South Africa282520836853
to New Zealand51623111414071
CZECHO-SLOVAKIAJan.-Aug.Jan.-Aug.
Gloves—cotton:Pairs.Pairs,Pairs.'000 K.C.'000 K.C.'000 K.C.
to Canada895,645228,960956,7114,4867,639 6,379
to Australia118,093120,370 Not available.635689 Not available
to Union of South Africa53,26144,15999280303
to New Zealand14,36018,35291118
Gloves of artificial silk without admixture of floss silk:
to Canada151,775302,658283,3257461,2871,406.
to Australia56,864127,61087,615315699489
to Union of South Africa58,50963,293Not available.361348Not available.
to New Zealand6,15710,0724063
Gloves of silk and artificial silk mixed with other materials:
to Canada19,8676,930Not available.10435Not available.
to Australia—644—6
to Union of South Africa12,751—17
to New Zealand2,06454111

NOTE, — Mean quoted rates of exchange were as follows

Germany, 1936–12.35Reichsmarks to the £
1937–12.32Reichsmarks to the £
1938–12.18Reichsmarks to the £