Gold And Silver (Imports And Exports)

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6 and 7.

asked the President of the Board of Trade (1) the quantities and value of the imports of gold, both bullion and coin, into this country for the year 1921, and also the exports of same for the like period;

(2) the quantity and value of silver bullion and coin imported into this country for the year 1921 and the exports for the same year?

—	Imports.		Exports.
—	Quantity.	Value.	Quantity.	Value.
	Ozs. Troy.	£	Ozs. Troy.	£
Gold Bullion	10,340,640	44,174,969	10,599,949	56,270,494
Gold Coin	1,229,579	5,501,078	724,701	3,077,664
Total of Gold Coin and Bullion	11,570,219	49,676,047	11,324,650	59,348,158
Silver Bullion	46,000,479	7,448,728	62,562,944	10,479,288
Silver Coin	11,702,308	2,815,715	9,747,417	1,570,984
Total of Silver Coin and Bullion	57,702,787	10,264,443	72,310,361	12,050,272
NOTE.—The above figures are provisional and subject to slight amendment on final examination of the returns.

Volume 154: debated on Monday 15 May 1922