asked the President of the Board of Trade what was the quantity and value of carbon black imported into this country during the past 10 years, with the amount and value of such imports from Holland, Germany, Austria, and America, respectively; and what amount during the same period was re-exported and to which countries?
Carbon black was not separately distinguished in the trade returns before the year 1920 and, consequently, it is only possible to furnish particulars of imports for the three years 1920, 1921 and 1922. The figures are as follow:
| (a)Imports of Carbon Black | ||||||||
| Country whence consigned. | Quantity. | Declared Value | ||||||
| 1920. | 1921. | 1922. | 1920. | 1921. | 1922. | |||
| Cwts. | Cwts. | Cwts. | £ | £ | £ | |||
| Netherlands | … | … | 24 | 1,180 | 948 | 130 | 2,240 | 5,574 |
| Germany | … | … | 613 | 1,022 | 6,646 | 1,449 | 1,634 | 6,678 |
| Austria. | … | … | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| United States | … | … | 56,438 | 45,733 | 68,467 | 276,203 | 191,411; | 259,289 |
| Other Countries | … | … | 1,945 | 1,385 | 1,545 | 6,725 | 5,065 | 6,753 |
| Total | … | … | 59,020 | 49,320 | 77,600 | 284,507 | 200,350 | 278,384 |
| (b) Re-Exports of Carbon Black. (Foreign and Colonial Produce and Manufacture.) | ||||||||
| County to which consigned. | Quantity. | Declared Value. | ||||||
| 1920. | 1921. | 1922. | 1920. | 1921. | 1922. | |||
| Cwts. | Cwts. | Cwts. | £ | £ | £ | |||
| Denmark | … | … | 400 | 5 | 213 | 1,950 | 16 | 868 |
| Netherlands | … | … | 164 | 44 | 76 | 1,240 | 254 | 474 |
| France | … | … | 210 | 640 | 538 | 985 | 3,935 | 1,994 |
| Other Countries | … | … | 372 | 86 | 374 | 3,006 | 587 | 1,745 |
| Total | … | … | 1,146 | 775 | 1,201 | 7,181 | 4,792 | 5,081 |