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18.
Mr. TURNER
asked the President of the Board of Trade what quantity of yards of woollen and worsted cloth was exported from this country in 1913 and in 1922 and for the three months ending March, 1923?
Viscount WOLMER
The reply contains a number of figures, and, if the hon. Member has no objection, I will have it circulated in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
The following is the reply referred to:
The quantities of woollen and worsted tissues manufactured in the United
Kingdom and registered as exported during the periods specified, were:
| Woollen Tissues. | |
| Year 1913 | 105,883,600 lineal yards. |
| Year 1922 | 121,489,000 square yards. |
| Jan. - March, 1923 | 35,905,100 square yards. |
| Worsted Tissues. | |
| Year 1913 | 62,490,100 lineal yards. |
| Year 1922 | 62,457,600 square yards. |
| Jan. - March, 1923 | 18,099,600 square yards. |
Particulars of the number of square yards exported in 1913, and of the number of lineal yards exported in 1922, and 1923, are not available.