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Lieut.-Colonel JAMES
asked the Secretary to the Overseas Trade Department whether he is aware that the Russian Soviet authorities have stated that they require 3,000,000 pairs of boots and shoes; and whether Northampton footwear manufacturers have succeeded in securing the whole or part of this specific order?
Mr. W. GRAHAM
With regard to the first part of the question, I understand that the possibility of an order for boots and shoes formed one of the subjects of
| The following TABLE shows the total declared value of articles classed in the United Kingdom Trade Returns as "wholly or mainly manufactured" which were imported into Great Britain and Northern Ireland and registered as consigned from the undermentioned British Countries during the years 1927 and 1928. | ||
| Countries whence consigned. | 1927. | 1928. |
| Dominions: | £ | £ |
| Canada | 8,749,144 | 9,385,624 |
| Australia | 3,677,475 | 3,093,743 |
| New Zealand | 148,436 | 149,526 |
| Union of South Africa | 375,120 | 279,235 |
| Irish Free State | 1,836,400 | 1,964,410 |
| Newfoundland and Coast of Labrador | 1,373,087 | 1,289,315 |
| Total Dominions | 16,159,662 | 16,161,853 |
| British India | 11,969,051 | 13 212,154 |
| Other British Countries (excluding Mandated Territories) | 4,969,896 | 5,134,681 |
| Total Imports consigned from British Countries | 33,098,609 | 34,508,688 |