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Captain Shaw
asked the President of the Board of Trade if he can give an estimate of the amount of money received by Eire since 1940 on account of cattle, sheep and pigs sent to Great Britain, and what the figures were for 1938–39.
Mr. Summers
The appended figures show the value of exports from Eire of cattle, sheep and lambs, and pigs for each year since 1938:
| £000 | |
| 1938 | 10,273 |
| of which to Great Britain | 9,084 |
| 1939 | 12,709 |
| 1940 | 13,537 |
| I941 | 7,485 |
| 1942 | 15,080 |
| 1943 | 12,795 |
| 1944 | 12,924 |
| Note.—The figures for 1940 and subsequent years in fact relate to exports to the United Kingdom. | |