Written Answers
Tuberculosis
asked the Minister of Health what tests were made with the alleged tubercular cure Umckaloaba; where such tests were made; and on what
| Description and period. | Unit of quantity. | Quantity. | Declared value. |
| Wool, raw: | £ | ||
| 1928 | Cental of 100 lbs. | 56 | 181 |
| 1930 | Cental of 100 lbs. | 539 | 4,822 |
| 1931 | Cental of 100 lbs. | 55 | 275 |
| Woollen rags, applicable to other purposes than manurial: | |||
| 1928 | Cwt. | 19,288 | 25,136 |
| 1929 | Cwt. | 52,778 | 74,806 |
| 1930 | Cwt. | 99,399 | 84,715 |
| 1931 | Cwt. | 32,745 | 20,973 |
| 1932 (January to May) | Cwt. | 5,754 | 1,864 |
| Sugar, unrefined: | |||
| 1928 | Cwt. | 127,143 | 78,473 |
United States (United Kingdom's Exports)
asked the President of the Board of Trade separately the
grounds the recent adverse decision was based?
I am not aware that any official tests of this preparation have been made. As regards the last part of the question, I would refer the hon. Member to the answer given on the subject to the hon. Member for East Wolverhampton (Mr. Mander) on 11th March last.
Trade And Commerce
Russia
asked the President of the Board of Trade the quantity and value of wheat flour imported from Soviet Russia since 31st December, 1931?
No imports of wheat meal and flour were registered during the five months ended 31st May, 1932, as consigned from the Soviet Union.
asked the President of the Board of Trade the quantity and value of raw or waste wool and sugar, refined or unrefined, imported from Soviet Russia for each year since 1928, and for the period since 31st December, 1931?
The following table shows the total quantity and declared value of the imports of wool (raw, waste, noils and rags) and sugar, unrefined and refined registered as consigned from the Soviet Union during each year 1928 to 1931 and January to May, 1932, in so far as any such imports were recorded.total exports and the exports of manufactured goods from the United Kingdom to the United States of America in each of the last five years?
The following table shows the total declared value of (1) all merchandise and (2) articles classed in. the trade returns as wholly or
| Year. | Exports of the produce and manufactures of the United Kingdom | Exports of imported merchandise. | |||||
| All merchandise. | Articles wholly or mainly manufactured.(a) | All merchandise. | Articles wholly or mainly manufactured.(a) | ||||
| £'000. | £'000. | £'000. | £'000. | ||||
| 1927 | … | … | … | 45,437 | 35,803 | 21,438 | 2,530 |
| 1928 | … | … | … | 46,666 | 35,185 | 22,064 | 2,555 |
| 1929 | … | … | … | 45,558 | 35,036 | 16,458 | 3,258 |
| 1930 | … | … | … | 28,705 | 21,709 | 11,229 | 1,999 |
| 1931 | … | … | … | 17,101 | 13,744 | 8,011 | 1,384 |
| (a) These figures do not include the value of manufactured foodstuffs and manufactured tobacco. The figures for 1931 are provisional. | |||||||
Wool (Imports)
asked the President of the Board of Trade the quantity and value of the cheapest grade of greasy wool imported from Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa, respectively, for 1930 and 1931?
I regret that the desired particulars are not available, as the imports of greasy sheep's and lambs' wool into this country are recorded according to whether described as merino, crossbred or other kinds and not according to grades.
Life Insurance Companies (Divisible Surpluses)
asked the President of the Board of Trade, whether, in view of the dissatisfaction caused by the action of certain life insurance companies in failing to distribute as bonus the divisible surplus amongst the policy holders, he
| Groups of Ports | January,1932. | February,1932 | March,1932 | April,1932 | May,1932 | ||
| Thousand Tons. | |||||||
| Bristol Channel | … | … | 1,366 | 1,273 | 1,247 | 1,470 | 1,407 |
| North Western (English) | … | … | 70 | 78 | 67 | 99 | 80 |
| North Eastern (English) | … | … | 1,220 | 1,121 | 899 | 1,261 | 1,049 |
| Humber | … | … | 277 | 331 | 288 | 282 | 225 |
| East Scottish | … | … | 238 | 306 | 284 | 315 | 396 |
| West Scottish | … | … | 101 | 94 | 93 | 149 | 99 |
| Other Ports | … | … | 41 | 30 | 48 | 46 | 43 |
| Total: All Ports | … | … | 3,313 | 3,233 | 2,926 | 3,622 | 3,299 |
mainly manufactured, exported from the United Kingdom during each of the years 1927 to 1931, and consigned to the United States of America.
will consider the advisability of appointing a committee of inquiry into this subject?
I am not aware of any general dissatisfaction in regard to this matter, which is of course one for the decision of the companies concerned, and I do not think that any useful purpose would be served by the appointment of a committee of inquiry.
Coal Industry (Exports)
asked the Secretary for Mines for the latest weekly and monthly export figures at his disposal for each area in the British coalfields?
I regret that the precise information asked for is not available but the quantities of coal exported from the principal Groups of British Ports during each month of this year were as follow:—