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SATURDAY, MARCH

1930.

BRITISH TRADE.

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WHAT THE RETURNS. SHOW,

The outstanding fact revealed by the returns showing the direc- tion of "Britain trade is the steady decline of our trade with the overseas Empire in the past three years concurrently with a growth of our trade with foreign countries.

This applies to both imports and "exports alike,' as may be seen from

the following table;

Imports:

1929

1927, 1928.

£000,000's..

From Empire. 360.7 From foreign countries

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It will be seen that whereas CLOSING OF PRISONS. our imports from the Empire' de clined by £6,000,000 and our ex- ports to the Empire by £2,000,000, our trade with foreign countries increased by £10,000,000 and £23,- 000,0000, respectively.

A notable feature of our exports in 1929 as compared with 1928, was an increase of £11,500,000

HOME OFFICE CLEARS. UP MISUNDERSTANDING.

The Home Office has issued the following statement:

"The Secretary of State for the Home Department thinks it desir-

in our exports to European able to correct certain misunder- countries, while those to the standings which appear to have United States, Central and South arisen about the

America, and Asia all remained 'prisons. practically stationary. Of the

increase in our exports to Europe,

closing of

"The prison population has de- in recent

*£8,000,000 was accounted for by clined considerably. coal nione, so that our manufac-years, and 25 local prisons have turing industries did not derive been closed since 1914. The only much benefit. In our trade with prison to be closed shortly is the the Empire the whole decline in small prison at Plymouth. The 1929, as compared with 1928, was reference made by the Secretary due to India, who took nearly of State to the sale of unwanted £6,000,000 less. On the other prisons was to prisons which had hand, we exported £1,000,000 more already been closed for some time, to the Dominions and £1,500,000 and discontinued as such. So far more to the Colonies.

as can be foreseen, there is little (The above figures do not in-number of prisona now in uso likelihood of any considerable clude re-exports, because these are being sold or closed in the near of no importance from the point of

future. view of the British producer, though, of course, they seriously affect our trade balance).

Imports.

On the import side the move ment is somewhat similar. Our imports from Europe, mostly manufactured goods, increased by £19,000,000, Those from India declined by £1,500,000, while the Dominions also sent £8,000,000 less. This, however, was dueren tirely to a reduction of £8,000,000 In our wheat imports from Canada, which was compensated for by a corresponding increase from the Argentine. The Colonies sent us £6,000,000 more in 1929 than in 1928, of which £5,000,000 is ac- counted for, by the growth in rubber imports from British Malaya..

Another noteworthy feature in our foreign trade figures is the unfavourable development of our trade with the United States, who increased her exports to Britain from $188,500,000 to £195,500,000, while she reduced her imports from 246,500,000 to 245,500,000.

All in all the variations in the direction of our overseas trade in 1929 as compared, with 1928 are comparatively slight, but the ten- dency away from the Empire and towards foreign countries. is one which will require a searching in- vestigation by the Imperial Economic Conference when it meets later this year.

INDIAN EXTREMISTS'

RESIGNATION.

EFFECT OF LAHORE CONGRESS DECISION.

The Secretary for India stated in the House of Commons that as a result of the National Congress decision at Lahore resignations of Congress members had taken place from the Central and Pro- vincial. Legislatures, and by-elec tions were held. The following table shows the number of re- eignations:

VISIE

Legislature.

Legislative Assembly 34

No. of Con. No. of

Па

Members signations.

25

Council of State

-9

B

Madras

35

15

Bombay

16

Bengal

47

*38'

United Provinces

22

14

Punjab.

Burma

17 16:

16 $10

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