No. 206.-QUANTITIES and VALUE of the PRINCIPAL
(Exclusive of Gold and Silver Bullion

NOTE.-Owing to changes of classification from time to time in the original trade returns, the figures are not always strictly comparable. Important changes are noted.

(a) Inclusive of "Braces, Suspenders Belts, &c." prior to 1920.

(b) Exclusive of Hosiery of Textiles other than Cotton and Woollen, and inclusive of Woollen Gloves prior to 1920 (c) Inclusive prior to 1922, of "Lubricating Oil, Mixed."

ARTICLES IMPORTED into the UNITED KINGDOM-continued. and Coin, for which see pages 352-3.)

1,626,156,212 1,932,648,881 1,085,500,061 1003,098,899 1096,226,214 1277,439,144 1320,715,190 £ Total Imports. (ƒ)

(d) Inclusive, prior to 1913, of "Rubber Tyres and Tubes, not imported with complete Vehicles." (e) Shown in "Ten Thousands" from 5th April, 1916, and previously in "Gross of Boxes."

(f) Exclusive of the value of Diamonds consigned to the United Kingdom from the Union of South Africa. For the value of the Exports of Diamonds from the Union of South Africa to the United Kingdom see note (ƒ), pp. 284-5. (g) See note (d), p. 305.

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No. 207. QUANTITIES of the UNDERMENTIONED ARTICLES of FOOD,

97,688,666 108,922,273 105,433,630 103,245,748 88,488,693 99,870,643 91,352,058 57,888,888 9,942,686 10,048,186 11,732,252 9,838,903 10,066,335 9,879,728 13,895,348 26,211,335 111,497,952 122,878,087 121,728,425 116,910,891 102,469,714 113,592,488 110,651,152 94,293,520

37,997,382 43,388,958 48,307,818 37,499,833 45,837,969 33,903,203 24,996,641 14,483,432 2,621,489 3,087,889 2,547,539 2,865,016 5,569,978 5,357,491 6,219,795 7,559,484 2,265,894 2,271,835 2,567,862 2,133,903 1,228,554 792,383 590,628 318,764

506,916

418.070 510,659 496,405 600,111 649,327 725,572 831,820 727,050 810,480 773,656 704,551 664,819 690,552

321,740

516.542

NOTE. See the General Note at the end of the Table on p. 318.

(a) No deduction is made for Cocoa contained in Chocolate, &c., manufactured in the United Kingdom and exported prior to 1912. (b) The quantities of Meat here given are calculated from estimates by the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries that imported Animals, when slaughtered, produced the following quantity of meat, per head, for all years:

Cattle: Irish Free State 616 lbs., United States 744 lbs., Dominion of Canada 688 lbs., Channel Islands 645 lbs., and
Other Countries 560 lbs.

Sheep and Lambs: Irish Free State 56 lbs., United States 60 lbs., Dominion of Canada 66 lbs., Denmark (including
Iceland and Greenland) 64 lbs., and Other Countries 65 lbs.

Pigs Irish Free State 160 lbs.

71,362,276 109,277,107 79,822,342 96,239,004 99,856,026 116,707,789 95,590,340 17,656,375 11,857,639 13,940,921 | 13,226,163 11,621,930 10,623,273 8,520,922 95,885,019 125,746,050 99,184,732 114,608,675 115,997,595 131,462,334 107,424,954

677,259 847,170 1,263,660 1,628,045 2,400,042 2,400,948

16,849,012 33,555,688 36,209,674 37,009,877 33,282,044 36,381,033 25,792,192 692,429 1,313,760 4,297,124 562,306 2,810,935 2,852,903 2,625,777 2,601,932

1,065,201 1,289,113 1,604,238 1,716,397 2,592,727 2,519,861 1,533,517 1,056,103 942,579 1,003,870 889,298 1,403,112

2,880,756
1,216,876

6,440,059 (c)9,170,927 10,972,014 9,966,805 12,393,142 12,174,447 12,071,341
426,984 319,206 1,246,571 2,042,871
4,067,680 (c)6,273,886 6,811,617 5,881,631 5,891,753 5,137,048

1,710,558

Fresh and Refrigerated:
Beef.(c)

Beef (from cattle imported

ready for slaughter).(b)

5,535,503

(c) Tongues, Hearts, Livers, Kidneys, &c., are allocated to Beef, Mutton and Pork from 1920 inclusive. In prior years the total quantity of Tongues, &c., is shown with " Other Sorts of Fresh and Refrigerated Meats."

(d) In 1914 and prior years the figures represent the weight of Oxen and Bulls only.

(e) Inclusive of animals for breeding in 1914 and prior years.

(f) The figures are inclusive of imported fresh and frozen pork subsequently salted and preserved.

(g) From 1st April, 1923, particulars relating to Imports include the trade of Great Britain and Northern Ireland with the Irish Free State,

From the same date the direct foreign trade of the Irish Free State has been excluded.

(h) These quantities represent, in addition to the weight of flour, 28 per cent, of offal, etc,, the result of the process of converting grain in flour,

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IMPORTED ARTICLES-continued.

Meats-continued.

Salted and Preserved :

Bacon and Hams

Other Kinds

No. 207.-QUANTITIES of the UNDERMENTIONED ARTICLES of FOOD,

Cwts. 5,681,307 5,404,953 5,573,931
1,250,894 1,098,634 1,123,651
3,213,187 5,733,885 9,345,061

5,836,475 7,772,242 8,798,110
1,283,017 2,214,345 1,947,096 1,967,518, 2,137,697

7,718,178 11,931,748

3,313,025 2,148,620 1,784,611 1,598,952 1,015,793

and

Snuff
Unmanufactured

Wine.

Spirits, Potable :-
Rum-

32.406,543 32,125,616 33,626,302 32,757,205 31,917,661 26,652,052 21,548,298 18,006,745 32,444,658 32,265,439 33,918,601 32,836,751 32,119,083 26,924,016 21,149,439 18,392,895

1,391,536 1,540,088 1,383,511 1,382,841 1,489,357 1,410,664 2,474,508 2,445,703 3,267,933 3,549,293 3,486,280 3,500,925 2,820,472 2,403,889 2,313,014 1,285,525 1,388,183 1,214,749 1,422,414 | 1,191,528 1,357,068 1,216,314 918,083 402,331 293,301,900 295,223,303 305,489,732 317,478,084 316,813,863 302,032,865 277,435,595 310,687,445

1,848,541 1,869,568 1,896,668 1,585,411 1,521,326 1,154,445 985,224 1,737,669

91,236,859 91,566,034 94,079,343 99,415,786 106,516,337 101,719,199 104,501,452 106,566,549 20,177

63,144

72,893

60,691

Barrels 63,272
Galls. 11,217,768 11,230,229 | 11,367,549 10,630,449 10,174,697

7,116 9,909,611

312

75

7,098,925 11,316,855

3,300,875 2,027,337

1,518.632 1,477,050

3,580,977 4,512,387 3,353,889 1,463,222 1,520,359 1,606,102 805,110 675,319 591,136 681,691 501,698 187,713

30,687,105 30,526,801 31,793,845 31,660,208 35,001,575 28,144,378 18,534,391 15,107,551 (a) Barrels. 34,246,675 33,913,219 35,250,737 34,132,276 29,127,368 26,669,168 16,133,779 12,790,630

34,309,947 33,976,363 35,323,630 34,192 967 29,147,545 26,676,284 16,134,091 12,790,705 1,165,317 1,148,079 1,137,985

1,226,619 1,236,882 1,043,647 932,319 665,475

2,553,500

2,362,828 2,560,399

2,418,147

"

2,593,950 2,259,961 1,850,402 1,067,806

NOTE--In the case of non-dutiable Goods, the Imports less the Re-exports have been taken as the quantities retained for home consumption (with the exception of Rice and Rice Flour, for which Imports less Total Exports have been given), but no accounts of the quantities used as ships' stores are available. In the case of dutiable Goods, except Sugar and Tobacco, viz., Chicory, Cocoa, Coffee, Currants and Raisins, Glucose, Tea, Wine and Spirits, the quantities over-entered and those exported, on drawback or otherwise, after payment of duty, have been deducted from the quantities entered for home consumption in the first instance. The quantities of dutiable articles exported from bonded warehouses or shipped on drawback as "ships' stores" are not included in the quantities retained for home consumption.

With regard to Sugar, the figures in the first line represent the quantities entered for home consumption less the quantities overentered and the quantities exported, on drawback or otherwise, after payment of duty (including the sugar in composite articles exported, and prior to 1920 the sugar equivalent of Molasses exported on drawback). The figures in the second line prior to 1923, express, in terms or refined Sugar, the quantities of raw and refined sugar duty- paid for home consumption, less British refined Sugar exported on drawback (but not sugar in composite articles exported). From 1923 they express the equivalent in sugar exceeding 98 polarisation of all sugar, refined and unrefined, including sugar in composite articles imported, duty paid and retained for home consumption, after deducting the sugar exported on drawback, including the sugar in composite articles.