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TABLE I RETAINED IMPORTS INTO THE UNITED KINGDOM, 1930, (EXCLUDING GOLD AND DIAMONDS)

3. From this table it will be seen that the proportion of imports from the Dominions which still enjoy free entry in some cases exceeds 90 per cent, and only falls appreciably below that figure in the case of British India. (The fact that 37 per cent of imports from India are dutiable is accounted for by the revenue duty on tea, on which India enjoys a particularly valuable preference.) By way of contrast, since our change of fiscal policy, only 30 per cent of our imports from foreign countries are admitted free of duty. In the case of imports from the United Kingdom into the four principal Dominions, there is to-day practically no free entry; that is to say a duty or tax of some kind is charged on almost all goods imported into those Dominions. Further, it will be seen that, over considerably the greater part of the preferential field, the preference accorded by the United Kingdom is in the form of a total remission of the duty payable by foreign goods. 4. Turning now to Dominion imports, the following table shows the value of the total imports of merchandise into the Dominions and British India in a recent year, distinguishing imports from the United Kingdom, other Empire Countries and foreign countries.

TABLE II

5. The following table shows for the year 1930 the total value of imports and exports of the United Kingdom from and to the several Dominions and British India inclusive of gold and silver bullion and coin.

New Union of Irish — Canada Australia Zealand South Free Africa State Class of goods £000 % £000 % £000 % • £000 % £000 % (a) Dutiable before Dec. 1931... 660 1-8 4,660 12-0 80 0-2 1,580 13-3 5,740 13-7 (b) Dutiable under Import Duties Act or Horticultural Products Act 19,410 54-3 13,500 34-6 20,280 50-3 4,625 39-0 11,020 26-3 (c) Not subject to duty 15,690 43-9 20,820 53-4 19,930 49-5 5,645 47-7 25,160 60-3 All retained Imports 35,760 100-0 38,980 100-0 40,290 100-0 11,850 100-0 41,920 100-0 Total Total New- British Southern Dominions, Other Total — foundland India Rhodesia India and British Foreign Southern Countries Countries Rhodesia Class of goods £000 % £000 % £000 % £m. % £m. % £m. % (a) Dutiable before Dec. 1931 14,730 36-8 155 14-2 27| 13 20-> 43§ 117 17 (b) Dutiable under Import Duties Act or Horticultural Products Act 266 13-1 17,070 42-6 474 43-5 41 14|- 31 371 53 (c) Not subject to duty 1,766 86-9 8,270 20-6 460 42-3 98 46 12 25f 210 30 All retained Imports... 2,032 100-0 40,070 100-0 1,089 100-0 212 100-0 47 100-0 698 100-0

Total Imports From From I'rom From all United British foreign sources Kingdom om ™£ s countries £1,000 £1,000 £1,000 £1,000 Canada (year ended 31st March, 1931) 186,246 30,725 11,388 144,133 Australia (year ended 30th June, 1930) 129,220 54,241 15,509 59,470 New Zealand (year 1930) 42,663 20,223 9,007 13,433 Union of South Africa (year 1930) 63,357 29,735 6,947 26,675 Irish Free State (year 1930) 56,811 45,467 996 10,348 Newfoundland (year ended 30th June, 1930) 6,533 1,133 2,761 2,639 British India (year ended 31st March, 1930) 180,597 77,327 16,019 87' 251 Southern Rhodesia (year 1930) , 7,473 3,945 1,666 1^862 Total 672,900 262,796 64,293 345,811