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well to look at the comparative statistics of our oversea trade, and to gather generally what is involved by the demands of our self-governing colonies, Canada, Australia, and South Africa (and of no other part of an Empire of which they form only one fortieth part in population).
The following is taken from the Blue-book Cd. 3328, and shows the trade of the entire British Empire in 1905:—
Values of the Foreign and Inter-Imperial Trade of the British Empire in 1905.
| Trade of the British Empire with foreign countries— | |
| Imports | £563,453,000 |
| Exports | 448,688,000 |
| Total foreign trade | £1,012,141,000 |
| Trade of the United Kingdom with British Colonies and Possessions— | |
| Imports | £161,900,000 |
| Exports | 135,524,000 |
| Inter-Colonial trade— | |
| Imports | 57,143,000 |
| £354,567,000 | |
| Grand Total | £1,366,708,000 |
| Percentage proportion of— | |
| Foreign trade | 74·1 |
| Inter-Imperial trade | 25·9 |
Imported Food.
Having considered our import trade as a whole, we have next to deal with the various food-stuffs which reach us from oversea. The following has been compiled from the Annual Returns of Trade and Navigation published by the Board of Trade.
