15 APRIL 1911, Page 3

The trade returns for March, which were published last Saturday,

showed that exports had reached the highest figure ever recorded—namely, a value of £40,863,912. The value of imports was £58,543,022, and of re-exports £9,174,666. The increase of these amounts over the corresponding amounts for March, 1910, was for exports 18.8 per cent., for imports 0/per cent., and for re-exports 8.6 per cent. It is interesting to notice that, in spite of the fact that the total increase in imports was comparatively small, being £435,075, the imports of raw cotton had risen by £1,690,020.