§ MR. R. DUNCAN (Lanarkshire, Govan)To ask the President of the Board of Trade if he can state the amounts and values of the exports of tea from India and from Great Britain for the last eight years, separately.
(Answered by Mr. Lloyd-George.) The following statements give the information asked for:—
| (a) Exports of Tea from British India. | ||
| Years commencing 1st April. | Exports from India. | |
| Quantity. | Value. | |
| Lbs. | £ | |
| 1899 | 178,934,372 | 6,187,491 |
| 1900 | 194,616,477 | 6,524,585 |
| 1901 | 184,247,386 | 5,576,965 |
| 1902 | 185,592,312 | 5,055,969 |
| 1903 | 210,488,197 | 5,819,670 |
| 1904 | 216,608,017 | 5,773,349 |
| 1905 | 219,953,700 | 6,036,813 |
| 1906 | 235,945,410* | 6,605,585* |
| * Exports by sea only, exports by land not yet being available. | ||
| *Exports by sea only, exports by land not yet being available. |
| (b) Exports of Tea from the United Kingdom, 1899-1906. | ||||||
| Calendar years. | Quantity. | Value. | ||||
| British East Indian tea. | Other sorts (including Ceylon). | Total. | British East Indian tea. | Other sorts (including Ceylon). | Total. | |
| Lbs. | Lbs. | Lbs. | £ | £ | £ | |
| 1899 | 7,724,262 | 24,499,943 | 32,224,205 | 337,810 | 1,056,595 | 1,394,405 |
| 1900 | 10,172,949 | 32,884,935 | 43,057,884 | 421,243 | 1,267,672 | 1,688,915 |
| 1901 | 13,226,910 | 30,162,608 | 43,389,518 | 503,205 | 1,195,489 | 1,698,694 |
| 1902 | 13,921,510 | 31,568,080 | 45,489,590 | 556,442 | 1,270,946 | 1,827,388 |
| 1903 | 10,871,086 | 29,268,985 | 40,140,071 | 473,792 | 1,260,571 | 1,734,363 |
| 1904 | 13,193,677 | 28,935,329 | 42,129,006 | 566,103 | 1,231,081 | 1,797,184 |
| 1905 | 11,794,309 | 29,243,322 | 41,037,631 | 538,451 | 1,231,953 | 1,770,404 |
| 1906 | 20,805,526 | 34,893,907 | 55,699,433 | 800,717 | 1,407,142 | 2,207,859 |