HC Deb 02 July 1913 vol 54 c1850
8. Mr. LEACH

asked the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if he will state how many bales of cotton were produced in the Anglo-Egyptian Soudan in the years 1908 and 1912, respectively?

The PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY to the BOARD of TRADE (Mr. Robertson)

My right hon. Friend has asked me to reply to this question. No recent Returns are available with regard to the cotton crop in the Anglo-Egyptian Soudan, but the exports of cotton from the Soudan amounted to 70,034 cwts. in 1908 and 105,603 cwts. in 1912.