§ 80. Sir EDGAR JONESasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Shipping Controller what was the total tonnage of shipments from Java to this country in 1916, 1917, and 1918, respectively; and what explanation has he to offer for the failure to provide tonnage in 1918 as compared with the two previous years?
§ The PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY to the MINISTRY of SHIPPING (Colonel L. Wilson)The imports from Java to this country in tons weight during the three years were as follows:
The remoteness of Java, the nature of its products, and exchange considerations account for and fully justify the progressive reduction.
1916 … … … … 445,000 1917 … … … … 395,000 1918 … … … … 190,000