§ 16. SIR A. FELLasked how much sugar was imported into the United Kingdom in the year 1918; and how much of this was the produce of sugar cane, how much the produce of beetroot, and how much of palm or maize or other substances?
§ Sir A. GEDDESI will circulate a statement in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ The following is the statement referred to:
§ The total quantities of sugar and glucose registered as imported into the United Kingdom during the year 1918 were as follows:
| Cwts. | |
| Refined | 431,027 |
| Unrefined Beet | 153,836 |
| Cane and other sorts | 25,528,146 |
| Total of sugar | 26,113,009 |
| Glucose: | |
| Solid | 208,038 |
| Liquid | 169,583 |
§ It is not possible from the information at present available to say how much of the refined sugar imported was derived from beetroots and how much from sugar cane, or other sources.
§ The "other sorts" of unrefined sugar consist mainly of maple sugar.
§ Invert sugars, etc., are recorded as glucose.
§ Sir A. FELLIs it anticipated that there will be an increase in the production of beetroot sugar?
§ Sir A. GEDDESI do not quite follow what my hon. Friend means. Does he mean over last year or over pre-war years?
§ Sir A. FELLYes, I think there is an. increase over last year, but we are still a long way below pre-war years.