§ 19. Mr. EDMUND WOODasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies the number of bales of cotton produced within the Empire in the years 1913, 1922, 1923, and 1924, respectively, and the estimate for the current year?
§ Mr. ORMSBY-GOREAs the reply contains a number of figures, I will, with the hon. Member's permission, circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Following is the reply:
| Bales of Cotton produced within the Empire. | ||||
| — | India. | Other parts of Empire. | Total. | |
| 1913–14 | … | 5,066,000 | 77,000 | 5,113,000 |
| 1922–23 | … | 5,196,000 | 109,000 | 5,365,000 |
| 1923–24 | … | 5,042,000 | 249,000 | 5,291,000 |
| 1924–25 | … | 6,058,000 | 350,000 | 6,408,000 |
| The figures given refer to bales of 400 lbs. | ||||
| The 1924–25 figures are estimated, |