36. Mr. SANDEMANasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what the percentage increase of acres under cultivation of cotton in British Possessions and Protectorates has been, comparing 1919 with 1922, and 1922 with 1924?
§ Mr. ORMSBY-GOREAs it is necessary to give the information desired in tabular form, I will, with my hon. Friend's per-
| ACREAGE under Cotton Cultivation in British Possessions and Protectorates. | ||||||
| — | 1919. | 1922. | 1923. | Percentage increase or decrease of acreage in 1922 compared with 1919. | ||
| Australia | … | 72 | 8,969 | 40,000 | + 12,357 | + 345.9 |
| Papua | … | — | — | — | — | — |
| Union of South Africa | … | 11,465 | 10,764 | — | - 6.1 | — |
| Ceylon | … | 134 | 320 | 901 | + 138.8 | + 181.6 |
| N. Rhodesia | … | 589 | — | 2,331 | + 295.8‡ | — |
| Nyasaland | … | 12,658 | 27,751 | 20,948 | + 119.3 | - 24.5 |
| Uganda | … | 163,846 | 333,629 | 429,599 | + 103.6 | + 28.7 |
| Kenya | … | Statistics not available. | ||||
| Nigeria | … | |||||
| Gold Coast | … | |||||
| Bahamas | … | |||||
| Turks and Caicos Islands | … | |||||
| Jamaica | … | 21 | 198 | 9 | + 842.9 | - 95.5 |
| St. Lucia | … | — | 4 | 15 | — | + 275 |
| St. Vincent | … | 7,965* | 4,745 | 4,515 | - 40.4 | - 4.9 |
| Grenada | … | Statistics not available. | — | — | ||
| Leeward Islands | … | 9,977 | 7,608 | 7,757 | - 23.7 | + 1.9 |
| Barbados | … | 1,179 | 2,767 | — | + 134.7 | — |
| Trinidad | … | Statistics not available. | — | — | ||
| Malta | … | 630 | 855 | — | + 35.7 | — |
| Cyprus | … | 6,993* | 10,324 | 6,021 | + 47.6† | - 41.7 |
| Tanganyika | … | Statistics not available. | ||||
| * 1920—previous statistics not available. | † 1924. | ‡ 1923 compared with 1919. |