HC Deb 28 June 1926 vol 197 cc820-2
Mr. AMERY, pursuant to the promise made in reply to

Mr. RAMSDEN,on 21st

June, submitted the following statistics relating to the production of rice (or padi) in the Dominions, Colonies, and

Territory. — 1913. 1914. 1915. 1916. 1917. 1918.
Queensland Tons of rice 3 2 (13 cwts.) — 6 30
Papua Tons of rice — — — — — —
Southern Rhodesia† Tons of rice (4 cwts.) — (2 cwts.) — — (1 cwt.)
Ceylon Bushels of 12,822,867 10,469,476 11,145,553 10,538,099 12,649,265 11,754,641
Padi ‡ ‡ ‡
Hong Kong No statistics of production available; about 22.000 acres under rice cultivation.
Malay Status Ş Tons of Padi 3,539 3,469 2,891 3,957 7,652 4,277
Malay statesŞ Tons of rice 566,232 §564,757 ,093 731,902 750,579 633,834
British North Borneo ║ Bushels of Padi — 1,411,828 670,021 1,294,488 885,438 903,000
Borneoi║ Bushels of Padi — — — — — —
Sierra Leone † Tons of rice 606 520 551 90 29 5
Kenya and Uganda † Tons of rice 44 cwts. padi. 33 cwts. padi. 5 cwts. padi. — — —
Nyasaland Tons of rice 1,110 717 901 1,264 468 875
Trinidad and Tobago Tons of paid ¶— ¶— ¶— ¶— ¶— ¶—
British Guiana. Tons of Padi ‡ ‡7,079 ‡ ‡7,089 ‡ ‡9,058; ‡ ‡13,009 ‡ ‡14,367 ‡ ‡36,919
Fiji Tons of rice 29,687 14,171 18,157 23,726 8,154 7,272
Territory. — 1919. 1920. 1921. 1922. 1923. 1924.
Queensland Tons of rice 5 (11 cwts.) 2 8 — —
Papua Tons of rice *20 — 70 — 100 —
Southern Rhodesia† Tons of rice (6 cwts.) 3 3 2 19 1
Ceylon Bushels of Padi 12,748,725 12,552,072 12,902,301 13,657,797 13,221,870 ¶—
Hong Kong No statistics of production available; about 22,000 acres under rice cultivation.
Malay StatesŞ Tons of Padi 1,513 2,062 5,887 2,002 6,834 8,636
Malay StatesŞ Tons of rice 281,409 162,325 352,450 360,860 341,202 326,836
British North Borneo ║ Bushels of Padi 465,150 711,311 897,125 1,578,250 1,697,125 1,212,397
Brunei ║ Bushels of Padi — — — *43,750 38,500 30,800
Sierra Leone † Tons of rice — (2 cwts.) 43 27 9 35
Kenya and Uganda† Tons of rice — 16 cwts. rice. 56 cwos. rice. 1 cwt. rice. 13 cwts. rice. 24 cwts. rice.
Nyasaland Tonse of rice 162 631 396 231 367 265
Trinidad and Tobago Tons of Padi ¶— 3,077 ¶— ¶— 2,502 ¶—
British Guiana Tons of Padi 72,166 42,504 49,905 34,085 33,275 42,101
Fiji Tons of rice — 5,763 bags bags bags bags
Fiji Tons of rice ߞ 5,763 † †41,884 † †37,413 † †40,453 † †37,230
Fiji Tons of rice — 5,763 tons tons tons tons
Fiji Tons of rice — 5,763 3,419 6,162 7,359 3,356
* The first occasion on which an attempt was made to obtain statistics of the production of rice or padi.
† Domestic Export: No statistics of production available.
‡ Excluding Matara district : No statistics available.
§ Gross Export from Straits Ports : No statistics of production or domestic export available.
║ Eight gantangs have been reckoned as equivalent to one bushel.
¶ No statistics of production for these years available.
** Figure for this year doubtful.
†† Excluding native cultivation.
‡‡ Tons of rice exported : No official statistics of production available.
║║ Statistics for 1925 not available.

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