HC Deb 29 June 1926 vol 197 cc959-65
3. Mr. ROBERT YOUNG

asked the President of the Board of Trade the quantity of tobacco grown within the British Empire during the past five years; and how much of it has been imported by this country during those years, respectively, the value thereof, and how

I.—ACREAGE AND PRODUCTION.
Acreage under, and Production of, Tobacco in the British Empire
(so far as particulars are available).
— 1920. 1921. 1922. 1923. 1924.
Acreage.
Acres. Acres. Acres. Acres. Acres.
United Kingdom Not available
Irish Free State Not available 40 Not available
British India (excluding Native States)†. 932,482 1,050,685 1,032,687 1,025,474 Not available
Ceylon 19,720 12,700 12,700 12,700 12,700
Mauritius 55 60 115 163 Not available
Commonwealth of Australia‡. 1,345 1,967 3,727 2,783 Not available
Fiji 308 222 123 131 489
Union of South Africa 26,563§ 19,324§ Not available 19,301║ Not available
Swaziland Not available
Southern Rhodesia 7,504 9,531 10,174 9,054 8,000
Northern Rhodesia Not available. 2,965
Nyasaland Protectorate¶ 14,219 21,074 18,440 17,308 20,591
Dominion of Canada 53,114 11,809 25,762 23,932 21,317
Jamaica† 454 342 318 418 348
Production.
Lbs. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs.
United Kingdom*† 9,393 12,182 11,797 4,862 10,195
Irish Free State 43,621 45,221 35,427 24,419 Not available
British India (excluding Native States). Not available
Ceylon Not available
Mauritius 12,000 12,000 20,000 32,000 Not available
Commonwealth of Australia‡. 1,093,344 1,504,496 3,665,648 1,246,112 Not available
Fiji 59,995 184,305 58,302 59,136 51,461
Union of South Africa 16,620,640§ 11,427,860§ Not available 9,671,496║ Not available
Swaziland Not available 285,720 273,970 322,350 Not available
Southern Rhodesia 2,927,627 3,746,982 3,182,359 2,810,781 3,952,000
Northern Rhodesia Not available 1,087,111
Nyasaland Protectorate¶ 3,844,000 6,736,600 6,490,100 3,918,700 7,311,752
Dominion of Canada 48,088,500 13,248,962 25,947,570 21,297,000 18,710,740
Jamaica Not available
* Home grown Tobacco charged with Excise Duty.
† For the 12 months elided 31st March of the years following those stated.
‡ For the 12 months ended 30th June of the years following those stated.
§ For the 12 months ended 30th April of the years following those stated.
║ For the 16 months ended 31st August, 1923.
¶ European cultivation only.

much of it has come in the form of cigars, etc.?

Sir P. CUNLIFFE-LISTER

As the answer consists of tables of figures, I will, with the hon. Member's consent, circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPOER.

Following is the answer:

II.—IMPORTS.
STATEMENT showing the Total Quantities and Declared Values of the various descriptions of Unmanufactured and Manufactured Tobacco registered as Consigned from Empire Countries to the United Kingdom during each of the years 1921 to 1925.
Description and Empire Countries whence Consigned. Total Quantities. Declared Values.
1921. 1922. 1923. 1924. 1925. 1921. 1922. 1923. 1924. 1925.
TOBACCO: UNMANUFACTURED.
Stripped or Stemmed: Lbs. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs. £ £ £ £ £
Consigned from—
Irish Free State* … — — 943 97,050 35,752 — — 46 7,962 3,052
Union of South Africa … 9 5,911 28,179 33,291 778 1 435 2,120 2,612 72
Nyasaland Protectorate … 524,685 1,488,221 3,301,867 3,159,783 2,674,013 42,641 111,752 239,508 233,106 199,580
British India … 549,393 742,990 1,938,536 5,844,372 5,340,575 22,109 32,615 78,423 236,107 232,058
Canada … 2,264 15,976 107,640 768,125 702,015 337 2,676 7,881 76,016 64,387
Other Empire Countries … 2 1,569 1 12,621 18,774 525 2,177 4,088
Total Empire Countries … 1,076,353 2,254,667 5,377,166 9,915,242 8,771,907 65,088 148,003 327,978 557,980 503,237
Unstripped or Unstemmed:
Consigned from—
Irish Free State* … — — 7,520 266,952 224,749 — — 609 23,779 15,867
Cyprus … 15,503 467,772 140,814 59,382 13,864 1,816 2,880 5,283 2,164 1,186
Union of South Africa … 10,563 53,476 22,326 164,111 23,275 461 2,004 1,515 7,140 2,152
Rhodesia … 174,665 360,325 366,513 719,392 866,178 16,496 49,993 31,478 49,504 71,309
Nyasaland Protectorate … 4,252,218 5,246,642 2,589,300 3,722,669 4,512,940 328,395 368,618 169,282 251,066 298,366
British India … 865,769 3,191,583 2,635,968 2,543,683 2,486,793 24,453 99,862 80,170 77,173 81,185
British North Borneo … 739,050 593,016 894,209 889,730 829,650 141,972 123,277 155,670 175,786 155,832
Hong Kong … 64,379 2,878 3,315 23 14,503 2,772 119 242 1 980
Canada … 172,097 839,421 847,867 1,019,055 1,156,5[...]8 18,100 64,409 59,885 66,428 78,512
Other Empire Countries … 20,522 36,206 9,643 23,250 20,807 1,499 1,715 490 1,455 2,360
Total Empire Countries … 6,314,784 10,370,319 7,517,475 9,358,247 10,149,267 535,964 712,877 504,624 654,496 707,749
Stalks:
Total Empire Countries … — — — 23,999 — — — — 251 —
* From 1st April, 1923.
Description and Empire Countries whence Consigned. Total Quantities. Declared Values.
1921. 1922. 1923. 1924. 1925. 1921. 1922. 1923. 1924. 1925.
TOBACCO: UNMANUFACTURED.
Cigars: Lbs. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs. £ £ £ £ £
Consigned from—
Channel Islands … 266 377 406 497 403 254 324 344 340 353
British India … 55,956 65,910 53,792 52,392 70,200 15,943 17,219 11,510 15,858 17,751
Hong Kong … 2,016 1,919 2,194 1,816 2,085 1,431 787 940 1,016 1,095
Canada … 1,151 619 520 1,078 645 1,330 657 388 834 592
British West Indian Islands (excluding Bahamas). 7,870 7,098 5,535 10,032 9,715 6,682 6,815 4,393 7,476 7,8[...]8
Other Empire Countries … 10,932 1,922 1,758 2,493 2,137 6,187 1,149 1,273 2,235 1,514
Total Empire Countries … 78,191 77,845 64,205 68,308 85,185 31,827 26,951 18,848 27,759 29,113
Cigarettes:
Consigned from—
Malta and Gozo … 16,650 2,141 1,048 4,411 2,471 3,900 840 424 1,491 855
Cyprus … 5,162 3,984 2,289 5,786 2,957 1,497 1,090 865 3,053 493
Aden and Dependencies … 2,046 1,602 804 1,567 1,018 625 572 275 544 144
Iraq … 10,523 21,794 — — — 2,630 2,058 — — —
Canada … 16,417 6,444 97,105 179 400 4,556 1,131 4,915 38 140
Other Empire Countries … 13,223 5,670 4,493 8,178 16,840 2,032 2,391 1,617 2,051 5,776
Total Empire Countries … 64,021 41,635 105,739 20,121 23,686 15,240 8,082 8,096 7,177 7,408
Cavendish or Negrohead:
Total Empire Countries … 5,419 20,070 989 2,878 1,736 1,141 1,116 115 564 266
Other Manufactured Tobacco:
Consigned from—
Union of South Africa … 10,692 8,514 9,027 9,798 9,124 1,147 1,061 864 1,062 1,324
Iraq … 14,424 — — — — 2,850 — — — —
Other Empire Countries … 24,896 3,904 2,828 53,987 129,775 1,284 486 389 467 771
Total Empire Countries … 50,012 12,418 11,855 63,785 138,899 5,281 1,547 1,253 1,529 2,095
Snuff:
Total Empire Countries … 2 2 12 31,051 27 — — 1 79 —