§ 15. Sir J. POWER (for Mr. H. WILLIAMS)asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies if he is now in a position to announce any further decisions in the recommendations
| —— | 1926. | 1927. | |||||||
| Singles Yarn or Straw. | Waste. | Total. | Singles Yarn or Straw. | Waste. | Total. | ||||
| Lbs. | Lbs. | Lbs. | Lbs. | Lbs. | Lbs. | ||||
| January | … | … | … | 2,310,832 | 60,706 | 2,371,538 | 2,135,571 | 109,724 | 2,245,295 |
| February | … | … | … | 2,512,416 | 56,304 | 2,568,720 | 2,457,034 | 91,590 | 2,548,624 |
| March | … | … | … | 2,348,153 | 78,370 | 2,426,523 | 2,465,104 | 79,160 | 2,544,264 |
| April | … | … | … | 2,206,134 | 58,040 | 2,264,174 | 2,891,504 | 139,061 | 3,030,565 |
§ NOTE.—The duty paid in any month represents in genial the quantity produced in the preceding month. The above figures for 1926 include the following quantities of yarn on which duty was in arrear, which quantities would normally have been included in previous months:—
| January | … | 300,000 lbs. |
| February | … | 300,000 lbs. |
| March | … | 356,572 lbs. |
| April | … | 85,210 lbs. |