§ 54. Mr. REMERasked the Secretary of State for India how many bales of raw cotton grown in India were used by Indian cotton mills in 1913, 1928, 1929, and 1930, respectively?
§ The SECRETARY of STATE for INDIA (Mr. Wedgwood Benn)I am circulating the reply, as it contains a number of figures.
§ Mr. REMERAs my question asks for only four figures, could the right hon. Gentleman not give them now?
§ Mr. BENNI am entirely in your hands, Mr. Speaker, and if the hon. Member desires me to read out may reply, I will do so.
§ Mr. BENNI am quite willing to read the answer which is as follows:
Number of bales (400 lbs. each) of raw cotton grown in India and used in Indian cotton mills:
For the year ending:
I regret that the figures for the calendar years are not available.
31st August, 1913 … 1,805,000 31st August, 1914 … 1,816,000 31st August, 1928 … 1,771,000 31st August, 1929 … 1,992,000 31 St August, 1930 … 2,373,000
§ 55. Mr. REMERasked the Secretary of State for India how many bales of raw cotton were imported into India in 1913, 1928, 1929, and 1930, respectively?
§ Mr. REMERThere are only four-figures asked for in this question, and why cannot the Secretary of State read the answer?
| Bales (400 lbs.) of cotton imported into India during calendar years. | |||||
| 1913 | … | … | … | … | 29,671 |
| 1928 | … | … | … | … | 168,834 |
| 1929 | … | … | … | … | 131,521 |
| 1930 | … | … | … | … | 207,530 |