HC Deb 22 January 1947 vol 432 c207
29. Commander Noble

asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he will give an estimate of the current cocoa crop from the Gold Coast and Nigeria, as compared with those of the last three years.

Mr. Creech Jones

As the reply necessarily contains a number of figures, I will, with the hon. Member's permission, circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.

Mr. Dodds-Parker

May I ask the right hon. Gentleman whether the crop is greater or smaller than that of last year?

Mr. Creech Jones

The crop in 1944–45 was 306,000 tons, and in the following year it was 298,000 tons.

Following is the reply:

The latest official estimate of the current Gold Coast and Nigerian cocoa crop is 290,000 tons. Actual figures for the three previous seasons are:

Tons
1943–44 … … 254,000
1944–45 … … 306,000
1945–46 … … 298,000

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