§ 32. Mr. Roland Robinsonasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what was the number of tourists visiting the Bahamas during each of the winter seasons of 1948–49, 1949–50 and 1950–51; how many of these came from the United States of America and Canada; and what was the dollar value of this tourist trade in each year.
§ Mr. J. GriffithsThe number of tourists was 18,800 in 1948–49, 20,800 in 1949–50, and 37,500 in 1950–51. I regret that I am not able to give separate figures for tourists from the United States and Canada. It is estimated that the dollar value of this trade was 6 million dollars in 1948, 7 million dollars in 1949, 9 million dollars in 1950, and that it will be 10 million dollars in 1951.