HC Deb 21 March 1957 vol 567 c539
24. Mr. Hayman

asked the President of the Board of Trade the imports of South African and Japanese canned pilchards, separately, in each of the last five years, to the latest convenient date.

Sir D. Eccles

As the answer contains a number of figures I will, with permission, circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.

Mr. Hayman

Is the President aware that the very large imports of South African canned pilchards have been a

IMPORTS OF PILCHARDS IN AIRTIGHT CONTAINERS
—— 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956
Tons £'000 Tons £'000 Tons £'000 Tons £'000 Tons £'000
Union of South Africa (excluding S.W. Africa territory) 4,894 756 2,048 327 1,069 154 2,453 327 991 135
South West Africa territory 745 123 655 102 2,952 374 6,235 800 11,194 1,511
Japan neg. neg. neg. neg. neg. neg. nil nil nil nil
World total 5,681 893 2,704 429 4,022 528 8,690 1,127 12,185 1,646