HC Deb 13 April 1926 vol 194 cc24-6W
Mr. SNELL

asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he is willing to give a return stating the total quantity of copra produced in the Crown Colonies and Protectorates in the years 1913 to 1925, respectively?

Mr. AMERY,

pursuant to his reply [OFFICIAL REPORT, 29th March, 1926, cols. 1634–1635, Vol. 193], supplied the following table:

STATEMENT showing the Quantity of Copra Exported from the Colonies, Protectorates, etc., for the Years 1913 to 1924 and for the Year 1925, where available.
— 1913. 1914. 1915. 1916. 1917. 1918. 1919. 1920. 1921. 1922. 1923. 1924. 1925.
Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons.
1 Kenya and Uganda … 283 1,586 1,386 489 1,437 964 1,106 1,661 467 1,111 673 1,964 —
2 Tanganyika … — — — — — — — 5,331(a) 4,514 4,771 6,669 8,125 —
3 Zanzibar … 7,101 8,408 8,586 2,897 4,030 3,182 14,948 8,499 6,722 7,213 9,262 10,175 —
4 Gold Coast … 629 656 770 633 736 99 984 427 443 1,102 1,660 1,163 1,142(c)
5 Nigeria … 97 98 94 (d) 252 354 351 222 116 171 174 131 158(c)
6 Ceylon … 55,865 70,597 60,426 65,497 53,935 63,616 87,976 67,894 68,372 84,329 50,773 88,459 113,722
7 British Malaya … 101,062 116,695 78,245 73,821 78,523 55,499 116,554 123,234 140,398 171,850 154,951 159,049 253,239
(b) (b) (b) (b) (b) (b) (b) (b) (b) (b) (b) (b)
8 Mauritius … 98 356 375 3 74 15 131 425 193 597 707 734 —
9 Seychelles … 2,943 3,614 2,863 2,330 2,106 642 4,254 2,561 2,579 2,986 3,475 3,184 —
10 British Guiana … — 84 80 105 75 124 68 14 39 104 420 826 864
11 British Honduras … — — 49 52 86 (d) (d) (d) (d) 200 817 264 302
12 Jamaica … 32 82 546 518 1,184 1,319 636 653 723 1,144 2,324 1,671 1,426
13 Dominica … — — — — — — — — — — 19 41 29
14 St. Kitts Nevis … — — — — — — — — — — 5½ 5 —
15 Trinidad and Tobago … 515 1,053 1,780 1,491 3,215 2,336 801 953 1,874 4,209 5,874 4,991 4,449
16 Grenada … 9 16½ 7½ 22 15½ 1/5 4½ 6 8 7½ 27 6 24
17 St. Lucia … 3 7 64/5 4 6 94/5 84/5 8½ 15 68 92 90 99
18 St. Vincent … — — — 3/5 2½ 3 4 10 39 99 163 288 278
19 Fiji … 7,929 9,429 15,238 13,489 15,368 19,318 27,311 14,666 14,530 21,987 24,161 23,137 24,132
20 Tongan Islands … 3,426 4,379 6,835 1,754 6,250 8,547 21,574 11,065 9,604 13,506 14,339 — —
21 British Solomon Islands … — 5,805 5,345 5,932 5,928 6,943 9,891 8,160 11,127 12,109 16,711 18,278 —
(a) (a) (a) (a) (a) (a) (a) (a) (a)
22 New Hebrides … — — — — — — — 3,002 5,353 5,717 6,302 6,792 —
23 Gilbert and Ellice Islands … 3,500 4,500 5,000 4,795 7,364 5,485 5,000 3,431 4,689 7,530 5,928 3,716 —
(e)
(a) Years ended 31st March.
(b) Re-exports included.
(c) To 31st October, 1925.
(d) No particulars available.
(e) Years ended 30th June.