HC Deb 29 March 1926 vol 193 cc1669-70W
Lieut.-Colonel HEADLAM

asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he will give a Return stating the total quantity of cocoa produced within the Crown Colonies and Protectorates during the years 1913 and 1925, respectively?

Mr. AMERY

The information asked for can most conveniently be given in tabular form:

QUANTITY of COCOA exported from the Colonies and Protectorates during the Years 1913 and 1925, respectively.
Colony. 1913. 1925 (Provisional Figures).
Cwts. Cwts.
Ceylon 68,526 68,788
Nigeria 72,428 564,520*
Gold Coast 1,011,071 3,038,120*
Sierra Leone No Returns 816*
Jamaica 46,359 56,742
St. Lucia 14,588 10,444½
St. Vincent 1,908 1,270
Grenada 105,284 73,216
Leewards Islands 9,632 7,015‡
Trinidad and Tobago. 429,611 441,755
British Honduras 349
British Guiana 505 5 lbs.
Cwts.
Kenya and Uganda No Returns 120†
Fiji 28 1†
British Malaya 5,413
* Ten months ended October, 1925.
†1924.
‡ Dominica.