HC Deb 30 May 1934 vol 290 cc174-84W
Mr. CHORLTON

asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies if he will publish a memorandum showing the extent to which the textiles of United Kingdom origin have been displaced by textiles from Japan in the markets of the British Crown Colonies?

Sir P. CUNLIFFE-LISTER,

pursuant to his reply [OFFICIAL REPORT, 29th May, 1934; col. 7, Vol. 290] supplied the following statement:

STATEMENT SHOWING THE QUANTITY OF COTTON PIECE GOODS AND ARTIFICIAL SILK GOODS IMPORTED INTO THE COLONIES DURING THE YEARS 1927–1933.*
Colony, etc. Cotton Piece Goods. Artificial Silk Goods.
Total Quantity Imported. Imports from United Kingdom. Imports from Japan. Total Quantity Imported. Imports from United Kingdom. Imports from Japan.
Kenya and Uganda: (In thousands of yards.) (In thousands of yards.)
1927 … … … 41,055 8,149 16,603 (a) (a) (a)
1928 … … … 41,919 9,973 12,203 382 109 5
1929 … … … 50,041 9,586 19,486 1,124 98 90
1930 … … … 88,323 7,170 18,278 894 46 445
1931 … … … 44,338 4,973 27,219 1,347 22 1,251
1932 … … … 43,944 5,761 30,747 3,838 20 3,789
1933 … … … 51,726 5,273 39,769 4,300 20 4,244
Northern Rhodesia: (In thousands of £.) (In thousands of £.)
1927 … … … 136 74 5 (b) 4 (b) 1 (b) 2
1928 … … … 157 81 7 5 2 3
1929 … … … 179 93 8 8 2 5
1930 … … … 171 47 6 7 2 4
1931 … … … 139 67 10 13 4 6
1932 … … … (d) 93 (d) 57 (d) 8 (c) 14 (c) 5 (c) 7
1933 … … … (d) 98 (a) (a) 12 (a) (a)
Nyasalaud: (In thousands of yards.) (In thousands of yards.)
1927 … … … 9,968 2,341 495 (a) (a) (a)
1928 … … … 9,138 1,375 430 (a) (a) (a)
1929 … … … 10,312 1,405 973 (a) (a) (a)
1930 … … … 10,481 1,003 1,919 (a) (a) (a)
1931 … … … 11,548 1,063 3,593 (a) (a) (a)
1932 … … … 9,195 1,202 3,488 (a) (a) (a)
1933 … … … 8,628 1,281 5,455 359 3 248
Somaliland: (In thousands of yards.)
1927 … … … 5,144 1,991 3,152 (a) (a) (a)
1928 … … … 3,207 1,037 2,161 (a) (a) (a)
1929 … … … 2,708 1,071 1,546 (a) (a) (a)
1930 … … … 4,170 1,431 2,721 (a) (a) (a)
1931 … … … 3,385 1,060 2,313 (a) (a) (a)
1932 … … … 3,167 930 1,940 (a) (a) (a)
1983 … … … 3,100 644 2,082 (a) (a) (a)
Tanganyika: (In thousands of yards.) (In thousands of yards.)
1927 … … … 37,131 8,609 9,917 (a) (a) (a)
1928 … … … 35,707 8,004 9,217 (a) (a) (a)
1929 … … … 36,769 7,540 9,279 405 65 30
1930 … … … 32,970 6,479 12,033 543 26 243
1931 … … … 30,950 3,548 15,523 457 15 399
1932 … … … 33,240 4,616 21,885 1,032 5 1,014
1933 … … … 36,022 3,299 28,551 1,460 5 1,452
Zanzibar: (In thousands of yards.) (In thousands of yards.)
1927 … … … 12,307 3,698 2,604 (a) (a) (a)
1928 … … … 9,338 3,612 1,279 (a) (a) (a)
1929 … … … 9,607 4,000 1,324 166 35 31
1930 … … … 6,824 3,189 1,586 480 40 364
1931 … … … 6,300 2,279 1,949 567 1 540
1932 … … … 5,464 2,091 1,959 603 3 597
1933 … … … (a) (a) (a) (a) (a) (a)
Colony, etc. Cotton Piece Goods. Artificial Silk Goods.
Total Quantity Imported. Imports from United Kingdom. Imports from Japan. Total Quantity Imported. Imports from United Kingdom. Imports from Japan.
The Gambia: (In thousands of square yards.)
1927 … … … 5,747 5,315 — (a) (a) (a)
1928 … … … 7,124 6,117 — (a) (a) (a)
1929 … … … 3,376 2,867 — (a) (a) (a)
1930 … … … 2,967 2,490 — (a) (a) (a)
1931 … … … 1,355 1,061 — (a) (a) (a)
1932 … … … 4,775 4,329 25 (a) (a) (a)
1933 … … … 7,506 5,391 1,280 (a) (a) (a)
Gold Coast: (In thousands of square yards.) (In thousands of pounds.)
1927 … … … 44,068 31,740 2 195 111 1
1928 … … … 35,368 24,508 3 255 115 —
1929 … … … 31,534 22,522 10 214 116 —
1930 … … … 34,777 25,886 18 226 115 1
1931 … … … 25,976 22,059 91 99 67 2
1932 … … … 48,421 42,626 546 171 131 4
1933 … … … 42,616 32,401 2,110 111 49 28
Nigeria: (In thousands of square yards.) (In thousands of £.)
1927 … … … 100,640 97,357 — (e) 78 (e) 32 (e) —
1928 … … … 119,601 114,441 1 (e) 117 (e) 41 (e) —
1929 … … … 100,646 93,732 — (e) 74 (e) 28 (e) —
1930 … … … 100,282 93,233 — (e) 42 (e) 14 (e) —
1931 … … … 64,810 58,703 41 (e) 14 (e) 7 (e) —
1932 … … … 112,132 102,628 3,832 181 66 29
1933 … … … 91,921 70,760 11,462 (a) (a) (a)
Sierra Leone: (In thousands of square yards.) (In thousands of square yards.)
1927 … … … 9,427 8,647 — (a) (a) (a)
1928 … … … 8,520 7,669 — (a) (a) (a)
1929 … … … 5,861 5,318 — (b) 91 (b) 77 (b) —
1930 … … … 5,137 4,787 1 (b) 327 (b) 289 (b) —
1931 … … … 5,025 4,620 — (b) 326 (b) 296 (b) —
1932 … … … 11,192 10,149 105 (c) 429 (c) 237 (c) 91
1933 … … … 6,140 4,936 719 (a) (a) (a)
Cyprus: (1927–31 in thousands of £: 1932–33 in thousands of yards.) (In thousands of £.)
1927 … … … (f) 152 (f) 71 — (a) (a) (a)
1928 … … … (f) 157 (f) 63 — (a) (a) (a)
1929 … … … (f) 150 (f) 64 — (c) 29 (c) 5 (c) 1
1930 … … … (f) 90 (f) 38 — (c) 23 (c) 2 (c) 1
1931 … … … (f) 97 (f) 38 — (c) 28 (c) 2 (c) 3
1932 … … … 4,696 1,932 2,259 (c) 18 (c) 2 (c) 9
1933 … … … 4,887 1,341 3,284 (c) 19 (c) 1 (c) 14
Malta: (In thousands of yards.) (In thousands of yards.)
1927 … … … 2,775 1,567 — (b) 120 (b) 64 (b) —
1928 … … … 2,273 1,374 — (b) 226 (b) 121 (b) 2
1929 … … … 2,436 1,342 — (b) 459 (b) 167 (b) 7
1930 … … … 3,607 1,164 3 (b) 464 (b) 143 (b) 12
1931 … … … 2,589 1,621 17 (b) 413 (b) 132 (b) 47
1932 … … … 3,223 1,757 477 (b) 605 (b) 254 (b) 113
1933 … … … 4,695 1,302 2,663 (a) (a) (a)
Palestine: (In thousands of kilos.) (In thousands of kilos.)
1927 … … … 2,645 579 130 (g) 66 (g) 4 —
1928 … … … 2,058 380 15 (g) 126 (g) 3 —
1929 … … … 1,822 336 30 (g) 101 (g) 8 —
1930 … … … 2,507 401 101 (g) 197 (g) 9 —
1931 … … … 2,455 394 148 (g) 271 (g) 8 (g) 6
1932 … … … 2,615 543 821 (g) 248 (g) 14 (g) 66
1933 … … … 3,015 (a) (a) (a) (a) (a)
Colony, etc. Cotton Piece Goods. Artificial Silk Goods.
Total Quantity Imported. Imports from United Kingdom. Imports from Japan. Total Quantity Imported. Imports from United Kingdom. Imports from Japan.
Ceylon: (In thousands of yards.) (In thousands of yards.)
1927 … … … 62,800 32,160 6,071 2,141 1,249 2
1928 … … … 55,417 23,845 7,189 2,654 1,272 138
1929 … … … 56,930 27,464 8,155 1,607 585 272
1930 … … … 50,645 19,666 13,444 2,973 682 1,241
1931 … … … 54,886 15,973 23,733 4,827 463 4,081
1932 … … … 68,640 15,767 40,366 7,215 270 6,107
1933 … … … 60,678 9,579 41,430 8,304 716 6,398
Mauritius: (In thousands of metres.) (In thousands of rupees.)
1927 … … … 10,645 6,309 325 — — —
1928 … … … 7,832 4,862 925 (c) 408 (c) 208 (c) 13
1929 … … … 10,920 4,788 807 (c) 257 (c) 92 (c) 12
1930 … … … 7,628 4,636 1,293 (c) 429 (c) 186 (c) 48
1931 … … … 8,340 2,027 4,511 (c) 548 (c) 166 (c) 230
1932 … … … 8,688 2,511 5,630 (c) 503 (c) 65 (c) 385
1933 … … … 9,862 3,239 6,077 (a) (a) (a)
Seychelles: (In thousands of yards. (In thousands of rupees).
1927 … … … 848 65 159 (b) 19 (b) 9 (b) 8
1928 … … … 700 39 137 (b) 10 (b) 5 (b) 5
1929 … … … 751 89 202 (b) 20 (b) 15 (b) 5
1930 … … … 753 58 396 (b) 8 (b) 5 (b) 1
1931 … … … 468 56 210 (b) 10 (b) 6 (b) 2
1932 … … … 769 68 554 (c) 16 (c) 3 (c) 10
1933 … … … 565 47 368 (a) (a) (a)
Western Pacific Territories:
1927–1933 … … (a) (a) (a) (a) (a) (a)
Malaya: (In thousands of yards.) (In thousands of yards.)
1927 … … … 154,959 80,882 35,607 (a) (a) (a)
1928 … … … 125,784 65,868 23,099 4,359 791 1,118
1929 … … … 166,507 86,013 34,734 11,603 390 7,550
1930 … … … 117,988 32,098 56,337 12,665 208 10,897
1931 … … … 99,926 21,577 49,798 9,653 156 8,691
1932 … … … 149,960 39,065 85,779 12,180 409 11,201
1933 … … … 145,901 25,875 99,466 16,984 400 5,813
Bahamas: (In thousands of yards.) (In thousands of £.)
1927 … … … 765 142 — (a) (a) (a)
1928 … … … 680 103 — (a) (a) (a)
1929 … … … 572 91 2 (a) (a) (a)
1930 … … … 629 139 — (b) 8 (b) 3 (b) 2
1931 … … … 647 55 7 (b) 6 (b) 1 (b) 4
1932 … … … 675 138 13 (b) 11 (b) 1 (b) 7
1933 … … … 641 194 74 (b) 10 (b) — (b) 9
Barbados: (In thousands of yards.) (In thousands of £.)
1927 … … … 3,518 2,943 5 (h) 15 (h) 8 (h) 2
1928 … … … 3,854 3,222 — (h) 18 (h) 10 (h) 3
1929 … … … 3,011 2,433 — (h) 12 (h) 9 (h) 2
1930 … … … 3,257 2,691 — (h) 10 (h) 7 (h) 1
1931 … … … 3,540 2,654 6 (h) 6 (h) 4 (h) 1
1932 … … … 4,768 4,063 440 (h) 6 (h 3 (h) 1
1933 … … … 5,496 4,096 1,235 (h) 4 (h) 2 (h) —
Colony, etc. Cotton Piece Goods. Artificial Silk Goods.
Total Quantity Imported. Imports from United Kingdom. Imports from Japan. Total Quantity Imported Imports from United Kingdom. Imports from Japan.
Jamaica: (In thousands of yards.) (In thousands of £.)
1927 … … … 24,011 7,991 — (h) 87 (h) 48 (h) 16
1928 … … … 17,887 8,445 2 (h) 92 (h) 50 (h) 11
1929 … … … 21,681 8,443 — (h) 77 (h) 53 (h) 8
1930 … … … 20,905 7,398 19 (h) 63 (h) 37 (h) 8
1931 … … … 19,381 6,743 69 (h) 88 (h) 24 (h) 23
1932 … … … 19,914 14,178 649 (h) 123 (h) 19 (h) 84
1933 … … … 17,252 8,446 6,702 (h) 84 (h) 4 (h) 69
Leeward Islands: (In thousands of yards.) (In pounds sterling.)
1927 … … … 2,681 1,907 (a) (h) 1,205 (h) 649 (h) 97
1928 … … … 1,154 536 (a) (h) 1,707 (h) 704 (h) 62
1929 … … … 2,019 561 (a) (h) 1,128 (h) 512 (a)
1930 … … … 1,169 624 (a) (h) 2,018 (h) 1,560 (h) 116
1931 … … … 1,055 418 — (h) 1,677 (h) 664 (h) 383
1932 … … … 1,642 1,171 14 637 111 182
1933 … … … (a) (a) (a) (a) (a) (a)
Trinidad and Tobago: (In thousands of yards.) (In thousands of £.)
1927 … … … 10,423 7,142 2 (h) 22 (h) 11 (h) 5
1928 … … … 10,965 7,837 6 (h) 26 (h) 5 (h) 12
1929 … … … 9,524 5,629 9 24 — 11
1930 … … … 9,066 5,528 5 51 36 3
1931 … … … 9,375 4,982 65 63 26 17
1932 … … … 9,272 7,198 106 74 28 31
1933 … … … 9,700 7,348 442 94 12 72
Grenada: (In thousands of yards.) (In pounds sterling.)
1927 … … … 1,287 398 — (h) 1,513 (h) 245 (h) 793
1928 … … … 1,113 613 — (h) 1,327 (h) 282 (h) 517
1929 … … … 1,131 568 — (h) 1,508 (h) 357 (h) 723
1930 … … … 1,089 453 2 (h) 1,571 (h) 642 (h) 271
1931 … … … 978 521 26 (h) 1,173 (h) 334 (h) 325
1932 … … … 1,349 1,004 29 1,578 758 479
1933 … … … (a) (a) (a) (a) (a) (a)
St. Lucia: (In thousands of yards.) (In pounds sterling.)
1927 … … … 642 310 — (h) 513 (h) 295 (h) 85
1928 … … … 294 218 — (h) 840 (h) 355 (h) 274
1929 … … … 268 188 — (h) 663 (h) 210 (h) 264
1930 … … … 304 202 — (h) 770 (h) 460 (h) 120
1931 … … … 333 229 1 (h) 779 (h) 332 (h) 375
1932 … … … 457 364 4 (h) 522 (h) 121 (h) 231
1933 … … … (a) (a) (a) (a) (a) (a)
St. Vincent: (In thousands of yards.) (In pounds sterling.)
1927 … … … 527 284 — (h) 453 (h) 228 (h) 151
1928 … … … 608 298 — (h) 721 (h) 208 (h) 300
1929 … … … 574 264 — (h) 716 (h) 236 (h) 230
1930 … … … 614 345 — (h) 868 (h) 317 (h) 336
1931 … … … 539 290 2 (h) 1,187 (h) 394 (h) 543
1932 … … … 629 459 15 (h) 364 (h) 80 (h) 218
1933 … … … (a) (a) (a) (a) (a) (a)
Bermuda: (In thousands of £.) (In thousands of £)
1927 … … … (i) 54 (i) 21 — (h) 10 (h) 6 —
1928 … … … (i) 48 (i) 24 — (h) 10 (h) 4 —
1929 … … … (i) 70 (i) 36 — (h) 10 (h) 3 —
1930 … … … (i) 29 (i) 6 — (h) 7 (h) 4 —
1931 … … … (i) 21 (i) 12 — (h) 10 (h) 6 (a)
1932 … … … 5 3 — (b) 1 (b) 1 —
1933 … … … (a) (a) (a) (a) (a) (a)
Colony, etc. Cotton Piece Goods. Artificial Silk Goods.
Total Quantity Imported. Imports from United Kingdom. Imports from Japan. Total Quantity Imported. Imports from United Kingdom. Imports from Japan.
British Guiana: (In thousands of yards.) (In thousands of $)
1927 … … … 10,156 8,967 — (h) 60 (h) 26 (h) 9
1928 … … … 8,641 7,720 — (h) 45 (h) 19 (h) 13
1929 … … … 6,901 5,456 — (h) 131 (h) 93 (h) 6
1930 … … … 8,159 6,718 7 (h) 210 (h) 155 (h) 9
1931 … … … 8,622 6,526 33 (h) 225 (h) 126 (h) 48
1932 … … … 8,732 7,604 228 (h) 279 (h) 90 (h) 129
1933 … … … 10,968 8,190 1,910 234 36 172
British Honduras: (In thousands of $.)
1927 … … … (j) 247 (j) 96 — see note (j)
1928 … … … (j) 276 (j) 133 —
1929 … … … (j) 314 (j) 138 —
1930 … … … (j) 204 (j) 87 —
1931 … … … (j) 176 (j) 55 —
1932 … … … (j) 114 (j) 47 —
1933 … … … (j) 112 (j) 39 (j) 18
Fiji: (In thousands of £.)
1927 … … … (k) 136 (k) 89 (k) 12 see note (k)
1928 … … … (k) 210 (k) 150 (k) 25
1929 … … … (k) 179 (k) 124 (k) 21
1930 … … … (k) 141 (k) 100 (k) 15
1931 … … … (k) 116 (k) 80 (k) 20
1932 … … … (k) 127 (k) 83 (k) 26
1933 … … … (a) (a) (a)
Hong Kong: (In thousands of yards.) (In thousands of yards.)
1927–1930 … … (a) (a) (a) (a) (a) (a)
1931 … … … 119,848 39,062 49,019 4,940 462 4,297
1932 … … … 69,581 28,552 12,534 1,197 956 55
1933 … … … 58,370 19,194 21,070 1,624 346 982
Notes.
* Imports are classified according to countries of consignment in Nyasaland, West Africa (except Sierra Leone, for which countries of origin are shown from 1st May, 1932), Palestine, British Malaya (in 1927 and 1928), Barbados, British Guiana, Trinidad and Fiji, and according to countries of shipment in Bermuda. For other countries included in this Statement countries of origin of imports are shown. The imports from Japan recorded in the trade returns of the West African countries cannot be regarded as reliable as it is known that certain Japanese goods shipped from the United Kingdom have been recorded as consigned from the United Kingdom.
(a) Figures not available.
(b) Silk Piece Goods.
(c) Silk and Artificial Silk and mixtures thereof.
(d) Includes all piece goods, other than silk.
(e) Silk manufactures, other than velvets.
(f) Imports of cotton piece goods not available. The figures shown represent the value of all cotton manufactures in thousands of pounds.
(g) Silk tissues mixed and artificial.
(h) Silk and silk manufactures.
(i) All cotton goods.
(j) The values shown represent cotton and silk piece goods.
(k) The values shown represent all drapery inported.