§ 85. Mr. Hector Hughesasked the Minister of Food the amount of the postwar importation of cassava starch; the amount of prewar importation; the chief sources of supply in each case; and what is being done to develop cassava starch in the British Colonies.
— 1936. 1937. 1938. 1939. cwts. cwts. cwts. cwts. British Colonies … … … … 2,161 2,984 3,948 — Germany … … … … 3,654 38,460[...] — — Netherlands … … … … 5,069 78,627 24,828 2,537 Java … … … … 143,488 2.062,164 1,756,206 1 739,799 Brazil … … … … 37,223 3,739 25,378 1,967 Other Foreign Countries … … … … 13,701 50,997 31,562 3,788 Total … … … … 205,296 2,236,971 1,841,922 748,091 Postwar imports of cassava (or tapioca) in the form of flour or starch, other than the foodstuff tapioca, are as follow:
— 1945. 1946. 1947. cwts. cwts. cwts. British Colonies … … … … … … — — — Madagascar … … … … … … 115,680 — — Brazil … … … … … … — 6,000 — Other Foreign Countries … … … … … … — — — Total. … … … … … … 115,680 6,000 —