§ Mr. Prescottasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what quantity, kind and value, respectively, of Japanese textiles were imported into the British West Indies in 1947, 1948 and 1949.
§ Mr. J. GriffithsThe quantity, kind and value of Japanese textiles imported into the British West Indies, including Bahamas and Bermuda but excluding132W British Guiana, in 1947, 1948 and 1949 were as follows:
Cotton Piece Goods 1947 Colony Square Yards Value All Colonies Nil Nil Cotton Piece Goods 1948 Colony Square Yards Value £ Barbados 976 112 Jamaica 2,535,461 153,114 Trinidad 24,346 2,456 Other Colonies Nil Nil TOTAL 2,560,783 155,682 Cotton Piece Goods 1949 Colony Square Yards Value £ Bardbados 186,305 15,695 British Honduras 7,080 347 Jamaica 12,030,564 615,619 Montserrat 6,171 475 Trinidad 526,121 36,895 St. Lucia (via U.K.) 4,485 312 St. Vincent (via U.K.) 4,123 288 Dominica (via U.K.) 2,459 168 TOTAL 12,767,308 669,799 Rayon Piece Goods 1947 Colony Square Yards Value £ Jamaica 1,000 282 Other Colonies Nil Nil TOTAL 1,000 282 Rayon Piece Goods 1948 All Colonies Nil Nil Rayon Piece Goods 1949 Colony Square Yards Value £ Trinidad 26 2 Grenada (via U.K.) 12,490 1,085 TOTAL 12,516 1,087
Apparel and other manufactured articles 1947* Colony Value £ Trinidad 3 Other Colonies Nil TOTAL 3 Apparel and other manufactured articles 1948* All Colonies Nil Apparel and other manufactured articles 1949* Colony Value £ Trinidad 275 Dominica 513 Bermuda 24 Jamaica 1,162 TOTAL 1,974 * Including woollen piece goods in 1949. There were no imports of woollen piece goods in 1947 or 1948.