§ Mr. Wingfield Digbyasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what was the production of rubber in West Africa in 1945 and in 1949; and what steps are 198W being taken to maintain or increase production.
§ Mr. J. GriffithsStatistics for the production of rubber in West Africa are not available, but exports of rubber from British West Africa were 11,624 tons in 1945 and 6,772 tons in 1949. Production is being encouraged by the import of high yielding rubber planting material from Malaya.