§ Mr. Russellasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies if he will give the cost of imports of maize into the Colonial Empire from each country which supplied it in 1951.
§ Mr. LytteltonThe following table shows the cost of maize imports in 1951 into those territories which have so far tabulated them, distinguishing important sources of supply:
Source of Supply Importing Colony Landed Cost per cwt. (including insurance and freight) £ s. d. French Togoland Gold Coast … 1 6 0 Kenya Seychelles … 16 0 Kenya Zanzibar … 1 0 0 Nigeria Gold Coast … 2 2 0 Syria Malta … 1 16 0 Tunisia Malta … 1 8 0 U.S.A. Bermuda … 1 8 0 U.S.A. Gold Coast … 2 2 0 If my hon. Friend would care to put down another Question in a few months' time it will be possible to supplement the above information with figures for other Colonial Territories which are by then available.