§ 25. Mr. J. Johnsonasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what proportion of the total of tobacco grown by the Africans of Northern Rhodesia for 1952 was marketed through co-operative organisations.
§ Mr. LytteltonAll tobacco grown by Africans for export in 1952 was marketed through the Petauke Co-operative Marketing Union.
§ 26. Mr. J. Johnsonasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies how much tobacco was grown by Europeans and how much by Africans in Northern Rhodesia for 1952; where were the two types of tobacco auctioned; and what was the average price per pound.
§ Mr. LytteltonMost of the tobacco grown by Europeans is flue-cured, but they also grow some Burley and Turkish. Africans grow only Burley. Europeans produced 9,564,100 lb. and Africans 74,000 lb. for export.
Tobacco grown in the North-Western Province was sold at Salisbury, that grown in the North-Eastern Province at Fort Jameson.
Of the European tobacco, 5,400,000 lb. of flue-cured was sold at Salisbury at an average price of 32.5d. per lb., 4,100,000 lb. of flue-cured at Fort Jameson at 20.7d. per lb., 50,000 lb. of Burley at Fort Jameson at 28.3d. per lb. and 14,100 lb. of Turkish sold privately at 27.6d. per lb. All the African tobacco was sold at Fort Jameson at an average price of 28.04d. per lb.