HC Deb 27 June 1956 vol 555 c49W
71. Mr. Harold Davies

asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies the number and acreage of native smallholdings producing tea in Malaya in the years 1930, 1938, 1950, and 1955.

Mr. Lennox-Boyd

The acreage of smallholdings in Malaya producing tea is as follows:

1930 … … … 829
1938 … … … 559
1950 … … … 1,160
1955 … … … 1,158

In 1955, smallholdings numbered 32; the numbers in other years are not known.

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