§ Captain Kerbyasked the Secretary of State for War what preferences as to regiments and corps were expressed by Fiji, Solomon and Seychelle Islanders during his recent drive to recruit men from the Pacific and Indian Oceans for the British Regular Army; how many such recruits he has obtained to date; and what are their islands of origin.
§ Mr. Profumo127 men and 23 women have already enlisted in the Seychelles. These recruits have enlisted in regiments and corps as follows:
Royal Artillery 13 Royal Engineers 7 Royal Signals 14 Infantry 50* R.A.S.C. 14 R.A.M.C. 15 R.A.O.C. 6 R.E.M.E. 2 RA.D.C. 2 28W
UNITED KINGDOM IMPORTS — 1960 1961 (January-September) Cwt. £ Cwt. £ EXTRACTS FOR TANNING:— Chestnut: Western Germany … … 2,461 6,599 1 5 France … … 7,293 22,308 3,093 8,726 Italy … … 8,821 27,768 11,480 31,992 Total … … 18,575 56,675 14,574 40,723 Quebracho: South Africa … … 6 24 — — Western Germany … … — — 984 2,044 Netherlands … … 1 3 — — U.S.A. … … 0 4 — — Argentine … … 91,887 255,291 79,748 180,606 Paraguay … … 2,642 6,491 2,255 5,126 Total … … 94,536 261,813 82,987 187,776 Wattle Bark: South Africa … … 347,645 982,613 352,415 894,962 S.W.A. Territory … … 100 281 — — Rhodesia and Nyasaland … 12,501 35,041 11,160 28,423 Tanganyika … … 11,039 30,944 — — Kenya … … 6,887 18,804 6,702 17,640 Irish Republic … … — — 299 766 Netherlands … … 1 4 — — Total … … 378,173 1,067,687 370,576 941,791
A.C.C. 4 Q.A.R.A.N.C. 10 W.R.A.C. 13 *Lancastrian Brigade 10 Home Counties Brigade 7 East Anglian Brigade 6 Mercian Brigade 6 Forester Brigade 4 Yorkshire Brigade 4 Fusilier Brigade 4 Light Infantry Brigade 3 Wessex Brigade 4 Green Jackets Brigade 2 A recruiting team is at present visiting Fiji.