§ Mr. PETOasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he can state the imports of cocoa, raw, and cocoa and chocolate ground or prepared, or, if so, classified, of cocoa paste or chocolate into Great Britain for the years 1875, 1876, 1877, 1878, 1879, and 1880?
§ Mr. LLOYD GEORGEThe imports are as follows:—
Years. Cocoa, Raw. Cocoa Paste or Chocolate. Lbs. Lbs. 1875 … 15,873,624 115,617 1876 … 20,443,591 100,902 1877 … 17,056,364 121,942 1878 … 18,021,626 135,832 1879 … 26,155,788 682,226 1880 … 23,511,101 895,795 NOTE.—The heading of cocoa paste or chocolate was changed in 1879 to cocoa or chocolate, ground, prepared, or in any way manufactured.
§ Mr. PETOasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer the quantity in pounds weight of the imports into Great Britain for the year ending 31st March, 1911, of cocoa, raw, cocoa husks and shells, cocoa or chocolate, ground, prepared, or in any way manufactured, cocoa butter, and confectionery containing chocolate; the amount of revenue collected on all these articles stated separately, and, in the case of the last item, the net amount of duty collected on the cocoa contents of the confectionery; and the quantity in pounds 2103W weight of any of the above items re-exported in the same year?
§ Mr. LLOYD GEORGEThe following tables show (1) the imports into and re-exports from Great Britain of cocoa, raw, cocoa husks and shells, cocoa prepared, cocoa butter, and confectionery containing chocolate; (2) the exports of British manufactured cocoa and confectionery containing chocolate during the year ended 31st December, 1910; and (3) the Revenue received on these articles during the financial year ended 31st March, 1911.
(1) —— Imports Re-exports. Year ended 31st December, 1910. Year ended 31st December, 1910. Lbs. Lbs. Cocoa Raw 70,650,300 14,624,688 Cocoa, Husks and Shells 351,008 896 Cocoa, or Chocolate, ground, prepared, or in any way manufactured 14,868,670 628,843 Cocoa Butter 715,578 44,199 Confectionery containing Chocolate 1,630,586 16,570 (2.)
Exports of cocoa and chocolate, and confectionery containing chocolate, prepared in Great Britain, during the year ended 31st December, 1910.
Lbs. Cocoa or Chocolate, ground, prepared, or in any way manufactured 3,541,982 Cocoa or Chocolate, ground, or prepared in bond 34,628 Confectionery containing Chocolate 9,239,216 (3)
Net revenue received during the financial year 1910–11.
£ Cocoa Raw 214,647 Cocoa Husks and Shells 328 Cocoa or Chocolate, ground, prepared or in any way manufactured 118,513 Cocoa Butter 3,300 *Confectionery containing Chocolate 10,094 * The amount of revenue received in respect of the cocoa contained in chocolate confectionery was, during the financial year 1910–11, £8,112.