§ Mr. RUPERT GWYNNEasked the President of the Board of Trade what was the total amount of tea exported from China and India, respectively, during the years 1890 to 1897 and the years 1908 to 1911, inclusive?
Mr. BUXTONThe following statement, in which the figures for Ceylon have also been included, gives desired:—
British India.* Years. By Sea.† By Land. Ceylon. China.‡ Lbs. Lbs. Lbs. Lbs. 1890 … … 107,014,993 1,004,640 45,799,519 222,052,800 1891 … … 120,149,407 1,198,624 67,718,371 233,337,867 1892 … … 114,722,447 887,824 72,279,985 216,357,467 1893 … … 126,832,475 984,704 82,269,353 242,777,467 1894 … … 129,099,310 796,208 85,376,323 248,308,267 1895 … … 137,710,205 1,201,312 98,581,061 248,757,333 1896 … … 148,908,461 1,512,784 110,095,194 228,378,800 1897 … … 151,451,817 886,704 114,466,318 204,287,733 1908 … … 235,843,908 1,117,648 179,398,312 210,151,467 1909 … … 251,362,787 1,108,128 192,886,545 199,792,400 1910 … … 256,524,351 2,046,128 182,070,094 208,106,667 1911 … … 262,740,158 2,653,392 186,594,055 195,040,400 * The figures relate to the twelve months ended 31st March of the years following those stated. † Including "tea waste for the manufacture of caffeine"—which amounted to 1,961,940 lbs. in 1911. ‡Including brick and tablet tea. The above figures unavoidably include a certain amount of tea originally imported from elsewhere and subsequently again exported. The particulars for 1911 are known to include 3,212,800 lbs. of imported tea re-exported without further manipulation and 10,644,133 lbs. of imported tea (mainly dust) used for blending with China teas and exported in the form of brick and tablet tea.