§ Sir EDGAR JONESasked the Food Controller whether he can State the tonnage and value of the imports of sugar from Java during each year from 1913 to 1919; what tonnage is expected in this year; and why the imports were so low last year?
Mr. ROBERTSThe particulars in question are as follows:
— Quantity. Value. Refined. Unrefined. Total. Refined. Unrefined. Total. Tons. Tons. Tons. £ £ £ 1913 … — 99 99 — 1,377 1,377 1914 … 113,833 291,383 405,216 2,748,544 6,064,101 8,812,655 1915 … 105,117 293,596 398,713 2,622,674 5,801,411 8,424,085 1916 … 94,615 281,676 376,291 3,079,703 6,880,540 9,960,243 1917 … 71,841 270,702 342,543 2,629,813 6,757,295 9,387,108 1918 … 518 185,111 185,629 21,999 4,795,420 4,817,419 1919 … 3,526 6,907 10,433 135,754 168,015 303,769 (Jan. and Feb.) It is not possible to state the tonnage of sugar exported from Java during the present year. The small importations during 1918 were due to shortage of tonnage.