§ Mr. DARBISHIREasked the President of the Board of Trade what were the exports of plantation rubber in tons from the Dutch East Indies for the quarter ending 31st March last, and for the corresponding period of 1922?
§ Lieut.-Colonel BUCKLEYComplete particulars of the exports of plantation rubber from the Netherlands East Indies for the three months ended March last are not available. The exports from Java during the three months ended 31st March last are reported as amounting to approximately 8,500 tons, and those from the East Coast of Sumatra for the three months ended 28th February to approximately 11,000 tons. The corresponding figures for a year earlier were 7,000 tons and 10,000 tons respectively.