§ Mr. SCURRasked the Under-Secretary of State for India the amount and value of the opium exports of India for the last five years and how these exports were distributed to various countries?
§ Earl WINTERTONThe following is statement of the number of chests exported from India to various countries during the years 1919–23. Figures for 1924 are, not at present available:
Destination. 1919. 1920. 1921. 1922. 1923. Singapore 4,155 3,090 3,010 1,820 2,100 Hongkong 1,009 180 120 150 240 Colombo 50 60 70 60 30 Batavia 2,000 2,900 2,300 1,800 900 Sydney 1 — — — — London 1,700 100 — — — Kobe 1,150 900 150 50 150 Bangkok 1,700 1,700 1,700 1,650 1,600 Saigon 1,920 950 1,655 1,700 2,975 Mauritius — 35 — — — Macao — 531 440 500 240 Yokohama 20 — — — — Sarawak — — — 55 125 British North Borneo. 226 176 240 60 84 Busbire — — 85 283 100 Total 13,931 10,022 9,770 8,128 8,544 The total value of the opium exported from India during the above five years is as follows. Particulars of the value of the opium exported to each individual country are not available:
Total Value. Year. Rs. 1919 3,42,16,390 1920 3,28,35,830 1921 3,16,30,584 1922 2,96,36,088 1923 3,44,12,829