HC Deb 29 July 1926 vol 198 cc2340-3W
Mr. J. WILLIAMS

asked the President of the Board of Trade the total import, quantities and values of tobacco in Great Britain in 1900, 1913 and 1925; the import of tobacco from the United States in the same years; the import of tobacco from the Empire in the same years and the chief sources of supply; and the acreage and production of tobacco in the British Empire in 1913?

Mr. A. M. SAMUEL

The following statement gives the in formation as far as the particulars are available:

(A). IMPORTS OF TOBACCO INTO THE UNITED KINGDOM.
Description and Source of Supply. Quantity Imported. Declared Value thereof.
1900. 1913. 1925. 1900. 1913. 1925.
1,000 lbs. 1,000 lbs. 1,000 lbs. 1,000 £. 1,000 £. 1,000 £.
Total Imports of Tobacco:
(a) Unmanufactured 98,348 162,366 188,981 2,935 6,709 15,477
(b) Manufactured 6,362 3,588 1,857 1,865 1,323 1,566
Total 104,710 165,954 190,838 4,800 8,032 17,043
Of which—
(a) Unmanufactured Tobacco.
Imported from:
United States 88,805 142,043 162,719 2,477 5,658 13,431
British Empire Overseas:
Of which—
Irish Free State — — 261 — — 19
Nyasaland * 1,902 7,070 * 55 490
Rhodesia * 163 1,031 * 4 86
Union of South Africa * 45 24 * 2 2
British India — 7 7,785 — 0.2 310
British North Borneo * 42 830 * 2 156
Canada 29 42 1,859 1 2 143
British West Indies 12 42 13 1 2 1
Australia 181 42 48 5 2 4
Other Parts 7 42 48 1 2 4
Total British Empire Overseas. 229 2,159 18,921 8 63 1,211
(b) Manufactured Tobacco.
Imported from:
United States 4,693 1,162 598 1,367 60 64
British Empire Overseas:
Of which—
Irish Free State — — 126 — — 0.4
Channel Islands 15 12 1 8 7 0.4
Gibraltar 1 26 1 0.1 2 0.3
Malta and Gozo 3 7 3 1 2 0.9
Cyprus * 7 3 * 2 0.5
Union of South Africa 1 16 13 1 2 3
British India 135 116 71 29 24 18
British West Indies 5 11 10 4 7 8
Canada 5 3 3 1 1 1
Hong Kong 107 13 18 16 4 6
Ceylon 91 13 18 17 4 6
Other Parts 18 13 18 6 4 6
Total British Empire Overseas. 381 211 249 83 51 38
* Not separately recorded in this year.

The particulars for 1900 relate to the countries whence the goods were shipped, and those for 1913 and 1925 to the countries whence the goods were consigned to the United Kingdom.

The particulars for 1900 and 1913 relate to imports into the British Isles as 11 whole, those for 1925 into Great Britain and Northern Ireland only.

(B) ACREAGE AND PRODUCTION OF TOBACCO IN THE BRITISH EMPIRE, 1913.
The aggregate production of tobacco in the British Empire cannot be stated for any year. The following statement gives the available information for 1913.
Country. Area under Tobacco in 1913. Production of Tobacco in 1913.
Acres. Lbs.
United Kingdom (1913-14) … No returns. 38,735
British India (excluding Native States) 1913-14 … 1,001,710 No returns
Ceylon … 12,968 No returns
Mauritius … 15 14,475
British North Borneo … 1,900 1,840,000
(approximate) (approximate)
Australia (1913–14) … 3,007 2,827,552
Papua … 65 20,000
Fiji … 114 81,312
Union of South Africa … 20,000 15,000,000
(approximate) (approximate)
Southern Rhodesia … 5,000 3,000,000
Nyasaland (1913–14) … 9,534* 3,841,600*
Canada … 11,000 12,500,000
Jamaica (1913–14) … 1,144 No returns
* European cultivation only.