§ Viscount SANDONasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he can now give the figures for the Straits Settlements as to the nationality
1927. — Total imported. Percentage. Total banned. Percentage of imports banned. Per cent. Per cent. American … … 4,000,700 72 547,000 12 Chinese … … 1,044,700 18.8 183,300 17 English … … 289,000 5.2 15,300 5.3* German … … 161,100 2.9 21,700 12 Other origin … … 61,200 1.1 21,600 33 5,556,700 788,900 1928 (5 months). American … … 1,692,000 67.5 219,400 12 Chinese … … 611,000 24.4 92,400 15 English … … 65,400 2.4 15,700 25† German … … 101,700 4.3 5,100 5 Other origin … … 33,600 1.4 — — 2,503,700 332,600 * Eliminate 155,600 feet English Topicals and percentage banned is 11 per cent. † English Topical is only 5,100 feet this year.