§ Mr. DAYasked the Under Secretary of State for India, the number of pounds of opium which were exported from India, including medical opium sent to this Country, during the year 1928; and the net opium revenue of the government of India for this period.
§ Earl WINTERTONThe quantity of medical opium exported from India to the United Kingdom in 1928 was 71,200 pounds. The latest figures available for exports of provision opium are those for 1927, and are given below. As the hon. Member no doubt knows, these exports are being progressively diminished by 10 per cent. per annum.1892W
Countries of destination. 1927. lbs. Straits Settlements 319,200 Netherlands East Indies 151,900 Siam 219,100 British North Borneo 9,100 Ceylon 4,900 Hong Kong 30,800 French Indo-China 277,480 Sarawak 13,720 1,026,200 The revised estimate of the net opium revenue of the Government of India for the financial year 1928–29 was Rs.2,88,04,000.