§ Major GLYNasked the Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies the total value of the imports from this country, from the rest of the British Empire, and from foreign countries, respectively, which entered the various Colonies and Protectorates during 1927 and 1928?
§ Dr. SHIELSThe figures for which the hon. and gallant Member asks are given in the following Table: 43W
RETURN showing Imports of Merchandise into the undermentioned Colonies and Protectorates during 1927 and 1928, distinguishing Imports from United Kingdom, from British Overseas Dominions and Protectorates and from Foreign Countries. Colony, etc. 1927. 1928. From United Kingdom. (1) From the rest of the British Empire (including India). (2) From Foreign Countries. (3) Total. From United Kingdom. (1) From the rest of the British Empire (including India). (2) From Foreign Countries. (3) Total. Thous. £ Thous. £ Thous. £ Thous. £ Thous. £ Thous. £ Thous. £ Thous. £ Kenya Colony and Protectorate and Uganda Protectorate. 3,801 1,987 2,811 8,599 4,485 2,425 3,327 10,237 Northern Rhodesia 942 552 494 1,988 1,091 692 615 2,398 Nyasaland Protectorate 433 211 320 964 376 176 355 907 Somaliland Protectorate 1 388 27 416 3 548 68 619 Zanzibar Protectorate 318 939 513 1,770 305 716 526 1,547 Gambia 385 112 417 914 484 128 523 1,135 Gold Coast 7,724 776 5,042 13,542 5,775 507 5,173 11,455 Nigeria 10,694 652 3,747 15,093 11,647 216 4,241 16,104 Sierra Leone 1,208 80 703 1,991 1,074 50 726 1,850 Cyprus 406 300 880 1,586 462 345 1,033 1,840 Malta 1,109 340 2,816 4,285 1,143 331 2,507 3,997 Ceylon 6,659 15,913 7,886 30,458 6,715 14,613 8,681 30,009 Mauritius 997 1,957 1,239 4,204 860 1,943 964 3,776 Seychelles 38 57 40 135 34 55 34 123 Fiji 317 756 143 1,216 405 664 186 1,455 Western Pacific:— Gilbert and Ellice Islands — — — 113 — — — 150 British Solomon Islands Protectorate. 32 170 63 265 Figures not available. Tonga 22 124 12 158 35 146 24 205 St. Helena 37 9 4 50 40 7 2 49 Hong Kong Figures not available. Figures not available. British Malaya 15,471 22,690 77,407 117,201 16,205 19,634 64,475 101,225 State of North Borneo — — — 1,045 80 632 271 983 Sarawak — — — 2,629 — — — 2,490 Brunei — — — 159 — — — 159 Bahamas 438 434 913 18,43 402 486 882 1,829 Barbados 764 860 654 2,278 827 887 624 2,338 Jamaica 1,656 1,624 2,432 5,997 1,853 1,796 2,438 6,374 Turks and Caicos Islands 5 7 36 48 5 4 33 42 Cayman Islands 2 14 22 41 2 14 20 39 Leeward Islands 282 305 259 846 — — — 838 Trinidad and Tobago 1,574 1,335 2,051 5,073 1,796 1,382 1,918 5,253 Windward Islands:— Grenada 126 168 102 396 159 165 101 425 Saint Lucia 68 63 92 229 93 67 74 242 Saint Vincent 56 64 46 172 62 73 55 192 Bermuda 437 296 799 1,532 472 370 745 1,587 British Guiana 1,264 687 519 2,470 1,360 670 439 2,469 British Honduras 142 144 639 925 172 176 568 916 Falkland Islands 468 48 254 770 — — — 581 57,876 54,062 113,382 231,401 58,422 50,118 101,628 215,838 NOTES.—(1) The "Total" figures in some cases include in addition to the imports allocated under columns (1), (2) and (3) imports of which the country of origin is not indicated in the trade returns of the Colonies concerned. (2) In the above tables the word "imports," includes goods imported for re-export, the quantities of which in some cases (e.g., Malaya) are considerable.