§ Viscount WOLMERasked the Minister of Agriculture the total amounts of black currants grown in England for the years 1921 to 1932, inclusive?
§ Major ELLIOT:I regret I am unable to give estimates of the production of black currants for years prior to 1926. The estimated total production in England and Wales for each year from 1926 to 1931 is shown in the following table. The figures for 1932 are not yet available.
The estimated acreage and total production o black currants in England and Wales in each of the years, 1926–1931. — Estimated acreage. Estimated production. Acres. Cwt. 1926 … … 12,600 177,000 1927 … … 13,900 212,000 1928 … … 13,600 210,000 1929 … … 13,700 254,000 1930 … … 13,400 260,000 1931 … … 11,400 231,000
§ Viscount WOLMERasked the Secretary of State for Scotland the total amounts of black currants grown in Scotland for the years 1921 to 1932, inclusive?
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§ Sir G. COLLINS:I regret that the information desired by my Noble Friend is available only in respect of the years of the quinquennial Census of Agricultural Production in 1925 and 1930. In these years the total estimated production of black currants in Scotland was 1,570 cwt. (from 310 acres) and 7,230 cwt. (from 623 acres) respectively.
§ Viscount WOLMERasked the President of the Board of Trade the total amount of black currants and blackcurrant pulp imported into this country from 1921 to 1932, inclusive?
§ Dr. BURGIN:The information desired is not available, as particulars of the imports into the United Kingdom of black currants and black-currant pulp were not separately recorded prior to the year 1932. During the first 11 months of this year imports of black currants and blackcurrant pulp, preserved without sugar, other than canned or bottled, have amounted to 72,325 cwts.