§ Mr. PERKINSasked the Minister of Agriculture whether he will state the amount of tobacco grown in this country during 1931 and the approximate number of people employed in this industry?
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§ Sir J. GILMOURThe total amount of tobacco produced from laud in respect of which a licence was issued to grow tobacco in 1931 was approximately 14,000 lbs. I regret that I have no information as to the number of persons engaged in preparing this crop.