HC Deb 02 December 1936 vol 318 c1269W
Mr. C. WILSON

asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he can state the amount of intoxicating liquor per head of the population imported into Palestine during each of the last five

TABLE I.
Commodity 1931. 1932. 1933. 1934. 1935.
Litres. Litres. Litres. Litres. Litres.
Wines 43,700 50,392 40,855 26,993 65,305
Spirits 43,788 57,072 68,763 54,710 78,296
Beer 830,119 839,318 1,041,859 1,527,236 2,588,357
Total 917,607 946,782 1,151,477 1,608,939 2,731,958

TABLE II.
Principal Importing Countries 1931. 1932. 1933. 1934. 1935.
Litres Litres. Litres. Litres Litres
United Kingdom 228,534 276,725 381,351 359,059 422,566
Austria 41,272 127,080 145,712 108,918 68,694
Egypt 113,205 62,341 28,096 70,746 13,952
France 12,543 17,179 15,303 15,440 26,004
Germany 345,180 361,634 177,748 117,961 139,600
Holland 30,832 18,669 41,586 226,993 259,592
Italy 79,627 59,018 135,247 109,847 87,526
Syria 1,497 7,422 36,987 226,067 1,515,066
Other 64,917 16,714 189,447 373,968 198,958
Total 917,607 946,782 1,151,477 1,608,939 2,731,958
Persons. Persons Persons Persons Persons
Population 1,035,154 1,052,872 1,104,884 1,171,158 1,194,529
Litres. Litres. Litres. Litres. Litres.
Amount per head .9 .9 1.0 1.4 2.1