Vice-Admiral Taylorasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what was the world price of sugar for the year preceding the international conference, for the year following the conference, and at the present time, respectively, and what price is regarded as necessary to ensure reasonable wages and prosperity for the sugar industry in the West Indian Colonies?
Mr. M. MacDonaldThe answers to the first three parts of the question are 5s. 2d., 6s. and 5s. 6d. per cwt. respectively. With regard to the fourth part, it is not possible to give any precise figure, for this must vary from place to place according to differing conditions.