§ Mr. Stokesasked the Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he accepts the total domestic tin assessments in Malaya, as allocated by the assessment committee appointed by the Government of the Federated Malay States, as representing the productive capacity of Malaya; and, if so, whether he will give instructions to the Malayan Government to use those figures in future when considering standard tonnages?
§ Mr. George HallMy Noble Friend is advised that these assessments are the best estimate that can be formed locally as to the productive capacity of the territory, but they are, of course, merely estimates. These assessments are in continuous use for the purpose of translating into domestic quotas the international quotas fixed from time to time by the International Tin Committee.