HC Deb 26 April 1944 vol 399 cc792-3W
Sir J. Wardlaw-Milne

asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what was the production of rubber in Ceylon in 1943; and how it compared with that of the previous war years.

Colonel Stanley

I regret that it would not be in the public interest to disclose figures of rubber production in Ceylon, but I am glad to be able to state that, in face of many and serious difficulties, Ceylon produced in 1943 more rubber than in any previous year.