§ Mr. Wootton-Daviesasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of War Transport the comparative costs of freight and insurance in June, 1939, and January, 1944 of palm oil in casks and in bulk from Lagos, French West Africa and the Belgian Congo.
§ Mr. Noel-BakerThe freight and insurance cost for palm oil in casks was about 34s. a ton from West Africa in June, 1939. In bulk it was about 25s. from Lagos and French West Africa, and about 26s. from Belgian Congo. The freight and insurance cost to the importer in this country in January, 1994, was about 110s. 6d. a ton from Lagos and French West Africa, and 115s. 6d. a ton from Belgian Congo.