§ Sir G. Jeffreysasked the Secretary of State for India what is the present position as regards the planting in India of cinchona for the production of quinine; and whether the supply of Indian-produced quinine is now equal to the demand.
§ Mr. AmeryBefore the war 4,500 acres were planted with cinchona and India produced 40 per cent. of her quinine requirements. It is hoped that by next year about 8,000 acres will be under cinchona and extraction from some of the additional areas will begin by the end of 1945. The supply of quinine is not equal to the demand, but abundant supplies of synthetic anti-malarial drugs are available and these are reaching India in large quantities.