§ Mr. J. Hudsonasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what amounts of beer, spirits, or other intoxicating beverage were imported into each of the West African Colonies, Nigeria, the Gold Coast, Sierra Leone and Gambia for the years 1938 and 1948.
Mr. Creech JonesThe information asked for is as follows:
IMPORTS OF BEER, SPIRITS, ETC., INTO WEST AFRICA 1938 1948 Thous. Galls. £ Thous. Galls. £ NIGERIA Beer, Ale, Stout and Porter 471 72,097 1,109 381,425 Cider and Perry 1 250 n.s.e. Spirits 106 80,111 76 121,706 Wine 34 16,568 22 33,746 GOLD COAST Beer, Ale, Stout and Porter 613 88,095 722 269,041 Cider and Perry 2 499 * 252 Spirits 108 91,669 132 200,141 Wine 36 13,931 88 73,535 SIERRA LEONE Beer, Ale, Stout and Porter 153 28,124 183 69,853 Cider and Perry 1 170 n.s.e. Spirits 11 11,194 23 37,201 Wine 49 11,472 92 45,672 GAMBIA Year 1947 Beer, Ale, Stout and Porter 16 2,733 24 9,739 Cider and Perry n.s.e. n.s.e. Spirits 3 2,538 4 5,394 Wine 21 2,492 9 7,830 NOTE.—* Less than 500 gallons. n.s.e.—Not separately enumerated. 1948—Information in respect of— Nigeria is estimated from returns for Jan./Nov. Gold Coast is estimated from returns for Jan./Aug. Sierra Leone is estimated from returns for Jan./Oct.