HC Deb 28 November 1950 vol 481 c127W
85. Sir R. Glyn

asked the President of the Board of Trade what is the distribution of British produced newsprint exported during 1950; and what is the anticipated distribution of the 100,000 tons fixed as the quota for 1951.

Mr. Bottomley

As regards the second part of the hon. Member's Question, I would refer him to the answer given to the hon. Member for Dumfries (Mr. N. Macpherson) on 13th November. The distribution of the newsprint so far licensed for export in 1950 is as follows:

Australia, 76,581 tons; New Zealand, 8,991 tons; South Africa, 7,283 tons; Colonies, 4,236 tons; Ceylon, 1,500 tons; Southern Rhodesia, 750 tons; Irish Republic, 350 tons; Miscellaneous markets, 117 tons.