§ 71. Lady Tweedsmuirasked the President of the Board of Trade what quantities of worked and partly-worked granite were imported from India and Africa during the last three years.
§ Sir D. EcclesImports of granite, wholly or mainly manufactured, from India and South Africa in the three years 1955–57 were 2,282 tons and 973 tons respectively. Imports from other African countries were negligible.
The following are the figures:
UNITED KINGDOM IMPORTS OF GRANITE, WHOLLY OR MAINLY MANUFACTURED — 1955 1956 1957 India 522 497 1,263 Union of South Africa 98 308 567