§ Mr. Taverneasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies if he will state, for the three latest years for which 37W figures are available, the exports of Bechuanaland, Basutoland and Swaziland, by commodity and by destination for each commodity.
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BECHUANALAND: EXPORTS BY COMMODITY AND DESTINATION Commodity Year Total Quantity Total Value Destination Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland Republic of South Africa Others £s'000 Sterling Per cent. Per cent. Per cent. Sorghum (000 bags of 200 lb.) 1960 0.23 0.35 — 100 — 1961 179 268 — 100 — 1962 8.7 19.6 — 100 — Citrus ('000 packets of 37 lb.) 1960 15.0 7.3 89 11 — 1961 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. 1962 15.0 7.4 89 11 — Beans and Pulses ('000 bags of 200 lb.) 1960 5.7 11.5 — 100 — 1961 68.1 170 — 100 — 1962 1.3 6.4 — 100 — Groundnuts ('000 bags of 200 lb.) 1960 2.2 10.2 — 100 — 1961 33.4 157 — 100 — 1962 5.8 29.2 — 100 — Wheat ('000 bags of 200 lb.) 1960 1.2 3.0 — 100 — 1961 2.4 5.9 — 100 — 1962 0.17 0.43 — 100 — Millet ('000 bags of 200 lb.) 1960 0.08 0.11 1 99 — 1961 6.1 9.2 — 100 — 1962 0.28 0.41 — 100 — Sunflower Seed ('000 bags of 200 lb.) 1960 0.77 1.6 — 100 — 1961 2.7 4.1 — 100 — 1962 3.7 3.7 — 100 — Cotton (bales) 1960 — — — — — 1961 143 2.1 — 100 — 1962 — — — — — Timber (short tons) 1960 400 1.8 100 — — 1961 — — — — — 1962 — — — — — Flower Bulbs (tons) 1960 80 3.0 — 100 — 1961 — — — — — 1962 — — — — — Butter ('000 lb.) 1960 137 21.8 — 100 — 1961 350 61.3 — 100 — 1962 59.1 7.7 — 100 — Butter Fat ('000 lb.) 1960 154 23.5 — 6 94 1961 406 60.7 — 45 55 1962 360 48.2 — 51 49 Cattle, live ('000 head) 1960 7.9 151 100 — — 1961 12.7 236 100 — — 1962 18.8 315 100 — — Cattle Carcasses ('000 lb.) 1960 36,018 1,578 — 41 59 1961 36,813 1,658 — 22 78 1962 44,301 2,046 15 48 37
§ Mr. Fisher,pursuant to his reply [OFFICIAL REPORT, 9th December, 1963; Vol. 686, c. 43]. supplied the following information.
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Commodity Year Total Quantity Total Value Destination Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland Republic of South Africa Others £s'000 Sterling Per cent. Per cent. Per cent. Sheep and Goats 1960 2,612 9.5 8 92 — 1961 300 0.60 100 — — 1962 64 0.15 100 — — Pigs 1960 1,282 9.2 100 — — 1961 922 8.2 100 — — 1962 436 2.9 100 — — Poultry 1960 5,431 1.5 — 100 — 1961 815 0.21 — 100 — 1962 7,938 1.9 — 100 — Hides ('000 lb.) 1960 1,382 93.7 14 35 51 1961 7,028 276 2 60 38 1962 6,236 262 9 13 78 Skins, Sheep and Goats ('000 pieces) 1960 40.7 10.7 2 74 24 1961 119.0 10.2 — 92 8 1962 39.8 10.2 80 7 13 Skins and Karosses, Wild Animals ('000 pieces) 1960 0.16 1.4 1 81 18 1961 48.4 43.5 9 77 14 1962 26.2 25.9 25 61 14 Miscellaneous Animal Products 1960 n.a. 64.4 12 79 9 1961 n.a. 35.7 — 99 1 1962 n.a. 42.1 26 74 — Abattoir By-products 1960 n.a. 469 1 87 12 1961 n.a. 139 1 91 8 1962 n.a. 169 30 49 21 Bones ('000 lb.) 1960 154 0.77 — — 100 1961 — — — — — 1962 — — — — — Gold (oz.) 1960 203 2.5 100 — — 1961 261 3.2 100 — — 1962 288 3.5 100 — — Silver (oz.) 1960 25 0.01 100 — — 1961 39 0.01 100 — — 1962 33 0.01 100 — — Asbestos ('000 short tons) 1960 1.8 132 — 100 — 1961 1.9 161 — 10 90 1962 1.9 136 n.a. n.a. n.a. Manganese ('000 short tons) 1960 14.2 70.8 — 100 — 1961 24.8 144 — 4 96 1962 25.7 82.3 — 100 — Bonemeal 1960 — — — — — 1961 n.a. 19.6 — 100 — 1962 — — — — — n.a. = not available. — = nil or negligible.
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BASUTOLAND, EXPORTS BY QUANTITY, VALUE AND DESTINATION Commodity Year Total Quantity Total Value £'s '000 Sterling Destination Wheat and Flour ('000 bags of 200 lb.). 1960 39.3 n.a. Republic of South Africa and Overseas 1961 25.7 n.a. 1962 22.8 n.a. Sorghum (000 bags of 200 lb.) 1960 5.8 7.6 1961 1.6 3.7 1962 1.3 1.3 Peas and Beans ('000 bags of 200 lb.) 1960 13.1 52.5 1961 5.7 25.8 1962 7.4 30.8 Cattle ('000) 1960 10.4 186.8 1961 8.5 105.3 1962 8.8 185.4 Horses and Mules 1960 34 0.37 1961 33 0.35 1962 88 0.97 Sheep and Goats ('000) 1960 3.2 7.9 1961 2.1 6.9 1962 1.4 4.8 Wool ('000 lb.) 1960 6,786 731.5 1961 7,356 804.7 1962 8,523 869.4 Mohair ('000 lb.) 1960 1,181 329.4 1961 1,266 354.3 1962 1,512 357.3 Hides ('000 units) 1960 30.1 24.0 1961 11.7 12.0 1962 13.2 3.2 Skins ('000 units) 1960 67.6 21.5 1961 80.6 22.6 1962 36.6 1.7 Bones ('000 lb.) 1960 578 n.a. 1961 720 n.a. 1962 539 n.a. Symbols: n.a. = not available. — = nil or negligibe.
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SWAZILAND. EXPORTS BY COMMODITY AND DESTINATION Commodity Year Total quantity Total value £'000 Sterling Destination U.K. Fedn. Rhodesia and Nyasaland Republic of South Africa Others per cent. per cent. per cent. per cent. Sugar ('000 short tons) 1960 36.5 1,780.0 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. 1961 58.6 1,844.0 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. 1962 62.0 2,991.0 — 21 69 10 Canned Fruit. Mainly Pineapples ('000 short tons). 1960 1.6 126.5 96 — 2 2 1961 1.6 114.5 64 — 29 7 1962 3.9 169.5 68 7 17 8 Seed Cotton ('000 short tons) 1960 4.2 267.0 — — 100 — 1961 5.3 359.5 — — 100 — 1962 3.0 206.5 — — 100 — Rice. Paddy ('000 short tons) 1960 4.2 162.5 — — 100 — 1961 4.0 195.0 — — 100 — 1962 3.9 305.0 — — 100 — Citrus ('000 short tons) 1960 0.82 34.0 Marketed on instructions received from the South Africa Citrus Exchange which sells mainly to the U.K. and Europe. Market recently extended to Canada. 1961 2.9 55.0 1962 4.3 103.5 Bananas ('000 crates of 100 lb.) 1960 32.2 30.5 — — 100 — 1961 11.1 36.0 — — 100 — 1962 2.1 28.5 — — 100 — Tobacco ('000 lb.) 1960 959 49.0 — — 100 — 1961 435 24.0 — — 100 — 1962 634 34.0 — — 100 — Cattle for slaughter ('000 head) 1960 17.1 514.0 — — 100 — 1961 21.1 633.5 — — 100 — 1962 21.2 636.5 — — 100 — Hides and Skins ('000 pieces) 1960 61.0 32.5 — — 100 — 1961 68.2 37.0 — — 100 — 1962 56.0 35.0 — — 100 — Asbestos ('000 short tons) 1960 32.0 2,787.0 70 — 22 8 1961 30.8 2,535.0 72 — 19 9 1962 32.8 2,470.0 69 — 20 11 Gold ('000 fine oz.) 1960 0.81 10.0 — — 100 — 1961 1.3 17.0 — — 100 — 1962 2.2 27.5 — — 100 — Timber and Timber Products:— Planed and Sawn Timber ('000 cu. ft.) 1960 168 600.0 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. Raw and Veneered Particle Board ('000 sq.ft.) 1960 3,228 Door Styles and Doars ('000 units) 1960 698 Wattle Bark ('000 short tons) 1960 7.3 Planed and Sawn Timber ('000 cu. Ft.) 1961 363 329.7 19 26 39 16 Raw and Veneered Particle Board ('000 sq. ft.) 1961 4,886 Door Styles and Doors ('000 units) 1961 726 Wattle Bark ('000 short tons) 1961 1.4
Commodity Year Total quantity Total value £'000 Sterling U.K. Destination Fedn. Rhodesia and Nyasaland Republic of South Africa Others per cent. per cent. per cent. per cent. Planed and Sawn Timber ('000 cu. Ft.) 1962 1,472 420.0 7 1 18 74 Raw and Veneered Particle Board ('000 sq.ft.) 1962 2,427 Door Styles and Doors ('000 units) 1962 n.a. Wattle Bark ('000 short tons) 1962 2.5 Butter and Butter Products:— Butter Fat ('000 lbs.) 1960 30.8 65.0 — — 100 — Butter ("000 lbs.) 1960 427 Butter Fat ('000 lbs.) 1961 33.0 55.0 — — 100 — Butter (000 lbs.) 1961 387 Butter Fat ('000 lbs.) 1962 27.1 32.5 — — 100 — Butter ('000 lbs.) 1962 239 Symbols: n.a. = not available — = nil or negligible.