Dáil Éireann debate -
Wednesday, 25 Oct 1972

Vol. 263 No. 1

Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Trade with Portuguese Territories.

73.

Mr. Desmond

asked the Taoiseach if he will indicate for each of the past five years the quantity and value of imports and exports by product category, in respect of the Portuguese territories of Mozambique, Angola and Guinea-Bissao.

Mr. Andrews

With the permission of the Ceann Comhairle, I propose to circulate in the Official Report a statement showing the data requested in so far as they are available.

Following is the statement:

IMPORTS FROM MOZAMBIQUE IN THE YEARS 1967 TO 1971

Description	Unit of Quantity	Quantity	Value (£)
1967	1968	1969	1970	1971	1967	1968	1969	1970	1971
Oranges	cwt.	63	220	—	—	244	260	600	—	—	1,300
Grapefruit	,,	—	—	1,581	438—	—	—	—	7,035	2,106
Lemons	,,	—	—	—	—	233	—	—	—	—	1,200
Coconuts, brazil and cashew nuts	,,	—	—	—	—	134	—	—	—	—	2,902
Other edible nuts	,,	—	—	—	6,760	4,138	—	—	—	17,269	10,690
Fruit, not in syrup, tinned	,,	—	—	—	—	90	—	—	—	—	423
Fruit in syrup, tinned	,,	—	—	—	428	—	—	—	—	2,926
Fresh or chilled vegetables	,,	—	2	—	—	—	—	22	—	—
Tea	,,	1,605	4,575	3,427	10,531	21,513	16,549	84,087	50,832	165,607	350,999
Pepper and pimento	,,	—	—	—	—	2	—	—	—	—	34
Other spices	,,	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2
Pollard	,,	—	14,400	—	—	—	—	17,510	—	—
Cotton seed cake and meal	,,	26,624	75,577	27,873	4,922	32,545	44,893	136,877	51,472	9,230	68,413
Groundnut,,,,,,	,,	—	—	—	—	6,900	—	—	—	—	17,269
Linseed ,, ,, ,,	,,	—	3,000	—	—	—	—	5,810	—	—
Tobacco, unmanufactured, stripped or stemmed	lb.	—	—	74,236	118,515	73,703	—	—	24,323	40,196	16,867
Oil seeds—cotton seed	cwt.	—	—	15,715	—	—	—	—	27,658	—
Poles, piling posts and other wood in the round	standard	15	—	—	2	—	2,124	—	—	381
Non-conifer lumber, sawn, etc.	,,	46	37	12	30	—	6,217	5,756	1,882	6,242
,,,,,, planed, etc.	,,	1	5	6	—	—	261	2,018	711	—
Sulphate wood pulp	cwt.	—	—	1,998	—	—	—	—	4,598	—
Cotton, raw	,,	—	2,845	3,436	—	—	—	32,143	37,833	—
Building and monumental stone other than slate	,,	—	801	3,635	—	—	—	589	4,267	—
Asbestos (including raw fibre)	,,	—	4,400	—	16,833	—	—	14,438	—	83,250
Other crude non-metallic minerals	,,	5,231	11,280	8,135	28,390	12,188	4,208	10,611	7,837	27,695	16,941
Ores and concentrates of non-ferrous base metals	ton	13,806	17,721	—	—	—	98,339	130,915	—	—
Gum arabic and other gums	cwt.	—	2	—	—	—	—	28	—	—
Dyeing extracts	,,	9	—	—	—	—	56	—	—	—
Leather	sq.ft.	—	—	366	—	—	—	—	2,453	—
Prefabricated buildings	cwt.	—	—	56	—	—	—	—	231	—
Steel bars, rods and rounds	ton	—	—	—	213	412	—	—	—	14,166	27,756
Zinc and alloys, unwrought	cwt.	—	—	800	—	—	—	—	4,775	—
Parts for vehicles and tractors	value	—	—	—	—	—	1,303	489	—	—
Goods temporarily imported	value	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	34,836
TOTAL							174,210	441,893	225,907	403,906	514,794

IMPORTS FROM ANGOLA IN THE YEARS 1967 TO 1971

Description	Unit of Quantity	Quantity	Value (£)
1967	1968	1969	1970	1971	1967	1968	1969	1970	1971
Coffee, not roasted	lb.	47,848	6,664	250	2,226	—	5,251	971	43	375
Wine, still other than vermouths	gall.	—	5	—	—	—	—	10	—	—
Tobacco, unmanufactured, stripped or stemmed	lb.	—	25,196	115,331	40,212	55,835	—	3,393	25,735	11,691	19,741
Tobacco, unmanufactured, unstripped	,,	—	6	—	—	43	—	2	—	—	71
Domestic or decorative articles of wood and cork	cwt.	—	—	—	—	—	4	—	—	—
Goods temporarily imported	value	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7,455
Total							5,255	4,376	25,778	19,522	19,812
*IMPORTS FROM PORTUGUESE TERRITORIES IN AFRICA INCLUDING GUINEA (BISSAU), CAPE VERDE, S. TOME AND PRINCIPLE ISLANDS IN THE YEARS 1967 TO 1971
ea	cwt.	—	993	—	75	1,640	—	18,80	—	1,000	35,108
Pollard	,,	—	10,770	—	—	—	—	14,075	—	—
Cotton-seed cake and meal	,,	24,555	39,764	25,421	—	5,903	40,563	69,804	44,084	—	13,588
Groundnut,,,,,,	,,	—	9,852	—	—	—	—	18,720	—	—
Flour and meal of oil seeds, nuts and kernels, not defatted	,,	4,105	—	—	—	—	4,003	—	—	—
Non conifer lumber, sawn	standard	—	18	—	—	—	67	2,142	—	—
Building and monumental stone other than slate	cwt.	—	1,018	—	—	—	—	965	—	—
Artificial and prepared waxes not emulsified	,,	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3
Stuffed articles of bedding including eiderdowns pillows and cushions (not of cellular rubber)	,,	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	—
Total							44,633	124,513	44,084	1,005	48,699

*Separate figures for imports from Guinea (Bissau) are not available.

EXPORTS TO MOZAMBIQUE IN THE YEARS 1967 TO 1971

Description	Unit of Quantity	Quantity	Value (£)
1967	1968	1969	1970	1971	1967	1968	1969	1970	1971
Meat, dried cured, etc	Cwt.	—	3	—	—	—	—	559	—	—
Biscuits	Cwt.	—	—	—	—	7	—	—	—	—	149
Fruit juices, unfermented, frozen or not	,,	—	—	—	—	11	—	—	—	—	1,170
Leguminous vegetables, dried	,,	—	1	—	—	—	—	34	—	—
Soups and broths	,,	—	—	40	—	—	—	—	278	—
Whiskey, home-made	Pf. Gall.	—	—	—	68	—	—	—	—	263
Penicillin, streptomycin and other antibiotics	Value	—	—	—	—	—	157	—	—	—
Medicaments, ointments, etc.	,,	—	—	—	—	—	336	146	306	—	420
Starches, albuminoid substances, glues	Cwt.	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	51
Yarn of textile fibres, n.e.s.	lb.	—	4,737	—	—	9,891	—	543	—	—	1,396
Worsted fabrics—suitings and overcoatings	Sq. Yd.	—	1,685	—	—	—	—	1,288	—	—
Building and monumental stone	ton.	—	—	—	—	8	—	—	—	—	650
Glass (tableware and other)	Cwt.	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	69
Stained Glass windows	,,	—	—	—	3	—	—	—	—	860
Household ware of other ceramic materials	,,	—	—	6	—	—	—	—	129	—
Aluminium wire cables and ropes	,,	198	—	—	—	—	2,465	—	—	—
Cutlery and tableware	Value	—	—	—	—	—	139	—	—	—	42
Church ornaments of base metal	Cwt.	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	500
Lifting and loading machinery	,,	—	—	—	—	2	—	—	—	—	75
Scales and other weighing machines and weights	,,	—	—	—	—	25	—	—	—	—	968
Machinery and mechanical appliances, n.e.s.	,,	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	60	97
Switches and switchgear	,,	—	3	—	—	—	—	110	—	—
Telecommunications apparatus	Value	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	90
Lighting fixtures and fittings of base metal	Cwt.	—	—	—	—	2	—	—	—	—	485
Professional, scientific, etc., instruments and appliances	Value	—	—	—	—	—	4,432	—	—	55	113
Sanitary, plumbing and lighting fixtures of plastic	Cwt.	—	49	19	134	42	—	841	368	2,225	684
Mechanical lighters	,,	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	96	—
Total							7,529	3,521	1,177	3,553	6,869

EXPORTS TO ANGOLA IN THE YEARS 1967 TO 1971

Description	Unit of Quantity	Quantity	Value (£)
1967	1968	1969	1970	1971	1967	1968	1969	1970	1971
Biscuits	cwt.	14	—	6	7	—	219	—	102	125	153
Barytes	,,	—	17,224	178,536	—	—	—	12,031	155,908	—
Medicaments, ointments	Value	—	—	—	—	—	—	62	—	—
Starches, albuminoid substances and glues	cwt.	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	71
Safety razor blades and blanks	Gross	—	—	—	—	208	—	—	—	—	297
Cultivators, hoes, grubbers	No.	6	5	8	7	14	987	867	1,567	1,470	4,303
Other agricultural machinery for preparing and cultivating the soil	cwt.	2	—	12	3	12	131	—	162	157	591
Parts for tractors	,,	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	107
Fork lift and other industrial trucks	,,	4	—	—	—	—	107	—	—	—
Pumps and centrifuges	,,	—	—	—	—	122	—	—	—	—	22,569
Machinery and mechanical appliances, n.e.s.	,,	—	—	—	—	32	—	—	—	—	2,039
Parts and accessories of machinery, n.e.s.	,,	—	—	—	—	3	—	—	—	—	186
Electrical machinery and apparatus including parts	Value	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	264
Surgical, medical, dental and Veterinary instruments and appliances	,,	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	18,169	1,566	1,068
Musical instruments	,,	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	133	—
Sanitary, plumbing and lighting fixtures and fittings	cwt.	—	—	17	19	—	—	—	250	400
Mechanical lighters	,,	—	2	—	—	—	—	1,069	—	—
TOTAL							1,444	14,029	176,291	3,718	31,648

*EXPORTS TO PORTUGUESE TERRITORIES IN AFRICA, INCLUDING GUINEA (BISSAU) CAPE VERDE, S.TOME, AND PRINCIPLE ISLANDS IN THE YEARS 1967 TO 1971

Description	Unit of Quantity	Quantity	Value (£)
1967	1968	1969	1970	1971	1967	1968	1969	1970	1971
Milk, dried or powdered	cwt.	—	—	—	—	30	—	—	—	—	310
Biscuits	,,	7	8	7	—	—	79	117	111	—
Non-alcoholic beverages	gall.	—	—	—	9,060	9,990	—	—	—	4,993	5,538
Whiskey, home-made	pf. gall.	—	—	—	—	38	—	—	—	—	328
Cigarettes	lb.	—	—	23	—	—	—	—	21	—
Other manufactured tobacco	,,	—	—	25	—	499	—	—	24	—	300
Medicaments, ointments, etc.	Value	—	—	—	—	—	—	60	—	—
Perfumery, cosmetics, etc.	cwt.	—	38	—	—	—	—	428	—	—
Tyres and tubes for vehicles	No.	—	—	—	—	1,000	—	—	—	—	400
Glass and glassware	cwt.	—	—	—	—	3	—	—	—	—	898
Tools for use in the hand or in machines	,,	3	—	—	—	—	32	—	—	—
Sanitary, plumbing and lighting fixtures and fittings	,,	—	—	22	—	—	—	—	460	—
Toys and games	value	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	68	41
Total							111	605	616	5,061	7,815

*Separate figures for exports to Guinea (Bissau) are not available.

An Ceann Comhairle

The remaining questions will appear on tomorrow's Order Paper.