the basis of the fact that every dollar that goes to Puerto Rico comes back in much greater measure than it does from Cuba. Cuba purchases from the United States mainland about 60 percent of everything that it buys. Puerto Rico purchases 92 percent from the mainland of everything that it buys.

In other words, out of every dollar that goes to Puerto Rico and out of every dollar that is produced in Puerto Rico, 92 percent of it comes up here to the mainland of the United States.

Puerto Rico, as compared to some other areas, is peculiarly dependent upon the sugar business for its support. You have there a population, as I have said, of 1,800,000 people, with only 1,200,000 acres of arable land. They have got to live off that land. There are about 2,100,000 acres of land on the island, all told, but only about 1,200,000 are arable.

About two-thirds of an acre to each individual.

They physically cannot raise food crops on that land to support that population. The only way they can support that population is to be permitted to raise as much as they can of the things that they can sell to the best advantage, to buy food; and sugar is the one thing.

Now, unfortunately, other crops have been cut down by physical and political conditions. Coffee was the crop for the poor man on the mountain side, but that is cut down by the fact that we cannot sell very much in Europe now, and on account of hurricanes coming in 1928 and 1932. It takes several years for coffee to come into bearing, so that it is particularly exposed to the danger from hurricanes.

Other crops have been cut down in a way that we can show more fully in a statement, if we may put that in the record; but the result is that Puerto Rico is peculiarly dependent upon the sugar crop-to be permitted to develop the sugar crop as much as it may properly do so, in order to feed its people.

It is a good customer of the United States.

Puerto Rico is able to stand on its own feet, if it may be permitted to make use of its own resources.

Now, we want to develop local industrial opportunities as much as possible, with that population, for that reason. We want to be permitted, as any continental area is permitted, to process our own products.

The refined-sugar quota bears heavily on Puerto Rico. It is cut down to 129,000 tons. The refineries in Puerto Rico, one refinery, had a capacity of 150,000 tons or more in 1934, when the quota was first put on.

I understand the refineries there could handle about 250,000 tons today.

As it seems to us, the cutting down of the refined sugar quota is not a part of the agricultural program, really.

We are only asking that just as Hawaii has asked and as the continental areas are permitted to do that our own crop may be processed in our own hands and in our own country so far as possible.

Now, the representatives of the industry are prepared to make statements as to the reasons for their requests, and as to the particular statistics that are to be presented; and the commissioner of agriculture of the island, Mr. Commissioner Meñendez Ramos, is here, and desires to be heard along with others.

Mr. CUMMINGS. Are you asking for a larger quota, or an increased quota?

Mr. RIGBY. We are not asking for any increase in raw-sugar quota. Mr. CUMMINGS. You are not asking for that?

Mr. RIGBY. No.

Mr. CUMMINGS. You are asking for what you term your proportionate share of this ninety-some-odd-thousand tons.

Mr. RIGBY. Precisely.

Mr. CUMMINGS. You are asking for that?

Mr. RIGBY. We believe we are entitled to that.

Mr. CUMMINGS. Are you better off under the provisions of the Jones-Costigan Act or will you be better off under the provisions of this act than you would have been if it had been thrown open like it was in 1933?

Mr. RIGBY. I am not enough of an expert to answer that, and there will be other representatives of Puerto Rico who can answer that better than I can, Mr. Chairman. I am not authorized by the Government to answer that question, and I do not have any personal opinion to offer.

Mr. CUMMINGS. I understand you to say then that you are not authorized to discuss the sugar part of this bill. Your statement is

just historical.

Mr. RIGBY. Precisely. I thank you.
Mr. CUMMINGS. Thank you.

CABLEGRAM RECEIVED MARCH 17, 1937, SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO

Reread today, following data furnished by acting commissioner of agriculture:

NOTE.-Governor Winship was requested to furnish data concerning the above commodities, showing the "average retail prices in Puerto Rico for the month of December of years 1932 to 1936, inclusive." WINSHIP.

UNITED STATES TAXES COLLECTED AND RETAINED IN PUERTO RICO, FISCAL YEARS 1934, 1935, AND 1936

[Compiled from annual reports of Governor of Puerto Rico]

Puerto Rico:

Federal regular and emergency expenditures for Puerto Rico and other areas, years ended June 30, 1934, 1935, and 19361

Total regular and emergency Federal aid, by States, for fiscal years 1934, 1935,

and 1936 1

Arizona

Arkansas.

California.

Colorado.

Connecticut.

Delaware..

District of Columbia.

Florida..

Georgia.

Hawaii..

Idaho..

Illinois.

Indiana.

Iowa..

$14,870, 426. 89
374, 829. 02
6, 749, 144. 62
11, 720, 772. 50
23, 832, 197. 64
9, 716, 568. 51
5, 848, 744. 17
2,237, 614. 52
1,762, 462.93
8, 419, 585. 29
9, 337, 640. 31
3, 146, 690. 04
6, 401, 045. 71
22, 804, 816. 89
16, 711, 414. 73
11, 935, 975. 34

9, 340, 303. 56 9, 672, 291. 45 7,730, 048. 24 5, 158, 574. 64 5,378, 716. 15 12,910, 512. 68 21, 783, 766. 34 12, 724, 292. 79 14, 437, 225. 93 15, 117, 741. 19 10, 103, 227. 53 8, 316, 203. 48 5, 376, 376. 85 3,095, 461. 92 10, 146, 218. 72 6, 994, 658. 70 32, 691, 215.80 13, 187, 132. 03 6, 802, 095. 86 21, 222, 654. 43 12, 782, 821. 23

9, 680, 894. 99 21,863, 792, 95 42, 498, 457. 28 3, 219, 943. 33 6, 165, 754. 19 7,432, 672, 98 10, 499, 274. 05 32, 905, 281. 03 5,935, 094. 73 3, 190, 202. 89 9,931, 872. 22

15,049.00 9,905, 510.87 5,047, 799.75 14, 948, 282. 40 7, 008, 698. 54

$91, 971, 242.90 $34, 539, 085. 87 $141, 380, 755. 66

3,828, 142.69

32, 895, 023. 90 78, 830, 306. 77 293, 647, 881. 84 75, 246, 942. 67 55, 206, 749. 18 7,467, 387. 48 29, 472, 463. 81 83, 862, 685. 59 96, 140, 521. 53 9, 316, 413. 59 30, 354, 347. 10 370, 519, 548. 02 126, 231, 584. 01 66,055, 320. 75 84, 951, 750. 98 69, 025, 915. 93 85, 568, 109. 53 25, 951, 519.83 63, 017, 729. 71 224, 227, 302. 50 214, 901, 109. 63 138, 293, 178. 90 59, 427, 388. 05 140, 448, 917. 91

48, 060, 577. 17 57, 211, 330. 06 12, 880, 979. 60 16, 431, 967. 74 172, 687, 826. 68 33, 243, 427.98 777, 728, 602. 94 73, 858, 105. 68 54, 675, 664. 09 355, 403, 515. 89 101, 227, 046. 30

44, 047, 547. 03 486, 510, 356. 56 29, 461, 712. 55 20, 604, 068. 19 60, 969, 886. 89

61, 048, 139. 73 75, 589, 940. 58 192, 910, 599. 05 36, 519, 995. 34 9,978, 703. 86 57, 388, 889. 74

721, 928. 57 77,920, 559. 84 80, 836, 572. 03 153, 416, 359. 39 19,810, 708. 72

3, 401, 563. 51 40, 305, 611. 54 16, 343, 323. 44 18, 327, 717. 44 2, 420, 976. 75 480, 356. 65

3,667, 340. 62 35, 356, 057.98 13, 362, 938. 60 14, 244, 543. 09 69,455, 877.06 42, 743, 479. 16 113, 700, 747.71 102, 879, 195. 26 22, 848, 195. 95 33, 450, 660.98

105, 242. 25 3,852, 347. 10 1, 821, 700. 44 10, 903, 248.90 39, 883, 484. 37 38, 267, 051. 40 52, 261, 578. 92 22, 500, 982. 59 68, 950, 404. 94

295, 657. 13 129, 652. 31 786, 975. 50 4, 598, 365. 04 1,925, 455. 49 35, 181, 027. 97 49, 512, 450. 84 33, 716, 375. 14 66,837, 549. 13 9, 645, 686. 17 4,676, 386. 47 14, 218, 756. 40

61, 200. 80 24,592,519.90 38, 790, 670. 18 22, 159, 182. 20 158, 131, 582. 69 4, 623, 206. 13

233, 248. 07 8, 671, 587.92

19, 014, 306. 57
1, 172, 348. 51
15, 273, 921. 19
4,063, 734, 77

4, 202, 971. 71 43, 045, 732. 03 130, 856, 690.81 333, 823, 402, 92 103, 291, 228. 62 63, 476, 470. 10 10, 185, 358. 65

$49.37

67.79 106. 02

64.68

55. 10 96.90

36.61

39.33

190, 900, 956. 06
112, 131, 665. 38
207, 828, 238. 02
80, 664, 787. 29
134, 477, 938. 48
18, 553, 013. 58
19, 657, 081. 97
183, 621, 020. 90
44, 836, 451. 72
812, 345, 274. 23
122, 226, 265. 68
110,990, 210. 79
410, 342, 545. 46
180, 847, 416.66
63, 374, 128. 19
513, 050, 535.98
4 46, 178, 926. 23
23, 885, 212. 32
91, 728, 160. 98
107, 271, 482. 89

1 Compiled from reports of the Treasury Department, the Reconstruction Finance Corporation, and the Agricultural Adjustment Administration.

Regular Federal aid includes payments for (1) agricultural experiment stations, (2) cooperative agricultural extension work, (3) national forests and fire prevention, (4) cooperative distribution of forest planting stock, (5) cooperative construction of rural post roads, (6) Federal-aid highway systems, (7) colleges for agriculture and mechanic arts, (8) Mineral Leasing Act, (9) certain special funds, (10) cooperative vocational education, (11) Reclamation Service, (12) U. S. Employment Service, (13) State marine schools, (14) education of the blind, (15) National Guard, (16) Federal Water Power Act, (17) State and Territorial homes for disabled soldiers and sailors, and (18) social security.

3 Emergency expenditures include (1) N. R. A. highways funds, (2) F. E. R. A. grants, (3) P. W. A. grants, (4) W. P. A. grants, (5) R. F. C. disbursements for relief and work relief, and P. R. R. A. grants. 4 Does not include $11,258,325.70-$6.46 per capita of United States customs, internal revenue, and income taxes collected and retained. The total income collected from these sources for 38 years totals about $95,000,000.