§ MR. D. A. THOMAS (Merthyr Tydvil)I beg to ask the President of the Board of Trade if he can state the quantity of coal exported in 1900 from the United States of America and Canada; and whether the United States Government imposes any duty on coal exported to British possessions.
§ THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF TRADE (Mr. GERALD BALFOUR,) Leeds, CentralThe quantity of coal exported in 1900 from the United States of America was 5,422,493 tons. There is no export duty on United States coal exported to British possessions.