HC Deb 25 April 1901 vol 92 c1312
* SIR JOSEPH PEASE (Durham, Barnard Castle)

I beg to ask the President of the Board of Trade, in reference to Return No. 119, 2nd April, 1901, whether in Table C, folio 21, the Return of coal shipped for ships' use on foreign voyages, during the years 1899 and 1900, amounted to 12,226,801 tons in 1899, and 11,752,316 tons in 1900, are coals in addition to the coals named in Return B, folio 20, for those years, namely. 41,180,300 tons in 1899, and 44,089,197 tons in 1900, or are coals already included in those Returns.

MR. GERALD BALFOUR

Coal shipped for ships' use on foreign voyages is not included in the Return of coal exported.