§ MR. D. A. THOMASI beg to ask the President of the Board of Trade if he can give the exports of coal from this country to the continent of India in the years 1895, 1899, and 1900 respectively; and can he say to what extent the variations shown have been produced by the competition of Indian and Japanese coal.
§ MR. GERALD BALFOURThe exports of coal from the United Kingdom to the continent of India in 1895 were 805,247 tons. The corresponding figures for 1899 and 1900, as stated in the Return recently laid on the Table of the House on the motion of the hon. Member, were 432,890 tons and 100,049 tons. I am not prepared to say to what extent the variations shown have been produced by the competition of Indian and Japanese coal.