§ MR. D. A. THOMAS (Merthyr Tydvil)I beg to ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will state the total quantity of pit wood imported into the United Kingdom and into Bristol Channel ports respectively in 1891, and also the total quantity of iron ore imported into Bristol Channel ports last year.
§ MR. GERALD BALFOURThe total quantity of pit props or pitwood imported into the United Kingdom in 1901 was 1,879,810 loads. The total quantity imported into Bristol Channel ports was 1,014,900 loads. The total quantity of iron ore imported into the United Kingdom and into Bristol Channel ports in 1901 was 5,548,888 tons and 1,091,494 tons respectively.