HC Deb 16 December 1902 vol 116 cc1327-8
MR. D. A. THOMAS (Merthyr Tydvil)

To ask the President of the Board of Trade if he can now say what changes will be made in the Monthly Returns next year in respect to the information supplied as to the export of coal and the import of pit wood.

(Answered by Mr. Gerald Balfour.) It is proposed to distinguish the exports of coal in the Monthly Returns next year under three heads, viz., "Small," "Through and through (unscreened," and "Large," with a further heading for the "Total" of the three descriptions, in order to preserve comparison with the particulars published in previous years. The information to be given under each head will distinguish the quantities and values of the exports as follows:—

Quantities. Values.
To— Tons. £
Russia
Sweden
Norway
Denmark
Germany
Holland
Belgium
France
Algeria
Portugal, Azores, and Madeira
Spain and Canaries
Italy
Turkey
Greece
Egypt
Brazil
Argentine Republic
Uruguay
Chile
Gibraltar
Malta
British South Africa
British East Indies
Other Countries
Total Anthracite
Steam
Gas
Household
Other Sorts
Total

The imports of pit wood will be shewn under a separate heading in the Monthly Returns for next year.