§ SIR HOWARD VINCENT (Sheffield, Central)To ask Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he can inform the House of the quantity of dutiable coal shipped from South Wales ports since the export duty was imposed, and what proportion thereof escaped the duty on the ground that it was small coal; and whether this proportion of small coal shipped is in excess of previous years.
(Answer.) The total quantity of dutiable coal shipped from South Wales ports from the 19th April, 1901 to the 31st March, 1902 was 18,687,105 tons. Small coal, as such, is not exempt from duty, but the amount of coal not exceeding 6s. per ton in value f. o. b., and entitled to remission on that account, was 314,613 tons. This figure is included in the total given above. I have no information as to the quantity of such cnal exported in previous years. (Treasury.)