HC Deb 12 April 1904 vol 133 cc9-17
MR. PLUMMEE (Newcastle-on-Tyne)

To ask Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will state the net amount of coal tax paid (after allowance of deductions in respect of contracts before the 19th April, 1901) at each shipping port in the United Kingdom in each year ending 31st December, from and including 1901

Port. Net amount of Coal Tax paid after deductions in respect of Contracts before the 19th April, 1901. Total quantity of Exported Coal on which Tax was remitted on the ground that its value was not exceeding 6s. per ton.
£ Tons.
London 1901 3,239 —
1902 2,272 —
1903 2,485 —
Liverpool 1901 13,872 5,285
1902 22,354 45,674
1903 22,434 49,131
Barrow 1901 1 —
1902 19 —
1903 16 —
Blyth 1901 58.187 232,809
1902 141,335 737,644
1903 151,579 744,611
Boston 1901 3,578 —
1902. 2,930 —
1903 4,918 —
Bristol 1901 159 —
1902 711 —
1903 973 —
Cardiff 1901 335,146 25,899
1902 613,769 689,889
1903 716,115 1,504,591
Carlisle 1901 — —
1902 20 —
1903 5 —
Chester 1901 12 —
1902 39 —
1903 10 —
Dartmouth 1901 — —
1902 — —
1903 — —

to and including the year ending 31st December, 1903, and the total quantity exported in each of the above named years from each of such ports of coal on which tax was remitted on the ground that its value was less than (is. per ton.

(Answered by Mr. Austen Chamberlain.)

Port. Net amount of Coal Tax paid after deductions in respect of Contracts before the 19th of April, 1901. Total quantity of Exported Coal on which Tax was remitted on the ground that its value was not exceeding 6s. per ton.
£ Tons.
Dover 1901 — —
1902 — —
1903 — —
Exeter 1901 — —
1902 5 —
1903 — —
Fleetwood 1901 134 —
1902 21 —
1903 68 —
Gloucester 1901 7 —
1902 10 —
1903 — —
Goole 1901 13,193 6,442
1902 31,740 86,862
1903 34,015 135,868
Grimsby 1901 14,211 —
1902 49,062 5,816
1903 46,538 17,021
Hartlepool 1901 7,994 —
1902 24,978 1,497
1903 26,944 1,357
Harwich 1901 — —
1902 — —
1903 — —
Hull 1901 36,263 2,783
1902 67,517 104,868
1903 79,672 164,041
Llanelly 1901 5,942 210
1902 9,453 1,688
1903 11,356 33,408
Lynn 1901 2,634 —
1902 4,256 912
1903 3,105 839
Manchester 1901 3,261 295
1902 2,953 10,044
1903 7,799 30,449
Maryport 1901 3 —
1902 49 —
1903 57 —
Port. Net amount of Coal Tax paid after deductions in respect of Contracts before the 19th April, 1901. Total quantity of Exported Coal on which Tax was remitted on the ground that its value was not exceeding 6s. per ton.
£ Tons.
Middlesbrough 1901 1,863 —
1902 2,679 —
1903 2,117 101
Milford 1901 45 —
1902 45 —
1903 11 —
Newport 1901 69,003 6,708
1902 130,913 67,874
1903 149,934 145,343
Plymouth 1901 22 —
1902 107 —
1903 61 —
Poole 1901 4 —
1902 — —
1903 — —
Portsmouth 1901 10 —
1902 5 —
1903 — —
Preston 1901 106 —
1902 46 —
1903 36 —
Runcorn 1901 702 —
1902 261 —
1903 120 —
Scarborough 1901 2 —
1902 — —
1903 — —
Southampton 1901 13 —
1902 2 —
1903 17 —
Stockton 1901 12 —
1902 72 236
1903 19 —
Sunderland 1901 31,173 14,123
1902 90,849 108,035
1903 107,477 123,659
Swansea 1901 69,761 —
1902 131,555 524,543
1903 141,826 859,177
Port. Net amount of Coal Tax paid after deductions in respect of Contracts before the 19th April, 1901. Total quantity of Exported Coal on which Tax was remitted on the ground that its value was not exceeding 6s. per ton
£ Tons.
Tyne Ports 1901 146,962 122,165
1902 351,552 516,034
1903 431,801 573,423
Weymouth 1901 4 —
1902 14 —
1903 — —
Whitehaven 1901 7 —
1902 4 —
1903 — —
Wisbech 1901 201 —
1902 145 —
1903 96 —
Workington 1901 4 —
1902 — —
1903 7 —
Yarmouth 1901 8 —
1902 2 —
1903 — —
Alloa 1901 8,161 —
1902 11,575 —
1903 10,064 —
Ardrossan 1901 2,576 1,112
1902 3,752 —
1903 2,627 2,049
Ayr 1901 490 —
1902 1,318 4,647
1903 418 —
Borrowstounness 1901 10,691 1,116
1902 24,529 30,224
1903 24,410 37,761
Dundee 1901 116 —
1902 80 —
1903 10 —
Glasgow 1901 36,783 7,282
1902 66,127 39,649
1903 80,587 79,923
Grangemouth 1901 38,005 1,353
1902 51,567 30,429
1903 58,873 57,540
Port. Net amount of Coal Tax paid after deductions in respect of Contracts before the 19th April, 1901. Total quantity of Exported Coal on which Tax was remitted on the ground that its value was not exceeding 6s. per ton.
£ Tons.
Granton 1901 3,184 —
1902 4,961 2,313
1903 5,751 5,804
Greenock 1901 1,465 —
1902 1,994 —
1903 1,805 —
Irvine 1901 471 —
1902 115 —
1903 19 —
Kirkcaldy 1901 62,172 5,668
1902 137,281 207,466
1903 141,955 324,647
Kirkwall 1901 2 —
1902 2 —
1903 4 —
Leith 1901 13,965 3,599
1902 24,595 24,845
1903 29,301 64,680
Peterhead 1901 1 —
1902 1 —
1903 2 —
Stornoway 1901 — —
1902 — —
1903 — —
Troon 1901 3,499 —
1902 7,454 34,388
1903 5,971 6,397
United Kingdom 1901 999,319 436,849
1902 2,020,095 3,275,607
1903 2,303,411 4.961,820