§ MR. RUNCIMAN (Dewsbury)To ask the President of the Board of Trade, if he will state what was the amount of coal exported from the United Kingdom to France in the years 1902 and 1903, respectively; and what was the amount of German coal imported into France in the same periods.
(Ansioered by Mr. Gerald Balfour.) The total quantity of coal exported from the United Kingdom to France in 1902 was 1156 7,408,000 tons and in 1903 6,976,000 tons. The total quantity of coal imported into France from Germany in 1902 was 1,013,000 tons and in 1903 1,054,000 tons.