§ MR. CHARLES McARTHURTo ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will state the contract prices for coal and oil purchased by Trinity House and delivered at their store depôts during the last year dealt with in the accounts.
(Answered by Mr. Gerald Balfour.) I am indebted to the courtesy of the Trinity House for the information enabling me to give replies to this and my hon. friend's two other Questions affecting them. At the nine depôts where coal was delivered the average prices for the year ended 30th June, 1903, were: for house coals 20s. 0½d. per ton, for steam coals 20s. 7d. per ton. As regards oil the côntract prices for the year ended 31st March, 1903, were: for heavy mineral oil (average of three depôts) 6¼d. per gallon, for paraffin oil 5¾d. per gallon.