HC Deb 04 May 1908 vol 187 c1623
MR. HICKS BEACH

To ask Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer what was the total quantity of coal exported from

A Statement of the Total Quantity of Coal exported from the United Kingdom in the year 1907, including the estimated Coal equivalent of Coke and Patent Fuel.
(1.) (2) (3.) (4.) (5.) (6.) (7.)
Coal exported. Coke exported. Coal equivalent of Coke exported.* Patent fuel exported. Coal contained in patent fuel exported.† Coal shipped for the bunkers of steamers engaged in Foreign trade.‡ Total coal slapped. Columns, 1, 3, 5 and, 6.
Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons.
63,600,947 981,418 1,635,697 1,480,893 1,332,804 18,618,828 85,188,276
* The figures under Column 3 have been computed on the assumption that for every 60 tons of coke exported 100 tons of coal were consumed in its manufacture.
† The patent fuel exported has been assumed to contain 90 per cent. of coal, the remaining 10 per cent. consisting mainly of pitch.
‡ The figures given under this heading relate to the coal shipped on board British and foreign passenger and cargo steamers bound for foreign ports.

The estimates as to the coal equivalent of the coke exported and as to the coal contained in patent fuel have been made on the basis adopted by the Royal Commission on Coal Supplies in their Final Report (see Command Paper 2353, page 27).