§ 23. Sir W. DAVISONasked the President of the Board of Trade if he will state what is now the average price per ton of coal at the pithead in England and Scotland as compared with similar prices in the Colonies, America, and Europe; and what was the average price of coal at the pithead in 1913?
§ Mr. BRIDGEMANThe average prices per ton at the pithead for the latest periods for which particulars are available are as follows:
| s. | d. | |
| Scotland (including 6s. increase) | 28 | 11 |
| Rest of Great Britain | 29 | 4 |
| Transvaal, 1918 | 5 | 6 |
| Natal, 1918 | 10 | 7 |
| India, 1918 | 5 | 10 |
| U.S.A., June, 1919 | 11 | 2 |
| France, June, 1919 | 36 | 0 |
| Belgium, 1917 | 18 | 0 |
| Spain, 1917 | 39 | 0 |
§ The average pit price of coal in United Kingdom in 1913 was 10s. l£d. per ton.