HC Deb 30 June 1925 vol 185 cc2199-203
27. Mr. W. BAKER

asked the Secretary for Mines whether he will give the figures showing the volume of reparation coal

TABLE I.
Monthly quantities of coal (including coke and lignite) received by France, Italy, Belgium and Luxemburg on Reparation Account between September 1st, 1919, when deliveries began and April 30th, 1925.
Tons of coal (including lignite counted ton per ton and coke converted into terms of coal in the ratio of 3:4 prescribed by the Treaty).
— France. Italy. Belgium. Luxemburg. Total.
1919.
September … … … 380,664 — — — 380,664
October … … … 557,586 46,598 — — 604,184
November … … … 683,985 40,594 — — 724,579
December … … … 706,853 20,221 — — 727,074
1920.
January … … … 510,503 25,934 — — 536,437
February … … … 630,780 24,941 — — 655,721
March … … … 647,129 40,238 — — 687,367
April … … … 670,618 57,650 15,100 — 743,368
May … … … 950,736 88,553 84,123 — 1,123,412
June … … … 863,819 128,508 95,679 — 1,088,006
July … … … 973,947 177,539 103,956 — 1,255,442
August … … … 1,417,756 170,090 165,192 89,333 1,842,301
September … … … 1,460,245 169,132 203,234 98,666 1,931,277
October … … … 1,525,707 191,921 270,091 126,883 2,114,602
November … … … 1,152,139 247,740 194,880 134,064 1,728,823
December … … … 1,123,557 199,187 273,277 145,605 1,741,626
1921.
January … … … 993,115 192,741 272,553 133,170 1,591,589
February … … … 1,088,021 225,243 286,674 158,145 1,758,083
March … … … 967,738 286,313 235,168 44,371 1,533,590
April … … … 900,400 276,065 258,550 106,900 1,541,915
May … … … 841,066 206,606 249,839 127,534 1,425,045
June … … … 892,544 188,101 249,862 140,193 1,470,700
July … … … 725,631 253,478 209,200 106,415 1,294,724

exported, month by month, to the various countries concerned; whether any of this coal has been re-exported in competition with British coal; and, if so, whether he will state the prices at which such re-exports have taken place?

Colonel LANE-FOX

As the answer contains numerous figures, I am circulating it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.

Following is the answer:

The figures of monthly deliveries of coal on reparation account are given below. As regards the second and third parts of the hon. Member's question, I have no information to the effect that any of this coal has been re-exported. I would add that an undertaking to prevent such re-exportation as far as possible, except by agreement between the Transfer Committee, acting unanimously, and the German Government, was given by the Allied Governments concerned in the London Agreement of August, 1924.

— France. Italy. Belgium. Luxemburg. Total.
1921.
August … … … 860,424 280,552 224,142 108,805 1,473,923
September … … … 913,273 269,386 219,809 160,388 1,562,856
October … … … 972,850 261,844 233,238 157,747 1,625,689
November … … … 856,313 210,451 215,623 135,582 1,417,969
December … … … 785,430 193,389 196,589 125,851 1,301,259
1922.
January … … … 1,062,182 199,743 230,175 180,111 1,672,211
February … … … 732,127 128,603 226,158 117,224 1,204,112
March … … … 1,026,078 240,416 316,497 158,685 1,741,676
April … … … 948,523 239,342 254,084 158,350 1,600,299
May … … … 1,096,692 287,868 315,707 159,390 1,859,657
June … … … 847,694 279,366 243,350 158,827 1,529,237
July … … … 866,197 183,325 264,105 156,768 1,470,032
August … … … 749,267 106,737 253,047 123,567 1,232,687
September … … … 912,998 218,084 212,443 111,000 1,454,525
October … … … 920,705 214,101 232,250 110,527 1,477,583
November … … … 874,214 197,116 203,397 146,813 1,421,540
December … … … 838,720 205,462 211,274 144,842 1,400,298
1923.
January … … … 483,690 177,166 71,674 63,038 795,568
February … … … 22,711 89,916 — — 112,627
March … … … 9,778 258,577 — — 267,355
April … … … 4,473 206,510 — — 210,983
May … … … 1,927 114,790 — — 116,717
June … … … — 71,465 — — 71,465
July … … … — 46,491 — — 46,491
August … … … — 74,122 — — 74,122
September … … … — 127,393 — — 127,393
October … … … — 203,029 — — 203,029
November … … … — 106,722 — — 106,722
December … … … — 42,109 — — 42,109
1924.
January … … … — 3,497 — — 3,497
February … … … — — — — —
March … … … — — — — —
April … … … — — — — —
May … … … — — — — —
June … … … — — — — —
July … … … — — — — —
August … … … — — — — —
September … … … 975,651 429,259 404,899 121,672 1,931,481
October … … … 883,333 346,823 351,796 69,796 1,651,748
November … … … 424,238 88,325 208,672 61,835 783,070
December … … … 723,089 222,456 326,537 98,647 1,370,729
1925.
January … … … 755,140 298,582 213,185 91,696 1,358,603
February … … … 778,574 114,265 245,899 75,847 1,214,585
March … … … 799,112 123,832 257,307 2,462 1,182,713
April … … … 709,595 135,264 249,060 — 1,093,919
NOTE.—(1) The figures given above do not include the quantities obtained otherwise than through the intermediary of the Reparation Commission by the action of the Powers occupying the Ruhr. An estimate of these quantities (which have not as yet been officially reported to the Reparation Commission by the Powers concerned) is given in a separate table.
(2) The figures are not in all cases final and should be regarded as subject to minor adjustments.
TABLE II.
Estimate of the monthly tonnage of coal obtained otherwise than through the Reparation Commission by the action of the Powers occupying the Ruhr.
Tons of Coal (including Lignite counted ton per ton and Coke converted into terms of Coal in the ratio of 3: 4 prescribed by the Treaty).
— France. Italy. Belgium. Luxemburg. Total.
1923.
January … … … 740 — 4,829 — 5,569
February … … … 45,309 — 15,661 11,937 72,907
March … … … 62,031 — 11,923 — 73,954
April … … … 225,111 — 50,590 10,714 286,415
May … … … 370,525 — 124,093 26,962 520,580
June … … … 465,899 — 179,946 59,939 705,784
July … … … 335,851 — 161,805 73,007 663,645
August … … … 341,468 — 138,570 50,007 530,045
September … … … 342,168 — 180,131 25,183 547,482
October … … … 368,923 — 168,180 24,196 561,299
November … … … 588,381 — 201,225 53,365 842,972
December … … … 619,227 2,067 342,173 94,940 1,058,407
1924.
January … … … 794,272 127,224 352,718 117,390 1,391,604
February … … … 857,918 169,484 426,585 114,487 1,568,394
March … … … 1,053,226 351,684 553,122 203,441 2,161,473
April … … … 1,297,000 665,478 538,227 207,368 2,708,073
May … … … 629,573 694,199 148,425 127,168 1,599,365
June … … … 857,729 157,324 361,514 178,645 1,555,212
July … … … 982,432 541,195 458,161 190,417 2,172,205
August … … … 862,725 467,543 431,279 190,894 1,952,441
NOTE.—(1) The estimates of the quantities received by Luxemburg are believed to include certain quantities obtained under private contracts between Luxemburg and the German Mines.
(2) The above figures have been obtained from French and Belgium sources. They must not be regarded as in any way committing the Reparation Commission, to which the powers which occupied the Ruhr have not yet communicated their official figures of the coal obtained as the result of the occupation.