§ 62. Mr. R. RICHARDSONasked the President of the Board of Trade what was the amount of coal exported from this country for the months of January, February, March, and April for the years 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, and 1928, respectively; and the value of such exports for each month.
§ The PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY to the BOARD of TRADE (Mr. Herbert Williams)With the bon. Member's permission, I will circulate in the OFFICIAL REPORT a table of figures giving the required information. I should like to add that this information is published monthly in the Trade and Navigation Returns which the hon. Member can obtain in the Vote Office and the Library.
§ Following are the figures:
1175§ The following TABLE shows the Total Quantities and Declared Values of Coal exported from Great Britain and Northern Ireland, in each of the months January to April in the years 1924 to 1928.
| Years. | January. | February. | March. | April. | |||
| Quantities. | |||||||
| Thousand Tons. | Thousand Tons. | Thousand Tons. | Thousand Tons. | ||||
| 1924 | … | … | … | 5,441 | 5,075 | 5,190 | 5,063 |
| 1925 | … | … | … | 4,306 | 4,344 | 4,392 | 4,360 |
| 1926 | … | … | … | 4,148 | 4,340 | 4,703 | 4,291 |
| 1927 | … | … | … | 4,093 | 4,173 | 4,820 | 4,118 |
| 1928 | … | … | … | 3,905 | 4,008 | 4,111 | 3,722 |
| Declared Values. | |||||||
| Thousand £. | Thousand £ | Thousand £. | Thousand £. | ||||
| 1924 | … | … | … | 6,679 | 6,201 | 6,391 | 6,326 |
| 1925 | … | … | … | 4,709 | 4,538 | 4,557 | 4,541 |
| 1926 | … | … | … | 3,821 | 4,026 | 4,184 | 3,768 |
| 1927 | … | … | … | 4,291 | 3,983 | 4,460 | 3,809 |
| 1928 | … | … | … | 3,074 | 3,152 | 3,248 | 2,936 |
§ The figures shown above do not include coal shipped for the use of steamers engaged in the foreign trade.