§ 29. Mr. DAVID GRENFELLasked the Secretary for Mines the pit-head value of coal in Great Britain, Germany, France, and the United States of America for 1913 and 1927, respectively?
§ Commodore KINGIn 1913 the average pit-head value of coal in Great Britain, Germany and France was 10.1, 11.2 and 13.6 shillings per statute ton, respectively. In the United States of America, pit-head values in that year were 10 shillings for anthracite and 5.5 shillings for bituminous coal. The estimated pit-head value in Great Britain in 1927 was 14.6 shillings per ton, but similar information for the other countries is not yet available.