§ 48 and 49. Mr. LAWSONasked the Minister of Transport (1) if he can state approximately the amount of relief per ton of coal for export carried over the public railways of this country on the basis of the rate of rebate set out in column 2, Part II, of the Second Schedule of the scheme in anticipation of statutory rate relief;
(2) approximately, the amount of relief per ton of coal carried over the public railways of Durham and Northumberland for export purposes on the basis of the rate of rebate set out in column 2, Part II, of the Second Schedule of the scheme in anticipation of statutory rate relief?
§ The MINISTER of TRANSPORT (Colonel Ashley)The rebate allowable under the Railway Freight Rebates (Anticipation) Scheme in respect of coal for export conveyed over public railways is estimated to amount on an average to approximately 7d. a ton for the country as a whole. In Durham and Northumberland, owing to the relatively short average haul, the rebate is estimated to amount on an average to about 5¾d. a ton.