§ 5. Mr. MARTINasked the First Lord of the Admiralty the number of tons of coal consumed by the Navy during each of the years 1910, 1913, 1920, 1925, 1927, 1930, and 1931, and the cost during each of those years; and the cost of oil consumed in place of coal by the Navy during 1931?
The FIRST LORD of the ADMIRALTY (Sir Bolton Eyres Monsell)As the answer contains a tabulated statement I will, with my hon. Friend's permission, circulate the reply in the Official Report.
§ Mr. MARTINCould the right hon. Gentleman give the answer to the last part of the question?
§ Following is the reply:
§ The quantity of coal consumed by the Navy in the following years and the cost thereof, were approximately as shown below:
| Year. | Tons. | £ | |
| 1910 | … | 1,594,880 | 1,646,900 |
| 1913 | … | 1,810,250 | 2,081,800 |
| 1920 | … | 842,500 | 3,423,000 |
| 1925 | … | 418,700 | 713,700 |
| 1927 | … | 346,000 | 535,200 |
| 1930 | … | 244,300 | 296,000 |
| 1931 | … | 247,600 | 267,000 |
§ The cost of the oil fuel consumed during 1931 was £1,474,200.