§ 25. Mr. T. WILLIAMSasked the Secretary for Mines how many manshifts were worked at all the coal mines in Great Britain for the years 1921 and 1932: and the total output of each year?
§ Mr. E. BROWNComparable figures of output and manshifts worked in 1921 are not available. In 1922, however, the estimated number of manshifts worked by all workers in and about coal mines in Great Britain was 277,000,000 and the output of saleable coal was 249,500,000 tons. The corresponding figures for 1932 were 190,000,000 manshifts and 208,750,000 tons.