§ 4. Mr. DAVID GRENFELL (for Sir WILLIAM JENKINS)asked the Secretary for Mines what quantity of coal was imported into this country in 1930, 1931, 1932 and 1933; from what country it was
| — | Quantity of Coal imported into Great Britain and Northern Ireland, as registered in the years | |||
| 1930 | 1931. | 1932. | 1933. | |
| (i) Country whence consigned: | Tons. | Tons. | Tons. | Tons. |
| Soviet Union (Russia) | 109 | — | — | — |
| Poland (including Dantzig) | 40 | — | — | 2,759 |
| Germany | 32 | — | 10 | 2 |
| Netherlands | — | — | 176 | — |
| Belgium | 39 | — | 17 | 46 |
| France | 12 | — | 20 | 20 |
| Portugal | 25 | — | 3 | 100 |
| Spain | — | — | 2 | |
| Greece | 38 | — | — | |
| *Irish Free State | 16,794 | 21,359 | 17,392 | 10,283 |
| Union of South Africa (excluding S.W. Africa Territory). | — | 137 | 1 | — |
| British India | — | 40 | — | — |
| TOTAL | 17,089 | 21,536 | 17,621 | 13,210 |
| (ii) Port or Place of Importation: | ||||
| London | 180 | 40 | 50 | 17 |
| Liverpool | — | — | 3 | |
| Southampton | — | 137 | 1 | 2 |
| Harwich | 115 | — | 40 | 59 |
| King's Lynn | — | — | 155 | — |
| Holyhead | — | — | 1 | 3 |
| Glasgow | — | — | 2 | 100 |
| Belfast | — | — | — | 2,759 |
| †Land Boundary Stations (Northern Ireland). | 16,794 | 21,359 | 17,369 | 10,270 |
| Total | 17,089 | 21,536 | 17,621 | 13,210 |
| Information as to the purpose for which this coal was used is not available. | ||||
| * Consigned almost entirely to Northern Ireland†. |