57. Miss WARDasked the Secretary for Mines whether he is in a position to inform the House as to the total tonnage raised in the nine months ended 30th September, 1934, compared with the nine months ended September, 1933; also the total tonnage exported during the same periods?
§ Mr. E. BROWNDuring the nine months ended September, 1934, the output of saleable coal in Great Britain was 163,217,000 tons, and the quantity of coal exported was 29,637,000 tons. The corresponding figures for the same period of 1933 were 151,414,000 tons and 28,856,000 tons.
§ Mr. T. SMITHCan the hon. Gentleman state the relative numbers of wage-earners in these two periods?
§ Mr. BROWNI should not like to do so without notice, but, taking normal figures, there would be about 7,000 more than last year.