§ 10 Mr. MAINWARINGasked the Secretary for Mines (1) 928 whether he can enumerate the individual colliery companies separately operating during the year 1920 in the area now covered by the newly formed merger, Powell Duffryn Associated Collieries, together with the amount of total capital authorised and issued in each case;
(2) how many pits were in active operation during the year 1920 within the area controlled by the Powell Duffryn Associated Collieries; how many were in production during 1934; and how many closed down or idle;
(3) how many men were employed at the whole of the pits operating in the area of the Powell Duffryn Associated Collieries, together with their output for the year 1920, and the same information in respect to the collieries operating in 1934?
§ The SECRETARY for MINES (Mr. Ernest Brown)I will circulate in the OFFICIAL REPORT the names of the 27 colliery companies separately operating during the year 1920 in the area now covered by the newly formed merger. These companies were operating 121 pits in that year. Of these 121 pits, 68 were in production in 1934 and 53 were closed down or idle. In addition 8 pits, opened since 1920, were in production in 1934. In 1920, 98,800 men were employed and the total output of coal was 16,403,000 tons, the figures for 1934 being 39,300 men and 11,217,000 tons. My Department has no information with regard to the capital of the original companies.
§ Following are the names of the colliery companies:
- Albion Steam Coal Company, Limited.
- Aberdare Graig Coal Company, Limited.
- Blaenclydach Colliery Company, Limited.
- Britannic Merthyr Coal Company, Limited.
- Bwllfa and Merthyr Dare Steam Collieries (1891), Limited.
- Cardiff Collieries, Limited.
- Cwmamman Coal Company, Limited.
- Cambrian Collieries, Limited.
- Crawshay Brothers (Cyfartha), Limited.
- Crynant Colliery Company, Limited.
- D. Davis and Sons, Limited.
- Duffryn Aberdare Colliery Company, Limited.
- Great Western Colliery Company, Limited.
- Glamorgan Coal Company, Limited.
- Guest, Keen and Nettlefold, Limited.
- Hill's Plymouth Company, Limited.
- Imperial Navigation Coal Company, Limited.
- Locketts Merthyr Collieries (1893), Limited.
- D. R. Llewellyn.
- Lewis Merthyr Consolidated Collieries, Limited.
- Nixon's Navigation Company, Limited.
- Naval Collieries (1897), Limited.
- Powell Duffryn Steam Coal Company, Limited.
- Rhymney Iron Company, Limited.
- Taylors Navigation Steam Coal Company, Limited.
- Troedyrhiw Coal Company.
- Windsor Steam Coal Company (1901), Limited.
§ 19. Mr. TINKERasked the Secretary for Mines how many separate colliery companies in Lancashire have merged into one undertaking since 1926; and can he give the names of those who are at the present time employing 10,000 persons or more?
§ Mr. BROWNThere are five undertakings in Lancashire which are the result of amalgamations which have taken place since 1926. These amalgamations have involved 21 separate colliery companies. Of the five undertakings, Manchester Collieries Limited and the Wigan Coal Corporation, Limited, are employing at the present time 10,000 persons or more.