HC Deb 06 July 1936 vol 314 cc855-6
42. Mr. GRENFELL (for Mr. JENKINS)

asked the Secretary for Mines the average monthly tonnage of coal exported during 1935 and for the first six months of 1936, and the destinations?

Captain CROOKSHANK

I will, with the hon. Member's permission, circulate the figures in the OFFICIAL REPORT.

Following are the figures:

Average monthly tonnage of coal exported from the United Kingdom during—
Destination. 1935. January May, 1936.*
Irish Free State … … 172,302 207,796
Channel Islands … 22,201 29,395
Gibraltar … … 45,659 40,758
Canada … … … 138,985 88,703
Newfoundland … … 14,786 9,245
British West India Islands 13,417 14,245
Other British Countries 31,628 31,593
Finland … … … 62,034 43,189
Sweden … … … 210,571 160,266
Norway … … … 109,254 119,724
Iceland … … … 11,484 10,405
Latvia … … … 38,107 32,383
Denmark … … 264,577 252,882
Germany … … 240,409 260,231
Netherlands … … 125,273 111,323
Belgium … … … 52,565 31,746
France … … … 594,159 574,421
Switzerland … … 10,971 17,876
Portugal … … … 86,555 85,145
Spain … … … 103,594 84,875
Canary Islands … … 19,002 16,177
Italy … … … 265,783 9,586
Greece … … … 15,530 10,208
Egypt … … … 146,438 97,607
Tunis … … … 11,466 12,622
Algeria … … … 84,823 79,701
Spanish Ports in N. Africa 14,110 10,461
French West Equatorial Africa. 9,589 12,059
United States of America 15,561 10,198
Brazil … … … 50,513 51,541
Uruguay … … 21,486 26,683
Argentine … … 167,805 150,657
Other Foreign Countries 55,538 46,411
Total … … 3,226,175 2,740,111
* Particulars in respect of June, 1936, are not yet available.