§ 69. Mr. R. J. Taylorasked the Secretary for Mines the number of employés under 21 years and those above 21 years employed on the surface about the mines in Northumberland for the years 1924 and 1936?
§ Captain CrookshankAs the reply contains a number of figures, I will, with the hon. Member's permission, circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Following is the reply:
§ The particulars collected by my Department do not enable me to give the desired information, but in December, 1936, there were 2,320 persons under 20 years of age and 8,692 persons 20 years of age and over employed above ground at mines under the Coal Mines Act in Northumberland. Comparable figures are not available for 1924, but in December, 1925, there were 2,181 persons under 20 years of age and 9,778 persons 20 years of age and over.
§ 75. Mr. Taylorasked the Secretary for Mines the quantity of coal sold in the inland and export markets, respectively, from the Northumberland coalfield from 1922 and each year to date?
§ Captain CrookshankAs the reply contains a number of figures, I will, with the hon. Member's permission, circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Following is the reply:
§ The only figures available in regard to the disposals of Northumberland coal in the inland and export markets respectively are as follow:
| Disposals as returned by the Executive Board to the Central Council. | ||
| Year. | Export Supply.* | Inland Supply, † |
| Tons. | Tons. | |
| 1935 | 4,668,653 | 8,709,453 |
| 1936 | 4,553,406 | 9,221,154 |
| *"Export Supply" means loading at the customary shipping places of the district as cargo into ships for conveyance therein to destinations outside the United Kingdom, the Irish Free State, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands, or as fuel for use on ships proceeding to such destinations, or as fuel for use on fishing vessels or supply to works situated at ports to be used for the preparation of patent fuel for export. | ||
| † "Inland Supply" means supply other-wise than as Export Supply, including supply to other parts of an undertaking of which |
| the coal mine forms part, but excluding supply for use in working the coal mines and supply free or at reduced rates for the use of persons who are or have been employed in or about the mine and the dependents of persons who have been so employed. |
§ 76. Mr. Taylorasked the Secretary for Mines the average output per ton per man-shift, the price pit-head f.o.b. and c.i.f., the amount per ton of wages, profits, royalties and management ex-
| NORTHUMBERLAND. | ||||||||||||||||
| Per ton of coal disposable commercially. | ||||||||||||||||
| Costs. | ||||||||||||||||
| Year. | Output of Saleable coal per Manshift worked. | Wages. | Royalties (including the rental value of freehold minerals where worked by the proprietor). | Stores and Timber. | Other costs (including Management). (a) | Total Costs of Production. | Proceeds. | Balance. Credit (+). Debit (-). | ||||||||
| Cwts. | s. | d. | s. | d. | s. | d. | s. | d. | s. | d. | s. | d. | s. | d. | ||
| 1922 | … | 17.36 | 10 | 11½ | 0 | 7¼ | 2 | 3½ | 2 | 11 | 16 | 9¼ | 18 | 6 | +1 | 8¾ |
| 1923 | … | 17.08 | 12 | 7¾ | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2¼ | 2 | 9¾ | 18 | 2¾ | 21 | 0½ | +2 | 9¾ |
| 1924 | … | 17.30 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6¾ | 2 | 0¼ | 3 | 1¼ | 18 | 2¼ | 18 | 7½ | +0 | 5¼ |
| 1925 | … | 18.19 | (b) 11 | 2¾ | 0 | 7 | 1 | 8¾ | 3 | 0¾ | (b)16 | 7¼ | 14 | 6¼ | -0 | 6½ |
| 1927 | … | 21.66 | 8 | 7¼ | 0 | 6½ | 1 | 7¼ | 2 | 9¾ | 13 | 6¾ | 12 | 10¾ | -0 | 8 |
| 1928 | … | 22.13 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 6¼ | 1 | 5¼ | 2 | 9 | 12 | 0½ | 11 | 0½ | -1 | 0 |
| 1929 | … | 22.54 | 7 | 0¼ | 0 | 5½ | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4½ | 11 | 2¼ | 11 | 8 | +0 | 5¾ |
| 1930 | … | 22.60 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 5¾ | 1 | 5¼ | 2 | 5½ | 11 | 7½ | 12 | 3¾ | +0 | 8¼ |
| 1931 | … | 22.77 | 7 | 2¾ | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5¾ | 11 | 6½ | 11 | 7½ | +0 | 1 |
| 1932 | … | 22.76 | 7 | 1½ | 0 | 5¾ | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7½ | 11 | 7¾ | 11 | 2¾ | -0 | 5 |
| 1933 | … | 23.19 | 7 | 0¼ | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5½ | 11 | 4¾ | 11 | 2 | -0 | 2¾ |
| 1934 | … | 23.74 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4¾ | 2 | 4¾ | 11 | 2½ | 11 | 1½ | -0 | 1 |
| 1935 | … | 23.71 | 7 | 0¼ | 0 | 5¾ | 1 | 6¼ | 2 | 4¾ | 11 | 5 | 11 | 6½ | +0 | 1½ |
| 1936 | … | 23.58 | 7 | 6¾ | 0 | 5¾ | 1 | 7¼ | 2 | 6 | 12 | 1¾ | 12 | 8 | +0 | 6¼ |
| (a) Including salaries, insurances, repairs, office and general expenses, contributions to the Miners' Welfare Fund, remuneration of working proprietors, depreciation, etc., but not certain items such as interest on debentures or other loans, bank charges, amortisation and taxation which the Mining Association of Great Britain estimate to amount to 3d. per ton or more. | ||||||||||||||||
| (b) Including Subvention. | ||||||||||||||||
| Figures are not given for the year 1926 when there was a protracted dispute in the coal mining industry. |