§ 24. Mr. Daggarasked the Secretary for Mines the output of coal, the quantity exported, and the average declared value per ton f.o.b. in Great Britain and South Wales and Monmouthshire, respectively, in 1937?
§ Captain CrookshankAs the reply involves a number of figures, I will, with the hon. Member's permission, circulate it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ Following is the information:
§ The quantity of saleable coal raised in Great Britain during 1937 was 240,409,436 tons. The quantity of coal exported was 40,352,288 tons and its average declared value per ton fo.b. 18s. 8d. The corresponding figures for South Wales and Monmouthshire were 37,773,013 tons, 16,228,412 tons and 20s. 6d. respectively.
§ 25. Mr. Daggarasked the Secretary for Mines the quantity of coal consumed in this country and the amount per head of the population in 1937?
§ Captain CrookshankThe quantity of coal available for consumption in Great Britain in the year 1937 was 181,804,000 tons. The consumption of coal per head of population was 79 cwts.
§ 26. Mr. Daggarasked the Secretary for Mines the sum paid by British coal mines in rents, royalties and wayleaves in 1937?
§ Captain CrookshankDuring the year 1937 the estimated amount paid by colliery owners in Great Britain in royalties and wayleaves (including the rental value of freehold mineral where worked by the proprietor) was £5,372,000.