§ 15 and 16. Mr. E. J. Williamsasked the Secretary for Mines (1) the output of the South Wales and Monmouthshire coalfield for the year 1920 and each year to date;
(2) the number of persons engaged in the South Wales and Monmouthshire coalfield for the year 1920 and each year to date?
§ Captain CrookshankAs these questions involve a number of figures, I will, with the hon. Member's permission, answer them together by circulating a statement in the OFFICIAL REPORT.
§ The information is as follows:
| South Wales and Monmouthshire. | |||
| year | Output of Saleable Coal. | Average number of persons employed in and about coal mines (including Clerks and Salaried Persons). | |
| Tons. | |||
| 1920 | … | 46,248,967 | 271,161 |
| 1921* | … | 30,572,003 | 232,043 |
| 1922 | … | 50,325,094 | 243,015 |
| 1923 | … | 54,251,587 | 252,617 |
| 1924 | … | 51,085,135 | 250,065 |
| 1925 | … | 44,629,522 | 217,809 |
| 1926* | … | 20,272,572 | 217,753 |
| 1927 | … | 46,256,363 | 194,100 |
| 1928 | … | 43,311,966 | 168,269 |
| 1929 | … | 48,149,613 | 178,315 |
| 1930 | … | 45,107,912 | 172,870 |
| 1931 | … | 37,084,852 | 158,162 |
| 1932 | … | 34,874,302 | 145,709 |
| 1933 | … | 34,354,884 | 142,900 |
| 1934 | … | 35,173,317 | I39,806 |
| 1935 | … | 35,025,110 | 131,697 |
| 1936 | … | 33,886,179 | 126,233 |
| 1937 | … | 37,773,013 | 135,901 |
| *The majority of the coal mines were idle during a considerable period of the years 1921 and 1926 owing to protracted disputes. |