§ Major KELLEYasked the Secretary to the Board of Trade if ho will state what is the staff and cost per annum of the Coal Control Board?
§ Sir H. GREENWOODThe number of staff employed in the Coal Mines Department is approximately 820. The cost of the Department during the financial year 1918ߝ19" was about £260,000, and the estimated cost for the first six months of the fianancial year 1919–20 is £517,253. Of this amount, £400,000 represents contributions towards the expenses of local authorities in administering the Household Fuel and Lighting Orders.