§ Sir O. PHILIPPSasked the President of the Board of Trade what is the total number of shafts, levels, and drifts from which coal was being worked commercially in England, Scotland, and Wales in the years 1907, 1913, and 1919, respectively?
§ Mr. BRIDGEMANThe toal number of shafts, levels, and drifts from which coal was being worked commercially in England, Scotland, and Wales in the254W years 1907, 1913, and 1919, respectively, was as follows:—
— 1907. 1913. 1919. England 1,758 1,766 1,747 Scotland 467 456 477 Wales 633 606 571 Total 2,858 2,828 2,795