§ Brigadier-General BROOKEasked the Under-Secretary of State for India whether the Indian coal trade is suffering from over-production; and whether he will give the imports into India of British coal for each of the last 14 years, and the amount of British coal imported into India in the first six months of 1925?
§ Earl WINTERTONThe Indian Coal Committee which recently reported con- 59W sidered that the trade is suffering from over-production. The figures of coal imported into British India on private account from the United Kingdom for the years 1911 to 1924 are as follow:
Calendar Year. No. of Tons. 1911 … … … 232,865 1912 … … … 136,791 1913 … … … 169,213 1914 … … … 156,863 1915 … … … 30,149 1916 … … … 1,418 1917 … … … 5,375 1918 … … … 7,580 1919 … … … 4,956 1920 … … … 4,122 1921 … … … 436,012 1922 … … … 718,487 1923 … … … 125,260 1924 … … … 89,785 The figures for the first four months of 1925 were as follows:
From United Kingdom. From all sources. Tons. Tons. January 13,304 66,146 February 10,076 56,096 March 6,234 31,913 April 9,009 47,061 Total (4 months) 38,623 200,316 Figures for May and June of 1925 are not yet available.