§ Mr. R. RICHARDSONasked the Secretary for Mines if he will say, in connection with the visit of his officials to the Boldon and St. Hilda collieries, what is proposed to be done by the owners of the collieries to effect a settlement?
§ Colonel LANE FOXI understand that the majority of the points at issue in each case have now been satisfactorily
Month. Quantity. Percentage increase on August, 1925. Average declared value per ton f.o.b. 1925. 1924. From Bristol Channel Ports. 1925. Tons. Per cent. s. d. s. d. August … … 1,270,280 — 22 8 25 2 September … … 1,457,751 14.76 23 0 25 3 October … … 1,615,217 27.15 22 8 25 1 November … … 1,714,782 34.99 22 5 24 7 December … … 1,981,539 55.99 21 10 24 4 From North-East Coast Ports. August … … 1,204,547 — 16 8 20 8 September … … 1,289,277 7.03 15 6 20 3 October … … 1,537,946 27.68 14 10 19 9 November … … 1,469,908 22.03 14 10 19 4 December … … 1,527,404 26.80 14 10 19 3 From Great Britain and Northern Ireland. August … … 3,272,110 — 19 4 22 7 September … … 3,902,006 19.25 18 9 22 6 October … … 4,382,484 33.93 18 4 22 3 November … … 4,337,768 32.57 18 5 21 9 December … … 4,632,051 14.56 18 6 21 7