HC Deb 14 July 1937 vol 326 cc1280-1W
Mr. Sexton

asked the Secretary for Mines whether he will state in tons the annual output of carboniferous limestone from Weardale and Teesdale quarries for the years 1916, 1918 and 1936, respectively; and the average number of per-

Output of Limestone from Quarries under the Quarries Act, 1894.
Year. County of Durham. North Riding of Yorkshire.
Output. Persons Employed. Output. Persons Employed.
Tons. Tons.
1916 … … … … 1,761,172 1,667 339,715 377
1918 … … … … 1,894,948 1,784 354,536 362
1936 … … … … 1,237,601 1,071 544,795 449