HC Deb 11 March 1937 vol 321 c1363W
Mr. Chapman

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland whether he is prepared to make regulations for the adjustment of grants to large burghs similar to those made in 1934 to cover small burghs, if and so far as any such adjustment is required, under Section 70 (1) (b) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act, 1929, to cover burghs created now under the same enacting provisions of the Burgh Police (Scotland) Act, 1892, but with a population within the police boundaries

Quantity. Value.
1934. 1935. 1936. 1934. 1935. 1936.
(In Thousand Tons.) (In Thousand Dollars.)
Total … 11,585 10,785 11,717 35,065 33,331 34,955
Of which from
United Kingdom … 1,769 1,627 1,339 8,470 7,620 6,837
United States … 9,736 8,894 10,004 26,317 24,704 26,515
Belgium … 16 50 See footnote. 66 250 Not yet available.
French East Indies … — 32 — 70
Germany … 64 182 212 686

NOTE.—The above figures represent coal cleared from Customs in these years. For the year 1936 particulars for countries other than the United Kingdom and the United States are not yet available but the quantities arrived at ports in Canada from other countries in that year were as follows:—

Thousand Tons.
From Germany … … … … 330
From Belgium … … … … 40
From French East Indies … … … 110
From Netherlands … … … … 14

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