§ Mr. J. Griffithsasked the Secretary for Mines what was the output per person in the coal-mining industry in tie years 1930 and 1938, respectively; what was the 2032W average annual wages per person in the same period; and whether he can express these increases in percentage figures?
§ Mr. LloydThe average output of saleable coal per wage-earner was 265 tons in 1930 and 297 tons in 19.58, representing an increase of 12 per cent.: the average annual wages (including the value of allowances in kind) for the same years were £119 and £151., representing an increase of 27 percent.