§ Sir N. GRIFFITHSasked the President of the Board of Trade if he will state the quantity and value of the production in the German Empire during the latest year for which the figures are available of coal and lignite, potash, and metallic ores; and what proportion of the value and quantity of these minerals was derived from territories likely to be detached from the German Empire under the terms of the Peace Treaty?
§ Mr. BRIDGEMANThe pre-war German production of coal, potash, and metallic ores reached the amounts stated below. The particulars relate to 1912 unless otherwise stated:
— Production. Approximate value at the Mine. Coal (1913)— Metric tons. £ Bituminous 191,511,000 105,793,000 Lignitic 87,233,000 9,436,000 Potash, from mines— Kainite 5,889,238 3,819,100 Carnallite (including Kiescrite) 5,271,964 2,162,650 Potash, from wells, etc.— Potassium sulphate 123,407 1,018,650 Potassium and magnesium sulphate 54,435 221,200 Potassium chloride 506,744 3,434,200 Metallic ores— Cobalt nickel, bismuth tin ores, and Bauxite 47,526 36,700 Uranium and Tungsten ores 5,053 3,200 Iron ore 27,200,000 5,506,650 Lead ore (Argontiferous) 107,563 962,450 Manganese ore 92,474 58,400 Pyrites 262,653 101,900 Copper ore 974,285 1,596,800 Zinc—Blende 516,358 2,490,500 Zinc—Calamine 120,950 106,700 As regards the latter part of the question, I am afraid that I am unable to anticipate the terms of the Treaty of Peace.