§ Mr. BATEYasked the Secretary for Mines the number of shifts worked in each district during the months of
STATEMENT showing the Number of Man-shifts worked in each District during the Months August, September and October, 1925. District. August. September. October. Scotland … 2,623,675 2,694,887 2,917,838 Northumberland … 923,429 1,045,639 1,188,060 Durham … 2,358,417 2,583,519 2 878,357 South Wales and Monmouthshire … 3,367,990 4,045,420 4,328,893 Eastern District* … 6,212,579 6,790,427 7,564,981 Lancashire, North Staffordshire and Cheshire … 2,071,764 2,343,220 2,570,737 North Wales … 288,869 308,996 361,087 South Staffordshire and Salop … 183,190 206,998 222,589 Cumberland … 162,953 200,793 194,427 Bristol … 29,356 32,165 37,017 Forest of Dean … 127,735 126,825 145,740 Somerset … 95,844 112,799 99,736 Kent … 28,374 31,680 34,957 Great Britain … 18,474,175 20,523,368 22,544,419 NOTE.—This statement relates to about 98 per cent. of the coal mining industry.
* Includes Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Cannock Chase and Warwickshire.