§ Mr. LAWSONasked the President of the Board of Trade the total amount of coal imported since the beginning of May and the country of origin; and whether he can state the average price per ton and any conditions of a special nature laid down in the contracts for the delivery of the coal?
§ Colonel LANE FOXThe quantity of foreign coal which arrived in Great158W Britain from the beginning of May to 28th August was 7,600,000 tons. I regret that I am unable to furnish the further information asked for.