§ Mr. HILTONasked the Secretary for Mines the average price at which foreign imported coal is being sold to the consumer, and the average cost per ton at importation?
§ Colonel LANE FOXI have not the necessary particulars for the calculation of these averages. Even if I could give them, I do not think they would be of any value, as there are so many different kinds of coal, sources of supply and conditions of delivery.