§ Mr. CECIL WILSONasked the Secretary for Mines whether he can state for each month in the years 1925, 1926, and 1927, the average number of coal-winding days lost and the number of such days due to transport difficulties?
Average Number of Coal-winding Days Lost by the Mines at Work. Period. (a) From all causes. (b) From transport difficulties and want of trade. 1925. 5 weeks ended 31st January 2.93 (New Year holidays) 1.69 4 weeks ended 28th February 1.83 1.66 4 weeks ended 28th March 2.26 2.13 5 weeks ended 2nd May 5.24 (Easter holidays) 2.05 4 weeks ended 30th May 3.31 3.09 4 weeks ended 27th June 6.31 (Whitsun holidays) 3.98 5 weeks ended 1st August 3.83 1.91 4 weeks ended 29th August 5.92 (August Bank Holiday) 3.06 4 weeks ended 26th September 4.97 4.20 5 weeks ended 31st October 4.50 3.91 4 weeks ended 28th November 2.83 2.46 4 weeks ended 26th December. 2.88 (Christm s holidays) 0.88 1926 5 weeks ended 30th January 2.46 (New Year holidays) 0.92 4 weeks ended 27th February 1.49 0.85 4 weeks ended 27th March 1.91 1.48 5 weeks ended 1st May 4.29 (Easter holidays and first day of National stoppage). 0.55 May to November National stoppage — 5 weeks ended 1st January (1927) 4.35 (Christmas and New Year holidays). 1.49 1927. 4 weeks ended 29th January 2.95 2.63 4 weeks ended 26th February 2.86 2.72 NOTE.—These particulars refer only to mines which worked during each period and do not take account of those that were closed throughout the whole of it.