§ Mr. LAWSONasked the Minister of Transport the proportions of the total amount of coal exported from this country which is carried over the public railways and those owned by the colliery companies?
§ Commodore KINGI have been asked to reply. It is estimated that of the coal, coke and patent fuel carried by railways for shipment abroad from this country, about 7¾ per cent. is carried exclusive over private railways and the remaining 92¼ per cent. over public railways. A small proportion of the latter is carried partly over private railways as well.
§ Mr. LAWSONasked the Minister of Transport the proportions of the total amount of coal exported from Durham and Northumberland which is carried over the public railways and those carried by the colliery companies, respectively?
§ Commodore KINGI have been asked to reply. It is estimated that about 22 per cent. of the coal, coke and patent fuel shipped abroad from Northumberland and Durham is carried exclusively over private railways and the remaining 78 per cent. over public railways entirely or partly over public and partly over private railways.