§ Mr. SMITH-CARINGTONasked the President of the Board of Trade the number of blast furnaces in Great Britain, Belgium, France, and Germany at the beginning of the year, and the number then in blast in each of the countries named?
§ Mr. H. WILLIAMSThe following table shows the numbers of blast furnaces in Great Britain, Belgium, France and Germany at the end of 1928 and the numbers in blast, as reported by the competent authorities in the several countries.
Country. Total number of blast furnaces. 31st December, 1928. Number of furnaces in blast. 31st December, 1928. Great Britain 424 132 Belgium 61 56 France 221 153 Germany 184 101