§ Mr. MARDY JONESasked the Secretary of Mines what was the total number of miners employed above and below ground, respectively, in 1913, 1919, and 1929; what was the total quantity of coal produced, and its value at the mine mouth; and what were the average wages paid per miner employed, giving the particulars separately for each coalfield in each of the years 1913, 1919, and 1929?
§ Mr. TURNERThe information is as follows:
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District. Number of Persons employed. Quantity of Saleable Coal raised. Total Net Selling Value at Mines. Average Earnings per person employed (excluding value of allowances in kind). Belowground. Above-ground (including clerks and salaried persons.) 1913. Tons. £ £ s. d. Northumberland 49,616 11,011 14,819,284 7,781,244 Not available. Durham 132,213 33,033 41,532,890 21,776,055 Lancashire and Cheshire 84,563 23,093 24,627,515 12,583,006 North Staffordshire 23,923 6,530 6,592,555 3,166,634 Yorkshire 126,171 34,227 43,671,243 20,571,866 North Derbyshire 44,520 10,892 16,888,316 7,396,223 Nottinghamshire 32,556 7,917 12,394,491 5,455,130 South Derbyshire 3,873 970 1,241,108 554,594 Leicestershire 8,283 2,044 3,173,422 1,327,851 Cannock Chase 15,102 5,268 5,763,678 2,547,255 Warwickshire 14,662 4,475 5,070,239 2,361,061 South Wales and Monmouth 197,842 34,958 56,830,072 33,744,202 Cumberland and Westmorland 8,303 2,651 2,321,304 1,085,763 North Wales 13,019 2,862 3,505,724 1,749,042 South Staffordshire and worcestershire. 7,554 2,599 2,570,329 870,552 Shropshire 2,961 617 845,727 360,441 Bristol 2,123 465 464,022 251,189 Forest of Dean 5,487 1,254 1,341,920 690,028 Somerset 5,254 957 1,159,790 648,171 Kent 620 514 59,203 35,313 Scotland 112,138 27,286 42,546,516 20,514,873 GREAT BRITAIN 890,783 213,623 287,329,348 145,470,493 82 0 0 1080W1081W
1919. Northumberland 44,473 13,874 10,989,929 20,647,902 184 6 4 Durham 130,923 36,382 30,999,803 46,594,698 181 5 2 Lancashire and Cheshire 87,650 23,237 19,872,549 23,23,710 175 10 6* North Staffordshire 27,052 7,735 5,667,080 6,732,836 Yorkshire 128,889 36,785 32,839,082 38,083,441 172 1 4 North Derbyshire 46,668 12,237 13,761,718 14,821,268 182 7 2 Nottinghamshire 39,431 10,032 11,347,311 12,444,045 South Derbyshire 4,519 1,081 1,120,711 1,223,479 178 17 6* Leicestershire 10,614 2,685 3,171,398 3,289,965 Cannock Chase 18,016 6,136 5,250,917 6,064,135 Warwickshire 15,757 4,952 4,257,254 4,606,031 South Wales and Monmouth 215,601 41,401 47,522,306 81,270,785 218 13 2 Cumberland and Westmorland. 8,526 2,784 1,843,044 1,912,327 181 1 0* North Wales 14,465 3,472 2,772,900 3,360,750 South Staffordshire and Worcestershire. 6,899 2,739 2,108,149 2,355,682 Shropshire 3,275 792 739,594 858,410 Bristol 1,939 410 325,167 382,657 Forest of Dean 5,906 1,547 1,179,903 1,539,29 Somerset 5,907 1,178 1,138,936 1,408,674 Kent 1,343 11 277,829 350,948 Scotland 111,166 30,025 32,457,864 42,176,746 214 13 10 GREAT BRITAIN 929,019 240,095 229,650,714 313,948,018 191 10 0 * Estimated figures.
District. Number of Persons employed. Quantity of Saleable Coal raised. Total Net Selling Value at Mines. Average Earnings per person employed (excluding value of allowances in kind). Belowground. Above-ground (including clerks and salaried persons.) 1913. Tons. £ £ s. d. Northumberland 38,768 10,691 14,547,425 8,458,373 100 1 8 Durham 110,724 28,058 38,988,694 24,561,148 106 8 0 Lancashire and Cheshire 60,455 18,792 15,658,133 12,507,944 108 8 10 North Staffordshire 22,100 6,246 5,890,146 4,596,108 Yorkshire 138,474 34,358 46,405,402 30,880,228 119 7 11 North Derbyshire 41,954 11,032 14,198,702 9,198,728 119 18 4 Nottinghamshire 41,743 10,858 14,738,255 9,330,517 South Derbyshire 3,042 882 924,768 594,450 115 1 5 Leicestershire 8,788 2,449 2,871,626 1,815,790 Cannock Chase 18,020 5,745 5,250,645 3,895,543 Warwickshire 12,777 4,246 4,758,178 3,714,635 South Wales and Monmouth 150,770 27,525 48,149,613 35,222,384 128 19 3 Cumberland and Westmorland 7,636 2,146 2,021,805 1,502,540 115 10 2 North Wales 12,266 2,966 3,456,060 2,338,149 South Staffordshire and Worcestershire. 3,483 1,410 1,631,695 969,720 Shropshire 2,217 596 651,605 474,883 Bristol 788 204 195,945 167,508 Forest of Dean 7,646 1,067 1,375,747 930,670 Somerset 3,404 755 848,280 662,402 Kent 3,412 944 1,148,963 842,153 Scotland 76,350 23,326 34,175,864 20,561,156 136 0 7 GREAT BRITAIN 761,817 194,296 257,887,551 173,225,029 118 6 4 NOTE.—No particulars of earnings per person are available for separate districts for 1913. The districts for which figures of earnings are given for 1929 are those shown in the Quarterly Statistical Summaries of Output, Costs of Production, etc. Comparable figures are given for 1919 and this has necessitated making estimates in several instances.