HC Deb 14 April 1930 vol 237 cc2652-3W
Mr. McSHANE

asked the Secretary for Mines what was the estimated cost in labour per ton of coal raised in the various coalfields in 1913 and in 1929; the numbers employed; the total wages paid; and the total output of coal in those years and in those districts, respectively?

District. Wages cost per ton of saleable coal raised (excluding value of allowances in kind). Total Wages Bill (excluding value of allowances in kind). Number of persons employed (including clerks and salaried persons). Total Output of saleable Coal.
1913.
s d. million£ Tons
Scotland Information not available 139,424 42,456,516
Northumberland 60,627 14,819,284
Durham 165,246 41,532,890
South Wales and Monmouth 232,800 56,830,072
Yorkshire; 160,398 43,671,243
North Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire. 95,885 29,282,807
South Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Cannock Chase and Warwickshire. 54,677 15,248,447
Lancashire, Cheshire and North Staffordshire. 138,109 31,220,070
Other Districts (Cumberland, North Wales, South Staffordshire, Shropshire, Bristol, Forest of Dean, Somerset and Kent). 57,240 12,268,019
Great Britain 6 4 91.0 1,104,406 287,329,348
1929.
Scotland 7 8.58 13.2 99,676 34,175,864
Northumberland 6 6.82 4.8 49,459 14,547,425
Durham 7 4.14 14.3 138,782 38,988,694
South Wales and Monmouth 9 3.25* 22.5* 178,295 48,149,613
Yorkshire 8 6.92 20.1 172,832 46,405,402
North Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire. 8 5.86 12.1 105,587 28,936,957
South Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Cannock Chase and Warwickshire. 9 1.63 6.3 55,949 13,805,217
Lancashire, Cheshire and North Staffordshire. 10 5.91 11.3 107,593 21,548,279
Other Districts (Cumberland, North Wales, South Staffordshire, Shropshire, Bristol, Forest of Dean, Somerset and Kent). 9 4.63 5.3 47,940 11,330,100
Great Britain 8 6.03 109.9 956,113 257,887,551
* Figures for year ended January, 1930.

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