§ Mr. McSHANEasked 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 2653W 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.