§ Mr. D. GRENFELLasked the Secretary for Mines whether he will state the figures showing the tonnage of coal produced, the tonnage exported, average pit-head price, wages cost per ton produced, aggregate wages paid, number of persons employed, number of fatal accidents and of persons killed, number of non-fatal accidents, number of persons unemployed, and rate per ton and total of royalties and wayleaves paid for 192S, 1929, and 1930 in the United Kingdom and in the districts of South Wales and Scotland, respectively?
§ Mr. SHINWELLThe information, so far as available, is as follows. The figures for 1930 are partly estimated and are subject to revision. Items (3), (4) and (8) relate only to the first nine months of the year.
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— Unit. Great Britain. South Wales and Monmouth ‡ Scotland. 1928. 1929. 1930. 1928. 1929. 1930. 1928. 1929. 1930. 1. Output of Saleable Coal Thousand Tons. 237,472 257,907 243,754 43,312 48,150 45,214 32,359 34,176 31,697 2. Quantity of Coal Exported Thousand Tons. 50,051 62,267 54,879 21,415* 24,716* 23,299* 5,683 6,664 5,489 3. Average Proceeds Per ton disposable commercially. 13s. 3d. 13s. 11d. 14s. 1d. 14s. 1d. 14s. 11d. 15s. 6d. 12s. 1d. 12s. 10d. 12s. 8d. 4. Cash Earnings: (a) Total amount £1,000's. 103,939 109,816 78,171 20,666 22,519 15,832 12,629 13,183 9,377 (b) Cost per ton disposable commercially — 9s. 6d. 9s. 2d. 9s. 4d. 10s. 2d. 10s. 0d. 10s. 2d. 8s. 7d. 8s. 5d. 8s. 7d. 5. Average Number of Persona employed at Coal Mines: (a) Wage earners Number. 921,260 939,367 942,000 165,560 175,749 173,200 94,679 98,185 97,400 (b) Clerks and Salaried Persons Number. 17,728 17,306 2,709 2,566 1,779 1,757 6. Accidents at mines under the Coal Mines Act, 1911: (a) Separate Fatal Accidents Number. 954 1,012 938 219 206 215 128 153 149 (b) Persons Killed Number. 989 1,076 1,012 223 227 224 133 164 157 (c) Separate Non-fatal Accidents Number. 161,394 175,500 Not yet available 31,871 36,572 Not yet available 16,473 18,086 Not yet available (d) Persons disabled for more than 3 days Number 161,790 175,899 31,939 36,683 16,536 18,140 7. Number of Persons registered as unemployed at end of year: (a) Wholly unemployed Number. 174,867 115,283 169,025 59,852† 38,003† 47,151† 23,100 15,087 23,469 (b) Temporary stoppages Number. 38,117 41,917 41,961 12,525† 12,786† 11,522† 1,845 1,054 1,866 8. Royalties and Wayleaves: (a) Total amount paid by Colliery Owners. £1,000's. 5,521 5,886 4,112 1,414 1,549 1,061 838 859 584 (b) Rate per ton disposable commercially Pence. 6.04d. 5.90d. 5.88d. 8.37d. 8.23d. 8.16d. 6.83d. 6.60d. 6.44d. * These particulars relate to exports from the Bristol Channel Ports. † These particulars relate to Wales and Monmouth (including North Wales). ‡ The ascertainment period in this district runs from February to January except in 1930 when it covers February to October. Items (3), (4) and (8) only are affected.