HC Deb 06 October 1931 vol 257 cc994-6W
Mr. LAWTHER

asked the Secretary for Mines the pithead selling price of coal and the wages paid to miners in the following districts: Scotland, Northumberland, Durham, Yorkshire, Nottingham,

District. September— July, 1931 (latest available).
1923. 1924. 1925. 1927. 1928. 1929. 1930.
Average proceeds per ton of coal commercially disposable.
s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d.
Scotland 19 1¾ 17 7 14 0¾ 12 2½ 11 11 12 11½ 12 5¼ 12 2½
Northumberland 20 9¾ 17 2 12 10½ 12 1 10 10 11 8½ 12 1¾ 11 2½
Durham 21 3 19 0½ 14 4¾ 13 0½ 11 11¼ 13 1 12 9½ 12 5¾
Yorkshire Not available. 14 0 13 0 13 7 13 4¼ 13 2¾
N. Derbyshire 13 5 13 2¾ 13 5½ 13 4 13 10
Nottinghamshire 13 4¼ 13 1 13 5¼ 12 10¾ 12 10¾
South Wales and Monmouth. 22 1¾ 20 6½ 18 6½ 15 3½* 13 11¼* 14 11¼* 15 5¼* 15 2½†
Kent 20 9½ 18 11¾ 18 2½ 14 10¾ 14 2 15 3 16 5¾ 15 9‡
Average cash earnings per man-shift worked.§
Scotland 11 5¾ 10 5½ 10 2¼ 9 3¾ 9 2¼ 9 2 9 2½ 9 2½
Northumberland 10 8¾ 9 3¼ 9 2¼ 8 7¼ 7 3½ 7 4¾ 7 7¾ 7 8¼
Durham 10 8¼ 9 11 9 11½ 9 1¼ 7 11¾ 7 11 8 1 8 0¾
Yorkshire Not available. 10 5¼ 10 0¼ 10 1 10 1½ 10 2½
N. Derbyshire 10 6 10 1¼ 10 1 10 1½ 10 2
Nottinghamshire 10 7½ 10 7 10 8¼ 10 7½ 10 8½
South Wales and Monmouth.10 7¼ 10 10½ 10 10¼ 9 9¼* 9 7¼* 9 6¼* 9 6¼* 8 11¼†
Kent 12 7¾ 12 6 13 1¾ 12 3 11 7 11 1½ 11 0¼ 10 11¾‡
* 3 months ended 31st October.
† 3 months ended 31st July.
‡ June.
§ Excluding allowances in kind which at present vary from 1s. 1d. per shift in Northumberland and Durham to ½d. per shift in Scotland.

Derbyshire, South Wales, and Kent coalfields for the month of September, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, and 1931, respectively?

Mr. FOOT

The information, so far as it is available, is as follows: