§ Sir R. GOWERasked the Secretary for Mines the total number of horses and ponies employed in the mines in Scotland, Durham, Northumberland, Yorkshire, Lancashire, Nottinghamshire, North Staffordshire, Derbyshire, and in the Swansea and Cardiff and North Wales divisions, respectively, at the end of 1932; the total tonnage of coal raised in each of these coalfields; and the number of ponies employed below ground per 1341W 1,000,000 tons of coal raised in each of these areas?
District. Number of Horses employed at 30th June, 1932. Output of Coal in 1932. Number of Horses and Ponies employed per 1,000,000 tons of coal raised. Tons. Scotland … … 1,159 28,804,389 40 Durham … … 11,001 27,802,275 396 Northumberland … … 3,475 12,165,752 286 Yorkshire … … 5,967 38,074,809 157 Lancashire … … 257 13,158,399 20 Nottinghamshire … … 2,468 13,549,884 182 North Staffordshire … … 95 5,574,834 17 Derbyshire … … 3,627 12,603,300 288 North Wales … … 365 2,902,190 126 Swansea Division … … 3,292 11,030,200 298 Cardiff Division … … 6,666 24,894,972 268