§ Captain NORTHasked the Secretary for Mines what was the amount of oil obtained from British coal by any process during 1932; and what was the tonnage of coal involved?
§ Mr. E. BROWNNo official information is available, but it is estimated that in 1932, 25,000,000 gallons of "motor benzol," 2,500,000 gallons of benzol for other purposes, and 225,000 tons of creosote oils were distilled from coal in Great Britain. The tonnage of coal consumed in high and low temperature carbonisation processes from which the above products are obtained is not yet available for 1932. For 1931, the figure was 30,549,000 tons. In that year the quantity of the oil products obtained was rather higher than in 1932.