Mrs. WARDasked the Secretary for Mines the total number of mine-workers employed in the Cannock Chase coalfield on 1st. February, 1935, and the comparable figures for 1st February, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, and 1934?
Captain CROOKSHANKThe information is as follows:
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Year. Great Britain. Scotland. South Wales and Monmouth. Yorkshire. (a) Estimated Total Wages Bill (excluding the value of Allowances in kind). £ £ £ £ 1920* … … … 265,191,000 35,345,000 65,636,000 36,091,000 1925 … … … 142,575,000 17,502,000 29,641,000 Not available. 1930 … … … 104,781,000 12,423,000 21,316,000 19,165,000 1934 … … … 87,997,000 10,891,000 16,005,000 15,734,000 (b) Average Weekly Cash Earnings of all Wage Earners employed. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 1920* … … … 4 6 11 4 13 11 4 18 1 4 4 3 1925 … … … 2 10 8 2 13 11 2 13 6 Not available. 1930 … … … 2 3 10 2 10 4 2 7 8 2 4 3 1934 … … … 2 4 5 2 11 2 2 5 11 2 4 0 * The year 1920 was affected by a national dispute which lasted about three weeks, but as quarterly returns only are available, the whole of the quarter affected has been excluded in calculating the average weekly earnings.
Cannock Chase. Date. No. of Wage-earners on Colliery Books. 1st February: 1930 … … … 23,400 1931 … … … 22,600 1932 … … … 23,100 1933 … … … 22,900 1934 … … … 22,500 1935 … … … 22,200
Mrs. WARDasked the Secretary for Mines the annual total tonnage of coal mined in the Cannock Chase coalfield during 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, and 1935, respectively?
Captain CROOKSHANKThe information is as follows:
Cannock Chase. Output of Saleable Coal. Year. Tons. 1930 4,876,779 1931 4,724,832 1932 4,534,085 1933 4,490,746 1934 4,937,890 1935 (Jan-June) 2,624,500 (provisional).