HC Deb 18 March 1935 vol 299 cc833-4W
Sir R. GOWER

asked the Secretary for Mines the total number of tons of coal carried by means of conveyors and

Mr. STANLEY

The following table gives the information desired:

loaders in mines in 1934; the percentage of the total output represented by that total; and the tonnage carried by other mechanical means in 1934 at the coal face?

Mr. E. BROWN

During 1934, the total quantity of coal carried by means of conveyors and loaders at mines in Great Britain was 81,493,000 tons, or 37 per cent. of the total output of coal. Particulars of the quantity of coal carried by other mechanical means are not available.

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