§ Mr. G. HALLasked the Secretary for Mines whether he will give the quantity of coal exported, excluding bunkers, from each of the principal groups of ports of Great Britain for the years 1913, 1920, and for each of the last 12 years?
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§ Mr. E. BROWNThe information is as follows:
Year. Quantity of Coal Exported from: Total Bristol Channel Ports. North Western Ports. North Eastern Ports. Humber Ports. East Scotland Ports. West Scotland Ports. Other Ports. Thousand Tons. 1913* … 29,876 752 23,024 8,883 8,253 2,184 428 73,400 1920* … 15,470 9 7,509 470 1,227 109 138 24,932 1923* … 30,130 2,101 25,367 9,363 9,195 2,461 842 79,459 1924 … 25,682 1,490 21,099 4,780 6,152 2,071 377 61,651 1925 … 21,454 1,308 16,976 3,709 5,135 1,884 351 50,817 1926† … 9,295 619 6,990 853 1,836 896 107 20,596 1927 … 22,592 1,284 18,537 2,363 4,351 1,843 179 51,149 1928 … 21,415 1,338 17,543 3,786 4,185 1,497 287 50,051 1929 … 24,716 1,229 20,674 6,500 4,829 1,835 484 60,267 1930 … 23,299 1,322 18,073 6,187 3,932 1,552 509 54,874 1931 … 18,004 1,191 14,292 4,227 3,215 1,305 516 42,750 1932 … 16,504 795 12,626 3,336 3,903 1,256 479 38,899 1933 … 16,064 598 13,434 3,254 4,180 1,116 422 39,068 1934 … 15,918 452 13,668 3,281 4,597 1,317 427 39,660 * From 1st April, 1923, the figures cover shipments from Great Britain and Northern Ireland and shipments from these countries to the Irish Free State are included as exports. † National Stoppage.