§ Mr. J. Griffithsasked the Secretary for Mines whether he can state the number of limestone quarries, the number of men employed, and the output for each county in Wales separately for the years 1919 and 1936, respectively?
§ Captain CrookshankThe information is as follows:
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Limestone Quarries in Wales. County. Number of Quarries at which limestone was produced. Persons Employed. Output. 1919. 1936. 1919. 1936. 1919. 1936. Tons. Tons. Anglesey … … 7 3 167 112 78,280 198,272 Brecon … … 11 10 321 104 159,849 121,564 Caernarvon … … 9 10 557 387 388,750 519,064 Cardigan … … — — — — — — Carmarthen … … 9 13 171 184 108,224 208,841 Denbigh … … 14 10 258 297 124,211 298,874 Flint … … 12 12 111 214 59,502 179,486 Glamorgan … … 48 50 675 731 597,119 1,076,059 Merioneth … … 1 — 4 — 600 — Montgomery … … — — — — — — Pembroke … … 7 11 24 69 10,617 45,648 Radnor … … 2 3 95 33 20,874 19,050 Total … … 120 122 2,383 2,131 1,548,026 2,666,848