§ Lieut.-Commander Fletcherasked the President of the Board of Trade, how much coal is used annually by ships of the mercantile marine, and in what form?
§ Captain CrookshankThe only information available is that during 1936, 11,947,525 tons of coal were shipped at United Kingdom ports for the use of steamers, etc., engaged in the foreign trade (including fishing vessels) and 1.409,016 tons of coal were shipped for the use of vessels engaged in the coastwise trade.