§ Mr. J. Griffithsasked the Secretary for Mines whether he can state the quantity of coal shipped to ports on the River Thames from each of the Bristol Channel ports and ports on the North-East Coast for each year, respectively, from 1927 to date?
§ Captain CrookshankFigures for the individual ports are not readily available952W but the figures for the two groups of ports are as follow:
Coal Shipments to Thames Ports Year. From Bristol Channel Ports. From North East Coast Ports. Tons. Tons. 1927 … … 489,892 6,854,873 1928 … … 482,546 7,753,482 1929 … … 509,894 9,060,878 1930 … … 481,658 8,522,038 1931 … … 403,027 8,366,776 1932 … … 375,570 8,361,259 1933 … … 372,772 8.805,331 1934 … … 467,446 9,907,313 1935 … … 693,172 10,572,966 1936 … … 906,805 11,507,098 1937 … … 1,147,043 11,682,024