§ Mr. R. J. Taylorasked the Secretary for Mines whether he will state the output of the Northumberland coalfield per person on the coalface per shift; and the output per person employed per shift for the year 1920 and each year to date?
§ Captain CrookshankFollowing is the information:
NORTHUMBERLAND. Year. Output of saleable coal per man-shift worked. At the coal face. All workpeople below and above ground. cwts. cwts. 1920 not available 14.69 1922 57.45 17.36 1923 48.45 17.08 1924 47.84 17.30 1925 49.43 18.19 1927 58.50 21.66 1928 59.51 22.13 1929 60.32 22.54 1930 61.64 22.60 1931 62.96 22.77 1932 63.69 22.76 1933 64.21 23.19 1934 65.37 23.74 1935 64.89 23.71 1936 63.25 23.58 1937 62.88 23.28 Figures are not given for the years 1921 and 1926 when there were protracted disputes in the coal industry.