§ Sir L. Smithasked the Secretary for Mines the wages cost per ton and the rate per ton of the proceeds at the pithead of coal raised in Yorkshire in the month of January, 1936, and January, 1938, as certified by the joint accountants in the ascertainments for those months?
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§ Mr. W. S. MorrisonThe prices of store sheep and lambs returned by the market reporters of the Ministry in respect of the principal sheep and lamb sales from which reports were obtained in August and September are given in the table below, with comparative figures for 1937. I would point out, however, that the prices realised last year were generally above those ruling at the similar sales in 1936.
§ Captain CrookshankIn Yorkshire the wages costs per ton of saleable coal raised were 8s. 2d. during January, 1936, and 9s. 4¾d. during January, 1938; comparable figures of proceeds were 13s. 5½d. and 15s. 5½d.
§ Sir L. Smithasked the Secretary for Mines the wages cost per ton of coal commercially disposable in Yorkshire for the months of January, 1936, and January, 1938, as certified by the joint accountants?
§ Captain CrookshankThe figures are 8s. 9d. and 10s. 1½d. respectively.