§ Mr. E. Smithasked the Secretary for Mines (1) whether he can give the average number of persons employed in the North Staffordshire area and the number of conveyors and coal-cutting machines in use, for the years, respectively, of 1920, 1925, 1930, 1935, and 1938;
(2) whether he can give the total amount of coal mined in the North Staffordshire area; and the amount of coal mined by machinery for the years, respectively, 1920, 1925, 193o, 1935 and 1938?
§ Mr. LloydThe information is as follows:
were employed; and the average wages paid per person during the same period?
§ Mr. LloydThe information is as follows:
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North Staffordshire 1920–1938. Year. Average number of wage-earners employed. Average output of saleable coal per wage-earner. Average annual cash earnings per wage-earner (exclusive of the value of allowances in kind.*) Tons. £ 1920 … … 36,897 165 185 1922 … … 34,217 169 } Not available 1923 … … 34,639 190 1924 … … 34,845 186 1925 … … 34,694 171 1927 … … 32,493 188 112 1928 … … 28,223 193 102 1929 … … 27,727 214 107 1930 … … 25,778 219 107 1931 … … 23,181 233 113 1932 … … 22,261 252 113 1933 … … 22,346 260 113 1934 … … 22,580 279 119 1935 … … 22,280 302 125 1936 … … 22,660 316 113 1937 … … 23,272 314 149 1938 … … 23,169 300 147 * The value of allowances in kind is not available for North Staffordshire separately, but for Lancashire, Cheshire and North Staffordshire, it averaged about nos. od. per annum. Notes. — (1) The years 1921 and 1926 have been omitted, as they were affected by prolonged national disputes. (2) Prior to 1925, the particulars of persons employed relate to those "ordinarily employed," and subsequently to the average number of persons on Colliery Books, based upon four selected dates. The figures for the years 1920–1923 include Clerks and Salaried Persons, which cannot be separately distinguished.
§ Mr. E. Smithasked the Secretary for Mines whether he will state the numbers of mines engaged in the production of coal, together with the numbers of persons employed in the North Staffordshire area, above and below ground, during the
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Number of Coal Mines at work, and the number of Persons Employed above and below ground in Great Britain and North Staffordshire in the years1920, 1925, 1930, 1935 and1938. Year. Great Britain. North Staffordshire. Number of Coal Mines at work during the year. Number of Persons Employed. Number of Coal Mines at work during the year. Number of Persons Employed Below-ground. Above-ground (including Clerks and Salaried Persons. Total. Below-ground Above- ground Below- (including ground. Clerks and Salaried Persons). Total. 1920 … 2,677 972,838 253,091 1,225,929 71 28,725 8,172 36,897 1925 … 2,586 878,679 223,763 1,102,442 78 27,630 7,705 35,335 1930 … 2,186 739,056 192,320 931,376 67 20,113 6,283 26,396 1935 … 1,930 600,336 169,138 769,474 74 16,872 5,971 22,843 1938 … 1,976 614,478 176,410 790,888 59 I7.325 6,471 23,796 Note. —In 1920, the particulars of Persons Employed relate to those "ordinarily employed", and in subsequent years, to the average number of Persons on Colliery Books, based upon four selected dates, years 1920, 1925, 1930, 1935, and 1938; and will he give the comparable figures for the whole industry?
Mr. G. Braithwaiteasked the Secretary for Mines whether he will state the average output per person employed in the North Staffordshire coalfield each year from 1913 to 1938, inclusive?
§ Mr. LloydThe information is as follows:
Average output of coal per person employed at mines in North Staffordshire. Year. Tons. 1913 235 1014 223 1915 231 1916 224 1917 219 1918 197 1919 173 1920 165 1922 169 1923 190 1924 186 1925 171 1927 188 1928 193 1929 214 1930 319 1931 233 1932 252 1933 260 1934 279 1935 302 1936 316 1937 314 1938 300 Note. —The years 1921 and 1926 have been omitted as they were affected by prolonged national disputes.