§ Mr. Tinkerasked the Secretary for Mines whether, when returns are made to his Department on the number of manshifts worked, attention is given to those which are worked on overtime; and what is the percentage for the year ended 31st
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Quantity and percentage proportion of coal cut by machinery in each mining district of Great Britain during the year 1938. District. Quantity of Coal cut by Machinery. Proportion of Total Output of Saleable Coal cut by Machinery. Tons. Per cent. Northumberland 12,143,958 91 Durham 13,183,197 42 Cumberland and Westmorland 1,128,765 72 Lancashire and Cheshire 9,661,499 68 Yorkshire, South 17,211,639 56 Yorkshire, West 6,484,426 55 Nottinghamshire 10,839,245 70 Derbyshire, North 11,419,248 88 Derbyshire, South 772,445 92 Staffordshire, North 6,396,272 92 Cannock Chase 3,072,832 60 Staffordshire, South, and Worcestershire 88,272 6 Leicestershire 2,404,636 84 Warwickshire 3,879,128 69 Shropshire 364,515 56 Forest of Dean 288,195 21 Somersetshire 69,686 9 Bristol 19,884 29 Kent 172,962 10 South Wales and Monmouthshire 9,182,970 26 North Wales 1,881,382 69 Fife and Clackmannan, Kinross and Sutherland 7,450,388 90 Lothians (Mid and East) and Peebles 2,763,683 62 Lanarkshire, West Lothian, Stirling, Renfrew and Dumbarton. 10,957,897 84 Ayrshire, Dumfries and Argyll 3,120,429 69 Great Britain 134,957,553 59 December, 1938, and if this shows a reduction on the figures of 1937?
§ Mr. LloydI regret I am unable to give the information as the particulars of man-shifts worked which are furnished to my Department do not specify separately those man-shifts which are worked on overtime.