§ Mr. J. J. Lawsonasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Works the amount of coal produced from the surface excavations on the Town Moor, Newcastle-on-Tyne, and the amount spent on this work up to the present.
§ Mr. HicksThe expenditure, which is mainly on preliminary work, to the end of August was £12,747. The production of coal, started after the 3rd Septem- 1607W ber, was 2,767 tons. The contract stipulates for a weekly output of 5,500 tons when in full production.