§ 83. Mr. J. Lewisasked the President of the Board of Trade if he has any estimate 245W of the number of cubic feet of natural gas which is available every day in the Middle East at the oil wells in which there are British interests.
§ Sir S. CrippsOne hundred and sixty-five million cubic feet.
§ 84. Mr. J. Lewisasked the President of the Board of Trade how much carbon black, suitable for use in the tyre-manufacturing industry, it is estimated could he produced annually at the oil wells in the Middle East, in which there are British interests, by the utilisation of suitable burning equipment.
§ Sir S. CrippsThe natural gas available is estimated to be sufficient to produce 25,000 tons.