§ 4. Mr. Prescottasked the President of the Board of Trade whether he is aware of the loss of production experienced in Lancashire textile mills owing to the poor quality of coal which is delivered; and if he will cause an estimate to be made of the total loss per annum due to this fact.
§ Mr. H. WilsonI have seen very few recent complaints about the quality of coal delivered to Lancashire textile mills. There appears to be no significant loss of production from this cause.