§ 39. Mr. Gammansasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies how many United States dollars have been released to enable the Kingston City Council of Jamaica to buy United States coal; and what is the difference in freightage per ton between coal brought from the U.S.A. and coal brought from England.
Mr. Creech JonesThe import licence issued by Jamaica for this coal represents a release of approximately 60,000 dollars. I understand that the difference in freight from the two sources varies between 15s. and 30s. per ton, depending upon the quantity and method of shipment.