§ 71. Mr. Errollasked the Minister of Fuel and Power whether he has any figures available to show how the average cost of production of deep-mined coal compares with the average cost of production of opencast coal.
§ Mr. RobensFor the first three quarters of 1948—the latest period for which full figures are available—the average total production cost of deep-mined coal is 45s. 5d. a ton and for opencast coal 44s. 8d. a ton.