§ 68. Mr. Langford-Holtasked the Minister of Fuel and Power, in view of the financial loss involved in exporting coal at a lower price than that at which it is imported, when he anticipates that home production will be sufficient to meet all home requirements.
§ Mr. Joynson-HicksHome production of coal is at present about equal to the88W sum of inland consumption and bunker requirements, but it needs to be supplemented by oil in order to meet the country's increasing fuel requirements.