asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce if he will state the quantities of coal, imported from (a) Great Britain, and (b) America, in the year 1946, and in each month from January to May, 1947, which have been allocated to: (i) industries; (ii) institutions, colleges and schools; and (iii) domestic consumption; and also, in regard to industries, the quantities of such coal allocated to each industry.
Written Answers. - Coal Imports.
The quantities of coal imported from (a) Great Britain, and (b) America, in the year 1946 and in each month from January to May, 1947, were as follows:—
|
Great Britain |
America |
|
|
Tons |
Tons |
|
|
1946 |
1,277,005 |
8 |
|
1947: |
||
|
January |
75,795 |
— |
|
February |
31,347 |
1 |
|
March |
8,808 |
9,395 |
|
April |
11,960 |
9,879 |
|
May |
53,171 |
33,282 |
With the exception of the nine tons of coal received from America prior to March, 1947, in the form of gifts to individuals, no imported coal was allowed for general domestic consumption.
Particulars of the quantities authorised by permits for distribution up to 31st March, 1947, amongst the different industrial categories are given in the table hereunder. The corresponding figures for April and May are not yet tabulated.
TABLE
|
1946 |
1947 |
|||
|
Jan. |
Feb. |
Mar. |
||
|
Tons |
Tons |
Tons |
Tons |
|
|
Rail Services |
360,000 |
23,890 |
9,740 |
18,203 |
|
Gas Industry |
296,000 |
18,190 |
7,267 |
— |
|
Cement Production |
99,000 |
6,550 |
990 |
— |
|
Electricity Services |
230,000 |
5,450 |
2,800 |
— |
|
Sugar Production |
33,000 |
— |
— |
— |
|
Bunkering of Ships |
24,000 |
2,475 |
— |
— |
|
Miscellaneous direct importers, and merchants for permit holders, as per particulars hereunder |
235,000 |
19,240 |
10,550 |
— |
|
TOTAL |
1,277,000 |
75,795 |
31,347 |
18,203 |
Miscellaneous direct imports and permits issued to purchase merchants' coal.
|
A. INDUSTRIAL USERS |
|||||
|
1. |
Milling, grain drying, Bakeries, etc. |
19,736 |
2,028 |
1,120 |
960 |
|
2. |
Threshing |
3,784 |
116 |
— |
— |
|
3. |
Creameries and Dairies |
19,952 |
1,879 |
878 |
762 |
|
4. |
Rope and Jute manufacture |
1,016 |
— |
— |
— |
|
5. |
Bacon Curing, Pork and Cooked Foods |
7,966 |
995 |
360 |
349 |
|
6. |
Rubber Production |
4,665 |
450 |
— |
— |
|
7. |
Fertiliser manufacture |
2,718 |
253 |
212 |
137 |
|
8. |
Textiles and Woollens |
12,086 |
1,209 |
— |
165 |
|
9. |
Clothes Manufacture |
1,026 |
209 |
— |
— |
|
10. |
Hosiery Manufacture |
1,412 |
151 |
— |
— |
|
11. |
Leather and Fellmongery |
3,520 |
461 |
— |
— |
|
12. |
Boot and Shoe Industry |
15 |
10 |
— |
— |
|
13. |
Malting and Distilling |
71,530 |
6,802 |
771 |
460 |
|
14. |
Building Materials, Bricks and Potteries |
11,507 |
1,129 |
— |
60 |
|
15. |
Sawmilling |
187 |
22 |
— |
— |
|
16. |
Brush Making, Furniture, Woodwork, etc. |
102 |
22 |
— |
— |
|
17. |
Non-ferrous Metal Work |
210 |
104 |
— |
4 |
|
18. |
Engineering |
3,543 |
816 |
38 |
75 |
|
19. |
Coach and Boatbuilding |
427 |
39 |
— |
— |
|
20. |
Harbours, Docks, Steamer Services, etc. |
14,165 |
1,341 |
1,163 |
804 |
|
21. |
Printing and Box Manufacture |
272 |
79 |
— |
— |
|
22. |
Newspapers |
175 |
35 |
10 |
23 |
|
23. |
Bookbinding and Publishing |
27 |
4 |
— |
— |
|
24. |
Soap Tallow Candles, Oils and Fats |
11,345 |
1,388 |
514 |
1,034 |
|
25. |
Manufacturing Chemists, Paints and Polishes |
1,820 |
215 |
— |
30 |
|
26. |
Laundries |
5,766 |
1,399 |
799 |
723 |
|
27. |
Local Authorities, etc. |
1,365 |
237 |
— |
144 |
|
28. |
Cocoa, Chocolates, Sweets |
7,639 |
889 |
— |
— |
|
29. |
Miscellaneous |
572 |
125 |
— |
10 |
|
30. |
Jam Manufacturing |
2,798 |
349 |
260 |
266 |
|
31. |
Paper Manufacture |
3,114 |
348 |
— |
— |
|
32. |
Blacksmiths |
17,027 |
1,487 |
1,109 |
1,109 |
|
33. |
Greenhouses and market gardening |
330 |
41 |
— |
— |
|
TOTAL |
231,817 |
24,632 |
7,234 |
7,115 |
|
|
B. DOMESTIC CONSUMERS |
|||||
|
1. |
Institutions, Colleges and Schools including Hospitals |
7,623 |
3,654 |
2,100 |
1,440 |
|
2. |
Others, including Hotels, Restaurants, factories and offices, for heating |
2,609 |
800 |
290 |
60 |
|
TOTAL |
10,232 |
4,454 |
2,390 |
1,500 |