MINES. No. 168.-AVERAGE WEEKLY NUMBER of DAYS on which COAL was wound in one FORTNIGHT (a) of each MONTH. (Taken from the Eighteenth Abstract of Labour Statistics and (a) Selected so as to eliminate as far as possible, the effect of holiday stoppages. (b) From November, 1920, the statistics are based on returns collected by the Mines Department, and relate to all the mines in Great Britain. Previous to that date the returns were collected by the Ministry of Labour, and covered between one-half and two-thirds of the work people in the industry in the United Kingdom. (c) General coal mining stoppage (d) Average of 11 months. (e) Average of 9 months. (f) Average of 5 months. MINES. No. 169.-PRODUCTION of IRON ORE and IRONSTONE by principal kinds in VARIOUS DISTRICTS of the UNITED KINGDOM. [Compiled from the Annual Reports on Mines and Quarries issued by the Mines Department (prior to 1920, issued by the Home Office), and from information supplied by the Government of Northern Ireland.] METALS. No. 170.-QUANTITY and VALUE of the PRINCIPAL METALS obtainable by SMELTING ORES raised in the UNITED KINGDOM. [Compiled from the Annual Reports on Mines and Quarries issued by the Mines Department (prior to 1920, issued by the Home Office).] YEARS. Pig Iron. Lead. Tin. Zinc. (a) (a) £ Tons. £ Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand Tons. Tons. (a) Value is calculated at the Average Market Price, except in the case of Pig Iron which is calculated at the average declared value of exports. (b) Great Britain only. No. 171.-PRODUCTION of PIG IRON and FERRO-ALLOYS in GREAT BRITAIN. [Compiled from the Annual Reports on Mines and Quarries issued by the Mines Department (prior to 1920, issued by the Home Office).] (a) Not separately recorded, but in 1915 and 1916 the quantities of Direct Castings were 104,000 and 105,000 tons respectively. 4) Includes " Other Qualities." (c) Approximate figures. (d) See note (a) p. 236. METALS. No. 172.-PRODUCTION of STEEL by PROCESSES in GREAT BRITAIN. (Supplied by the National Federation of Iron and Steel No. 173.-NUMBER of TINPLATE and STEEL SHEETS MILLS working at the end of each MONTH (a). (Taken from the Eighteenth Abstract of Labour Statistics and the Ministry of Labour Gazette.) Number of Mills working at end of month at the establishments for Yearly Mean. 1924 1925. 537 539 545 546 539 546 444 542 540 539 536 513 442 531 436 453 466 468 489 499 505 523 524 525 514 487 1926 529 520 513 469 264 b)165 b)208 b)300 b)303 b)319 b)294 506 b)366 (a) The returns received cover the mills in South Wales, Monmouthshire and Gloucestershire and a few mills in North Wales and Staffordshire. (b) Affected by general Coal Mining stoppage. (c) From January, 1914, onwards, 52 additional mills were covered by the Returns. POST OFFICE-POSTAL, TELEGRAPHS AND TELEPHONES. No. 174.-INCOME, (Compiled from Returns 1912-3. 1913-4. 1914-5. 1915-6. 1916-7. 1917-8. 1918-9.1919-20. INCOME: Telegraph Total Years ended 31st March. £ £ £ £ £ '£ £ £ 22,363,635 23,292,004 23,100,263 26,473,426 27,980,367 29,502,695 34,867,455 36,234,661 3,185,809 3,120,513 3,422,281 4,529,623 4,842,373 5,447,136 5,805,520 5,741,415 5,847,410 6,191,184 6,485,050 7,064,876 8,389,362 10,135,825 10,470,414 9,241,473 31,396,854 32,603,701 33,007,594 38,067,925 41,212,102 45,085,656 51,143,389 51,217,549 EXPENDITURE: Postal Telegraph Telephone 16,810,310 17,119,241 18,212,036 20,468,778 21,460,956 22,654,410 26,698,499 32,764,833 4,361,156 4,332,255 4,655,236 5,049,670 5,372,012 6,003,466 6,490,659 8,377,598 5,544,067 5,952,073 6,596,068 7,183,053 8,187,633 9,780,357 10,506,675 11,208,183 Total 26,715,533 27,403,569 29,463,340 32,701,501 35,020,601 38,438,233 43.695,833 52,345,614 SURPLUS (+) OR DEFICIT (−) : +5,553,325 +6,172,763 +4,888,227 +6,004,648 +6,519,411 +6,848.285 +8,168,956 +3,469,828 -1,175,347 -1,211,742 -1,232,955 520,047 529,639 556,330 685,139 -2,636,183 +303,343 + 239,111 111,018 118,177+ 201,729 + 355,468 36,261-1,961,710 Total +4,681,321+5,200,132 +3,544,254 +5,366,424 +6,191,501 +6,647,423 +7,447,556 -1,128,065 |