May 21, 1915. THE COLLIERY GUARDIAN 1073 Table A. Output of Minerals and the Humber of Persons Employed in each Inspection Division at Mines under the Coal Mines Act during the Year 1914. Description of mineral. 1. Scotland. 2. Northern. 3. York and North Midland. 4. Lancashire, N. Wales and Ireland. 5. South Wales. 6. Midland and Southern. Total. Total in 1913. Lancashire and N. Wales. Ire- land. Barium (compounds) Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. — 6,265 6,265 4,610 Clay and shale, other than fireclay and oil shale 262,230 60,551 (a) 12,635 35,840 — — ■ 28,554 399,810 457,244 Coal 38,847,362 52,384,478 66,807,623 26,200,447 92,400 53,879,728 27,430,992 265,643,030 287,411,869 Fireclay 734,650 403,487 378,752 206,890 640 130,089 519,560 2,374,068 2,585,763 Igneous rocks — 634 — —. — — 634 688 Iron pyrites — — 1,801 631 — — 6,927 9,359 8,964 Ironstone 538,066 5,574,788 78,798 — — 17,755 1,032,074 7,241,481 7,709,624 Limestone 6,442 — — — —. — 6,442 7,525 Oil shale _ 3,268,435 — — 231 3,268,666 3,280,143 Sandstone (including ganister) 29,229 834 94,474 1,238 — 9,943 — (5) 135,718 (c) 144,923 ’ Total 43,686,414 58,431,037 67,374,083 26,445,277 93,010 54,037,515 29,018,107 279,085,473 301,611,353 Total in 1913 47,434,287 65,263,291 73,499,759 28,394,858 85,881 57,009,050 29,924,227 301,611,353 . — No. of persons ordinarily employed from January to July 1914 : Underground 118,068 199,978 206,603 97,904 584 199,324 92,920 915,381 909,834 Above ground 28,100 48,273 54,267 26,005 209 34,793 26,718 218,365 218,056 Total 146,168 248,251 260,870 123,909 793 234,117 119,638 1,133,746 1,127,890 No. of persons employed on the last pay day in December 1914 121,806 201,835 235,177 109,903 766 203,990 107,787 981,264 — Total in J 913 147,549 247,011 257,252 123,927 770 233,134 118,247 1,127,890 — (a) Including 6,078 tons of alum shale (&) The quantity of ganister obtained was 121,168 tons. (c) The quantity of ganister obtained was 111,349 tons. Table B. Output of Minerals and the Number of Persons Employed in each County at Mines under the Coal Mines Act during the Year 1914. Mineral raised. Persons employed. County. Barium (com- pounds). Clay and shale, other than fireclay and oil shale. Coal. Fireclay. Igneous rocks. Iron pyrites. Ironstone. Lime- stone. Oil shale. Sandstone (including ganister). Total. Under- ground. Above ground. Total. England— : Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Cheshire • — — 297,220 23,710 — — — — 320,930 1,059 274 1,333 Cumberland — 7,369 2,360,510 34,201 — — — — .— ' 162 2,402,242 8,801 2,621 11,422 Derby — 8,043 16,939,286 65,438 — 1,523 25 — — 530 17,009,845 48,368 11,789 60,157 Devon — — — 70 — — — — — — 70 2 ■ — 2 Durham 6,265 25,217 37,549,204 245,510 563 — — — 672 37,827,431 133,037 32,754 165,791 Gloucester — — 1,612,439 10 — —. — — 1,612,449 7,166 1,578 8,744 Kent — — 130,440 — — — — — — — 130,440 609 496 1,105 Lancaster — 35,840 22,593,137 146,575 — 631 — — — 598 22,776,781. 83,612 22,755 106,367 Leicester — 2,959,496 50,675 . . 3,010,171 54,544 8,259 ' 57 2,080 26 10,339 83 Lincoln — — — — 54,544 — Monmouth — • — 15,015,790 71,337 — — 8,880 — — 9,943 15,105,950 53,072 8,615 61,687 Northampton — — — — — — 187,600 — — 187,600 147 39 186 Northumberland ... — 27,965 12,471,999 123,336 — — — — — — 12.623,300 50,822 11,034 61,856 Nottingham — — 11,510,230 418 — 245 — — —- — 11,510,893 32,684 8,336 41,020 Shropshire — 24,761 785,810 13,076 — 58 2,901 — — — 826.606 3,075 - ' 628 3,703 Somerset — — 1,259,747 236 — — — — — — 1,259,983 5,904 1,073 6,977 Stafford — 750 13,914,528 283,849 — 1,293 835,793 — — — 15,036,213 47,635 14,758 62,393 Warwick • — 5,028,087 854 28,494 . 5,576 4,535 5,066,692 854 14,575 6 4,493 2 19,068 8 Westmoreland ...... — — — Worcester — — 550,913 112,176 — — 1.245 — — — 664,334 1,714 620 2,334 Yorkshire — (a) 12,635 39,554,548 344,310 71 33 5,599,017 — — 93,944 45,594,558 136,603 36,920 173,523 To* al 6,265 137,580 184,524,238 1,543,421 634 9,359 6,694,540 — — 105,849 193,021,886 637,207 .160,891 798,098 Wales— Brecon — — 651,223 22 — — 30 — — — 651,275 . 2,710 598 3,308 Carmarthen — — 2,311,023 8,755 — — — — — — 2,319,778 9,242 2,434 11,676 Denbigh : — — 2,644,996 28,492 — — — — — 640 2,674.128 10,724 2,344 13.068 Flint — — 670,096 8,113 — — — — 231 — 678,440 2,546 643 £189 Glamorgan — — 35,847,384 49,975 — — 8,845 — — — 35,906,204 133,924 23,014 156,988 Pembroke. — — 54,308 — — — — — — — 54,308 374 131 505 Radnor — — — — — — — — — — — 2 1. 3 Total — — 42,179,030 95,357 — — 8,875 — 231 . 640 42,284,133 159,522 29,165 188,687 Scotland— Argyll r 104 36 140 Dumfries 1 865 268 1,133 Inverness Kinross — — 566,679 — — — 6,791 — 8 4,142 577,620^ 19 280 4 55 23 335 Peebles J _ 6 2 8 Sutherland L 30 9 39 Ayr....:. — 4,098,549 76,048 — — 189,290 — — 1,044 4,364,931 12,288 2,808 15,096 Clackmannan — — 296,773 3,981 — — — — — — 300,754 899 293 1,192 Dumbarton — — 471,643 29,512 — — 9,520 1,225 — 267 512,167 1,999 557 2,556 Edinburgh — 3,490 3,093,336 5,314 — — 25,483 — 781,233 — 3,908,856 9,633 2,268 11,901 Fife — 74,550 8,259,594 25,807 — — 1,406 — — — 8,361,357 24,130 5,093 29,223 ■ Haddington — 17,003 1,105,038 15,102 — — — — — — 1,137,143 2,729 703 3,432 Lanark — 37,040 16,247,427 311,319 — — 87,509 — 60,618 544 16,744,457 47,801 11,562 59,363 Linlithgow — 46,591 1,870,930 49,645 — — 41,519 — 2,426,286 — 4,434,971 8,088 1,932 10,020 Renfrew — 83,556 168,028 23,757 — — 129,927 — — — 405,268 986 240 1,226 Stirling — • 2,669,365 194,165 46,621 5,217 290 23,232 2,938,890 8,211 ' 2,270 10,481 s Total — 262,230 38,847,362 734,650 — — 538,066 6,442 3,268,435 29,229 43,686,414 118,068 . 28,100 146,168 Ireland— Kilkenny — — . 60,082 — — . — — — — — 60,082 325 111 436 Leitrim — — 1,300 — — — — — — . — 1,300 13 3 16 QueeAs County — — 15,434 — — — — — — — 15,434 70 40 110 Roscommon — — 8,283 — — — — — — — 8,283 91 10 101 • Tipperary ...: ■— — 6,751 — — — — — — — 6,751 48 21 69 Tyrone — ■ — 550 640 — — — — — — 1,190 37 24 61 Total .... — — 92,400 640 — — — — — — 93,040 ' 584 209 793 Gross total ..... 6,265 ' 399,810 265,643,030 2,374,068 634 9,359 7,241,481 6,442 3,268,666 (5)135,718 279,085,473 915,381 218,365 1,133,746 Total in 1913 4,610 457,244 287,411,869 2,585,763 688 8,964 7,709,624 7,525 3,280,143 (c) 144,923 301,611,353 909,834 218,056 1,127,890 (a) Including 6,078 tons of alum shale. (6) The quantity of ganister obtained was 121,168 tons. (c) The quantity of ganister obtained was 141,349 tons.