asked the President of the Board of Trade the number of tons of coal exported from this country to Germany during the months of January and February 1923, and the number of tons exported to the same country during November and December 1922?

The quantities of coal exported from the United Kingdom to German ports during the mouths of January and February, 1923, were 521,854 tons and 1,000,097 tons respectively, and during the months of November and December, 1922, 735,153 tons and 500,769 tons respectively.