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Lieut.-Commander Hutchison
asked the Secretary for Mines the approximate quantity of coal consumed in Government offices and establishments during the year 1941, and the approximate quantity of coal consumed by private domestic users during the same period?
Mr. Grenfell
The approximate quantity of coal consumed in Government offices and establishments during the year 1941 was 240,000 tons. Consumption by private domestic users is not known, but has been estimated to be in the neighbourhood of 40,000,000 tons.