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Sir W. Darling
asked the President of the Board of Trade what was the total amount of pit props imported into the United Kingdom for the last year; and what amounts were imported by Government or Government agencies and what amount by free agencies.
Mr. H. Wilson
Three hundred and sixty-four thousand three hundred and seventy-seven piled cubic fathoms of pit props were imported into the United Kingdom in the year 1950 from the following countries:
| Piled cubic fathoms. | |||
| Canada | … | … | 8,179 |
| Irish Republic | … | … | 725 |
| Soviet Union | … | … | 49,723 |
| Finland | … | … | 148,004 |
| Sweden | … | … | 52,991 |
| Norway | … | … | 7,827 |
| Poland | … | … | 26,264 |
| Germany | … | … | 18,620 |
| France | … | … | 37,454 |
| Portugal | … | … | 9,374 |
| Yugoslavia | … | … | 5,216 |
| Total | … | … | 364,377 |