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Mr. Crowder
asked the Minister of Transport if he will take steps to restrict the movement of exceptionally heavy loads.
Mr. Tom Fraser
Restrictions are imposed on the movement of these loads by road under the Motor Vehicles (Authorisation of Special Types) General Order, 1963. These restrictions strive to maintain a balance between the needs of industry and the interests of other road users.
| TABLE 2(i) | |||||
| COAL | |||||
| SUMMARY OF PAST CHANGES | |||||
| Average 1952–1954 | 1960 | Average annual percentage change 1952–4/1960 | 1964 | Average annual percentage change 1960–1964 | |
| Total dispatches of coal available for transport from pits and opencast sites (million tons)* | 194 | 182 | -0·9 | 182 | — |
| Rail Traffic | |||||
| Total revenue carryings of coal and coke (million tons)* | 173 | 148 | -2·2 | 147 | -0·2 |
| Average length of haul (miles) | 56 | 52 | — | 51 | — |
| Estimated revenue ton mile: (million) | 9,790 | 7,620 | -3·6 | 7,470 | -0·5 |
| Road Traffic | |||||
| Coal dispatched from pits and opencast sites by road (million tons)* | 26 | 38 | +5·6 | 36 | -1·3 |
| * Excluding colliery consumption, miners' coal and railways' own consumption. | |||||
| TABLE 3(i) | ||||||
| IRON AND STEEL: PRINCIPAL MATERIALS | ||||||
| SUMMARY OF PAST CHANGES | ||||||
| Average 1952–1954 | 1960 | Average annual percentage change 1952–4/1960 | 1964 | Average annual percentage change 1960–1964 | ||
| CONSUMPTION (million tons) | ||||||
| Iron ore | … | 26·8 | 33·2 | +3·1 | 33·9 | +0·5 |
| Limestone, dolomite, etc. | … | 4·6 | 6·1 | +4·1 | 5·6 | -2·1 |
| Scrap | … | 7·4 | 9·9 | +4·3 | 10·4 | +1·2 |
| Pig Iron* | … | 4·8 | 4·6 | -0·6 | 3·7 | -5·3 |
| Semi-manufactures | … | 8·3 | 12·1 | +5·4 | 13·5 | +2·8 |
| Total of above | … | 51·9 | 65·9 | +3·5 | 67·1 | +0·5 |
| RAIL CARRYINGS (million tons) | ||||||
| Iron ore | … | 16·0 | 18·0 | +1·7 | 19·8 | +2·4 |
| Lime and limestone | … | 7·1 | 8·1 | +1·9 | 6·1 | -6·8 |
| Scrap | … | 6·6 | 6·8 | +0·4 | 60 | -3·1 |
| Pig iron | … | 4·0 | 3·1 | -3·6 | 2·2 | -8·2 |
| Semi-manufactures | … | 5·0 | 5·2 | +0·6 | 4·2 | -5·2 |
| Total of above | … | 38·7 | 41·2 | +0·9 | 38·3 | -1·8 |
| * Excluding hot Metals. | ||||||