MONTHLY STATISTICAL REPORT (COAL) OCTOBER, 1944.: Memorandum by the Minister of Fuel and Power.

A. CONFIDENTIAL. Item PRODUCTION AND EMPLOYMENT Output of Saleable Coal onnage lost due to holidays Output corrected for holidays Tonnage lost through disputes Tonnage lost through transport difficulties and want of wagons Output per man employed Output per shift overall Output per shift at face Number of Wage Earners Shifts worked per man overall "Possible" working week overall Absenteeism Overall - Voluntary " - Involuntary Total " At the Face - Voluntary - Involuntary Total Shifts worked per face worker Percentage of shifts worked at the coal face Opencast Workings Production Disposals For consumption, and to Government Dumps CONSUMPTION AND STOCKS (i) Inland Consumption Gas Works Electricity Works (including Railway Power Stations) Water Works Railways (excluding Power Stations) Coke Ovens Industry (1) (2) (3) Iron and Steel Other Industry Total Consumption (Public Utilities and Industry) Domestic Coal (Deliveries of House Coal, Anthracite and Other Coal by merchants to domestic consumers) (Including Landsale) Average Temperature Day Night (ii) Stocks at end of month Gas Works Electricity Works (See Note 3) Water Works Railways Coke Ovens Government Dumps Industry (1) Iron and Steel (2) (3) Engineering and Other Metal Trades Other Industry STATISTICAL Engineering and other Metal Trades STATEMENT October, 1944 Tons (See Note 1) (Weekly Averages) 3,707,700 1,680 3,709,380 33,130 5.