hnvc bccn compnrntivcly trivial, nnil so far t h e lins bccn no qucstion of rationing in thc scnsc of cuttiiig down qiinntitics ordcrcd. British Empire's Share in World Output of Minerals Control of big rcsoiirccs i n niincrnls will plriy an iniport:iiit p i r t in tlic 1hro))cnii striigglc. The lntcst coriipil:ition of figiircs of ~vorltl production, sliowing tlic pr0portion:rtc slinrc of British Ihipirc countrics, is given in tlic ncw issuc of tlic 131illctin of Llic Imperial Institutc, South Ihisington. Coinparison I)ct~rccn tlic outputs of 1035 nncl tliosc of 3037, t l ~c Iiitcst yciir for which cornplctc dntii :ire avniliible, shows that nltliougli both tlic world ant1 I3ritisli IGnipirc outpiits of tlic most iniportnnt, ant1 ninny secontlnry, niincrnls wcrc in cvcry instnncc considcrirbly grcntcr in 1937 tlinii in 1935, tlic J)CI'CClitngCS contribiitctl 197 tlic Ihipirc rcmiiiiicd fairly constant, csccpt in micn, chronic ore, iiiiiiigancsc orc nnd iisbcstos, ~vliicli sliowecl lnrgc incrcnscs in 1037. Tlicrc wcrc also incrcnscs in tlic pcrccntngcs of pctrolcuni, tin orc, silvcr, potnsli salts, pliosplintcs, iiickcl orc, pyritcs nntl I)nusite, but ilccrciiscs i n cod, gold, zinc orc, iron orc, coppcr ore, leritl ore, snlt, sulphur, and clinnionds. 'J'lic output of cod i n tlic 13ritisli Eiiipirc wiis just ovcr 40yo of tlic totnl viiluc of tlic niiiicr:il production. Gold nccouiitccl for 2(iyo, : i d otlicr cliicf items wcrc : cnpIxr orcs, 5% ; tin om, ' 1 a. / , ; sil\w-lc:rtl-zinc orcs, 4yo ; (iickcl orc, ncarly 24% ; iron, niniigniicsc and cliromc ores, 2% ; pctrolcum, 2%.
Coal output in tlic Uritisli I h p i r c kccps w r y constniit lit ihout 300,000,000 tons. Mort tli:in tlircc-foiirtlis of this quantity is protluccd in tlic United Kiiigdom and 900/, of tlic bnlancc in Intlin, tlic Union of Soiitli Africa, Cniiirdrt iuwl Aiistrirlin. . Tlic yield of pctrolcum in tlic Jhitisli 321npirc, nlthougli still sinnll, is incrcnsing. 111 1937 i t wits not quite (i,OOO,OOO tons. Tlic cliicf Enipirc protliiccrs arc Trinidntl, tlic 13iilircin Isliincls, BurmL, Urunci, c(iinirdir, Jndin, iintl Siirawak. 'l!rinicltid :iccounts for iiiorc tliiin one-third ol' tlic IZnipirc output.