UN FUEL ECONOMY. 187 



Fuel Ecoiiomij. — First lit port of ilic Committee, consisting of 

 Professor W. A. Bone* {Cliairman), Mr. E. D. Simon* 

 (Secretary), the Et. Hon. Lord Allerton,* Mr. Egbert 

 Armitagb, Professor J. O. Arnold, Mr. J. A. F. 

 AspiNALL, Mr. A. H. Barker, Professor P. P. Bedson, 

 Sir G. T. Beilby,* Sir Hugh Bell,* Mr. E. Bury, 

 Dr. Charles Carpenter,* Dr. Dugald Clerk,* Professor 

 H. B. Dixon, Dr. J. T. Dunn,* Mr. S. Z. de Ferranti, 

 Dr. William GtALLOWay, Professor W. W. Haldane Gee, 

 Professor Thos. Gray, Mr. T. Y. Greener,* Sir Egbert 

 Hadfield,* Dr. H. S. Hele-Shaw,* Mr. D. H. Helps, 

 Mr. Greville Jones, INIr. W. W. Lackie, Mr. Michael 

 LoNGRiDGE, Dr. J. W. Mellor, Mr. C. H. Merz,* Mr. 

 Egbert Mund,* Mr. Bernard Moore, Hon. Sir Charles 

 Parsons,* Sir Eichard Eedmayne,* Professor Eipper. 

 Professor L. T. O'Shea, Mr. E. P. Sloan, Dr. J. B. 

 Stead,* Dr. A. Strahan,* Mr. C. E. Stromeyer, Mr. 

 Benjamin Talbot, Professor E. Threlfall, Mr. G. Blake 

 Walker, Dr. E. V. Wheeler, Mr. B. W. Winder, 

 Mr. W. B. Woodhguse, Professor W. P. Wynne, and 

 Mr. H. James Yates,* appointed for the investigation of 

 Fuel Economy, the Utilisation of Coal, and Smoke 

 Prevention. 



Introduction. 



The national aspects of fuel economy may be considered from two 

 somewhat different standpoints, namely, (1) in view of the economic 

 situation created by the war, which will necessitate the general adop- 

 tion of more scientific methods in the future development and utilisa- 

 tion of the nation's mineral reserves, and (2) in view of that remoter, 

 but possibly not far distant, future when our available coal supplies 

 will be restricted by approaching exhaustion. In approaching its task 

 the Committee decided that it could best serve the national interest by 

 concentrating its attention upon the more immediate aspect of the 

 problem. 



It can hardly be questioned that the chief material basis of the great 

 industrial and commercial expansion of this country during the past 

 century has been its abundant supplies of easily obtainable coal, which, 

 until recent years, has given us a position of advantage over all other 

 countries. It is also equally true that we can no longer claim any 

 advantage in this respect over our two closest competitors. 



There can be little doubt but that up to the present we have been 

 wasteful and improvident in regard to our methods of getting and 

 utilising coal, and that not only are great economies in both these 



NoTB. — *Douotes a member of the Executive Committee. 



