Abstract
THE debate on the Bill referred to above brought forward a number of criticisms of the scheme. The opinion was voiced that the enterprise should be State-owned and directed, and also that the developments should be planned so as to assist the more depressed mining areas. It was also pointed out that hydrogenation has been in progress for a number of years in Germany, where very cheap lignite is available. In spite of a similar preference granted in that country, the synthetic petrol manufactured there in 1933 was less than the amount which is to be produced in Great Britain under the new scheme. Both the technical and the economic success of the process were, in fact, questioned. The motor-car industry is also faced with developments in heavy-oil engines of the Diesel type, which may in time displace light-oil engines and lessen the demand for petrol. A strong case was put forward, however, for the founding of this new industry as a means of utilising British coal resources more efficiently, and also for the covering of the requirements of national defence.
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