English Translation

-2 - Production_: Brüx: Due to the better weather conditions, the promotion in the Bruxelles lignite mining industry has risen again to the previous normal level. O gt_ra_u_i The production of the Ostrava district in February increased from 475 O00 t to 566 000 t in March, i.e. by around 20%. Compared with the production in March 194l (525,000 t), an almost 8% increase in production has been achieved. K_1_a_d_n_{_i The production in the Kladno district has been increased with Jewish auxiliary personnel. Small mines of the Protectorate: Except for the South Bohemian lignite shafts, the small shafts show a - albeit not high - increase in extraction. In Rossitz mining, this is mainly due to the Jewish auxiliary staff employed there. Due to various difficult changes, the coal industry has succeeded in immediately replacing the suddenly withdrawn Jewish auxiliary workers with new ones. The failure of these loo Jewish auxiliaries would amount to a reduction of about 5 ooot in the mo- nat, the coal industry considers that in the mining industry these iüdian auxilants will remain and where possible additional ones will be provided. In this way it is possible to help the pits bending in the Protectorate and to make the increased conveyance available to the local area completely. W_a_g eng @11ung Brü_X_i The wagon configuration in the Brüx district is well received SO- that beyond the quantities estimated by Aussig in March could be elie- fert. However, due to the traffic conditions in the Reich is starting from 9. O_s_tr_a u: In the last few months, the number of wagons in the Ostrava region has been very good compared with the previous ones. The Ostrava precincts were thus not only able to carry out the promotion, but also some of their stockpiles. -3-