§ MR. FINNIEasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department, Why certificates of service to colliery managers who have applied for such, and are qualified to receive the same in terms of the Mines Regulation Act, have not yet been issued?
MR. BRUCE,in reply, said, that since the beginning of January the number of applications for certificates lead amounted to 3,596. Of these about 1,300 had been dealt with. The principles upon which they were granted were now pretty well settled, and the whole number would, he believed, be dealt with within the next month.