§ MR. CAINEI beg to ask the Secretary of State for the Colonies if his attention has been drawn to the prevalence of miner's phthisis in the Rand Mines, due to the inhalation of fine dust given off from the machine drills; if he is aware that the medical officers of Redruth, 353 Camborne, and other urban and district councils in Cornwall, frequently report the death of returned miners who have contracted this disease while working rock drills in South Africa; and if he will order an inquiry into the matter, with a view to the prevention or abatement of the cause of this disease.
§ THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE COLONIES (Mr. J. CHAMBERLAIN, Birmingham, W.)My attention has been drawn to the matter, and I am in communication with the Governor on the subject.