§ MR. JAMES HOPE (Fife, W.)I beg to ask the Secretary to the Board of Trade whether, in view of the increase in coal mining in Fifeshire, he will appoint a resident mine inspector for that county.
§ THE UNDER-SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE HOME DEPARTMENT (Mr. COCHRANE,) Ayrshire, N.Very careful consideration has been given to the needs of Fifeshire in the 955 matter of inspection. The whole staff of the East Scotland district, comprising a district inspector and two junior inspectors, is now concentrated at Edinburgh, from which place Fifeshire is easily reached. The advantages of this plan outweigh any that would be gained by stationing one of these inspectors to reside in Fifeshire; and the appointment of an additional inspector would not be justified.