§ 68. Mr. DUNCAN MILLARasked when the draft regulations under the Coal Mines Act, 1911, will be adjusted and issued in their final shape?
§ Mr. McKENNAIf my hon. Friend is referring to the regulations as to hours of winding enginemen, the statutory inquiry with regard to these is now proceeding, and will, I expect, be concluded shortly. If he is referring to the main body of the general regulations to be made under the Act, these were issued in draft on the 9th of this month, and a period of fifty days has been allowed for the submission of objections by the owners or by the men. It is impossible to say at present when these will be issued in their final shape.
§ 69. Mr. DUNCAN MILLARasked whether the inspectors of pit ponies under the Coal Mines Act, 1911, have yet been appointed; how many appointments have been made; and how many inspections of each coal mine will be made in the course of a year?
§ Mr. McKENNAYes, Sir, the appointments have now been made. The number is six, as I have already stated. The last part of the question is, I am afraid, impossible to answer at present.