§ 70. Mr. CHARLES EDWARDSasked the Secretary for Mines whether he is aware that a member of Nobels Explosives Company, Limited, is a member of the Safety in Mines Research Board; and whether, in view of the large business connections of this firm with the collieries, he will, in the interests of safety, have this position filled by a person who will be free and unbiassed when considering suggested safety appliances for shot-firing?
§ Colonel LANE-FOXNo member of the Safety in Mines Research Board is associated with Nobels Explosives Company, Limited, but the head of that company's research department is rendering valuable service as a member of the Explosives in Mines Research Committee. I have the fullest confidence in his impartiality, and disagree emphatically with the suggestion that it would be in the interests of safety to replace him.