§ 38. Mr. MACKINDERasked the Home Secretary if his attention has been called to the frequency of accidents at Lever New Docks, Bromborough; and whether, in view of the fact that these docks are not covered by the Factory and Workshops Act, he will call for a report of all the accidents which have taken place at these docks?
§ Sir W. JOYNSON-HICKSI have no power to require a report of the accidents occurring at these docks, which are in course of construction only, but the contractors have voluntarily supplied me with the information. It appears that since the work commenced or. 1st December, 1924, there have been 70 accidents, the number of persons employed being about 300. The great majority of these accidents were not of a serious character, and were due not to the working of machinery or other plant, but to simple manual operations 1605 such as handling of rails or timber, or through workmen slipping or knocking against some object.
§ Mr. MACKINDERCan the right hon. Gentleman tell us if there has been more than one accident of the nature referred to?
§ Sir W. JOYNSON-HICKSNo, only one.
§ Mr. MACKINDERIs that to the boy of 14 years of age?
§ Sir W. JOYNSON-HICKSI have not all the details, but there has been only one