§ 3. Mr. GROVES (for Mr. HARDIE)asked the Under-Secretary of State for India what wages are paid to coal getters in India; what number of hours are worked per day; and what are the
| WEEKLY HOURS worked and wages paid at a large representative mine in each of six coalfields in different provinces in British India. | ||||||||||||||||
| Mining field. | Miners. | Underground males other than miners. | Surface males. | Surface females. | ||||||||||||
| Hours worked. | Weekly earnings. | Hours worked. | Weekly earnings. | Hours worked. | Weekly earnings. | Hours worked. | Weekly earnings. | |||||||||
| Rs. | as. | p. | Rs. | as. | p. | Rs. | as. | p. | Rs. | as. | p. | |||||
| Jharia coalfield (Bihar and Orissa). | 40 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 52 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 60 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 60 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| Raniganj (Bengal) | 48 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 48 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 48 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 48 | 1 | 12 | 0 |
| Assam | 48 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 48 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 48 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| Punjab | 54 | 7 | 15 | 9 | 60 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 60 | 6 | 3 | 9 | — | — | ||
| Baluchistan | 48 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 48 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 54 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | ||
| Peach Valley (Central Provinces). | 35 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 50 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 55 | 1 | 11 | 0 |