§ 101. Brigadier-General BROOKEasked the Secretary for Mines how many mines have been opened or reopened, and how many closed and not reopened, since the granting of the coal subsidy, indicating in each instance the number of men affected?
§ 102. Mr. WARDLAW-MILNEasked the Secretary for Mines whether any coal-pits which were closed before the date when the subvention to the coal mining industry was granted last year have since been reopened; and what pits, if any, open at that date have since been closed?
§ The SECRETARY for MINES (Colonel Lane Fox)Since 1st August, 1925, 126 mines, normally employing 18,046 wage-earners, have been closed and not reopened, while 131 mines, at present employing 39,148 wage-earners, have been reopened, and 42 new mines, at present employing 880 wage-earners, have been opened.