§ 31. Mr. LEEasked the Secretary for Mines whether the output per man-shift in the coal mines is calculated upon the coal-winding time at each colliery or upon the actual time during which work is proceeding at the coal face?
§ The SECRETARY for MINES (Colonel Lane Fox)The output of coal per man-shift is calculated by dividing the total output of coal by the total number of manshifts actually worked. The length of the shift does not enter into the calculation.
§ Mr. PALINGDo we understand that in all cases where short time is being worked any time put in is counted for a full shift?
§ Colonel LANE FOXA man-shift is the basis of calculation—the total number of man-shifts into the total amount of coal produced.
§ Mr. LEEIf on any one day a man only works a quarter-day, would that be a full shift or a quarter-day?
§ Colonel LANE FOXI think, if the hon. Member wants an answer on that point, he had better put his question down.