HC Deb 13 November 1928 vol 222 c685
38. Mr. LUNN

asked the Secretary for Mines the names of the coal mines where mechanical haulage is used and where no animals are employed below ground?

Commodore KING

In 1927 there were 1,412 mines where horses were not used below ground. Information as to which of these make use of some form of mechanical haulage is not available.

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