§ Mr. DOBBIE (by Private Notice)asked the Secretary for Mines whether he has any statement to make regarding the disaster last Friday at the Aldwarke Colliery, Rotherham?
§ The SECRETARY for MINES (Mr. Ernest Brown)I very much regret to Have to inform the House that two lives were lost on Friday morning at Aldwarke Main Colliery as a consequence of an inrush of water which resulted from a holing into a relatively small reservoir that had accumulated in the waste against a fault. Investigations are still proceeding and, I understand, the inquest is to be held to-day. The House will join with me in expressing deep sympathy with the bereaved and relief at the escape of a number of men working in the district.