§ 43. Mr. LAWSONasked the Secretary for Mines whether he has had any complaints concerning the operation of that Section of the Coal Mines (Regulation) Act, 1911, which limits the number of ponies under the care of each horse-keeper; and whether he is satisfied that this Section is being properly administered?
§ Lieut.-Colonel COLVILLEI have been asked to reply. Representations have been made arising out of a dispute about the terms and conditions of employment of certain horse-keepers in Durham, but there are no grounds on which my hon. Friend would feel justified in attempting to intervene under the provisions of the Coal Mines Act which deal with the care and treatment of horses. He is satisfied that those provisions are properly administered and secure their object.