§ 14. Mr. SUTCLIFFEasked the Home Secretary what progress has been made by the conference of representatives of employers and employés with regard to the provision of compensation in the event of damage to lungs caused by dust in card rooms in the cotton industry?
§ Sir J. GILMOURI am informed that, after some preliminary discussions as to how best to deal with the matter, both 1282 sides are now seeking certain further information with a view to discovering whether it provides a basis for a practical scheme.