§ Mr. L. SMITHasked the Minister of Transport if his attention has been called to the invention whereby existing internal
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Country and District. Period. Time spent underground (including one winding time per day) in a full week or fortnight.* Great Britain: h. m. Northumberland Hewers … … … Fortnight 86 28 Others … … … Fortnight 94 20 Durham Hewers … … … Fortnight 92 27 Others … … … Fortnight 95 21 Cumberland … … … Week 43 41 Lancashire and Cheshire … … … Week 47 13 Yorkshire … … … Week 45 33 Nottingham and North Derby … … … Week 46 18 South Derby … … … Week 46 32 North Staffordshire … … … Week 45 41 Cannock Chase … … … Week 47 58 South Staffordshire … … … Week 45 21 Leicester … … … Week 45 14 Warwick … … … Week 45 43 Shropshire … … … Week 46 3 Forest of Dean … … … Week 46 54 Somerset … … … Week 48 0 Bristol … … … Week 47 30 Kent … … … Week 44 13 South Wales and Monmouth … … … Week 47 27 North Wales … … … Week 48 22 Scotland … … … Fortnight 92 50 Belgium … … … Week 48 0 France … … … Week 46 42 Germany … … … Day 8 0 Netherlands … … … Week 17 0 Poland (Upper Silesia) … … … Week 48 12 * In some cases in most of the British coalfields individual collieries or certain classes of workpeople work shorter hours than those shown, especially under arrangements in regard to a short Saturday. combustion engines can be cheaply and easily converted from petrol to coal-oil-burning engines; and whether he will investigate both the claim and its possibilities?
§ Mr. HERBERT MORRISONMy attention has not been called to any invention precisely of the nature indicated in the question, but if the hon. Member will be good enough to furnish me with further particulars, I shall be very glad to refer the matter to one of my technical officers for examination.