§ Mr. FREEMANasked the Secretary for Mines the total number of conveyors used in each of the divisions in 1927, 1928, 1929, and 1930, respectively; and whether it is his intention to secure the more general use of conveyors in all coalfields?
§ Mr. FOOTThe information is given in the following table. There has been a steady growth in the use of conveyors which will, I believe, continue; but I have no intention, and indeed no power, to intervene in this phase of the progress of technical development.
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Conveyors in use at Mines under the Coal Mines Act during the year 1927 to 1930. Division. 1930. 1929. 1928. 1927. At Coalface. Elsewhere. At Coalface. Elsewhere. At Coalface. Elsewhere. At Coalface Elsewhere. Scotland … 522 131 475 118 463 193 408 Not available. Northern … 384 119 308 94 277 94 258 Yorkshire … 366 84 325 58 244 62 213 North Midland … 349 65 289 39 224 49 146 North Western … 488 62 423 41 339 26 291 Cardiff and Forest of Dean. 679 220 632 224 539 187 635 Swansea … 70 8 55 5 48 4 63 Midland and Southern. … 133 67 91 41 69 38 64 Great Britain … 2,991 756 2,598 620 2,203 653 2,078