§ Mr. Whiteleyasked the Secretary of Mines whether he is aware that a new weighing machine has been installed at Swalwell Colliery, County Durham, without a cabin being built to protect it from 27W dust and without a seat; and will he have inquiries made with a view to these matters receiving attention?
§ Captain CrookshankI have made inquiry, and I am informed that, while there is no cabin, the machine is protected by corrugated sheets, and that a permanent seat is to be provided at once. I understand that as the result of the arrangements for weighing, very little time is spent at the machine.