§ Sir E. Bennettasked the Secretary of State for War whether, in view of the difficulty of obtaining supplies of domestic coal from the South Wales and other collieries owing to the breakdown of electric cables, he will secure that electricians at present undergoing military training should be drafted temporarily to pits to assist in getting cables into order again quickly?
§ Mr. StanleyShould the responsible civil authorities find themselves unable to deal with the situation and make a request to the Army for temporary assistance in this connection, the matter will be sympathetically dealt with.