§ 21. Mr. A. Robertsasked the Pay master-General if he has yet decided upon the appointed day when the use of in flammable belting in coal mines shall be prohibited.
§ Mr. RentonMy noble Friend is not yet in a position to fix the appointed day. He is, however, satisfied that, despite the absence of compulsion, fire resistant belting is being installed as rapidly as possible wherever conditions permit.