§ Sir JOHN RANDLESasked the Home Secretary whether colliery managers have been notified of the new Explosives in Coal Mines Order of 21st February; if not, will colliery managers be notified?
§ Mr. MASTERMANNotice of the new Order has been given in the "Gazette," and attention has also been called to it by notices in the trade papers and general Press. It is not the practice to distribute copies to the mines except when changes of importance are made in the body of the Order. In the present instance the only changes were the addition of two explosives to the list of permitted explosives, and the removal of several others at the request of the manufacturers. The Order is on sale, and can be obtained through the usual channels.