§ Sir WALTER MENZIESasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will state the number of coal mines in each inspection district where fifty men or under are employed; and what proportion do these small mines bear to the larger mines each in England, Scotland, and Wales?
§ Mr. CHURCHILL(1) The number of mines under the Coal Mines Regulation Acts in each inspection district where fifty men or under were employed above and below ground in 1909, the last year for which figures are available at the moment, is as follows:—
Scotland 125 Newcastle 63 Durham 54 York and North Midland 202 Manchester and Ireland 73 Liverpool and North Wales 52 South Wales 171 Midland and Southern 324 (2) The proportion these small mines bear to the larger mines, each in England, Scotland and Wales, is:—
Mines employing 50 persons and under. Mines employing over 50 persons. Per cent. Per cent. England … 35.66 64.34 Scotland … 25.53 74.47 Wales … 24.13 75.87