HC Deb 26 July 1927 vol 209 cc1051-2W

The Mining Association of Great Britain on behalf of its constituent Associations and of all the members of such Associations (hereinafter referred to as "constituent members ") undertaker as follows:—
1. Save as hereinafter provided, no constituent member will after the first day of August, 1927, engage any person over the age of 18 years, otherwise than as a student, for employment in any one of the occupations specified in the First Schedule attached hereto unless that person was during the period of seven days ending on the 30th April, 1926, or when last before that date in regular employment, employed in one or other of such occupations. Provided that the foregoing restriction on engagement shall not apply to the employment of any disabled ex-service man in receipt of a disability pension.
2. The restriction on engagement set out in paragraph 1 shall not apply in any case where the constituent member lies notified particulars of the vacancy to the nearest Employment Exchange and 14 days have elapsed after such notification has been received without submission by the Exchange of a person suitable for filling the vacancy and qualified in accordance with paragraph 1, or the Exchange has given notice to the constituent member before the expiration of the 14 days that no such person can be submitted.
3. —(i) Where any constituent member engages for employment in one of the occupations specified in the First Schedule any person who was not employed in any of those occupations during the period of seven days ending on the 30th April, 1926, or when last before that date in regular employment, he will send forthwith to the nearest Employment Exchange the particulars set out in the Second Schedule.
(ii) Each constituent member will also send to the nearest Employment Exchange immediately after the end of each calendar month the particulars set out in the Third Schedule showing (a) the number of persons engaged by him during the month for employ-merit in one of the occupations specified in the First Schedule who were not employed in any of those occupations during the period of seven days ending the 30th April, 1926, or when last before that date in regular employment, (b) the number of such persons (whether or not first engaged by him during the month) in his employment during any part of the last seven days of the month, and (c) the number of persons engaged during the month, for employment in any of those occupations, who were employed in any of those occupations during the period of seven days ending the 30th April, 1926, or when last before that date in regular employment.
4. Any question whether employment is employment as set out in paragraph 1 shall be determined by the Minister of Labour after giving the parties an opportunity of expressing their views and his decision will be accepted by the constituent member.
5. This undertaking shall continue until 31st December, 1929.
Dated 20th July, 1927.
Signed on behalf of the Mining Association.
Montagu House,
W. A. LEE,
To the Minister of Labour,
Secretary.
Whitehall, S. W. I

of the Pendleton pit belonging to Messrs. Knowles; and whether the temperature and other conditions are fit for miners to work in?

Colonel LANE FOX

Four underground inspections have been made at this colliery this year, the last on 17th June. The inspectors found nothing as regards the temperature or other conditions making the mine unfit to work in.