HC Deb 01 May 1928 vol 216 c1540W
Mr. KELLY

asked the Secretary for Mines how many of the inspectors in the Mines Department, with experience of tin-mining, are engaged on work in other districts; and how many of these men are, or have recently been, engaged for his Department in Scotland?

Commodore KING

Six of the inspectorate staff have experience of tin-mining. One of these is the Chief Inspector of Mines, one is employed in Scotland. The other four are in the Midland and Southern Division in which Cornwall is included.