§ Mr. MILLARasked the Secretary for Mines the number of coal mines at present being worked in the Fifeshire coalfield and the number of miners at present employed there; and if he can supply the comparable figures for each of the past five years?
§ Mr. TURNERThe figures are a follow:
— No. of Coal Mines in Fife and Clackmannan at work on 1st February. No. of wage-earners employed. 1925 … 57 30,800 1926 … 57 28,500 1927 … 59 22,000 1928 … 59 22,900 1929 … 52 21,600 1930 … 49 23,900
§ Mr. MILLARasked the Secretary for Mines the number of accidents which have occurred in the Fife coalfield during the past year and the number of persons killed and injured?
§ Mr. TURNERThe particulars are as follow:
Accidents at Mines under the Coal Mines Act in Fife and Clackmannan in 1929.
Number of separate fatal accidents 27 Number of persons killed thereby 27 Number of separate non-fatal accidents 4,670 Number of persons disabled thereby for more than three days 4,676