§ Mr. ROSBOTHAMasked the Secretary for Mines if he is aware that colliery owners are pressing for the spread-over of hours or a reduction of wages on 1st December, 1930; and is he in a position to say whether the Coal Mines Industrial Board will be fully constituted in time to deal with these questions?
§ Mr. SHINWELLI am aware that, in the colliery districts affected, the position is generally as stated in the question. I hope to set up the Coal Mines National Industrial Board this week.