§ Mr. SUTTONasked the Secretary for Mines the number of fatal and non-fatal accidents in and about the coal mines of this country for the year 1930 up to date; and if the numbers have decreased or increased upon the figures given by the Chief Inspector of Mines in his report for 1929?
§ Mr. SHINWELLDuring the first 10 months of 1930, there were 831 deaths from accidents at mines under the Coal Mines Act and 3,119 persons seriously injured. The death rate per 1,000 persons employed was 0.86 and the serious injury rate 3.25, as compared with 0.93 and 3.59, respectively, for the first 10 months of 1929.