HC Deb 25 February 1936 vol 309 cc279-80W
Mr. HOLLAND

asked the Secretary for Mines whether he is aware that certain of the men employed by the Babhington Colliery Company, Limited, at the Tibshelf Colliery, Derbyshire, are expected to wait until late in the evening, after the termination of the day shift on Fridays, before receiving their wages, giving rise to inconvenience to local tradesmen in the organisation of their business; and is the delay in making this payment of wages arranged to coincide with the frequency of overtime which is worked at this colliery?

Captain CROOKSHANX

I have no information on this matter. In any case

Place and Cause of Accident. Number of persons injured.
1925. 1932. 1933. 1934.
Underground:
By explosion of Firedamp or Coal Dust 8 — — —
By Falls of Ground … … … 1,468 1,109 1,156 1,301
Shaft Accidents … … … … 8 6 10 4
Haulage Accidents … … … 1,290 650 660 660
Miscellaneous … … … … 1,726 1,137 1,189 1,364
Total Underground … … 4,500 2,902 3,015 3,329
On Surface:
On Railways, Sidings or Tramways … 139 73 92 71
Other Surface Accidents … … 250 141 144 170
Total on Surface … … … 389 214 236 241
Total (Underground and Surface) 4,889 3,116 3,251 3,570

it is one for arrangement between employers and employers and does not concern my Department in any way.