§ Sir W. EDGEasked the Secretary for Mines whether, in view of the frequency of disasters in coal mines, and the appeals made to the public from time to time for donations to funds for the relief of distress among dependents arising, from such disasters, he will consider taking steps to centralise the administration of all such funds in order to eliminate unnecessary administrative expenditure, and with a view to providing a source from which dependents of men losing their lives in minor disasters could also be provided for?
Average Number of Wage Earners on colliery books and output of coal per man-shift worked in Great Britain and Lancashire and Cheshire in the December Quarters of 1921 and 1935. Quarter ended Average Number of Wage Earners on colliery books. Output of coal per man-shift worked. Great Britain Lancashire and Cheshire. Great Britain. Lancashire and Cheshire Cwts. Cwts. 31st December, 1921 1,062,400 105,100 17.73 14.42 31st December, 1935 750,700 59,200 23.89 19.82