HC Deb 22 July 1937 vol 326 cc2435-6W
Mr. Morgan Jones

asked the Secretary for Mines whether he can give the number of men and of boys, respectively, employed at the Taff Merthyr Colliery, Trelewis, South Wales, on the surface and underground, respectively?

Captain Crookshank

The information is as follows:

Number of Wage-Earners employed at Taff Merthyr Colliery on 12th December, 1936 (the latest date for which information by age groups and distinguishing underground from surface workers is available.

Ages. Below ground. Above ground. Total below and above ground.
Under 16 years of age. 26 8 34
16 and under 18 years of age. 28 14 42
18 and under 20 years of age. 9 12 21
20 years of age and over. 708 94 802
Total 771 128 899