§ Mr. Thorneasked the Secretary for Mines whether he can give any information in connection with an accident in which a boulder flung by blasting from a quarry a quarter of a mile away, hit a 16 months old baby boy of Mrs. Denmead, of New Street, Portland; if he is aware that the piece of rock from the quarry fell on the roof of Mrs. Denmead's house; and whether similar cases have taken place before in Portland?
§ Mr. LloydThis accident is under investigation but the facts have not been fully established and I am not yet in a position to make a statement. There was a similar occurrence at the same group of quarries last January, following which the owners were requested by the Divisional Inspector to take additional precautions, and this aspect of the matter is also being investigated.