... of young miners there was a heavier demand for coal on the pert of the Allies. This mend mos: be met, end the Controller of Mines was faced with the knotty problem of obviating the wry heavy less of output which would be occasioned by the chmleout and at ...

... been.hekl tip for as long us week. The whole difficulty revolve, round the de. creased output through the combing out of the mines for military purprees and the substitution in the pits in many of less *killed and diluted labour. Efforts are being made by ...

... tons, 1917, 1 248.500,000 tons, and this year estimated at 226,000,000 tons. To date 400.000 otto had been withdrawn from the mines, the war this, year had made a groat diffeeenee. German adeance had represented a lore of 8,000,000 tonsil a year necessarily ...

... weeks. Throughout the country the effret is, ticlitne, end there ii to the nat.oe apart from the interests cf those enjagod in mining and distributing the these dfays.l With two whole working days end the tame lost in connection with holidays at all. times ...

... Eut considerable apprehension prevaqs that salvation will net be found along these lines. The mistake cf the over comb-out in mine; can only be reinedie.l hy an immediate return of suffirient men whose combined labours will eff,tually guaraivee the raising ...

... heaps in order to recover fuol whirl. some heatgiving rapacity, it is a matter of surprise in guatlers that the of the Coal 1 Mines Deparment bat not been drawn to the, Ivery largo quantity of small 10 ! SOUIJI Wales, of which it is estimated there , are ...

... There is etill a **.4 &mend few house and oas coal, but this of fuel is seAree. What the effect wilt be upon output when the mines are 'combed out rentals' to be reen. but it ia evident that those with a-pace and opportunity abould ars! themselves. and he ...

... Tyne will ordinarily be drawn as follows: Fren - th channel or port. Export to Mediterranean ports in France will only be re-mined wl.u:n specially authorised by the Bureau des Charbons. licences for such export will be as follow: Any Mediterranean port ...

... of the totighest trade propositions they . have been palled upon to face. They must tinder State *NANA secure 6 profit. the mines cannot possibly be Worked at a loss. They must secure a just return to the colliery proprietary, and at the same time secure ...

... Shipping is making millions of pounds for the Trensury, the Contrviler of Mines has not been so fortunate. In fact, it would not be at all surprising ii the Controller of Mines has to apply to the Treasury for fluidal —a task which he naturally shrinks ...

... that that figure is mensioned 7915 and to 137 in 1916. Evidently the new lie isolated instances. and there Os no indication mines wore siniller it..,, the old ones, for in lof its acceptance, being tbe more general MU there were 1,000 men employed, in 1915 ...

... Beat large coals were purehaseab'e at 255. Bunker smalls were , also in poor request and easily inclined. COMBING OUT THE MINES. The Out of eolliery . wotkmen be.;n — tomponaril; atuip:nded. pen'ilin/ the cli-cussion of the eubject by the Miners' F ...