BOLTON DISASTER VICTIMS.
BIG COMPENSATION, By TeleirrapU—Press Association—Copyright. ■' London, December 30. The number of victims of the Bolton colliery explosion has been fixed;.at-341. A correspondent of. the 'Tall Mall Gazette" state? that claims under - the Compensation Act will amount to at least .fGO.OOO. ,The paper adversely criticises a public appeal for relief funds.
CARELESSNESS IN MINES. London, December 30.' "The Times" says the averago explosion rate in collieries has beep rising sinco 1900, and declares that tlio Eight Hours Act lias stimulated speeding-up in working, and possibly led to tho dismissal of tlio slower order of workmen, and their replacement by younger and more careless ones. Workmen's compensation has, adds "The Times," produced a multiplication, 6f certain classes of accidents, and tends to foster carelessness.
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Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1014, 2 January 1911, Page 5
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125BOLTON DISASTER VICTIMS. Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1014, 2 January 1911, Page 5
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