COAL MINES BILL
FATE STILL UNCERTAIN
COMPULSORY AMALGAMATION
British Official Wireless. (Received 17th February, .2 p.m.) RUGBY, 14th February. The fate of the Government's Coal Mines Bill, which is under consideration in Committee in the House of Commons, is still uncertain. Last night, after a lengthy discussion, the clause relating to the appointment of Commissioners who, failing the voluntary amalgamations of collieries/ would have the power to preparo compulsory schemes for such amalgamations, was carried by 281 votes to 182. The adoption of the clause was opposed by the ex-President of the Board of Trade, Sir Philip Cun-liffe-Lister (C), who declared that, if amalgamations paid, they would>, be made voluntarily, whereas -the swamping of good collieries with the debts of bad ones would ruin efficiency.
Sir Herbert Samuel (L.), in view of the modifications introduced into the scheme of compulsory amalgamations, supported the clause.
The President of the Board of Trade, in his .reply, said that the effect of the clause would be to encourage voluntary amalgamations and provide safeguards against unreasonable compulsory amalgamations.
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Evening Post, Volume CIX, Issue 40, 17 February 1930, Page 10
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174COAL MINES BILL Evening Post, Volume CIX, Issue 40, 17 February 1930, Page 10
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