MINERS’ HOURS
REDUCTION IN BRITAIN
[United Press Association. —By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.]
LONDON, February 6.
The House of Commons, in committee on the Coal Mines'Bill, discussed tile reduction of the miner’s working day to seven and a-half hours. The debate primarily ranged round an amendment by. Sir Robert Horne (Conservative) for submitting a rigid seven and a-half hours day, a work-
ing time to be spread over, of ninety hours per fortnight This, he said, could he coupled with an early start rn Saturday to enable the miners to work a full shift on that day,and yet be at liberty on Saturdays for football, dog racing, or other sports. Sir H. Horne argued that the compressing of the hours into eleven days per fortnight would be a great advantage for the industry whereas to have the seven and a-lmlf hours day would cost an additional Is 6d per ton. Mr Vernon Hartshorn and other Labour members opposed the amend-'
moot. Sir R. Horne’s amendment was re jected by 292 votes to 197.
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Hokitika Guardian, 8 February 1930, Page 5
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