THE MINES COMMISSION.
: ■ - T, STONE-DUSTING. [By Electric Telegraph —Copyright.' [United Press Association.! London, October 20. The report of the Royal Commission of Mines is about to be issued. Sir A. B. Markham, of the House of Commons, a member of the Commission, in a speech declared that the evidence conclusively shows that stonedusting of all roads and mines, if the proportion of stone is equal to coal dust, will prevent explosions of coal dust, such as undoubtedly caused the Welsh calamity. He advocated the compulsory use of electric safety lamps }n mines. It is estimated that a cost of a million would be required to instal them.
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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVII, Issue 43, 21 October 1913, Page 5
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107THE MINES COMMISSION. Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVII, Issue 43, 21 October 1913, Page 5
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