BRITISH MINING INDUSTRY.

Press, Volume LVI, Issue 16847, 29 May 1920, Page 9

BRITISH MINING INDUSTRY.

a IMPORTANT RECOMMENDATIONS. 0 "r, (By Cable—Press Association—Copyright.) (Australian and N.Z. Cable A r cOc ution.) " LONDON, Slay 26. r The report of tho Committee on th 'j possibilities of non-ferrous mining in th r i TJnitod Ivmgdom, recommends the cen j" I tralisation in one organisation of de " I partmcntal ditties relating to non-fet * ! rous mining, and urges the organisatioi ». to immediately undertake geologica j and statistical work. It also recom . mends the adoption of the 1914 Coin . . mission's proposals relative to the healtl 1 ! and, safety ot workers in mines and th ' compulsory deposit with tho Depart ment of Mines of the surface and under ground plans of all mines, on the line f" of South African practice. The report further suggests that th above-mentioned organisation _ ehoul 10 ' undertake certain functions which th ? Dominions regard as falling within th p scope of the Government, althoug 1 never so regarded in the United Kinp 7 j dom—for instance, advice regarding dc ' velopment, also th© improvement c existing methods. An important re 10 commendation is that the Govornmen ? shou'd take powers analogous to thos ir of the Dominions and extend finafacia assistance to mines, to enable them t 10 surmount difficulties and undertake ay. proved exploration and developmen work. j