Air in Coal Mines.
Pea Frasi Association, Dunedin, Jan 29. Alexander Sinclair Gillanders, manager ol Freeman's colliery, Abbotsford, was prosecuted for not maintaining 150 cubic feet of air per minute for every person, and 600 feet per minute for ever? anirral employed underground. '1 he defence admitted the ventilation in working parts was their objective, and urged that all that was required was that an adequate supply of air should be constantly maintained. Mr Fraser for the Crown, said that whatever construction Mr Wid-; dowsoo, S.M., might j-uton the Act, the decision was bound to be appealed against. He maintained the Act meant ventilation in the mine, and every working part. Judgment was reserved.
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Inangahua Times, 29 January 1909, Page 4
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114Air in Coal Mines. Inangahua Times, 29 January 1909, Page 4
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