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CHIEF INSPECTOR OF MINES IN .INDIA Under the Indian Mines Act (VIII of 1901) ·

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1917

RV

G. F. ADAMS, M. lnst. C. E. Chief Inspector of Mines in India

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lNTBODUOTION-

Relates to administration of the Act­Other mining statistical publications Scheme- of report :

SBCTION J.-PBBBONB BliiPLOYBI>­

Average figures of labour

CONTENTS:

Increase compared with previous year • Shortage of labour at the larger coal mines in Bengal and Bihar Housing of lobour, Committee meetings Sardarie recruiting in A!'sam, affected by war recruiting Reot·uiting in Centl·a.l Provinces, nfiected by war ncruiting Scarcity of labour in Bihar and Orissa Mica field Labour Association, formation of, for Bihar and Orissa mica field Tribute surfnoe mining abolished in Bihar and Orissa mica field Chinese labour, imported to Tavoy Wolfram field Supply of Chinese Labour in Tavoy, equal to demand Ticket cfleave labour in Tavoy, experimental importation of Haza1·ibagh labour, continued importation of, to Tavoy

8BCTION II.-:OUTPUT OJ MINBBJ.LB-:-

Coal output, increase on previous year , in Jharia, Manbhum, Bihar and Orissa

u Central Provinces , , Bokot·o ... Raii~:garh, Bihar and Orissa.

,. M ugma Area, Bihar and Orissa.

..

, ,; Assam, North-West_F1·ontier Province and-Punjab decrease in Raniganj, Beng.d

n Giridih, Bihar aod Orissa , ,. Baluchistan . . . . . .

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, Pl'rcentage of total output raised in Bengal and Bihar .lnd Orissa opening and closing stocks -despatches colliery consumption ' • amount delivered to coking

, amount of soft and hard coke made comparioon of conditions betweeiL the Bengal and Bihar fieldo W&l' l'equirements, influence of, over Bengal and Bihar 6elds per person employed, in India •

u ,, ,. u England . , _ Conh'oller, methods of regulating mattel'9 by, not aifeotiug period covered b.r. t'el>ort

1, output, given sufficient labour, could be inoreaaed , ,, larger and deeper mines, affected by scarcity of maohinel'y and plant

Mica output, decrease in · · compared with previous year •

increase in Bihl\r and Orissa milJ& field decrease in Madrllll mica field abnormal rise in prices £o1· smaller sizes

'\ , certain qualities, sought, for munition purposes , mining, being cal'l'ied on with greater energy and improved methods

Manganese output, deOi·ease in

.. , compared with previous year

strong demand for munition work shortage of tonnage relieved by Government shipping arrangements prices higher than previons year

, riae in freights and insurance Wolfrani_output, substantial increase in

compared with previous year inoreas·e due to adoption of lode mining tribute oyotom responsible for much waste

future of industry hopeful mines, being equipped with modern maohinery

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SBCTIOll 11.-0UTPUT o• MiliBBALS-cont<l.

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Wolfram, important schemos in operation to electrify mining and dredging machinery magnetic sepOI'8tor installed at Tavoy Advisory Board, formation of

., great progress in construction of roads, throughout Tavoy field GoJDJ output, small deoreese in

., comparea with previous year Rubies, spiiSJilodio demand for, in Home markets

prices l"emained unchanged considerable business in Indian market

,. substantial increase in rates for inferior qualities Sapphires, good year for producer •

great demand for, ft·om PMis • fine Mogok stoneo fetched bigh prices '·

., more p1·odnced in lal7 than in any previoua year 1, royalty payments, inorease in

Gold uutput, small deorease in ,, n compared with previous year

Copper output, large inorease in 11 compared with previous year

Limestone output, increase in • Iron ore Magnesite , Molybdenite ., Chromite Clay Tin

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Steatite •• ., ., Fuller's earth output, decrease ill Slate Salt Bauxite · Galena sn .. er Graphite Samarskite Bismuth Yellow oohre

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agatn reported, won from a. mioa mine in Madras • reported fnr the first time reported for the firet time

SBCTIOII 111.-AcciDBNTB-

A.coidenta, increase in • . , oompare~ with previous year • • • loss of lives involved, decl·ease on previous yeat•

,, ,, olaasified ·• • ~o loss of life on large scale • •ncl'ease of, by falls of rcof aud sides

. n u , h&ulage . ,· slight decrease of, in shafts on surface stationary in shafts, tendency to incr:aae at motailifer • .' by electricity, decrease in ous mmes

Death-ratea per thousand persons employed in l~dia .. ., , '' , " •• at coal mines only

. . , u , England per milhon tone of coal raised in lndi,.. •

., " '' E l Number of persona killed hy :e:r. '' , ng and

D "th " ~eaths in each class of mlnAl'al.work;d ea s class1fied , ,

non•atatietical • in Bengal and Bihar a~d Ori:sa

'.' ., , ,, , .compared with previous y•ear Aocldeuts.commented upon

l!alls of roof-

Aoeident at; the Barakar Coal Company, Limited's . .

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'' " New Sul'8hlnd Coal Co L' . Gourangd, coal m~ne " " Hon'ble MaharaJ'a M ~p~ny,di,'mSlted's New Surat•nd coal mi~e

Gb 'k · • an 8 outh-East B b • •• uu and Mnslia Cnn· · L' . "'" om coal mine .,..,enes, lmlted's Ghllllik coal mine •

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CONTEN<ts-contd.

SBorrnN III.-AoorDBN-rs-con ttl.

Falls of side-

,Accident at the Bansdeopur Coal Company, Limitel's Bansdoopur coal mine

In shafts-

Accident at the Katras.Jharia Coal Comp•ny, Limited's Sibpur coal mine

Irruption of water-

Accident at the Sham pur Coal Company, Limited's Sun lar~hak coal mine

. Haulage-

Accident at tho Union Coal Company, Limited's Angarpntra coal mine

Sundries underground-_

Accident at the Bengal Coal Company, Limitei's Sitolpur coal mine

Accidents -Non·fatal- ·

Explosion of gas--

Acoidont at tho Harilodih Coal Company, Limited's Akhalpur coal mine

In shafts-

Aooidont at tho Sondra Coal.Company, Limited's Sondra co>! mine

Surface Machinery-

Aooidont at tbo Tata Iron and Steel, Company, Limited's Malkera Choitodih coal mine

SBOTION IV.-PBosBourroNs AND ADDI~toNs ro TRB AcT.-

Prosocntiona under tho Indian Minos Act­

Rajput Colli Company's Pirorgoria ooal mioo North Jharia CJoal Syndicate's Dhans"'' co•l mine Central Tontnlia Colli Comp1ny's Contra! Teotulia coal mine Satya Taran Chowdhury's Pandodih ooal mine J etnr V enkatanarapa Riddy's Tatiparti mica mine Rupial Agarwalla's East Cb.andrab•d coal mine &awji Dasa Bichardasa' Gararia ooal mine Kujama Colliery Comp•ny'o Kujama ooal mine Gunpat Ram Mal'Wt\ri's Kessebga.nj coal mine Sinidih Coal Concern'• Sinidih ooal mine Bholanath Chatterjee's Harip11r ooal mine Bhattacha~ja and Ghosh'& Sonardih ooal mine Srimati Sindu Bala and Tara Pada Cbatterji'• Chota Dhellll cJal mine P. K. Chatt•rjee'o Konda coal mine J airam Shivaji & Company's Central Jharia coal mine Bamanband Coal Company, Limited's B.•m•nband coal mine G. C. Dey's Kandra cool mine Lodna Colliel'Y Company, Limited'• Lodna coal mine Marin Coal Company, Limited's East Kurkend coal mine New Fatka Coal Company's New Fatka coal mine B. K. Lahiri's N ayadanga coal mine

Prosecutions under Special Rules-

Kanga & Company'• Alkuoa coal mine Motirsun Coal Company'• Kurkend coal mine Bengal Coal Company, Limited's Sodepore coal mine .flonsjora Coal Company, Limited's Bansjora coal mine Central Tentulia Coal Company, ~ited's Central Tentulia coal mine

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Seotion 15 (4) of the Indian Mines Act, Requioition 11nder, made by an Inspector of lllines, objected to by a colliery owner

., (5) of tho Indian Mines Act, Reference to Committee •ppointed under Section 10 10 (6) of the Indian Mines Act, Objection submitted to Lo••l Government 11ndor

Permits cancelled

Additions to the Indian Mines Act-ISootion 21 E•tablishment of Special Rules at coal and manganese minos

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Heallh and Sanitation-

A18naol Mines Board of Health.-Number of meetings • • '

··No change in pe1~onnel of unofficial members Enforoement of compulsory Vaccination AMt

, , Bengal V ncoination Act Ap~intment of Registrars of Vital Statistics "'

, , Board V aooinaton • • • • Vaccination, compalsory throughout Assansol Mining Settlement Precaution taken against epidemic disoasoa •

·Number of C880S of and doatha from epidemic diao88ea

Jharia Mioea Board of Health­Number of meetings Reconstitution of Board • Drlft Now Mining Sottlemento ~ct • Epidemic Diseases Act, extended to whole Mining Sottloment Bulletina, publication of, for prevention of diaeasea

· Numbur of caaea of, and deatbe from, epidemic diaeasoa

Epidemio Diaeasea-Cholero at iron ore mine in the Singhbhu:n Diatriot, Bihar and Oriaaa

, u manganese mine in Bhandara District, Central Provinces Plague at mauganeae mine in Chindwara District, Central Provinoea

Rainfall Statistica-New Jharia Water Works and Coalfields of Jharia, Giridih and Raniganj

Mining Education-Report of Profoasor of Mining at Sibpor College, Attendance of students, Seasiou 1916·17 Reault of annual examination Annual mining camp . . Mining Educational Advisory Board, meetinga hold by Locturea in coal fiolda, continuance of . • •

result of sessional examination in Bengali and Hindi

Board of Examiners for coal mine managers' cortiflcatos­Cbange in personnel of Board ·

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N uinhor of meetings held , • ?' " Indian certi6oatos of oompoten~y gr.:ntod ln lie~ of E~g1iah csrtiflca!ea.

Cerhficatoe of sorvics granted • · • • • • • • Result of o~amination for colliery m•na:sers' certificates of competency Local exammers, Secretary and Assistant Secretary

Mining Boards-

Bengal, Bihar and Oriaaa and Central Provincoe , Number of meetings held • • • • Business transaolod Non-official members

Mining and Geological Institute of India-Membership • • Number of meetings held • Geological map of Jh01·ia coal field Award of Government prize •

, institute medals • Change in Addroso of institute

A.nocialion of Colliery Managers in India-Membership , • • • • Questions engaging attention of Council

Land Acquisition (Mineo) Act, 1885-N umber of cases dispooed of under Aot

Official dutiea-Personnel

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16 16 16 16 16 16

16 16 16

16

16 16 16 16 16 16 16 17

17 17 17 17 17 17

17 17 17 17

17 17 17 17

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18 18

18

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SHOTION- V.-GBNBB.I.L RBHABXB-oonttl.

Mineo Equipment Prlority Committee­

Local Committee formed

Pereonnel-

N nmber of applications for Priority disposed of

APPBNDIX I.-STJ.iiBTlOS 011 MINDS AND Mll<IBB.U.S.

Table No. 1.-Number of minee and workere and output of minerals ., 2.-Analyses of figures relating to output of coal.

B.-Number of mines opened and olosed. ,. ., 4.-Fluctuationsof outputs

., 6.-Coalraieed and de.th rates

APPBNDIX u . ....:.AcoiDBNTS IN MINBS.

Table No. 1.-List of fatal-acoiden!s 2.-Fatal and serious aooidonta ••

., 3.-Fatalaccidents and death• classified according to age an·! sez

., 4. -Fatal accidents classified according to cause

APl'BNDIX !H.-Prosecutions under the Mines Act

Al'PBNDIX IV.-MISCBLLANBOUS.

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88 38

39--60 61-64

• 65,66 67

• 68,69

Statement No. 1.-List of inspection circles 70 ., 2.-List of certificate holders - • 70, 71

8.-List of mining Universities and Colleges approved by Government for purposes of Rules 32 and Si of the Act 72

,. 4.-Sibpur College mining classes · 73 ., 5.-Mining-inetrnction io Bengal and Bihar and Orissa 74-76 , 6.-Central Provinces Administration's Notification, Constitution and personnel ' of Mining Board for the Central Provinces . 76 .. ., 7 .-Order by the Coal Controller under Defence of India Act governing the

.. opening of new mines after 31st December 1917 77 ·., 8.-Partioul~rs to be furnished under Section4, J,and Ac'luisition (1\liuos) Aot, 1885 77

v

F.ROM

To

SIR,

G. F. ADAMS, EsQ., M.INST.1 C.E.,

Chief Inspector of Mines in India,

THE SECRETARY TO_THE GOVERNME:KT oF INDIA, DEPAR'rMENT OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY.

Dated Dhanbad, the 13th June, 1918.

I HAVE the honour to submit the'report upon the inspection of mines in British India for the year ending 31st December 1917. ·

EXPLANATORY INTRODUCTION.

It is necessary to explain 'that this is a report relating entirely to ihe administration of the Indian Mines Act, 1901, and is not a complete statistical review of Indian mining and analogous industries. It should be remembered in reading the statistics that there must be a considerable output from quarries ~which are under 20 feet deep ; and owing to the exclusion of such places from the scope of the Mines Act, these figures should not be regarded as a complete indox to the production of the mineral wealth of the country. -

Figures of production of all minerals raised in British India and the Native States, whether from workings under the Act or not, are published annually in the Records of the Geological Survey of India, whilst every five years a Quinquennial Review of the Mineral Production of India is issued by the same Department. The latest review published is that for the years 1909-13 (Records, Geological Survey of India, Volume XLVI). Figures for Mysore, where most of the Indian gold is raised, are given in the report of the Chief Inspector of that Native State, and mineral statistics may also be found in the administrative reports of the various Presidencies, Provinces and States of India.

' This report is divided into five sections, viz. :-Section !.~Persons employed.

, H.-Output of mineral.

" III.-Accidents.

" Iv:-Prosecutions and additions to the Act.

" V.-General remarks.

Section I.-Persons employed. ,

During the year 1917 the average number of persons working in and about the mines regulated by the Indian. Mines Act was 211,881 of whom 133,042 worked underground and 78,839 on the surface. This is an increase of 13,!l62 workers or 7·05 per cent. ~-

- One hundred and thirty-one thousand six hundred and seventy-two were adult males, 72,770 were adult females and 7,439 were children under 12 years of age.

Those employed in coal mines numbered 153,683, which is an increase of 10,224, compared with those employed in 1916.

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In spite of this increase the owners of the larger coal mines in :Bengal and in :Bihar and Orissa were badly off for labour, specially durin!!: the latter part of the year and complaints were rife that such labour as did attend did far less work than usual. The reasons were partly the good l~arvest of 1916 and an abnormal monsoon in Hll7, which gave heavy t•ain and which lasted beyond the usual period, but the unusual condition of the coal trade referred to in the next section undoubtedly played its part and influenced the distribution of labour.

The Committee appointed by the Government of Bihar and Orissa, to investigate the question of the housing of labourers at the collieries in the Province, as mentioned in the last report, held several meetings and submitted · theil' report.

In Assam Sirdari recruiting resulted in 491 labourers being recruited by 245 Sirdars, as against 491 in 1916 by nearly 400 Sirdars, while 113 Makranis were obtained, as against 175. There was, however, an increase in the recruit· ment of Nepalese, the figures being 949 as against fl61. The figures include women and children. The Sirdari recruiting appears to have been- affected by war recruiting. The same remark applies to the collieries in the Central Province~, where labour was scarce and there was a difficulty in inducing coolies to leave their homes.

In the Bihar and Orissa mica-fields, labour shortage was very much felt, but towards the end oE the year vigorous recruiting improved the position for· the time being. A Labour Association was formed in December, which it is hoped will operate with benefit to the industry generally. The old system of tribute surface mining was abolished and this step should result in economy of labour.

In the Tavoy Wolfram field many of the Chinese coolies imported in 1915-16 have settled in the district. On the other hand several left, probably owing to the higher wages obtainable in the Federated Malay States. On the whole the labour supply was not equal to the demand. An experiment was made of importing ticket of leave labour. Most of these, however, were Bm·mans who, as a race, have no natural aptitude for mining. Imported lnbour from the Hazaribagh district in Bihar and Orissa co~inued to be used ' and to fill a useful place in the local scheme of work.

Section H.-Output of Mineral. , COAL,

There was a large increase in the output, which was 17,326,384 tons. This is an increase of 907,302 tons or 5'53 per cent. over the output of 1916, the average increase during the previous ten years being 730,641 tons. This is the first year in which the seventeenth million has been reached, and the increase represents an addition of nearly one million tons in two years. The opening stocks were 697,276 tons, and the closing stocks were 518,838 tons. The despatches amounted to 14,979,190 tons, and the colliery consumption to 1,835,510 tons (10·59 per cent. of the output). The amount of coal delivered to coking was 690,122 tons, from which 190,329 tons of hard coke and 225,120 tons of soft coke were made. Analyses of these figures will be found in Appendix I, table 2.

'l'his increase was general throughout British India, and only in five of the seventeen coalfields was there failure to respond· to it .. Amon<>st these five however, were the important Raniganj and Giridih coalfields, th~ other thre~ being small fields. 'l'he main incrense was in the Jharia coalfield the output of which was 833,470 tons more than in 1916, and there were' substantial increases in the coalfields of the Central Provinces, the Bolcaro-Ramgarh field and the portion of the Ranigmj coalfield lying to the west of the Barakar river generally known as the Mugma area. If it had not been for the increase i~ the last named, the decrease in the Raniganj coalfield on the whole would have been even more marked than it was.

Of the t?tal output! 16,562,712 tons, or 95·59 per cent. were raised in Ben~al and l3Ihar and Or1ssa, the :percentage of the :previous five years bein~

95·89. It is difficult to draw any comparison between the conditions in these two coalfields in 1917, and those previously existing, as they were to such a large degree influenced, even dominated, by war requirements. All the bettor ?oa~s were requisit,ioned by Gov~rnment for milital'y purposes, direct and md1rect, at fixed prwes, and these coals naturally had the benefit of priority as regards transport. The result was that the demand for the non-requisitioned coals exceeded the available supply, and prices for such coals ranged far above the prices of the requisitioned coals, and were abnormally high, especially if their inferior quality is taken into consideration. It may be safely stated that by the end of September there was not a mine in the Jharia coalfield, capable of being worked, which was not being worked, many of them being minute con· cerns, raising inferior coal, which bad been closed down for years. 'l'he same remarks apply to the Mugma area of the Raniganj field. Of the twenty-five largest concerns in both fields onlr, five showed increases, and some. showed considerable decreases, compared w1th 1916.

Towards the end of the year, a Coal Controller was appointed but his methods of regulating matters did not affect the period covered by this report.

In the other provinces, there were increases in Assam 5·00 :per CEmt., the Central Provinces 29·06 per cent., the North-West Frontier Provmce (output, negligible) 186·66 per. cent., and the Punjab 1)·10 per cent., and there was a decrease only in Baluchistan of 3·26 per cent. No coal was worked in Burllla, from whence a negligible output was obtained in 1916.

The output per person employed during the year was (a) below ground 152 tons, and (b) above and below ground 113 tons. The figures for the five years preceding were (a) 178 and (b) 115. Taking each group of coalfields separately, these figures were as follows :-Bengal and Biliar (a) 186 and 1H1, (b) 115 and 116; Assam (a) 156 and 170, (b) 102 and 112; Baluchistan (a) 67 and 69, (b) 4.3 and 45; the- Central Provinces (a) 135 and 120, (b) 88 and 82 ; and the Punjab and North-West-Frontier Province (a) 72 and 71, (b) 48 and 46.

The output in England in 1916 was 323 tons per person employed below ground and 251 tons per person employed above and below ground. .

The whole question of the output of Indian coal is one of labour. Given a sufficient supply, the output from the existing workings could be increasAd 60 per cent.

. During the year the effects of scarcity of machinery and plant and the inability to obtain replacements and additions for development from Europe began to be felt. Naturally this constituted a greater drawback to the owners of the larger and deeper mines. . .

MICA.

The outpnt was practically. stationary, being 35,896 cwts. as compared with 35,978 cwts. in 1916. This was the result of an increase of nearly 10,000 cwts. in the Bihar and Orissa field being balanced by an equal decrease in the Madras field.

In the first-named field conditions . in the earlier part of the year were much the same as in 1916, with prices ruling furm and supplies considerably short of the demand, particularly for the better qualities, though stained mica was in considerable request. 'l.'be unusually heavy rainfall, e•pecially that of the 31st July, when 13 inches were recorded, resulted in most of the minos being flooded. This had the effect of still further increasing prices and tempo­rarily reducing the output, which, however, recovered. rapidly. In the latter half of the year, an increasing demand for the smaller sizes, chiefly frorn America for wireless telegraphy apparatus, resulted in an abnormal rise in their value. The work in this field is now being carried on with greater' energy and improved methods. New roads are under construction, and in other ways the Local Government have assisted the mine owners to improve conditions generally.

In the Madras field, in spite o~the encouraging features of the market, there was, as stated, a marked decrease in the output. A considerable number of new plots were prospected but very few turned out well.

MANGANESE.

There wa8 a decrease in the output, which was 497,252 toils, as compared with 568,032 tons in 1916. This is a decrease of 12·49 per cent. The demand was strong, for munitions work, in all the allied countries. The shortage of

·tonnage continued, but the special arrangements made by Government for shipping, as in 1916, went far to relieve it. Prices advanced still furt-her and the average rate per unit for the year was 37i pence, which is a distinct

,advance on that for 1916, which was 29-l pence. The further rise in freights, insurance and other charges, incidental to shipping, resulted, however, in the exporter being in about the same position as he was in 1916.

WOLl!'RAM.

There was again a substantial increase in the output, which was 79,312 cwts. In 1916 59,094 cwts. wer~ produced, making the increase 34·21 per cent. This increase was most noticeable in the first half of the year, whieh points to its being the result of lode mining rather than of hydraulic methods.

The tribute system, which is still-the one mainly practised, is responsible for much waste of mineral. There are more hopeful signs for the future in· that increasing attention is being paid to the deeper deposits, the exploration of which will necessitate modern methods of miniag and of ore concentrati••n. There are now four air compressor plants, operating machine drills, and two mines are equipped with milling machinery of fairly large capacity. In hydraulic mining much progress bas been made, and water rights have been granted to 'enable several important schemes to be put 'into operation. The most important scheme comprises a reservoir with a capacity of. five hundred and fifty million gallons to supply water_ under a head of approximately 1,800 feet to turbo generators which will develop power to electrify most of the machinery of a large mine and also to dri:ve dredging machinery.

An Advisory Board has been formed and has met monthly since May for the discussion of all matters bearing upon the industry.

The installation of a magnetic separator at Tavoy has been of much assistance in the separation and cleaning of concentrates for shipment.

Great progress has been made in road construction throughout the field.

GEMS.

' There was again a small decrease in the output, which was 198,200 carats. In 1916 209,724 carats were raised. '!'his is a decrease of 5·49 per cent.

. The de~and for rubies in the Home m~rkets was somewhat spasmodic nnd prices remamed unchanged. In the Indian market there was a considerable busi~ess ~n most <J~alities. Rates for t.he fi~er stones did no~ improve but for the mfer10r qualities there .was a substantial advance amounting to about 25 fe~ cent. For sapphires, 1917 w~ a very good year for the producer, there o~mg ~ great d~mand from r:aris. Really fine Mogok stones fetched very htgh prtees.. Thts naturallY: stimulated the supply and it is probable 'that more sapphires were found m_l917 than in any previous 12 months on record. Royalty payments showed an mcrease of 57 per cent.

GOLD .

. _ The output ag~in decreased slightly, being 22,991 ounces as compared -With 23,235 ounces m 1916, a decrease of 1·05 per cent.

COPPER ORE.

The· output increased wi~h n leap and was 20 108 tons 2,671 tons in 1916, being an increase of nearly 653 per cent. '

OTHER MINERALS.

compared with

T~ere wer~ incre~ses iu lime~tone, iron ore, magn<Jsite, mol bdenite chronute! clay, t1~, steat~teand fullers earth and decreases in slate sail b 't' galena, silver ana graphite. . • • auxi e

An output of samarskite is again reported from a mica mine in the ~ellore Distrin~, Madras, and two. minerals, bismuth and yellow ochre, appear m the appendiX for the first time, the former mineral being won from a wolfram mine in Tavoy, Burma.

Section III.-Accidents.

During the year 1917, at mines regulated by the Indian Mines Act, 1901, there were 175 fatal accidents, being an increase of 35 as compared with the number in 1916, and au increase of 5, as compared with the average number of the last five years. ·

'l'hese accidents 'nvolved the loss _of 20llives, which is a decrease of 5 as compared with 1916.

There was no accident causing loss of life on a large scale. In four cases three lives, and in 18 cases two lives were lost. .

Of these accidents I regard (a) 91 as being due to mi~adventure, (b) 46 to the fault of deceased, (c) 7 to the fault of fellow workmen, (d) 10 to the fault of subordinate officials, and (e) 21 to the fault of management.

1'he largest increase was in falls of roof and sides, which numbered 92. This is an increase of 22 over those of the previous year. Fifty-four of them occurred in the coalfields of Bengal and Bihar and Orissa, and in 19 cases they were due to the fault of the deceased. Going througp. fences to rob pillars caused 9 of such accidents. 'l'he method of testing the roof was found to be faulty in more than one case. Merely to strike the roof or overhanging side with a rod or pole is often a useless precaution, where there are" slips " and, consequently, large masses ready to fall. 'l'he roof should be felt by hand, and in high galleries by means of a second pole, while being sounded. In two cases, persons were killed by the fall of ironstone nodules or boulders in the roof. It is safest to remove such as soon as they are encountered.

The next largest increase was in haulage accidents, which were 19 in number as compared with 12 in 1916, and in sundries unde1·ground which were 15 as compared with 7. In four cases of haulage accidents, the coup­lings wera found to be faulty. In many mines there are two or more different types of couplings, which have proved to be a source of danger. It is far safer to have one standard type. Whatever type is adopted, regular examination and periodical annealing is essential.

Shaft accidents showed a slight decrease, and surface accidents remained stationary. Shaft accidents in metalliferous mines tend to increase, and the condition of such shafts should be a matter for attention by the management.

There were three aceidents causing deaths from electricity, a decrease of one.

The death-rate per thousand persons employed was ·9.5, while that of the preceding five years was 1'08. At coal mines only, these figures were 1·06, and 1·20, and at mines other than coal '64 and ·70. · At coals mines in England, during the ten years ending with and including 1916, the death-rate per thousand persons employed varied from 1·09 (lowest) to 1·61! (highest).

Tho death-rate per million tons raised at coal mines only was 9·41, while that of the preceding five years was 10'53. At coal mines in England, during the ten yea.rs ending with and including 1916, the death-rate per million tons raised varied from 4·31 (lowest) to 6·37 (highest).

Of the 201 persons killed, 183 were males and 18 were females.

The deaths occurring in each class of mines were as follows :-"-

One hundred and six:ty-three in coal mines, 7 in gold mines, 1 each in iron, limestone, manganese, steatite and clay mines, 5 in mica mines, and 21 in wolfram mines.

One person lost his life by explosion of gas, 61 by falls of roof, 50 by falls of side, 16 in shafts, 3 by suffocation by gases, 9 by ex:plosives, 4 by

falling into water, 20 by haulage, 15 by other accidents underground and 22 on tho surfaoo.

A list of these persons appears in Appendix II, table 1. In addition to this there were 30 other accidents causing the death of 30 persons. T~toso .alMo appear in Append~x: II, ta~le 1, but are list?d .separately, a reW!on bomg gtvon in each case for thetr excluf!lon from the statlshcal tables.

In the Bengal and Biltar coal mines, where moRt. of the statistical accidents occur, there were 1H:! deaths compared with u,7 in 11H6.

Each accident is briefly described in Appendix: II, table 1, but the follow· ing are reported on at greater length. 'J'he numbel'S refer to the numbers in the appendix.

FALLS OF ROOF.

No. 7.-The 13arakar Coal Company, Limited'• Gourangdik coal mine.

In this accident, which is illustrated by plan A, tho pillars of coal, shown cross hatched in black, had been goafed in the usual method of mining and, while the work persons were engag-ed on the pillars next to them, a collapHe of the mine occurred, extending in a very short time over the whole of the area shown single hatched. '!'he geneNI body of workmen managed to escape, one person, however, being killed and one injured. Two other per11ons, who were imprisoned at the bottom of the air shaft marked A on the plan were rescued owing to the intrepid conduct of Mr. 0. H. Whiffen, the Assistant Manager, and some workmen.

News of the disaster was brought to Mr. Whiffen and he was told that the two men were calling for help at the bottom of the air shaft. Accompanied by a Birdar, narnei llideMhi Kol, he proceeded underground as fat' as the point B on the plan, which was the only road leading to the imprisoned men. 'l'his they found partly blocked with stone, and as the roof beyond was cracking badly and stone was falling, they decided to return to the surface for assis· tance, in case the road should be completoly blocked, once they had passed through it, in which case their retreat would have been cut off. At the surface they organised a rescure party consisting of themselves, two miners and two timber men. ,

Realising that their retreat might still be cut off, Mr. Whiffen instructed other men to P.rcpare a rope and tackle for use at the air shaft at .A, to draw them all up, if necessary.

They went underground again and found the gallery at B, again blocked with .tone, which had fallen in the interval. A road, measuring 4 feet high by 2 feet wide, was scraped through the fall, and the party traverHed the ~a.ssage into the open galleries beyo.nd. 'l'hey continued on theit· way, and finally reached the bottom of the atr shaft and found the two men, who were pinned down by a larg-e stone and unable to move. 'l'his was at thE, corner of one of the four shaft pillars, one of which had already collapsed, while the others were rap!dly ~rushing. With the aid of a long lever, whtoh Mr. Whiffen had ~rought with lnm, the stone was prised up and the men released. '!'hoy were In an exhausted state and quite helpless.

As the tackle had not been erected at the air shaft, Mr. Whi!Ten cleoid~, f;o carry the men back the way the party had come. When they got to the gallery at B, they found it once more blocked with stone from a fresh fall and a new road had to be c~earerl, before the party could 11ass through. As soon as the~ had all ~assed through, t~e road closed again and, when they reached the surface, they found that the a1r shaft from the bottom of which they harl rescued the men, had also collapsed, so that no tackle could have saved them.

The B~den col.lapso of the mine, over so large an area, is one more example of pll~rs.bemg too small to sustain the altered roof strain induced by goaling operatwne. 1

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No. 18.-The New Suratand Ooal Oompany, Limited'' New Sw•atand coal mine.

This accident, which is illuRtrated by plnn n, occurred in an area in No. ] " Beam in which coal was being dropped by tho method known 111 the Giri11lh method. 'l'he seam is 25 feet thick.

Up to the time of the occurrence, five pillars bod been extracted in this way, and the sixth was being extracted when the fatality took place. 'l'bese pillars formed a line of pillars adjoining a solid harrier of coal and wore being got from "dip" to "rise."

The seam is fairly flat, the gradient being only 1 in 10. The first roof

1had fallen in the goaf, but the main roof had not come in. The syst,em of extraction was as follows :-A "clwwkidar "was left against

the goaf side in each instance, along the wlwlc width of the pillar {10 feet to 50 feet, as the case might be, by 10 feet wide). A gallrry, 6' x 6', was driven along the "chowkidar," through the pillar and on the floor. Above this, on the edge of the "chowkidar," two "chutnees," 5' X 2', were driven, one just above tho 5' gallery and tho other next the roof. Tl1e remainder of the pillar was cut up into "stooks," about 6' X 6', by galleries driven on tht> level and on the dip course in the bottom of the seam, the number of " &iooks" being determined by the size of the pillar.

In this rarticular instance there were seven "stooks" and a "chowidar," measuring 50 X 10'. 'l'hese "stocks" had been further reduced in area to ap· proximately 5'x4' and 4'x4'. It was intended that three dynamite shots should be fired in each "stook," so as· to shatter them finally and cause the overhead coal to fall. On the day of the accident, everything had been prepared for so dropping the coal. Twenty-one shot hales, each charged with 2 or 3 cartridges of dynamite, were ready and three men, one of whom was killed by this accident, went in simultaneously to light the fuses. 'l'he over­man was standing outside. Deceased appears to have been detailed to light the fuse in the two outside " stooks." Almost as soon as the men had gone inside, the overman heard a grinding in the roof, and shouted to the men, two of ,whom ran out into safety towards the rise. 'l'he coal broke away suddenly on the outside rise corner, and afterwards fell altogether, completely burying deceased.

There is no doubt that this system of dropping roof coal can only be carried out with safet;r where the roof over the coal is an exceptionally good one and where, therefore, sudden weight is not thrown by the roof on to the pillar of coal being got. Even at Giridih, where conditions are most favour· able and where the staff have been specially trained for years, accidents occur from time to time. In the present instance the only factor of safety lay in the solid barrier of coal alongside the line of pillars being extracted. Butlfor this support the system could not have been adopted at all.

No. 27.-The Hon'ble Maharaja Sir M. 0. Nandi'1 South East Baroboni coal mine.

By this accident, which is illustrated by plan C, the manager of the colliery, Mr. George Jack, who was held in high esteem in the coal-fields, lost hislife. ·

'Ihe last stage in the extraction of a pillar in a seam 14 feet thick was in operation at the time, and a " stook " of coal, about 3 feet square, had to be removed. Coal bad been taken off the pillar in the usual way, advancing from the solid to the previously formed goaf, and props had been " set" systematically to the roof coal, which was about 2 feet 6 inches in thickness. Above it was shale, 5 feet 6 inches in thickness, and above that the main roof.

It appears that Mr. Jack entered the goaf in the early morning. lie gave instructions to the workmen to further reduce the " stook ," and to "set" more props, as they cut. He then went to the surface and, on returning to the goaf, !lbout 10 o'clock, heard that the roof had been "weighting," and found the men

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apprehensive of danger. He examined the place, and had two more props set, after which he Mked the men to cut the ~· stook." o1;1t. The~ s~owed a disinclination, through fear of danger, to carry out his Wishes, pomtmg to a very pronounced" slip," which traversed the roof near the" ~to~k,". as the reason for their apprehension. He tried to reassure ~hem .by mdicatmg how well timbered the place was and at last took a piCk himself and attacl{ed the "stook." He worked for a considerable time, probably an hour, at the same time listenin"' intently for any movement of the roof, while three or four men carried away the coal. Suddenly a "weight" came over the place and he shouted a warnin"' to everybody to go away. Just as they got clear of the goaf, the shale roof collapsed and he and two workmen were caught by falling timber, which had been swayed out.

The two workmen were quickly released, having suffered only slight injuries, but deceased was pinned down by a prop, which was partially. covered with coal and stone. He was unable to move. The Agent of the colliery was informed of the occurrence and immediately proceeded to the spot. Deceased was released and was taken to hospital, but unfortunately succumbed that night, after an Ofl'lration.

An examination of the place after the accident disclosed the fact that, as fr.r as could be seen, no props were broken by direct pressure. They appear to have been swayed out by lateral pressure, possibly origmating at the" slip." Probably deceased did not forsee that this was a possilJility. His eagerness to remove the "stook" apparently overruled his judgment. He knew that the "stook," if allowed to remain, might throw the wei~ht forward over the stand­ing pillars, thereby endangering work in the next goaf, and might also give. rise to spontaneous combustion.

No. 49.-Ghusik and Muslia Oollie1·ies, Limited's Ghusilc coal mine.

This .,.,.as another case of improper working in the getting out of pillars. While four miners were engaged in extracting a pillar in a seam 11 feet 6 inches thick, a fall of roof coal and stone occurred, measuring 38' x 16' x 3' to 5' thick. Three men were killed on the spot.

The coal pillars were set out at centres 60 feet apart and the normal width of the galleries was 15 feet. The Inspector of Mines who enquired into the case consideren that undercutting in the seam and pillar robbing were practised to excess. These practices naturally tend to make the extraction of pillars more dangerous. The width of the particular gallery, opposite which the pillar was beiug extracted, appears to have been 20 to 24 feet in width and up to a few ~ays before the accident it was. untimbered. It is said that afterwards props were set. Some props were admittedly set but the occurrence of the accident proved that they were insufficient for protection. '

Since the accident the following instructions have been issued by the n;a~agemet;t to the officials. The adoption of them by managers may prevent Similar accidents:-

{1) Before th~ extraction of any pillar, the gallery from which the pillar starts IS. to ~ave at least two rows of props set in it. If the g~llery IS Wide enough, further rows must be set, so that the d.Istance between ea~h P.rop does not ex.<'eed 3 feet in any direc­tion. Th~reafter, tlus distance (3 f:eet) Is to be observed through­out the pillarmg, a_s the greatest distance at which props are to be spaced. The distance can be made ·less, if considered neces-sary, but in no case must it be exceeded. ·

(2) At no time is the distance f~om the last row of props to the face to exceed 8 feet. The face for this purpose is the part furthest in that is to say, if the lower part of the seam has been cut awa~; a~d there is 5 feet of overhanging coal, the last row of props will be 3 feet.trom the edge of the overhanging coal.

{3) A row ?f props is to be ~et close to the ~ack pillar to :prevent any cuttmg of the back side of the next pillar.

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(4) :Before a, pillar is drawn off,-a,t least one row of props is to be set in . the gallery above that pillar from which the next pilla1· is to be

started. (5) When a gallery has been standing wide for any time, special care

should be taken in starting a pillar therefrom.

FALLS OF SIDE.

No. 82.-Ba;nsdeopore Coal Company, Limited's Bansdeopo1•e coal mine. :By this accident two men were killed and two injured. Miners were engaged in the first operation connected with the extraction

of two pillars of coal 24 feet high. The coal w~ts soft and the pillars were traversed by slips. About six tons of coal fell suddenly from the side of one of the pillars. This was followed shortly afterwards by a heavier fall of 30 tons.

. The first operation abovementioned, consisted of splitting the pillar by driving a gallery through it in the level direction near the floor. 'l'he com· mencement of these splits is dangerous work, as the miner has to undercut a · pillar 24 feet high. Before commencing, in addition to VP.rtical props set in the gallery, the face of the coal above the split should have been supported by horizontal struts wedged against the opposite pillar, or by inclined struts set against the coal. This was not done in this case, and the Inspector of Mines who enquired into tile acr.ident expressed the opinion that the place must have been in an extremely dangerous state before the accident. It is stated .that some vertical props were set, but these would not have prevented the accident.

IN SHAFTS.

No. 104.;._Katras·.Tha1'ia Coal Company, Limited's Sibpore coal mine.

In this case a man had crossed the bottom of the shaft to release an empty tub which was jammed in the cage. A piece of coal fell on his head and he died from the injuries received. 1

Crossing a shaJt bottom in this manner is always dangerous and, in order not to expose persons to tli.e temptation of so crossing, a short way round, at the shaft-bottom, properly protected; should be provided. In this case, in order to get round to the · other side of the shaft, without crossing it, a distance of 150 feet had to be traversed. Since the accident a proper short way has be£n constructed, protected by masonry.

IRRUI'TION OF WATER.

:No. 120.-Slwmp01•e Coal Company, Limited's Sundarchak coal mine.

Up to now Indian Mining has been comparatively free· from a type of accident very much to be dreaded and that is the irruption of a large quantity of water from a neighbouring abandoned mine. Such an accident occurred during the year under report. It is illustrated by plan D. }'ortunately there were only seven persons underground, three of whom were cut off and drowned, or the loss of life migh_t have been very much greater .

. 'fhe seam worked is the Dishergarh seam, which is 15 feet thick. Above the coal is shaley sandstone, to a thickness of 4 feet 6 inches, and a.bove th~t coarse grained sandstone to the surface. About two feet of coal 1S left lll

the roof of the galleries. It will be seen from the plan that the underground workings concerned

are divided into two sections, north and south, separated from each other by a barrier of coal whose thickness is not known. 'l'he nortlJ section was abandon· ed before the ~ules made under the Indian Mines Act came into force and there is no plan or other record of the extent of the workings. The south ~ection onlr was at wofk at the tip1e of the accident. .

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There are other old workings in the vicinity, but levels, taken aft~r the accident, prove that the north section was the only one concerned with the i:p.undation.

For many years water has been kno'wn to be impounded in the north sec· tion, as far back as the qual'l'y shown on the plan, which, before the accide~t, was full of water, and which the accident proves to have been connected. With the undergound wo~kings in t~is section. 'l'h~ water had exerted a maXImum pressure on the barrier, separatmg the two sectiOns, of 81 lbs .. to the square­inoh. It was this water which broke through, or over, the barrier and flooded the south section.

Percolation of water through the barrier was hardly perceptible .five d~ys before the inundation, when a Junior Inspector of Mines made an mspectwn of the mine, except at the point A- on the plan, where a small stream of water was issuing through a fissure near the roof.

The south section is provided with two shafts, one of which, No. 6 'B, is the working shaft and the other, No. 6 S, a pumping shaft. At the time of the accident there were seven men underground. One of these was the on· .setter at No.6 B shaft, while one man was at No.1 Pump, two men were at No. 2 Pump and three men were at No. g Pump, the water-line before irrup· tion being a little way below these pumps, as shown approximately on the

...plan. The first intimation received of the irruption was a roaring noise accom: panied by a rush of air, which extinguished the lights, _ 'l'he water began to rise rapidly ant! the two men at No. 2 Pump were guided by a delivery pipe to No.6 B shaft-level and then by the rails to the shaft bottom, where they 'found 18 inches of water on the fl.atsheets.

Just before their arrival the onsetter had made his way to 'the man at -No.1 Pump, to get his lamp re-lighted. In answer to the shouts of the men at the shaft bottom, they both returned there and found that the water had risen waist high on the fl.atsheets. They got-on the cage and were raised to the sm·face. They then sent the cage down empty, in case there were any more survivors. The remaining three men, who· were at No. 3 shaft, failed, however, to reach the shaft' and as no gallery in the mine had advanced far enough to the rise, to enable an air-lock to be formed, in which survivors could have been imprisoned, they were undoubtedly drowned by the rising water.

All the pumps underground were lost, but other pumps were obtained and pumping operations were started with a view to dewatering the mine. Subsequently, however, the owners sold the mine to another company, who' have not .carried out any dewatering or mining operations. No inspection, therefore, of the mine has been possible.

The cause of the irruption and the culpability, if any, of any one can only be decided when the workings are accessible.

The manager and two previous managers were examined as to the work thr.y had done during their tenure of office and they all denied having reduced the barrier between the north and south sections. The Junior Inspector of Mines was informed during the course of his inspection that one of the previous managers had reduced the barrier, and a sirdar stated that coal was cut from the barrier, between the'points B and C on the plan, to a depth of 10 feet under that manager's instructions. '!'he latter, however, has declared that the ?nly work done in this portion of the mine by him was the extraction of pillars marked 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 on the plan.

'fhe pillars had shown signs of crush everywhere and much timber had been erecte~ in all: effort to arrest it .. The crush may l~ave become acute on the night of the 1rrupt10n and developed mto a collapse wh1eh extended over the barrier,

The only other point of note is that two subsidences were found to have occurred after t.he irruption in the s~t on the dip side of the quarry, from where the wa~er m the quarry travelled mto the underground north workings. After the accident the quarry was found to contain no water. Whether these ~ubsidences released water, which increased the pressure on the barrier beyond Its s~rength, or whether they .were the result. of the sl!-d'den reduction of sup­portmg pressure on the underside by the rapid recession of the water it i!$ not rossible to state, - - !

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HAULAGE.

No. 128. -The Union Goal Oompany, Limited's Anga1'pat1•o, coal mine.

This accident was caused by a runaway tub, which broke away from an empty set as it was being lowered in an incline. A miner was run over and killed.· It is probable that the coupling, which -consisted of three links attached to'one end of a tub and a hook on another, came in contact with a level pulley on the haulage road, which caused it, to lift. If long couplings are neces­sary, and they often are when bad curves have to be negotiated on haulage roads, they should be properly designed, in order that when tubs are buffer to buffer and the coupling hangs and is likely to strike the ground, there is no chance of the link lifting and coming away from the hook. For this reason D links and pins are to be preferred to hook couplings.

The accident proves the advisability of having one standard type of couplings of good design. At this mine three different varieties of couplings were in use. The eff~ct of having more than one type of coupling is that two different couplings may_ have to be connected, and it is not easy, in such cases, to connect them safely.

SUNDRIES '!J'NDERGROUND.

N,o. 144.-Tke Bengal Ooal Oompany, Limited's Sitalpur coal mine.

A line of steam pipes underground was supported by chains at intervals, e:x:cept !1-t one p~ace where there was a bend, the range crossing the gallery at thts pomt and bemg supported by a prop. The prop was found to have fallen and a joint in the pipe to be leaking. On replacing the prop, a blow given, to wedge it tight, caused the steam-pipe to burst and one man was killed by being scalded. 'l'he accident emphasizes a faulty system of support for steam· pipes under-ground, which is very prevalent in the coalfields. Ordinary props are not a suitable form of support. They are incapable of resisting lateral pressure and are apt to fall over, throwing a sudden strain on the joints. The suspensory system described above is better, but it is necessary to see that the range is kept level. A better plan is to support the line on rollers set on masonry pillars. After this accident the prop was replaced by such a pillar.

Non-Fatal Accidents.

EXPLOSION OF GAS.

The Harriladih Ooal Oompany, Limited's Akkalpu1• coal mine.

The circumstances attending this explosion, which was fortunately not accompaniPd by loss of life or serious bodily injury, were as follows. They are illustrated by plan E.

'l'he seam worked is the Sibpur seam, which is 14 feet thick. Goaling operations were in progress, as shown on the plan. Roof coal, 8 inches thick, was left unworked in the goa£ and there may have been a few "stooks" of coal that had not been recovered. It was a comparatively small goaf, being only 330 feet b~ 100 feet.

'fhe mine was worked with naked lights, no trace of firedamp having ever been detected.

Extraction had been commenced about fourteen months previously and " fire stink" was first noticed at the edge of the goaf about a week before the accident. Isolation by means of stoppings was undertaken at once, and those numbered 1 to 8 on the plan were completed on the day before the explosion, bein"' built in their numerical order. At the time of the explosion the only persgns in the district were those engaged in building fire stopping No. 9 and m putting up brattices and air stoppings. These were in charge of an assist· ant mana"'er. In addition to No. 9 stopping which had been built to a height of 3 feet, there were three more to be built to complete the scheme of isolation. Three old stoppings, which were suitably plaoed, had been allowed to remaio,

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u · · · • d · ff ·t to make them airtio>ht. All the And had been plastered With mu m an e or d I t "d 'th mud

new stoppings were made of brick or stone, set in mud an P as ere WI • but they were not absolutely airtight. ' . ' . .

A loud report was heard, coming from the dll'ect1on ?f the goaf, .and !"II li"'hts in the district were extinguished by the acco~panymg rush of air, With the exception of one, which was sheltered from the direct b.last.

i'he assistant manager, who was standing at the pomt A, saw a flash o: light at the point B which he took to be flame, and he concluded that an ex plosion had occurred. He was knocked over by the a~ blast, as also were two or three men-who were with him. No one else in the mme saw the flames, but a mason working at No.9 stopping stated that the air whic~ came,from t_he goaf was very hot. A good deal of smoke followed ~he e~ploswn. No cokmg was discernible anywhere, which was due to the mme bemg a wet one ..

Stop pings Nos. 2 to 8 were partially demolished by the force of the explosion all in an outward direction.

- This is another case of gas being formed, as a result of a. goa£ fir~, . and exploding at the fire in a mine in which, under ordinary workmg conditlo~s, no gas had ever b~en seen. The order in which the stoppings ~ere bmlt tended to diminish the chances of an explosion, because the return SI~e of the fire was the first to be built off. Unfortunately, however, the stoppmgs were not tight and fresh air was continually being supplied. to the seat of i)le fi~e. It is perhaps too much to assert that, had the stoppings been absolutely air· tight, the explosion would not have occurred; but it is probable that, had the escape of the products of combustion been entirely· cut off, it would not have occurred, or, if it had occurred, its force would have been greatly reduced.

IN SHAFTS.

The Sendra Coal Company, Limited's Send1·a coal mine.

In this case, while a loaded bucket was being raised from the bottom of a sinking pit, 506 feet deep, the bucket caught in the bottom end of the signal wire. This caused the bucket to swing and it collided with a column of pipes, with the result that some stone fell from the bucket to the, pit bottom, and one man was injured.

It transpired that the pulley wheel was not over the middle of the shaft, owing to the fact that the headframe was the permanent headframe, designed to carry two pulley wheels, to be used afterwards for winding in cages. '!'he t".onsequtnce was that there was only.l foot 6 inches of clearance between the rim of the bucket and the buntons in the shaft. It is surprising that 506 feet were sunk without an accident. If a permanent headframe is used, temporary arrangements should be made for- the pulley wheel, to be used in sinking, to be in the middle of the shaft, or at any rate in such a position as to obtain a greater clearance than 1 foot 6 inches.

BY SURFACE MA,CHINERY.

Pata I1•on a11d Steel Company, Limited's Malkel'a·Ohoitodik coal mine.

At the close of 1916 an overwinding accident occurred owing to the partial failure of an overwinding and overspeed gear, whereby one man, who was ascending the shaft in a bucket, was carried up into the head-· frame and injured. Appliances of this kind have come into general use in England only of late years but their use is now compulsory at shafts over 300 feet deep. Only a few have yet been installed in lndia. The makers of this particular device claim that it cannot fail to act automatically, if in proper adjustment. After considerable inquiry and correspondence with the makers, tha conclusion has been arrived at that the appliance was not in proper adjustment at the time of the accident and that possibly the brakes did not grip sufficiently. Complicated devi<Jj:ls of this kind cannot be relied on to act con­stantly, unless they are kept in perfect adjustment by an engineer, possessed of t~e nec~ssa~y skill. - 'Fhe winding en~ineman is apt to be less careful when his engme IS fitted with such an appliance and the fact of the latter not being in perfect order constitutes therefore a danger and not a safeguard. A weekly trial of such a device should be made and recorded,

Section IV.-Prosecution and additions to the Ad.

PROSECUTIONS.

Judgment was given in the following prosecutions during the year. Unless otherwise stated, "rule" means a rule under Notification No. 864-68-20, dated the lOth i\>iarch 1904, being rules for the working of coal mines.

'l'he owners (three) of the Rajput Coa1 Company's, Pirorgoria coal mine, were prosecuted under Rule 12, read with section 22(2)(b), for not furnishing the plan of the abandoned workings of the colliery. T1vo of the owners were fined Hs. 25 each. The case against the third was withdrawn.

The owners (three) of the North Jharia Coal Syndicate's, Dhansar coal mine, were prosecuted under Rule 12, read with section 22(2) (b) for not furnishing the plan of the abandoned workings of the colliery. Tiley were ;fined Rs. 51 each. · ,

The owner and manager of the Central Tentulia Coal Company's, Cent.ral . Ten tulia coal mine, were prosecuted under section 15(2), read with section 21!(3) (a), for failing to comply with an order issued prohibiting the employment of women and children in the mine. The owner was fined Rs. 50 : the case against the manager was withdrawn. , The ·owner' and manager of Babu Satya Taran Chowdhury's, Pandedih coal mine, were prosecuted under H.ules 3, 7 and 19, read with ~ection 22(3} (e), for not keeping the roof of the mine secured, for not having several disused galleries fenced and for not having three inclines adequat.ely fenced. They were each fined Rs. 50: in default, one month's simple imprisonment.

The manager of Yetur Venkatanarapa Reddy's, Tatiparti mica mine, Nellore, was prosecuted under Rule 17 of Notification No. 6436-152, dated the 2nd September 1911, read with section 22(1) (e), for failing to secure the sides of the mine, and for breach of Rule 8 of Notification No. 11793-103, dated 30th December 1908, read with section 22(2) (b), for failing to report an accident which occurred at his mine. He was fined Rs. 25 on each count: in default one week's simple imprisonment. - . The owner of Babu Rupial Agarwalla's, East Cha.ndrabad coal mine, was prosecuted under Rule 1 (c), read with section 22(3) (e), for not providing a second outlet of the prescribed dimensions and under section 13(1} of the Indian Mines Act, .1901, read with Rules 46 and 47 of Government Noti­fication No. 2968-82, dated the 21st April 1906, and with section 22(3) (e), for not having a properly qualified manager. He was fined Rs. 50: in default one month's simple imprisonment .

. The agent and the manager of Messrs. Ramji ·Das, Bicbar Das's, Gararia coal mine, were prosecuted under Rules 3 and 7, read' with section 22(3) (e), for

. not keeping secure the roof of the workings, for not fencing disused galleries, and under Rule 2 of Notification No. 11793-103, dated the 3oth December 1908, read with section 22(3) (e), for not notifying the discontinuance of the working of a seam. They were fined Rs. 100 and Rs. 50 respectively : in default two months' simple imprisonment for the former and one month's simple imprisonmimt for the latter.

'the owners and manager of the Kujama Colliery Company's, Kujama coal mine were prosecuted under Rule 2 of Notification No. 117!;3-103, dated t.he 30th December 1908, and Rules 2 (b) and 19, read with section 22(3) (e), for not reporting the discontinuance of the mine, for not having an adequate brake on the drum shaft of the winding engine and for not fencing a shaft. They were fined Rs. 100 each : in default two months' simple imprisonment.

The owner of Babu Gun pat Ram Marwari's, Kessebganj coal mine, was prosecuted lmder Rules 1, 7 and 14, :;ead ~vith sectio~ 22(3) (e), for not providing a second outlet, for no~ ha_vmg dlSused gallenes fenced a!ld for not having an adequate amount of ventilation. He :was fined Rs. 45 : m default one month's simple imprisonment.

The owner of the Sinidih Coal Concern's, Sinidih coal mine, was prosecuted under Rule -46 of Government Notification No. 2968-82, dated the 21st April 1900 read with section 13(1), for not appointing a properly qualified manager. He ~as fined Rs. 50: jn default one month's simple imprisonment.

The owner of Babu Bholanath Chatterjee's, Haripur coal mine, was pro· secuted under section 15(2), read with section 22(3) (a), and Rules 2 (b) and 2 (e), read with section 22(3) (e), for.failing to comply.":i~h an order passed by an Inspector of Mines under section 22(3) (e)! ~rohibihng the employment of women and children under"'round, for not prondmg an- adequate bralw for a winding engine and for "not .provi~ing .guides in a shaft. He was fined Rs. 100 : in default two months' simple Imprisonment.

The owners (two) of Messrs. Bhattarjee and Ghosh's, Sonardili coal mine, were prosecuted undH Rule 47 of Government Notification No. 1!268-82, dated the 21st Aprill906, and under section 1~(1), read with section 22(3) (e), for not having appointed a properly qualifiP.d manager. One owNer was fined Rs. ~00: in default two months' simple imprisonment. The other owner was acqrutted.

The owners (two) of Srimati Sindhu Bala and Babu 'fara Pado Chatterjee's, Chotodhemo ·coal mine, were prosecuted under Rule 12, read with section 22(2) (b), for not furnishing a plan of a discontinued mine. They were each fined Rs.lO.

The manager of Babu P. K. Chatterjee's, Khona Konda ·coal mine, was prosecuted under Rule 19, read with section 22(3) (e), for not fencing a disused shaft. He was fined Rs. 10.

The owners (two) of Jairam Shivaji and Company's, Central Jharia coal mine, were prosecuted under Rule 46 of Notification No. 2968-82, dated the 1st Aprill906, and ltule 7, read with section 22(3) (e), and under Special. Rul~. No. 22 made under section 21, for not having a properly qualified manager, for not having disused galleries fenced off and for not appointing in writing the competent persons necessary for carrying out the requirements of the Special Rules, and not supplying them with copies of t\Je Special Rult:s. They were each fined Rs. 50 : in default one month's simple imprisonment.

The manager of the Bamanband Coal Company, Limited's Bamanband ooal mine, was prosecuted under Rule 19, read with section 22(3) (e), for failing to keep a disused shaft fenced. He was fined Rs. 50.

The owner of Babu G. C. Dey's ;Kandra coal mine, was prosecuted under Rule 19, read with section 22(3) (e), for not fencing the edges of a disused water-logged quarry. He was fined Rs. 100: in default one month's simple imprisonment. •

The manager of the Lodna Colliery Company, Limited's Lodna coal mine, was prosecuted under Uule 20, read wit.h section 22(1) (e), for not fencing a pulley-wheel on a surface endless haulage road. He was fined Rs. 7 5.

The manager of the Marine Coal Company, Limited's East Kurkend coal mine, was prosecuted under Rule 7, read· with sections 22(1) (e) and 22(3) (e) for not having a disused and dangerous portion of a quany fenced off. H~ was fi_ned Hs. 150 : in default three days' silpple imprisonment. . The owner of the New Fatka Coal Company's, New Fatka coal mine was

prosecuted. unde~ Rule _12, read with section 22(2) (b), for not furnishing a ~Ian of.a di~contmued mme. He was fined-..Rs. 20: in default one month's tnmple ImpriSonment.

1'he owner o! ~abu.B. K. Lahiri's, Nayadanga coal mine, was prosecuted under ~ule 1 o~ N otlfi.cat10n No. 11793-103, dated the 30th December 1908, read ~Ith sectiOn 22(2) (b), for not submitting an annual return within the pr~scribed date. He was fined Rs. 50: in default one month's simple im· priSonment. · . I_n~o:mation was I~ceived regarding the following j~gments in prosecu·

tlons Inihated b;y- managers against employees for breaches of the Special Rules made under sect10n.21 of the Act. - '

A sirdar, at Messrs. Kanga and Company's .A.lkusa coal mine was ro~ secuted_ under Rul~ 4, read with section 22(3) (e), 'for absenting him'self f~om duty :WI~hout makmg. over charge to a competent person or· obtaining the p_ermiSsio,n of_ a supenor officer. He was fined Rs. 10: in default one week's rigorous 1mpr1sonment.

An overman, at the Moti Ram C.oal Company's, Kurk'lnd coal mine was prosecuted under Rules 40 and 41, read with section :02 (1) (e), for not usin~ due

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precautions in carrying out dangerous work and for not seein"' that the sides of the mine were kept secure. He was fined Rs. 50.

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A sirdar, at the Bengal Coal ~ompany-, Limited's Sodepur coal mine, was prosecuted under Rule 4, read w1th sect10n 22 (3) (e), for absenting himself from duty without permission. He was fine_d Rs. 15 : in default ten days' simple imprisonment.

A miner, at the Bansjora Coal Company, Limited's Bansjora coal mine, was prosecuted under Rules 2, 5 and 16, read with section 22 (:i) (e), for doing an act likely to endanger his safety, or that of another person. He was fined Rs. 15 : in default three weeks' simple imprisonment.

A locomotive fireman, at the Bansjora Coal Company, Limited's Bansjora • coal mine, was prosecuted under Rule 4, read with section 22 (3) (e), for absent·

ing himself from duty without permission. He was fine:i l:ts. 20 : in default fom; we~ks' simple imprisonment.

A locomotive fireman, at the Bansjora Coal Company, Limited's Bansjora coal mine, was prosecuted under Rules 4 and 5, read with section 22 (3)(e), for absenting himself from duty without permission and for doing an act likely to endanger the safety of other persons. He was fined Rs. 50 : in default six ·weeks' rigorous imprisonment.

The owners of the Central Tentulia coal mine were prosecuted at the instance of the Police, under section 283 of the Indian Penal Code, for obs1.ruct­ing a road, known as the old Ranchi Road, by making it unsafe, -owing to mining operations and for placing fences across it. The Court gave judgment to the effect that there were two points to consider: (1) were the accused responsible for causing the obstruction, and (2) was the road in question a public highway: that the placing of a fence across a road which was dangerous w&s not in itself a culpable offence : that there were other underground workings in the vicinity, as well as those of the accused, and that there was not sufficient evidence to prove that the damage to the ro~d was caused by the underground workings of the accused : that this ooing so, there was no need to considet• whether the road in question was or was not a public highway. 'l'he case was therefore dismissed.

An objection under section 15 {4) was made by the owners of Messrs. Agabeg Brothers' Jogta coal mine, to the Mining Board of Bihar and 01·issa, to a requisition made by the Inspector of Mines in India, No. 1 Circle, under section 15 (1). 'l'he matter was referred under section 15 (5) to a Committee, formed under section 10, who upheld the Inspector. A further objection was then submitted by the owners, under section 10 (6), to the Local Government, who again upheld the Committee and the Inspector. This is the first occasion, since the passing of the Act in 1901, upon which an objection has been made to the requisition of an Inspector under section 15 (1) or (2), and the first occasion, therefore, upon which a Committee has been formed under section 10.

'l;wo permits, granted to managers of small mines, were cancelled during the year, on account of mismanagement, disclosed by inspection.

ADDITIONS TO THE ACT. •

During the year Special Rules under secthn 2~ of the Act wer.e estahlis~ed at 15 coal mines, makmg a total of 468, and at 2 man~anese mmes, makmg a total of 37.

Section V.-General Remarks. HEALTH AND SANITATION.

The Asansol Board of Health held 13 meetings. There was no change in the personnel of the ul\official membeJ;s, The Comrulsory VacciD,ation 4ct

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(Ben~al Act V of 1880) and the Bengal Vac~ination 'Amendment Act (~~ngal Act II of 1911), came into force on the 15th January a~d 27th Novemb~.l917,

t. ly Under these reaulations the Board" appomted twelve Re,.,1strars respec 1ve . " · t d tl B d v in of vital statist~cs and these Registrars were also appom e as 1e oar ac~ . a· tors. Vaccination is now compulsory and free throughout the Asansol Mmmg Settlement.

. During the year the Board issued p~ans of stan~ar~ well parapets and bathing ghats and these are now in use m all tJie collrerres of the. settlement. Seventy-five burning ghats have also been established and ar~ now muse.

Reoonlations for the prevention and control of cholera m the settlement were br~ught into force during the year, and measur~s hav~ been adopted to prevent and suppress epidemic diseases. The Bo~rd ~ Samtary !nsp~ctors, assisted by its Vaccinators, deliver lectures on s~mtatron and hy~rene .m the collieries and villa"'es of the settlement three trmes a week, leaflets m the vernacular being distributed at the lectures, giving suitable directions how to avoid disease.

There were 226 cases of cholera and 138 deaths, the figures fm: small-pox being 320 and 42, as compared with 671 cases of cholera and 241 deaths and 56i cases of small-pox and 90 deaths in 1916 .

. The Jharia Board of Health held 16 ordinary and 4 special meetings. The Board was reconsLituted during the year. The same four otficial members were nominated by the Local Gov.ernment, the elected members beiug Messrs. N. N. Mukherji, A. J. Smith, F. J. Simpson and G. C. Webster. A draft for a new -.1\lining Settlement Act was considered and submitted to the· Local GovPrn· ment. The provisions of the Epidemic Diseases Act were extended to the whole of the Mining Settleme_nt and the Chief Sanitary Offic~r was appointed as the authority under the regulations. Under such authority several new regulations were brought into force. The Board continued to publish bulletins giving information for the prevention of disease.

There were 698 cases of cholera and 344 deaths .. Tlle figures for small-pox were 148 and 4, as compared with the preceding years' figures, which were, for cholera, 898 cases and 397 deaths and, for small-pox, 292 cases and 10 deaths.

Outside the coalfields of Bengal and Bihar and Orissa 46 deaths from cholera were reported from the Bengal Iron and Steel Company, Limited's iron ore mines in the Singhbhum District, and 19 deaths from the ma:Qganese mines in the Bhandara District of the Central Provinces. Thirty-one deaths from plague occurred also at a manganese mine in the Chhindwara District of the Central Provinces.

The rainfall in the Jharia coalfield was 72·09 inches, in the Giridih coal­field it was 69·16 inches, in the Raniganj coalfield it was 71·9 inches and at the New Jharia Water Works it was 72·87 inches. These figures for 1\Hil were 57·79, 77·50, 54·ll and 72·87 inches, respectively.

MINING EDUCATION.

'l'he Professor of Mining at Sibpur College has reported that at the com· mencement of the session 1916-17 there were six: students in the Senior, and fourteen in the Junior Mining Course. At the annual examination ten stu­dents qualified for promotion to the Senior course, while at the Diploma exa­mination five students were awarded diplomas. 1'he new session commenced with ten students in the Senior, and twenty in the Junior class. Of these­there are two special scholars in the Senior class and two in the Junior.

The annual mining ca:np was. pitched at Aldih. Twenty-nine regular stnd~nts were prese~t, and nm~ specral survey students, who were attending a specral course of mme surveymg and were from the colliery districts making a total of thirty-eight, which .constituted a ~e.cord a~tendan?e. S';'Xv~ys above a~d below grou~d we!e. carrie~ out and VISits of r!lspectron pard to various mmes. The semor mmrng stuuents ·later accompamed the University Engi­neering students in their geological field-work.

The Mi~in?' Education Adv~sory Board held four meetings during the year .. Mr. B. Whrte s place, as Charrman of the Indian Mining Association, was taken hr Mr. ~. Edwards, ·

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The lectures in the coalfields continued to be given. The syllabus was revised. The average attendance was 23·3, which is nearly as good as in the previous year.

'l'he sessional examination was held in May, the examiners being M'essrs. G. C. Leach, Inspector of Mines, and E. H. Robertson, Professor of Mining at Sibpur College. Thirty-three candidates sat for examination and 26 passed. Mr. W. J. Connolly obtained the highest marl1s. The Examiners reported that there was a distinct improvement over previous years in the answer papers.

'l'he Bengali and Hindi lectures were also delivered. · ·

BOARD OF EXAMIN:IllRS FOR COAL MINE MANAGER'S CERTIFICATES.

The personnel of the Board consisted of the Chief Inspector of Mines in India (ex-officio) President, and Messrs. T. H. Ward and F. Owen, vice Mr. S. He$p resigned. The Board placed on record their high appreciation. of the valuable services rendered by Mr. Heslop, as a member, for a prolonged period.

Five meetings were held during the year. One first class Indian Certifi· cate of Competency was granted in lieu of an English Certificate.

One :first class and· one second class Certificates of Service were granted during the year.

At the examination for Colliery Managers' Certificates of Competency held at Dhanbad on the 21st, 22nd and 23rd Februal1Y 1917, forty-four candidates sat for first class and sixty--three Jor second class certificates. Certificates of Competency were gr11nted to nine first class and eleven second class candidates. The Examiners were Messrs. W. S. Elphinstone, J. Mackie andR. R. Simpson, Inspector of Mines, No.1 Circle (Official Examiner and Secretary). Mr. G. 0. Leach, Inspector of Mines, No. 2 Circle, was Assistant Secretary.

MINING BOARDS IN BENGAL, BIHAR AND ORISSA AND THE CENTRAL l'ROVINCES. -

The Bengal Mining Board held two meetings during the year, when the -~ following subjects. were considered :-

(1) Draft rules under section 20 of the :(ndian Mines Act, 1901, for pro­viding adequate acquaintance on the part of mine officials with the number of persons working in mine at any given time. ·

-(2) Amendment of section 9 of the Indian Mines Act, 1901. (3) Proposed addition of a sub-section to section 20 (2) of the Indian

Mines Act, 1901, to regulate the employment of all kinds of labour. 'l'he non-official members were Messrs. W. Graham and Glen George. The Bihar and Orissa Mining Board held one meeting during the year

when the following subject was considered:- --

- (1) Draft rule under section 20 of the Indian Mines Act, 1901, for pro• . viding adequate acquaintance on the part of mine officials with the number of persons working in mine at any given time.

The non-official members were Messrs. T. If. Ward and R. G. M. Bathgate.

The Central Provinces Mining Board was constituted in May 1917. The Notification relating to this Board appea.rs in Appendix IV, Statement No .. 6. No meetings were held by the Board during the year.

MINING AND GEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF INDIA.

The total membersllip at the end of the year, including subscribers, was 257. In addition to the Annual Meeting, four ordinary meetings were held during the year, in which papers were read and discussed and visits paid to two mines. The field-work for the preparation of the Geological map of the Jharia coalfield will shortly be finished and the preparation of the map will then be taken in hand. The Government prize for the best paper during the year was awarded to Mr. C. A. John Hendry for his paper on" Some primary

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considerations in ·hydraulic stowing in mines, with a note particularly relating . to the coalfields of Bihar." The Institute medals were awarded as follows;....,... ··

(a) the gold medal to Mr. C. A. John Hendry, for his abovementioned· paper;. .

· (b) the silver medal to Dr. L. L. Fermor, for his paper on "'he burning of coal seams at the outcrop " ; and

(a) the bronze medal to Mr. J. H. Evans, for his paper on "Housing of labour and sanitation at mines in India."

The office of the Institute has been removed to the Sibpur Civil Engi­neering College, Sibpur Botanic Garden, Post Office (Howrah District).

THE ASSOCIATION OF COI,LIERY MANAGERS IN INDIA.

The Memb~r~hip of Association ~ncreased.during 1~17 from 1~4 to ~0.­The Council has been engaged With questions relatm!S to the rmprove~ent

of the housing of colliery l!lbour, th.e supply of exploSives for c?a~ gettmg, and other important questions relatmg to the management of colher1es. Two visits were paid by the Association to mines and works.

LAND ACQUISITION (MINES) A?T, 1885.

The number of original cases disposed of altogether at the end of 1917, stood at 308, sixteen of which were cases disposed of dllring the year.

OFFICIAL DUTIES, 1917.

Mr. G. F. Adams was Chie~ Inspector of Mines in India. Mr. R. R. Simpson was Inspect_or Qf Mines, No. 1 Circle. From the 1st

January to 23rd February, he had charge of No. 2 Circle, in addition to his own duties. He was granted privilege leave from the lOth July to the 9th August. ·

Mr. G. C. Leach returned from leave and resumed charge of No. 2 Circle on the 24th February. He resigned the service on the afternoon of the 31st _ December, having been an· Inspector of Mines for over nine years. His work was always characterised by ~arked zeal, unremitting labour, and a high sense of duty.

Mr. J. Coggin Brown, Assistant Superintendent, Geological Survey, India, continued to be an Inspector of Mines in Burma.

Messrs. J. J. Turnbull and H. Lancaster were Junior Inspectors of Mines. · From the commencement of the year the work of the Department was added to considerably by the fact that applicat-ions for priority for the importa­tion of colliery plant and machinery from the United Kingdom were referred to the ~hief Insp~ctor of Min~s by Local Gove~·nments. In nearly every case this entailed a vlSlt to the mme. Towards the end of the year a Committee entitled the Mines Equipment Priority Committee, was appointed to examin~ applications from minos throughout India, with the exception of Madras, dealing direct with the Indian Munitions Board. The Committee consists of Messrs. G. F .• \dams (President), W. Allen, tho Hon'ble Mr. Sarat Chandra Sen and T. H. Ward. The formation of this Committee did not, however, release the Department from the work of making the inquiries at the mines. 'l'hree h_undreltand thirty-three casP.s were so inquired into during the year.

I have the honour to be,

SIR,

Y~ur most obedient Servant,

G. F. ADAMS,·

Ohief Inspector of Mines in India.

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APPENDIX I.

STATISTICS OF MINES AN],) MINERALS.

Table No.1.

Nwnber of mines regulated by the Indian Mines Act, 1901, number of workers and output of minerals, during the year 1917. I

NVKDBB O:J AVERAGE NUMBER OP PERSONS EMPLOYED DAILY IN AND AliOUT THE JIINES. . NlTHDBD O:J Kllnll8 UfSPBCTBD I :U:Ilf:IS, Dti'Bll'I'G ~KB

Number YJU .. B, Bax.ow &Boon, ABovB.&BOtrli'D. of mines

PBo1'r•c•. District and mineral field, under the TOT.U. OV'fP'O"'','

Grand t.ltat scope of Worked Not Number I N1mber below and above the Act. bymecha· worked of of Adult Adult Children Total Adult Adult Children Total ground. nieal bymecha .. mines h::.epec .. mal ea. females. (nuder 12), below males. females. (underJ.2). above

power. nical Inspected. tiona. ground. ground, power. ---------------

A .. -COAL.

I Tons r Lakhimpur 6 4 2 ... ... 291,484 1,601 208 .. . 1,809 498 214 58 77Q 2,579

I 2 A11a.m . i Naga Hills 1 ... 1 ... R,906 98 .. . 100 204 26 4 234 334

l •• Sibs agar 1 ... 1 ... 915 15 3 18 ____!_ 1 10 28 ------ --- --- ------ ---

TOTAL 8 4 4 ... ... 301,305 1,714 213 ... 1,927 711 241 62 1,014 2,941 ---------·--- --- --------- ---· -·------,---- ------

p .. 9 1 1 '6,469 105 ... ... 105 20 ... .. . 20 125 r Kalat, 1 ... 1 1 1 104 10 ... ... 10 8 ... - 8 18 I Loralai

Balnoh\sta~ '1 11 ... 11 9 9 4,695 66 ... ... 66 13 ... .. . 13 79 -Quetta·Piohin 7 2 5 4 9 29,517 l.2G ... . .. 426 281 a 23 ao7 733 l Sibi·Khost .

---------- - ------I-- ------------TOTAL 28 2 26 I 15 20 40,785 607 - ... 607 322 3 28 348 956.

------------ ------ --- ---------·----r Banimra, Raniganj 3 ... 3 1 1 5,214

oor

27 ... 57 25 j- 43 100 I

3: I Bengol . i Birbhnm .. . 1 ... 1 1 2,554 12 8 ... 2) 10 ... 12 32

' L Bnrdwan .. .. 1SR 153 167 234 4,623,803 15,189 8,757 117 24,063 8,994

~ 14,390 38,453

--------- f---. r--TOTAL / 190 163 37! 169 '236 .4.631,571 15,231 8,i92 117 21,140 9,029 5,0951 321 14,445 38,585

I

APPENDIX 1-ontd.

STATISTICS OP MINES AND MINERALS-eontd.

Table !~o. 1-contd.

/ NumheL' o:f mines regulated by the Indian Mines Act, 1901, number of workers and output of minerals, during the year 1917-contd.

Dlatriot and mineral field.

Number

NtrHBBB 01' llll'I'BS Ili'Bl'BOTliD

DVBllfG 'I'BB YBAJI.,

~d~r~i:e 1---,----1---.----1 the Act. b ha worked u::f er u:f er

y n~~:l • by mecha· mines lnspeo-o

To:r.t.~o ovTPOT,

Adult males.

AVEBAGlC NUldBER OJ!' PERSONS EMPLOYED DAILY IN AND ABOUT THB MINES, ;

Adult females,

Children Total (under 12). g~c:ad.

Adult males.

AJIOVB QBOVJI'D,

AduU lemoles.

Children (andcr 12}.

Total above

groan d.

Grand total below and abo•e

ground. scope of Worked Not N b I N b

J power. nical Inspected. ~lone.

------~---~------,,--l------·l-•-•w_"_·-l----'-"-'~--'-----1---------------------A.-"-COAL-contd.

Tons. 359,605

Bihar and O•·isJA

( {Bokaro·Ramgarh I H•zaribagh Giridih • •

I Jharia . r

(Jha.ria MAnbbnm { -

, { l Raniganj

tl :::l::.~~::::ampnr 1

Sonthal ( J ainty {

Parganas. LRaniganj

11

9

5

315

89

1

1

3

'1

4

4

158

12

1

1·

2

16

6

1

157

77

1

3

3

s­'228

72

1

1

4 •.. 4 2

4

3

8

484

97

I

1

2

824,007

108,70~

9.675,084

739,33~

79,627

52,8~2

86,771

5,117

924 1,177

4,9U 2,027

331 216

26,763 22,396

2,704 1,749

286 146

278

209

32

107

234

29

22 2,123 988 1,027

1 6,969 2.153 792

20 567 215 142

375 49,534 19,3EG · 8,967

12 4,465 3,012 1,410

47 479 313 46

385

443

62

132

342

17

89

21 I 29

32 2,047

2 2,947

24 381

1,571 29,918

123 4,545

24 383

8

22

2

157

453

52

4,170

9,916

948

79,452

9,010

862

542

896

114

---------- ---11-----1·-~ -----~--- ---------1----1----

TOTAL 183 261 313 600 11,931,141 36,468 28,081 478 65,027 26,556 12,519 1,808 40,883 105,910

--------1----------1--- ------------ -----1---L.... ------ --···--- ------ -"-----

Central Provinces

( Chanda, Ballarpur • j Chhindwara, Pencb Valley

·1 Narsi~A"hpur, Mohpani

l Yeotmal

TOUL

3

7 1

1

3

6

1

1 -

1

3 6

4

9

95,303

204,502

71,693

632

887

572

33

337

247

.6

41

671

1,265

81t

402

248

484

9

105

129

54

7

14

38

521

415

638

16

1,192

1,680

1,357

16

------------ --~~1----,-, --1------------ -· -------- --- -----12 10 2 9 18 371,498 2,091 617 47 2,755 1,143 296 52 1,490 4,245

North-West Fron~ier Pro• Hazara · vince.

Panjab

[ Jhelum

, ~ Mianwali

L Shahpnr

TOTAL

1

6

3

2

••• ' ••• ~~i~-_2_10

1

- _8 _ ... _ .... _8 _6 _-_···

1-6-

1

-14

' 6 ~ •.• 40,322 582 ... 23 605 22! ... 9 230 835

s ... ... 2,916 26 ... ... 26 ' 18 •.. ... 18 44

2 6,631 65 ... ... 55 99 .•. •.. 99 154

1,033

-------------l----------r--l---------~--~-------1---- ----r----1

--ll- --.-.. - ---.-11---•. -. - --... ·--l---4-9-,8-69-l·--6-63 --- --23-~--6-86-~ ~ ------9- 347

694· 352 342 5061 - 869 17,326,384 56,782 37,703 665 95,150 38,'105 18,163 2,276 5d,533 GRAND TOTAL (coAL) FOB

11117

OP PBB .. CBDil!f'G YBAB 565 332 233 422

153,683

808 16,419,082 55,957 35,346 583 91,886 34,253 15,348 1,972 51,573 143,459

·--·---------- ------------------1----1---1------1- --~---~----~-----

\ DIJ'I'BB.BNCB +129 +20 +109 +74 +69 +907,302 +825 +2,357 +82 +3,264 +3,852 +2,805 +303 +6,960 +10,224

--------l·------,:----l--1---l----+------'-----l----------------------l·--·l----

\

Bihar and Orisso

ModrN

r Bhagalpur

GayA ,.

·1 Hazaribagh ,

I MonghYT I: L Sambalpur

·{ Nello"' Salem

TOTAL

TOTAL 'i

2

54

429

26

1

17

39

3

2

37

390

23

... 1

B.-MICA.

Cwts.

44

4

5,837

... 22,307

939

104

10

801

4,460

576

60

4

472

2,353

223

45

14

124 . 1,397 548 398 168

812 7,625 2,204 1,441 1,229

62 866 163 60 17

17 122

1,114

4,874

240

14.

2,611

12,499

1,106

122 --·1---.----1---t---1-- I -- ---------~----,---~----

1,899 1,4141 512 59 '53 43 44 29,1111 5,907 3,102 1,015 10,024 2,915

3.,, s ...... 126 83 ...... 33

406

52

947

55

120

13

96 --12- ~ ~--2-~--2-l----5,-86-3-l--1-,6-8-9-l--1-,0-3-9 --l-38- --2-,8-66-

99 1----; 871 2 --2-~---5-,9-89--!·-1,-72-2-;--1,-039-ll--1-3-8 2,899 ~ ~~~

• Includes labour figures for eamarskite (see page 31).

6,228 16,252

---~-----

11731 120

9931

3,7391'

153

3,892

l!ajputana

APPENDIX 1-contd.

STA'l'ISTICS OF MINES AND MINERALS-conttl.

Table No. l-contti.

Number of mines regulB.ted by the Indian Mines Act, 1901, number of workers and output of mineraJs, during the year 1917-contd.

Dl•trlet aod miaeral8eld.

·{ Ajmer·Merwara Beawar •

25

1 24

1

B.-MICA-contd. Cwto.

3 3 71)7 9

198

8 --- ------------1------1---

26 25 3 716 206

29 2

---31

/

11 238 74 43 16 133

... 10 4 ... . .. /

4 --- --- ---~

11 • 248 78 43 16 137

371 14

385

-----.,-,---- -------.-----1------------ ---~1-~---- ----------,--- ---- -------- ----1---_:_-GRAND TOTAL (MICA) l'OB

1917 OF PRECED­

ING YBAB

637

452

72

60

565

392

48

75

49

76

35,896

35,978

7,835

6,367

4,172

3,674

--- --·-· ------1-----+185 +12 +173 -27 -27 -82 +1,468 +498

1,164 13,171

1,027 11,068

+137 +2,103

3,451

2,731

2,344

1,604

1,563

1,088

7,358

5,423

+720 -1;740 +475 +1,935

--,.--------+---------- ------ ----1---_j ___ .!....-----1·--- ------------------- ' .

C.-MANGANESE. Tons.

Bombay • . . Panch Mahals 2 ... 2 . .. .. . 26,690 449 162 654 179 34 11 224 ------------ ___,._ --- ---·---------r Balaghat 24 ... 24 16 16 231,670 2,369 2,217 145 ' 4,'/31 774 542 98 1,414

Bhandara ' 4 4 6 7 36,091 185 216 22 423 '83 32 2 117

~ Chhindwara

... Central Provinces 3 ·1 2 2 3 65,685 • 709 911 21 1,641 228 84 16 428

. .l r ~.-: 1 ... 1 ... ... .. . 6 7 ... 13 . .. ... ... .. . . 21 1 20 "16 16 1M,l!34 1,644 1,525 12 3,181 530 358 61 949

·\-5s --- ' ------ --------------- ---

ToTAL . 2 IH 40 . ·42 456,680 4,913 ,,876 200 9,989 1,715 1,016 177 2,908 I

20,529

16,491

+4,038

878

6,145

540

2,069

13 4,130

12,897

t,Q

""

Madras Vizagapatam ., 3 ... 3 ... ... 1,682 94 62 71 163 26 12 2 40 20

--------- --- ---------GRAND TOTAL (MA.NGA.NEsE)

FOB 1917 58 2 56 40 42 497,052 5,456 5,100 250 10,806 1,920 1,062 190 3,172 13,97!!_

.. .. OJ' PBECBD• ING YBJ.B 62 4 58 44 47 568,032 6,669 5,255 284 12,208 1,993 1,138 199 3,3~0 15,538

' --------------- --------- --- ---DIFI!'EBBNCB ·I -4 -2 -2 -4 -6 -70,980 -1,213 -159. -34 -1,402 -73 -76 -9 -158 -1,560

j- ' ------------

D.-LIMESTONE.

Tolls. I

Central Provinces Jabalpur, Katni 32 1 S1 ... , I ... 82,340 I

4~8 807 34 1,329 20£ ~25 35 ·468 1,797• --- ---

--:J 1-------1----

ToTAL OF PRECED· ING YBA.B 35 5 30 16 45,290 428 697 26 1,161 248 196 34 4'18 1,629

I ' --- r------~ ----·

1JIF11BBBNCB •. -3 -4 + 1 -141 -15 +37,050 +60 +110 +8 +178 --40 +29 + 1 -10 +168

---1- ------- ------------------ -

E.-SALT. -I -

To no.

-

Tbelum 2 I 1 l 131,438 460 31H 46 -857 69 ... . .. 69 ' 916 ... ... Pan jab ·i Mianwali I ... 1 ... ... 11,942 I

71 .. . 1~ 89 ... ... . .. .. . 89.

Ll Shahpur . . 1 ... 1 ... I .. . 9,162 48 36 8 92 ... ... ... .. . 92' . - :----' --- ---- ---r---- ------GRAND TOTAL (SnT) FOB '

1917 4 1 3 ... ... 152,542 579 ... H 1,038 j9 ... ... 59 1,097

.. .. 01!' PRBCBD• IliG YB&B 4 ... 4 3 7 160,357 425 296 55 775 52 "' ... 52 827

-----.---- ------------t---DIPPBBBNCB ... + 11 -1 -3 -7 -7,815 +154 +92 +17 +263 ·t-7 ... .. . +7 +270

• Includes labour figures for fullers-ear<h (oee page 30).

APPENDIX 1--eonttl.

STATISTICS OF MINES AND MINERALS-coned.

Table No. 1-conta.

Number of mines regulated by the Indian Mines Act, 1901, number of workers and output of minerals, during the year 1917-contd.

Pao;vmcm. District and mineral field.

NUKDBB 0:1' NVMBBB 0"1' Klli'RI I'NSPBCTBD

JUlfBI. DUBilfG THB Nnmber IB£B.

~fd~~:::l----,----1----,---1 To7.i.r. GUUVl'o

the Aci. by o k d by u:r r u~ er mecbanl- ~e'cb~nf- mln68 inspeo·

cal power. calJtOwer. Inspected. tiona.

Ad nit mu.les.

AVERAGE NUMBER OF PERSONS EMPLOYED DAILY IN AND ABOUT THB JUNES.

BBLOW BBOtnrD.

Adult Children females. (under 12 J.

Totn.l below

ground, Adult males.

ABOVB &JlOtnm.

I Adult Children females. (under 12).

Totnl above

groand.

Grand total below and &boTe

ground. scope of Worked Not N be I N b

------~----,------1--- ---1---1---'-------'-----1--------1-----

Biuma

Bihar and Orisaa

Panjab

F.-GEMS.

I Mogok

• Mogok

11----

DIPI'BBBNOB

---------------- ---t---'---1----

Mongbyr

( Gurdaspur .{ Gurgaon l Kangra

4.

1 4 5

...

...

... -... 1 4. 5

4

G.-SLATE.

4

Tons. 1,900

75 1,314 5,442

506 1,241)

506 1,245

543 1,202

-97 -+43 +SO ... •.• +80 :._87

------1--· -----___ , ___ _

' 65 30 18 113 38 ... ... 38 11>1

------ ------

·~~~ 1- 11 143 3U6

11 ... . .. 11 ... ... . .. 92 ... 33 125 15 ... 3

169 ... . .. 169 48 61 28

..

10 10

-----1------GRAND TOTAL (SL.I.TB) POB

1917. 01 PBBCBD•

lNG YJIA.B·

13

1~

13

14

1-------'---1---------

DIFPTIBBNCB -1 ·-1

-------1------------

Bihar and Olissa . • Singhbhum · l '

~-----J-------1------

:lladrao . .Anantapur _. 3 3

-----------~-------~-------GRAND 'I'OTAL (GoLD} POB

1917. 01' PBBOBD­

ING TBAB.

4

4

8

8

1

1

4 4

---4 4

... ... ---

+4 +4

H.-GOLD.

1 1

~ ---

5

---4 6

3 7

6,R31 272 ... sa soo ------

8,731 337 30 51 418 -

9,344 424 42 28 494

--- -------61!\ -87 -12 +23 -76

Ozs, ~.462 37 21 ... 58

--- r---- ---'20,529 852 ... ... 852

--- - ------22,991 889 21 ... 910

23,235 961 18 3 989

1------------1-- -----~,~~

-------- ---·---LIPPI!BB!fCB -2•14 -72 +3 -3 -?2

----- ----- -----------1------

I.-IRON ORE.

Tons.

~ ... 1 7 ... . .. 7

----- ------ ---... I ... ···,

. ... 178,302 649 432 104 1,086

r---... 178,302 649 432 104 1,085

'

Rajputana Ajmer·Merwata

------------1-------~·1----

B!har and Orissa ( Puri , •

·t Singhbhum •

ToTAL

t ...

2

1

1

1

1 ~ r--- ---------

... ... 178,303 556 432 104 1,092

... 142,606 456 809 85 800

I~ ---+100 1 +123

r--- ---+85,697 +69 +292

GRAND TOTAL (IBoN} POB --8- ---1-· --r::: 1917.

, ,. OJ' PBBCB~ 3 - 1 lHG YBAB.

1----------1·-~----+1 DnFBBBlfCB ., -1

) 63 611 - 31 165 460

-----,-__ \

101 61 31 193 611

135 77 39 251 745

------~---34 -16 -8 ~, -134 ~

42 18 1 61 119 --- ---1:-----

698 124 94 916 1,76R• --- ------

740 142 95 977 1,887

768 166 148 1,072 2,054

-------I -16 -2-1 -53 I -96 -167

--- ------

I ... .. . 1 8 ---

17 5 22 22

332 159 .. . 491 1,576 f---

349 159 5 618 1,598

-----------------850 159 6 514 1,606

266 101 8 866 1,165

---------+94 +58 -3 +149 +441

• Includes labour figurea for Madraa, Anantapur, ,iiTer, page~SL t Mute not worked during the year, labour employed m estract~ng red onde from old stock of ore.

APPENDIX 1-contd.

STATISTICS OF MINES AND MINERALS-contd.

' Table No. 1-contd.

Number of mines reg~ted by the Indian Mines Act, 1901, number of workers-and output of minerals, during th~ year l917-contd.

District and mineral field.

Number of mines

Nu.,fa •• o• )1\lfBS,

NuHBBB OJ' KilfBB IKSPECTBD

DIIBllfG 'rBB YBU,

:b,~Pl~~ Worked Not Number Number by worked by of of

meobani· meohani· mines lnspeo-cal power. cal power. lnapeoted. tiona,

TO'tA.L OU'tl'V'I',

Adnlt males.

AVERAGE NUMDER OP PERSONS EMPLOYED DAILY IN AND ABOUT THE MINES.

Adult Children females. (under 12).

Totnl below

gronnd.

Adult mal ea.

1 Adult females.

Children (under 12).

Total above

ground.

Grand total below and

above ground.

under the 1----:---- 1-----.,~----1

-----:_.;-----1-------------J-----------1----'------'------1--- --------- --- ------'---+-----

I

, Bihar and Orissa

Burma

Singbbhum •

( Mergui I I

• • • <( Tavoy I

l Thaton

2

132

12

J.-WOLFRAM. Cwts.

1 200 19 18 •.. 37 ..• ••• •.. .•• 37

... f-- ... _·_··-1---------------------------1-~--t--~--2 3,659 169 169 124 20 12 156 325

4 128 38 97 73,494 4,494. 25 4,523 4,248 157 68 4,473 8,996

12 2,059 414 45 573 228 144 73 445 1,018

1------J-----If----J-----J·---J-----'---1----J---+---I---­

--:--------I--·-----T-o_u_L--I--1~4,6-l---4 __ 1_42_1 __ 3_8-;-1 __ 9_r.,_ __ 7_9_,1-12- '"''_:__:_I__:_ ,., _"'__"'_ ''" l--1-o-,3-39-

381 GRAND TOTAL (Wo~PBUl) FOB 1917,

147 4 143

, __ '_' ___ " __ O_!'_P_B_B_C_B_D_·J---9-0_,_· __ 3_ 87 1 60

1

ING YEA.B.

+571 +1 +56 -22 Dll'FZBBNCE

97 79,312 5,096 157 49 5,302 4,600 321 153 5,074 10,376

128 59,094 4,302 109 27 4,438 3,889 310 23 4,222 8,660

---3-ll-----J----J---J--- -----------1---'---+20,218 +794 +48 +22 +864 +711 +11 +130 +852 +1.716

I

K.-MAGNESITE ..

Tons.

Madra~ , Salem .I 2 21

18,192 376 376 510 1,262 33 ... 20 53 1,315·

1

TOTAL Olr PBBCBDIJrG YB.t.B , o ---- -2 to 1-1-~ ... -. "-1-1-

' ---------------~ ------

2 17,540 382 462 479 1,323 77 11 29 11~ 1,440· /

------------------

-64 1 ... ... +652 -6 -86 +31 -61 -44 -1,1 -9

-------1--'--------- ---1- ---1-----'---'------··~---1------ ----. _-1----

DIFFBBBl'ICB -125

L.-OHROMITE.

I I C"'ls.

35 Dal uchistan Zhob 26 261

i 313,180 59 59 35 9i

.. ..

-------·1------.,...----1----'--t--- --jl---1----1------------1--~-.-l--1--i----Bihar ar.d Orissa Singhbhom • 4 ... 4 1 ... ... , 32,149 241 273 40 6S4 40 I 12 3 55 609

I I j .1---1----1---1---1---1--i·--..,----

GRAND TOTAL (CIIBOJIITB).--: -.-.. ---: ~--4- ---4-

1 FOB 1917.

345,329 300 273 40 . 11 2 9 ... ... 100,080 179 208 29

1------- I

+19 -2 +21 +4 +4 245,2491 +121 +651 +~1

TOTAL OP PBECRDJNQ YBAR

DIPPIIBBNCB

613 75

481

90 703 12 3

897

-194

4811 ...

--=- _ .. t-=--:-= 416

APPENDIX 1--contd.

STATISTICS OF MINES AND 1\UNERALS-contd.

( Table No. 1-contd.

Number, of mines regulated by the Indian Mines Act, 1901, number of workers and output of minerals, during the year 1917-contd.

District and mineral field.

NUKB1:2 01' Jll'JfBB 11f8PBOTBD

Dti'BilU~ TBll Y:IA.JI, Number

ofminea under tbe 1------,.------ 1-------,--------1 the A.ot, Worked Not Number Number

by worked by of , of mechllni· mecba.ni· mines' in8p8e-o

cal power. cal power. Inspected, tions.

TOUL OUTP17T,

AVERAGE NUMBER O:r PERSONS EMPLOYED DAlLY IN AND ABOUT THE 14INEB,

"' A.BOVJI 8ll0111Uh l ----,------,------,------1-------,------,--~-,------ Gb~~!!~M

Adult malea.

Adtilt Children ~::;, Adult Adult Children \ T~tal ~!~~d femalea. (under 12), groFd. males.. female•. (under 12). .::o:~d. '

acope of I -----·--1---------·1-------__ __L__--'---~-1--------- -· ---------

M.-COPPER ORE.

Bihar. and Orissa Singhbhum \ Tons.

2 --1- ---1-~--5-l---2-0-,1-08-l---~--72 _·_·· ___ ···_ --4-72---8-10- _:_ --55---1-,2-CO-I---1-,6-72-

, ToTAL OJI' PBBCBDING YBAB 6 1 6 2,671 345 345 660 198 42 900 ' 1,245

1----------1-----------------1----1------1:------ -·--------- ----1---

DtFFEIIBBOB -4 +1 +5 +17.437 +127 +127 . +150 +137 +13 +300 +&27

1----------1-----------1----f----'-------1---:--1- ------------------1-----

N.-BAUXITE .

• , ....., Cwts. I

..:~~·n-t-raJ __ P_r-OV_i_n_eO-B-----I-:-:-:-:-~-~-F-~-~~-B-OE_D_IN __ G_Y_B_A_II_l ____ :-~ : ---·-··_1 ___ ... _1 ------:-:-~-0-i'--'--:- ----:-:---::- --:-~--·-:-· -.-.. -4- --.-.. -\!- -_---~-:-. -------~-9-

/

I----------1-----------I-----I-------------------J-I---I----

DIFFBBBNCB -1 -1 -700 \ +3 -1 -1 +4 +7

0.-CLAY. ! Tons.

.'{ Manbhum 2 ... 2 ... ... 18,272 60 65 10 125 '68 49 ... 107 Bihar and Oriosa

26 l Palamau ]. ... '.1. ... ,. . 2,371 11 9 6 12 8 5 25

232'

61! !---------"--'-·1--- --------- ---------- --------- ___ , ___ _

---------I-------T-oT_ .. _L--'--Ir----3 __ ... ___ a_ ... ... 20,643 ~~ 16 is1 ~ 57 5 --1-32_1 ____ _

c_._,n_tra_I_P_r<m_·_u_o•_• ___ ,_J_•h_•_Ip_n_r _______ ,r--' --6-1---2 4 ... ,~ --- I 32,550 I ~~ ---~ 239 35 9 6 49

283"

288

n_._ihi_· __ _,_, ____ 1 __ n_.,_hi_. _______ , ___ 1_

1 __ ._ .. __ :---1 ... . .. 1 _2,2o3 s .. ~, ... 6 __ 9 ___ - __ ._ .. ____ 9

1 ___ _

~: --~ )_,: • 4 ·1---63_5~-~1_:6_7_1---'-~:_:_+_:_:_: I :: ::: ~~: :: 1:

14.

GRAND TOTAL (CLAY) FOB 1917.

TOTAL OJ' PBBCBDIN G TEAB

19o I 103

585

381 /----------../-'-- I f---- ---f------- --,- ----1----

DIPFBBBNCB -2 +1 -3 -4 -4 +19,279 +53 +45 +19 +117 +44 +38 +E +87 +20, -~-----1-------- ------1·--1----~----11---------~--------

:P.-GALENA.

Central Provinces • Drug Cwts.

1 20 1 5 16 20 ------11-------l---------------l------------ --+----l-----

ToT.q Ol!' PBBCBDING YBAB , 27 57 ~--------r----------------11-- ---1-~-t---1--- 1

DIFii'BBBNOB ... ... ' ... ... ... -140 -10 -20 ... -30 +3 ... -7 -37

1 ... 1 ... ... 140 10 20 ... 30 2 4' 26_,__:_

-------/----,--'------...,.---1--- --- -----=----;------- ------1----t---1 1----1---l----

Burma . J Mergui 3 ... 3 ... • 'J'avoy 1 3 1 2 . .. l Thaton 3 ... 3 ...

TouL 9 1 ·8 ... ---

TOTAL OP PUCBDIN& "''BAB •• I 6 1 5 ...

Q.-TIN.

Cwta.

211

1,762

1,677

49

28

' I

8 2 ... :: 1:: d :::. 3 1:: ----11---1---t·--1--- r---r---- --

3,640 77 8 2 87 233 s. 244

---1-----1-,----1--- --1,757 70 70 555 900 100 1,555

58

9!l

174

331

1,625

/------1_...:._- ------+~--,1----1---1----------------Dx:r:rBRBl'I'O. +3 ... +3 ... ... +1,883 +7 +8 +2 +17 -322 -892 -97 -1,311 -1,294-

t.:J> CD

APPENDIX 1-contd.

STATISTICS OF MINES AND MINERALS-contd.

Table No. 1-contd.

Number of mines regulated by the Indian Mines Act, 1901, number of workers and output of minerals, during the year 1917-contd.

District and mineral 6-eld,

Number of miou

nndert},e I('Ope of the Act.

I NVHliBB 01'

NVJCBBB 01' JQlfBS llfSI'BO'I'BD KXB'BS, DVB.llfG 'lBB

_ 'J:EU,

r.al power. cal poweT, Inspected. tioos.

AVERAGE NUMBER OF PERSONS EMPLOYED DAILY IN AND ABOUr THE MINES,

BBI.OW GJl017lO>. AllOVB GBOVI!l'D,

Total above

groand.

Grand total below nnd

above ground. I I

TOTAL OVTR'VT. I I I ~:l:~- w,:!:t~! I N~E::r :::::: !!~~. t~:fets. (~:~~:i~). J~~~ ,!!~~. fe~:o~. (~~~~r~~).

-_------------~~-----.----------~:--~----L---~~----R~.--s-T-E~A-T-IT-E-.--~----! 'I - , . Central Provinces' 'I Jabalpur 6 ... 5 1 ___ '1-! I cw;;;m 79 95 ... 'r4 ~ 53 18 110

1- ___ , ---

Madras Kurnooi 1 1 .,, 207 2 6 ,. . 8 / 6 6 ... 19

2 ------2- -----... -)' ---1-,0-9-8-l---9 --... --.-.. ---9----1 r.---; --; 6 15

11

Rajpntana Ajmer Merwara

GRAND TOTAL (sTBATITB) FOB 1917 ,

DJPIIBRENCB

OF PRBCBD~ ING YBA..~:

8 ... 6 ...

---+2 ...

---

____ , ______ ---- ---- --f--- -----

8 1

6 1

------+2 ...

1

1

... I

34,082

18,044

+16,038

B.-FULLERS' EARTH.

Tons.

90 101 191 45 61 21

94 68 __ 5_!~ 54 4,5 12

-4 +13 -5 +4 -9 +16

127

111

+16

d18

298

+20 ----~-- ------ ------1·----

Central Provine•• Jabalpur ~~ ... 334• ... ... ... ... ... ...

----------·::~:~:"~T:~:~8~o:~N~.:~:~R~CB~D~I~~~G~Y~B~A~R~~~-~~--::·-:-_- :: ~~ ~: --_-:-l-----1-:7-6:-ll~ ::: :: I ::: I :: :: --:-·:- ~~~:.~·:~~-1----.-··_· --• Wcr.J from a Umelltone nnne m Jabal pur.

I T.-SILVER. Oz.

Annntapur • ~~ .. • 1,28!•

'"~ ., n~oo~• • ..: : t : . :. . ... ~~~~~~-I-----_-_-----_1.~3--6 -2_ ---fl----_ ---_ -_ --~-~~~~~~ ~~~~~~ _· __ ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~ -------l-,-----

·j ... ' --1----.l-U.-sAMARSKITE.

Cwta.

Madras 1_N_•_llo_r_• _________ •1 ___ ,! __ . ---1-----1-----l. ___ -----67_t_, ______ ·_··_' ______ _

ToTAL 011 PBBCBDING Yun ·I I 1-------""""7/---:---1----------------

Madras

DxPPBBBNOB

DIP:PBRBN'CB

.;. -81

------------ ---

----- ------ ------1·----

25

------------ --- --- --,-_-

-t 67 .. l

29

Rsjpntana

-------·------~-1---r---,---J-----'----'------J·--------------- _.:__1----

Cwts.

ToTAL OF PBBCBDING YBAII : --:-·.:- ---:- --:-::-~--:-·.:-1 21,::: 118 19 4 · •:•

~CB---.---.----: -:-,_____:____ +2 --.-.. -~-·-.. -.-~----20-,-,18-1-ll----93- --~-1-9 ·--- -.-1-12-----3- __ +_1_3_ ----4.--~ I - --.1.·--..L...-----j--- --------- --- --- ------ ----

Ajmer .. Met~ara V .-GRAl'HITE.

25 8 _17 4

1~7 11 is 152

-98

W.-YELLOW OCHRE Central Pl'ovinces • 'l'on.

1 403 --------r----------1------· ___ _ Chanda

TOTAL OJI 1-BBCBDING YB.&.B

s ... ... sJ 8 - 12 ... • ---1-----1----------------------1----

20 28

DtPPBRBNCB + 8 +403 + 1

-----1---1-----1--------------~ -------1----+ 1 +8 + 8 +12

--------l------'------:--~1·----l----'-----'--~--l-------------------------.. , +20 +28

X.-MOLYBDENITE .. Burma • · Cwts .

... ·1· ... ... ... _1_. ~n __ ~ -------,1--------1----.---- -- -·-1-----1------2 2 8 10 10 6 5 15

·I~--~~--- ------+19 -10 1 ... ----=~~r·-=-~._ -5

Tavoy.

TOT.l.l. OF PBBCBDING YBAB

DIFPBRBNOB

l Won from a wolfrnm mine in Tavoy. t Won from a mica mine in N ellore. • Won from Anantapur gold mines.

-16

APPEND.IX 1-cont•l.

STA'fiSTICS OF MINES AND MINERALS-concld.

Table No. 1-concld.

·Number of mines regulated by the Indian Mines Act, 1901, number of workers and output of minerals, during the year 1917-conclcl.

I NvvBBB oJ' AVEBAGB NUMBER 0~ PEBBONS EMPLOYED DAILY IN AND ABODT THE JUNES. NuKBBB ol' JIIlfBS IlfBPB01'BD

m•:sa. DVIIllfG 'tBK BBLOW GBOtJJrD, Number YBJ.B, ABova aaovn.

District and mineral of mini!B hoVJ•CI•· under the TOTJ.L O'O'I'PI:I'l'o Grand total

fl.eld. scope of C~lldren I below and Worked Not Number I Numbor '. Total t.heAct,

by worked by of of Adult Adult Children below Adult Adult :x'otal above

meohanl• mochani- mines lnepee• males. females. (under 12). ground, males. female•. (nndor 1:1),' above gtOUlld.

oal power. cal power. inspected. tiona. . ground.

------ 1---- ------ --- ---Y.-l;IISMUTH ORE.

I I

' Cwts.• < _ ... I_ ... Burma . Tavoy ... ... . .. . .. 5 1----"'- . .. . .. I ·-··\ ToTA..L 0:8' PB BCBDIJ1'G YBA.B ... ... ------ ... .... ... .. . ------ ___::.:..__ ---- . .. . .. --------

DIFFBBBNCB ... ... ... . .. + 5 1---.:.:.:._ _._ .. _ ~ . .. ... ------ ------Tona. j , ~, . -

,L~O~ """'.,:.:~ } I 513,505 GRAND TOTAL {ALL 1,663 442 1,221 655 Corats. 80,295 49,773 2,974 133,042 51,377 22,997 4,465 78,839 5111,881

MINBULS) 1917. l98,lo!OO I Tror ounces.

------------ l 24,272 ------ ---------

f . Tons. ll I,

17.401,220 I Cwta.

' I 251,429

Carats. I

GRAND TOTAL oP PBEOBI>- 1,283 416 887 630 1,097l 209.724 I 77,990 li8, 704 2,595 127,289 46,780 20,15L 3,{199 70,630 197,91& ING YBA.Jl.. Troy ounces.

24,597 -------------T~~.-1-------------

.... J ....

r +938.565 , .. -J I +262,076 DIPPII:RENOB +380 +26 +35i +~5 -111 Corots. 1 +2,ao51 +2,069 +379 +5,753 +4,597 +2,846 +13,962

-11,5241 Troy ounces.,

-325

• M1neral won from a wolfram muae 1n Tavoy.

APPENDIX I.-contd.

Table 2.

Analyses of figures relating to output of coal.

I 1~GBTOOEB, RAIBilfGII, TotAL, DBBPA.TCJIBB, COLLIBB'!' COKB17lll'TIOK. Co.u. Dlii.IVlUlBD Cr.OSilf& ITOOEI, COJ:B VADE,

!1'0 COKING,

Paon•oa. Dlstrlot and mineral field, ' Hard coke,):~::. I Steam, Slack. Steam. Slack. Steam, II Slack. Ste:lm, Slack, ~~ Steam. Slack. Steam. Slack,

I --------1-

Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons .. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons.

r Lakhimpur 490 ... 291,484 ... 291,974 .. . 288,796 ... 2,045 ... 455 ... 6\'8 . .. 151 .. . Assam .~ Nago Billl 6,785 ...

I 8,906 ... 15,691 ... 9,92S .. . so ... ... ... 5,738 . .. ... .. .

l I Sibsagar ; ... ... ... 915 .. . 915 ... 885 ... 10 ... ... ... 2V ... . ..

I --------f----------------r------TO'r.At. 7,275 ... SOO,S90 915 S0\',665 916 298,719 885 2,075 10 455 ... 6,416 20 151 .. .

--------------------------

f Kolot. 27 46 1,985 4,484 2,01~ 4,530 1,972 4,366 ... ... ... ... 40 164 . .. . .. Loralai ... ... 104 ... 104 ... 89 .. . .. . ... ... ... 15 .. . ... .. .

Boluchiatan ·-! I Quetta-Pisbin 287 839 464 4,231 751 5,070 441 4,218 ... ... ... ... SlO 852 ... .. . l Sibi·Khoat 69 S98 7,686 21,831 7,755 22,229 7,505 17,062 55 4,401 ... ... 195 766 . .. . ..

/ --- ---TOTAl> ; 388 1,28S 10,239 30,546 10,622 S1,829 10,007 25,646 55 4,401 ... ... • 560 1,782 ... .. .

~ f-----

..

( Bankura· Raniganj ... 659 4,394 820 4,394 1,479 4,295 12 107 sse ... ... 2 1,087 ... ... I

Birbbum ' Beug~~l . 'l .. ... ... 2,055 499 2.055 499 2,055 75 . .. 424 ... ... ... ... .. . .. .

Burd"'&D. .. 62,900 SS,108 S,747,529 876,274 3,800,4291 959,382 S,581,735 417,587 98,487 509,301 68,827 12,7SO 51,381 19,763 4,361 46,171

-::1 ---ToT.u. 83,767 3,753,978 877,593 3,806,8781 961,360 3,588,075 417,674 98,594 610,105 68,827 12,730 51,393 20,850 4,361 46,171

Table 2--coi'IClti.

LlMlgaea. of figwes relating to output of coal-conoid.

B.U8Ili'GI, TOT.U .. CoLLlBBT OOli'IUKHiolf. CO.A.L DBLlVBJIBD TO OOXllf&,

CLOBI1f8 BTQOJtl,

Dlslrlct aD.4 mi.aeralfteld. Steam, SJao.t. Steam. BJmek. Steam. Slack. Steam. Slack. Steam. I Slack. Steam. Slack. Steam, Slack. larcl coke, Soft cob.

------ 1----------~---~----:-----1----1-- ---11----1-----1----1---~, ---1- -. -.-1--Tous. Tons. Tons. Tons. Ton11. Tone. Tons. Ton1.

(Bokaro Bamgarh

J

( Hazoribagh 1 Giridih

LJharia

Tons. 390

Tons. 1,258

Tons. 266,409

'l'ons. 93,196

Tons. 266,799

Tons. 94,454

Tons. 259,865

Tons. 73,536 265 6,744 229 7,438 . 6,440 6,736 •• , .. 5,007

Bibar and Orissa

Central Provincra

Manbhum {Jhari• Raniganj

·~L~ :::;~~.:::!ampur Santal·Par· {Jainty •

. ganas. Baniganj ,

Chanda .I Chhindwara

I N arsinghpnr

l Yeotm•l

TOTAL

8,097

5,518

288,066

81,067

158

!9

197

5

12,079

.4,U2

186,255

10,259

518

2,271

75

621,575

.90,333

202,432

18,371

'7,936,745 1,738,339

611,4!7

68,089

37,815

82,942

4,387

127,917

11,538

15,077

3,829

';SO

624,672

95,851

8,224,811

64~,484

68,247

87,834

83,139

4,392

214,511

22,913

1,924,594

138,176

12,051

15,077

6,100

805

620,325

85,047

7,542,261

457,372

67,010

35,972

77,508

3,968

98,966

13,999

873,939

58,0)!1

4,698

2,748

56

215

50

1,741

261,786

38,498

1,861

4,418

135

54,976

7,523

55,498 . ·'4,297

' 243. · • ·; 19 • .e,S19

5,071 42,509 . ' 1,373 12 162

701,981 187,15& 245,807 282,fl34 103,097 142,761 102,115

63,250" 103,360

6,985

12,328

5,852

855

7,683 :. '43,254

1,237

1,212

295

518

2

193

234

81 71,665

-------!------1----l---- ----1------1·---1---- ------ ----------328,517 217,252

t5

467

7l6

1,278

312

860

69

1,241

9,719,712 2,211,429 10,048,229 2,428,681 9,149,323 1,126,!78 308,704 859,744 290,982 1316,445 298,188 127,:14.6 185,363 178,949 ---1----1-----------------------

70,968

167,404

62,111

300,483

:!4,835

87,098

9,5!12

71,015

71,063

167,871

62,827

301,761

24,647

37,958

9,651

70,010

167,117

47,497

9,662

21,882

801

"--.:· ... _- ---!!!'"--!--""'--' -72,256 284,624 81,845

758

412

13,453

15,80G

57! 295

342

961

776

380

12,587 6,596 30 82 2,713 2,172 74

TOTAL

--------------l-----------------l------------·-------l------~-------1------i3.757 35,849 ... so 653 ~~~ I .

... I ... Nortb-Weot Fronti,er Hazara Province.

Pan jab

r. Jhe1um

-~ 'Mianwali I l Shahpur

TOTAL

GRAND TOTAL 1917

8 2,062

412

S98

5,251

572

682

215

35,071

2,344

5,949

5,259

572

682

215

37,133

2,756

215

4,859

572

----r-----:,--31,237 400 1,591 ... 4,3,05 ~· .. .

2,606 ... ... ... ... 150 ... .. .

682 6,Q43 ... 225 ... ... 579 ... i .. . ------ ----:-----1----11-----1----l----h---~ ----- ---------- --- ____ ! __ _

• 8 3,3721 6,5os 43,364 6,513 46,736 6,na s9,ss6 40o 1,816 s,o34 ... 1 • ... ' ·.

• 390,361 306,915 -1-4,-u-91-,-30-7-l 3,235;077 I--14,_48_1-,6-G-8-I-3-,-54-1-,99-.-21--;:s,336,861 ·;,641!,329 .. 42J,585 ~~360,~94 s2o,828 359,897 158,941 p9o,a29 i 225,120

35

APPENDIX 1-cont<i.

Table No.3. Number of mines opened and closed during the year ending 31st

December 1917. ·

Province. Dlatrtct. Num.Mr ofmtnee NIUilboTofmlnN , opened • cloeed.

·V . :::

A,-'-COAL. ..

{ Lakhimpur 1 ... AES.1:U

Sibsagar . - 1 ...

ToTAL 2 ...

BALUCHISTAN Sibi·Khost 3 ... --{ Ban\ura • 1 ...

13BNGAL Burdwan-Raniganj 24 6

'· TOTAL 25 6

~ Hazatibagh

rBokaro-Ramgarh • 13 3 <

• LGiridih 2 1 I

Bmu J.ND 0Rrsu . . {I (Jharia 73 8 . l Manbhum -~ LRaniganj 30 s

Sonthal Parganas, Raniganj . 2 ...

. TOTAL 120 16

·{ Chanda • 1 ... t: i1N1'RAL PROVINCES

(;bbindwara 1 ...

' ToTAL 2 ...

ToTAL (CoAL) 152 20

B.-MICA.

r Gaya • 21 6

J Hazatibagh . 157 88 BIHAR ANB ORIBU . l Monghyr 23 2

Sambalpur 1 ... -.

TO'I'Af· 202 95

{ Nellore :I 23 15

.MADB.U . '; Salem 2 ...

TO'l.'AL -I 25 15

36

APPENDIX 1-oont<i.

Table No. 3-cont<i.

Number of. mines opened and closed during the year ending 31st · December 1917-contd.

Province. District, I Number ofmin63 Number of mine•

opened. eloted~

B-lliCA-cont<l.

·{ Ajmer-M erwu.ra lf ' RIJPUT!N.l ' • Ben war 1 . .. - •. , TOTAL 18 ' .

.. .. . TOTAL ( M IC.l) !46 114 .

C.-MANGANESE.

J Balagbal 3 3

Chhindwara 1 ... CBN~BAL PBOVINCBB . j Jabalpur - ... 1

l Nagpur ... I '

'l'otAL MANGA.NBSll 4 I 8

D.-YELLow· OCHRE. I CENTRAL PIIOVINCBB . Chanda 1 . ..

. .. E.-LIMESTONE •

.C•NTR.lL PBOVINCBB . - .. Jabalpur ·• 9 u . --

F.-IRON ORE.

BIIU.II .lliD 0BI8S.I. Singbhum 1 ... RUPUT.lN.l . Ajmer Merwara 1 . ..

TOTAL IRoN 2 ... -- -

G.-WOLFRAM.

BIBAB AND OIIIBS.l Singhbhum . 1 ...

,. Mergui 1 J Tavoy ...

:0l'DII.l 63 29 L Thatou . 2 I 2

I 1'0T.lL BUBII.l 66 I 31

I ToTAL (WoLPBA>I) 66 I 32

37

APPENDIX 1-contd, '

Table No, 3-concld.

Number of mines opened and closed during the year podiu'g 31st December 1917-concld. '

Province, Di!ltrlot. Number of mine. Nnmber of mhltll opened, cloaed.

H.-CHROMITE.

BALUCHISTAN .. Zhob 3 - . .. --

I

- ., I.--COPPER. .

lliBAB AND 0BIBBA Singhbhum ·- 1

J.-CLAY.

JliBAB AND 0RIBBA • Manbhum 1 ...

.DBLBI Delhi 1 ... -----

TOTAL (CLAY) 2 ... ----

K.-GALENA.

.CBNTRAL PBOVINOBB Drug 1 1

-L.-TIN. 1 2

{ Mergui . .l!URM& 2 ...

Tavoy . ... .. . ToTAL (TIN) 3 2

llf.-STEATITE.

·CRNTBJ.L PBOVINCBB . Jabalpur ... s

-R.uPUTANA Ajmer· Merwa.ra . 2 ...

I ToTAL (SruTIU) 2 s

N.-G.RAPHITE.

RAJFUTANA Ajmer-Merwlll'a s l

GRAND TOTAL (ALL JUIIBo) ., 483 196

39

APPENDIX J-conold.

Table No.4. The following 'table shows the fluctuations in the output of the principal ..

' minerals raised irom mines classed under the Indian Mines Act, 1901. The other minerals raised ar~ gems, slate, iron ore, magnesite, chromite, tin, steatite~ clay, galena, bauxite, :fuller's earth, silver, graphite, molybdenite, yellow ochre, bismuth and samarskite.

YaA».. 6oal. I Maugoneso. Mi.ca. JJ.meatone.. I Salt. Wolfrnm. Gold. Copper are

--- 1-·- ---To a. 'J.lona. Cwts. Tons.

" Tons. Cwts. Troy ozs. Tons.

.1908 12,149,020 494,942 46,208 101,569 93,779 ... 7,242 10·

1909 ll,21M,~27 - 357,205 32,011 56,502 126,987 144 6,616 7

1910 n,sM-,716 468,669 21,E75 81,25ll .119,867 18 3,269 864.·

1911 12,0-18,726 441,426 31,686 92,602 124,603 8,39·1 8,277 2,079

1912 14,044,368 423,464 41.660 91,784 131,233 ll5,4Cl 7,269 8,984·

1913 15,486,~18 687,391 43,650 71,259 138,540 27,520 11,019 3,639

1914 15,727,631 555,672 38,189 146,601r 1-135,518 31,526 19,873 4.,400

1915 16,352,480 378,172 24,063 64.,179 144,770 89,432 24,320 8,010·

1916 16,419,082 56R,032 35,978 45,290 160,3571 59,094 25,235 2,671

1917 17,~26,384 497,052 35,896 82,840 152,54·2 79,312 22,991 20,1('8-

Table No.5.

The following table shows the amount of coal raised," the average number of persons working daily and the death-rates during the years 1908 to 1917 in respect of coal mines under the Indian Mines Act, 1901 :-

Yau. Average nufnber Number of .

AmonDt of or la~l;0bc'i:~r!!dg deaths bel(lw and 1 Per 1,000 Pet<•

coal raised. above groo.nd. Per l,COO,OOO aonaworlting above ground. ton11 raised. dail1 below

,;,,.,.., \ " aud above , grollDd.

120,107 W4 13"49 1•36 1908

1909 . 11,294,227 109,291 119 10•58 1•0S

-1910 11,387,716 105,295 160 14"05 1"52

1911 ·I 12,048,726 106,598 148 12"28 1•38-

in2 14,044,368 121,892 157 11'17 1'29-

1913 . 15,486,818 138,042 185 11•95 1•39

1914 1o,727,631 ~37,851 145 9•22 1•05·

1915 16,352,480 145,537 166 10·15 1•14 J .

:I 16,419,082 ,~,oo I 169 ,~.I 1·1s

.. 17,226,384 I5a,osa 163 9'41 1·06

191&

1917

APPENDIX II.

ACCIDENTS IN MINES.

Table No. I.

List of Fatal Accidents in mines regulated by the Indian Mines A,ct, 1901, during the year 1917.

I erial Jlo, Dt.te and hour of aacldent. Name aod aJtuation of mine.

1 30th March, 7·30 .......

s

6

,

3rd January, 7 .l.H.

12th February, 11 P.JI.

19th February, ll.l.JI.

24th February, ?.l.H.

28th February, 10-25 ,l.JI,

8rd March, 1·40 P.JI,

Chowrasi mine, Dishorgarh P. 0.,

Bihar & Orissa.

Chinehuria mine, Asausol P. 0.,

Bengal.

Ghugus mine, Ballarpur P. 0.,

Central Provinoes.

Gamrali mine, Dandot P.O.,

Punjab.

Banstakols mine, Jharia P. 0.,

Bihar and Orioaa.

Tikak mine, Marghorita P. 0.,

Assam.

Kantapahari mine, Panuria P. 0.,

Bengal.

Name of owner. I Name, II&J:, age and

occnpatinn of pen:~Jn killed, l Name of mineral

wrought. Cause of accident and nmarb,

EXPLOSION OF FIRE DAMP-(1 deatk).

Equitable Coal Co., Ld. ·1 Soam Manjbi, (m.)'20, I Coal Miner.

FALLS OF ROOF AND SIDES-( dsat!.s).

(a) Falls of roof-(61 deat~s.)

Baraboni Coal Conct'rn, I Jina Manjhi, (m.), 24, Ld. I Ooal·carrier.

Sir Kasturchand Daga and Gugillam;Jl.amaya,(m.), 30, the Hon'blo Mr. M. B. I Mitur. Dada bhoy.

Ishardas Kapur • • -MO!ia. Azim (m.), 14,

I Coolie.

New Beerbhum Coal Co., Kandi Majbian, (f.), 30 Ld. I Ooal·carrie~. .

Assam Railways and Trad· Thamon Singh, (m.), 23, . C Ld I "0 . "

1

IDg o., • I openzng man.

I Barakar Coal Co., Ld. Ja.,<rroo Moochi, (m.), 25, 1 I Miner. ! -;

Coal •

Coal

Coal

Coal,

Coal

. Deceased entered hisworking plaoe with a naked light and ignited an acoumu· lation of gaa. He was severely burned about the body, and died four days later. Inspection and inquiry made.

Whilst a miner was cutting coal in a e:allery, 6 feet high, a mass of .shale, mea· suring S'x3' 6'xl'3'thick, fell from between smooth jointo ir, tho roof. Deceased, who was lifting a loaded basket at the time, was struck down and killed instantaneously. Inspection and inquiry made.

Decea!!ed with two othe~ miners was erecting a pair of timbe1·o at the face of an inclined drift. Whilst so doin~, a mass of roof coal, measuring ll'xs• to 9• x 3', fell. Deceased was inatantly killed, and the others repeived oerious injuries. Inspection and inquiry made.

Deceaoed was killed by a fall of roof, 4-x 2'x l' 6", which fell on hii head and killed him instantly. ~

Deceased was loadino:r coal under some ovorhaogt,;~ .. ~oof coal, a piece of whi~b, measuring about 7'x4'xl' 6', fell without any W6roln1J, from a height.of 7' 6', and struck her. She sustained severe injuries and died on the follow· ing morning. Inapection and inquiry made. · •

Whilst cutting coal in an u opening", IS'x 10'~6', dece~d waa s!-rook by • a mass of coal, weighing about half a ton .. "'~'~h ~ell Without wammg from a •'slip" in the roof. He snecumbed to h1s IDJUfleB four days latera

Goafing was in ~pera.tion, when a sudden weight of the roof oooul'red. Deceased with the other work persona ran toward's an old shaft. Deceased was caught by the failin~ roof and killed. Three other persono were injured. Iospection and inquiry made (See Rtport, page 6.)

SnlaJ nnmbtr.

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Date and hoar of accident,

12th March, 9-3o ......

20th March, Midnight.

23rd March, 8 45,l.ll.

26th March, 1·30 P.ll.

29th March, 2-30 P.ll.

18th April, 9-45 ......

8th May, 3·3) P.ll.

9th May, 6 P.ll.

22ndMay, 11-30 ......

. Name and a itaatioD or mine.

DiahPrgarh mine, Di•hergarh P. 0.,

Bengal.

KaJimati mine, Kalim•ti P. 0.,

Bihar and Orissa.

Damuda~r mine, Nandi . 0.,

lleng•ol.

Nandi mine, NandiP. 0.,

Bengal.

Damaghul'ria KultiP. 0.,

Bengal,

mirre,

Loyabad mine, Bunsjora P. 0.,

Bih&I' and Orissa.

Harnai mine, Harnai P.O.,

Baluchistan.

Angarpatra mino, Katrasgarh P. 0.,

Bihar and Orissa.

Sutikdih mine, Bhujudih P, 0.,

Bihar and Orissa.

APPENDIX ll-contd.

Fate.! Accidents, 1917-contd.

Name of owDer. Name, 1e:r, age and

occupation of plltiOD lr;ijlef!, C1t110 ot' ace! dent and remarb, I

N.o.me of mfnera1 wrought, _, _______________________________ __

FALLS OF ROOF AND SIDES-confd.

(a) Falls of roof-contd. Eguitable Coal Co., Ld. Chummon Koiri, (m.), 32, Coal

Timber coohe.

Indian Mineral Ssndicate

Bengal Coal Co., Ld.

Adjai Coal Co., Ld.

Ram Sing, Ooolie.

(m.), SO, Wolfram

Taloo Singh, (111.), 32, Coal 'l.'im ber coolie ;

Gujra Mahaton, (m.), 20, Oarpente>•,

Chnllan Chamar,.(m.), 25, Cool M£ner.

Damaghunia Coal Uo., Ld. Sankhn Manjhi, (m.), 45, Coal M·iner.

Barokar Coal Co., Ld. Robi Mullick, (m.;, 80, Coal Ooal·cultfn',

Baluchistan Co&! Co., Ld. Dalal Pathan, (m.), 40, Co.J Minel",

Messrs. B. and M. Trig· Bcni s;ngb, (m.), 35; Kalu Coal nuait. _ Singh, (m.),39, Ooal·

cuttft1's.

Sutiltdih Coal Co., Ld.

('

Barjn Mahato, (In,), 27, Coal Ooal·cutter.

Dect>&$ed passed throu~h a fdnce, contrary to orders, and entered a goa£ just when a fall of stone_oc:curred. He was struck ~n the he~d by apiece of stone, which fell from a he•ght of 19 feet, and WBB kllled ontr1ght. Inspeotion and inquiry mad•J.

Deceased while undercutting, loooened a mass of ore which fell suddenly striking him ou the side of the head, and kil!ed him.

The tw~ deceased, who wore being supervioed by a Sirdar, bad juot completed th setttng of a prop. to safeguard some stone, lyingo between two Hlifs in the roof near a goaf-edge, when a portion of the stone, measuring 5'x 2' 10'~x 1' 10" thick, swayed out the prop and fell upon them. They were killed out right. Inspection and inguiry made,

Decensed w .• s working at the corner of a pillar of coal, when a small quantity of stone ~II from the edge of an adjoining goaf and rolled near him. Medical evide'nce shows that be died from shook as a result of fright. Inspection and inqui•y made.

Deoeued w.1s cuttinlj' Boor coal in a gallery, whon a piece of roof ooal, measur. -ing 24' x 6' 6'' x 3 7" thiok, fell upon him, from a height of 7 feet, and killod him outright. One othor person was injured, Inspection and inquiry made.

DeceRsed was struck by a masa of Nof stone • meaauring 9'6" X 10'5" X 6", which feU without any warninjl in his .working place, from a height of 7 feet. Death wae instantaneous. Inspection and 1nguiry made.

DeceBBed was'cutting coal in a' long wall' face, when a piece of roof atone sod· denly fell upon him and klled him.

The deoeasecl persons entered a gallery whioh had been fenced off on'llocouut of bRdroof,amnssofwhich, meaeuringl6'x5' 10"xl'4', fell without any warning from a ooncealed ' slip'. Both were ki!Ied instantly. Inspection and inquiry made.

Whilst engaged in cutting roof coal in a galle•·y, •·ioinll on a slope of l in 2. deoeaaed was killed by a mass of about 1 ton of coal, meaenring 7'x 4 x 1 which fell from a hidden' slip·. Ris carrier, who waa loading a halilket a the ti111e, sustained an injur,r to t!le sj>ine. lns1'ection and in~uiry made,

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26

27

28

30th May, 4-ilO A. >I,

gth June, 10 P.M.

27th June, u ......

3rd July, 1\lidnight.

5th July, 4 P.M.

7th July, 4 A.M.

lith July, Noon.

19th Julv, 1 P.l< ••

ho Augnst, 9-30 A, >I.

14th Ao~ust, 6-30-p,l(.

16th August, 4-30 .....

17th Auguot, S-60 P.ll.

Chinchuria mine, Asansol P. 0.,

Bongs!.

New' Snratnnd mine, Jharia P. 0.,

Biha1· and Ol'issa.

Tikak mine, Margherita P. 0.,

Assn.m.

Ledo West mine, Margherita P. 0.,

A~se.m.

Mandalpur minS, Nandi P. 0.,

Bengal.

East Ledo mine, Mar~herita P. 0.; A~sam.

N•w Beerbhum Coal Co., Suku Dbangoo, (m.), 25, Coal Ld. Miner.

N•w Suratand Coal Co., Gopi ~fahato, (m.), 22, coal· Ld. Skotjirer.

Assam Railways and T1·ade- Kadmakami, (m.); 25, .Coal ing Co., Ld. Tub· filler.

Assam Railways and Trad- Gorey Ghati, (m.), 32, Coal ing Co., Ld. 1'ub-.ftller.

Mandalpur Coal Co., Ld.

' ' Assom Hailwaye and Trad-ing Cor Ld.

Nilmoni Kora, (f.), 15, Bailer.

Arkaram Rai, (m.), 32, Sirdar;

Palamalchetri, (m.), 28, Tub-filler.

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Coal

Coal

Gamln·ala mine, Tboknrdas Ramjidas Choa •aidau Shah P. 0.,

Sher, son of Gaman, (m.), Coal ~s.

Pan jab.

Jharia Khaa mine. Jharia P. 0.,

Hihar and Orissa.

Namdang mine, Mar!<h elita P. 0 .,

Assam.

Banstakola mine, .Jharia P. 0.,

Bihar and Orissa.

,Miner.

Standard Coal Co., Ld. Ramdhir Singh, (m.), 30, Coal Ooal cutter.

As011m Railways and Trad- Bhuloo Musalman (01.), ing Co., Ld. LoJ;~.

Coal

New Beerbhum Coal Co., Lalla Kutchi, (m.), 22, Coal Ld. Miner.

Vano1•ookhae or South E•st The Hon'ble Maharaja M. llarllboni mine, C. Nandi.

G. Jack, (m.), 31, Manc19t1r.

Coal

C hal'Dpur P. 0., Bengal,

W Pat Ledo mine, Jdargherita P. 0.,

Asaam.

Assam 'Rail .. ays IUld Trading Co.. Ld.

Khanmohmed, (111.), 38 ; Coal Ogn .Makranie, (m.l, S5, Ooal-•k.OfJolloro.

A pieceofroofstone, measuring 12'x6'x2' t• maximum thickness. fell from betwt>en two " slips, " inclined to wards ea.ch o~her, opon deceased, wh , su1· ta\ned a disloc<tion of the left hip from the effects of which he died four days la!er. The "slips" were oat disclosed before the accident. Inspection· and ~nquiry made.

Deceased, with three companions, was lighting the fnses of "shotholes in knobs of coal -snpp'Jrting a mass of ooal! measnrlng 50'x30'x20', w3ich was being' dropped.' The coal fell without w.uning. and bnried him befo:-e he could escape to a place ot safety. I.uspection and inqniry madq, (See R•porl, pager.)

A piece of coa I, weighing about half a ton, fell from the roof, at a height of 7 ~eel, on to his ho•d and killed him instantly.

I

Whilst deceased was shovelling coal iu an opening, about bvo tons of c»l fell from the roof, a.t a height of 6 feet, withoa.t any WJ.rning, striking him. oa the he>1dand killing him instantly.

Deceased was pinned doWn by the fall of a piece of roof stone, measurln$ 4/ 6" x 3' 0' X 511

, and died of suffocation before relief could be obta.inea. Inapection and inquiry made. 1

A fall of thirty tons of l'oof ooal occurred in an 'opening,' which vta.i 11 feet high, killing the two deceased outright,

Deceased, while at work in a ' long wall ' face was killed by a fall of roof, measuring 2' 6'' x !.' 6" x 1'.

Deceased was boring a shot hole in the bott~m of a pillar, when a mass of roof coal, weighing about 25 cwts., fell from a height of 20' 0' upon him. luspectiou and inquiry made. ·

Deceased, while engaged in scraping coal towards a tub in an opening, was stra.ck by portions of falling coal from the roof, about 16 feet high. The quantity was about one ton and gave. practically no warning. He was killed instantly.

Decea•ed was st!nck by a fall of roof coal, meaouring ,. X 8' x 2", which. fell from a height of 18 fe•t. He died the following day.

Deceased was removing a stack of coal, me.1ouring about 3 feet square by 12 feet high.. in a goaf, when the shale roof col!apst!d. All props were swayed out, and one of them struck him, causing fractures of the right thifh and pelvU.. from the effects of which he died eight houl'8 later. napection and inquiry made. (S.. Report, pago 1.)

While ohovelling coal in an opening, amasa of roof coal, weighing 5 ton.o, feU from a height oi 20 feet, and killed the two deoeased.

• S::::~. Date aud bour of aeoldeut. Name and aitu.atiou of mine.

29 28th August, West Ledo mine, 3 A,ll(, .Margherita P, 0.,

As•am.

30 1st September, Egarcoor mine, ll.A . .ar. MniDh, P. 0.,

ihar and Oriooa.

31 7'ih September, Knrkend mine, 1•30 P.H, Xuounda P. 0.,

Bihar and Orilla.

Sll 8th September, Eklahra mine, 2·45 P.ll(, Penc'h P.O.,

Central ProYinoes.

33 8th September, Tikak mine. lA . .I(, Margherita P. 0 .,

Aaoam.

34 11th September, K endwadih mine, 6 ...... J •madaba P. 0.,

Bihar and Orisoa,

35 12th S•ptember, l~a.nsjora mine, l P.H. Bansjora P. 0.,

Bihar and Orissa.

116 15th September, 5-30A.H.

Sodepur No. 8 mine, Sitarampur P. 0.,

Bengal,.

37 17th Septembe•, Tikak lnine, llA.H, lllargherita P. 0.,

Aasam.

APPENDIX 11-contd,

Fatal Accidents, 1917-contd

Name of owner. Name, &ex, age and

OC<'npstioo of person tilled. !

Name or mineral wrought,

FALLS OF ROOF AND SIDES-contd',

(a) Falls of roof-contd.

As"am Bail ways and Trading Co., Ld.

New Chirhnda Coal Co. /

Sudamdih Coal Co., Ld.

Jadoo Lobar, (m.), 20, Co&! Ooal·1koveller,

Dukhan Roy, MiMr.

(m.),35, Coal

Ch!'ttka Manjhi, (m.), 22, Coal Ooal-carl"'ie'l'.

Pench River Coal Co., Ld. Sh•ikh Bhanji, (m.), 20, Coal Ooal·flller.

Assam Railways and Trading Co., Ld.

Monoratbi Jaisoo, (m.),•25, Coal Basket filler.

H&rriladib Coal Co., Ld. Mayaram Gowre, (m.), 35, Cool Ooa Z·cutter.

Bansjora Coal Co., Ld.

Bengal Coal Co., Ld.

Assam Railways Trading Co., Ld.

Din11 Mea.h, (w.), 35, Coat Under9round Sirdar,

Daman Manjhi, (m.), 18 Coal Min~f'.

sad Daga Komi (Nepanli), Coal (m.).25, Tuh:fille1'.

I

Cauae of accident and remark• •

While shovelling coal in an opening a mass of roof coal, weighing one ton~ fell , from a height of 18 feet on tho ~elld of deceaaed, killing him on the spo

Deceased passed through a fence and starte_d to wedge do'."n a yiece of coal which fell unexpectedly and knocked h1m down, crushing hlB le~t an~le and cadsinoo minor wounds on his body. The piece of coal was tr1a.!l~~ &£ in ahape a~d measured 3' 2"x 1' 8 "x l'6"th10k. It fell from a he1g .0

8 feet. He died the following day froJf shook. Inspection and inqUiry made. '

Deceaaed was filling a basket of ooal when a mass of roof coal, mea.su~nr, 15' 6"x 12' O"x 3' 6", feU withont any warning from a hidden " shp ~ killing him instantly. Inspection and inquiry made. ~

Deceased, while carrying coal from the coalfooe to a tub was killed by a fall of roof.

Deceased was filling coal at the entrance of the opening, whn a ·piece of coal, weighing about 3 cwts., fell from the roof, at a height of 14 feet, on to his head, killing him instantly.

Deceased went inoide a fence into the goaf to cut coal from the lower si.de of a pillar. A mass of roof stone, measuring 3.4' 0" X 6~ 0" X 1' 0'', ~elJ w1t~o11t warning ond before he could escape part of 1t struck h1m. He sustained aenous internal injuries and died almost immediately. Inspaction and inquiry made.

Deceased went underneath a pilla.r, which wa.• standin~ on foar " 11took:s, " pre· paratory to dropping the coal overhead. One of the "atooks" collapsed without a.oy warning, bringing down a mass of coal, which buried .b.im completely. His body was recovered 24. boars afterwards. inspection and inquiry made.

Deceased wao filling a basket of coal in a newly·openad ~;oaf, when a triangular piece of roof coal, measuring 20'x7'x23'' thick, fell upon him, from a height of 10 feet. He was killed instantly. Inspection and inqniry made.

Deceas~d waR filling coal in an opening, whPD. a mass of roof coal, Wei.~hing about SO lbs., f•.II from the roof, at a height of 25 feet, and struck. b1m on the head, killing him instantly. .

38 18th September, A lkusa N Jrth mine, Raniganj Coal Association, Gulu Tudi, (m.), 28, Coal Deceased was in the act of drAssing down the overhanging coal from a taushroom 4·30 ..... Kusunda P.-O .• Ld. Coal-cutter. shaped pillar, 3 feet in diameter at the bottom, when a "stook" collapsed

Bihar and Orissa. suddenly and be W•s buried un<ier the fall aud killod instantly. Inspection and inquiry made.

89 29tn Septemb.r, Bhagrand mine, Borrea Coal Co., Ld. Sohagi Ma11jhian, (f.), 20, Coal A boulder of ironstone, measuring 2!' X 1'·6" X 9' thick, felllhrougb a h•igbt of 4·30A.>I. Salanpur l'. 0., Coal-carrie''• 11 feet from the roof and struck deceaaed en the 1-igbt shouldor. She died

Bengal . from shock shortly after the accident. Inspection and inqu.iJy madt>, . <10 29th September, Jot ejana.ki mine, S. Chowdhury. Lukhi Manjhian, (/.), 35; Coal The two deceased were sitting inside a fenced area, when a piec8 of roof shale,

Noqn. Topoei P. 0., Sukhi Munjhian, (f.), measuring 14' x 4' x s· thick, fell upon them from a height of 13 feet. Bengal. 21; Lukhi was killed outl'ight aud sukhi died, from shock, the nell duy, Iu-

Coal tarriera. apection and inquiry made.

41 2nd October, Bhelatand mine, Tata Iron and Steel Co., Mohammed. Din Meah, Coal Deceased, in order te facilitate his coal Clttting, knocked out a prop set withiDI 2A,M, Sijua P. 0., Ld. (m.), 32, Coal·cutter. 3' 0"' of the face of his gc11lery. A piece of roof, measuring 5' 9'' x 21 6""

Bi bar and Odssa. X 0' 11'', broke away from a "slip'', from a height of 6 feet, and stl'uck him. on the bead. He W&ii ki!Ied on the spot. Inspection and inquiry made.

42 22nd October, Ledo Valle_v West mine, Assam Railways and Trad· Moulsad, (m.\, 44, Coal , Three shots had been 61·ed in the roof and shortly afterwards a mass of coal,. 10·§ P.M. Margherita P. 0., ing Co., Ltd. Head Sirdar. weighing about 4 cwts., fell from the roof, at a height of 18 feet, and struck

Assam. him on the head, killing him instantly.

43 27th October, Ledo Valley '1'1' est mine,- Assam Railways and Trad· Sharip Musalman (m.), Coal , While the two deceased were filling coal in an opening, a mass of coal, weighing 4P.U. Margherita P. 0., ing Co., Ld. l!2; about 3U cwts., fell from the roof at a height of 20 feet, and struck the two

Assam. Nazarkhan Musalman, deceased. Sbarip was killed outright and Nazirkhan died shortly after (m.); 40, Tub-fillers. being admitted to hospital.

IIi>-44. 9th November, , ...... Albion mine,

N owagarh P. 0., Bihar & Orissa.

Albion Coal Co, Ld. Suku Manjhi (m.), 20, Coal • Coal-cutter.

A mass of roof coal, measuring 8' 6"" X 8' 0"" X~, 0', fell without any warning <:;:>

from a concealed " slip ., from a height of 9 feet, upon deceased, who was sitting down underneath it, killing him instantaneously. Inspection aud inquiry made.

45 lOth November, Bon J umerri mine, Bon Jumerri Anthracite Chuni Manjhi, (m.), 35, Coal • An undisclosed boulder in the roof, measuring 6'XO'X2' 9•x1' o· thick, 4 ...... Salanpur ll. 0., Colliery Ld. Miner. fell from a height of 7 feet, and struck deceased on the head ; he died eight

llengal. houl'S later fromlthe effects of his inju1ies. Inspection and inquiry made.

46 2Srd November LutchiJmr mine, Damuda Coal Co., Ld. Jharri Kora, (m.), 24., Coal • Deceased was standing under a piece of roof ..:oa!, measuring 2' ()f x 1' a•x 8",. 2·30 P.¥. Sitarnmpur P. 0., Miner. which he had previously loosened. It fell upon him, causing severe injuries.

Hengal. to his head, which resulted in his death, five days later, Inspection and inquiry made.

4.'1 9th December, Mohpani mine, Great Indian Peninsula 1 Nankoo, (m.), 35, Coal • While deceased was cutting coal in a gallery, a "weight" of roof coal , ...... Mohpani P. 0., Railway Co. Coal·h6111er, occurred. This was followed by a fall of roof which killed him on the spot. Central Provinces. \ . He had been warned by another workman to osase working.

48 20th December, Tikak mine, Assam Rafi wayo and Porsha Joisa, (m.), 20, Coal Whilflt deceased was loading coal in an "opening;• 43' x 24'X 18' high, B m&ss. 8 P.ll. Margberita P. 0., Trading Co., Ld. Tub-filler. of 4 tons of coal fell from the roof, He was struck on the head acd killed

Assam. instantaneously.

&9 2-lth December, Ghusik mine, Ghusik and Muslia Dliona Mochi, (m.), 20 ; Coal , Whilst four miners were engaged in extracting a pillar of coal in a seam, 11'6.,

"' 2·46 P.M. Kalipahari 1'. 0., Collierieo, Ld. 6aju Mochi, (m.), 20; thick, roof coal and stone from S to 6 feet thick, fell over an area, .. Beng-•1. Pasupati Mochi, (m.), 14., measuring 38'X 16'. The three deceased were killed on the spot. Inspec•

Coal~cutters. tion and inquiry made. (See Repfn'l, pag• 8.)

APPENDIX 11-cOtltd •

. Fatal .Accidents,l917-contd.

Serlal Date of boar olaeeideat. Name and eJtaatioa of mine. lf'ame, eex. •II'• ud I"""'' or m;oo!Ol'

Can1e of aecldon& &Dd remarh. aamber. Name of owoer. oecn}'6tion w:rougbi. of penon .killed. ·

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FALLS OF ROOF AND SIDES-eon#.

(al Falls of roof-concli.

50 ~5th Decem~er, Tikak mine, Aesam Railways and Trad- Karma Bahadnr Gharti, Coal , While seven perBOna were at work in an ~ening, an enormous mass of coa), 4.l.ll. Margherita P. 0., ing Co, Ld. {m.), :19, estimated to weigh about 800 tons, ell from the roof and the front of the·

Assam. Opening man. opening. Three persons escaped but the three deceased were struck by th Aileycbarky, (m.), 30, cool and killed outright. One other person waa injured. Looraycbarti, (m.), l!l,

Tub-jillirr•.

~1 29th Deeem her, Serampur mine, East Indi&'n Railway Co. Ranjan Miah, (m.) 16, Coal Deceased were killed by a fall of roof coal at the top a oelf acting incline. A 10·30 P.ll, Giridih P. 0., Coal-cutter; Dukni Telin thickness of 2'6" oE roof coal feli over an area meariuring 27' X 16'. lnopec·

Bihar and Orissa. (f.) 40, Coal-carrier. tion and inquiry made,

(b) Falls of side-{ 50 death~).

62 lOth Jan nary, Barari mine, East Indian Coal Co., Ld. Bandhu Meah, (m.), 35. Coal The two deceased with two other men broke down a fence and began to load up 7-30 P.ll. Jamadoba P. 0., ,Propping cMpenter;

' coal fallen from a stook of coal, l& ft. square and 26 ft. high in a pillar cut-

Bihar and Orissa. Lat~ Kanda, (m.), 21>, ting district. Owing to roof weight the stook was crushed out and the coal Propping coolie. fell upon them. Both the deceased, were killed on the spot and the other

two men were injured. Inspection and inq~ ma.de. ' 5a 25th Jan nary, South Wagon mine, Fiala y Fleming and Co, , Fung Fat, ( m.), 40, Wolfram Deceased was killed by a fall of partly decomposed granite which feU from the

9-so ...... Tavoy P. 0., Miner. henging ... all at which he was working. . Burma. ·

64 27th J anoary, Sodepnr min"', Bengal Coal Co., Ld. Mungal Maujhi, (m.), 27, Coal Deceased was robbing a pillar when a m ... of roof coal, weighing about 4 tons ~-30 ...... Sjtarampur P. 0., Coal~cutter. fell upon him. He sustained serious injuries and died two houra later

Bengal. Inspection and inquiry made.

31st Jan nary, Sutikdih mine, I

55 Sutikdih Coal Co., Ld. Sarnm :M ahato, ( m. ), 35, Coal Deceased, in diRobedience of orders, wa.s nndercntting the side of a pillar. 1-;!0P.lil. Bhujudih P. 0., Ooa~ cutter. Whih;t so doing, a piece of stone-40"x22"x13"-fell from- a height of 7

Bihar and Ori<sa. feet. He oustain•d injuries to which he succumbed a .veek later. lnspec· tion and inquiry m&de.

' 56 1st February, Patalabari mine, Kumardubi Firelay and Jagru Mahato, (m)., ~0, Clay A piece of stone fell from the sid.e of a quarry, over 20 feet d•ep, and at rack

'Unknown. Barakar P. 0., Silica Works, Ld. Coolie. deceased on the leg, fracturing it. He died the following morning. Bihar and Orissa.

67 1st February, K endwadih mine; '

East Indian Coal Co., Ld. Dayal Bhuiya, (m,), 32, Coal Deceased w•s employed in a pillar cutting district. Preparatory to commenc· 9-so ...... Kuaunda P. 0., Coal-cutter, ing work be took: a sonnding pole and begKn to test some overhaneing coal1

Bihar and Orissa. in his working place, A m•ss of some ;!() cwts. of coal fell upon him from a height of 18 feet. He ouatained injnries to which he succumbed three bon» later. Inspection and inquir.f made.

68 3rd February, 11-30 .....

I 69 6th February, fj A.J<,

60 20th Februery, 6-30 .....

81 21st February, 1 .....

62 22nd February, 11 A,J<.

63 28th February, ll.LJ<.

M 22nd March, 3 .....

65 2Zrd March, 4-SO P.J<.

66 29th March, lO·SO A.ll.

"' 5th April, n .....

68 5th April, 11·10 .....

611 lltb April, 3 .....

Lodna. mine, Jharia P. 0.,

Bitar alld Orissa.

Tirap mine, M 2'rgherita P. 0.,

Assam.

Lodna mine, Jhar;a P. 0.,

Bihar and Orissa.

Bheroghat mine, . Katni P. 0.,

Central Provinces.

Hermyingyi mine, Tavoy P. 0,

Burma.

K urkend mine, Kurkend P. 0.,

Bihar and Orissa.

Pada.uk mine, Tavoy P. 0.,

llurma.

Pagaye mine, Tavoy P.O ..

Burma. Ramagiri mine,

Morriston P. 0., lladroo.

Lodna Colliery Co • Ld. •

Assam Railways and Trad­ing Co., Ld.

Gaju Kahar, {m.), sr, Hoolernan.~

Bhim Singh, Chetri, (m.j, 19, Basket-carrier ; Jitman Thapa, {m,), 32,

Sirdar.

Coal

Coal

Lodna Colliery Co., Ld. • Bipan Kora, (m. ', 28, Coal Ooal-cvtttr.

Katni Cement and Indus- Guja Bharia, {m.J, trial Co., Ld. Miner.

30, Soap-stone •

Hermyingyi Mining Co., Chan~ Pong, (m.), 42, Wolfram Ld. Tributor.

Motiram Coal Co. Hiraman Barbi, (m.), 45, Coal Platelayer' • labourer.

Deceased went into a fenced gallery to rob the corner of a pillar, Whilst so· doing. a mass of r.oal, weighing about 8 tons, fell. tie was struck by &'·

falling piece, and died two ~ours later. Inspection and inquiry made.

About 150 tons of coal and dirt fell from the side of a quarry and suffocated the two deceased. The deceased Jitman, who was the Sirdar in charge, appears to have been aoleep.

Deceased was cnttin2' the floor of a· ga.llt.>ry, when a piece o"f side eoal, 3' 3" X 2~ O''xO~ 9", fell, from a distance of 24 feet, on to his head. He die~ shortly afterwards. lnopection and inquiry made.

Deceased was working at the bottom of a soapstone pit, 34 feet in . deptb, when a piece of marble, me"suring 2' 8" X 1' X 1', fell from a height of 8 feet upon hi.Jn, killing him instantly. His two 'JOmpanions escaped with a few superficial wou.ads. Inspection and iaqniry made.

Deceased, againot orde.,, undercut the foot wall with the result that two tons of rooil fell, from a height of 5 feet, on tJ his head and killed him instantly.

Deceased wa~ one of a gang of five _platelayers, engaged in repairing the line on a dip haulage road. He w~ struck donn lly a mass of coal, weighing about 6 ewts, which fell from a "slip" in the side of a pillar at a height of 12 ff'et. He sustained injuries to wnich he sncca.mbed witb.in a few hours. Inspection aud inquiry made.

• A. S. Mohomed Loung Sam, (m.), 23, Wolfram • About 150 cubic feet of earth, loosOIIed by heavy rain, fell on deceased, from a Coolie. height of liJ feet and suffoc•ted him.

Ab Pein, :l'ributor-

Rangoon llining Co., Ld. (m.). Wolfram

Anantapur Goldfields Ld. . Boristi, (m.), 22, Gold Undergro11flll Mi•t'7J.

Deceased, contrary to ordero, started to dig in a tunnel. A slab of ochist, weigh· ing about 2 tons, fell from the side and killed hiin outright.

While some old ore stuff wao being tamed over in a trench 5 feet wide and S feet deep, about 1 ton of the stuff fell npon d•oeased. In stepping back. be slipped and in consequence his body , was covered by the stuff,_ CaUSlng eevtore· internal injuries, from which he died.

Alkusa and Kiska mine, Kanga & Co. Kusnnda P. 0.,

Bihar and Orissa.

Pain Ghatwarin, (f.), 18, Coal Coal-carrier.

The husband of deceased .tas standing on a barrel engaged in taking down over­banging coal from a pillar 13 feet high. A mass of coal, 8' « 3 '3" x 3' thick; weighing nearly 2 tons, fell sooner than he e~pe~ed. Deceased, who carried coal for her husband, was atrock down and killed mstantaneously and her husband was slightly injured by falling off the barreL lnopection. and inquiry made.

Lodna mine, Lodna Colliery Co~· Ld., Jharia P. 0.,

Bihar and Oriooa.

H~aungdsw mine, Steel Broa. & Co., Ld. &YOJ P.o .. Burma.

Bakbal Mulliek, (m.J, 35, Ooal-cr>mtf1',

Po Thong, TributiJI'.

(m.), 21},

Coal

Wolfram

A pisoe of side coal was being pulled ov<'r from a " !lip " on the side of a pillu in course of e:traotion. W ben the coal fell onr it knocked out a prop :!6 feet long, whioh atro.ck deceased, caosing: severe ~ju~ea to the head from which­he died almost immediately. lnspectlon and Inquiry made.

Deceaoed was instruoted to take down the side of an open cut but did not do so. A fall of side occurred, fracturing hio neck and killing him instantly.

SeriAl Date and hOIU' of aocideni. Name and el.tutlon of mine. DIUDbero

70 28th April, Hennyingyi mine, 11•·"· Tavoy P. 0.,

Burma.

71 ~th May, Sonardih mine, 10.l.H. K atrasgarh P, 0.,

' Bihar and Orissa.

72 22nd May, South K ustore n1ine, 12·80 P.M. " Kusunda P. 0.,

Bihar and Ori ....

73 2nd June, Kurkend mine, \ 1·30 ... ><. Kurkend P. 0.,

Bihar and Orissa.

74 6th June, Bpaungdaw mine, 9P.M. Tavoy P. 0.,

Burma.

75 13th June, Tatiparthi mine, 10-30 .l.K. Sangam P. 0.,

Ma<lras.

76 17th June, Bandarchua mine. 3P,M. Domohanch P. 0., ,

' Bihar and Orissa.

77 21st Jul_y, I Widnes Mine, 9A.M, TavoyP.O.,

Burma.

APPENDIX 11-conttl.

Fatal Accidents, 1917 .-contd.

Name,ee:r,·age and ocoupotion Name of mineral

Can•• of accident and remarks. Name of owner. of person killed. wrought.

FALLS OF ROOF AND SIDES-•o•td.

(b) Falls of side-contd.

Won~ Hing, (m.), ' Hermyingyi Mining Co.,' 45, Wolfram

Ld._ D•mp Picker.

G. D. Bhattacharji and Jugal Bhuiya, (m.), so, Coal A. C. Ghosh. Coal-cutter ;

Nan<'• La! Bhuiya (m.),

I R aniganj cod Association,

2, Oou.l-carl'ier.

Gbomo Garaini, (.f.), 28, Coal Ld. Ooal·carriw.

I

Motiram Coal Co. Amrit Dhobi, (m.), 54; Coal Lolon Dhobi, (m.), 23, Ooal·carri~ra.

Steel Brca. & Co., Ld. Chu Ho, (m.), 35, Wolfram Tributor.

Yerab•ka V enkatarami Ameri Penchelugadu, (m.), Mica Reddi. 16,

Cooli6.

:)!". F. Chrestien (\ Co., Lil. Kbelow• Hazam, (m.), 20, Mica, Mod. lift•r.

High Speed Steel Alloys, Tha Chine, (m.), 20, Wolfram Ld. Tributor.

.

i I I

·.

. While attempting to steal ore from an adit which was not being worked, he w ..

ys buried by a fall of earlh from the aide of a winze and died eight da afterwards.

The sea,;, ia in two sections, separoted by a band of stone, 1 foot thick. The tw deceased persons entered a. fenced gallery and commenced cuttin~· side coa

0

bene~ttb a piece of the middle stone which was oTerhanging an nnFafe. mass of the atone. measuring 6' x 4' x 1', fell upon them. killin-' the instantly. InsFection and inquiry made.

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Deceaaed w•s standing close to her hoaband, who wao pulling down side coal wit h a. crowbar. A wedge shaped mass of coal, measuring 5' O"X2' 9" x 1 0", broke aws.y along a "slip" and fell upoD. her. She 1ostained sever internal injurieo and died almost immediately. Inspection and inquir made. '

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A ma/s of cos!, measu~ing 14' x 3' • 5', fell from the aide of a pillar in the coura to extraction. The two deceased, who were loading coal beneath it, wer uried und•r the fall and suota.ined serious injuries from which they _die

almost immediately. Inapeetion and inquiry made.

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Deceassd wao working at night without a light and controry to orders, at the foo of a 20 feet bank. A portion of the side of the bank, measuring 20' x \5' X 2', whioh h•d previously been loosened by water, fell upon him, dislocatin his neck and killing him inotantly.

g

, I Deseased was atruck on the head by a fall of earth, 3' X 3' X 1' 6', which fel f1·om the ~ide of an excavation. He was killed instantly.

.. Deceaaed was suffocated by a fall of mud from the aide of a " han!!'ing wall" o an incline.'

0

Whilst decea~ed was working in a sluicing open-cut, about 1 t tons of earth ft'l from the side, at heil!'ht of a.bout 12 feet, bringing two or three logs of tim be with it. Deceased wat buried under the fall, and was found to be dead wl:en extricated .

'1'8 1st August, Xusunda mine, Kusund& and ,Nayadih Singrai Majhi, (m.), 38, Coal Deceaaed, in spite of being warned not to do so, went underneath overhanging 11·30.&.H, Kusunda P. 0., Collieries, Ld, Coal-cutter. side coal which was being got down. A piece of coa~ meosuring 6 0" Bi bar and Orissa. x l' 8" xO' 10", fell, without any warning, from a height of 12 feet, and

' struck him. He sustained a fracture of both 1•1<• and the spine and died 22! houro later. Inspection and inquiry made. '

'1'9 23rd August, New Sura tar mine, New Suratar Coal Co., Jhingu Cham&r, (m.), 30, Coal Whilst engaged in dressing down loo~e coal from the corner of a pillar, after JO.&.H, Jharia P. 0., Ld. Ooal·cutter. blasting, deceased was killed on the spot by the fall of some 4 tons of Bihar and Orissa. coal, from a height of 6 feet. Another coal-cutter, who was holding a light for deceased at the time, was slightly injured. Inspection and inquiry made.

80 29th August, Central Kurkend mine, Central Kurkend Coal Co., Nankoo Chamar,Belaspuri, Coal Four coal-cutters were engaged in the extraction at a portion of a pillarin 1.&.H. Kuounda P. 0., Ld. (m.), 26, a coal seam 12 feet thick. They undercut the pillar until a slab of coal, Bihar and Orissa. Coal·cutter. 12'x7'x6• to 2'X6" thick, toppled over and fell upon deceased, killing him on the spot.

81 29th August, Benahir mine, Standard Coal Co., Ld. Dwarka Lode, (m.), 40, Coal A shot b,ad been fired with the object of bringing down overhanging coal from 4.P.H. Jharia P. 0., Coal-cutter. the corner of a pillar, 23 feet in height. After some time had elapsed deceased Bihar and Orissa. returned to the place, and, whilst examining it, was killed on the spot by the f&ll of some 12 tons of ooal. Inspection and inquiry made. .

82 4th September, Ba.nsdeopur mine, B .. nsdeopur Coal Co., Ld. Suku Manjhi, (m.), 18 ; Coal Whilst deceased were enga~ed in the extraction of a pillar of coal, 24 feet in Noon. Kusunda P. 0., height, a mass of coal, weighi~ about 6 tons, fell from "slips" about 12 Bihar and Orissa. Dhiba Manjhi, (m.), 30, feet above. Dhiba was buri by the coal and killed on the spot. Suka, Ooal .. cuttera. and two others, in attempting to avoid the fa!Jin>' coal, fell through a stone

outting into a lower seam 30 feet heJow. Suku was killed, the other two persons were severely injured. Shortly after the 6rst fall, a second fall of

~ some 30 tons of coal, took place. Inspection and inquiry made. (See Report, f!S 14th September, East Kurkend mine, page 9.)

Marine Coal Co., Ld. J a•odar Beldarin (f.), 40; Coal Deceased were hurried nnder a mass of snh•oil, which slipped from the vertieal 1·30 P.H. Kuounda P. 0., Bandia Beldarin, {f) 30 ; side of a quarry. They were suffocated before they could be e:rlricaled. In• Bihar and Orissa. Dust Cafflera ; spection and inquiry made. Etwari Be!dat·in, (f.), 2.

84 26th September, Noonoodih mine, Bengal Iron and Steel Co., Balodar Kamar (m.), 40. Coal Deceased was onttinJ. coal on the faoe of a pillar in the course! of extraotion, wheo 2·80 P. H. Jharia P. 0., Ld. Coal-~ utter. a fiece of co , , measuring about 1' X tl' X 1' X 9•, fell over from a hei2'ht Bihar and Orissa. of !feet, and struck him on the head, fracturing his skull. Death was instantaneous.

86 Srd October, Kapasara No. 1 Plot mine, Abdul Karim and Bros. Rajani Fanri, (m.), 26, Coal • Deceased, during the absence of the sirdar, passed through a fence to rob some 1 p,)(, MugmaP. 0., MiMr. overhanging coal in a gaUery, when the coal, which was triangnlar in shape Bth&r aud Orissa. and D>essured 8'0·xs•s·x6'o•tbick, fell upon him, from a height of 11' 6", and killed him outright. Inspection and inqo.iry made.

86 9th Oetoher, Jhoria Kbas mine, Standard Coal Co., Ld. Loopsi Manjhian, (f.), 18, Coal • - Deceased was 61ling a baaket of coal whilst a miner was robbing coal from the 2-30 .&.H. Jharia P. 0., Co'll-carrier. side of a pillar. A ma" of side coal, weighing about 2 tons, fell over upon Bihar and Orissa. them both ; deceased w .. killed instantaneously, and tbe miner oustamed a compound fraoture of both legs. Inspection and inquiry made.

87 11th October, Sijua mine, Si jua Coal Co., Ld. K alia Khorani. (f.), So, Coal • Deoeased was found lying under a foil in a disused gallery, in whioh a mass of 2-SO P.H. SijuaP. 0., Coal-carriw. side eoal, measuring 15'x20'x ~' 6', had fallen over from a"' slip"' from the Bihar aLd Orissa. aide of a pillar. There was evidence that the '• slip" had been recently under-cut, but it could not be aaoertained by whom it bad been undercut. The gallery was fenced. Inspection and inquiry made.

Serial l Date and boor of .).,!doni. Name and 1ituatlon of tnloe. anmber,

I .,

88 18th October, Sri);11lr mine, 4.so .... u. K•lipahal'i P. 0.,

- lleugal.

89 1st November, Hnntodib mi'ne, 10 P.H. !lohodaP. 0.,

Bihar and 0l'iua. I,

90 27th November, Hapungdaw mice, 1•30 A.JH, Tavoy P. 0.,

,/"" Burma.

91 4th December, La.korka mine, 4·30 P.lll:. Katrasgarh P. 0.,

Bihar and Orissa.

92 16th December Hermyingyi mine, 10-16 A.. H. Ta.voy P. u.,

BormH..

93 25th December, Kusmai No.1 mine, 4 J..lH. Ganwan P. 0.,

.Bihar and Orissa.

94 27th March, Khas Jinagora min8, 9 A.. 'H. Jharia P. 0.,

\ 22nd April,

Bihar and Orissa.

95 Kes!'l&bJ!anj mine, I 2 P.M. -Kalipahari 1:'. 0.,

Bengal. I

APPENDIX 11-conta.

Fatal Acciqents, 1911-conta.

!t'ame, 1es:, age aud Name of mineral Name of owner. ooonpatlon

ot penon killed, wrought.

FALLS OF ROOF AND SIDES-concld.

(b) Falls of side-concld.

Lodna Colliery Co., Ld. Snl<u Manihi, (m.), 35, Coal , Mine,..

"' Huntodih Coal Co., Ld. Wazir Me.ah (m.), 40, Coal • Coal-cutter.

Steel Bros. & Co., Ld. Ah Bu, (m.), 23, Wolfram Trihatar.

(

Lakorka Coal Co., Ld. Siram Manjhi, (m.), 35 ; Jimla Manjhi, (m.) 26,

Coal

. Coal-cuttsra .

Hermyingyi Mining Co., Ray Hmun, (m.), 26, Wolfram Ld. Miner.

F. F. Chrestien & Co., Ld. Kehar Rai, (m.), 30, Driller.

I

Mica,

IN SHAFTS-FALLING INTo THE SHAFT FROM THE SURFACE~(2 deaths). I

Gova Petha & Co. • Mohar Teli, (.,..), 40, Coal , Baslcet OIM'ri.,..

Ram Bilas M arwari. Mnkjtan IBawari, (m.), 95, Coal '. Sirdar.

Cau1e of accident and romarkt,

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DeceaseJ started to undercut some overhanging ooal, 1Vhen a piece of the latter measuring &' )( 1'3" x 3' thick, fl>ll from a height of 2' x 6' upon hio ohest and arm. He ~nstained cats and bruise~ on the chest and a f~tured arm. He was pro~resSiing. flf.vourably ~hen his relatives removed the dressings and applied nativedresslllgs. He~.bed oftetanustwodayalater. Inspection and inqo.iry mad.-.

Deceased was one of four coal .. eutters engaged in extraP.ting a pillar of ·ooa1~ 7 feet in height. He undercut the corner of the pillar to a depth of 3' 6", and was killed on the spot by a mass of coal, wei~hing 30 cwto., wllioh fell upon him irom & ,. slip.'' Inspection and inquiry made.

Deceased was drilling in &D open out workin6r, when part of the aide, loosened b y bJa,ting and not properly barred down, fell on him, fracturing hie skull and killing him instantly.

Whilst four co'a.l-cutters were engaged in underouttin~ a pillar of coal. in a seam 11 feet thick, a mass of overhanging coal, 6' 6"x2 x1'x9', fell from a height of~ feet. Two of them were killed and a third serio~Uly injlll'Od. Inspection and inquiry made.

Deee .. ed ~ad been ordered to oet tioober in an open out, but om1tted to do 80

He was killed by a fall of e•rth, which fell from 'the side, at a height of feet.

While dece.\Sed was extracting a. piece of mica with .1 chisel, ha was struck by pit-ce of pegmatiW, measuring 3'x2'6"'x2', which fell from the aide of drive. He died the f~llowing.day. Another person was injured.

Deceased, whilst carrying away a basket loaded wir"n stone from the top of

1

a a

• sinki!!g pit, 102 feet de"p, nverbalaoeed and fell into the shaft. He wa killed instantly. ln•pection and inquiry made.

Deceased was laying planks over the mouth of a shaft, containin~r water 60 fe deep. when he slipped and fell into the shaft. In falling his bead struck girder and a.ppRrently stunned him, for he sunk"at once, and Lis body was no recovered till the following day. Inspection and inquiry made.

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96 19th February, 6.&.11.

97 2nd Maroh, 4-80 P.>r.

98 19th May, 2-80 P.ll,

99 22ndMay, 1 P.>r.

100 24th June, 6-30 P.JI.

101 90th Ooto ber, 10 P.ll.

102 20th November, 11 A.ll.

lOS 27th December, 12-30 P,>r,

1~ 29th September, 9 ......

'

Tandoyo mine. Kodarma P. 0,,

Bihar and Orissa.

Deoli mine, Deshergarh P. 0.,

Bihar and Oriesa.

North Anantapur mine, Morriston P. 0.,

Madras.

South Jibutil mine, Morriston P, 0.,

Madras.

Khas Jharia mine, Jharia P. 0.,

Bihar and Orissa.

South Jibutil mine, Morriston P, 0.,

Madras.

' North Anantapur mine, Morriston P. 0.,

Madras.

Sudamdih mine, Bhujudih P. 0.

Bihar and Orissa.

Sibpur mine, Charanpur P. 0.,

Bengal.

IN SHAFTS-FALLING FROM P.A:'RT OF THB WAY DOWN-(8 deatka.)

Messre. Johor Mull and Sobbi Goala, (m.), 85, Mica. Sunder Mull. Coolie.

Deoli Coal Co., Ld. • Sukoo Manjhi, (m.l, 22, Coal • Miner.

North Anant.pur Gold Srerangam, (m.), 27, Gold Mines, Ld. · Drilling-machine coolie.

J ibutil (Anantapur) Gold Maridoss, (m.), 32, Gold. Mines, Ld. Timber coolie.

Khora Ramji Ranglal Theldar, Pump khalaai.

(m.), 30, Coal •

Jibuti! (A~antapur) Gold Thippa Boviah, (m.), 34, Gold, Mines, Ld. Stuff coolie.

North Anar.tapur Gold Yamoonah, (m.), 30, Gold. Mines, Ld. '1 imber coolie.

Empire Coal Co., Ld. Beni Singh, (m.), 4.5, Hoad Sinking Sirdar.

Coal

IN SHAFTB-THINGS FALLING FROM THE SURFACE-(1 death).

Katras Jharia Coal Co., Ld.l Gobinda Bauri, (m.), 26, I Coal • Onaetter.

Deceaoed wasclimbingdown a shaft, 52 feet deep, and, when be bad reached a depth of 1 feet from the sUl{ace, he slipped and fell to the bottom of the shaft. He died on his way to h,oepitol.

Deceased was being lowered in ~ shaft 10 feet in diameter and 80 feet deep by means of eight woman and a mn.ni.la rope, passed over a pulley in the l1eadgear, when he released his hold on the rope and foil, a distance of about 30 feet, to the shaft bottom. He sustained a compound, fracture of the left leg, from the effect. of which he died five days later. He was riding on the winding book at the time. After the accident ol'ders were given for a more secure seat to be provided. Inspection and inquiry made.

Deceased was climbing down the ladder way of a shaft without a light. For some reason, which could not be ascertained, he got into the "skip" rand at the 800 feet level and fell to the 650 feet level. He was killed outright.

Whilst loading planks into the " skip " at the 280 feet level he feli down the shaft to the l,OOO.feet level, and was killed instantly: • .

Deceased was being· raised in a bucket in a sinking shaft, when the edge of the bucket came in oontact with a clamp holding three pipes in column. A hook of the bucket broke and dece .. ed was thrown out and fell into the sump 40 feet below. He sustained only an abrasion of the left leg, but blood poisoning supervened and he died nino days later. The clearance, which was only two feet, was insufficient. Inspection and inquiry made.

Deceased was climbing up a ladder in a' stope' and for some unknown reason slipped to the bottom. His chin struck tha ground and he was killed out-right.

Deceased was stl&nding on a so liar fi<ed in a shaft, at a depth of 170 feet. He was engaged on reLairs to the shaft. • One of the planks comprising the sollar appears to ave broken and he fell through the opening. He wall tcked up dead at a depth of 680 feet. Since the accident ·instructions have

een given that these planks shall be nailad in future. ·

A loaded bucket at the bottom of a sinking sh•ft, 340 feet deep, was about to be raised to the surface. Whilst ateadyin~ the bucket deceased caught hold of the t'6 of the bucket and was raise .a distance of a few feet up the shaft. n Jetting go he fell ilion tb:e end of a steel drill, in a shot hole which was under process of dr · ling. He was impaled upon the drill, and died two hours lster. Inspection and inquiry made.

A tub had jammed in the cage at the shaft bottom and deceased, who was the onsetter, W88 crossing to release it, when a piece of coal fell from a loaded tub at the shaft top, and struck deceased, fracturing hia skull. He died in hospital 66 days later. Inspection and inquiry made. (Be• Report, pag• G.)

II>-..,

n~J!!.. Date &Dd hour of acoident.

105 Srd August, 12·30P.JI,

106 13th October, 9 .....

107 17th April, 11 .l.)(.

108 29th June, u ......

109 9th July, 9·15 .....

110 17th September, }p,JI,

111 18th Oetober, ll.l.K.

112 \30th March, 1·30 p,)(,

Name and situation of mine.

Sitalpur mine, Deshargarh P. 0.,

Bengal.

Jibutil mine, Morriston P. 0.,

Madras.

Kendwadih mine, J amadoba P. 0.,

Bihar and OriBSa.

Chandametta mine, Pench P. 0., Central Provinces.

.Ena mine, Jharia P. 0., Bihar and Orissa.

Daml'lll' mine, Duk:i P.O.,

Baluehiatan.

Ledo Valley, Bast mine, Margberita P.O.,

Assam.

Barkui mine, Pench P.O.,

Canlral l'rovinaeo.

lfame'ofowner.

APPENDIX II-oo~>trl.

Fatal Accidents, 1917-contd.

Natne, aes., age and oeenpation of person k:Uled.

/

Name of mineral wrought. Caau of accident and remuta.

IN SHAFTS--THINGS FALLING FROM PART I OF THE WAY DOWN-(2deatlu)

Bengal Coal Co., Ld. Dakbal Singh, (m.), 22, Coal , Bini:.,..

Gold. Jibutil (Anantapur) Gold j Nanja, (m.). 30, . Mines, Ld. Hand-.fumper coolie.

IN s'B:AFTB--MISCELLANEOUS.-(3 deatM.)

Hariladih Coal Co., Ld.

Panch Valley Co., Ld.

Hera Gareri, (m.), 17, p...,.p kkaltui.

Mulla Gond, (m.), 52, Timberfllan's coolie.

Coal •

Coal •

North West Coal Co., Ld. Mali Bauri, (m.), eo, Coal Oiler.

SUFFOCATION BY GASES-(3 deatM.)

Abdulla Asgaralli & Co. • Para Din, (m.) 3:! ; Naik I Coal Mohomed, (m.J 33, Miner• .

. ABSam Railways and Trad- Kinoo Mundo, ( ... ), 30, I Coal ing Co., Ld. " OpsniflfJ" f'Jidift,

BY EXPLOSIVE.-(9 dsat.h).

Panch Valley Coal Co., I Mangru Abir, (m.), 30; ·[.Coal Ld. Kiraih Lobar, (m.), 22, - 116...... ·-

Deepening an e:risting shaft was in progre,., when a water bucket, on beinjl' raised, collided with one side of the sinking door frame situated at the on­gina! shaft bottom, bounded across to the other side "and finally struck a P.iece of sheeting, which became ruslodged and fell to . the bottom .of the sinking shaft. Deceased was struck and k1lled outright. InspectiOn and inquiry made. •

Whilst deceased was drilling in the • oink', 264 feet from the surface, a few stones fell from the side of the shaft, one of them struck deceased and frac tnred'his skull, killing him outright. The plaoe from which the stones fell oould not be discovered.

Deceased walked into the sump of a shaft when the eages were l'UDning. B was struck by the d....,nrung cage, and suetained a fracture of the sknll Death waa instantaneous. Inspection and inquiry made.

While the cages were in motion, deceased attempted to eroBS the bottom of the shaft, although warned by the onsetter not to do so. He was caught by the descending cage and died eleven days afterwarde. There was a travel ling road which he oould have naed.

Deceased walked into the sump and was crushed by the descenrung cage. H sustained a fractured spine and rued two hours later. lnspeetion and in quiry made.

The two deceased entered a disuaed mine and were suffocated by poiaonoua gu. lnapection and inquiry made. -

.. While putting up air pips• to remove '.black d•!!!p ' near an old stopping,

deceased was ovarooma by the • black damp • and diad before he conld be rescued. Three other cooli .. , whom the E oropean foreman aent into the place, one by one, to reocae dee....,.}, wo!"'· also affected but recovered.

,. ,, " ;rhe two deceased were returning to a ohot which had hung lire, whsn it e:rplodecl

and they received iujnrieo from the effaote af which they died four days later. lnspeotion and inquiry made. •

Clt 0

...

118 Uth May, 4o P.JI.

114. Slst May, lli•304.Jio

116 16th July, ll-30.o.K.

116 26th Auguat, s-ao ....

117 22ood Boptember, 7 .....

118 4oth October, 1·16 P.JI.

119 Wh April, Unknown.

120 20th June, , .....

llll 12th January, Ullbr.own.

Kalicheftu mine, Podalokur P.O.,

Ma:lraa.

North Dobori mine, Jhario P.O.,

Bihar and Orissa.

Jatacbappa mine, . Penoh 1'.0., ·

Centre! Provinces.

Ramagiri mine. Morriston P.O.,

lladrao.'

Alkasa South mine, Kneunda P.O.,

Bihar and OriBB&.

Sodepur (9 & 10) Pits mine, Sit&rampur P.O.,

Bengal.

Kankani, mine, BaMjora P. 0., Bihar and Oriua.

sr,darchak mine, nudarcbak P. 0.,

Bengal.

Ledo Valley mine, tlargberota P. o.,

Aeoam.

l!'. P. Chrestien & Co., Ld. llengi Ventegadu, (m.), 16, llrlioa Miner.

Sahana Coal Co. Kali Cbaran Beldar, (a.) Cool 25, Coal-cutter.

Upper Penoh Coal Co., Ld. B•ban Pinjara, (m.), 22, Coal Pump driver.

ADJintapur Ld.

Gold Pieldo, Mankarai Thaygan, (m.) 30, Blasur.

Gold

Raoiganj Coal Association, Nazam, <•·l 20; Coal Ld. Maslim {m.). lP, Countr9

powder maker&.

Bengal Coal Co., Ld. Kanai Dosadh, (m.), 35, Coal Sllme-r.utter.

IRRUPTIONS OF WATER OF PALLING INTO WATER (4 death•.} ·

I Eutem Coal Co., Ld. Brigbao.ath Singh, (•.), 26, Coal

Br~rDeyor"• c4ain111DA.

Shampore Coal Co., Ld. Cbobar Lobar, (m.), 37, Coal Filter;

Haroo Thakur, (•.), 23, Claaprari;

Behari Bauri, (m.), 37, P....,.--.. HAULAGE-(20 tl&Jth&).

~m Bailwaya and Ttading Co., Li.

Kaln Sekh, (m.), 27, Coal Guata·~<GIIa4.

A miner and the deceased boy, neither of whom were authorized to fire shota, obtained dynamite and a detonator from the perllon In charge of m<plosivel ancl fired a shot in a tunnel. From some cause er other there waa a prema• tore exploeion, killing deaeSEed ADd aeverely injuring the· miner. ln· spection and inquiry m&de. . ·

.. tl' '·

Deceased wae etrnok by a piece of 'iock, about 10 lbs. in weight, which was flung into the air during blasting operations in an adjacent quany. He snstained serioue injuries to hie left leg and died eighteen houro lAter. IMpaction and injuiry made.

Deceaaed waa attending to a steam pump close to a level where shot firing waa being corried on. Five ohota had been fired and, thinking that the shot firing W":" over, .he •PJ>.!oac.bed the place. ,As he did s.o & trirlb shot exploded and inJured h1m. .tie dted five days afterwards. E1ght sbota altogether were fired. Tho Manager states that ample warning was given by the shot firer.

Deceased waa lighting shot holes in the bottom of a abaft when the first hole m<· ploded before he had finished lighting. He died from shock oaused by the injuries which be received. He is stated to have been a oompetent blaster but presumably misjudged the time.

The two deceased, who were country powder makers, spread about 60 Ilia. of country powder on the top of a Lancashire boiler to dry during tbe night. In the morning they heaped the pow.der together preparatory te removal, and were sitting down on top of the botler, when the powder was in some way ignited, one of tqem died three days and another five days later ae a rtiSnlt of their injuriee. Two other men were also burnt but recovered. Inspection and inquiry made.

Deceaaed and another person drilled into an old socket and erploded a cartridge of gelignite that bad failed t~ ~xp~ode on ~be occaeio'! of the ias.t shot. De· ceased d1ed next day from IDJurtee recetved and hts companton IIIUstaiDed two punctured wounds. Inspection and inquiry made.

The body of d ...... d W&8 fonDd in B boiler-tank oontaining' &' 6" of water. Death ... attrihnted to suifocation by drowning. InspeCtion and inqniry made.

While seven men 11'ere under ground, an inrush of water from some old water louged workinga occnned and the mine wae flooded. Threa of the men ,..;e drowned. Inspection and inquiry made. (See ~eport, pago 9.)

Deceased appeared from eviden"" to h&•e been riding on a fnll eat of tnha coming out of tbe mine and to have. been thrown oft the set, owing to

• the derailment of a tub. He then appears to have walked out oftbe mine and his body ... afterwards fonnd on a river bank near the entrance of the mine.

APPENOIX Il-contd.

Fatal Accidents, 1917 -contd.

- Name, se:r, age aad Seri•1 l Name of mloeral

Dab and hour of aeeldeot. Name and altuation of mloe, Name of OWDer, occupation wroaght. C&QJC of aecicfcot and roouub, number, of poraon killed,

---- ----·-HAULAGE-(contd.)

' -122 9th Feb1·uary, Ledo Valley Weot mine, Asoam Railwayo and Parbhn Karmi, (m.), sa, Coal Deoeased, whilst lowering a loaded tub down a slight grade, allowed the tub to

3·30P.lll, Margberita P. 0., Trading Co., Ld. Tub·pusker. run over his foot. He die I in hospital two montho later. Inspection and Asoam. inquiry made. •

123 21st February, Sowardih mine, Sowardih Coal Co., Ld. Baidyanath Singh, alias Coal Whilst a train of six loadei tubs wa. being h •nled np a grad.' of 1 in 2!, live 10·30 P.!ll. Bhujudih P. 0., Bodi Singh, (m.), 32, tubs ran wild. Deceased, who were crossing th-e line 280 feet below, were

Bihar and Orissa. TufJ-ckeclcer ; knocked down and killed, The break away wae probably dne to a coupling Jugal Mahato, (m.), 25, pin not having been pushed home. Inspection and inquiry made.

Hook.onan.

124. 1st March Tikak mine, Asoam Railways and Jongbir l.o!lar, (m·), 2R, Coal The deceased wae working as a hool<er-on at the botton of a self1cting incline. 8·40 ...... Marghedta P. 0., Trading Co., Ld. Hook1r-on. He signalled for the lo>ded tub to be sent down without attaohing a

Assam. hook to the •mpty tub. The full tub conseqoently ran wild down the incline, striking deceased at the bottom of the incline, fracturing his skull and

' killing him outright.

126 11th April, Chandrametta mine, Fench Valley Coal Co., Ld. Sbamli Thakur, (m."). 50, Coal Deceaoed was walking at the ioby• end of a haulage road and was struck by some 6.&.111. Panch P. 0., Water bailing lcooliB. empty tub,, which had run wild. He sustained a compound fracture of the

Central Provinces. left leg and other injuries and died five and half hours later. Inspection and inquiry made.

126 17th April, Sham pur mine, Shampur Co•l Co., Ld. Moti Gorain, (m.l, 17, Coal • While tramming a loaded tnb on a love! road, deceased r<•ceived a flesh wound on midnight, Mugma P.O., Trolle!l man. his left big toe. Septic poisoning supervenodland the toe was amputated. He

Bihar and Orissa. '••'I ;· then refased farther medical treatment. Septic poisoning again supervened . and he died sixteen days later. Inspection and inquiry made •

127 15th May, South Alknsa mine, Raniganj Coal Association Lakhan Singh, (m.), SO, Coal , Whilst deceased wae riding on.the laot tub of a train of eight loaded tubs, which ll P. Ill. Kuetore P. 0., Ld. Tub·runnsr. wasrnnningdown a. grade of I in 30, three othe~ tubs broke away from a

Bihar and Odssa. siding and overtook him. He was crushed between the colliding tubs and oustained a fracture of the skull, to which he succumbed two boursl•t.r. In•pection and inqoiry made.

128 25th May, Angarpatra mine, Union Coal Co., Ld. Kirteebae Baru·i, (IJ.I.), 25, Coal • Deceased, who was walking on the haulage' Nad, was pinned against the side 11 •· II. Katra•garh Jl. 0., MiT~M. by a runoway tub, which beoamr derailfl9. He sustained a compound fracture

Bihar and Orissa. of the right· leg at the thigh and died J;hree hours later. Inspection 1>nd inquiry made. (See Report, pa!Je 11.) . ,

129 4th June, Khool mine, North Western Railway Hussaina, {m.), 112, Coal•. Deceased wao'a bellman employed on a steep haulage road. Owing to a mistalre ll.&.ll. Khost P. 0., Bellm.,., on the part of the Banksman, two trams ran wild down the road and strack

Baluchistan. deceased. He received injuriea which terminated fl>t•lly. Inspection and inq oiry made. ; .•

• l.so 27th .t nile, 6 •· J(.

131 30th June, 4, p, M.

132 17th .July, 6-4ii P.M.

133 29th August, 11 .....

134. 13th September,

136

136

3P.ll,

16th September, midnight.

18th September, 4·50 P.M.

137 ~lot S•pt•mber, 6·80 P.ll.

188 11th December, 9 •. ~.

189 26th December, 9 p,J(,

saltor. mine, Diohergarh P. 0.,

Bihar and Orissa.

Jharia. Kbas mine, Jh.ria P. 0.,

Bihar and Orissa.

Dumarkunda. mine, Barokar P. 0.,

Bihar and Orisoa.

Nayadih and North Kusunda mine,

Kusunda P .0., Bihar and Orissa.

0handam•tta mine, Pench P.O ..

Central Provinces.

Ba.nsdeopur minP, Kusunda P.O.,

Bihar and 01·issa.

Sitapur tuine, Ramakona P. 0.,

Central Provinces.

Jogta mine, Sijna P. 0.,

Bihar and Orissa.

Sijua mine, bijua P. 0., .

B;har and Orissa.

Burra-Ohem"~ mine, Sitarampur P. 0.,

Bengal.

Saltore .Coal do., tci..

Staudard Coal Co., Ld.

Bengal Coal Co., Ld.

Kusunda and Nayadih Col\eries, Ld.

Pench Valley Coal Co., Ld.

Bansdeopur Coal Co, Ld.

Indian Manganese Co., Ld.

Agabeg Bros.

Sijua Coal Co., Ld.

ilhigoo Ray, ( m.), ao, Coal Tro!le!Jll""'·

Ram Baran Kurmi, (m.), Coal • 32, Line mistr"Jj.

Fuchu Bawri, (m), 24, Underground

trammer.

Fagn Meah, (m.), 16, •• RUn" rider.

Anwar Gond, (m,), 62, Tubpulle~•.

Kodan M eab, (m), 30, Coolie.

Jaiwanti Maharani, (fl 16,

Coolie.

Coal •

Coni

Coal •

Ma.ng"nese.

Gadadhar Biswaa, ( m ), 22, Coal Contractor's Sircar,

Gimi Meah, {m), 30, Hook man.

Coal

&rra-Dhemo Coal Co., Sreemati Mejbinn, {f.\, 16, Coal Ld. CotJl·carrier.

An empty tub became detached from~ set, while being towered oo &ll. ellgine plane. It was derailed at a. junction and in cJTerW.roing struck deceased. He died from hia injuriea the next day. Inspection a~d inquiry made.

Deceased was walking out. of the min;, ~p fh·n haulage incline, behind a set of six tnbs, whea the rope broke and the tubs ran back uport him. He was killed instantly. Inspection and inquiry made.

Deceaaed, in attempting to mount a set of tubs in motion, fell under th• leadin~ tub. He was dragged along the groun:J, and l'eceived injuries whioh provei fatal the following day. Inspection and inquiry made.

At this colliery it is the prac-tice for an attendant to aceompany the trains of tubs as they travel to and from the underground workings. Such attendant is a<leustomed to sit on the frame of the tub to which the hauling rope is attached. Whilst ao employed, deceased waa ron over and sustained injuries to which he succumbed 36 hours later. Inspection and inquiry made.

Deceased, with another man, was pushing a fnll tnb along a level. They suddenly pulled the tub up and were run into by another tub whioh was

. being pushed by two otherlpersons, cdeceased was ornshed between the tubs and received injuries from which he died three days later.

DeceMed was wa.lking out of an incline along the haulage plane, when a set of ~ 6 tubs of ashes was being lowered. A coupling broke and the "set" ran eo away. Deceased was ~truck down before he could escape and sustained · serious injuries to the skull. He died on the way to hospital. two hours later. Inspection and inquiry made.

As an empty tub was being lowered into an e:rcavation, several coils of the rope slipped OI'Or the cheek of the drum. After this alack rope had paid out the sudden stress, when tho tnb was pallad up, broke the rope, the tub then ran wild down the incline, striking deceased and killing her- The drum has sinee been fitted with higher cheeks.

Deceased was assisting the trolley men to lift a derailed tab of coal on to the line, when the tub ran a short distance backwa1·ds and a wheel Jassed over his foot. He sustained a. cam.plund fracture of the sma bones of the foot, gangrene developed and he died in hoepital two and a half dayo later, Inspection and inq!liry made.

Whilst a train of tnbs waa being lowered on a dip haulage elope, a key fell out of one of the croas heads of the haulage engine and the engine g::ot out of conhol. Deceased appears to have been near the crossing at one of the landing places, ready to -assist the ·tub!J in rounding the 'Prve. He was crosbed againat the side of the rood by· the tabs and killed on the apot. Inspection and inquiry made.

Deceased was travelling on a haulage road whil8t the rope wa.e in motion. In attempting to cro3s the road to seek the shelter of a manhole, f:be waa knocked down by the set. She received injuries which terminated £.tally 32 hours later. Inspection and inquiry made •.

.. O'!al DQlll.bor, Date u4 boar ot aeoideot.

140 9th February, 6 .....

I

141 13th March, 6-30 P.l!,

142 'loth April, 6 P,ll, .

14.3 27th April. 8·16.&.1[,

'

144 22nd May, 4 P.ll.

145 Slat May, 8 .&.II.

146 4th July, 9-10.&.1[.

147 27th July, o.ao .....

!48 30th July, 1·30 ......

..

Jfamt and dtaatiou of DliDo,

Kendwadih mine, · (Kuo·kend Section),

Kusunda P. 0., Bihar and Orissa.

Banajora mine, llansjora P. 0 .,

Bihar and Oriaa.

Titulmuri mine, Sijua P. 0.,

Bihar and Orisoa.

Sodepur mine, Sitarampur P. 0.,

Bengal.

Sitalpur mine, Dishergarh_ P. 0.,

Bengal.

Barari mine (J ealgora Section),

Jamadoba P. 0., Bihar a.nd Orissa,

Tikuri mine, Katni P. 0.,

Central Provinces.

Khost mine, Khoat P. 0.,

Boluohistan.

Dishergarh mine, Dishergarh p, 0.

1 Ben~!, ·

APPENDIX 11--comd.

Fatal Accidents, 1917-contd.

)luo.e ofowacr, Name, lh:, age and

occupation of peNOn kUleli,

Caue of acoldent and remarkJ. I Name of ~laeral 'WJ'Gqb&. . 1---------------------------------

SUNDRIES UNDERGROUND-(16 death•.)

East Indian Coal Co., Ld. Domni Mejhian, (f.), 20, Coal Ooal·carrier.

Banojora Coal Co., Ld. Tallie Mnssalmanin (f.), 3:1,

Coal ,

ooaJ.carrier. \

Titulmnri Collieries, Ld. Budhan Dosbad, (m.), 16, Coal Bailin9 coolie.

Bengal Coal Co., Ld. Abbiraon Bauri, (m.), On1etttJr.

22, Coal

Bengal Coal Co., Ld. Sewsaran Gope, (m.), 50, Coal Fitter.

Eaet Indian Coal Co., Ld. Snkur Meah, Coal-cutter,

(m.), 45, Coal

Katni Cement and Indus· Pir Mahomed Khan,(m.), Limestone trial Co., Ld. 32, I'

Pump lt:kalasi.

North Western Railway Raja, Singh, (nr.), 26, Coal 7\-am Mtma!.i.

Equitable Coal Co. Ld. Debi Singh, Ooolt.,

(m,), 56, Co~l

Deceased was standing looking on whilst two miners, standing on l!ltools, were cutting roof ooal. A piece of oos.llargPr than uanal was brought down. and being startled, she ran back, and oollided with the corner of a pillar of cool. She sustained a rupture of the spleen and died about two boors later Inspection and inquiry made.

Deceased was carrying a piece coal, weighing ahont 40 l!is. out of the mine She slipped, lost her balance and fell heavily on her faoe. She sustained serious injuries on the head and died of shock almost instantaneously. Inspection and inq niry made.

Decesoed fell a distance of 17 ,feet from a lev~! tramline into a dip gallery. in which tlocr coal had been e•tracted. He sustalUed a fractund skull and d1ed

, three and half hours later. Inspection and inquiry made.

Deceased was followil)g his employment as an onsetter, when, from oome unknown cause, he fell and sustained a fraotu1 .. d skull, from the effects of which he died shortly afterwards. Inspection and inquiry made,

Preparatory to repai_ring a l~aking 6" steam pi~e jo~t a prop was set under th pipe to support 1t. Wlnle deceased wae ~ehvermg a final blow to the prop, the joint failed completely and be •·ece•ved the full foroe of the steam. He was scalded all over the body and succumbed about two hours later. Inspection and inquiry made. (8BB llepOt't, pave 11.)

Deceased, contrary to orders, went up into an "opening" in which a mass of ru·opped roof coal was lying. Several large pieoes of coal rolled doiYII on top of him,. killing him, instuntly. Inspection and·ioquiry made.

Deceased was killed by au electrio shock whilst starting a. motor for pumping water in a quarry.

Deceaoed was struok 1by a prop whicl! fell down a steep haulage road, from th tub in which it was being lowered into the' mine. He austoined a fracture of the skull. He died shortly afterwards. Inspection and inquiry made.

Deceased wa.a sitting on a masa.~f-.cast iro~ pipeS in a damp situation,·when a bump oarne over the workings and dislodged a prop carrying a lead sheathed oable. The cable co111e in oontao~ ,..th him and he waa eleotroou'ted on th

149 8th August, 5 .....

160 fth September,

6 P,J<,

151 l<loh !leptember, 3P.II.

169 21st October, 8 P,JI[,

158 2nd December, 7-30 P.ll,

154 lOth December, 3·30 P.K.

166 15th January, Nooa.

166 19th January, S·30 p,H,

167 SSrd November, 8·80 P.ll,

168 2bt January, 6·30 ......

109 11th April. 6Mlo

Khost mine, Khost P. 0.,

Baluchistan.

Cenb·al Kurkend mine, Kueunda P. 0.,

Bihar aud Orisaa.

Kajora mine, Ondal P. 0.,

Bengal.

Shampur mine, Mugma P. 0., .

Bihar arid Orisoa.

Ballarpur mine, Ballarpur P. 0.,

Central Provinces,

Khost mine, Khoot P. 0.,

Baluchistan.

Dhobidih mine, Giridih P. 0.,

Bihar and Orissa,

Sodopnr 111ino, · Sitarampur P._O.,

Bengal.

Kbost mine, Khoo>, P. 0.,

Baluohiatan.

Knonnda Nyadih, (Nyadih Section), mine. Kusunda P. 0.,

Bihar and Oriaoa.

Rajhara mine Rajhara P 0.,

Bihar and Oriaoa.

North W eetern Roil way Roz.li, (m.), 24, Coal Carpenter's Coolie,

Central Kurkend Coal Co., J uggernath Tori, (m.), 28, Coal I.d. Ooal-<>utl••·

P. 'E. Guzdar & Co. Ali jan :Meah, ( m. ), 32, Coal Haulage Engineman.

Shompur Coal Co;, Ld. , Manmatho Nath Mnkher- Coal jee, (m.), 23, Fitter.

Sir K&sturchand Daga and Sittaram, the Hon'ble Mr. M. B. Mate.

(m.), 60, Coal

Dadahhoy, C.I.E

North Westem Railway. Lajwar, (•.), Banksman.

39, Coal

SURFACE MACHINERY-(3 deaths).

Bengel Giridih Coal Co., Bikoo Ghatwar, (m.), 26, Coal • Ld. .Svrfa oo coolie.

Bengel Coal Co., Ld. Debu Bunr, (m.), 25, Coal , Engine driver.

North We1tern Railway , Minkoo, (m.), 1<1, -Duat carrier.

Coal ,

SURFACE RAILWAYS AND TRAMWAYS-(5 deaths.)

K.Lnsd.unda Nyadih Collieries, Bhatu Mia, (m.), ' 18, Coal , Hook•""'

Bengal Coal Co., Ld. Pearl Noonis, (e.), 12, Coal , COGloal'ri ....

opot. It wao found that there WIIS"" "dead ~h" on the cable clue to damage caused by the fall -~.f tho pr•11:,.

Deceaoed wao about to fet into 11o tram otanding at a landing on a oteep hnulage road, when a piece o atone was heard fnlliLg down the road. In trying to avoid this danger, he slipped and fell 16,0 feet down the incline. l'nspoction and inquiry made. '

Deceased went inside a fenoed goa£ to get coal. Hearing the roof weighting he ran into safety and accidentally struck his left leg w1th the roint of hio piok, behind the !knee, severing an artery. He died lOt hours later from heart failure due to hamorrage. Inspeotioa and inquiry made.

Decellsed's clothes caught fire at a lam1> in an underground enJrine house. He <lied from his injnriee twelve honrs later. Inspection and inquiry made.

Deceased· went alone to repair defeeti•e joints in a steam pipe, aitna.ted · in a gallery, where a temperature of 112' Far h. was recorded a few dayo afterwards, the air bein!!' found very humid. His bndy wae found the following day olo•e to the p1pe line. It was surmised that he was overcome by the heat and dieiof heat apoplexy. Insrection and inquiry mads.

While walking from the bott<>m of the shaft toiVardo' the underground stureo, deceased's clothing oaoght tire from the open light which he w .. carrying. He died sixteen day• later froru the effects of the bums.

Deceased and anothsr m'ln were railing a tub in a steRp incline, when deceased slipped and fell a distance of about ~00 feet and wae killed, ·

Deceosed was exoanting some gronnd behind a newly erectecl hanlage engine, which was being put under oteam. The Jlywheel of the engine burst, and one of the fragments struck him on the baok. He sns!ained a fractured spine and died fonr bonn later. Inspection and inqniry made.

Deceased was in eharga of machinery, driving a screening plant. His clothea were ciJ.nght by a revolving shaft, and he waa crushed between the shaft and the iloor of the Eugine·honse. He was killed on the opot. Inspection and inquiry made.

Deceased was drawn· into the machinery of a pre•sed fnel factory at the mine and was killed instantly.. Apparently his clolhee were caught in a

wheel•haft,

Dece&.fiPd was riding on the front of a locomotive, whent due to a aanee not de&nitely ascertained, he fell off in front of the engine and was killed out· right. Inspection and inquiry made. ,

, Deceased wao acoidentally run over by a locomotive on the colliery tram line and killed.

Serial aamber. Date and hour of accident. Name aDd altuatlon of mine,

APPENDIX 11-contd.

Fatal Accidents, 1917-contd.

Cause of accident and remarke. Name of owner. N arne, sex, age and

occupation · of penon killed, I

Name or mln:ral wrought.

-----·--------l·----~----1---------~--------~----l--------~~-----------------

160

161•

162

163

164

165

166

167

168

12th May, 6.ur.

4th October, 7 P.ll,

19th December, t ......

lot February, 2·30P.J<,

20th February, 8 P.M.

29th March, SSO.l, II,

5th Apt·il, 3 P, 11.

25th. May, }.3Qp,l(,

7th July, 3P, M,

Duia mine, Manbarpur P. 0.,

Bi~ar and Ori•sa.

Lahorka mine, Katrasgarh P. 0.,

Bihar and Orissa,

Barkui mine, Pencb P. 0.,

Central Provinces.

Sudamdih mine, Bhojudih P.O.,

Bihar aud Oriasa

Hpaungdaw mine, . 'l'•voy P. 0.,

Burma.. Egane Mine,

Tavoy P. 0., Burma.

Widnes mine, TavoyP. 0.,

Burma,

Lutchipur mine, Sitarampur P. 0.,

Bengal.

PMbaung mine, Tavoy P. 0.,

Barilla~

SURFACE RAILWAYS AND TRAMWAYS-(5 deaths). -concla..

Deoeased, who was pushing a tub on the mine. tram line ali~ped and was run over by a tub which was following and whtoh was also bemg pushed. Her foot was crushed and she died three days afterwards.

Bengal Iron and Steel Co. Fulmoni, (f.) 17, I roo • Ld. Oreloader.

Lallorka Coal Co., Ld. J agan Meah, alia• Bah..a Coal • Meah, (m.), 24, Trolley man,

Pencb Valley Coal Co., Boora Christian, (m.), 20, Coal , Ld. Bank•man,

MISCELLANEOUS ON SURFACE.-(14 dealk•)·

Empire Coal Co., Ld. Makunda Monda), (m.), 24, Engin•·kkalaiSie.

Coal ,

Stee! Bros. & Co., Ld. Rahman, Tributor.

(m.), 26, Wolfram

Foucar & Co., Ld. Nazur Ahmed, (m.), 35, Wolfram Firltnan.

High Speed Stool Alloys, Lnm Pan, (m.), 28; Low Wolfram Ld. Kow, (m.), 30, Charcoa

burners.

Lutchipur Coal Company, Sha mbhu Bagdi, (m.), 83, Coal Ld. Mcuo~

I Wagon Pachaang Wolfram Choi Tin, (m.), 27, Min,.., Wolfram Mines, Ld. ·

Deceased was pushing an empty tul from the loading wharf tow~rds a shaft when the tub collided with a loaded tub, running u ncontroll•d m . the oppo~ite direction. The tub was derailed and he fell with it over a bfl~ge

· to the ground, 12 feet below. He lias killed on the spot. InspectiOn and inquiry made.

As four• tubs were being drawn up an incline on the surface, deceased was noti~ed, to be asleep near the tram line. He waa shouted. to and appare~tly got confused, as he walked in the fl'ont of the tub!l, whiCh ran over h1m. He died the following day.

Deceaaed was engulfed in a subsidence of the ourfaoe caused by the sodden collapse of underground workings. Two other persons we•·• slightly injured. Inspection and, inquiry made.

Deceased waa picking out ore from a surface outcrop and w•s killed by a block of earth 4.' X 2' X II', which rolled down and pinned him by the bead.

Deceased was killed by falling into a pump room from a height of twenty f•et.

The two decaesed with another man were forming a chamber in a bill aide for burning charcoal. They formed it too wide and it collapsed and killed them. The other man waa injured.

Deceased took refuge during a violent storm in an arch·way at tl•e top of a abaft. The arch·way waa fenced. The head geer, which wao conatrncted of H. girders

I and stood 35 feet high on a masonry foundation fifteen feet high and was in course of conatraction, was blown over. One of the front legs of the head gear entered the arch .. way and struck deceased, causing injuries, from the effects of which he died li hours later. A woman, who waa also in,the•uph·

I way, waa injured and,ber leg., ... amputated. Inspection and inqmry made.

• Deceased was opening up a new adit on a steep face and wao found dead 40 feet belo10 his "'orking pi!"'•• The ~ause of deotb is u ~kno'l"n, .

169 21st August, .

Hlaygadaung mine, 10 ... ll. Tavoy P. 0.,

Burma.

170 5th September, SeramKur mine, 1 P, ll. Giri ihP. 0.,

Bihar and Orissa.

171 2ncl October, Hermyingyi mine, 12·30 P,M, 'J1avoy P. 0.,

, Burma.

172 11th Ootober, Hermyingyi mine, 10·30 ... ll. Tavoy P.O.,

Burma.

173 21ot October, Suda.mdih mine, 10 p, ... Bbujudih P. 0.,

Bi bar and Ol'issa,

17-l 29th October, Pagaye mine, S P. 11. l'avoyP. 0.,

Btuma.

176 19th December, Zimba mine, 10·30 P. 11, Tavoy P. 0.,

Burma.

Hanclancl Akbar Sha . E. I. Railway Company

Hermyingyi Mining Ld.

Co.,

Hermyingyi Mining Co., Ld. ·

N , Ah. Foke, (m.), S9, Wolfram gooli•.

Sadik Meab, (m.), 26, Coal • Dri1•cr.

Chong-· Fook, (m.), SO, Wolfr.m Tribute sluicing coolie.

Po Lee, (m.), 4", Wolfram 1.'reej'•ller.

Sudamdih Coal Company, Deonatb Bsrhi, (m.), 45, Coal , Ld. · FiremQ,IJ,

Bombay Burma T1·ading Mg. Hpo Hte, (m.), 30, Wolfram Company, Ld. 1. ributor cooli•.

Burma Minerals, Ld, Ah Tyo, (m.), 26, Coolie.

Wolfram

Deceased fell down a steep hill side and reoeived injuries resulting in death.

... Deceased wao cleaning a boiler and was holding an electt·ic portable lamp in his

~Minds for lighting purposes. One of the lamp holder connections csme undone and came in contact with the flame of the lamp, giving him a shook of 250 volts and killing him instantly. '

A gang was sluicing, when exceptionally heavy rain began to fall. They stopp•d sluicing and started cleaning up their box. Dec{ased was raking into the head of the box, stooping down, when the working foce gave way and a rook, weighing about a ton, roBed on him. This roak cn.me from a spot about 20 feet from deceased and from a vertical height of 12 feet. The fall of earth, and the faot that deceased did not hear or see the slip coming towards bim, was probably due to the abnormal rain that was falling at the moment.

• Deceased was killed by a tree, which was being felled and whioh fell prema·

turely.

Deceased was drowned in a fencea boiler tank. It is presume~ that he went there to wash and overbalanoed. The tonk was 50' X 30'x 10' de•p, and the temperature of the water w•• 110° F. Ins~ection and i~quiry made.

Deceased went to work in an abandoned working place and was killed by a mass of earth, which fell on.him.

Deceased was killed by a falling tree, whiob he with three others were in tho act of felling.

I Sorl~ nnmbn I Dolo and honr of accident.

2

3

4

5

.6

7

8

9

I 26th J auuary,

5-30 P.l!o

24th January, 9 P.H.

26th January, 2·40 P.ll[,

28th February, 6 P.K.

9oth Ma>·ch, 7-30A,ll[.

1st April 1917, known.

7th April, 3 A,ll[,

16th May, 5 ~.:![.

19th May, unknown.

un-

APPENDIX 11-contd.

Fatal Accidents, 1917-contd.'

Name ond ollnation of mine, I' Name of owner. l Name, lot, age and

occuplltiOn of person killed,

Name of mineral wrought.

Beason lor

es.olnaion. Cautio of acotdent and romark1.

DEATHS NOT INCLUDED IN THE STATISTICS.-(30 deaths).

Bbowra mine, Jamedoba P. 0.,

Bihar and Oris,.;

Cha.snalla. mine, Bhujudih P. 0.,

Bihar and Odssa.

Choitodih mine, Katraogarh P. 0.,

Bihar and Orissa'

I Eastern Coal Co., Ld. Sukru Ylejhian, (f.), Coal , 22,

Oo~l ca1'ri01'.

Lodna Colliery Co., Ld.' • Gogla Beldar, (m.), S . Coal •

Lutohipnr Coal cd., Ld. Ashu Meah, (m.), 45, Coal • Miner.

(Doongree) Jamadobamine, Tala Iron and Steel Co., Sadai Kurmi, (m.), 18,

Coal , Jam"doba P. 0., Ld.

Bihar and Orissa.

J oyra.mdanga mine, Asansol P. 0.,

Bengal.

Khona Konda mine or J otejanaki mine,

Topusi P. 0., · Bengal.

Sonalibad mine, Jharia P. 0.,

Bihar and Orissa.

Jinagora mine, Jharia P. 0.,

Bihar and Orisso.

Ba.manba.nd mine, Chora P.'o.,

Bengal.

Line coolie.

New Beerbhum Coal Co., Madhuria Turin, (f.), Coal • L~ lL

P. K. Chatterjee

Ramjash Aga1'Walla

Unknown, (f.), 36.

Coal •

Parbat.ia alia• Laoh· Coal , mania M UB!IIuuin, lf.), 20,

Coal carr,·cr.

East Barari Co<~ I Co. Ld. , J ama;,i Rajwar, (f.), Coal • 7.

Bamanband Coal Co. Ld. Unkmown, (m.J, s;;.

Coal •

Not a mining Deceaeed committed suicide by jumping into a well. The well was accident. fenoed. Inspeotion and inquiry made.

, Not employed Deceaaed fell into a tank, 2' 6' deep, and was drowned. lnapection and inquiry made:

Not a mining Deceased was crossing t]le Railway line, while em:pty wagons wer~ being accident. brought in. He was knocked down by a movmg wagon and died two

days afterwards from the injuries received.

Not a mining aocideut.

Deceased, whilst oroseing the line between two stationar:r wagons, with which another moving wagon came into oontact, was crushed between the buffers. He sustained eerioua internal injudes and died about half an hour later. Inspeotion and inquiry made.

• Not employed ueoeased fell into a well, while drawing water, and was drowned. In· spection and inquiry made.

. Not employed

r\ot a mining accident.

, Not em played

Deceased's body was found 8oating on the SUJ•face of' some water standing in an abandoned shaft.. The shaft top was· unfenc10d. In­opeotion and inquiry made. •

Deoeased W&B found in a dying condition lying near the entrance to an opening cntting, which was fenced. l'here were wounds upon her head, !ega and tbigh, and her leg w .. fractured. She died six hours later from internal injury. In all prob•bilrty she crossed the fenoe during the night and fell into the cutting. Inspection and inquiry made.

Deceased fell into an old quarry, oontaining water a'bout 20' fl' deep, and was drowned. Inspection and inquiry made.

N'ot employed :beoeaaed's body was1ound 8oating in an abandoned ehaft, which was in• completely fenced. Inspectien and hlqniry made.

10 20th May, J.akorka mine, Lakorka Co~! Co., Ld. Aupa Kol, (m.), 30, Uoal Not a mining Whilst swil!lming in an W11ter-logged quarry, used for bathing purposeo, 9 P.M. Kfltrasgarh P. 0., Coal cutter. accident. · deceast!d became entangled ii weeds and was drowned. lnspcctior.

Bih n· and Orissa. and inquiry made.

11 27th May, Tirody South mine, Cenhal Provinces Pros· Motl!al, (m.), 7. Manganese Not employed A miner, not knowing deceased. was lyir.g down below, worked away some 2P,M. Tirody 1'. 0., peeling Syndicate, Ld. ot·e at1d two atones, measuring 6q X 6'-' X 4", struck dtJcPased, who die,t

Central Provinces, eight hours afterwards.

12 1st June, Singaram mine, Singaram Coal Syndicate • Hopni Manjhian, (f.), Coal Not employed A JTiece of coal, measuring 2' X 1' X 0' 6' thick, fell fl'Om a height of 5 ..... · Toposi P. 0., 3, . 1 ·feet in a gallery upon deceased, who waa playing Bear her grand-

llengal. mother, and killed her outright. Inspection and inguiry made. .

13 11th June, Sudamdih mine, Sud11mdih Coal Co., Ld. Lalu Bauri, (m.), 2!, Coal • Not employed Deceased fell into a boiler tank, containing 6'-0' of water, and wa• n ...... tlhujudih P. 0., drowned. Inspection and inquiry made.

Bihar and Ori•sa. '

ilrd Jnly, 14 Alkusa (N' orth) mine, Raniganj Coal Aaaosiation, J ainath Lodh, (m.), 4, Coal • , Not employed A coal mhter, on his ret\Ull fr0111 work, bl'Onght with him a caniater 4 P.M. Knsnnda P. 0., Ld. containing a cartrid~e of country gun-powder. He left the canister

Bihat• and Oriasa. in the verandah and •ntered his hut. Shortly after there was an explo· sion, and, rushing out, he found his son, the deceased, near the opeo canister. The child waa severely burnt and died on the following day. Inspection and inquiry made.

16 , 6th July, Hermyin~yi mine, Hermying)i Mining Co., Lazur, (m.), 48, Wolfram Not a mining Deceased was killed by a tree, which fell on to the cooly lines in whioh l-80 A.M. Tavoy . 0., r.d. Coolie, accident. h• was sleeping.

· Burma. en "" 16 4th August, Damagllurtia mine, DamaghmTia Coal Co., Ld. Bowl ~anji, (m.), 16. Coal Not employee! Deceased attempted tn board a train of 16 empty tuba in motion, when

9·80 ... u. Kulti P.O., he misR&d his foothold and fell between two tubs and wns run over. Bengal. He died from his injuries two dayo later. Inspection an.! inquiry

made. ..

17' 8th Auguot, Sudreadih mine, J ainnrai n Ramjaah Agar- Gaya Dos·•dh, (m.), 7. Coal Not employed Deoeaaed was drowned in a boiler feed water t~nk, the fencing of which 7 ..... Nnwagarh P. 0., walla. , was in disrepair. Inspection and inquiry made.

Bihar and Orissa.

18 11th August, Golukodih min•, N. M, Chowdhmy & Co., Amba Bhuiya, (m.), 8, Coal Not a mJnmg Dece,.ed whilst at play, on an East Inian Railway oidiug, wao rna over 8 A.M. .Jhn.ria P. 0., . Loading cooli~. aeoident. during hand shuntiog operations, and auatained injuries to which h~

Bihar and Ori-aa. auccnmbed in hospital a few hours later, Inspection and inquiry made. ~

lO 11th August, Sata.k mine, Central India ltiniog Co., Snnderia, (f.), 6·6. Manganeoe Not employed Deceased was found drowned in a fenced pit. 2 P.J<, Kampteo P. 0., Ld.

Central Province•

10 2tlth August, Slnid ih mine, Sinidih Coal Concern Megwa ~huiya, (m.), Coal , Not employed Dece&Red was tlaying in the shade beneath an East Indian Railway 8·15 P.M. Katr&Rgarh P. 0 .. o, wagon, whic his parent. were loading with coal. A second wagon was

.Bihar and Orisas. pushed againot the wagou, and the impact moved the latter a few feet, The child was atruck on the head by the under frame, and killed Gil.

j~ the spot. Inspection and inquiry made.

~1 19th 5eptember, Fari"'t"ur mine, Poniati Coal Concern Biawanath Manjhi, Not a mining While an empty wagon was being bend shunted on a siding, it collided

t.: 8·45 P,M, Charanpur P. 0., (m.),46. aooident. with another wagon aud deceased was caught between the bullera and Bengal. .Sirdu.r. crushed to death. Inspection and inquiry made •

I . So rial number. Date and hour of aociden t.

I I

22 24th September, 11 A,H. .

23 26th September, llAH.

2-1 27th September, unl:nown.

25 lOth October, 2 P.M.

116. 17th October, 3 P.H,

27 13th November, 1·30 p,l[,

28 27th Novembe1·, 44.1[,

29 8th December, 6·30 .... )!,

oo 28th December, lOP,H.

'

APPENDIX 11-concld.

Fatal Accidents, 1917 -concld.

Namo aDd sltuallon of mine. I 'Name or ownor. Name, so:.:, age and

occupation of person killed. I

Name of mineral/ wrought,

Be aeon ,., exclusion.

DEATHS NOT INCLUDED IN THE STATISTIOS.-(30 deaths).

EgArcoor mine, New Chirkunda Coal Co •. Punia :Bhemin, (f.), Coal Not employed Mugma P. 0., 2}.

:Bihar and Orissa .

Kanbouk mine, Kanbauk (Burma) Wolfram Yan Tee Chaung, (m.), Wolfram Not a mining 'l'avoy P. 0., Mineo, Ld. 89, acoident.

Burma. Coolie.

Jotejanaki mine, P. K. Chatterjee Gonri Kori, (f.), 35. C·>al Not employed Toposi P. 0.,

Bengal.

Ganhudih mine, Sosi Bhusan Banerjee Josada l'laloio, (f.), Cool Not employed Jharia P. 0., 85.

Bihar and Orissa.

Isabella mine, Nowagarh P. 0.,

Isabella Coal Co. Fagni Bhuiyoni, (f.), 2.

Coal ~ r Not emph;ycd

llihar and Onssa. . S1mctoria. mine,

Deshgararh P. 0., Bengal.

Bengal Coal Co., Ld. Habid Meain, (f.), 4. Coal Not employed

Moheshpur mine, M. K. Khanna Mahabal Singh, (m.), C.oal Not a mining Katrasgarh P. 0. 33, aocident.

Bihar and Orissa. Overman.

Aw1a.jeri mine, Balaghat P. 0.,

Central Provinces.

Messrs. Byramji &Co.

Pestonji J ungan, (f.), 23. Mangane~e Not emplo)•ed

Taungpih. mine, Quah Cheng Guan Lum Wah, (m.), 24. Wolfram Not a mining Tavoy P. 0., aooident.

Burma. I \

.

Cause of accident and remarks.

Deceaeed was run over by a loaded tub while croseing a surface tram• line, and killed inetantaneouoly. The tub was running uncontrolled on a grade of 1 in 24. Inspection and inquiry made.

Deceaeed was drowned in an old excavation,

Decessed'• body wao found Boating in a feed water tan~. As s~e was subject to epileptic fits, it is surmised that she had a se•znre while bathi.ng. Inspection and inquiry made.

Deceased, whilst suffering from depression, due to illneso, ~umped ioto an old water·logged shaft and·was drowned. Inspection and inquiry made. 0)

Decea<ed, w}ilst at play, fell into a boiler tank, measuting 0

IO'xl5' x 4' deep, and was drowned. Inspection and inquiry made.

Deceased was pl':fng w.ith a 10' x 5" steam puma; which wns otan~in g on the groun preparatory to beio'f. despato ed to another.coll10r y when it fell over on its side, pinning er beneath it and kilhng he outright. Inspection and inquhy made.

The. mine office oaught fire and deceaaed was burned to death.

receaaed fell into a mine, which was full of water, and wao drowned.

Deceased, while drowned.

d1·awing water ~rom a well, overbalanced and wa

.

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APPENDIX II •.

Table No.2.

Statement of fatal and serious accidents in and about mines regulated by the Indi!\n Mines .Act, 1901, durin'g the year 1917.

PJIOVJlfCB,

.Auam

.B&luchist&n

1lengal

District and mineral field.

( Lakhimpur

·i NagaHills

l Sibsaga1·

( Kalat • .

,. Loralo.i, Lora.lai .~ . I Quett&, Pis~in

l Sib~ Khost,

TOTAL

TOTAL

_r Bankura, Raniga.nj

·~ Birbhum

. L Burdwan

TOTAL

t FATAL ACCIDENTS. BEBIOUB ACCIDENTS, DBATn•IU.TB PJIB

'll ~ NVliBKa o• 1,000 ••••o•• :;;i- NvxBEB o• ~ PBJIBO.NS S&BlOUBL% ll».Pl.OYBDo

a~ DBA.TBI,

~~ ~3 IMJUII.BD.

g'l! .,;

1 .,; !.S ~ ~

.,,; t.2' ~~ f

.. i

.. ... 01i i =~ ! e ~ ~ ~

.! ta ou "lil .. .. ~~ &:lt-d' .. ~~ $-.;

~ t ~ "a! • ~ ~ j ~= ~~

a;; i 'ii j;;l,e

~! ·- .. :!l :!l ;§0.!. :z. "' ,:;- .. .. A.-COAL.

2,579 18 24 24 77 78 so 1S·2? 9·81

384 2 2

28

---- ------ --- --- ------ --- --- --- --- --2,941 18 24 24 79 74 8 82 12-45 8·16

125

18 2 2 200·00 .... 111'11

_;~~-~~~~~~~~~~~~--;4 8··~6 8·19

955 I' 7 8 4 4 '· '11·58 2·s7 s·s8

100

32

.. I ... I

38 453 29 32 3 35 36 82 7 89 1•33 ____:!!.. ~

3:.585 --;--; Ia ~ ~ -; --7 -; 1•88 •21 ·91

·-'--------r-l-----r-n-.k-.-,.-.-- ---·- -----.--- -- --~-- ----1- --

1 1 Romgarh 4,170 2 1 1 I 1 2

: dJihar and Orissa Ranigauj

Palamau, Daltonga.nj

Hazaribogh ·i Giridih • ~.916 2 17 ' 14 3 17

I lJhoria •

Ma.ubhum, Jharia.

d

I

'29 ·so

948 2 2 4 3• 4 1•76 2·62 2·11

79,452 59 61 69 55 38 19 .57 I 1•23 •27 •87

9,010 8 8 5 1-79 ·89 I

862 1 2 2' 2'61 1•16

Samb&lpnr., Hingir-Rampur

Sonthal Parganas, Jainty

Raniganj t 542 •

:: : I . ·, -----.-----------~-

--------/-1·------T_o_T-AL-- 105,910 ~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~~ ~~ _·2_7 -·-78-

~entml Provinces r Chanda, Ballarpur •

Chhindwars, Pench Valley ., 1,192 2

1,680

I Naraingbpur, Mohpani

L Yeotmol

1,357

16 -------TOTAL

2

7

2

8

5

8

7

7

7 298 1•68

1 I 8 5·53 2'41 4•76

2 8 1'22

_ .. _. _ ... ___ ... ___ ... ___ ... ___ ... __ .. _. 1-..::.:....... _._ .. __ ._ .. _

10 16 15 3 18 . 3·68 •67 2·69 ,...., ______ , _______ -----------__ I ___ _ lrort.h-West ~ Frontier Hazara 14 I

11 10

an jab

8·31 2'40

t-Prc_•i_n•_•·-----l~----------l----·· ___ ... ___ ... _~_ ... _1_._ .. ____ 1 __ .. _·_.---r--r---

[

Jhelum 885 2 2 1 I . ...... . " ......... - -j··· -~- ........ .

--------l~!· G-Sh-:-~-pu_:_T_O_T_.A._L_(:-:-:-,--:-I--~-5-::-:-: ~ -~ ·~ ~ ~ ~ ~" I '~I: ~I ::

62

_APPENDIX 11-contci. _...._ ___ .;..,..

Table No, 2-contci.

Statement of fatal and serious accidenta in and abo ut mines regulated by the lndinn Mines Act, 1901. during the year 1917-contd. -

Paon•e~•.

Bihar and Ori"a •

Dlatrlc\ and mineral fteld.

r Bbagalpur •

I Gaya •

• ~ Hazaribagh •

l Mongbyr •

Sambalpur

i 'll tb 9i •'ll •r;-e-a. •S

~i .. 14

2,511

12,499

1,106

122

FATAL ACCIDENTS,

NuKnsa o•

i:i DB.l':rKBo ... .,; .,;

l .. =~ § ~ 'O'g ~ ~ ~ ~ 4i ~ ~ l c.:l .. .8 i " .. .. .. B.-MICA.

3 3

SERIOUS ACCIDENTS. DB.lTK•BJ.TU ~"••

~ Nvxnn o• 1,000 PBJIIOK& .BBIOifl BJl:IIOVBJ.% BU.LODio

IlflV&BD.

H .,;

t 1 1!3 'li 1

,...; . •il g a~ l 'll-a t. ~ ~ - t. =~ -e~ ~ j ll~l ~ ii ~t :.s iil .., ""' .. ... ·- .. ...

2 s -39

------- ------ --- --- --- ------ --------16,252 s 8 8 8 1 4 ·SO •18

------1 ·-------j·-'-----j--·1---- ---- -------- -- --

Mad1110 ( Nel\ore

'L Salem

ToT.u.

3,739•

163

2 2 2

1

2 ·70

---- --- ------ ------ --------- --- --- --3,892 2 2 2 8 8 8 •69 ' ·&1 -----·J------+---1----------------------

Bajpntana • [ Ajmer·Merwara

L Beawar

371

14 I ,

-----------r-------. --------385

------j-------1-------------------------GBAND TOTAL (IIIIOA) 20,529 6 5 7 6 '1 •38

--'------'-----L--1--------C.-MANGANESE,

B_o_m_b_•_Y _______ •1 _~_•_no_h_M_•h_•_l_• _____ ~ _ .. _. _/--=- _. _ .. _. ___ .. _._, __ s ___ 1 ___ a_~~_ .. _. ___ .. _·_

Contl'al P1·ovinoes.

( Balaghat I I Bhandara

• ~ Chhindwara ,

I Jabalpur

L Nagpnr

TOTAL

6,145

540

2,069

13

- 1

::: I 1

•1 2

1

1

2 2 •61 •48

~ _._ .. _ --- __ ... _ --_ .. _. ___ .. ___ .. _.- __ .. _. ___ .. _-___ .. _. ___ .. _.-12,897 4 •10 ·08

-------1---------------------------------Madras • Viugapatam .· 203

------1-------- ----~ ----- ------------GRAND TOTAL (MANGANBBB) 13,978 7 6 7 •09 •07

Coutml Province• Jabalpur-Xatni l,'i97t

D.-LIMESTONE. -----~--c---11 1, .. , 11 ·75 ·5~

------1------~~1·--- ---'----'---'---'-- ------------

Panjab

Burma •

( Jhelnm 1

• ~ Mianwali 1 L Shahpnr

E.-SALT.

916 I 6 3

I ... I

• r . 92 .. : ... ... ... ... .... ... ... . ... I ... ... 89

GRAND TOTAL !SALT) J---~-- --- . 1- ____._ 1 1,oo7 ... ... I ... · .:. s -a-,--a~--5 . ... - ... - ...

• Mogok (Rubiu, etc.) I

F.-GEMS. --~---_ --

1•245 1 ... I .,. I ... I 2

• Includes labour figures for Ccntl'al Province~, Fullen Earth. f lucludee labour figurea for Mndraa, Samarekite.

1 I 2 , ...

63

"\~-----

Table No, 2-oontd.

Statement of fatal and serious accidents in and about w,ines regulated by the Indian Mines Act, 1901, during the year 1917-contd.

Paovuroa.

Bihar and Orissa

Panjab

Diatrict and mineral fteld.

• lllonghyr

{

Gurdaapur

• Gurgaon

Kaugra

t "il ]~ s-a .., ·~ ~~ ~i .. ~~ ..

161

11

143

306

FATAL ACCIDENTS.

i Nvvnaov

f~ DJU,TB!I,

~1 ] ~ il. 2

~~ ..

J ~ . ~ ..

"' ::! u "' ~

SERIOUS .&CCIDBNTB,

NUWIBB o• I'BIIOlfl 8BB101JIL'I'

UI'JIJ'BBD.

-= ~ Jl [ ; g&.c

j ! 1l ~-a]"

.,;

DU.TH•U'l'. PR8 ],00() PBBBOBI

Blll'LOJ"Uo

i l i t

~

-----'-------!--------~----I-----TOTAL ·460 ••• ..• I ... ... ·... ... ... ... ... ... _··_·-

-------~I-G-R_A_N_D_T-OT_A_L-(S_L_A-TB_)_·!--6-1...:~-~ -----1~1----- --___ ---___ - ... I ... ==--li--GOLD.

Bhar and Orilll& Singhbhum

Madra& Auantapur . 1.:::.1--=; -=;I~--=;~~~~ 8·21 ___ •

1

8-96

I-G-R_A_N_D __ TO_T_.!.L_(_G_OLD-) --l--1-,8-8_7_ --7-~ ... 7 11 8 81 11 7·69 I ... 3·71

----------I---------I I.-IBON OBE. ---------~--

•(Puri. 22 j·--

Biha.r and Orieaa { L Singhbhum 1,676 1 . .. 1 I 1 2 ... 2 2 ... 2·04 ~-68

TOTAL ~ --1---.. -.- --1-~--1---2-~ --2-~--~---.. -.- 1·95 •08

-------1---------l---------~----r---------r---1

Jtajputana A.jmir-llle1-wora • - • ... ... ·I --· . \ ... ... ... ... I ... .. ... "' ,_G_R_A_N_D_T_O_T_A_I_. -(lB-ON_O_BB-)I--1-,6-0-6-I---11~ ~--1-~--1 --2 I~ -2- 2 I~ 1·96 I •62

J.-WOLFRAM.

IJihar and Orisaa • Singhbhnm 37 r-· 1 I ... 1 1 ... ... ... .. ... ... 27·08

------~1--------'---1-----·-------------------

~ Burma

Madrae •

r Mergui

·i Tavoy

l Tbotou

TOTAL

8,::: 11~ --~0 : 1:- 2: --~1 1: 2: ~:;1 :::: :::: 1,018

10,339 19 -;~--;---;-~;---; ~ 1·77 1·071----;-.

-I-G-R_A_N_D __ TO_T_A._L __ (_W_o_L_··J--1-0,-87-6-I--20 ~~-----;-~I-;-----;---; ~-89 2·171 2 02

~, ----~-----~~--K--MAGNESITE.

Salem 1,316 I~::_!~/_--_· ~~~- 1

1

----------I---L.-CRROMITE. ----~-- --------

. Zhob o• I ... ... .. . 1 ... 1 2

1

... J 2 ... '" 11 .. ·

Bn.luchlsta.n 1--,.....-

-===-..:...........:~ -------~-r--IB-ih_._··_n_d_o,_i .. _· ___ t:·~, ~n~") : :-:::---.:.- --·::-~----.::-1---·-, \-···_21_:::-~-----, ~~~:1_ .. :_-

• lncludealabour figures for 1tfatlraa, Silver.

64l

·APPENDiX U-contd.

Table No, 2--<>onc!d.

Statement of fatal and serious accideats in and about mines regulated by the Indian Mines Act, 1901, during the year 1917-concld.

"' Diatrlet and lllineral fleld.

Bihar and Oriua Singhhhnm

Central Province& Jabal pur

{ Manbhnm Bihar and Oriesa

Palamau

TOTAL

Central Provinces Jabalpnr

N.-BAUXITE.

SERIOUS ACCIDENTS,

NvuBB:RoJI l>li:B80lf8 SSBIOUBLY

UI'JVBBD.

DJU.TD:•BA.Tlf PBI 1,000 PBRSOlf&

Blll'LOl:BD.

46 I ... l ... I ... I ... _____ .... __ __!._~--11----1---------

0.-CLAY.

282 1 1 ... I 1 ... ... ..• ... 8·00 ... 4·81

,..-- --288 ... ... ••• . ... ...

~~ ~~~ : ~-=-- : ~. j... ~:~3 -------1------..,..----1--~-------- --- c-------

000 I ... -Delhi Delhi, .

GRAND TOTAL (CLAY) __ 5_8_5-+1--1-'-1--1-'1---.. -'-~---1 --~- --1---.. -.- --1 -2---63---.. -.- -1--7-l-__ __l__!. ___ !___L ___ ! __ ------1--

P.-GALENA.

Central Proriucea Drug 20 I ··· I ... I .. , I ... ____ __.L _ _L _ _:_ __ , __ --:---~1---

- Q.-TIN.

Bu.rma I Mergui (Maliwen)

• Ta.voy • •

L Tbaton

GRAND TOTAL (Tn•)

Madras Kurnool

GRAND TOTAL (ST:UTITB).

B.-YELLOW OCHRE.

f ...

.: = .:: ·:.L_ :: :: ·:: : :: ::: :: ----;;:--... 1~-.. -1 ... -... -... \-... -... -~-=-~-...

R.-STEATITE. ----~-- --~--~ Central Provinces Jaba.lpur 284 / ------1--------1----l--1--l-1-~-+l_ .. _· -!-1_1 J_ .. _· _ .. _. _ .. _. _ .. _. 5·7~ ... 3·52 191_ ... I_ ... _ ... _ ... _ ... _ ... ,~_ ... __ ... l=t.. .. . _R_•_i_p_u_t·-·-·-----·l-~-j·_·•_r-_M_•_rw_•_"' ______ , ___ 15-I-._ .. _!I_ .. _·-J-_ .. _· J._·_··_ ~--·-· ~~_ .. _·_ ~ _._ .. _1 ... ... .

818 I 1 I 1 I ... I l ... ..~ _ ... ___ ... _ 5·241 ... I~ ,-,

-~--~-~cl~-=--· r.---J-... 1292\:x;- as so• 1·ao ~~

65

APPENDIX 11-:-co!'td•

Table No.3,

Statement of fatal accidents in mines regulated by tg,e Indian Mines Act, 1901, d~Ying the year 1917, classified according to the age and sex: of the workers.

I'JJJIBBJ.4o PBOVIlfCB AlfD HINBRAL ~IBLD,

NUMBER OF DEATIIS,

:Bnow G.IOUI'D.

i ~ ; .. = .~ ..

1

'0 l J 1 i j j i i :a~~ j;: :a! i~

---------1 ---------- -~-- _l___ ... _ -"--~- ! _l__ _L_~_ ..

-

CoMo . . . '

r Assam, La.khimpur ', 18

I 11------------1---1

Baiuchistlln .ILoralai

I

1

24 ... ...

2 ... ...

24 ... ... ... .. . 24

---- ----' 2 ... ... ... .. . I I

I I

l Sibi, Khoat .6 5 ... ... 5 1 ... ... 1 6

----------1-------

TOTAL BALUCHISTAN 7 7 7 8

1-------'-----------Bengnl; Ra.nigo.nj 29 27 5 ... 32 8 ... ... 8 85

I -- -- -- --~-.---- --

('Palamau, _])altongtlnj 1 ... ... ... . .. 1 ... .. . 1 1

I I .. 1 Giridih 2 1 1 ... 2 1 . .. ... 1 s

Bihar I

I o"~d 1 Jhnria, Hazaribagh 2 1 ... . .. 1 1 ... . .. 1 2 rJssa. _

. ~ \ Jharia, :Ma.nbhum 59 51 9 1 61 8 ... . .. 8 69

I l Ma.nbhutn, Ra.nigag.j • 8 8 ... . .. 8 ... ... .. . ... 8

I

I 7 7

', rcband& •

Central Provinces ~I Chhindwan • ' . I

7 1 8

I LNarainghpur 1 1 ... ... 1 ... ... ... I ... I --------------1 1---

1 "'"' ,_,u _ _,, WI w w , ... •. ~ n

li-P-u-.j.-b.-J-h.-,u-m--~-~--.-: _ , ~r-=-1--- --

2

ToTAL CoAL 188 181 15 1 147 16 .... I ... 16 163

•

..

66

Table No. a-ncld.

Statement of fatal accidents in mines regulated by the Indian Mines Act, 1901, during the year 1917, classified according to th~ age and ~ex of the worket·S-concld. ·

Paonw011 A.•» •••••.u. .I:ILD•

NUMBER OP DEATHI.

ABOVB QKOUND.

f i ! ~

s s 5 ~ I i ~ t ! i ; '; ! ~ = .i - • .i 1:1 .... Q) • ~

! ~ ~ ~ i ~ i ~- ~ i

--~------ri-B-iha-.--•• -d_o_n-.... -.-H-•_oan_·_b_ag_h_-1-....:::..._s+--'--s ~ -"-~ _ .. _~~~~ : ~-

Mto~ • 'li-M-o-dru-.-N-ol-lo-re------l---2 --2 f--- -· _' ~~·· I_·_··-= TOTAL Ml~ 6 6 6 li

1--1·--l------1-----

lll.&l<GO'IIBB • Central Provinces, Chhindwara • \ 1 1

----,1-----~--------

LIKISTONB • Cont.ral Pronnceo, Jabalpur 1 1

--------'"-1_ _____ _:_ ___ -- -------------- ----

Central Provinceo, Jabolpur 1 1

------1-------1----------------

GOLD , • 1\!adr&~~, Anantapur 7 7 7 7

-------1----------1---1--1--1------1--------

IDo• Oaa • · • Bihar and Orisu, Singbbhum •

_______ , ________ _, ___ -1----------- ____ . ---

WOLPBAK

CL'-Y

.{Mergui

• Burma Tavoy

TOTAL BtrBKA

1

18 10 10 9 9 19

---1-- ----·- ---------- _..___ ~ ro ro ro ~ ro

1--------1·--1--1------------ --Bihar and Orisea, S!ughbh•m , 1

J---------1--------------------TOTAL WoLPBAll , . 20 10 10 11 11 -21

..• , Bihar and Orissa, Manbburu _____ ..:...__

GRAND"lOTAL (ALL 1\!INER!LS) 176

67

APPENDIX 11-•l<l.

Table No. 4.

Statement of fatal accidents in mines regulated by the Indian Mines Act, 1901, during the year 1917, classified according to caus9 of accident.

Coal , 60 34 10 3

Clay 1 1

Gold 0 7 1

ron · •. 1

Limestone • 1

Manganese • 1

MioR 5 1

Steatite

Wolfram 20 1 11)

4 19

.. I ... I

1

l i

I 14.

1

D:ll.'l'B•U.U ••• 1,000 ftJIIO.IJIKI'LOID.

1 J

11 169 1'65 •21 1'05

1 2•53 1'7'1

9"11

1 1

1 •75

1 • '()9 ·or

·38 ·24.

3'14

10 21 1•89 2•17 2•02

.68

APPENDIX III. . . ~~r . ..:

PROSECUTIONS UNDER .. ~~~ INDIAN :MlNES ACT, 1901.

·Statement of prosecutions instituted under the Indian Mines .Act, 1901, during the · year 1917. ·

.

\

. NuU\bcr Nnmberof Number Numbers of rules and st~ctlons of the Act

RBII:.Qu. PBOVIlfCB, DIStrict, of persons _oouvictcd. O~>lltravenod. prosecutions, prosecuted.

----

rl Manbhum '

1 3 2 Section 20, Rule12 of Notification No. ProceediDga 864-68-20, dated lOth :.lat·oh 1904. in1tituted ia

I - 1916.

I Do. 1 2 1 Section 15 (2) of the Indian Mines Act, 1901.

Ditto.

- I Do. 1 3 3 Section 20, Rule i2 of Notification No. Ditto.

I 86£·68- 20, dated 10tb Maroh 1904.

Do: }' l .

1 Section 20, Rule 1 of Notification No . . 11793-103, dated 30th December 1908.

Do. 1 2 2 Section lS (1), Rule 46 of Notification ..r.··· I ·•· No. 2968-82, doted 21st Aprill906, and

I Rule 7 of Notification No, 864.·68-20, dsted lOth March 1904.

... I lJo . ~oction 20, Rules .. I I . .2 2, 3and7of Noli·

' firation No. 864·68--2,0, dated loth

I March 1904, and Rule 2 of Noti6oation No. 11793-103, dated 30th December

I 1908. ..

I Do. 1 2 1 Section lS (1) t'6ad with Rule 47 of I Notifirat.ion No. 2968-82, dated 2lat

I Aprill906.

I .. .. .. Do. 1 2 2 Section 20, Rule 2 of NotifiCllltion No.

and Orio~.J Jl/93-103, dated 30th December

- 1U08, &nd Rule• 2 (b)amll9 of Noti· . _Bihar, fication No. 864-68-20, dated lOth . , March 1904. ·

I Do. 1 1 1 l:!ection 2,0, Rule 2,0 of Notification

No. 864-68-20, dated loth Maroh 1904. ; -

I Vo. 1 1 1 Section 20, Rule 1 (c) of Notification

No. 864·68-20, dated loth Maroh 1!!04, and Section 13 (1) read with rules 46 and 47, of Notific•tion No. 2968·

I 82, dated 21st Aprill906. ·

I Do. 1 1 1 !'cotion 2(1, Rule 19 of Notification No. 864·68-20, dated lOth March 1904.

I I Do. 1 1 't Section 20, Rule 7 of Notification No.

864·68-20, dsted lOth March 1904.

I .

I Do. 1 lJ 2 Section 20, Hnlee 3, '1 and 19 of Notification No. 86~-68-20, dated

I - _ lOth MarchJ.90~. -Do. 1 1 1 Section 20, Rule 12 of Notification No.

864·68-2,0, dated lOth March 1904.

I Do. -; 1 1 1 Section 13 (1) t•ea<l with "Rule 46 of Notification No. 2968-82, dated 21st Apt·il 1~06.

!i ' . .

Do. 1 1 ... Secti6if20, RuL> 1 of N otifintrtion No. Withdrawn • 5072-113, dated 1st July 1916.

Do. I 1 ... Ditto. ditto. Ditto •

'6'9

APPENDIX IU.,--concld. " ~ ~ ~. . .

PROSE(JUTIONS U~DER THE INDIAN MINES ACT, 1901-concld.

Statement of prosecutions instituted under thA Indian Mines Act., l\101, during the year 1917 -poncld.

Paovil'I'CB. I Dlsttirt. ~f of persons N'lmber NumbE'I'I ol rules and st>ctlona of tho Act R•KUIKI.

prosecutions, prosecuted, COD'iicted. contrnvo~oed.

Nu:o.nber Number

, ---- -----.

r Burd.w.an 1 1 I Section 20, Rule· 19 of No~i&oation No.

I 864-68-20, ~ated 10oh March 1904,

I Do. 1 1 1 Ditto. ditto.

I Do. 2 2 Sectinn 20, Rule 12 of Notifioati.>n No.

I I

86i·68-2u, dated lOth Mar<·h 1904. . . Jlengal . ~

1 1 1 Seotion 20, Rules 1, 7 and 14, of Do.

1 Notifiration No. 864-08-20, dated lOth March 1904.

I Do. . 1 1 1 Section 1& (2) and Rule 2 (e) of N otifica· l tion No. 864-68-20, dated lOth March 1904 ..

-,. I Do. 1 3 . .. :1 Section 20, Rule 1 of NotificP.tion No. Withdrawn.

L &072-113, dated 1st July 1916.

• I .Madras Nell ore 1 1 1 Seotion 20, Rule 17 of Notification No.I

6436-1&2, dRted 2nd Se!'tember 1911 1 and Rule 8 of N otitication No. 11793-~ 103, dated 30th December 1908.

- . -

-

I .

. . . -

I

No.1 Circle.

TO

APPENDIX IV.

MISCELLANEOUS.

Statement No. 1.

List of Inspection Circles.

No. a Circle.

1. All mines in Bihar and Orissa except mines in tho district ·of the Santhal Parganas and snob mines in the district of Manbhum as lie east of a line drawn from mile \75 on the Bengal Ne.gpur Railway to mile 169 on tbe Gra.nd Trunk Road and continued in a straight line across the district.

1. All mines in Bengal.

2. Such mines in Bihar and Orissa as lie in the district of the Santhal Pal'gahi~S and in the district of Me.ubhum east of a line drawn froiD mile 175 on the Bengal Nagpur Railway to mile 169 on the Grand Trunk Road and continued in a straigh• line across the distl·ict. 2. All mines in Baluchista.n.

3. All mines in the North· West Frontier Province. 3. All mines in -~ombay.

4. All mines in the Punjab.

5. All mines in Rajputana.

6 . .All mines in Assam.

4. All mines in the Central Provincea. ·

5. All mines in Madraa.

6. All mines in Burma.

Statement No, 2.

List of holders of certificate& os mana~ers of coal mines in British India.

(<>) Certilcateo granled to holders of English CertlnCt>tes of competency.

FIRST CL&SS.

No. of No. of NA.KB. Indian })ate of Indian certificate. English Date of English certificate.

certificate. certificate .

.. Yon ng, Robert 210

1

5ih December 1917. 3422 15th June. 1909.

(6) Certificate. of competency.

FIRST CLASS.

N.uur. No. of Date of certificate. ee~tificate. Ruu.axs.

I

Ill artin, Cyril Laing . 92 4th April1917. \

Carapiet, Gregory George . 93 Ditto .

Banerjee, Jad11 Gopal 94 .Ditto.

Thompson, John . . 95 Ditto •

Ghose, Hrishikesll . . 96 Ditto .

Dholakia, Jhaverill\1 K. . . 97 Ditto .

Roy, Harish Chandra . . 98 Ditto . F

Roy, Upend!"& Nath . 99 Ditto .

Pea•·Cfl, Abraham 100 Ditto.

71

APPENDIX IV-eonld.

MISCELLANEOUS-contd.

Statement No. a~conc!d.

List of holders of ce~tifi.oa~es as managers of coal mines in British India-conola.

Lyon, Horace Alber~

Aukim, E. Burton

Ghosh, Bhola Nath ,

Walker, Terence George

Mukherjee, Indu Bhusan

Morgan, John

Sircar, Haridaa

Banerjee, Shiabir Kumar

Hatton, A. R. ·•

Ghosh, Kristo Dhone

Nag, Durgapado

NAl!B.

(b) Certificates of compelency-conc/cl,

SEcOND CLASS.

No. of I J'Ortificate •. Dale of certificate, .

133 4th April 1917.

134 Ditto.

135 Ditto.

136 Ditto.

137 Ditto.

138 Ditto.

139 Ditto.

140' Ditto.

141 Ditto.

142 Ditto.

143 Ditto.

(c) Certificates of service.

FIRST CLASS.

II No: of I Dale of certiftcale. certificate. I

BIKAUI,

BBliABI<8.

---· 1---.. -----1----~ramno, Luis Enrico Val ·I 141 I 13th February 1917.

----------------------~·------~'------------~--------------(d) Certificate of aervice.

SECOND Cuss.

I No. of Data of certificate. RBKABAS, NAl!B. certificate.

'

Nnthuji, Hari~ingji 191 4th April 1917.

72:.

APPENDIX IV-:-POJ'I<i,

MISCELLAN EOUS-conti.L

Statement No.3.

List of Universities and Colleges approved by the Governor-General in Councill for the purposes of Rules 32 and 33 under the Indian Mines Act 1901.

Name of Institution and Degree or Diploma. · Date.

Univei'Sity of Birmingham in respect of its Degree of. B.Sc •. in 11th June lll04. Mining and Diploma jn Mining.

University College of Bristol in respect of its Senior Diploma in 16th. September 1904. ~ining.

University of Cambridge in respect of its Diploma in Mining 6th June 1905.-Engineering.

University of Durham in respect of its Degree of B.Sc. in Mining 21st Decem be» 1903. Durham College of Science in respect of its Diploma. in Mining . 29th June 1904. University of Glasgow iu respect of its Degree and Diploma in 28th September 1904.

Mining. Glasgow and West of Scotland Technical College in respect of its 28th June 1904.

Diploma in Mining. . Universitl of Leeds in respect of its Degree of B.Sc. in Mining 21st Novemb;r 1904.

and Diploma in Mining. . University of London in respect of its B.Sc. Degree in Mining· 9th June ll!Oa.

for Internal Students, subject to the Degree being endorsed by the University with a certificate of four months' practical ex-. perience in a mine.

University of London in respect of. its B.Sc. Degree in Mining 7t? August 1906: for External Students, subject to the Degree bein!\' endorsed by the University with a certificate of four months' practical ex-perience in a mine. - ·

lloJ a.l School of Mines in respect of its Associa.teship in Mining , 24th March 1004. University of Oxford in respect of its Diploma H. for Colliery 11th l<'ebruary 1905 •.

Engineers (in Sci~ntific Engineering and Mining subjects}. l;nivei·sity CoHege of Sheffield in respect of its Diploma in 15th July 1904.

Mining. University Coll~ge of South Wales and Monmouthshira in 1·espect· 19th Apr111904.

of its Diplom:t in Mining. ·· Wigan Mining and Technical College in respect of. its Diploma 26th. August 1904.

in Mining. . . Civil Engineeril1g College, Shibpur, in respect of its Diploma in 22nd February 1907 ..

Mining. " Merchant Venturers' Technical College, Bristol, in respect of its 5th October 1905.

Diploma. in Mining Engineering. Victoria University of Mancbester iu resp~ct of its Degr€e and 14th February 1906,

Certificate of Mining. University College of Nottingham in respect of its Diploma. in 28th March 1906,

Mining Engineering. University of Sheffield in respect. ·of its Degree of Bachelor of 30th June 1906.

Engineering (Miniug-). Heriot- Watt College in respec1r of its Certificate in Mining 16th January 1908.

Engineering. Calcutta U niverRity in ·respect of its Degree of Bachelor of 24th Septembe1· 1910.

Engineering in the B1·anch of Mining Engineering. Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, in respect of its 22nd February I 913.

Diploma in Mining Engineering. Columbia University, New York, in respect of its Degree of 13th March 1915.

Engineer of Mines .. California University, United States of America, in respect of 19th February 1916.

its Degree of Mining Engineer. Pittsburg University, United States of Ame1·ica, in respeet of its 19th February 1916.

Degree of Engineer of Mines.

73

APPENDIX IV-rontd.

MISCELLANEOUS-contd.

Sta.te!IIent No. 4;

S I B P U R C 0 L L E G E.

THE MINING CJ.ASSES.

4.41f!i86ionB to tlte Diploma Corme in Mining at tlte Ci1•il E11gineering College, Sibpur.

. The _Dip!oma; Course cover~ two sessions, comm~ncing yea~ly in April, and·lasting tilf the exammatron rn the followmg March, (There rs a vacatron of about three months in August, September and October.) Si:t weeks of each session is spent at a ea.mp of mine surveying in the colliery districts.

Two clw;ses of students are admitted­.Regular-who need have no experience of Mining.· Special-who have had about two years' previous experience of coal-mining (under-

ground), ·

Admissions are made as follows :­Regular Btudenta-

A.-Tbrough a special preparatory course of one year's duration aU the Civil Engineer­ing College. Admissions at the beginning of February.

B.-Through-the Sub-Overseer classes (a two years' course) at Sibpnr, Dacca, Burd­wan, Rajshahi and Pabna, in Bengal ; · Bankipur and Ranchi in Bihar and' Orissa.

Special students- 1

C.-Direct from the mines to the Mining classes without passing throug-h either A or B. Admissions at the beginning of April. Applications must be made by 15th January accompanied by certificate• from the Colliery Managers under whom the candidate has served, showing the period and nature of his employ­ment underground •

.idmiaaion qualifications to .4, B atiil C-T be passing pf the Matriculation Examination, the Junior Cambridge Examination,.

the examination held at the end of the supplementary course for elementary European Schools, or equivalent. ·

The number that can be admitted is limited. The selection of candidates rests with the Principal who, all other things being equal, will prefer· the younger of two candidates.

Scholarships-For Regular students-

Scholarships of the following number and value are available for Regular· students admitted under A, these are awarded on the result of the examination held at

. the end of the preparatory course A :-Two of Rs. 12 monthly. Three of ,, 6 ,

For Special students- • Awarded on the result of the examination held at the end of the lectures given iu

the colliery districts by the Instructor in Mining-One of Rs. 5!1 for Europeans .. One or two of Rs. 25 for Indians.

These amounts should be sufficient to maintain a special student resident at the college. For further particulars apply for the Apprentice Department Circular.

B. HEATON,

Principal, Civil :Engineering College, Si~pur.

li'oTB.-A studeut over 20 ye:m~ of ago hal little chance of admission. L

74

APPENDIX IV-r.ontd.

· M,ISCELLANEOUS-contd.

Statement No- 5.

MINING INSTRUCTION IN HENGAL AND BIHAR AND OltlSSA.

[The Mining Education Adviso?'!J Board desire that Oolliet·y Jfanoget·• will kindly publish thiB infm·mation in thei1• collie1·ies. An appeal is also made to them to support the lectu1·es by seeing that member11 of thei,. colliery staff, who m•e suitable, take adoantage of the lecture~ and a•teml them ?"egularltl.]

RANIGANl AND JHhlA COAi..·FlELDS.

LECTURES will be delivered by Mr. H. C. Read, Mining Instructor (:Mu•lia, Asausol), throughout the session at the centres noted on the programme on the syllabus laid down for the first-year course.

All Europeans aud English-speaking Indians are cordially invited to attend.

Prog1·amme for Session 1917-18 . ••

CE::-<TRE.

JaARIA CoAt·FIEtn.

Jharia Sijua

.. . Lecture-room near Club ... Mondays .5-30 p,JI,

Lecture-room near Station ... Tuesdays 5-0 ,

R~NIGANJ CoAL·FIRLD.

Deshergar~

Raniganj. Jam uri&

Lecture-room near Club ... Wednesdays 5-30 p,J[,

Railway Institute . ... Thursdays 5-0 " ... Chief Mining Engineer~s

office, Sib pur Colliery .. . Fridays 5-30 "

The course of instruction, consisting of not less than 30 lectures, will commence the first w.eek in September and end in the following April in which month an examination will be held. Candidates who pass the ex..mination will receive a certificate record in~ their success, No candidate will, however, be permitt~d to sit for the examination uulesA he ' has attended 50 pe1· cent. of the lectures and received 40 per cent. of the marks allotted for home work:.

Rupees 100 monthly is offered in scholarships awarded by the Mining Education Advisory Board on the results of the examination, these will be tenable for two years at the Sibpur College and ar~ granted to enable the holders to attend the full course for the Diploma in tbe Principles of Mining-. One scholarship of Rs. 50 is reserved for Europeans and two of Rs. 25 are awarded t9 Indians. _

The following S)lb·Committees have been appointed:­

RANIGANJ CoAL-FIELD.

Dealtergark Centre.

Mr. G. C. Leach, Chai,·nta•.

, Glen George {Desher­garhi.

, Gco. Miller (Sitarampur). ,, F. Owen (Deshergarh).

Babu M. N. Roy (Begunia). , P. U. 'l'arafdar

(Mugma). ., Hari Prasanua Ghosh

(Mugma)·.

Jamuria Centre.

Mr. G. C. Leach, Cltairman.

,. P. S. Keelan (Charan• pur),

,, T. Samson (Charanpur), ., R. Mitchell (Nandi). , W. S. Elphinstone

. (Asansol) · Babu Atnl Sashi Mit."&

(Asansol).

1la1tiga11j Centre,

Mr. G. C. Leach, Cit airman.

, P. S. Keelan (Charanpur): , ·A. T. Creet (Kalipahari). ,, W. J. Rees (Raniganj).

Babu Promotbo Nath Hazra. (Toposi).

,. Kali Kumar Misra (Searsole Raj Estate) •

,. S. Cbaudhuri (Jamebari, Raniganj).

75

APPENDIX IV-r.ontrl.

MISCELLANEOUS-contd.

Statement No. 5-contd.

'Mr. R. R. Simpson,

Ckai-rman.

, R. G. M. Bathgate (Jamadoba). ,, J. S. Kean 1Jama<loba). , E. D. James (Lodna). , R. Barrowman (Standar<l Coal'Company,

Jharia). \Babu Gobhurdhan Das Manishankar (Jharia).

1

, -Narendra Nv.th Snrkar (South Kujama, Jharia).

Sijua Ce~tre.

Mr. R. R. Simpson,

Ckairma-n. , A. A. Agabeg (Sijna). , R. Heron (Ekra, Bansjora). _ ,. B. Starkslield (Bansjora\,

H. M. Bull (Bansjora P. 0.). l!abu Trikundas Doyal (Bansjora).

, Basanta Kumar Ray (Kirkeod).

Copies of the syllabus may be obtained from the Mining Instructor. \

SYLl·ABUS OF THE COURSE OF INSTRUCTION;

FmsT-YKAR CouRsE. .6 1. Geplog,y.-General structure of the earth's crust; igneous- and aqueous rocks; delini·

-tions of outcrop, dip, strike, faul>., roll, wash-out and dyke, etc. ; recording geological obser· vations, reading a geological map; description of the Indi~n coal bearirg rocks; composition

. and properties of coal. Commercial values of coal. -- 2. Exploration.-Pro•pectiug, trial shafts and trenching; advantages of boring ;

.•methods of boring; driving through faults, uses of boreholes in mines, etc. 3. Breaki~tg U1'0Uil-ds.-Common tools; stot·age and use of explosives; electric fu~es;

machine drills ; coal-cutting machines. ; 4. Sinking.-Site of colliery ; position of inclines and shafts, their excavation and shape,

.-apparatus used in sinking ; lining shafts ; arrangements at top of sinking shafts; brief men· tion of special methods of 8inking.

5. Metkods of working.-Quarrying, advantages of bench wOJ•ks, di•posal of spoil; shaft -pillars ; pillar and gallery method, working thick seams in stages, extraction of pillars, panels ; --brief description of longwall and cham bering methods.

· 6. Suppo1·ting.-Props and lids, bars, chocks Ol' cogs, square sets, special timbering in loose ground ; arohing; steel girders; packin·g; dry and hydraulic stowing.

7. Mine gases.-Their experimental preparation by chemicals, !loD•l illustration of their r>hysical and physiological properties; their chemical composition; methods of detecting ;

-explo•ions; spontaneous combustion of coal; dangers of coal dust. 8. 7Tmtilation.-Ascensiona1 currents, currents induced by the heat of steam or furnace ;

,mine fans; friction of air in mines; t.heory of splittinl!' t.he air; calculations of ventilating­pressure, eto. ; coursing the air; measurement of quantity of air ; nse of anemometer, water• gauze, thermomete1· and barometer; reversing the air cUtTent. ·

9. Safety lamps.-Principle of the safety-lamps; Sir Humphrey Davy's experiment; -types of safety lamps; firedamp detectors.

SEcoND·YEAB Couass.

1 . .Applied Meckanics.-Mensuration; definitions of force, motion, friction, work and . energy ; the simple machines ; mechanical and electrical units ; hydrostatics ; the siphon; pressure of gases; Boyles' law. , -

2. Steam, Electricity and Comp1·essed ai1·.-Theory of steam ; boilers and their fittings; -the steam engine ; the dynamo ; the electric motor; the air compressor.

3. Wt'nding.-Types of winding engines and description of parts ; calculation of the dimensions of winding enl!'ines ; strength of ropes and chains ; detaching books; overwinding prevention devices; rope cappiogs; care and examination of ropes, buckets, cages, guide

,,..opes.

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:MISCELLANEOUS-co11td.

Statement Ni 5-ooncld •

• S!!coNn-YEAR' CouRsll""'-'co"cld.

4. Pumping . ...:.The lift pump; the force pump; sinking pump; pumps with positive valve motion ; the pulsometer; turhin!l pumJ:s; calculations of the dimensions of pumps;-.. methods of supporting pumps and pipes;, strength of pipes; pipe joints; dams to hold ·back water. ' I

5. Hauling.-Tra.mways; tubs; hand tramming ; horse haulage ; self-acting inclines ; locomotives ; single rope haulage; main and tail rope haulage ; endless rope O! chain haulage; calculations of the dimensions of hauling engines, l'Opes, etc. ; capping of haulage ropes ; couplings; haulage clips, etc. ; signalling,

6. Surface arrangement1.-Headframes and pulleys ;,receiving frames; keps; arrange-.· menta of roads on pit bank ; tipplers ; simple screening and sizing ; railway sidings ; aerial ropeways.

7. Simple treatment of cokinp,- and bye-product ovens. Adopted by the Mining Education Advisory Board at their meeting of 27th January ..

1917.

B. HEATON,

Sec1·etary. CIVIL ENGINEERING CoLLBGE, SIBPUR ;

Tlte 15tlt Marclt 1917. •

Statement No.6.

No. 102-C.

CENTRAL PROVINCES SECRETARIA'r.

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY.

NOTIFICATION.

IJotetl Camp Pachmarlti, tlte lltlt May 1917.

In exercise of the puwer conferred by Section 9, Sub-section (1) of the Indian Mines Act, 1901 (VIII of 1901), the Chief Commissioner is pleased to constitute a Mining Board for· the Central Provinces and to appoint the following persons to be Chairman and Members, respectively of the said Board:-

CHAIRJU.N,

1. The Uommi~sioner, Nagpur Division.

MEMBERS,

2 .. The Deputx Commissioner, Nagpur. s.' The Chief Inspector of Mines in India. 4. Mr. }'. L. D. Simpson, Gene1·al Manager of the Mohpani Collierv, to repreeent the·

Coal Indus try. • 5. Mr. H. D. Coggan, General Manager of the Central India Mining Company; Limited,

Kam{ltee, to represent the Manganese Industry. . N aminated by the Central Provinces and llerar Mining Association.

J. F. DYBII, Tltirrl Secretary to the Oltief CommiB1ioner,

Central Provinc11•

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Statement No.7.

GOVERN ME NT OF INDIA.

ORDER

BY

' COAL CONTROLLER.

Under Rule] 1 C. C. of the Defence of India. Act, 19lii ([V of 1915) ~otice is herehy given that without a license issued .by the under•igued no work shall be started or re-started, and no labour shall be employed, in any coal mine in the provinces of Bengal and llihar and Orissa which was not being worked on the 1st December 1917.

For the purpose of this notice the words '' Coal mine" include pits, inclines or quanies.

1, COVNOIL HllUSI! STBEE'I', }

CALCUTTA, 8t~ J)ec1m~e1' 1917, •

Statement No. s,

G. c. GODIIJI.EY,

OoaZ Oon6roet~r.

tAND AcQtJisiTION (MiNES) A.CT, 1885.

Particuiars required t<> be iurnisneci by colliery owners to Local Governments when giving notice under Section Pl of the Land Acquisition (Mines) Act, lR85, of theiL· intention to we rk coal under land acquired for a railway :-

(a) The name, residence and profession of the person giving the notice. . (b) The name of the mine, together with that of rhe village and district in which the

mine is situa.tt>. (c) The name of the l'ailway line or of the siding and the m1in line to which the siding

is attache,d, under which the mine is situate. (d) The names of the railway stations and the mileage between which the said siding

or the said portion of the railway land, under which the mine is situate falls. ' (e)' The numbet· and date of the declarat:on under which the land was acq1tit·ed,

(J) A tracing showipg the boundaries of, and the area over which, the acquired ~and extends.

«iAtOiJTTA s1:JPB1UUTBNDBST GOVRRNHENT PRINTII'G, INOii

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