D EP /, !{ T~t ENT OF 1\UN ES, IN.DIA

r~~porl of the Chief lnspcciur

of ·'

1\rfine:; in . India

lndtan !vlines

under the

Act·

For the .)'ear ending

31st Dec. 1925.

4iy D. PENMAN, E~q, D.S(,.·., F.RS£.,

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DEPARTMENT OF MINES, INDIA

Report of the Chief Inspector

of Mines in India under

Indian Mines Act

For the year ending

31st Dec. 1925.

By D. PENMAN, Esq., D.Sc., F.R.S.£., Chief ln11pector of Minu in India (Offg.).

CALCUTT A: GOVERNMENT OF INDIA CENTRAL PUBUCATION BRANCH

1926

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CONTENTS.

Introduction-

Relates to adminisfration of the)Act Other mining statistical publications .

:8ootion !-Persons emyloyed-

Pa.ge.

1 1

.A. verage figures of la hour 1 'Decrease compared with prt'vious year 2 Supply of labour in Bengal and Bihar and Otissa coalfields 2 Supply of labour in Assam 2 Supply of labour in other provinces • 2 W l'lfa1-e work and "Safety first" propaganda in the coalfields 2 Average output of coal per person employed in India • 3 Average output of coal per person employed in Great Britain 3 Ratio of output p~1· person employed above and below ground to that per

person employed below ground i~ Great Britain and the United States 3 'Wages paid to the Indian Coal ::\finer 3 Increase or decrease in the w a~es paid in different provinces • 4t Visit of the Hon'ble Sir Bhupendra Mitra, Member in charge of the Depart-

ment of Industrie~ and Labour, to the Jharia Coalfield . 4 Statement of hours worked aul wages paid at a large representative mine in

each important mining field in British India • . . • . . 5

:Section H.-Output of Minerals-

Coal output in various provinces decre'lse on previous year

" "

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"

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,, openhg and closing stocks , chart of monthly misings and despatches of coal

" " ., .. " .. " .. .. .. " ..

deopatches consumption in collieries amount used for coking

., of hat·d and of ~oft coke made decrea•e in Bihar and Orissa •

, , Bengal further increa"e in Central Provinces decrease in other provinces

percentage of decrease on previous year's output in the Jharia Coalfield . • . • •

pe1-.:entage of decrease on pre\'ious year's output in the Ranigauj Coalfield . • • •

export trade

Indian Coal Committee and Coal Grading Board Hebatt~s on graded coal • wagon supply trade in the c .. ntral Provinces

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8 8 8

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Page.

Section II .. -Ontput of :Mine!·als-contfl. .. i U ndergrClund tires

,. prevention and control of

Coal output, number of mines using electric power 9

increase in the number of coal-cutting_ machineR 9 number of coal-cu_tting machines in use in different co:\lfields 9 amount of ~onl undercut by coal-cutting machines

increiU!e in quantity ,,f coa.l got by coal-cutting machines 10 designs of coal-cutting machines 10 quantity of expJo;;ives used iu mines 10

.Mica output, increase in . ~. 10 compared with previous yenr . 10 demand for mica 10 method of working opencast·minea~ 11

Manganese Ore output, incre.'\Se in . U

·,. compared with previous year ll " demand throughout the year 11 , rite in price 11 ., trade, and foreign competition 11

Rock Salt output, d1!crease in 11

compared with prc\·ious year 11 Lead-silver Ores outpltt, incrcnee in . 11

compared with previous year • a Prod11ct;on of refined lead, antimonial lend and refined silver 12 .Anra.ge prices of refined lead and refined silver 1~

Production of copper matte 1:!

,. zinc conce'l.trates 12 Fires in the Bawd win mine 12

Wolfram and Tin Ores output, increat;e in IS

compared with previous year 13 rise in price of wolfmm and tin ores 1!:\

Gema output, inc1·ease in 13

compared with previous yCR.r J:-1 Rubies 13 Sapphires • 1:l

Spinels 13 Gold output, decrease in 13

-~~- ~ Copper Oro output • . . . • 13

n .. - developmen~ operations at the lJoaaboni mine, Singhbhum diatrict 14 ll'on Ore 011tput, increase in • • • • • • • ld

" ". ... comna.recl with previous year . Chrom1te Ore output, dec1·eo.ae in . . •

" .. ., compared wi~h previous year Bauxite output, decrease in Limeatone " increase in • . · ·

14 14 14 14 ]4.

CO;ttENTS .•.

Seetioo H.-Output of Mioerals--ronrld.

l\hgoesite OlJ.Ipo_t, intiease in •. Fuller's Earth _outpnt, inore:tsP ju,

''Clay · ,· Stone Steatite ~potite ·

. Slat., .

'. Boryte, c Asbe•tQ!'

Ochre .

Section IIi. - Aecidents­

Accidents, d~rease in

deeren.e in

·"' ·,

compa.red with preVious year· : ..

~_.. ' , I I 1

,. average of precediug 6ve yeaTS lass of lives involved, decrease on previous year serious (non-fatal) . ·

classified

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. 14. 14. 14 }.j,

14 14 14 14 14 )4

14. 14 14

i4 14 14.

by explosioos of liredamp . 15 decrease of, by falls of roof a~d !!!ides 16 increase of, in shafts 15 decrease of, by haulage . 16

n by e.~plot;i\"es • 16

by •leetricity • 16 by eoal-cott;ng machines 16

Death rate per thousnud persons etnploycd in India. 16 at coal mines only 16 ,, all mines other than coal

mines 10 at cl'8! mines in Great Britain for

the decadel915-J924

·· Chart showing the death rate during the period \1•16 to 1925 Death rate per million toos of eoal roised io India

.,. for preceding five yeara

Deaths, nUJobe\" of, at eaeh cl~as of mine ola .. itied •

Accidents, serious {non-fatn.l) inc1·anac of fata.), commented on

.Falls of r<>of-

Atcid~t at the Sutikdih Cml ?ompat~y, Limited's Sutikdih coal mines. ·

Falls of' aide-

Accident at the llhulanbara,.e Coai Company,, Limited's llhubnbararee cesl

16 16 17 17 1~ I; 17

17-28

17

mine 18 Aecid•ut at the llhulanboraree Cooi Com~ny, Limited' a Bhulanbara,... .eoal

mins 19

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Page. Section I II.-Accidenta-conrZd.

Accident at the Standard Coal Company, Limited's Benahir coal mine , 19 , , 1\Iessrs. Cenhal Salanpur Coal Concern's Central Salanpur coal mine 20

In shafts-

Accident at the Budroochuck Coal Mining Company, Limited's Budroochuck coal mine . . • . • • 20-21

Acci.dent at the Burra Dhemo Coal Company, Limited's BuiTa Dhemo coal rome · 21-22

.Accident at the Bhalgora Coal Company, Limited's Simlabahal coal mine 23

.Accident at Messrs. Cbunilal Tricamchand Coal Company, IJimited's Bulliari coal mine • 23

Suffocation by gases-

Accident at the Burma Corporation, Limited's Bawdwin lead-silver mine 23-24

Haulage-

Accident ·at Messrs. The Newton Chickli Collieries, Limited's Newton Chickli coal mine • 24-26

Underground Machinery-

Accident at the East Indian Coal Company, Limited's Bararee coal m~e. • 25-21'

Surface Machinery-

Accident at the Indian Iron Company, Limited's Gua h-on ore mine

Miscellaneous on surfa~-

Accident at Rai Sahib Mathura Prosad :\Iotilal & Co.'s Datla Chai coal mine . 27 Ignition of gas in a colliery in the Raniganj coalfield 27-28

Section IV.-P1·osecutions and additions to the Act-

Prosecutions under the Indian }Jines Act and Indian Penal Code­D. D. Roy's Palasdiha coal mine Central Tentulia Coal Company's Central Tentulia coal mine C. K. Ram Choudury'R Bhandarbodi manganese mine New Tundu Coal Company's New Tundu coal mine Umesh Chandra Mukherjee's Borachuck coal mine N.D. Chohan's Central Nawpara coal mine Baijnath Ramkumar Marwari's Central Kenda coal mine Central Salanpur Coal Concern's Central Salanpur coal mine New Angarpathra Coal Company's New Angarpathra coal mine Bhanji N atha's Cenhal Bansjora roal mine B. P. Singh's Kalipahari coal mine • New Ghusick Coal Company's New Ghusick coal mine Coal Bunkering and Shipping Company, Limited's Lodhadeo coal mine North Goluktlih Colliery Company's Chandkua coal mine Central Tentulia Coal Company's Cenh·al Tentulia coal mine Bun-a Dhe:rr.o Coal Company, Limited's BuiTa Dhemo coal mine

28 28 29 29 29 29 29 29 2Q 29 29 30 30

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CONTENTS.

Page.

Section IV.-Prosecutions an<l additions t{) the Act-concld. Prosecutions under the Indian Mines Act and Indian Penal Code-cotltd.

W. C. Bhattacharjee's Egarcoor coal mine 30 Newton Chickli Collieries, Limited's Newton Chickli coal mine 30 W. C. Bhattacharjee's Pani'.edih coal mine -. 31 Banskuri Coal Company's Banskuri coal mine :n J. N. Banerjee's Laikdih New coal mine 31 Rai Sahib Sunderlal's Dhao coal mine 31 J. N. Banerjee's Laikdih New coal mine 31 The owners of 10 mines for non-submission of plans of abandoned or discon·

tinued workingR . 31-3t The owners of 23 mines for non-submission of Annual Ot' Monthly returns 32:

Prosecutions of employees- -Assam Rail•uyH and Trading Company, Limited's Tirap coll1 mine 32. Equitable Coal Company, Limited's Dishergarh coal mine 32. West Jarouti.a Coal Company, Limited's West Jamuria coal mine • 32: Central Provinces Manganese Ore Company, J.imited's Balaghat Manganese

Ore mine • 32. B. P. Byramji & Co.'s Palachauri coal mine 31 Bansdeopur Coal Company, Limited's Bansdeopur coal mine . 3a

Indian ::\lines Act, 1923-Rules exempting certain mines ft·om the operation of the Act Supplementary notifications issued by Local Governments under Section 30 Notifications published by Local Governments under Section 18 • Publications of the Central and Local Governments, in mspect of mining

legislation, f1·om where obtainable Establishment of Special Rules at Mines •

Section V.--General Remarks-

Health and Sanitation­

Asansolll1ines Board of Health-

Number of meetings • Epidemic diseases Death rate, and infantile mortality

Jharia Mines Board of Health­

Number of meetinga • Epidemic di~eases Death and birth rates • Adulteration of food • Water supply to the Jharia coalfield

•

Medical! arrangements at the Bawdwin:mine, Burma

r...ainfalHstatistics-

Coalfields of Jharia, Raniganj and Giridih

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33 33 3S.

33 34.

34;

3-i 34. 35 35 3.)

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., . VI CO~TENTS.

Page . . S<~etion V.-Genem. Remat·ks-contd.

Mining Education-.

Report of Principal, Bengal Engineering College Annual Mining Camp Courseg of ingtruction at lect.ure centres at Jharia, Raniganj, Sitarampur

3'> 35

and Sijua :l6 Delivery of lectures in Hindi in the Jharia coalfield 36

., , Bengali in the Raniganj coalfield 36

., , :Mining in the Pench Valley coalfield 36 Indian School of Mines at Dhanbad 36

Board of Examiner• for Coal Mine Managers' C!ertificates-

Number of meetings 36 Number of first and second class Indian Certificates of Competency

granted • 36 Local Examiners and Secretaries

~lining Board­

Number of meetings Business transacted

.•

Mining and Geological Institute of India-·

l\lembership Number of meetings Business transacted Award of Govet·nment prize

,, · ,. Institute's medals Association of colliery managers in India Subjects dealt with Indian Mine Managers' Assodation )lembership Business transacted

Ambulance work in the coalfields-

Clasaes in fir;t-aid Number of St. John Ambulance first-aid certificates granted

Land Acquisition (Jlines) Act, I8R5-

Xumber of cases disposed of Award of Edward Medals

i:oal Dust Committee-

hes .. lts of uperiments carried out

Examination and Certification of undergrounu sirdars­Examination centres Kumb..•r of person• passed, and number of certitlcateg is,ued Number of examinations for endor.ement for g:ts testing ='""r.l.n.'-•"""o.nf. n-F ,.'h1.1(f,.,pft in .. ~inPg nrl1hihit.ion of

36-37

37 37

37 37 37 37 37 38 38 :!8

38 38

38 38

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CONTENTS. Yll

Pa"e. Section V.-General Hetnarks-concla

Official duties-

Personnel . 4:2 Number of mines inspected, and number of inspections 42

Appendices-

Appendix I.-Statistics o_f mines and minerals-

Table No.1. Numbt'r of mines and workers and output of minerals 44-91 , , 2. Analyses of figures relating to output of coal and coke 92-96 , , 3. Fluctuations in output of various minerals during the years

1916-25 96

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.. 4. Ccal raised and death rates during the years UJlG-1925

.. 5. Aggregate horse power and purpose for use of electric motors installed at coal mines • • . . . • .

, 6. Number of mines where electric po.ver is usfd, and the a~gregate horse power of electric motors installed

,. 7. Number and type of coul-cutting machines 8. Number of mechanical ventilators in use at coal mines

, 9. Number of safety lamps in use at coal mines

96

97

97 98 98 98

Appendix II.-Accidents in mines-·

Table No.1. List of fatal accidents

.. .. 2. Statement of fatal and serious accidents . • 99-IB6 137-160

, , 8. Statement of fatal accidents, cla•sified according to cause of accident , 151

Appendix IlL-Statement of prosecutions under the Act, and Indian Penal Coie .152--15o

Appendix IY.-},iscellaneous-

Statement No. 1. List of Inspection Circles

.. , 2. List of certificate holders 166

,156-158

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,. 8. Government of India Notifications exempting .certain mines from the operation of the Act

, 4. Rules made by the Governmed of Bihar and Orissa under Section 30 of the Indian Mines Act

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160

F:ao11

To

SIR,

D. PENliAN, EsQ., D.Sc.: F.R.S.E.,-

0FFG. CHIEF INSPECTOR OF MINES IN INDIA.

THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA,

DEPARTMENT oF INDUSTRIES AND LABOUR,

SIMLA.

Dated Dhanbad, the 30th June 1926 • .

I have the honour to submit the report upon th~ inspection of mines in British India for the year ending 31st December 1925.

INTRODUCTION.

It may be explained that this report relates entirely to the adminis­tration of the Indian Mines Act. A new Indian Mines Act (No. IV of 1923) came into force on the first day of July 1924. Under this new enactment Act VIII of 1901 was repealed. The Act applies to British India only and not to the Indian States. The definition. of a mine has been made more comprehen~ive and it now includes, subject to certain exemptions, all excavations where any operation for the purpose of searching for or obtaining minerals has been or is being carried on.

For the complete figures of production of all minerals raised from excavations of all depths in British India and the Indian States reference mav be made to the statements of the " Mineral Production of India u

published in the Records of the Geological Survey of India, and to the " Quinq~ennial Review of the llineral Production of. India" published every five years by the same Department.· Mysore, where the Kolar goldfield is situated, and Hyderabad (Nizam's Dominions), have their own Departments of Mines. Detailed information of the mineral indus­tries of those States is given in the annual rt>ports of their respective Chief Inspectors of Mines.

Section I.-Persons employed. During tht> ~·ur 1925 the daily average number of persons working"

in and about the mines regulat£'d by t~£' Indian :Mines Act was 253,851

2

a8. compared with z58,217 in the previous year. This is a decrease of 4,:JGO persons or 1·.2 per cent. Of these persons 169,554 worked below­ground and 84,303 on the surface.

One hundred and sixty-five thou~and, four hundred and seventy-nine were adult males, 84,243 adult females and 4 135 children* . , . . The number of persons employed in coal mines was 173,140 which JS 13,948 less than the m1mber employed in 1924. · ·

: t : . i . . . • '. / • . ." ' .'' .· ' ' . ,. !n t_h~ coalfields ?£ Bengal and Bihai; and ·Orissa labour generally

wa_s sufl_iclent for requuements. Wages fell1>lightly. There was a slight ep1dem1c of small-pox in the Raniganj field but on the whole the general health· of the labour force employed was good. In the Asansol and Jharia mining settlements the death rates were 16'1 and 18·77 per ~housand, r_espectively, .as compared with 18·7 and 20·83 per thousand In the prev1ous year. · ·

At the collieries in Upper Assam owned by the Assam Railways and Trading Company, Limited, the total number of persons employed at the mines was 5,178. The total number of recruitments was 1,106 and the total number repatriated 757. Wages remained the same as in 1924. There were no strikes or epidemics. .

At the Bawdwin mine in Bmma labour c-onditions showed a general improvement. There were no strikes. The average daily labour em­ployed was 13,~24. There ~t!re no ou~breaks of epidemic diseases.

In the mani:pnese mines of. the . Cen.tral Provinces the labour condi­tions were generally satisfactory, although, jn some. cases the supply was not quite equal to the requirements of the mineowners. Wages were slightly increased ..

. In the mica mines in Bihar and Ori~sa and in Madras labour supply was about the sanie as in previous years. There were no strikes and th~ genet·al health of the mining communities was good.

Inrreased attention is being given by owners of mines to welfare work and " safety first " propaganda among~t the labour force. At several Iaro-e groups of collieries in the Jharia coalfield welfare officers have bee~ appointed to guide and advise the resident labour on health matters. Special attention is paid to· housing, general cleanliness and the pro­'·ision of wholesome food supplies. The prohibition of the employment of children has brought into increased prominence the necessity of pro­vidin .... education and facilities for recreation for the young. There i'! much"scope for advancement in these important matters in the coalfields. Efforts are also bein .... made to instruct underground workers as to the various dangers thev

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DlaV meet with in their work and how to avoid them. At some coilieries " safety first " posters on similar lines to those which are common in Great Britain and America have been u,;ed.

• See ptge -60.

3

Figures showing the average output per person employed are grnm below;-

ToNS OF COAL .PER PERSON E~LOYED.

I Below gronn<L ·(Abo"re & below gronnd

I I I 1925. 1920-24. I 19~L 1920-24.

I I

I British India .I 181 170 115 101

Bengal & Bihar ·I 187 li7 120 1'16

As;;;atn • I 133 144 76 sg .I Balnchiatan . i 51 58 29 33

Central Pro1·inces .I 11> 98 7~ 60

Pnnjab ·I 87 'i1 47 42

In calculating the averages in the aboYe table it should be explained that both men and women are employed in Indian mines.

In Great Britain in 1924 the output of coal per person employed below ground was 277 tons and per person employed above and below ground was 224 tons. The lower output of the Indian miner as was pointed out in last year's report is partly due to the small extent to which labour saving appliances are used. During the last few years the number of coal-cutting machines in use in Indian mines has steadily increased, but towards the end of 1925, owing to the. continued falling­off in the demand for coal, a number of machines were withdrawn.

The ratio of output per person employed above a,nd below ground to that per person employed below ground is considerably lower than the same ratios in Great Britain and the United States of America. In Great Britain and the United States the ratios are 81 and 82, res­pectively, to 100 whereas in British India it is 64 to 100. This would uppear to point to scope for improYement in haulage, winding, decking and· Surface loading facilities. At some collieries much has been done by !·educing the number of openings from which coal is raised and con­centrating the output at the fewest possible number of shafts or in­dines. The proYision of modern S('reening and loading plants is also receiving increased attention. These improYements must tend towards a larger output per person employed both above and below ground, as well a~ to a reduction of cost.

In the table on page 5 figures are given' of hours worked and wages paid at a large repre~entatiw mine in each important mining field in India. For comparative purposes the same mines haYe been selected a,: those gi>en on page 5 of last year's report. In some instances, lor example, in the Jharia coalfield, the Punjab and in Burma tin and

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wolfram mines, there have been reductions in wages, while in the Pench Valley coalfield, Bihar and Orissa mica, Madras manganese and Burma. lead mines, there have been increases.

The Hon'ble Sir Bhupendra Mitra, Member in charge of the Depart­ment of Industries and Labour, visited the Jharia coalfields on 21str 22nd and 23rd December 1925, for the purpose of studying labour con­ditions in coal mines. He was accompanied by Members o£ the Stand­ing Advisory Committee of the Indian Legislature attached to the Depart­ment of Industries and Labour.

jjour~ w01·ied and wage1 paid at a large reprewdati1•e mine in eac! mining field {192:)). " . ~-- . ·-~ .

MINERS' UNDERGROUliD )!ALESI UNDERGROUNfi

SURFACE MALES. SURFACE J'EMALES. OTHER THAN MINERS, .,EM.&LES.

Mining Field. -.. I Hours I Weekly H'Jurs Weekly Hours Weekly Honl'!l Wecklv Hours Wc~kly

worked. eo.mings. worked. eo.mings. worked. j earnings. worked. l'o.mings. workt•d. l'&rning•.

·- --- --------·

Jb&rlo. CniLlficld (Biho.r o.nd Ori•sa) Rs. A. P. Rs. A. P. Rs. A. P. Rs. A. P. Rs. A. P,

47 4 0 0 52 3 '9 0 48 2 8 0 54 3 8 0 54 2 4 0

RB.riigo.nj Ccalfield (llengal) . 42 3 1 6 0 48 3:0 0 48 114 0 48 2 10 0 48 1 8 0

Olrldih Coalfil'ld (Bihar o.nd Ori•so.) 4!8 '

48 4 8 0 48 0 48 3 0 0 48 3 0 0 48 114 0 '

.Aaoo.m . . 48 9 0 0 48 6'o 0 ... ... 48 4 8 0 48 2 10 0

Punjab . • . 43 5 l;i 2 50 6 i 2 0 35 3 8 7' 57 414 9 . .. . .. i

haluchiotiLit 48 7 8 0 48 6;8 0 60 6 0 0 ' . ... ... . .. .. . ' P•ih'h Valley (Central Provinces) . 36 4 8 0 48 3 0 0

: 48 2 4 0 48 8 0 0 48 114 0

niha.r and Ori••a. Ml1·a . . 54 5 4 0 54 8 6 0 54 114 0 54 3 0 0 64 1 8 0

M&~lraa Ml1·a. 42 42 2 1 6 0 42 2 6 6 i ' 42 1 5 . . . :l 6 6 3 0 42 ' 0

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CP-ntral Provincc1 Mangane•e 48 3 8 0 48 312 0 48 2 4 0 48 2 8 0 '. 48 1 8 0 ' l Mnolra• Manganeae . . . 52 211 II ... . .. ... .. . 52 3 5 5

! 52 1 1 0

llnnna Ruhy 1 . 54 6 0 0 64 6 '0 0 ... . .. 64 8 0 0 ... .. . l I

Ma.iraa Gold : 48 14 0 0 I 42 1 6 0 . ... ... ... . .. ... . ..

Bihar and Orl••a Irnn 44 3 4 0 I 38 2 4 0 44 4 6 0 I

38 2 0 0 ... ... I

I i lJunna J,cad . . . 43 9 9 7 52 u J:a 0 I 51 14 4 0 . ... ...

I ... .. .

Donna Tin and Wolfram I 6 I . . 36 12 0 0 ... . .. ... . .. 42 0 0 . .. . ..

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Section 11.-0utput of Minerals.

CoAL.

· The statement given below shows the output o£ coal in the vanous provinces in British India during the years 1924-25:-

Ontpnt in tons.

- ..

.. 1925. 1924 •

Assam . . . . 317,997 384,562

Baluchistan . . . 22,70i 29,947

Bengal . . "

4,913,852 5,031,655

llib&r and Orissa i 13,931,244 14,100,112 . . • I

-· .. Burm& . 25 255

Central Province• . . 708,554 679,081

Punjab . . . 74,662 80,422

TOTAL .

19,969,041 20,256,034 '

The total output in 1925 was 19,969,041 tons which 1s 286,993 ton~; .:IT 1'42 per cent. less than in the previous year.

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The openmg stocks m 1925 were 2,877,595 tons and the closing stocks 2,692,385 tons. In the chart inserted below the raisings and despatches of coal are shown month by month.

RAISINGS & DESPATCHES OF COAL MONTH BY· MONTH IN 19Z.5 I .JAN. i H. I\. _l MAR._l APR. MAY _l,JUNE._l.JI.'LY I AUG. I SE.PT_l OCT. NOV .. l OE.C

2-~

a· , z 0

J .J

~ J·s

z -I·

, z 0

1-0-~

0 I

./ t-,'9.,, / ~ "'c;-

lL: "" /I\ .. .__

. --.- . --· . • - ~ • r,.. -- .. ·- . -. - .. / ·'\ .. L ~Clot(: ~!' ......... ,., ~ 'INDIA. /. ~ L

.... r.,'~-"' .... ~,.. ' ........ / ·"' -- ...... ' ~ ......

.... ~ / / r--· .... ,, ___ ..., r--- ---- -r--

........ "-1'-t ~ ~,

C>,.;c;;:-- / ~ L ' ot-"' -~r--·-cs ~ JHARIA COAL FIE.LO L ~--~ ~--... - -- --~ /~ r-.--' -

~AI.SING...§. /~

v l> o ~~Tr£HI:.s - RANIG-'N..J COAL. FIELD ~---""- -· ~--~---oE-_... .. -~ -·- r-- --~-- - ~-----

..

The total ra1smgs exceeded two million tons in only one month in . the year, 1.:iz., P;..~ruary, and in the monsoon months of June, July and

August the output fell below one and a half million tons . . The total despatches of coal amounted to 17,495,912 tons, and 1,949,378

'tons or 9'76 per cent. of the raisings were consumed on the collieries. The colliery consumption figures for 1924 were 2,314,503 tons or 11·42 per cent. of the raisings for that year.

The quantity of coal used for coking at the collieries was 708,961 tons and 55,221 tons of hard coke and 415,969 tons of soft coke were made. At a large number of collieries coal is now despatched from the collieries to coke making plants elsewhere, and this coal is included under despatches. These despatches of coal to col-ing plants amounted to 667,373 tons in 1925. The figures for coke gi~en in this report relate only to coke made on the collieries. Analyses of the figures relating to the output of coal and the manufacture of coke will be found in Appendix I, Table No. 2, pages 92 to 95.

The decrease of output in Bihar and Orissa was 168 868 tons and in Bt-nJ!al 117,~0:J tons. There was a further increase ~f 29 4iJ tons in the Cent~al ProYi~ces. There _was a decrease in the Punjab, Assam and Baluchistan. Figures of output for the two principal coalfields are as follows :- •

OuTPUT IN TONS.

- Percentage of dec•·ease.

1925. 1924 .

. Jharia Coalfield . . - 10,6i6,8~3 . !~;845,642 1•54) •· -- .. -.

l!aniganj Coalfield . . 5,729,6~6 G,035,347 5•0t5 -- -

Indian coal made little or no headway in the ~xport markets during th~ yea~ .. The Repor~ o~ the Indian Coal Committee which was ap­

_pomted m 1924 to enquue mto and report on certain aspects of the Indian · coal trade was issued in 1925. One of the recommendations of the Com­mittee was that a· Grading Board should be immediately established which would grade collieries which produce coal for export and would arrange the issue of a certificate fot· each consignment of coal exported . .A general outline was giYen of a scheme for classifying all Indian coals and it was suggested that a grading list should be published by the •Grading Board as soon as possible classifying the different· collieries .and seams and giving the analyses of the coals. The Committee expressed the opinion that the best Indian coal can compete in any markets in the East but that for such competition to be effective only the best coals should be exported and particular care should be taken not to allow

-o"\"'erseas purchasers to be misled as regards the precise quality of coal which would be deliYered. Other recommendations of the Committee referred to the wagon supply at collieries and the opinion was expressed that a regular and adequate wagon supply throughout the year was

·€ssential and that much remained to be done in this respect. It was thought that the increased use of mechanical plant and coal cutting machinery would not reduce· the raising costs unless it was accom­panied bv an improvement in .railway facilities which would permit of .an jncreased output. . .· · · · · · ' · .

· Tlie Coal Grading Board Act was passed in September 1925; the }loard itself was formed earlv in 1926. It remains to be seen to what extent the grading and certification of Poal will further the export tr11de. Rehates on- graded coal were anticipated and early in 1926 the l·ehate on export coal certified. by the Coal Grading Board- on railway freight to Caleutta on the East. Indian and Bengal N agpur Railways was· incr!"a~ed from 25 to 37! per cent. and the Calcutta Port dues on shipments of graded coal were reduced from 8 annas to 4 annas per ton. 'fhe wagon supplv in the .Jharia and Raniganj coalfields was good throuo-hout the v;ar, and as bu"\"'ers were able to obtain supplies of the ,.., . ... . . .

:better qualities of coal at a comparatively low rate, many mmes raismg the poorer qualities found increasing difficulty in keeping open. The

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tendency throughout the year was towards lower prices for both coal and coke.

The coal trade of the Cenhal J>rovinces experienced its usual VICis-­situdes, a plentiful demand at the opening of the year rapidly diminish-­ing as the seasonal demand from ginning and pressing factories drew to a close about March. From then onwards the Central Provinces col-­lieries, being dependent on private industrial concerns in a limited market for orders, had either considerably to curtail their output, or shut down entirely. A monsoon unfavourable to cotton crops over a large area of the country caused a disappointing seasonal demand towards the close Qf the year and prospects for 1926 were extremely discouraging to the­trade.

There were again several instances of underground fires due to spo:r:.·· taneous combustion during the year. A fire in a mine in which larg-e­quantities of coal are standing on pillars is an occurrence fraught with· great peril to the mine. It may often be difficult or impossible to control the fire and in several cases the entire mine has had to be abandoned. It is to be feared that the risk of fire will increase rather than diminish in the future. Spontaneous combustion generally occurs. in an area from which pillars have been partially extracted. It is. probable that at no time in the history of mining in India has there­been such a large quantity of coal standing in pillars. From figureS' collected from the mines in the Jharia coalfield alone it appears that in seams of first c·lass quality over 120,000,000 tons of coal were standing on pillars at the end of 1925. This quantity is probably about equal to at least ten years' output of first class coal from that field on the basis of the present raisings. :Uueh of this coal, though not all, is liable to spont:meous combustion and in some areas the risk of fire is so great during' dt•pillaring that it is only with reluctance and much trepidation that the extraction of pillars is attempted. In addition to the figures gin•n there are al:-;o many million tons of coal in pillars in seams of :o;econd dass quality. A similar condition of things obtains in the Raniganj coalfield where man~· underground fires ha_ve occurred. There is no douht but that the "Problt>m of the prevention and Pontrol of underg-round fires in coal mines is one of the most pressing of the techni­cal difficulties facing eolliery owners. The general adoption of hydraulic ~towing, it may be admitted, ofter!' an apparent solution but under present couditiNls it does not appear to he an economic proposition.

The number of collieries using e~eetric power increased from 99 to-108 and the aggregate horse power employed at collieries increased from 4~.502 to 112,:3~6. The number of coal-cutting machines in use increased' from 114 to 125, of which 104 were driven hy electric power and 21 1·~· ('Oill]He,.:secl air. Sixty-four machines were at work in the Jharia coalfit>ld, fl:1 in the Haniganj coalfield, 2 in the Bokaro coalfield ana (I in the ('entral ]1ro"t"iuces. The total area under-cut bv the!>e machine!' was 9,Fll,mO square fpet, as compared with 5,G!ll,2G7 and 3,2:30,58-f ~"<luan' fePt in 1924 and 1923, respectinly. On the assumption that the tlli,·lm<'"" of •·oal worked averaged 9 feet the quantity of coal got b~· ~oal-cntting machine~ -;,as approximately three million tons or about 15 pe!' ~nt.· of the total output of coal. The proportion of coal got

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by machine mining in .1~:24: wa~ estimated at 9 per cent., so that there ap~ears t«? be a steady mcrease m the quantity of coal got by machines. It Is ~ossible that the pres~nt depression in the coal trade may compel the withdrawal of ~ ceitam number of· machines, but it is unlikely that. any set-?ack .will be more than temporary. The designs of coal­_cutb~g machines m. use are in general satisfactory. With one type of ~ach~ne, however,. m !5eYeral cases. the design of the contact deyice fitted. on t~e ~nchme plug so.cket in order to- sl>cure. continuity of the ea1:thmg cuc~1t proved defective. Fortunately the defect was detected before an accident occuned. ·

In Appe~dix I, Tables 5; li and i statistics are given of the electric plant in use at mines in the various provinces of British India and _in certain mine fields.

During_ the year electrical plant was installed and brouo·ht into com­_mission in thirteen additional coal mines. In two gassy coal mines, one· in the Raniganj and one in the Jharia coalfield, there was a con­siderable increase in the hor~e power of electric motors installed below ground. .The electrification of several important collieries is also in prog1·ess: ·

During. the year 1,783,756 lbs. of ·gunpowder, 339,142 lbs. of high explosives, and 54,972 lbs. of " permitted " explosives were' used at

·coal mines under the Act. These figures compare with 1, 738,414 lbs. of gunpowder, 376,571 lbs. of high explosives and 21,474 lbs. of "per­mitted " explosives . used in 1924. A noteworthy feature is the con­siderable increase in the quantity o£ " permitted " explosiws used. An examination of the figures will show that the increase in the quantity of " permitted " explosives used is about equal to the decrease in the consumption of high explosives. It may be explained that a " permit­ted " explosive is an explosive which has been tested at the British Home Office Testing Station and has passed the tests prescribed for explosives and been placed on the " Permitted 1ist." Such an explosive is very much safer to use in situations where there may be accumulations of inflammable gas or fine coal-dust than gunpowder or high explosives. PJ·ovided the same vigilance is observed in maintaining the working places :free from accumulations of fire~damp ,and o£ ;fine. coal-dust there is no douht that the use ()f a " penmtted ' _ explosive mstead of gun­powder or a high explosin is an addit~onal safeguard of great value. It may be mentioned that the. tests earned out by ~he Coal Dust Co~n­mittee haw shown that explosiOns of dust from Inchan coals can readily be obtained by shots of gelignjte, Engl~sh compressed gunpowder,. and rountry made gun-powder. No explosiOn has so far been obtamed, howeYer, with " permitted " explosives.

. In Appendix I, Table 8, particulars are given of the numb~r of mechanical xentilators in use at coal mines under the Act. There IS an increase of 12 over last year's figure, the number of mechanical venti-

.lators in use in 1925 being 68.

MICA.

The output of mica was 45,383 cwt. as compared with 40,529 cwt. in 192-!. The increase was 11·98 per cent. The increased demand for block mica and splittings continut>d during 1925.

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A method of working opencast mines which promises to yield goo-. re~ults has recently been introduced into some of the larger mines in the Bihar and Orissa mica field. · The method consists in forming the mica-bearing rock into benches, li ft. to 12 ft. high and 10 ft. to 16 ft. wide. Six to eight feet from the edge of a bench, holes, 3 ft. in diameter and of a depth equal to the height of the bench, are drilled at interval>~ of 10 feet or so. A smaller cavitv is made at the bottom of each hole to receive the charge of explosi;e. Each hole is charged with about 40 lbs. of country powder. The charge is properly tamped and the hole filled up to the top with debris. Generally five or ~-oix charges are exploded simultaneously. One of these charges is suffi~ cieut to dislodge up to 700 maunds (about· 56,000 lbs. or 25 tons) of rock, from which anything from 30 to 70 maunds of mica have been recovered.

!!ANGANESE ORE.

There was again an increase (G·29 per cent.) in the output of manga· nese, the figures being 710,347 tons, as compared with 6G8,331 tons in 19:.'4. The strong demand for manganese ore which existed in 1924 con­tinued during the first hal£ of 1925, but during the second hal£ of the yt>ar the demand . for lower grades ceased and also greatly declined enn fur the higher g-rades of ore. Such enquiries as were made were at price:-; which :->ellen; were not prepared to accept. The general opinion was that the inadivity was due to heavy forward buying earlier in the year, and to unsettled conditions in the United Kingdom. The conti­llt'ntal market was affected by the fall of the French exchange. The aYerage price of manganese ore during- the year was 1G!d. per unit f.o.b. Bombay or Calcutta, 2d. per unit more than the price in 1924. The gain to Indian exporters was diseounted, however, by the fall in sterling exchange, the average during the year being 1s. 6 1

36 d. per rupee

as compared with ls. 5d. in 1924. The average ocean freight during the year was 18s. per ton, as compared with 2ls. 6d. in 1924. ·

.. \Yith regard to foreign competition, there was an incrt>ase from the G~orgian .. Brazilian and Gold coast areas of about' 150,000 tons over the output of 1924. This increase, howe>er, was not considered to have affected the market for Indian orl'. During 1926 it is estimated that there will be a further inC'rea~e in the produetion of manganesE' ore from these three sourcE's of about 150,000 tons, and it remains to be Reen to what extent this inf'rease will affect the Indian producer. In view, however, of the steady increase in the world production of steel, there appear, for the present, at least, to be no grounds for d~pondency in regard to the futurE' of the Indian manganese indu,-try.

RocK-SALT.

The output of rock-salt was 125,3GG tono., as compar!'d with 159,918 t.ms in 1924, the deC'rea;;l' beiug 21·61 per cent.

LEA.D-SILYER ORES.

The output of lead-silvPr ores from the llawdwin mine in ihe X orthern Shan States, Burma, was 321,389 tons in 1925, as compared with ::::R7,i77 tons in 1924. The increase was, therefore, 11·68 per cent.

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'l'he~e was a production of 46,175 tons of refined lead, 1,100 tons of anti­monial lead, and 4,831,548 ounces of refined silver. In addition 8,029' tons of copper matte and 16,810 tons of zinc concentrates were produced for shipment. The quantities of materials used for the purposes of fluxes­were as follows :-

Iron ore 42,513 tons. Limestone 32,779 tons. Quartz rock 4,230 tons. Iron pyrites 756 tons.

The average prices obtained were Rs. 472-9-11 per ton of refined lead and Rs. 1-14-11 per ounce of refined silver; in 1924 the prices were Rs. 458-14-2 and Rs.· 2-2-0, respectively.

In the Annual Report for 1924 a brief reference was made to aa occurrence of fire at the Bawdwin mine. A fuller account may be of interest. There were indeed two fires. The first fire occurred in a " rise " on December 16th, 1924. The fire was discovered early in the· morning but it had got such a hold that it was impossible to put it out by means of water. Accordingly the fire area was barricaded off with sacks filled with dirt and the face of the barricades sealed with clay. The­area remained sealed for twelve days when the barricades were opened·. Apparently the fire had died out. Considerable damage, however, had'. been done by the collapse of stope~~ h·•d drives due to the burning out of" timber and the effect of water. Eighteen stopes out of a total of 120 were put out of :commission. The fire was suppt~sed to have been due to some· one having left a candle burning near the bottom of the " rise " in which the fire started.

A second and more disastrous fire occurred on 1st February. This: fire' appears also to have started in a " rise " at a point about 420 feet away from the point of the origin of the first fire. At first it was diffi­cult to locate the seat of the fire owing to the -volume of smoke. 'Vater was brought to bear on the fire but not before it had involved a large· part of the workings. ·In spite of the water the fire continued to extend and accordingly barricades were built as before to seal off the fire area. The second fire was on the out-by side of the first fire so that in sealing oJf the second fire the area involved by the first fire was also sealed off. Towards the end of February the fire was well under control and the­work of reclaiming the area was started. The method of reclaiming was. to take out one barricade in a level or drive and move it ahead for some· distance. The level was then repaired up to the new position of the barricade and the water and air pipes carried forward. This procedure was adopted throughout, the fire area being gradually reduced in extent. The cause of the second fire was supposed to have been the same as that of the first fire. ·

As a result of the fire there was a reduction of the output of silver,. lead and zinc in the month of Februarv, but this was counterbalanced to some extent bv an increase in the amount of copper ore extracted .. The fire im·olwd nearly half the working stopes of the mine, but by the end of the year the underground conditions of output had been practically .brought back to ·normal. The management are to be con­gratulated ~n the energy, courage and resource displayed in ta~kling the iire.

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Owing to the vast amount of timber used in the mine the danger o0£ fire is an ever-present risk. The arrangements made for dealing with -fire, however, and the supervision are excellent. Water is laid on in every level and at several points in each level and there is an

.efficient telephone system in the mine. After the second fire the Jnanagement put the mine on three continuous shifts daily, so that JlO interval should elapse between shifts and so that if an outbreak of fire occurred it would he quickly discovered. Candles are used in the .t;topes; they are provided with shields to reduce the risk of the candle .flame setting fire to the timber.

wOLFRAM: AND TIN ORES.

There was a slight increase (4·47 per cent.) in the. output of wolfram. "The figures were 772 tons, as compared with 739 tons in 1924. The out­put of tin increased from 1,627 tons in 1924 to 2,307 tons, i.e., by 42 ·per cent. in the year under review. The price of wolfram rose from :9s. 9rl. to 28a. per unit, whilst the price of tin steadily rose from .£267 lOs. Od. to £287 15s. Od. per ton.

GEMS.

The output of gems increased b:v 47 per cent., the figures being 149,037 carats, as compared with 101,097 carats in 1924. The quantities o0f each gem mined were as follows :

Car&ts; Value.

Rs. Rubies 109,998 3,40,689 Sapphires 31,508 20,616 Spinels 7,531 3,834

The best parts of the alluvial workings of the ·Mogok and Kathe -valleys exploited by the Burma Ruby Mines Limited have now been exhausted and the residue is not sufficiently rich to pay for departmental working. Accordingly the areas have been let out 'to tributors who are engaged in cleaning up patches of ruby earth left in crevices and detached spots. No fresh discoveries of better ground or other minerals 1tave been made and it is to be feared that the importance of the Mogok distri.ct as a gem-producing area will continue to decline.

GOLD.

The o~tput of gold -dect:-e;sed fro-m 3,646 ounces in 1924 to 288 ounces· 1n 1925. The price obtained Yaried from Rs. 56-10-2 to Rs. 58-6-6 per fine ounce. Pro~pecting operations were continued in the Ghootv taluk of the Anantapur dil"trict. •

COPPER ORE.

There was no output of copper ore as such in British India durin,. the ~·ear, hut 40,891 tons of ore containing copper were obtained fr01~. the H:twdwin mine. This ore has, howenr, bePD int:>,n-l~d in the output of lead-sih-er ore from that mine. .

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Devel_opn~ent. operatio~s were continued throughout the year at the Mosabom nune m the Smghbhum district. The ore reserves were in­cz·~ased by 198,320 tons, making a total of 4il,500 tons. Over three miles of dev~lopment work have now been completed. A suitable site for t?e. erection of a smelter and concentrating plant has been acquired and 1t 1s hoped soon to commence the erection of the plant.

!RON ORE.

The production of iron ·ore was 529,376 tons, as compared with 430,805 tons in 1~24, the incr.ease being 23 per cent. These figures, however, do not mclude the uon ore used at the J amshedpur steel works, supplies for which are obtained from mines in an Indian State which do not come under the operation of the Indian Mines Act.

CHROMITE ORE •.

The output of chromite ore was 21,236 tons, as compared with 27,850 tons in 1924. The decrease was, therefore, 24 pe~ cent.

BAUXITE.

There was ~ decrease in the production of bauxite, the figures being .443,760 cwt. in 1924 and 201,405 cwt. in 1925.

OnrER MINERALS.

There were increases in limestone, magnesite, fuller's earth and clay and decreases in steatite, apatite, slate, barytes, asbestos and ochre. From the thirty-two stone .mines from which figures were obtained 810,337 tons of stone (including granite, sandstone, trap and laterite) were produced.

Section III.-Accid{mts. Durin"' the. year 1925 at mines regulated by the Indian Mines Act,

1923, th:re were 200 fatal accidents, being a decrease of 33 on the number which occurred in 1924 and a decrease of 17 on the average

·number in the preceding five years. . . These accidents involved the loss of 233 hves or 48 less than m

1924.. Of these persons 195 were males and 38 females. In tw() cases 4 lives in five cases 3 and in seventeen cases 2 lives were lost. There were i~ addition 479 serious accidents involving injuries to 496 persons.

The causes of the fatal accidents have been classified as follows:-

Mill&dventure Fault of deceased • Fault of fellow workmen Fault of subordinate offi.ci&ls Fault of managemen~ Faulty m&tcri&l

TOTAL

I Number of fatal

. accidents.

I 'I • I

12Z 39 8

15 15 1

200

Percentage of total number of

fatal accidents.

6l·uu 19'50 4•00 7·50 7 50 0·50

100•00

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There was only one explosion, !fond it was due to an ignition of firedamp caused by an open light. One person was killed. ·

There was again a decrease in the number of fatal accidents from falls of roof and sides. There were 101 such accidents, which was 8 less than in 1922, 32 less than in 1923 and 21less than in 1924. In fifteen cases the persons killed were 'l'rorking illegally in places other than those which had been allotted to them; while in twenty-two cases the accidents were considered to be due to the fault either of subordinate offieiab or of the management. There were nine accidents in'"'ohing the death of 10 persons due to falls of ground in quarries and fi'"'e accidents result­ing in 8 deaths caused by the collapse of the sides of open cuttings. Prac-1icallv all of these accidents could ha'"'e been a'"'oided. Sewn accidents causi~g 8 deaths occurred during the extraction of pillars in coal seams.

There were 27 fatal accidents in shafts, or three more than in the prev-ious year. No less than ten of the accidents occurred whilst persons were riding in cages and practically all might ha'"'e been a'"'oided if the cages had been fitted with rigid gates. One of these accidents resulted in the loss of the li'"'es of 4 persons. Cages will require to be fitted with rigid gates under the new regulations. Inspectors of Yines haTe been insistent during the past year on the proTision of gates and at a large number of collieries gates haTe been and are actually in use. It is to be hoped and expected that with the general adoption of rigid rage gates this class of accident will disappear or at any rate be greatly reduced. On four occasions persons lost their liTes through being caught by the descending cage whilst attempting to (·ross the bottom of the shaft. In eaf·h ca~e there was a proper pass-by road which should haTe been used.

There were 15 fatal accidents on haulage roads, as compared with 20 in 1924, and 29 in 1923. One acrident was due to the haulage rope break­ing, four were due to couplings or draw-bars breaking and one to the coupling becoming detached. Two accidents were due to illegal riding on tubs. In one case the person who lost his life aduallv lav down and fell asleep across the rails of a haulage indine. He wa"s ni'n owr and killed by a set of loaded tubs which was being drawn up the incline. In another case of a similar nature a man was run oYer .and killed in a colliery surface siding whilst lying asleep across the rails. Sleeping whilst on duty is in all cases reprehensible but one would think that the delinquent would at. least choose a place which was less obTiously fraught with danger than a working tram line or colliery sidin"'. ·

There was a deerea~e in the number of fatal aceide;ts (·au~ed bv explo­siTes.. · Six. accidents involTing the liws of six persons occurred as the result of miss-fired shots. In two cases the persons who were killed had l1.een drill~ng in a shot-hole, whieh ~ontained a miss-fired charge of explo­!'olTe, and m two other eases the acf'ldents occurred whilst new holes were heing- dril~ed in the. Tieinity of the holes <·ontaining the miss-fired charges. These accidents pomt to. the necessity of gr.eat care in dealing with miss­fired 6h~ts and of a stnct ob,-ervanee of the rul:s relating to the same. ~wo acc1de;nts were due to the deceased not allowmg themselTes sufficient t1me to retire to place.s of safety after lighting the t·harges. In addition there were seven a~·Cidents resulting in the death of 10 persons, whieh wt>re due .to e:s:plo~10n~ of g-unpowder in and about miners' dwelling-s. Tht>se Heidents, smce at present there are no rules under the Indian ~fines Act regulating tht> storacre and handlin ... of explosiws on the surface, have been dassified a~ non-statistical~ In two of tht>m the

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explosion occurred whilst gunpowder ~as being dried over a fire in a miner's dwellin.... Both occurred in July, and at both of the collieries. no provision had been made for drying the gunpowder during the rains. Such provision should be made at every colliery or, if not, strict rules should be enforced that miners should not be supplied with damp powder and that on no account should drying over or near a fire be attempted.

In three separate accidents three persons were killed by coal-cutting machinery. ·

Two accidents causing one death in each case were due to electricity. One accident involving the death of one person occurred through a collapsfr of the ground over which the person was walking. Under the Local Government rules the area should have been fenced off on the surface.

The death rate per thousand persons employed above and below ground . was 0·92, while that of the preceding five years was 1"19, .At coal mine& only the rates were 1·07 and 1·30, and at mines other than coal mines 0'58 and 0·80. .At all mines under the Coal Mines .Act in Great Britain during the ten years ending with and including 1924 the average death rate per thousand persons employed was 0·98, as eorupared with 1·25 for Indian coal mines.

The chart below shows graphically the variations in the death rates during the decade 1916-1925 :-

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The high rate in 1923 was due chiefly to the explosion ~hich occurr-:d ·at Parbelia colliery on 4th January of that year and which resulted m d:ne loss of 7 4 lives.

The death rate per million tons raised at coal mines was 9·31, while 1:hat of the preceding five years was 12·95. ·

The improvement in the death rate of the Assam Railways and Tr~d­ing Company, Limited's collieries is worthy of comment. The ch1ef seams at these collieries are thick and very highly inclined. The working conditions are particularly hazardous. The death r~te, which for the .quinquennial periods 1911-15 and 1916-20 was, respectively, 5·93 and 5·51 ciJer thousand persons employed, was for the five years 1921-25 reduced to 3·05 per thousand persons employed. During the year 1925 the death rate was 1·12 per thousand persons employed, the lowest on record. This satisfactory improvement has been due largely to the efficiency of the subordinate staff at the collieries, and the use of electric lights in working places.

Deaths occurring in each class of mine were as follows: -186 in coal mines, 11 in silver-lead mines, 8 in tin and wolfram mines, 7 in mica mines, 8 in manganese mines, 4 in iron mines, 1 in a limestone mine, 6 in stone mines, 1 in a day mine and 1 in a copper mine.

One person lost his life by an explosion of gas, 61 persons lost their lives by falls of roof, 62 by falls of side, 33 in shafts, 19 by explosives, 3 by suffocation by gases, 15 by haulage, 15 by other accidents underground and 24 on the surface.

The number of serious accidents reported increased from 410 to 479, .i.e., by 17 per cent.

A list of the fatal accidents appears in Appendix II, Table I. In addi­tion to these there were 32 other accidents causing the death of 35 persons. These also appear in Appendix II, Table I, but are.listed separately, reasons being given in each case for their exclusion from the statistical table.

Each fatal accident is deseribed briefly in Appendix· II, Table I bnt the following are rt>ported at greater length. The numbers refer t~ the numbers in the Appendix.

FALLS OF RooF.

No. 30.-Sutihlih Coal Company, Limited's Sutikdih coal mine.

This accident occurred in a gallery in a seam over 50 feet thick and lying at an inclination of 1 in 2 to 1 in 3. The gallery was about 20 it>et wide at the place of the accident. The heio-ht was about 18 feet. The gallery had originallv been driwn near the floo~ of the seam and was bein<>' ~eightened .. At the"tim~ of the accident a number of persons were load~ mg a quantity of coal which was lying on the floor of the gallerv. .A fall of about 2 cwt. of coal from a heiO'ht of about 18 feet killed tw~ of them ~he place was said to have been ex~mined on the. day of the accident thre; tunes hefore the occurrence by two different overmen and both of them ;pronounced the rouf safe. The officer who enquired into the accident,

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however, from the tests he made, was of the opinion that the examination of the roof had not been properly carried out. He ascribed the aeeidt>nt partly to the negligence of the subordinate O'fficials and partly to the unsafe method of ~-orking. . ·

The seam is admittedly a difficult one to work. It is criss-crossed by numerous glazed slickenslides, thick and high!:'-· inclined, and the coal is soft and friable. The method of working was, however, open to objection in that the gallery was too wide. The width of galleries in a seam of that nature should not exceed 12 feet. The removal of the coal from the floor upwards was also undesirable and greater safety would have been secured by working the coal downwards instead of upwards. The management have now introduced successfully a method' of working the coal in the galleries from the roof downwards.

FALLS OF SIDE.

No. 57.-Bhulanbararee Coal Company, Limited's Bh1tlanbararee coal mtne.

This accident took place in a thick steeply inclined seam. The coal in the area in which the accident occurred is soft and slickensided. About 10 o'clock on the morning on which the accident occurred several Santal miners came to work. They had been off work for about a fort­night and the gallery in which they had been working had been fenced during that period. The miners were met at the entrance of the incline leading to their working places by a deputy overman, who took them below ground with him. The deputy overman removed the fence from the gallery and set the miners to cut floor and side coal. He then went away but returned shortly afterwards. A few minutes later a fall of about 4 tons of side coal occurred killing the deputy overman and two other persons. The deputy overman was not the competent person appointed to make inspections. The management held that he should not have removed the fence nor have allowed the miners to enter _the gallery until it had been examined and reported safe. Apparently he himself did not make a proper examination as the Inspector of Mines, No. 1 Circle, who enquired into the accident, stated in his report that if a proper examination had been made the condilion of the side would have bt>en re\·ealed and, if the overhanging coal had been taken down before allowing any other work to be done, no accident need have occurred. On the other hand the deputy overman probably thought he was doing the best thing for the mine, and for the miners, when he opened the fence and set them to work.

As an outcome of the accident, the Chief Mining Engineer of the collit>ry is~ued written orders to the effect that the fencing-off of any work­ing place, as being dangerous, should be reported at once ~o the mana_ger in writin"', and the place should not be re-opened as a workmg place with­out his a~thority in writing. The removal of such a fence should only be done by the overman, who should personally inspect the place; the sird~r should also make an independent inspection before miners were put m for coal getting.

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·when a working. place was fen~ed off, owing to ~he short!lge of men only, it could be re-opened by a s1~dar, on co~plehon of his statutory examination, but he should first recerve the sanchon of t?e o-.erman.

No. 64.-Bhulanbararee Coal Company, Limited's Bhulanbararee coal mine. -

This accident occurred in a seam about 24 feet thick. A pillar was being extracted and the direction of extraction was at right angles to the joints or clea-.age planes in the coal. These cleavage planes were. very pronounced, persisted fro~ roof to fl.~or and occurred at. frequent. mter­vals. As a consequence 1t was possible b,v the method. of workmg to bring down large ~;labs of coal from the pillar. Explosives were used. ln remo-.ing the pillar a certain amount of floor coal had been exposed, and at the time of thE' accident a gang of seven miners were working on the floor coal. Towards the end of the shift a slab of coal, 20 feet high, 2ll feet broad and from a foot to eighteen inches thick collapsed, killing three of the workmen. Fortunately the other four w~re loading tubs or all the seven might have been killed. The side of the pillar had been examined by a competent person at the beginning of the shift and pro­nounced safe.

The accident was considered to have been due to a faulty and unsafe method of working. The conditions were, howe~er, admittedly difficult. The management afterwards agreed to try a different system of pillar extraction.

No. 74.-The Standard Coal Company, Limited's Benanir coal mine.

This accident occurred in a district in a seam, 24 feet thick, in which pillaring had only been commenced a short time before. Two pillars had been extracted and a third pillar was being split into two by driving a gallery through the middle of it. The gallery was driven next the floor and the rest of the coal was taken down as roof coal. The place of acci. dent i;.: ~hown in Plan A. The " split " had be,,n nearly completed and only a bridge of coal, about 10 feet wide and about a· feet thick, remained t(\ he taken down. A gang of miners was working on this coal using ladders for the purpose. One of the ladders is shown in position in the plan. A miner was drilling a shot hole in the roof coal from the ladder whe~ t~1e ~oal shown hatched in the plan fell, kil_ling the miner instantly and lllJUnng two otht>r persons who were standmg close by. Not only did the part of the roof coal fall hut a large strip came awa"l from the side of the pillar. The total quantity of eoal which fell was about 8 tons. At the inquiry into the aecident it was found that the brid"'e of roof coal which still r~mained was loose and that there was a lar,;'e quantity of (•oal on t~e si?e of both pillar~ ~hich was also I_oose. The ~Inspector who held the mqUiry was of the opmwn that the ace1dent was one which could have hE>en and should haw heen avoided bv the exercise of care. The bulk of the ~oal obtained _at the eoll_iery in whil'h this a('r·ident o<:curred is got hy t-xplostves. Uallenes are dnwn to the fnll hei .. ·ht of the seam and the coal is blasted from the solid. .A.s a result it is u~avoidahle that the sides ~f the pil~ar~ become s~attered and fiss1_1red to a much greater extent than 1£ hand-pH·kmg alone Is done. The ptllars are also extracted by explo-

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siTes. The method is economical and makes for large. outputs. It is onlv .~ustifie~, however, ~f specia~ care is taken to prevent falls. Frequen"t mspechons of the s1des of p11lars and of roof coal are necessary and in ·every case where loose coal is detected it should be immediately taken .down.

No. 7.5.-Jlessrs. Central Salanpur Coal Concern's Central Salanp11r coal mine. -

This accident occurred in an incline cutting, 84 feet long, 32 feet deep .at the deepest·place and tapering from about 10 feet wide at the bottom ·to about 16 feet wide at the top. The material in which the cutting was being made consisted of earth and clay. The intention of the manage­ment was to build a brick arch in the cutting to form an entrance to the mine.· On one side of the cutting, part of the side wall had been built,

, and in order to make room for an extension of this side wall the side of the cutting had been under-cut for a short distance. The total number of people working ~n the cutting on the day of the accident was sixteen. 1V ork for the m1d-day meal had been stopped about 12 noon. Shortly after 1 P.M. several people entered the incline cutting to rest in the shade. At 1-45 P.M. a mass of earth, 30 feet long by 10 feet deep and from 9 to 15 inches thick, fell from the side of the incline cutting and buried or partly buried seven persons. Three of these persons were killed and four seriously injured. The agent and manager of the colliery were prose­cuted under Section 40 of the Indian Mines Act for contravention of General Rule 3, and fined Rs. 100 each, in default one month's simple im­prisonment. In incline cuttings of the nature of that in which the acci­dent occurred the sides should be sloped to suit the nature of the material in which the cutting is being made. In the cutting under discussim1 both sides should have been sloped at least one foot horizontally for every 2 feet vertically, whereas the actual slope was only about 5 feet in 30 feet, -i.e., 1 foot horizontally for 6 feet vertically. In addition, material of the

·nature of that which caused the accident should never be under-cut.

IN SHAFTS (wHILST ASCENDING OR DESCENDING) •

.Yo. lfJ7.-The Budrouclwck Coal Jlining Company, Limited's Bad­rouchuck coal 111 in e.

Six persons were being lowered in a shaft, 324 feet deep. The descending and ascending cages collided at the mid-point in the shaft and three of them were thrown out of the cage. They fell to the bottom of the shaft and were killed. The other three persons on the cage were slio·htlv shaken but otherwise uninjured and they shouted to the banks­nw0n that thev wanted to be raised. They were accordingly brought to the surface w"hen it was found that the cage was badly damaged. The dl'awin"'s in Plan B have been made after an examination of the two ('ages. Ea('h c

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age was filled with four bridle chains. It appeared tlwt one of the cage chains of the ascending cage had been broken and that the cage as it was being raised had s~ung towards the centre of the sha_ft and so collided with the desrendmg cage. The cause of the cham

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breaking was not quite dear. It transpired that when the ascending cage was being raised from the shaft bottom an empty tub was half on and half off the cage. The tub appear~d to have f~llen off_ before the cage · reached the protection boards. This together With the Jerk ~ue to slack. t·hains at the instant of lifting may have brO'ken the cage cham. In any case the cage chain must have been broken before the cages collided as otherwise it is hardlv conceivable that collision would have taken place since there was about 10! inches clearance between the cages at mid­shaft. There were only two guides to each cage. If there had been four guides to each cage it is possible that the ascending cage ev-e~ with a broken bridle chain might have been steadied clear of the descendmg c~ge in which case the accident would not have happened. From that pomt of view, therefore, the provision of four guides to each cage is advisable_ As regards steadiness under normal circumstances, I think that at least three guides to each cage should be provided. It should be remembered that rope guides are always more or less flexible and that the number of guides necessary for steady winding under normal conditions will depend on-

(a) the speed_ of winding, (b) the clearances between the cages themseh-es and between the·

cages and the walls of the shaft, (c) the method of fixing the guides, (d) the tension on the guides, (e) the depth of the shaft.

Even four guides may not give steadiness unless properly installed. T carried out a test in a shaft, 340 feet deep. Four guides were installed to each cage. At the meetings the cages could be made to touch with -one pull, and with even a gentle blow swung dangerously. It wa!'! found that the guides were weig·hted in the pit bottom but that- there was nothing to prevent the weights swinging laterally like a pendulum. This, of course,. is contrary to good practic-e, as where weights are used to give tension the ropes sh_oul_d pass through an eyelet or sleeve in the shaft bottom to pre­vent swmgmg. The attention of the management was drawn to this defect and the matter was rectified.

At the shaft in which this accident occurred an additional guide to each cage was afterwards installed. The cages were not pro-vided with gufes. lf tht>y had been so fitted the lives of the three men might have been ~an•tl. Gate~ wen~ afterwards fitted.

No. 112.-Tlte Burra Dltemo Coal C?mpany, Limited's Burra Dhemo coal m1ne .

. This accident occurred in a shaft, 580 feet deep, and about 10 feet in d1ameter. The shaft was considered to be too small for two eao-es and a single c·age with a counterhalanee weio-ht was installed. The "::-ao-e was r,rovide? with four guide ropes and the balanee weight with two (Plan C). 'I he gUide _ropes were_ attache~ to beams at the top and bottom of the t>haft. AdJ u~t ment of the tenswn was obtained bv means t.f sc-rew;; i11 the headgear. ·

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On the morning of the lOth September eight persons were admitted to the ca~e at th~ surface although .the authoris.ed nu?lber of persons was ?nly six. Whilst the cage was bemg lowered It collided with the ascend­mg balance weight and the oscillation produced caused four of the occu­pants of the cage to be thrown out. They fell to the bottom of the shaft and were killed. ·

The enquiry into the accident revealed the fact that one of the guide ropes of the balance weight was slack, and that the slackness allowed the balance weight to swing in such a manner in the shaft as to .strike the descending cage. The usual method of fixing the guide ropes at the sh~ft bottom was as fol.lows :-The end of the rope was passed round a thimble and secured With clamps. Through the eye of the thimble a hooked bolt was attached. The end of the bolt was passed throuooh a beam and secured underneath the beam by means of a cotter. In the case of the slack guide, however, the old guide rope had been cut off about three feet above the beam and the new guide rope attached to the end of th~ old. on~ _by three clamp~. Presumably as an additional precaution, a cham JOined the _new gmde rope to the beam. The tightening screw at the top of the gmde rope had been screwed up to its limit, and the guide had been pulled through one of the clamps. It was found that the sump or bottom of the shaft was filled with debris to a height of about 3 feet above the beams. The guide clamps could not, therefore, be examined.

Criminal proceedin¥'s were instituted against the manager and the engine-wright and the banksman of the colliery. The manager was dis­charged and the engine-wright and banksman were punished as detailed in Section IV-" Prosecutions and additions to the Act."

General Rule 2 (g) re<1uires that " a competent person or persons, appointed by the owner, agent, or manager for the purpose, shall, once at least in every 24 hours, examine the state of the external parts of the machinery and of the headgear, ropes, chains, and other similar appli­ances of the ruine which are in actual use both above ground and below ground, and shall, once at least in every week, examine the state of the shafts by which persons ascend or descend and the state of the guides and the conductors in the shafts, and shall without delay write or cause to be written a true report of the result of such examination; and every such report shall he recorded in a paged book to be kept at the mine for the purpose, and shall he signed and dated by the person who made the examin­ation." The Chief Minin.,. Engineer in charge of the colliery afterwards issued a circular letter to the managers of all the collieries in his group, and I cannot do better than quote from that circular:-" The inspection appears to have been _made superfi~:ially. as, owing to the surup bei~g full of debri~ and water, It was hardly possible for the fitter to examme the damps or other contrivance fixing the g~ide at the .bo_ttom. ~t must be remembered that where guides are fixed m a shaft It IS essential for the rurpose of inspection that the sump shall be kept clear so as to allow .of a proper inspe<'tion being made of the attachment at the bot!om." It IS to ht> hoped that managers "·ill profit by the ~CJra~ of this accul~nt anrl make propel' arrangements for the rPgular exammat~on of ~he J!Uid~s through-out their entire lenooth in everv ca~e where flexible gmdes are mstalled.

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No. 113.-The Bhalgora Coal Company, Limited's Simlabahal coal min~.

This accident occurred in a sinking shaft from a mid-landing in the .shaft in a seam about 166 feet from the bottom. The method of descend­ing and ascending was by means of a sinking b~cket. At the mid-land­in"' no special provision had been made for landmg from the bucket.· On th~ day of the accident three persons, one of whom was deceased, de'5centled the shaft in the bucket. It was stopped at the mid-landing and the three got out. The other two persons, one of whom was in charge of a pump at the mid-landing, went to start the pump. The deceased was in charge <.f a pump at the shaft bottom, and apparently when the other two had left him he had decided to descend to the bottom of the shaft alone . .Accordingly he attempted to board the bucket and while doin~ so slipped, fell down the shaft, and was killed. ·when a bucket is used m a shaft in which there is a mid-landing some suitable arrangements should be made for holding the bucket to· the side in order to facilitate getting into it. Afterwards a chain was provided at the mid-landing to which the bucket could be hitched.

IN SHAFTS (FALLING FROM PART OF WAY DOWN).

]\"o. 117.-Messrs. Chunilal Tricamchand Coal Company, Limited's Bulliari coal mine.

A pump attendant was being lowered in a shaft, 240 feet deep. He was alone on the cage. Apparently when the cal!'e was near the bottom of the shaft he either stepped or fell out of it. He landed on the cage seat, and was kiUed by the descending cage. The ends of the cage were fenced by loosely hanging chains, a form of fence which is no protection at all. There was no one near the shaft bottom at the time, and there was no light in the shaft bottom. Deceased himself was without a light . .After the accident rigid gates were provided on the c~ge and lights fixed in the shaft bottom.

It is important that shaft bottoms should be adequately illuminated (luring working hours.- Proper arrangements for lighting should also be made at shaft tops after dark. ·

SuFFOCATION BY GASES.

No. 130.-Burma Corporation Limited's Bawdwin lead-silver mine.

Elsewhere reference has been made to occurrences of fire at Bawdwin mine. These outbreaks were dealt with without mishap except for the accident about to be described. The method of dealing with the fire was to seal off the area with barricades constructed of baO's of dirt and day. As the fire did ~ot involv~ th~ whole of the working places an attempt was made to contmue workmg m those places where it was considered safe !o do so. The course of the air was directed in such a way that the work­mg places wt>re-ventilated with fresh air and the fumes from the fire were earned clear. .After the end of the ~>hift on which the accident occurred, three _pert>ons, two of whom were miners and one was a trammer, were

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found to be missing. A search was made and it was found that they had attempted to ascend a "rise " through a stope in which work had been stopped because of the fire. The three persons were found in a reclininO' position as if they were asleep. They were brought into fresh air and artificial respiration was tried· but without avail. They had been over­come by carbon monoxide gas from the fire. The three persons were not working in connection with the fire area and, along with the other work­lllt'll, had been instructed which road they should take in getting out of thE> mine. Moreover the road into the " rise " in which they were found had been fenced off by wooden ·boards. It was presumed that they had attempted to take this road in order to get out of the mine a little sooner than thPy would have done if they had taken the proper road. The accident illustrates the insidious nature rlf the gases from an underground fire. The victim is overpowered with little warning and, in a verv short time is in a condition in which he is not able to escape nor has h~ much dbsire to do so. It also emphasises a point which is so often apt to be overlo'Oked by miners, ·m'z., that a fenre is put up as a definite indication that thPre may be danger to anyone who ventures beyond the obstruction.

HAULAGE.

No. 147.-Messrs. The Newton Chickli Collieries, Limited's Newton Chickli coal mine.

· This accident Qccurred on a haulage incline, about 1,100 feet long. The first 300 feet of the incline consisted of a cross-measure tunnel having a gradient of 1 in 2! and the remainder had been driven in a coal seam with an inclination varying from 1 in 30 to 1 in 50. The incline was used as the main travelling road for the mine. The haulage engine was operated by steam and situated on the surface.

An enquiry was held under section 21 of the Indian Mines Act, 1923, into the cause and circumstances of the accident, and the following extract is given from the report :-

"On Saturday night, the 17th-18th January, a night shift of work--ers was employed in the mine. Their shift of work ended early in the morning and at about 8 A.M. some seven persons had assembled in the waiting room at the foot of the steep slope and were awaiting the permis­sion of the onsetter or haulage attendant to walk up the slope to the surface. ~H some time during the morning, overman Munna Khan, came out of the workings, and, finding that a considerable time had elapsed since a loaded train had been hauled up, walked up the incline to the surface with the object of expediting the despatch of a train of empty tubs. Per­mission to travel up the incline was not ordinarily given until the on­setter had made a special signal (three bells) to the surface and received a :return signal (three bells) from the surface intimating that haulage had ceased and persons might walk up the incline to the suJface. On this oc('asion it is doubtful if the customary interchang-e of signals was made. • • • * • *. There seems to be no doubt that the men had been kept waitinO' some considerable time at the foot of the slope and that they were anxio~s to go up as it was pay day and they wished to attend the wPekly hazar.

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'Whilst these seven persons li"ere ascending the haulage slope in single file a \rai:a. of empty tubs came tumbling down the slope. One of the men, .Abdul Goffur, ...-as killed outright, and three others, Ganga Pasi, Ba.dli Khan and Sahukar Kaewar, ll""ere severely injured. Of the other three, two escaped by taking refuge in No. 2 manhole, and the other man 1rho was ahead of the others liustained no mQre than a slight injury to ~he hand. As the tubs ran down the slope they appear to have left the rails, and most of them were found jammed between roof, floor, and sides at a point on the incline below the manhole. • • • • • • • • • • The one thing on which all witnesses agreed was that the haulage rope broke 111·hilst a train of sewnteen tubs was being lowered over the top of the incline. There were said to he "\""erbal standing orders that not more than eight empty tubs were to be lowered at one time. . On this occasion there appears to have been a breakdown which caused delay and an accumulation of no less than seventeen tubs at the top of the in­cline. • • • there was not room for more than eight tubs on the tltraight portion of the line above the stop-block, so that the other nine of the seventeen tubs in the train must have been standing round the curve. "When the stop-block was opened and the leading tubs of the train were pushed over the top of the slope the remainder of the tubs would follow with increasing rapidity and the rope would become slack until the last tub rounded the curve when a severe jerk would result. In this case the jerk was sufficient to break the rope at a point about 1} inches from the c.·apping."

The inquiry revealed the following defects amongst others:-(a) The signal bell was not in working order and there was no

signalling arrangement between the bottom of the steep portion. of the incline and the inner end of the haulage road -a dtstance of about 80 feet. This was a violation of General Rule 8.

(b) Th~ ban~~man at the top of the inc~ine had not been appointed m wnhng by the manager. Thts was a violation of Special Rule 22.

(c) The proper number of manholes had not been provided in the incline. This was a violation of General Rule 8.

Criminal pro~eedings_were institute~ against the director and manager and the mechamcal engmeer of the mme, and thev were convicted and punished as detailed in Section IV .. Prosecutions ·and Additions to the ~ct.'~

• BY 'Uloi'DERGROUND YACHD"ERY.

No. 162.-The East Indian Coal Company, Limited's Bararee coal mine.

Several accident~ have occurred in the use of c:-oal-cutting machinery t.hrough_p:rsons falhng ~pon the bar or c~ain and being mutilated by the ~u!ter-ptcks_. In the acctdent to be descnbed a ~oal-cuttin"' machine was bemg? used m ~ gallery rising at ~n inclination of about 1 in 4 in a seam over -0 fee~ thtck. The aetual dtp .of the seam was about 1 in 12 but the gallery ~htch 'IUS start~d near the floor of the seam was being driven ~>teeply m ord& t.o get to the t(lp of the seam. ·

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· · Plan D shows the scene of the accident. The coal-cutting machine> was of the type in which the cutter-picks are fixed in a :revolvin~ bar. During the operation of the coal-cutter deceased was standing at the side of it holdin"' the haulage stay when the machine slipped backwards down the' gallery for a distance of about 20 feet. He was caught by the cuUing­bar and l!:illed. The machine was held up to its work by a single back­stay.· Where it is necessary to operate coal-cutting machines on highly inclined ground, the provision against the machine slipping either back­wards or sideways should be adequate. Probably the best arrangement in the gallery in which this accident occurred would have been a girde.r or a rail placed directly across the gallery and resting at either end against a strong prop. A single stay is always· apt to slip out in such circum­stances.

_ . .Another accident of ·a similar nature occurred at the same colliery. A bar coal-cutting machine. was in position for "jibbing in." .At the commencement of this operation the whole of the cutting bar is exposed, and as the bar revolves the machine is gradually pulled forward so that the bar enters the coal. One of the men employed in the operation of the machine was standing at the side of the cutter bar holding the haulage post when the machine suddenly swung round, due, it is presumed, to the

· picks at the front end of the cutting-bar striKing the :floor. The haulage post was knocked out and the rapidly revolving bar struck the right l'eg of the man holding the post and severed it just above the ankle. He re· covered, however, from his injuries. A point which arises out of this and similar accidents is that it should. not be necessary for' any one to stand at the side of the cutting bar or " jih" in order to hold the anchor stay. The stay should be cut into the- roo£ and :B.ooT in such a way that it will not require to be held.

BY SURF AGE' MAC!:HINERY.

No. 177.-The Indian Iron and Ste.el- Company, Ifimited's Gua iron ore mtne.

:At this mine, 'iron ore is excavated· on tli.e 'si'd'e of a hill. The ore is conveyed to a railway siding at the foof of the hill by an aerial rope-way. ~n automatic fan brake is used as a means of keepin~ .J;he speed of the rope-way approximately uniform. When the speed of the rope-way in­creases, the speed of the fan also increases and as it is moving freely in the atmosphere the braking action is greater the higher the speed of revolu­tion. Conversely when the speed of the rope-way decreases the braking action of the fan becomes less. As a ge!reral rule the rope-way is kept running continuously during a working shift. It was, therefore, some­times necessary to oil the machinery while it was in motion.. The fan brake was surrounded by a fence which was, however, several feet from the revolving parts. Thus in order to oil the machinery the fence liad to be entered. Deceased went inside the fence to lubricate the bearings ol the fan when a loose cloth which he was wearing was caught in the fa·n wheel. He wasArawn into the wheel and instantly killed.

After the accident a new fence was erected' close to the wheel's of the fan so as to permit of a person oiling the bearings without risk of his

27. being struck by the reYolving parts of the machinery. All machinery attendants were compelled to were tight fitting clothes such as short trousers and sleeveless shirts.

Where possible machinery should only be lubricated when sta~ding still, but if it is necessary that oiling should be done while the machmery is in motion the precautions adopted after this accident should be taken.

11!ISf'ELLAXEO"LS OX St:RFACE.

No. ].'}2-Rai SahilJ Jlathura Prosad .Motilal and Company's Datla Clwi coal mine. ·

A man wa'l walking on the surface near an incline when the ground under him cO'llapsed. He was completely buried and his body was reco,ered three days afterwards at a depth of 22 feet. The area of the subsided ground measured about 28 feet in diameter, and the ground had been crossed bv a cart road and foot-path. An in~pection of the underground workiilgs showed that they were near the outcrop of the Ream and that the pillars had been reduced to small dimensions. The ground on the surface was not fenced as it should have been according to the rules under the Indian Mines Act, 1923, which require that where a subsidence of the surface is likely to take place and persons are likely to be endangered thereby the dangerous area must be kept fenced on the Rurfaee. It is true that the workings were old but in all eases of likelihood of collapse access to the area on the surface should be pre­vented by fencing. Collapse of ground i'l of frequent occurence in coal­mining districts, either as the result of the legitimate extraction of pillars or irregular working, and in every case when a subsidence is to be expected the area likely to be in,olved on the surface should be properly fenced off so as to pre\ent persons i:~~.advertently entering the same.

lGNITIO:S OF GAS.

A peculiar :md instructive ineident occurred in a shaft at a ~~olliery in the Raniganj field on Gth April 1925. The sha!t had been ~unk to the Disherg-arh seam at a depth of about 1,000 feet from the surface. A g-allery had been driven from the bott<Jm of the shaft for a !<hort distance in the seam. The seam is known to give off inflammahlt> gas and g-as was met. with as the seam was being approaehed and prond. T}le shaft was wntilated by a small centrifugal fan placed on tht> tour­face and connected to pipes leading down the shaft and into the f!allerv. The fan was placed ~o as to exhaust air from the shaft. A new mid larger eol umn of air-pipes was in the process of being installed in the shaft. The workings were stated to ha\e been examined before R A.M.

on the date mentioned and reported to be clear of fire-damp. The fan had then been stopped and two persons were sent down the shaft to a point, 120 feet from the bottom, to extend the new air column. Short­ly be~ore .12 n?on the attendant ?f the hoisting engine used for lowering the au-p1pes mto the shaft noticed flames coming out of the fan-exit. At that time one of the men who had been working- in the ~haft had been brought to the sudace. By dint of much shouting and signalling the

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man who was still below ground was made to understand that he should also come to the surface, which he did. These persons carried safety lamps, and no indication of gas was shown in them. The top of the shaft was sealed off with brattice cloth and planks and an iron plate placed over the fan-exit, and eventually after having _been burning for nearly three hours the flame was extinguished. The pipes near the fan for a distance of about 20 feet down the shaft were heated to a red heat.

The seam, as has been noted, is liable to produce outbursts of inflam­mable gas and it was surmised that something of that nature had taken place and that the air-pipes had been filled when the fan was running. After the fan stopped the column of air in the pipes might have continued to upcast and so drawn off the gas from the shaft. At the time of the ignition the percentage of gas in the pipes must have been greater than the explosive limit of fire-damp as otherwise an ex­plosion would have taken place. Instead of that the gas simply burned at or near the outlet of the fan, the percentage of air in the mixture being insufficient to permit of explosive propa~ation. When the fan outlet was sealed, however, there were several mild detonations.

The cause of the ignition was not known but it appeared probable that some one had thrown a lighted match or the end of a cigarette into the mouth of the fan. The use of open lights inside a fence which included the fan and pit head was prohibited.

This incident, although admittedly exceptional, points to the neces­sity for frequent and close examinations for fire-damp in a shaft which is being sunk to a seam rich in that gas, and the desirability of main­taining at all times an adequate current of ventilation in the shaft. It points also to the desirability of placing the fan-exit in such circum­lltances in a position difficult of access.

Section IV.--Prosecutions and additions to the Act.

PROSECUTIONS.

Judgment was given in the following prosecutions during the year. Unless otherwise stated " general rule " means a rule under N oti:fication No. SG4-G8-20, dated the lOth March 1904, being rules for the working of coal mines.

The owner agent and manager of D. D. Roy's Palasdiha colliery were prosecut~d under general RuJes 3, 7 and 19 for (a) failing to keep the roof and sides· of the travelling roads and working places secure, (b) not fencing the entrances to all places which were not in actual use and (c) not properly fencing the tol?s of two shafts. They were ~ound ~uiltv and fined Rs. 50 each, or, m default each to undergo s1mple lmprisonment for a fortnight.

ThE owners (three) and the ma~ager of the Central Tentulia Coal Companv's Central Tentula colliery were prosecuted under general Rules ~ and 19 for (a) failing to keep the roof and sides. of travelling roads and working places secure, and (b) not properly fencmg the entranc-es to 1hafts. The three owners were fined Rs. 25 each and the manager Rs. 10.

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The blasting foreman of C. K. Ram Choudry's Bhandarb~di manga­nese mine was prosecuted under Rule 16 of Government of India (Depart­ment of Commerce and Industry), Notification No. 6436-152, dated the 2nd September 1911, for not supervising the boring of a new hole in the vicinity of a shot which _had mis-fire~. Carelessness on. the pa~t of a miner resulted in the explosiOn of the mis-fired charge, causmg bodi­ly injury to the miner. The accused was acquitted, as it was considered that he had not committed a breach of the rule.

The agent of the New Tundu Coal Company's New Tundu colliery was prosecuted under section 15 of the Indian Mines Act, 1923, read with general Rules 46 and 47, for not appointing a qualified manager within the prescribed time. A fine of Rs. 50 was imposed.

The owner of Umesh Chandra lfukherjee's Borachuck colliery was prosecuted under general Rule 47 for not appointing a qualified manager. He was fined Rs. 10.

The owner, agent and manager of N, D. Chohan's Central Nawpara colliery were prosecuted under general Rule 47 and Rule 1 (c) and under Rules 3 and 51, respectively. The owner and agent were prosecuted for not appointing a qualified manager to manage the colliery, and for not providing a second outlet to the mine. The manager was prosecuted for failing to keep the sides of a travelling road secure; and for manag­ing more than one mine without being duly authorised. The agent and manager were fined Rs .. 75 and Rs·. 50, respectively, and the owner was excused as he was a minor.

The owner and manager of Baijnath Ramkumar Marwari's Central Renda colliery were prosecuted under general RulE! 3 for failing to keep the sides of a travelling road secure. The owner was fined Rs. 50, and the case against the manager was dropped as he had taken up his re­sidence in an Indian State, and could not be extradited for an offence under the Indian Mines Act.

The agent and manager of the Central Sala~pur Coal Concern's Central Salanpur colliery were prosecuted under general Rule 3 for failing to keep the sides of a working place secure. They were fined Hs. 100 each. - ·

~he agent of the New An~arpathra Coal Company's New Angarpathra colliery was prosecuted under general Rule 47 for not appointing a qualified manager. A fine of Rs. 25 was imposed.

The owner of Bhanji N atha's Centra~ Bansjora colliery was prose­cuted under general Rule 45 for employmg a manager with a second dass certificate of competency on a mine the average output of which exceeded 2,500 tons a month. A fine of Rs. 40 was imposed.

The owner of B. P. Singh's Kalipahari colliery was prosecuted under Rules 17 and 18 of the Bengal Go.'\"ernment's Notification No. 4788-Com., dated the 29th August 1924, for (a) failing to keep fenced a subsided area of a colliery, and (b) failing to cau~e the top or entrances of e'\"ery shaft and opening. into t~e mine to be fence~ by a structure of a per­manent character 1mmed1ately after the workm ... s thereof had been dis­continued. He was fined Rs. 75 and ordered"' to erect, within fifteen days, a permanent fencing to the satisfaction of the Inspector of Mines.

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The owners (~'even), managing agents (two) and the mana<>€'r of the New Ghusick Coal Company's New Ghusick colliery were pros€'cuted under .general Hules. ~ and 3 for (a) not pro'>iding a second outlet to the 1~nne and (b) fa1hng to keep the roofs of all travelling roads and workmg places ~ecure. • In the lower court, except for three of the owne1·s. who were acquitted, all the accus€'d were convicted and fined, but on appeal four owners were fin€'d Hs. 200 each, the mana"'er was fined lls. 50 and the two managing agents were acquitted.

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Th€' agent and manager of the Coal Bunkering and Shipping Com- . pany, Limited's Lodhadeo colliery were prosecuted under general Rules 3 and 19 for (a) failing to secure the roofs and sides of all travellin"' roads and working places and (b) failing to fence properlv the side~ of the incline. . The agent was finl"d Rs. 30 and the manage"r Rs. 15. · ·.The owners (two) of the North . Golukdih Colliery · Company's Chandkua colliery were prosecuted under section 15 of the Indian Mines Act, .1923, read. with general Rule 47, for not appointing a qualified manager. .They. were fined Rs. 25 each.

The owners (three) of the Central Tentulia Coal Company's Central 1'entulia colliery were prosecuted under section 15 of the Indian 1\Iines Act, 1923, read with general Rule 47, for not appointing a qualified manager. They were fined Rs. 20, Rs. 15 and Rs. 15, respectively.

The manager, engine-wright and banksman of the Burra Dhemo Coal Company, Limited's Burra Dhemo colliery were prosecuted under special Rule 27 and general Rule 2 (g), under special Rule 52 and general Rule 2 (g) .. and under special Rule 70, respectively. The manager was prosecuted for failure to arrange that the inspections of the guide ropes were regularly and efficiently carried out; the engine­wright for (a) failure.to see that all fittings and mechanical appliances required by the Act or by any rules made under the Act, were properly fixed and maintained in safe working order, and (b) failure to examine the state of the guides and conductors in the· shaft; and the banksman for allowing more than the authorised number of persons to descend at one time. The manager was acquitted, the engine-wright fined Rs. 75 and the banksman Rs. 50.

The owner of W. C. Bhattacharjee's Egarcoor colliery was prose­cuted under Rule 17 of the Bihar and Orissa Government's Notification No. 2G08-VII-~I-2-Com., dated 8th September 1924, for failing to keep fenced a subsided area of the colliery. He was fined Rs. 25.

The manager and the mechanical engineer of the Newton Chickli Collieries, Limited's Newton Chickli colliery were prosecuted under gl"nNal Rule 8 and special Rule 22, and under special Rule 52, respec­tively. The manager was prosecuted for not providing proper means of eommunicating distinct and definite signals between the stopping places and ends of the main haulage road. and not providing a sufficient numh€'r of man-holes for places of refuge; and the mechanical engineer for failing to maintain in good order the signal apparatus, as the result of which a fatal accident occurred causing the death of one person and serious injury to three others. The manage: was fined Rs. 2~0, Rs: :10 and a further amount of Rs. 20 under sechon :39. of the Indwn :Mwes Act, read with ;;ection 16 of the same Act for being equally guilty with

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the mechanical engineer for the violation of special Rule 52. The mechanical engineer was fined Rs. 200. . , . .

The owner and manager of W. C. BhattacharJee s Pandedih colliery were prosecuted under general Rules 3, 19 and 22 for (a) failing to maintain the gates of two inclines in order, (b) for failing to keep· the fences of inclines intact and (c) for failing to keep the necessary ambulance appliances. The owner was fined Rs. 20 and the manager R6. 5.

The owners (four) and the manager of the Banskuri Coa( Company's Bauskuri colliery were prosecuted under general Rules 1, 4 and 9 foT (a) employing persons in a mine in which there was no second outlet, (b) failing to have an inspection of the mine made and the report re­corded regarding the condition of the working places in the mine and (c) failing to keep a plan of the workings at the mine. Two of the owners were fined Rs. 100 each, the other two Rs. 50 each and the manager Rs. 50.

The owner of J. N. Banerjee's Laikdih New colliery was prosecuted under general Rule 47 for failing to appoint a qualified manager. The proceedings were dropped as a satil'factory explanation was given by the owner.

The owner, the agent and the manager, and the overman of Uai Sahiu Sunderlal's Dhao colliery were prosecuted under general Uule 3 and under general Rules 4 (a)' and 4 (b), respectively; the owner, agent and manager for failing to keep the roofs and sides of all travelling roads und workine- places Recure, and the overman for not making a daily inspection of the working places in the mine, and not making a written report of all such inspections, as the result of which an accident occurred causing the death of one person and slight injury to three others. The owner and overman were fined Rs. · 500 and Rs.; 100, respectively, and the manager was acquitted, The agent died before the case was taken. .·

The owner and manager of J. ~- Banerjee's Laikdih Ne~ colliery were prosecuted under Rule 3 of Bihar and Orissa Government's Noti­fication No. 11761-M, dated the 3rd August 1918, Gen·eral Rule 19, and Ru:le 8 of Bihar and Orissa Government's Notification No. 2608-VII-M-2-Com., dated the 8th September 1924, for (a) not providing gates at the entrances to the underground workings, (b) failing to fence. properly the edges of the quarries and (c) failing to keep the necessary ambulance appli.auees at the mine. They were fined Rs. 25 each.

The following prosecutions were instituted under Rule 12 of Govern­ment of India, Notification No. 864-68-20 dated lOth March 1904 for fa~lure to submit plans of abandoned C:r discontinued working~ of m1nes :-

(a) The owners (three) and the agent of the 'Vest Ghusick colliery were fined Rs. 50 each.

(b) The case against the owner of Central Bahiardih colliery was dropped as the whereabouts of .the accused were not known.

(c) The east> against. the ownen (three) of the Kalythan .A.ngarpathr~ colliery was withdrawn as the plan was after-wards submitted. ·

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(d) Of the two owners of Khas Bhelatand colliery one was fined Rs. 10 and the proceedings against the other were dropped.

(e) The owner of Serampore colliery was fined Rs. 5. (f) The case against the Liquidators and Managing Agents of the

Great Eastern Coal Company, Limited's Peepratand colliery was withdrawn as the plan was afterwards sub­mitted.

(g) Of the two owners of Belanzabad colliery, one was fined Rs. 25, and the other was acquitted.

(h) The owner of Chandkua colliery was acquitted. (i) The case against the owners of Keshalpur colliery was with­

drawn, as the plan was afterwards submitted. (j) The case against the owner of Upper Kendra colliery was with­

drawn as the plan was afterwards submitted.

Twenty-three prosecutions were instituted for failure to submit annual or monthly returns within the prescribed date. In nine cases fines aggregating Rs. 165 were imposed; eleven cases were withdrawn, in five of them owing to the whereabouts of accused not being known; in two cases the accused were acquitted, and in one case the accused was discharged with a warning.

Information was received of the following prosecutions instituted by colliery officials against their subordinates :- ·

The Colliery Superintendent of the Assam Railways and Trading Company, Limited, prosecuted a miner of Tirap coUiery under special Rules 3 and 5 for disobedience of orders and committing an act likely to endanger the safety of other persons and of the mine. He was fined Rs. 10.

The manager of the Equitable Coal Company, Limited's Dishergarh <:olliery prosecuted an overman under special Rules 37 and 40 for not making a daily inspection of every part of the mine in or through which persons had to work or pass, and for not causing the entrance to .a portion of the mine, which was not in actual use, to be properly fenced. He was fined Rs. 5.

The manager of 1V est J amuria colliery prosecuted a banksman under .special Rule 69 read with special Rule 23 for not thoroughly accquaint­ing himself with, and carefully attending to, the prescribed code of shaft signals, thus causing an accident which resulted in the death of -a fellow-workman. He was sentenced to undergo simple imprisonment for one month.

A blastin~ mate at the Central Provinces Manganese Ore Company, Limited's Balaghat manganese ore mine was prosecuted by the manager .of the mine under general Rules 14 and 15, and special Rules 46, 47 and 48 for failure tel report two mis-fires at the bottom of a sinking winze, ·and for withdrawing the fuses and detonators from the mis-

. :fired holes. He was fined Rs. 20. The manager of B. P. Bvramji and Company's Palachauri colliery

rro.;;f"cuted the head trammer· and three trammers under special Rule 16 -for J·i1ling on tubs wi~hout the permission of the manager. An accident

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occurred resulting in serious injury to one of the trammers. The head trammer was fined Rs. 40 and the three other trammers Rs. 30 each.

The manager of the Bansdeopur Coal Company, Limited's Bansdeo­pur colliery prosecuted two miners for failing to comply with orders. They were fined Rs. 20 each, or, in default_ to undergo simple imprison­ment for three weeks.

ADDITIONS TO THE AcT.

Under section 46 (1) of the Indian Mines Act, 1923, certain mines were exempted from the operation of the Act by the Government of India, Department of Industries and Labour, in addition to those exempted under Notification No. M.-1051, dated the 26th July 1924:. The notifications are reproduced in Appendix IV.

Supplementary notifications under section 30 of the Indian Mines Act, 1923, were issued by the Governments of Bihar and Orissa, Baluchistan and the Punjab, regarding enquiries in the case of accidents. The Bihar and Orissa Government notification is published in Appendix IV.

Notifications under section 18 of the Indian },fines Act, 1923, were published by the Governments of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa, Assam, Balurhistan and the Central Provinces. Under these notifications it was declared that the provisions of that section shall apply to all coal mines and to mines other than coal mines at which more than twenty persons are employed. .

For the information of mine-owners it may be stated that publica­tions of the Central Government, as apart from those of Local Govern­ments in respect of mining legislation, are available by purchase from the Manager of the Central Publication Branch, No. 8, Hastings Street. Calcutta. Publications of Local Governments may be obtained from the following addresses :-

Bengal

Bihar and Orissa

Central Provinces

Assam

Burma

Punjab

Baluchistan

The Officer-in-Charge, Bengal Secre­tariat Book Depot, Calcutta.

The Superintendent, Government Printing, Bihar and Orissa, Gulzar­bagh, I)atna.

The Superintendent, Gowrnment Printing, Nagpur.

Assam Secretariat Book Depot. Shillong.

Tht> Supt-rintendent, Go'\""ernmt-nt Printing and Stationer'\", Burma. Juda Ezt-kit-1 Street, • Rangoon, Burma.

The Superintendent, Gonrnment Printing, Punjab, Lahore.

The Assistant Rewnue Commissio11.er in Baluchistan, Qut>tta.

Dombay . The Superintendent, Government Printing and Stationery, Queens Road, Bombay.

Madras The Superintendent, Government Press, Madras.

During the yoor Special Rules under section 21 of the Indian Mines Act, ~901, were establis~ed at one manganese mine only. It may be ~xplame.d that the establishment of such rules was held in abeyance as, m the new of the Local Governments of Bengal and Bihar and Orissa, it was contrary to law inasmuch as while section 24 of the General Clauses Act was effective to save rules actually prescribed in any place b.efore the 1st July 1924, it would not operate to legalise the prescrip­tion under the. old Act of 1901 of any other rules or the same rules in other places after that date. Managers of newly opened mines where special 1·ules had not previously been established were requested to en­force special rules as an executive measure.

Section V.-General Remarks.

HEALTH AND SANITATION.

The Asansol Mines . Board of Health held nine ordinary and two special meetings during the year. Dr. J. "\V. Tomb, the Chief Sanitary Officer of the Board, reported that there were 194 cases of cholera with 89 deaths and 662 cases of small-pox with 83 deaths during the year, as compared with 535 cases of cholera with 317 deaths and 75 cases of small-pox with 10 deaths during the previous year. The decrease in the number of cholera cases was due to the fact that the disease did not assume an epidemic form owing to the effective preventative methods carried out by the Board's staff. There was an epidemic of small-pox. The infection was supposed to have been introduced into Raniganj in January from Caleutta. The number of un-vaccinated children within the lin1its of that municipality enabled the disease to spread in epidemic !orm, 318 cases being recorded with 37 deaths. The general health of the mining settlement was good, the death rate being 16·1 per thousand and the infantile mortality 171·1 per thousand. These figures compare with 18·7 and 145·7 per thousand during the previous year. The Board's anti-malarial staff continued to do good work in the suppression o£ malaria.

The Jharia Mines Board o£ Health held fourteen ordinary and six special nwetings during the year. Dr. G. W. Thompson was the Medical Officer of Health throughout the year. Dr. A. G. Wright was the Assistant :Medical Officer o£ Health except for the period 8th April to 8th November when he was on leave. There were 952 cases of cholera with 364 deaths and 717 cases of small-pox with 54 deaths as compared with 1,479 cases o£ cholera with 578 deaths and 503 rases of small-pox with 20 deaths during the previous year. The death rate was 18·77 per thousand and the birth rate 33·64 :per thousa~d, as compared with 20·83 and 30·27 per thousand, respectively, durmg the previous year. In the Board's laboratory 853 samples of food were

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.analysed and 431 samples were found to be more or less adulterated .

.Prosecutions were instituted in the worst cases. Considerable progress was made during the year with the scheme

for the supply of water to the Jharia coalfield under the scheme of the Jharia "\Vater Board. The number of collieries for which water was .available increased from about 80 with aii. estimated population of .36,000 persons to nearly 200 with an estimated population of over 100,000 persons.

The medical an-angements at the Bawdwin mine, Northern Burma, .appear to be worthy of special mention. The Central Asiatic hospital .at N amtu which is the smelting station for Bawdwin is one of the finest institutions of its kind in India. There is also a well-equipped hospital .at the mine itself and first-aid stations are provided both above and below ground. The sanitation at Bawdwin mine both on the surface and underground is very good. - Latrines are provided at suitable places below ground. There is an adequate supply of drinking water through~ .out the mine.

Statistics of rainfall have been recorded as follows:-

1925. 1.92-l.

Jharia Coal.field-

Jealgora 43·07 53•69

Topchancbi reservoir 63•85 'i0·32

lllu.ubad 43·43

llui9a",j Coalfield-

A.un•o I~ iiO·ao.

I' i.hergarh 63·58

Kulti 48·06

Gi•idili Co ljield-

Gh·idib 32·84

MINING EDUCATION.

. Tha rrin.cip~l o£ the Bengal Engineering College has reported that m the exammahon for the Diploma in the principles o£ mininO' held at ihe end of the college r.ourse in .March 1925,. thirteen students "'appeared and ten were grant~d ~hplomas. In the J umor Course twenty-nine were oenrolled at the hegmmng of the season, twenty-four sat for examination and fifteen qualified_ for promotion to the Se.nior Course. Twenty-five students entered the preliminary or preparatory class and o£ these ten were promoted. The annual mininO" camp was pitched in X ovember­Derem ber 192.). at Sihpur colliery, Raniganj coalfield. The usual ct·ourses of practical work were undertaken and visits of inspection wer@

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paid to T"arious plants and appliances of technical interest in the v1c1· nity. The total number of students in camp was 46, of whom thirteen were special survey students.

The three-year courses of instruction were in full swing at the lecture centres at Raniganj, Sitarampur, Jharia and Sijua. The teaching staff wa,; :Mr. L. Millar, assisted by Babus Sachidananda Mukherjee and Dhirendra Nath Sirkar in Bengal and Mr. Griffith Jones assisted by Dabus N. :N. Sen and B. K. Palit in Bihar and Orissa. 'The number of students enrolled was 332 of whom 125 attended the sessional examina­tions and 27 pas~ed the fin~l examination. Messrs. H. C. Read and Dr. D. Penman were the examiners. Courses of ten lectures in Hindi to overmen and sirdars were delivered at five centres in the Jharia coalfield and at one centre in the Mugma section of the Raniganj coal­field. The reduction in the number of students enrolled is probably due to the depression in the coal industry. A total of 987 students attended the lectures. These classes are becoming more and more popular as a means of preparation for the examinations for sirdars' certificates which are- now being held. The lecturers were Babus A. C. Banerjee, K. K. Bose, S. N. Bhattacharjee and P. R. Chakravarty. Similar lectures in Bengali were delivered at six centres in the Raniganj

·coalfield, the Government of Bengal having sanctioned the same exten-sion and improvement of the vernacular lecture courses as had already been carried out in Bihar and Orissa. The lecturers were Babus J adu Gopal Banerjee and Durgapada Naug. In addition to the ordinary vernacular lectures special demonstrations in gas testing .were given in the vernacular by the mining lecturers at the Jharia, Sitarampur and Raniganj centres. ·

Considerable progress was made during the year with the buildings for the Indian School of Mines at Dhanbad and it is expected that the School will be opened in November 1926. The school will be equipped and staffed for the provision of high grade instruction in mining and geology.

In the Peneh Vallev coalfield in· the Central Provinces the average attendance at the min1ng classes durin~ th~ year 1925-2G was eleven. Mr. G. 0. Burgoyne was the lecturer m mmmg.

BoARD OF ExAMI~ERS FOR CoAL !fiNE MANAGERS' CERTIFICATES.

EiO'ht meetings of the Board of Examiners were held during the ,-ear. eTht> non-official members were :Messrs. J. B. "Wardlaw and ,J. Mackie. Twelve first class certificates of competency were granted in lit>u of British certificates .

.At the examinations for Colliery Managers' certificates of competency held at Dhanbad on the 9th, lOth, 11th, lGth, 17th and 18th Februar;r 1925, 127 candidates sat for first class and 410 for second class certi­ficates. Certificates of competency were granted to eleven first class and twenty-one second class candidates. · -

The examiners for the first class examination were Messrs. R. Heron and T. e. l\lurrav, and for the second class examination Messrs. C. E. A"hcroft and J. T. Mackenzie. Dr. D. Penman and Mr. J. H. Lang~

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1n~pectors of Mines in India, acted as official examiners and Secretary and .Assistant Secretary, respectively.

MINING BoARDS I!'i BENGAL, BIHAR AXD ORISSA AND THE CENTRAL PROVIXCES.

The ~fining Board, Bengal, held one meeting during the year. The subjects discussed at the meeting and by correspondence were (a) draft Regulations for coal mines and mines other than coal mines; (b) draft Rules under section 30 of the Indian }.fines .Act, 1923; (c) amendments to section 13 of the Indian ~fines .Act, 1923, and to Schedule .A of the rules framed under section 30 of the Indian ~lines .Act. The non-official members of the Board were Messrs. P. S. Keelan, C.I.E., H. M. Tarlton and Balm B. P. Mukherjee.

The Mining Board, Bihar and Orissa, held two meetings during the vear. The subjects discussed at the meetings and by correspondence were (a) draft Regulations for coal mines; (b) draft Rules under section 30 of the Indian l!Iines .Act, 1923; (c) preparation of an abstract of the Indian ~lines A ct., 1923. The non-official members of the Board were Me~<Rrs. R. G. :U. Bathgate and A. L. Ojha.

The Central Provinces Mining Board held one meeting during the year. The subject discussed at the meeting were (a) draft Regulations ioT coal mines and mines other than coal mines; (b) amendments to the rules for election to the Minin~~: Board; (c) the imposition of a protective dutv on coal. The non-official members of the Board were Messrs. L. H. 'Bartlett, R. S. Davies and Rai Sahib Mathura Prasad .

. MINING AND GEOLOGICAL lNSTITt:TE OF lNDH.

The total membership of the Mining and Geological Institute of India ~t the end of the year including subscribers was .347. In addition to the annual meeting three ordinary meetings for papers were held. By the im·itation of the Central Provinces Manganese Ore Company, J,imited, an excursion was made to the Bharweli mine in the Central Provinces. A visit was also paid at the invitation of ~fessrs. Killmrn and Company to the Tat a Iron and Steel Company, Limited's J amadoba 'f'olliery and the Raneegunge Coal Association Limited's Kustore colliery in ~he Jharia coalfield: In addition to the above meetings two extra­'Ordmary general meehngs were held to pa~s an amendment to the Articles of Association in order to afford faeilities for persons living in Te.mote parts to join the Institute. The ln~titute sent a delegate to the BI-Centenary Celebrations of the Academic des Science de Russie, being npresented by Dr. L. Dudley Stamp .

. Three parts of tl1e Transactions were published. The Government pnze for the best paper accepted for publication during the year was awarded to Dr. D. Penman and )Ir. T . .A.. Wetherell for their joint paper on " Experiments on the Flow of .Air in an Indian CollierY ". Thf' ln,;titute g-old medal was awarded to Dr. Cnil S. Fox for his paper •• X otes on the Iron and Steel industry of ID.dia ", the ~tilv-er medal to Dr. D. Penman and )lr. T .• \.. Wetherell for their abov-ementioned paper; the bronze medal was· not awarded.

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THE AssociATION OF CoLLIERY :MANAGERS IN INDIA AND THE INDIAN MINE MANAGERS' AssociATION.

During the year the chief subjects dealt with by the Association of Colliery Managers in India were: -(a) further discussion on the suggested legislation of the Central Provinces Government regarding fhe presence of a manager at every mine and incidently of permit certi­ficates; (b) section 23 of the Indian Mines Act; (c) question of thefts and leakages of explosives in the coalfield and their prevention; (d) revival of meetings between railway representatives · and colliery officials. A visit was paid to the Raneegunge Coal Association Limited's Kustore colliery on 13th March 1925.

The Indian Mine Managers' Association entered into the third year of its existence and at the end o£ 1925 there were 80 ordinary members and 4 associate members on its roll. Some of the business "transacted during the year were: -(a) correlation of the seams on the Nichitpur­Bansjora section of the Jharia field; (b) joint meetings between the Indian Mining Federation and the Association to establish better rela­tions between owners and managers; (c) consideration of draft Regula­tions for coal and other mines under the Indian Mines Act, and (d) meeting between railway officials and colliery managers foT joint dis­cussion of coal traffic problems.

AMBULANCE WORK IN THE CoALFIELDs.-

Classes in First-aid to the injured were held at seven centres in the Jharia coalfield and attended by 145 students of whom 99 gained St. John Ambulance First~aid certificates. The lecturers were Drs. R. S. Dutt, U. N. Roy, H. K. Chakravarty, R. Dutta, N. K. Rai Chowdhury and U. P. Chakravarty, and the examinations were conducted by Drs. Bradford, J anion, Thompson and Simpson. · . . .

Similar classes were held in seventeen centres in the Raniganj coal­field at which 368 students attended and 308 St. John Ambulance First­aid certificates were awarded. The names of the lecturers were Drs. P. C •. Biswas, D. N. Tewar, J. K. Bose, B. C. Das, P. K. Mukherji,. C. C. Ghosh, D. C. Vanjo, S. P. Chatterji, Nurulatta, P. N. Sen, G. B.. Roy, B. Sen Gupta, S. C. Ghosh, R. R. Dey, S. K. Mitra, and B. B. Ganguli, and the examiners were Drs. N. Choudhuri, O'Connor, J. K. Bose, B. B. Banerji, N. Huq, S. P. Chatterjee, P. C. Biswas, C. C. Ghosh and P. N. Sen. The thanks of the coal mining community are: due both to lecturers and examiners.

LA:r.-n AcQUISITION (MINEs) AcT, 1885.

The number of original cases disposed of altogether at the end of 1925 stood at 532, sixteen of which were cases disposed of during the year. There w~re seven!een _applications. fo.r rp.odifications _of restrictions and six complamts of vwlabons of restnchons, all of whiCh were dealt

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with. The Act applies to Bengal and B~har and Orissa only. In other provinces where Government owns the mmerals Local Governments were advised as to the restrictions necessary in cases where mine-owners have S()l!S"ht permission to work minerals beneath railways, villages, et_c.

AWARD OF EDWARD MEDALS.

9n the 7t~ January 1925 an ·.incident. occurred. at the ¥ohpani colliery belongmg to the Great Indian Pemns~la Railway whw.h .once again illustrates the resource and bravery whiCh are charactensbc of the miner. In the "process of extracting pillars in a seam, about 6 feet thick, a large fall of roof stone, covering an area of 60 feet by 18 feet, occurred in a working place. One miner was killed and another was injured and buried by the fallen stone. A. rescue party was ~m~ediate­ly organised, the leaders of the party bemg :Mr. James Kiplmg, the a·ssistan t manager of the colliery, :Ur. J. Johnston, the senior overman and N ani Khan, a timber man. The rescue party had to climb over the fall under a roof which was still under weight and might have collapsed at any moment. They had to work in a confined space and had to break up and remove by pick, hammer, wedge and crowbar the large stones which held the injured man. Shortly after the rescue a second larg-e fall of the roof took place. There was no doubt that the prompt actwn of the rescue party saved the life of the injured person. I have pleasure in recording that His :Majesty the King Emperor has been pleased to award " The Edward Medal " to Messrs. Kipling, Johnston and N ani Khan. This is the second occasion on which the Edward medal has been awarded to miners in India.

CoAL DusT CoMMITTEE.

The Committee appointed by the Government of India to investigate the dangers arising from coal dust in Indian mine.s continued their experiments during the year. A great number of experiments were carried out at the experimental gallery aii Dhanbad. Th~ results showed that, given the necessary fineness, the dust from any of the Indian coals was capable of producing an ignition and propagation. Towards the en~ of the year an incline in coal was placed at the disposal of the COJ?J?-Ittee by Messrs. S. B. Raha and Sons, Owners of Godhur colliery, Jhana coalfield, and tests were carried out underground. These test~ are being continued and a second report is being prepared. Dr. D .. Penman was in charge of the experimental work throughout the year.

ExAMINATION AND CERTIFICATION OF t:":!l'l>ERGlW'l:'ND SIRD.UtS.

During the year considerable progress was made in the examination­and certification of underground sirdars. Examinations were held at­a number of centres in the Jharia, Raniganj, Bokaro Giridih J aint, and Punjab coalfields throughout the year. The numb~r of per;ons wh~ had been examined by the end of the year was 2,346, the number ot

_persons who had passed 1,909 an? the number of certificates issued 1,753. A tabulated statement for the different districts is given below:-

Number examined. Number l>Rssetl.

Jharia coalfield 1,211 951

Raniganj coalfield • .I 973 808

Bokaro coalfield ·I so 29

Giri<1ih " :I 67 66

Jainty " 21 12

Punjab Provine~ I 44 ·~3 . ! TOT.'L I 2,346 1,909 . i

The number of examinations for endorsement for gas testing were:-

Examioe<l. PBBsed.

Rauiganj coalfielot • 286 132

Jha.ria coalfield ., 22 n Bok11ro ., 6 5

ToTAL ·I 313 149

Since the end of the year examinations have been held in .Assam, Central Pro-vinces and Baluchistan. The examination of such a large number of sirdars entailed a considerable amount of work on the Depart­ment. The actual examinations were carried out by the Inspectors and colliery managers appointed as local examiners. . .

Cases have come to notice where managers have refused to return a sirdar's certificate for one or other reason. It may be pointed out that under Rule 64 (1) the return of an underground sirdar's certificate when the holder is no longer employed is unconditional. When the holder of a certificate leaves his employment for any reason whatever the certi­ncate should be returned to him.

E:YPLOYME~T oF CmLDRE~:

Under the Indian 1lines Act, 1923, the employment of children either belqw ground or above ground was prohibited. The Act came into force on 1st July 1924. In the year 19241 6,381 children under 12

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years of age were returned as ha•ing been employed in the mi~es in British India duri~g the year. It was presumed that these ch1_l~ren were employed durmg the first half of the year before the proVIsiOns of the Act came into operation. It is to be regretted, howHer, that this supposition was incorrect, for in the returns for 1925 the number of children employed abo•e and below ground shows little diminution from the previous year. In1924 the number of children under 12 years of age employed was 6,381 while during 1925, 4,135 children were re­turned as having been employed.

The figures relating to the employment of children are g1wn m detail in Appendix I, Table I of this Report.

Section 26 of the Act was contravened in nearlv ewrv class of mine and in nearly every province in British Indi~. The outstanding instances included Bengal coal mines (26 below ground and 184 above ground), Bihar and Orissa coal mines (2 below ground and 937 abo'le ground) and Bihar and Orissa mica mines (480 below ground and 1,093 above ground). The chief exceptions were Assam coal mines, Central Provinces manganese mines and Burma limestone, gems, iron ore and lead mines, in which no childrf>n were employed either above or below ground.

An explanation was asked for in ewry case in which the section had been contravened. From the replies it would appear that in respeet of the employment of children above ground, there was a general misinterpretation of section 26, nearly every one having taken the section to prohibit the employment of children below ground only. Section 26, read with section 3 {f) which defines a mine, is, howewr, perfectly clear and there was really no excuse for misinterpretation. Fortunately the children were employed in most cases on comparatively innocuous work such as Rhale-picking, mica splittin~. con,.er-,ancy work, etc.

"•ith regard to the employment of children underground a (·ommou explanation was that the children had been employed for only a few days unknown to the management and had been dim1issed as soon R!f

they were discovered but that Rince they had actually been employed, though only for a short period, they had to be included in the annual returns. This was probably true since Inspectors had occasion frequently­during the year to ask for the removal of children from mines.

The total number of children returned as employed below ground: was 1,297. Probably more than half of that numher, however, were­employed in comparatiwly shallow surface workings or quarries and on light work, and might as correctly ha'le been returned as working­a ho-,e ground.

In addition to the letter referred to asking for an explanation of the contra-,ention of section 26, a circular letter was sent to all mine-owners drawing their attention to the requirements of the Aet with re<.peet to the employment of children.

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. In the .Annual Report for 192~, page 33, it was pointed out that ~hildren should not be employed either belol'" ground or on the surface; 1 desire to emphasise that injunction and to invite the attention of all ~ine-owners, agents and ~anagers to the ~rov~sions <?f the Act regard­mg the employment of children as embodied lll section 26 r read with

:Section 3 (f)], and section 3 (c) and 3 (d). A serious view will be taken of any further contraventions of section 26 which may come to light.

Onici.u. DuTIES, 1925.

Mr. R. R. Simpson was Chief Inspector of Mines throughout the _year. 1

Dr. D. Penman was Officiating Inspector of Mines, No. 1 Circle, up to 17th October 1925, when he was appointed Inspector of Mines at headquarters.

Mr. J. H. Lang wa·s Inspector of Mines, No. 2 Circle, throughout the year.

Mr. W. Kirby was Junior Inspector of Mines until 17th October when he was appointed Inspector of Mines, No. 1 Circle. He was granted leave on average pay from 18th March to 17th October. . .

Mr. H. M. Mitra was Electric Inspector of Mines throughout the _year. He was appointed to act, in addition to his own duties, as Elec­tric Inspector, Bihar and Orissa, from l.Iay to December.

Mr. G. S. Cameron was Junior Inspector of Mines. He was granted leave on average pay from 9th March to 9th November.

Mr. N. G. Chatterjee was Junior Inspector of Mines. He was granted leave on average pay from 2nd to 21st July.

· Mr. N. Barraclough was Junior Inspector of Mines throughout the year.

Messrs. J. F. ·waters and H. K. Chatterjee were appointed Junio'r Inspectors of Mines on 17th October and 28th November. respectively.

During the year 958 mines were visited. Practically all important mines were inspected and manv of them several times. 1,938 separate inspections were made. Enqui'ries were held in the case of nearly all the fatal accidents and certain of the serious accidents. All complaints of breaches of rules were investigated. As in other years several inspec­tions were made on the invitation of mine-owners, superintendents or managers anxious for consultation and advice on safety matters.

In six cases of danger, not expressly provided for under the rules, orders under section 19-were issued requiring the remedy of the danger nnd the withdrawal from the mines of all workers not reasonably neces­-.ary for the purpose of removing the danger. ·The owners of twenty-one

BARRIE.R.

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small coal mines were required, under General Rule 47, to appoint managers holding first or second class certificates.

I have the honour to be,

Sm,

Your most obedient servant,

D. PENMAN,

Offg. Chief Inspector of Mines in India.

4·.t

APPEN'

STATISTICS OF MINES

Table

Kumber of min~s regulateJ by tho lnuian Mine3 Act, number

PROVINCE. District and mineral

field.

Number of

mines under the

scope of the Act.

7

1

NUMBER 01' MINES.

NUMBER OF MINES INSPEC·

TED DURING TRB YEAR.

~- bD Q) a)

~dt. = ~ ~

re.~ ] bo ·a ~ s:~ ·w • ·a .... .-d ~cd. ~ = 03 l!:..cl" I "'d G) res ~ c o; cP~ 'i~ ,.c~ .. ., 0 I til., ., = 8., oc=~ ~~ ocP ~l:l ~:_:_ __ o_..,_ 6"' z·~

I s' 5 10

1 1 3

ToTAL I OUTPUT. ·

co Tons.

262,959

55,038 ... I

-----1------~-~··_· s ... ' 1- : ~ :.: :.. I : ' I ... 13 1 __ .. _·

... I ... I ... I ... I ·- I .. .

317,997

I

7 ::: ... ·I :: ··.I ) ... , 7 1 61 1 3 2 3

... ~·

5,622 I

17,085

22,707 ~ --1----1-31--1 ~--5---; --6

~---1-----1 ----~ -------;·---

4. "' j 4. ' ••• ••• \ 4. I 61 1o,so2 _

Bengal, {

Bankura, Raniganj.

. Birbhum ,, •

Burdwau ,

TOTAL

{ H=::gh-.

Bihar and Orissa. Giridih

Jharia ,

Carried over

.~ .. : ,: -·18 . 31 ~. I ·~, •.• ~::: I - 236 ----;;;; 33 --16- ---31-~~~ 4.,913,852: !

--~---1 ------

1 I ---

6 5 ... 11 5 6 3

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1 5

... 9

14.

23

1,494,966

786,642

__ 9_, __ ~ 4 2 2 11 14 1--13_1_,48_2_

261 1~ 11 5 3 25 51 2,413,090

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DIX L

AND MINERALS ..

No.1.

()f workers and output of minerals, during the year 1925.

AVERAGE NUMBER OF PERSOXS Eill'LOYED DAILY I~ .L~D .!.BOUT rHE MINES.

BELOW GROUND, ABOVE GROUND.

Miner1. Otha-1.

~ ~ § I ~ ..£ ~ i ... ., • tG i 0 .,g'E

-- -------- I ~ ~ ; "" .n: ~ ~~ = ~ .... ~ c:i ~ ~ c:i ~~~ Ot, ..-~IIi _.ce ~ - a:i -- II e ..c s ~ ~ = .a CD c:s.! "S roes ..; "~ cs; :g ] ...... ~ ~ .... ...... " '0 ~

"C a roes~ ] o "C ~ "CC GJ 1 :c o ~ ~ roes :E ~ ~ ~,g ~ ~ 0 E-< ~ ~ .... ' 0 E-< E-< ~ ~ 0 E-< 0 .. --- --- -- ------ --:--~--- --- -- ---- --- ---

1 I ! I l 1,840 183 ... 2,023 ... ... I ... I ... 2,023 1,184 273 ... 1,457 3,j.SI)

1 ... 81 ::: ::: ... 81 .. ~ ::: ! ::: i -~90 --~il . --~281 .. .' ... ..~2 .. ~03 11,921 -183 - ... - 2,104 --;-----::- .-. _-,----;; 2,394 1,512 277 --=- 1,7891 6,183

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::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ::: ! ::: I ::: :.: ~ ~: = ::: I = ' 87 ... I ... 18973 ... ... ! ••• I ... 87 48 •. . ... jS I 135

~~-··_· ___ ···_ 167 ... I ... ' 167 360 285 ... I 5 290! 650

1 2so ... ···I 2So ----;--... -~------~~~~~~~----- ;--s~~---;-

~-:::1~1 ':: ~ ·.:-=·1,: 1~1 :: :: ~ :' ': i 11,897 6,1o1 I 15 18,013 5,941

1 3,621 1 n 9,573

1 27,556

1 9,616 ! 6,918 i 183 14,917 ~.so3

11,9951 6,171 !_ 15 18,181 5,960 i 3,623 i 11 I 9,594,27,775 : 9,661 ~ 6,9611i IS. 15,006 ~.iSl : I . I I ; I '

I - : - I I I i ; 3,5M 3.665 ... i 7,431 1,646 960 ; ... 2,6tt6\lt),037 ~- 2.472 ~ • ~0 3,5:10 13,567

: , I I . , 4,787 1,sss ... 1 6,173 6i7 ;s : ... 1 752 6,9".25 ' 1,2<)6 4('2 1 1 1,6(r9 s.~

I 26, I, 264 •.. : 508 67 20 ... I ~7 I 595 I 324 19.! I 3 51:.1 1 llt I '. I I I I •

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AL.

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APPEN

STATISTICS OF :MINES-

Table

Number of mines regulated by the Indian .Mines Act, number .. ~. .

I I NUMBER OP'

NUMBER OP' MINE&. MINKS INSPEC· . Number

TED DURING ' of

THE YEAR, I mines I "' b I '

District and mineral under cb~ 1>-. .... too I "' TOTAL J'BOVINCE, a., .Ceil ::1 ..<I "' "' ·J

~ field. the ·.: .., ::1 "" ~ 0 ·a "' OUTPUT,

scope ~>,0 ""·~ '" .. .s ' ..C"" ~R "" R 'Sr-g >

of the ..... ~ ·~ .... i ·' Act. ""~ ::;= 0

~..<I~ """' "" .. ..., ..

- <!)·~ "'" l

1:~ .,I>-. "". ..c"' "' .

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I:Jr;"' za"" 8""' s~ '"::1 ,. .... :z;~ z""'

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COAL--I Tons.

Brought forward 26 15 11 5 3 25 51 2,413,090

r Haza.riba.gh- -

Karanpura. 4 2 2 ... 1 ... ... 13,354

Ramgarh . 3 . ... _ 3 ... 2 2 5 2,548

Ma.nbhum- .. ... Jharia 339 197 142 21 47 323 800 10,545,401

.. Raniganj .. . 89 .22 .. 67 8 13 39 74 729,933

Bihar and Palama.u, Dalton· .1 1 ... ... ... . ... ... I 17,274 Orissa. ganj. I

I Sa.mba.lpur, Hingir- 1 1 ... ... ... 2' aj 45,410 6

- Ra.mpur. - I Sontha.l Parga.na.s- 76,680 Ja.inty 7 •4 3 ... ... 4 7

Re.niganj . 6 5 1 ... ... .. . .. . 85,901

l ~e.jma.ha.l 11 11 11 2 ... l· ... 1,653

---U71 ~ ---~ ---

TOTAL 487 45 68 395 940 13,931,244

.. --~ ( Betul . . . 4 ... 4 1 - . 1 4 5 1,119

Che.nde., Be.lle.rpur 5 . 5 ... ... .. . 4 6 150,490

-~· 97 485,768 . Chhindwe.re., Pench 32 10 22 1 7 s2•

Central Pro- Valley. 4 70,039 vincee. Ne.rsinghpur, Moh- 1 1 ... ... . .. l!

pe.ni. 1 1 1 2 1,138

Yeotmal 1 ... ... Hoehe.nga.be.d . I 1 ... 1 . .. 1 1 1 ...

.[--: -- --~7~--2-7 --- ----- -

TOTAL 2 10 43 115 708,554 -- - . ~- --- - -- o:a~ ....

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DIX 1---contd.

AND MINERALS-c.?ntd.

No. 1-contd,

of workers and output of minerals, during the year Hl25- contd.

AVERAGE NUMDER OF PERSONS EMPLOYED DAILY IN A...~D ABOUT THE MINES.

BELOW OBOUND, ABOVE GROUND

8,617

206

14

Miner1.

1\,495

62

2

20,512 15,408

2,224. 1,046

•o 41

66

279

14,112

268

16

2 35,922

3,270

81

66

386

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Other•.

2,390 1,055 3,445 17,557 4,002 1,592 84 5,678 23,235

180

•o

9,067 4,035

1,0U

17

123

'i1

39.J.

103

462

56

r.s3 207

7 7

13,102 49,02.J. 20,642 9,879

1,4081 4,678 1,929 977

17 98 87 11

292 112 81

128 514 141) 61

890

u

S46 31,367

5 2,911

98

201

1,352

70

80,391

715

1: I ~ ::: 2: :: 32 ::: 1~ S: ~: ~ ... 2 1:: 5

~: --.-- '-------- ----- -- --- --- --- -- -- --- ---82,1771 22,2l2 2 54,411 13,029 s,soo ... 18,'719 73,130 ~7.716 12,828 937 41.'81 nun _]___ I 161 u ... 1 - ;;- --1-o --6 -- --1-6 ~

sis I 28 ... so1 604. 102 ... 7tl6 1,307 i 1,699 1 938 ...

2061 ... 56 l

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2,MS: I

977

2,037 •as 206 371

7

2,925 1.7~

36 46 82 125

481 91 30 6(12 1,909

D

PROVINCB.

Burma

18

APPEN

STATISTICS OF :MINES

Table

Number of mines regulated by the Indian Mines Act, number

District and minern.l field.

. Southern States.

·Shan

NUMBER 011' MINES.

Nnmber

NUMBER OF MINES INSPEC•

TED DURING THB YEAR,

ml~nfea 1--~--~--~-~~--.--~--~--~----1 ..cl0w ,.c CD ~ ...c::1

nnder ~ ~ - +>

s!~hee a~ al~ -~ ~ ~~ .lid 0 ,... ·~ ~-...: of t e ,Q ¢ l:ra .g .a ''aS Act. al .,_ ~A "" . · . . ~ 1l 1:1 . ~ ~ ~ I 1 ~ .Q 0.

o·- ..... a ~ ~ \ o ~ s ~ IS:~'~ z 8~» s~» z·-

-------

' " ~ ~ .s

TOTAl. OUTPUT,

COAL-I, I I • Tons.

1 .. I 1 1 I 1 ~ 1 25

-----·,--- -·--- ----( Jhelum 15 1 I 14 ... ! 2 16 28 49,369

. ~ IMianwali. ._, 3 ... I ·· 3 ... I 1 1 2 18,341

l1shahpur. . . 2 ... 1 2 ... 1 ... 2 3 6,952

Punjab.

I TOTAL .1~,--1-~~ ~ .. -.. -!--3 19 33 74,662:

------, GRAND TOTAL j- 810 -~ i---;; --65-(---;; 659 ~ 19,969,011 ' (COAL) FOB 1

1925. I i I :

GRAJ."''D TOTAL OF PRECEDING : l'EAR. i

I

DIFFERENCE ,li '

846

-36

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

Burma. ·{ Mandalay Northern States.

Sha~ 1

5

! 652 1,423 20,256,034 ! 487 I 359 81 : 102

I I 1-------

-13 i -~ -18, +16 +7 +109

-~------

-. i ... I ·- ... ... ... . 5 i 3 5

I ... ... I

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

TOTAL 6 6 i

I 3

---- ------ --------Bihar and Orissa Singhbhum 6 3 3 3 3

49

DIX 1-contd.

AND 1\IINERALS-t>ontd.

No.1-contd,

<Of workers and output of minerals, during the year 19!5-contd.

AVERAGE NUMBER OF PERSONS EMPLOYED DAILY IN AND ABOUT THE MINES. I

·~1------------------------------------------~----.--------------------.l-----BELOW GROUND ABOVE GROUND.

I I . Grand Miners. Others. Total. . total

" ----:----,----.--·- -----..,----.----,.----1 b 1 · ~ below ,. I I e ow : Gi Total and .,. \ .,. ,; .,: .,. .,. ,; s:i ground. di ~ s:i above above .... .; .... .; ~ T tal .... .0 -.; f T tal a .... f ground. ground. "'.; "'a "" o . "'.! .,. a "" o ;:: ;:: "" I 'tla 'tl" I ::::: 'tl~ ...,~ ::::: I .g ,. r.: -ol -ol.... I c3 -ol -ol.... ~. I < ~ t3 .

concld. - --:- - --- ----- -- ~--- ---~---,-- --·-- ----- ~---

: ' I I I , I . . ,

'---1~1-···_:_ .. _. -~~ _ ... _;~ _··_· _ .. ~ l-1-Sl __ ' I~~ _ .. _l_'_i_1_9 r 458 ... 1 459 21s : ... ... : 218 6i7l' 488

1 ... ... I 488 ~ 1,165

~

1 95 ... ... 95 22 ... .. 22 117 ,,0 ! 20 19 1i9 : 296

49 ... 49 19 I ... ... 19 68 ! 50 I ••• ... 50 I 118 1 ! I ! --- --- -- _______ , __ -- -- --- ---~------ -- --- ---

1 : I I . I I i 602 ... . 1 603 259 ' ... ... 259 I 86:.! . 678 20 ,, 717 I 1,5i9

i -49,~ I 28,963 ·:-; 78,519 --;:;.I;;:;;, --;;-: -,;~1~ 1110.630 .,.:,. 1 .. 13 1,181 I "·"' i ~..;,~~ I I '

50,994 30,795 117 81,906 22,980 1"10,821 166133,967 115,8'i3 46,630 21,994. 2.3911 71,215 187,061!

l--------.-----!--l'---\--l--1,4.'i6 --:-1,6321-99 -3,387 --1,535

1

-166 --J.55 -1,856 -5,243 -4,4U -a. l'l-1,210 -8,705 [13,946

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

OB& I I

ill ·;, : :: ~.. .. 1 ::: :: ! :: ·;,I ~: ~ : : ::: I i : 1

1~ ... ! ... - ~- ;;-__ -_-:-~-... -: --~-·~~ 518 ~-... -,---;;~ -- --1--'-----1--- --l--

1 1.0~0 7~ I -· 1,798 11 "'1 -· I 11 1,809 i 77, 82! I ... i 1,096 %,90S

116

6Sl

PROVINCB.

Central Provin-ces.

-Bihar and

Orissa.

Bombay. ·{

(

PrJ Central vineee.

l -

50

APPL't

STATISTICS OF MINES

Table

.Kumber of mines regulated by the Inuian Mines Act, number o£

' NUJiTBER OF i NUliTBER OF liTINBB. liTINBS INSPIC-1

Number TJl:D DURING . ,

of THE YEAR . mines

District and mineral under ~~ ~ bo "' .,

I .a TOTAL field. the a" a~ ·~ ,£! "' !1: I» !I: bO .!"! .. OUTPUT.

scope 1»0 ..C.o " >l a <'f the ..c."" 't:l"" 't:l

·~ .... .-d 'S~ ..... ....... ~ O<D Act. 't:l~ ..>:~ 't:l t~ ~~ ... 0 't:l"' ... ~ n 't:l • ..-:= "'"' ..c" :~Ill "" sg. ..Co -

~,g .,., ~~ ..,..c:~

'8-:5 oa> == t::::"' oo G"' z· .. z"' --- _z __ --- --- --- ---,

IRON ORE I

I I Tons.

Drug 1 ... 1 1 ... ... .. . 179

--- ------ --- --- --- ---GRAND TOTAL 13 3 10 2 2 6 8 529,376

(IRON ORE) FOR 1925.

GRAND TOT.iL I2 2 IO 3 2 4 4 430,81)5 OF PRECEDING YEAR.

+I!_ __ +~ --- ---1- ---

DIFFERENCE .:_I ... +2 +41 ... 98,571 I -------- --- --- --

MANGANESE

Tons.

Singbhnm 3 .... 3 2 I ... ... 195

--- ------ --- --- ---Panch Mah~ls 6 ... 6 ... 2 2 2 52,069

Belgaum 3 ... 3 3 ... ... ... 3 604

--- ------ --- --- --- ---TOTAL 9 ... 9 3 2 2 2 55,673

1------- --- ------Balaghat 95 2 . 93 I3 6 70 132 262,450

Bhandara . tl ... 21 2 2 17 33 104,398

Chindwara 7 1 6 ... 1 3 5 37,I09

Jnbbnlpore . ' ... ' 2 2 ... .. . l,P01

Nagpur - 58 3 55 12 8 35 36 2I6,287 .. --- --- - --- ------1

TOTAL - -· .. 185 -·-~·-

6 -- 179 29 __ .. I~l _125 ___ 209 622,145 -- --

51

DIX ·-contd.

A~D MINERALS-contrl.

No. l-eonid.

workers and output of minerals, during the year 19~5-contJ.

AVERAGE NUMBER OF PERSONS EMPLOYED DAILY IN AND ABOUT THE MINES.

Miners.

BEl OW GROUND,

j 0

E-<

Othen.

1,239 748 1,987 --1-1 - ... - --... - --1-1 -1.-9-,;

1

~--;; -;r ,.,. ..,., 1,364 . ~60 11 1,935 1,935 i 1, 948 sn2 73 2,818 4,753 _________ , ____ _ -125 +188 -11 +52 +Ill ... I ... ·•11 ... e3l -629 -418 -62\-1,109 -1,046 --- --- ----- ----- -- ___ I __ ·_ __I __ _

ORE.

98 71 169 5 5 174 3 26 29 203

917 653 ... 1,5io 211 14 ... · 22• 1,'i95 i sa8 32s ... I 663 z,458

126 'iS 24 :128 3 ... ... 8 231 I 95 52 171 164 3~5

~ ~ ~ 1,7381 214 141 ••• I 2~; 2,026 I 4331 3i'i 171 &271 2,E53

3,402 8,460 ... 6,862 292 280 ... 5i2 7,434 1,245 637 ... j l,es2 9,316

1,160 1,496 .. . 2,656

69i 3541' M2 .. .

92 87 ... 1i9 ...

16

2,6571 2,936 ... 5,';93 151

'1,S65~~ - 16,186 t--:;

537

1,003

! 16 2,6i2 ; 328 209 ... I - 696 • 213 94 ; .. .

3,209

307

... ... __ I 1i9 : 41 43 : •. : 84 263

'i3 ... 224 i,017 : 1,060 6:!6 I ... 1,6Si I 7,703

-------.-1-. ssa ·:.. - 812 j 16,998 ' · 2,Be7ll,609 : ... ~- 4,496! 21,49i

PROVINCE.

Madras

Burma

62

APPEN

STATISTICS OF MIXES

T ble

Number of mines regulated by the Indian Mines Act, number of

I I !Number 1 of · mines

District and mineral i under field• the

scope of the

Act. I

NUMBER OF Mnrrs.

NUKBEB OF : MINES INSPEC• I

TED DURING I 'l"EE YEAR,

I TOTAL OUTPU'!',

I Bella.ry . .

. Vizagapatani. II

MANGA·

I Tons. .a 3 3 5,419 I

1 12

l Kurnool

8 3

1

; . l ~ i 1 16 10 1 5 3 ·-·- --'----- __ I_· ___ _

GRAND TOT.o\L .. 214 l1

7 207 44 27 130 (MANGANESE) , ., __ ros165. / .

OF PRECEDIN<l I YEAR. ! - I

15 52

3

211

. 56 GRAND TOTAL I 186

1

. 6i 180 lll

I . ------1~---- -------DIFFERENCE , i +28 I +1 +27 -67 +12 +78 +155

---"-'--~--: __ 1 ____ ' ___ _

I I i I I I

r Northern 8han I l 1 ... . ... States. ,

·1 So_uthern Shan I 5 21 3 ' 3 1 21 States. --

1 • I

L y:::t::-·T~TAL.II--: _·_· -,, ~~--: :---:-~ ~~~ ~:-_; (LEAD OBE) j FOB 1925. 1

GRA..."'iD TOTAL I 3 3 I ... I ... ... ... . -· OJ' PBJ:CEDING I

- YEAB. . I I .I?~I:BENCJI .1~ --.. :- --:-,---::- ~1 1 ---:;-1

1

+8

2~.909

6

32,3341

710,34;1 !

668,331

+42,016

-LEAD Tons.

321,38941

445

20

321,854

310,286

+11,5681

• Amount of refined lead

53

DIX l-eonid.

AND MINERALS-contd.

No. l-contd.

workers and output of minerals, during the year 1925-contd. I

AVERAGE NUMBER OF PERSONS EMPLOYED DAILY IY AND ABOUT THE MIYES.

I

BELOW GROUteD. 1

ABOVE <iBOUND. I l---:--------;-----

1

.. 1 Grand

i : li~:~ 'Cl ..<> and ~ =i 11

• above

1--------------~-------------1 r ~- --- - Others. I Total

1---.,.--------1 1 below i I ..., .. . ground. -;;

Miners.

.... I ... : :! '8 ground "a ::s! ;j g I I

.... .....~ ~ 1 a ""; s:s,! := ca ~ aj I ~

-. ~:. :;:; ~:~gj l:lai

., .. .,Gii .,§ ] ~ ., .. ., ~ ·~ .., "'

~ ~ ~to --- -~~,~ ~ ... ~-_L,,·-~:~ ~13 ~ ... C) ---- ---!---NESE ORE---i:on.td

I

645 361 ~6 1,'•32 : 12 94 . . . 106 ~ 1,138 249 30 !, .. .

77 .•. . I 77 I 8 ... ... 8 i 85 30 61 23 114

279 I

! 13 .

199

1,417

23 10 ... ... I 10 ! .. : ... . . . ... ! 10 10 3 : .. . i ! f

'i32 361 -;I 1,119 i-; 94 ... ---IH ! 1,233- ~; ~' 23 ~I 1,639

-;.;I ..... 1-;;; 1 19·•,;1~ "' -... -1 1,159' 20,431 I 3,612 2,106.---:- 5,'i5S. 26,189

II 9,191 9,6671 3·i5 ! 19,203 II 745 270 1 I 1,016 : 20,219 I 2,~8 1,7:!3 2381 4,S69 25,088

I : I ! I I ;

1- +547 -18;:-295 j-:~;;T -47,+191 1 +143: +2121 +7ll~: +383 !-198 I +-669 I +1,~01 ~R~ --- ~-~--~--·-- I ' I

I i II I 2,5751 ···\I 2,575 333 ••• ••. 333 : 2,908 768 ••. I ... I 'iGS : 3,676

521 ... ... 521 4 ... I ... 4 : 5251 146 43 ... 1ii9 'iH

~ _··_· _i_·_··-~~ ~ __ 8 1

_···_ ~· 35 ,__"'_I __ ··· ___ : ____ ·_··_:__"'_ 3,121 ... I ... 3,121 I' 364 8 ... 372 : 3,493 914 43 .. 957 I' U50

I : I I

;~~~~ I~;~~~,~,;~ .:1 :: _;J; extracted 66,17S tooa.

PBOVINCE. ·

-

..

Burma

54

APPEN.

STATISTICS Ol!' MINES

Table

!\umber of mines regulated by the Indian Mines Act, number

I I I

District and mineral I field. I

I I

I -.

I -·

I I I I

·1 Northern Shan States.

I TOTAL OF PRECED·

ING YEAR.

DIFFERENCE

NulllBER OF NuMBER OF MINES INSPEC• -

Number MINES. TED DURING

of 'fHE YEAR.

mines under ch~ ~»- bil 1m .. I ' TOTAL ,Qcil .s ·~ "'

.. the a; <l .s OUTPUT, 0 .. ·a scope 1»0

.,.~ " " "" "" ... of tha """" .e :- ,; ,; .... .,; 0 .; Act. 'd~

o.,

~~ ~ cil cil ...... .. ~

.,.~ """' "' "'" "'0

.... " "'"' '1:11-. ""~ ,Q'~ .... "'~ ~"' ~~ -a~ a~ O,.d- "'Os8. "'-"~ ·- = ~ !S:o 8'.., _..., ~-~ z 0 ~

--- ------ --- --- --- ...

ANTIMONIAL

i Tons.

I

I \

... ... ... ... .. . . .. I ... 1,100

I __ ----... ,-... ~ ... 1,200 . .... -... ~ ... = .. 1=1---1100

l I SILVER

ozs.

B urma · .I Northern

I States.

Shan

I I

. .. i ... ... ... 1 \ 4 i 4,831,518

--- ------~--1-1---... .. I ... ... II ... 1_ ... _! __ 2_1 Madras -. --. ~nantap~; -~-. \ __ ------ --- --- --- --- --- ---1 1 '!

GRAND TOTAL (f'ILVBR) FOR · 19<!:>. I

I, GRAND TOTAL! no

OJ' PRECEDING ~

YEAR. I .

. _DIFF~RENCB _. ~- .. _ -~ __ .,.~.~ ~-~

.. i II

I i 4 4,831,569

... ! ... i ... 5,287,960

' I I I . I

---__ ._j __ ._j ___ i. ----1

... ~ . , .. l- -+11--- +4 ~. ~56,391

55

DIX 1-contd.

A!\D 11IINERALS-cMdd.

No. 1-contd.

of workers and output of minerals, during the year 1925-contd.

AVERAGE NUMBER OF PERSONS EMPLOYED DAILY IN AND ABOUT THE MINES.

- ~-------------------------------------------------,--------------------

· BELOW GROUND. ABOVB GROUND.

1---- .------------.-------------------------------~--------Miners. I Gra.nd

Others. total ~ I .;

below Total I

.; .,

~t I ., 0! Total a.nd

t:i below I a! e t:i a.bove a.bove 8

., ., ground . ... ., ground . ground . " Tota.l; ... ... ..

'"" = "i3 ::9 :-:::1

'"" '"" :a ..., .... ~ <l <l C)

""' C)

I .,-----~;---;-1 --J- -- --.--...,.----,---1

'i .; t:i I .l .p.; e Total. ~~ =~ ::9

I ~ e ~... e !_-----

LEAD.

1Labour !ligures included with those fo) lea.d ore. i I I

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

-.. ~-- .. -~-~ -.. ... :··· _· I ... .. l -·. I ... ... I ... . ..

I : I ~ .

I .. i 'I La !;our figures iucludied with those for; lead rre. ' ' I I . . . I : I

Lal::_ figures- includjedwith thosefol1

gold. =----1=:= =~= ------,---1 I I --~ ----

••• I -· l ··· I ··· ··· l ... I ! \

• •• ! ... ... j .. , . I ' I I

---~---:------i---,--- ---·- I ·- I' ... I ... I ... I ... . ..

... I .. . -.. -. j-... - --... -1~1~

c

56

APPENi

STATISTICS OF ::\IIXES.

Table

Number of mines regu.Iated by the Indian Mines Act, numLer

PllOVINCI!I,

Burma

Enrwa •

( Amherst

.1 Mergni

I Ta.voy

l Tha.ton

.J l

-

TOT.&.L OF PRE• CEDINtJ YEAR,

DUFli:BENCE

Mergni.

Ta.voy

Thaton

GRAND TOTAL OJ' !'RECEDING YE.&.B.

Dli'UBJ:NCE -I

Number of

2

118

83

NUMBER OF MINEil'.

Nu!IBER OF I MINES INSPECT-~'

ED DURING , 'liH.It YEAR.

I %· 2 1

I

118 : 104 29 3 I I

2

3

TOTAL OUTPUT,

TIN

Tone. 2

621

1,680 81 : 2s 12 ... I ... 1

i 1 ... ' ... ... ... i ...

---------- --j------·----

204 2 :!02 i 129 ! 42 s ! 3 2,307

----,--91·-·------87 2 85 . 46 i ' 9 1, 627

- - - I ------------1-------

+117 +117 +83 +38 -61 -6 +680 1 ____ ;, _____ • ----- ---- ----1

WOLFRAM Tone. I ... ... ... ... ... .. . i ...

... ... . .. ... . .. ... . .. 7.72t

... ... ... ... ... .. . . ..

7721

... ... ... .. . ... ... 7721

-

... I ... ... .. . 4. 4 789 '

- ... --... ~-... ,-... +33i

57

DIX 1-contd.

AND MINERALS-contd.

No. 1-contd,

of workers and out.put of minerals, during the year 1925-coJtld.

AVERAGE NUi\ffiER OF PERSONS EMPLOYED DAILY IN AND ABOUT TH~ MINES.

BELOW GROUND. ABOVE GROUND,

I ' Gran d Miners. I Others. .; l total

.; "' below .., .., ' ... Total "' .... Tot.al and .-.; <i .; = below .... E I = above above " " .... .; .... .,

"' ground. s ... ground. d. ...... "' ...... "' grouu .. -;;j "'"

.. ai

.., .., : .. "'s ::s ., .... 'tl~ "" ;; ;; "" " :.<1 c ~s :E ...

"" 'tl ;a ~ .... < .... 0 u E-1 0 E-1 ~ < i 0

---------------~----

--- -- --- ---- -- --- ----- ------ ---- -ORE. I

2,0~: I ... ... 25 ... . .. . .. . .. 25 8 .. . ·- 8 33

77 7 2,098 65 ... ... 65 2,163 837 ~ ... 931 s,o 94o

1,915 18 5 1,938 41 ... ... 41 1,979 1,118 ';'8 5 1,201 3,16 ()

2 5 ... 7 ... ... ... ... 7 ... ... 1 •.• ...

------ -- ---'----- -- -- ---- ----•- --- __ I __ ---

-3~56 l __ ~o~-~ 4,068 ' 106 ... ... lOG 4,174 1,963 172 j 5 2,140 I s,su

2,153 56 8 2,217 ----3-6 - ... - --••• - ---; 2,253 -------;; ~ ;----;; 1,046 l 3,299

i t I I

:~·803 _:'4. _ +4/~~m! ..-7o ... ... _ +70 +1,921 +1,046. +631-I51+1,09;[-:;,o15

ORE. I . I I ! I

[Lobo~ fi~~· iodod[od whh !tbo~ '" tio. , i '

... ··.· ···1 ... ... 1··· I ... ... ... ·- ... ·- \ ... ' .. . •.• __ ... ~-··-~ ...... i ... I ............... ·-·~ .... ..

... ... I ... --... - ... --... --... -... . .. --... r-... -... , .. . --------------- ___ ._, __ , •••!···:· ···.···~-·\ .- -,-· ·j··i···!-·

... i ... ; 1 l ... / ... i ~ 1-... -.-----... !-... I-... :-... --~--... )-... j-... _-... ~:- ~-··1-:.-1-...

c 2

n8

APPEN

STATISTICS OF l\IINES

Table

Number of miues regulated by the Indian ~lines Act, number

I ' I 1 NrMBEB OF

I NuHBEB OF MINEs. 1 M~:~~:s~~~cT-

1

,Nn:;rber : THE YEAB.

mine8 1---..---.---:------,---,,--- ----,----.--District and mineral under .\, ,.; ~ • ~

I field. the S ; " ~ ~

scope ~ <> li' ~ ~ of the .o;: "" ""

I

Act. ., tl ~~ ~ Cll""" o·... 'g ~ ~;: ~~ "'"' o..cs ~~ <P~

~ '"'. z 0 5-+> ---i - --~-- --

PROVINCE. "' "' b -!! "' .,

= "' "" ·a "' " .::l ·.: .... .,; .... " 0"' 0

"" ... - ... .,. '"0 0. • ., ... .o"' .=>"' "'~ -"" 8 § oo ";!I 61>. ~.:::

,._ z..,

---

'

TOTAL ! OUTPUT.

!

i ! i

GOLD.

Ozs. 1 1 1

I :Bihar and OrisJ Singbhnm

------:l-------1--- --- ---- --------· 1 Madras • • 1 .Anantapur . 1 ___ 3 2

~-G-R_A_N_D_T_O_T_A_L_ 4 ---; --- -------'--

288 1

I 2SS I 2 1 2

IGOLD) FOB· 1925.

2

•

3 1 1 3.6461 . I 1 1

YEAR.

2 GRAND TOTAL OF PRECEDING I

! I I--D-I_F_F-ER_E_N_C_E __ , __ + 1 ••• - +~ ··· ··· - 1 --1--- -."l:o:l

{

Quetta-Pishin 3aluchistan .

Zhob

TOTAL

·I . i

2

32

2

32

1

1

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

. i 84 ... 34 .. 21 .. .

... 7

---7

---1 :Bihar a.nd Orissa Singbhum . ~---5

1 ... 5 - .-.. - --... -

_______ 1 , ____ --- --- ------

GRAND TOTAL ~--3-9 (CHROMITE ORE) FOB 1925.

TOTAL OF PBECI!lD· ING YEAB.

I DIFJ'EBENCB

89

S9 2 8

~9 3 1 9

-=-1-... -:-j~ ----=-

CHROMITE Ton•.

... 10 I 7 18188

' ---'

7' 18,198 I

---!

1 I 3,038

8 21.236

9 27,850

-1 --6,614

59

DIX l-contd.

AND ~IINERALS-contd._

No. l-contd.

of workers llnrl output of minerals, during the year 192'5-contd.

------------------~------------------------------------------------------. AVERAGE NUMBER OF PERSONS EMPLOYED DAILY IN AND ABOUT THE MINES.

1-------~------------------------------------------------·--------BELOW GROUND. ABOVE GROUND.

Miners. OtherB. ., 1-----,,-----,---r--- ------;-----"------.-----I Total ~ ~

~~ ~ Total. :;~ :;~ ; ~ Total". ~:d. ] ~ ~ Total above

ground.

Grand total

below ~and above

ground.

~~] ""~ ""~!] ;g "";E ~..., u ~" ~ .... I u ~ ~ u

---- --- ---- ----- --~------ ---- ---- --- --- ', ___ , ___ _ I I !

6 6 •.•• 12 ... I ... ... 12 1 ... ... 1 13

------ -- ------ -------- ---- --------:=;=. 6 ... ... 6 61 •.. : ... 6-~-1 67 116 10 ... 126 -193.~

--- ------ ------------------------ ---6 18 12

1

s1 1 61 ... i ... I

117 10 79 127 206

7 7 94 ... I ... 94 101 142 6 152 253

I I I

~- +~ +6- ... - __ :~~ -33 ... -1 ... 1 -331_ --22 =~~ -+4 ~ -23 -47

i, i 1

1 i ORE.

. ' I ! .

.. ~82 -~ ~ .. ~82 . -~ ·--~~~ ~~~-! .. ~821~ \~\_.:·_ ' 15: 33: -18~ ... ... 18~ ... I ... \ ... I ... \ 182 I 158 I ... ... 158 340

---------- ---1--·--------~--- ---- -------Hl4 bS 40 422 ••• \ ••• ~ ••• , .•• ~ 42~ i 46 ! 45 ... 91 513

---------- -------~------- :---~---;-------.- --376 188 40 604 ... I ... ... _ ...

1

604 : 204

1

45 . .. . 249 853

--~~ \ __ 69 27 431 ••• ~ ... ... : 431 j 266 i 19 1 1 2E6 j m

I --- --~----1-~--!-•-i +n i •119 +13 +173 ... ... .. : +173\ -6'2 +26\ -11 -s7[ -~136

60

APPEN

STATISTICS OF l\IINES

Table

Number of mines regulated by the Indian Mines Act, number

-~----~----------~--~------------------------~-------

PROVINCE.

Number of

NUMBER 01!' MINES.

mines 1---..,----.-----,.---District and mineral under cl> ..:

1>. ...... "" field. the E ; scope 1>. 0

of the "'"" Act. Ci! '"g·a

-"~o!

""' ~"

"" = ·;:::

"' "" ~ "' ""I>.

"'"' ,£-;a 0

.Oo! = " ·.: ..., ..... " ~= "" ..: ~o! cfl

It~ t """' <>I>. ... .,~ o:~.,

"'.o z="" 8""'

NuMBER OF ll<UNES INSPECT·

ED DURING THE YEAR.

"' .e "' "' ·g 'a ..... .,;

0<:> ~ ....... " 0 "'" <>·~

.o"' '8~ =~ ~-S """

' z"'

TOTAL OUTPUT.

COPPER Tons.

Bihar and Orissa Singbhum

Burma

Burma

• Southern States.

Shan 1 1 1 1 1

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

GRAND TOTAL (COPPEll. ORE) FOR 1925.

GRAND TOTAL OF PRECEDING YEAR.

DIFFERENCE

1 1 1 1 1

4 2 2 1 2 2 3 38

___ , ___ _ -sl -2 -1 -1

I ,-,-----! i

-1 -2 -11 I'

-----'--- -----L----1

I COPPER I

! I I

-38

Tons.

• Northern Shan ... [ ... ! I I ... ~ ... I ... 8,029

__ s_t .. _t_es_. ____ ,, ___ I __ _ I

-----·- ---- -1---- -... , ... I TOTAL OF PRECED·

ING YEAR.

I I

2,935

I i I

--- --- --- ------ ,--- --- r-----

DIFFERESCll

, . . . I .1 ... I ... ' ... ... ... I ... ... i_ +5,094

I

61

DIX 1-contd.

AND )IlNERALS-contd.

No. 1-contd.

of workers and output of minerals, during the year 1925-contd.

AVERAGE NUMBER OF PERSONS EMPLOYED DAILY IN AND ABOUT THE MTh"'ES.

:BELOW GROUND. ABOVE GROUND.

Miners. Others. I . Total ,; ~ : .; • .; 1 • below ~ S

!: CJi I ;:~ § ' :IIi ::.s g ground. 5 ~ "~ I "~ ~ ...... ::o.! =' ~ ~ ot ~ ~ ~ ~ I ~~ @ ~ ~ ~ ~~ I ~ ~ ~ ~ ORE.~-----------~-----------

Labour figures included with those for Refractory Minerals.

Grand total

· below 1 Total and

above above ground. ground,

"I [ I ,.[ -1 . soj ' .. J • " _i_\ ____ 1 ___ 1 __ 1 ___ 1_-30 ••• ••• 30 I' ... I ... ... ... so I 4 ... ... 4 84

I !

141 293 21

I ~------~--:--------'-!---

' I -249 -H ••• -263 -2 I ••• ... -2 -265 -295 -151 -12 : -458 -723

--1~ --!--· --1--------1-- --,--i ____ _

279 12 295 299 2 151 462 757

I I I I j

MATTE.

Figures included with those for Lead Ore •

I I . ... ~j~- ... [ ... _ ......... --~.I ... I- ~ I I I . I I I ·•· I ... I ... ... ... ... ·- ... ... ... ... . .. 1 -· -

I

PBOVJNCB.

i I I

Burma

62

APPEN

STA'fiSTICS OF l\1INES

Table

Number of mines regula.ted by the Indian Mines Act, number of ~

I . t NuMBER OF I MINES INSPBC'r•

Number Nuli!BEB OJ' :r.nNBB. BD DUBING,

THE YEAB. of

mines ~~ <l. I too ., I District and mineral under

.. w~ TOTAL St I ·a ..« "'

field. the a~ .., r:l

I» I!: "

,. "§ OUTPU'r.

scope ~>-,0 ,.QO

"" .s .... .o"'- """" .... ...,; 0 .

of the ,.; ... .. .a "'<a "

00> r:l Allt. "Clo ~"

al "" ~~ "0

"""' 0>·~ .,.~

~-~ """' ~~. "" . .o"' "".., ""'

.,;,; El;; Elg o..c< ..,..« "'A "'"' .SI» ~-S """ a:"- oo ~;-+> z"' z- 0

--- --- - --~ ----- --- ---

ZINC CON 1

Tons.

-N_o_r_th_e..:.r_n ___ s_h_an_l!l __ ··_· ___ ·_·· __ ... __ ••· ___ ·_·· ___ ···_ States. _

16,810

TOTAL OF l'BE· CEDING YEAR.

... I 18,650

_-____ -_· _-__ , __ l __ n __ ~v_F_E_B_E_N_c_~ __ , __ .. _· _i . ! ... ... ... _ _ I. _,""_

Bnrm"

-- GEMS.

r (a) Rubies. ·1 I

-- ~ -- --

I jj 1

Carats .

... l 109,998

(b) sapphire. 3 Katha 3

2 f 31,508

I , ____ , __ ! __ _

GRAND -TOTAL (GElliS) FOR 1925.

GRAND TOTAL OF PBECBDII!IG YBAB.

3

3

3 1

3 1

. I ------1~------ --~--

... I ... . I -·- -1 + 1 I + 1

I L

(c) Spinel. ... 7,531)

2 149,037

101,097

---1-----1

+2 +47,940

63

D IX l-contl.

AND MINERALS-"ontd.

No. l-contd.

workers and output of minemls, during the year 19l5-conttl.

AVERAGE NUMBER OF PERSONS EMPLOYED DAILY IN AND ABOUT THE MINES.

---_______ B_E_L_o_w_o&_o_u_N_D_. ______ ,-__ I __ ~ABOVB GROUND. , Gra.nd ' total

~ II below Total : ";; Total and

Mine.-s. Others.

=i 1 d> • below ";; ~ ,j above 1 above : r:s !! .; " :s .; ! "" . .; ~ · ground. 13 .... co ground. ground. - ...,., :S ~ ., ...,., .{:; ...: ;!:! ;!:! .{:; I ,

"" 01s :g-.;13 ·- .... o .,-13., j. ~-13., :;:: .s · .s .g S _<_---' __ < ___ c3_'--... __ E-t __ .:___< _ _:_:::: __ !__c3~-~ --~ ~ ~ ~_-_ -l ~

...

!

CENTRATES.

I

liLa bour figures included with those for Lfad O.:e.

I I __ ,----------,

-~--~· ___ _)_! ----~--· _·_ -,-l-. . . . _ I .-· i .

-~--!-f _____ -;--~-~-~-

- : · · · -1 · · 1

r-j. \ l I I

533 I 533 ]06 . l06 63~ 1• 260 I 260 M19

. I : I . . Jl ·I·· .. ________ I . 1

5331. ... . .. i. 533T-~ ---- -;,. ~-;;; ~~~~r--;,- ··;, 'i79 ••• : 779 1 1a 17• 953 4st ... . ... 1 .f.6t 1,417

I . .l

1-::--2-46 t ~ j-_,~-. ~-,-.-~--1---3--~-.~----2(-.t.j. _· i-:-_-21-:141_--.5_18 '-\-· 1-246 ...

APPEN

STATISTICS OF MINES

Table

:Number of mines regulated by the Indian Mines Act,, number of -- - -- . - . - - . I

I NUMBER OF l -

Nl7MBE& OF MINES. r!INES INSPECT• ED DURING

Number THE YEAR. of

mines "' District and mineral "' i ., .s P&OVINCB. under ~~ ali tll .;l "' TOTAL

field. 8"' .5 I 1:1

:Bengal •

Bihar Orissa.

.

Bankura

f Gaya • •

Ha.zaribagh

andl Monghyr

Samba! pur

Manbhum •

TOTAL

the II: J>.il= .. tll ·a OUTPUT. scope J>.O ..co "' I = ....

..c"" """" "" ! ·;:: o.; of the ,..; .... .,

""~ "'<a i "' 0(1) 1:1

Act. 'i!·.~ 0! "" ,_.., .. o

"""' I "'" <D'~

il 0,::~ <DI» .,. ..c"' ~g ii=O! ~:~., 1- ., .. a~

I ., "' ..,..c:l "'..c:l o"' "'= "'"" ~::;o oo 5""' 6 .... z·~ z"' _z __ I --- --- --- --- --·--

MI Cwts.

1 ... 1 1 ... ... .. . ... --- --- ------ ---

24 4 20 7 11 2 2 3,631

407 47 360 137 114 67 70 25,606

111 4 ... 4 2 4 ... I ... . ..

• 1 •.. 1 · ... 1 1 ... ... ... -------·:---------

11 3 3 973

• 450 1 51 399 1571 141 721 751 30,210

------1----------- ~---,---:;---:-----1

91 16 75 291 7 Madras. . { Nellore •

Nilgiria,

TOT.I.L

9 3/ 3 I

16 16

401

14,378

• ----:- --1-6·~--8-41--3-2 ~--1-0 ~I 161 14,779

----1------ ----'----::---1 • ~M_e_rw_a_r• __ • _:_ __ .. ·-,--2-0·r---9··'·--12_1. __ 1o ____ 1_1_,:·---3-94-

1

Rajputana

GRAND TOTAL (MIC•) .I!'OB 1925.

GRAND TOTAL OJ' P&BCBDING YB.I.B,

571 .671

513 641 "9

I DIFFJIBIINCB

-~-.1-• +58 +3 ! +55

199 163 98 102 45,383

208 128 24 24 40,529

-9 +ssj +741 +78 +4,854

65

DIX 1-contd.

AND :MINERALS-contd.

No. l-contd.

wo1·kers and output of minerals, during the year 19:?.5-contd.

AVERAGENUMBEROFPERSONSEMPLOYED DAILY IN AND ABOUT THE MINES.

BELOW GBOUND. ABOVE GBOUND.

I---------------------.-------------------~----1----~----~--~----IGrand

Miners. OtherB,

CA. I

••• I ••• 42 15

total below

Tot&l and above above gronnd. ground.

57 57 ... I ... ----- --~--- -------'-- ~----- ----- -----------

645 I 411 331 1,089 26 ... I ••• I 26 1,115 140 73 50 263 1,378

4,284 1,364 311 5,959 618 547 821 1,247 7,206 2,073 760 987 3,820 11,026

239 106 371 382 29 4 ' ... 33 415 113 46 56 215 630

38 ... ••. 38 30 I 95 17 142 180 ... I ••• ... ••• 180

4 2 ... , s ... ... ... ... sl, ... . ... ... ... s ---------------1----,---l---1---1·--

5,210 1,8831 381 7,474 703 646 99,1,448 8,922 \ 2,326 879 1,0S3 4,298 13,220

------ ----------.-------1,270 654 93 2,017 827 909 52 1,288 8,3051 455 717 290 1,462 4, 767

76 18 ,,. 94 9 13 .,, 2i! 116 I 48 33 11 92 208

..... _::_I " S,lll '" I ,., " 1,310 --;,;;;-\ "" ,. "''1'·'" '·"' _: __ 52- 12 213 26l 13 •.. 891 252 i 48 8 ... 51 303

·i------i--,-----6,70:; 2,607 486 9,~98 1,065 1,581 151 2.797 ! 12,595\ 2,919 1,647 1.3~ I 5,960 18,555

'·"' '·"" ', ... I '·'" ~I "" ' 220 I '·'"" ' "·"'~I 2,529 1,896 1,0ll 4,936 15,313

-,---1 -:---'------ r--+1,085 +&>'7 j-us\ !f:1,634. +52 \+601 -69 \ +584! +2,2IS +~ +251 +383 +1,024 +3,242

PRCVJNCE.

". ·''

66

APPEN

STATISTICS OF MINES

Table

~umber (}f mines regulated by the India.!l 1:Iines Act, number of

I' I ! ~-UMBER OF \ Nl.'MBEB OF MINEs. 'i MINES INSPECT

I , ED DURING .

1

N'u:rber' \ '!'HE YEAR,

mines --- --,,,----;---.-~--

District and mineral under ~ ~ s ~ ~ I ~ I ~ I .S \ field. the " .,. ~>. 11: ·;:; ·;::; I .. ;

scope ....._ o ,.c o = :::: ,... I $A ~ Pt rd P'tS C:r-c;; ~ m

of the - ., a! !l ~ o "' -I Act. ~ ~ ~ o res ~ cp J-1 b ~ 0 'I ep.... ~·a CD h ro ~ Cl) CD Cl):;::

To·rAL OU1'PUT.

I ·~ ~j !0~ §~ ~~ sf: s ~

ll= "- z- s.., f3.., I z·E ~ ~ ----...,-1-- ~-,-·- ~---

LIM'!!'

/ Tons.

· {iHMMib .. h .. 5 . ..

B1har and I Sh_ahaba.d 11 ... Orissll.

· Singbhum . 3 . ..

559

248,445 I

4,223

5 ... 3 . ... . ..

11 2 2 ... ...

3 1 . .. 1 1 .. i : ...

i

I ..

I TOTAL I ! -

-.,.-----------r-------~----

19 . .. 19 3 5 1 1 I 253 227 . ·- ! . ___ :_ _____ -------------------I

. ' :bilaspul' • ; 1 ... 1 ... ... . .. ... I Central Pro l · I • vinces • l Jubbulpore, KatnL ·is -- 2 ·· 14 1 4 19 21

I - . ~-------------,-·--1:. T6TAL ·I 17 . -- 2 15 1 41 191 __ 2~1~9,503

~~-rm-a--;-jiiNorthern Shan~~--~~~~--- ... 211

·· - - · States. - · · -. I

! G~.;:::; ~-OTAL ~--;;~·--2---3; ----~·t--9-;---2~-f--:- --6l-i,2_3_2

! (LIMESTONE) l)B ' --

1925. I GRAND TOTU 41 1 40 7 j. 13 ... .•. 513,333 ·o:r · PRECEDING ·

YEAR. _j i DIEFBR~;c1 --=- ~lr-=--:-t--=-~~~~ +l~),Sf~ •

336

329,167

2 31,502

-· -----~ --~- -· '- ~-.

67

DIX 1-contd.

A~D MI~EBALS-contd.

No. 1-contd.

worke1·s and output of minerals, during the ye:~.r 19Z5.:.....contd.

AVERAGE !\UMBER OF PERSONS EMPLOYED DAlLY IN .AND ABOUT THE MINES •

BELOW GROUND. .ABOVE GROUND·

Others. I I Total ~ 4 Tot&l

[ ;: ~ :i below ] ~ .; above = ~ : c:sGi f ....: ground. ~ ~ f ground.

.- . S r'd as I - - "" "d~ :rc~ ] ~ I ~ ,g ~ ------··~-~~~_ .... _1 __ "'1 __ ~~---

Miners.

.; o:i ".;

-., f =al 3 .,

.,s ~ .,a! "'ls "' :.= 0 "'1 ... u E-t

STONE .

Grand total

below and

above ground.

• : I 1: :: : 333. '" '" "' 1.::: >22 1~ U51 ~ •• :::

~ 1 ~ t.. ., . 1

. ... ... .. 16 ,

1 I ,. 91

--:-:·---:;;r-:-1

1·"' ---;;j, .. ,-:-1

"'~ 1,911 ~ .,.1m/~-;:: ,-~----------,-~------,-----! .: I ·;.. :: 1 . .:: 2S: I ,: ! .. .' 1,,:: 2,1: I ,: ,: I : 1,~: .. : :-------------~--~--------1--------,----

1_:_1_ .'"l_··_·ll~~~~-~~~,~1-;_:!~11,15013,9~!, : 151 ·... ... 151 ... ! ... i ... ... 151 : 30 i ... I ... 30 I lSI

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

1 I I I I ' 1 I

I !,SiS 967 47j 2,&12 l 626 I 1,079 269 1,9i! : 4,866 ' sss ,.1,022 i 147 2,057 6,923

' I I i. ! : I I ' ' I

2.412 • 2,288 ~.ll I 4,9•)1 I 85;) 11,032 I 23 1,913 ' 6,814 ' 7591 551 i 137 1,447 8,261

I I ' I ' I _j ' : __ : __ ,_1 __ 1 __ ,_: ___ 1 __ , __ l_l ___ _ -.):34 \-1,32lj-15~ 1-2,(1\.)91· -Z32 i +47 :+2.J.6 \ +61 1-!,!48 \ .. q:,>9,+471: +lUI +610 -1,336

..

68

APPEN

STATISTICS OF MINES

Table

Number of mines regulated by the Indian Mines Act, number

NuMBJ:B OF

NUliBEB OF MINES. MINES INSPECT·

Number EDDUBING

of THEYEAB.

mines .;, I District and mineral under cb~ !>a !!? "' TOTAL PROVINCE. a~ ::: :;:; "' field. the S"' ·r:: ::: ·~ OUTPUT,

1!: r-,!1: !>a ·a scope ~0 ,co " .s

I ....

,.ol'lo """" "" -...,; 0 uf the . .: ... .;

'"d~ .,- " o., " Act. ,.o~g " "" ...... ...o

a>·~ ~·a """' "" . .,o .,.-~§

.,~ .c"' .c .... ate! -:::::tit &;~ ati' =~ OA ..... ..: '"A s~ ~-:3 i """ !:::" o<> 8 ... z"'

---_z_ --- ------: S'IO~E~

.:Be .. gal · Birbhum

I 1 ... 1 ... 1 ... ... I ..

Tons.

1 95.537

-----------1----------------:------------------------------1--------

7 7

1

59,435 llih•·r and{

Singhbhum

•Dr:s•a~ Sheha.bad

7

,, ... 1

--- ------1------- - TOTAL 7 ..... 7 7 1 59,435

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

BombRy Than~ 1 ... I ... 1 1 124,334

Bnrm~ Thaton ·-- ---

-----1------------1 --~-.-.. ----6,-_--7

5 2 7,962 3

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

t:'ni•ed Prnviuo•s.

1 1

TOTAL

·I .1--~-.. -. --4

3 3

-----------GRAND TOTAL I 181 3 IS lSTOllll:) FOB 1925.

1 '

GRAND TOTAL I s ... 5 OF PBEC:IDING ! TJ'AB. i

------

DU'J'EBI!NC:I . +131 +3 tlO I

l I I -

1

3

4

17

4

---+13

...

1

----1

380

120,500

120,880

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

7 8 408,148

... • 366,677

I ---+81 +71 +41,471

I

:69 I DIX 1~ntd.

AND 1\flNERALS-eontd.

No. 1-contd.

of workers and output of tninera1s, dm:ing the year l~Z5-eontd.

AVERAGE NUMBER OF PERSONS EMPLOYED DAILY IN AND ABOUT THE MINES.

BELOW GROUND. ABOVE GROUND.

-__ -_-__ ---_ --.--M~"'_.-ne-~-s.~~----~~~~·~---·--_-_-_--_-_o-t~h-~-er~s-.~~-~---~---_---.-~-T-o-ta-1-~--:ll-. ----,;-----:--:---1:-11 . -T-o-ta-1-1 ~f¥ : • .;:; 10 ;: • ~ ~ : 1 below ";; ~ .,; above above ~ ~ .; ~ "' _,; -~ ground. ~ ': _; I ground. ground. ,_.._ ~Q.I • ~..:2 ~<D .... ·• ;::: ;=: .....

r-ed ""3~ ~ ~ "CS d ~-ce :s "'; ! ~ t:S -

.., 8 ~ E a -~ <II a ~,a ~ ~ l ~ ~ a -- ------ - -- ---~- --t-- --~--~--

1 I '

100 .100 200 ... I . .. ... i 100 50 40 I 10 I 100

------ ------------,-- ---~---- --~--:--- ---158 so 8 -22s . . ... I ... . .. 226 23 ...

1

... i 23 249

... i ... r ... --- ~-~---- --~- ----- ---- --~. ~--- -----:--~--- ---

158 60 8 226 ... ... . . . . . . 226 23 ... l . . . I 23 249

1,656

---... I

65

"701

---"766

-~

:2,938

'116.

258 ... ... 258 -.-•• - ~~~ ••• 1 .. ~ ---:1----:-:rr--=--:

135 ... 1,791 ... ... 1 ... , ... -~:;;~-~~-... -:~~ 2,093

---- _____ ; ______ , ____ ! ___ --

... ... 65 IS .21 15' 80

1

...... : ... 1 ... 80

629 ~ 1,419 ... _ ... _, ... ... ; 1,419 10 ... ! ... 10 1,429

_ 629 __ ~I 1,484 13 _ __:_,-... - --; 1,4991~ -.-.. -1

- ... -,--1-0 1,509

824 9" 3,SS9 13 ~ ~~ --~; 3,874 ! --:;- 136 \ ~ ----;;;;- 4,663

1 j I I ... ... 7371 SS5 . 10 1

----------- --+2,222 +H2 +SS 1+3,122 j +13! +2 J ... I +15 +3,137 ~ +126; -10 j +174 +3,311

12 9 737 ~I 61$ 1,352

70

APPEN

S1'ATISTICS OF MINES

Table

Numhe1· of mines regulated by the Indian l\Iines Act, number of

PaovtNCB. District a.nd mineral field.

I

! 1

Nnmbe~ of

_ NUJI(BEB OF MINES.

NUMBEB OF MINES INSPECT·

ED DUlliNG '1

THE YEAB.

:~:~=~ ~ .: h ~ Jl ::: .s TOTAL I'

the ~ ~Lt ·g ~ ·g OUTPUT.' scope ~g. ~g. "" .!3 'E~ 'E.; \ of the ...,~ ~~ ..., ~ ~ i ,...., ,. § i Act. ~ ·~ r~ ~ ~ ~ ~ I ~ ~ ~ ~ i

O,.cl: ...p~ CD..cl 0- ~ $:2 ::::1 ~ f ~ 0 z " 5.. 0 ~ z ·~ z "' :i

----:---+-=---~---- ---,------------------1----1

I

f I !

Bombay I ... ---~j-1 ... ... ... I ...

------1 -- --

Thana

.Sih&l' and Orissa Singh bhum •

MOR

Tons. ·

264,1431

420

-------

GRAND TOTAL ... . .. ... . .. ... . .. .. . 264,563 (MOBB.Ulll) J'OB 1925.

I

GRAND TOT AT, ... ... - .. . ... ... ... OF PBBCBDING

'• YBAB.

------I--D-I-:-U_B_E_._,_·_, .-· ••• ...

11

"' ... ... "' .,, _+_2_6_4,-56-3-l

~ - -~ SAND.

United Prov- Allahabad iucee.

TOTAL OF PBBCBD­ING YIIAB.

. :

--

·- ...

·-

- -- I ... .... ... I ... . ..

D~:>J'ERJ:NCB .-.. : l-·:: ---... ~-...

Tone.

184

+184

71 DIX 1-contd.

A~D MINERALS-contd.

No. 1-cont.d.

workers and output o(minerals, during the year 1925-contd.

AVERAGE NUMBER OF PERSONS EMPLOYED DAILY IN AND ABOUT THE MINES.

BELOW GROUND. ABOVE GROUND.

--------;----------;--, --1----;--.,...._,--~-- Grand Miners. Others. total

.; below ' 1 I Toto.l ~ ~ Total and ~ = I below c;; S = above above ~~ : ~ I :0~ 1

ground. ~ ~ ~ grouud.i ground.

~13 f§ E-t I ~ ~ ~ : --.--i---,--- ----·-- ---;---

~ \ ! I I i

.! ~ I ! ;!:.i ~ I ~ :;;~ I .g E :a "5 ""13 ~ u E-t ~

_R_U_M_. ---~--~---

I Labour figures included with those for stone. I __ i __ l_:-------------1 [ I l Labour figures included with those for stone- I I ____ 1_\ ____ 1 __

···I ·- ··· I- ··· ··· ··· I ··· ... I ... I' ... . .. ! ... ... ... 000 I ...

, I

1

-!---- -,------r-111 ______ --1- -~r----!11 ___ _

... I ........ I ... ... ... ... ... • •• i _... ... 000 ... i

-~-. -~- -~~--~--~--- --~-

1 I I .. I

1 : -- - \ I Labour fignrel included with those for stone. i

I I 1_1 ___ 1 ___ 1 ____ !_ ... I ... l ... I ... ... j '"I'" ... ' ... I 000 ... ... . 000 0: ...

: ___ ·-- i -- - I

: ... i ... ! ... - ... :-... ,-... - .... -.00 ,-000 -00·1-··· ,-... ~-...

PROVINCE.

Bihar and Oris ea.

72

APPEN

STATISTICS OF ~liNES

Table

Number of mines regulated by the Indian Mines Act, number

- ··- ·-· --- --·· i N;M-~~~ 0~ - r

District and mineral field.

f Singbbum

l Son'hal Pa.rganas •

:MIN~S INSPBCT· Number ·-- NuMBER OF MINES;·· 1- ED DURING -j ·

~~~~ ---;--;-0,-. .....,-1>1!--.,.--~--;~ TH~-Y~i~R~-~- TOTAL

the 0, ,; EJ a! " :;:; ; .::! OUTPUT. 8 ~ ti'; ·.: ~ ~(tf:e $',; ~& .a .a ·a ·..:. · 1

Act. ""IS ]J-;6 ~ .g ~~ .: ~ II CP·~ f:)·~ "d Q;) .g a (!.) 0 ~:,j ~~ ti:~ !: . "~ ~~ s~ o ..Q ~ .::~ ~--= ~ ~ I a ~ = ~ ~ O 1 z_"' __ o_...,_ Q :z.-~ Z <ll · •

I --,---:-----G-R_A_N

Tons, : I ~s :

1 I i 1 1 6,637 :

______ 1 ____ T_o_T_AL ___ •

1 1 .•. 1 L -~ _ ... ... --.. -. -~---7-,1-6-21

. · ... · · .-.. · ... I ... ... ... ~--~--31-1,-634-1 :Bnrma

:Bihar Orissa.

• Tha.ton

--------------------r--- -1 GRAND TOTAL 1

(GRANITE) I'OB 1925.

1 I 1 318,796

GRAND TOTAL OJ' PRECEDING YEAR.

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

+1 +1 . +1 ... 1

-------~--

DII'FBRENCB

ancl Singbhum · 1

I

+318,'196 '

KUN Tons •.

25

--+----J--- ----,-------TOTAL OJ' PRJ:CED• ... ••• -· 1

1 I-'IN=.:G:._Y-=-=.B=A.=R.:.. ___ --- ------ ------ --- --- -----

DII'FEBBNCB +25 1 ------1-------1-----------.- --- -----------1

Burma· • • Tbat{)n

J~ATER Tons.

49,467

--------1--- --- --- ------ ------ ----TOTAL OJ' PRBCBD•

lNG YEAR.

DII'I'BBI!:NCJ: +49,467

73

DIX 1-contd.

AND ~IINERALS-contJ.

No. 1-contd.

of workers and output of minerals, during the year 1925-contd.

AVERAGE NUllfBER OF PERSOKS EllfPLOYED DAILY IN AND ABOUT THE MINES.

---~-------~-----·------c----------,---

BhLOW GROUND. ABOVE GROUND.

Min.ert. ! OtherB. I .,; Gr&ncJ. total

below-

- .. --, ~ i = l l : i ~- I = ~~~~! I ~ 1 = Total and

";; ~ I .. ~ I ~ I ~ I " ~ 1 .. ~ 'I ~ ~ ground. ! := ~ above above­ground. ground.

29

'C~ : :gl ! :§ -§ I ~] :g; :a ~ :g :g :a ""'l S / ""'l I c.> I E-< ""'l ""'l c.> E-< ""'l ""'l c.>

~;E.:-~-~-~-~-~-~---,-1 ! LR bour: ti gure ~ includ,ed with i those for et,one. I

I 7 I . .. i . . . 7 .. . I .. ... . . . I 7 29 i ...

-.---- --;-----,- --- -~!~~1-··_· --7,-··· __ ··_· _··_· 1_ ... ___ ~~1 ~~--2-91 La hour figures iuclud ed with those lfor Jone. I ' I I . I I

-~-; - .. -~-.. -. --7 - .. - - .. -. -=----=-- --71~1~-- -.. -. --; ... I ... I ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ! ... · I ...

----1-----------,----.. 7 ... , .... + 71 ... ... 1 ... ... + 7 + 29. + 29 _______ , ___________ _

36

36

+36

KER. I I

--- ~b~ .. : ''"'{"""• ·• :'" ~~ I h ·• :___ 1------... ••• 1 ... ... ... ... ... .. I ... .. . ... - ... -:--=- - ... - ~,-.. -. -.. -. - ... -i-.~.- --... -1- ...

;~.~---] ---,-- -_--r---;--1---'---- ---------___ I ,.,."'1''""' ·~•·r .. ~ ""'I'~ "::._ --- - - __ l_ ---... L

1

···1··· ···~ ... I ...... ! ··· ··· ... ; ...... -----~ --,--,--1--·-'--.---... • .. I ... ... ... . .. I ... ... i - ... ·- ' ... ... -

PROVINCE.

74

APPEN

STATISTICS OF MINES

Table

Number d mines regulated by the Indian ~lines Act, number

IN=hft I ?f

NUMBER OF MINl!:B.

' i NUMBER OF MINES INSPECT•

I ED DURING ~ THE YEARa

1---.,------,-----...,---' I mmes rDistrict and mineral under

I ~ :.~ ·g -~ I -~ : ~ ~ ~- ~ ~ ~~~-=-- TOTAL OUTPUT, field. the

~£~!:: ~"" "'l'l "' "' .... • 0 .

A .aca ~ ca ~ ~ ,! 0 ~ ~ 1 ct. "t1 o ~~ ~ rc (l) w ~~ t o

~ "§ ~ (l) Q,) ~ '"C P-. I ..0 ~ ..0 ~ I - w +» ~ ~ §] ~~ i ~ IIJ 8 Q)

~.g z s"" e;~ 6~ i :;.;::: ~ ~ I -----:---------- --- --- ------ ,--- ---·-'-----

Bilun !lnd O>"issa.

Sontlml Parganas . 3 3

i 3

TRAP

Tons. 17,908

-------1-------- --'- ---------1-----Bombay ,

------

Colaba

GRAND TOTAL l (TBAPBTONI!) .

II'OB 1~25.

GRAND TOTAL OF PRECEDING

1 1 1 650 -- ------ --- ---1-----:

18.5581

1_Y=..11i:::A=:B:::·:__ ___ --- ___ --- --- ___ ---1-----1

DIFFEilBNCE +4

----+18,558 ... I +4 +4 ... ! ... . ..

-~---i-----SAND

1 : • Tons. 10,700 I

I Uf!~~~- Prov- { ~=abad ' ~ ::: J : : "' 1 I ::: - ::: ... !,------T-0-TA_L __ \l --7· -.-.. -~--7 --7 --; ~-.-.. -~-.. -. - ---10-,~-,0-0

C-. e-i~-~-ra-51_--. -P-ro--~-- i-R&-.p-nr_____ 2 -.-.. -~--2- --.-.. -j--... -~---.. - -.-.. -:-----4,-6-68-,

1~-:-!S_:_:-~-~-~-:-:_:_: --.. -. -. ... ~-.-•. -9- --•. -. -7~~----.-.• -; ,-::-: - --::-: -:--15-,3-6-S ~~ OF PRECEDING !

! YEAR... i ; I i--------1--- -----

·• i Dunx:s:sc.a • +~-,--... -· .. ;---:-; -:;~~~-.-.. - -.-.. -, +15,368 \

75

DlX 1--contd.

AND MINERALS-con/a.

No 1 - contd.

of wvrkers and output of minerals, during the year 1925-contd .

.AVERAGE NUMBER OF PERSONS EMPLOYED DAILY IN AND ABOUT THE MINES.

BELOW GROUND. ABOVB GROUND.

-------------------:----- -----:----;-----1

I Grand

,; total ,; :. below

Total ~ -; Total. I and

below " 6 ::i above above 6 "' ground . ""' "' ground.' ground

..; ~ ..., :9 .., -;; i

o. "" "" I :.a E-< <ll <ll I 0

--- --- --!-- ---I I

... 64 37 16 I . .. 53 117 I I

Min.rs. i Others. !--------~-~---'-----------------1 ~.. ~ .. 1

• ~ I~.; ~.. g

II _;~ ~~ : :9 ~ i' _;~ ~~ :9 ~ i3 :;J i3 ~ E-< I <!l S :;ji3 ~ STONE-.-:-~--~-- -- --

·~_ .. _· _ ... \__:/_·_ .. _ ... _ ... -----·

6 ... : ... 1 6/ 20 10 ... 30 ----;; ,--6 - ... -j-... - --6----- ----I-- --- ---- -- -·- ------- --,--:--- ---

'iO ... i ... 70 I 20 . 10 ... 30 100 ~ 16 ; .. . I 59

i 1 . I ... ... I

I

I ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... l ... r II ... . ..

1--· --,____________ -- !

+70 ... : .•. I, +70 +20 +10 +30 ~I +~ +16 ! -.-.. -,---.:;- +159

---1---- --------- -·--

159

-----'---,----~ -- -- --- ----STONE. I :

9 I 235 ••• ... ... ... 235 I ... ... I 235

... i ... ... ... ... ... ... 40 ... ::: ... 40 40

---- --,--~----------------'- --21 9 I 9 35 I . 40 i ~-I I - I ... ... ... ... 235 ... I ... ' . 4U 2•il

---- ---~---- --------_,_I ___ _ 110 iO ' 35 ; 215 I ... ·... ... ... . 215 40 20 ... I 60

I I

205 21

205

2i5

-------- -~-,---·- -------,----.--

... " . :· ; :

50

I ••• I : ·. .•• .."' I .. " I .. : :: I .:00 .""

t ' I · .. ·.;;;J---... -91-;-+-4-i :--+-4-50 ·-.-.. -l-=- -.-.. -~~ +4~1~ +~ :-... -1 +1•)0 +550

315

76

APPEN

STATISTICS OF MIKES

Table

Number of mines regulated by the Indian Mines Act, number

NUl'd:BEB OF l'd:JNES.

I NUl'd:BER OF l!TilfBS INSPECT­

I ED DURING i THJ: YEAR.

P&OVINClll. District and mineral field.

Number of

mines under

the scope of the Act.

. TOTAL .5

OUTPUT. ~IIi

::I ...o .,-~

~g "'"" ---------------- z"'

Punjab

Bihar -Orissa.

l'unjab •

{

Jhelum.

• Mia.nwali

Sha.hpur

.I 1

1

1 I

GRAND TOTAL -=---; --1 --2 I ~-l-.-.. -i--3 (SALT) FOB 1925. . · ·

OF PRECEDING

SALT. Tons.

s 83,218

2 4,062

1 38,086

8 125,366

2 159,918 GRAND TOTAL 3 1 --2- __ .. _· _j___ 2

YEAR. ------ --- ___ ----. . . I

DIFFERENCE ... ••• '" ... i ... + 1 +6 --34,552

~-------~---!---'~-

SLATE.

2 ... 2 ... I ... ·~ 6 ... 6 1 1 ... . ..

--- ----r--- ___ , ___ ---

Singbhum

Monghyr

Tons. ...

1 164

... 1,944

TOTAL 8 1

2,108 8 1 I ... 11-------!--- ----· - --- --- --- -------

{

1 Gurdaspur ,

' I Gurgaon I 1 Kangra -

I ToTAL

s 2,019

s __ . ____ 5_ --------- __ ·:.:_ __ , ___ 4~,7_4_5

6,764

5 1 1

10 10 1 1

7 10

7 10 1----------------____ , __ _ J

I GRL'iD TOTAL

(8LA.TE) J'OB 1925.

GRAND TOTAL OF I'RIICEDING YliAl!..

DIFJ'EBENCl!l

18 18 2

17 17 3

+1 +1 -1

1 7 10 8,872

4 ... I 8,877

~ -:;j .,. _, 1 _____ ..,j... ________ .__ ____ ~-~-----'

77

DIX J-co11td.

AXD :MINERALS---~otdrl.

No. 1--<ontd.

of workers and output of minerals, during the year 1925-contd.

AVERAGE XmiBER OF PERSOXS EMPLOYED DAILY L'i AND ABOUT THE MIXES.

BELOW GROUND. ABOVB GROUND.

Miners. j Ofhef"B. I ! -~ ~~ 1 .,· ~ i I below ., I ., "' ; d ! j ~ ., .» ,: I '{::C,a;, ~ ] J ,: Jb0;:! .::e

-.; -~ l ~ Total. i -.; -.; f Tot~l. j ground. ~ .., ~ ground. ground. ::~ :: E ~ I j :::5~ J:S E :g j ;; -; ~ ""- ""'" ' ·;: I ., " ., 0 ·;: ·~ I ~ ~ <'"' : 6 <" <.... 6 ~ ~ ~ I -=-= 1-... ---:-= -... ---... -: -1-16-,--7-4-1

1

--.. -.-l-.-.. - --... - --... -~--7-41-I

"' I ... 32 ... ... ... ... 32 ... ... "' "' 32 32

62 46 1 ... · 108 ... ... ... ... 108 27 ... ... 27 135

1---1----------- ------- ---·--- ---1-------2951 ... 765 116 ... ... I 116 881, 21 ·21j 908 470

413 2421 55 . 710 126 ... ... I 126 836 24 -· I ·- 241 I 860

-+57~-~=:_·~; -10 - .. -.---.. -_-1---=; +45,~-.. -.---... -~-:::; --~-i --:---:--,-· -----

1. 2S 19 ... 47 I ... ... ••• : ... II 47 ·I ... ... 1 48

157 109 I ••. : 2661 - ... ... ... 266 102 ~ I ... 122 388

~ ~i-... -1--;;j-.. -.-~-... - --.. -.- ~-----;; ~---=-----;;;;---:; -- -- --~--· --- -- -- ---. ---- ----~--

.. ~23 . ::: ... 71 ··~so ... 29 ::: .. ~~ ... 40 .. ~10 .···40 ::: I ::: ... 40 ·~o

~2 11 __ ~-j--'"-!- 232 __-____,_,:._ _._ .. _ __;.::__!_._ .. _ ~ ~ ---=--~0 __.!!!_~ :r..s . ... ! i 362 29 ... 11 40 402 146 ... 10 1ssl sss

--,--1-:--J--t---c----- ------ __ , __ 540 : 128 I 7 6751 29l... 11 40 715 249 I 20 10 I 279 99i

5S1 I 80 129 760 ! 6 ... 11 17 777 170 I 19 33 222 999

--i-------1-- --·---!---i---1- ---11 i HS .-122 -s5j +23J ... ... I +231 -62 .+'191 +1 -23 +57 -s

PliO VINCE.

Madras .~. -..

:

-

Central Provi· noes.

..

Bombay ·{

78

APPEN

STATISTICS OF MINES

Table-

-·Number.of"mines t·eguhited by the lndian .l\Iines Act, numbe1'

NUMBER OF MINES. NUMBER 01'

MINES INSP&CT· ED DURING

Number TBE YE•R. of 1------~---,----~------'-----~----1

mines District and mineral nnder

field. the scope of .the Act.

As ~~ g ~ ll ,_; """" ~; ii ~ ~ ~-~ ~Ci ..g ~0 ~q)

~·a z ~

. " <>

"" Ill .s 'S ... <> •

~§ z~

TOTAL OUTPUT.

--·,---1

.. Salem 2

-

,TOTAL OF PBECJiiD• 2 lNG YEAR.

DIFFER INC• -...

1 Jn}Jbulpore --

Belganm r . 1

Kaira . 1

T01'AL 2

MAG

Tons .

2 1 1 29.620

2 1 1 24,427

----1---, ___ .. _· - ___ ... _____ ... ______ +_B_

5·-:--:t

1 1

----- ----~ -----... ··1 ... 1 1

-... 1 . .. ...

: 2 1 1

Cwts.

32,065

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

...

... .. .

.. .. . 30,000

139,340 '

---'1'----~··...:.·-'

169,340

------~ -- - -- ·-- --- --- --- ~----

... I --- 3 ,-- 2 - 1 ... ... 201,4051 GRAND TOTAL (BAUXITE) FOB 1925.

TOTAL OF PRE· CEDING YEAR.

3

I ; ' I . - 2 ... I 2 ... ... I ... I ... I 443,760 I

-i-!_1_ -'-!-·1--: o . + 1 I "" · ! + 1 ~ + 2 • + 1 : ,,. ~ m --242,3Z5 I

I I ' I

79

DIX 1-contd .

.AXD :MINERALS -contd.

No.I--contd.

of workers and output of minerals, during the year 19~5-contd. -

A. VERA.GE NtniBER OF PERSONS E:ill'LOYED DA.IL Y ~ AND ABOUT THE liiNES.

BliLOW GBOUND· ABOV'S GROUND.

l----------------------~1 ---------------------~---- I------~--~---------4Grand i total

I I below .Miner•. ~

Other• .

---~------,--,----~----~-------.-----

! ..a -.a~ l = i -;~ I-;:;~ I ~

Total below

Total. ,ground. .., ...,., ci _., ---= '" Total. ..

I Total and

ci above above :. 1 ground ground. .. I .

~ ~ ;g I ---__ -.:_ -~- d . ------

pC~ ire§ I:::: I -<1 <l : -ol..,; 6 ;_i_, __ I

I I I

,..;: "% ~== ..,;;; '3

c -.:- :.= < 0 --- ----

NESITE.

2,201 231 28 ... I 259 2,460 I

i i

l,iOO 1 495 ... 2,201 i I

i ~---r---- ---- --- ----- ,---~-- ----- --- ----- ----------- ---

570 ! 800 SS< 1 7'5 ••• I . 1 ~.- . 156 30 240 / v • v j •.. i "' ... •'"" ~ I I

---:; :~ -385- +U6 ~~-.. -.-~-... - --.. -. -:-~ +75 --=; --30 ·--:; +46'a-j

, ___ ·----- -- --- ___ 1 ___ 1 __ --- ---~ --· ---- --- ----

XITE. I ! I i I '

/ I Labour figures i!nclnde d-with those for llarwa:ra Lime stone.

ll _______ ---·--:-'-------- _' ____ -

! ~ 1 .•• ... 43 ... ·~: .•. I ... ... 43 50 ••. ... 50 93 ~ co ·50 1"'" 9 13' i . . . vu . ••• • .. 9 115 13 j .•. 17 :.

:-;t -~ ... ~ --9 !-.. -.-~-.~- ---9 ~ ----; --~ ~~---; ~

!--::--: ... --=--9-~-.-.. --1 ... -----9/-=~~~-----67--: I ~ I I 1 I I

601 ------------

151 I 30 i ... 119 so

·---,-- I -- ------.---'-

330 9 27

-1~1 --21 1 -30 1 ..... -51 1 -172 +35 -5 -27 +3 -169

--~~~----~~~~~~~~-

80

APPEN

STATISTICS. OF MINES:

Table

Number of mines regulated by the Indian ~lines Act, number

...

Bengal . Burdwan

Bihar aDd r Singbhum . Bhagalpur .

Orissa. . . l Ma.nbhnm

Pala.mau .

TOTAL

Central inces.

Prov·l Jnbb~pors Delhi • Delhi

GRAND TOTAL (CLAY) J"OB 1925.

TOTAL OP PllB· CEDING Yl!All,

DurJ:BUCX •

1

---s 1

s 1

---

12

5

3

21

20

I I 1 . .. 1 ...

--- --- --- ---... s 1 ... ... 1 . .. ... ... I 5 ... ... ... 1 . .. . ..

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

12 1

I NUMBEB OF· i

M.LNI!B- INSE'ECT•i ED DUBING

t THB YZA.Ba

I

. I . .. [ . ..

------. .. . ..

I ... . .. I

' - ... ... ' . .. ------

TOTAL I OUTPU'IJ. i

CLAY.

Tons •

19,621 \

1,7351

1::~: l 5,120

24,208

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

' • , I .I. , ''·"' 2

3 2 I ' I ... ..

--a -1-s -~ --; --,~--2 --, "·"' I 2,133 .

I

2 IS 9 ----6~--~ -~ -- _:7,40~

··I .. ... ~ ~I +1 +1 +5,819

81

DIX 1-eontd.

AXD l\IIXERALS-contd.

No.l-contd.

of workers and output of minerals, during the year 1925-contd.

AVERAGE NUMllER OF PERSONS El\IPLOYI!:D DAILY IN AND ABOUT THE MIXES.

BELOW GROUND. ABOVE GROUND.

Miners. Oth.er1.

-----'----------c-----------.---

I I Grand I total

"' ! below .;, <P

Total and Tota.l "' ~ I above below ~ E = above'

gronnd. 13 "' <P ground. gronnd ... .. ] ~

.., "" ;; :a 0 "" "" ~ -<II -<II 0 ---

1.., -.;, = ·-.

= "' I~~ =~ ="2 <P ""' <P ... 3 "' ...

""'" .,s :9

""'" • ""§ "" -<liE " ;.a -<liS :a -<l .... 0 '-<~!""' 0 ~ 0 --- --- --------- ---- --

'

-~~ __ 1_3 __ ~ ______ ···_ •.. ll4 __ s ___ ···_J_··· ____ s_ 32

I I 6 326 85 170 35 2SO .•. 290 13 23 I ••. 3

1: I ·: 1: M I .:. ··~ ~: :I ·~I ::· : ~ 1 '" -: ---:1--: ~i-=- ... ---: ... --=--~~--3 ~-=I ~53 \_-_I __ ---j- ------------ -~-~-- --, I . I I I "' '" 'I 387 ••• ·- "'I 56 ... I 51 61 4.JS

'\1 ~ 15 i 15 . . . ••• I 15 17 I ••• I ••• 17

~I~ 43 .--;; ---;:-.-.. - --=:----: i --;;-----;;I ~-~-s-1 2&6: 1.2~5 I' . . i I I

• I ! . I i I . ' I I

5<1tlJ 4;;o ' zs / 98-& a : ••• ...

1

a

1

998 177 j 30 j 131 220 1,216

---.-1---1----r--1 I l I I I ! : i

-104 i +!4 +IS -65 j +46 I +46 : -19 +21 I +50 I -5 j +66 +47

I I

APPL~

STATISTICS OF MINJ:S

Table

Number of mines regulated by the Indian Mines Act, number of

NUMBER OJI'

NUMBER OP MINES. MINES INSPBC~· ED DU&IYG Number -. THE YEAR.

' of

District a.nd mineral : mines <!, "' under b . t:o .,

.9 TOTAL PROVINCE. sfP -..: .9 ~ "' field. I the ;.; = ~ .. t:o ·a OUTPUT.

scope ~o-,0 ..co " " .... "'"" "' ·;:; .... .,; 0

of the ..c"" ~

.; .a .,_ " 0 "' " I Arl "'"

~cd

"' ..... .. 0 ,_.o "'"' C!>" a>·-.,.~ o·~ .,~>-. .,. ..c"' ..c~ ~= ~~ ""' "'" e~ s g ,.cd .... o..<= ""'"" "-" 0"' "= z~ a:" 0 0 .,..., .... ~o-,

z·~ ~ 0 0 --- --- --- --- --- ---

STEA

Cwts.

Bihar a.nd Singbhum Orissa.

5 5 5 1 1,178

-----1-------;---- --------

Central Prov· inces.

lfadras

S Ilhandara

l Jubbulpore

TOTAL

1

2·

1

2

1 1

2 2

6,750

25,736 ------ --- --- --- --- ___ , ___ _

32,486 . (_~ ... ~ ___ · _1_1 __ 1_ 2 2 1-------, ' 1 j----

.1 1 ... 1 ... I ... Kumool 60

• 2 .•. __ 2 _··_· -1,-··_· -~-··_·- __ ·_··_, __ 1_,6_45

3 3 1 ~~-

Nellore

TOTAL , I

I I ··· I ... ... ... ,t_a

------:-:--.. -~- -,-_,_ -------

Pakokku Hill Tracts' 2 ••• 2 ~-~ ... ••. ··· 62 Burma

GRL"V~ TOTAL ---=-~--... - ---=----8 !---2 --2----2- -~5~451 (STEATITE) J'OR I 1925.

·51 ... I ,--:;-!-.-.. -l-:;1-:; ----:;-- - ... - --- -2~~

GRAXD TOTAL 01' PRECEDING Tl!AB.

5 2 2 35,736

83

DIX 1-contd.

A~D ::\UNERALS-contd.

No. 1-contd.

workers and output of minerals, during the yea1· I 925-contd.

AVERAGE NUMBER OF PERSONS EMPLOYED DAILY IN AND ABOUT THE MINES.

-----BELOW GROUND. I ABOVE GROUND.

' MinerB. OtherB. I . I ... , ... .;, Total I ~ ~ ! - ~ , ~ - . '- . i below ~ ~ = l = ri "' ~ . :::3 ~ ~ 1 f . ground. ~ "-4 f: ~~ =s =-= .... "CCs .a~ ::: ~ = = :-;:::

Gra.nd total below

Total and above above

ground. rground.

I ~ ~~ '""' ""; d ~- . 'C " I ~ ... '""'

-<l ~ 0 ~ < < I 0 ~ ~ ~ 0 TITE. --~- ----~---- --~---- -- ---

[ I

56 I 56 26 ~ 17 10 53 109 18 11 21 31 HO

_l _____ i _______ ·_. ---

30 31) j ... 60 ... I -~\)1· 80

, 6~ 20 1 ... f5 30 61) . jl_Q_ 175 25

'------- ------ ---·--' ----i 95 50 1 ... 145 so~ 60 ~--- 1~ 90 --;;I~ ~ I . ,

30

35 I

5 I

5

110

65

175

170

240

410

:-~---- --~--~---,--1-. ---

1 1 \ 3 ... , 4 ... . : •.. ... ' s·i 3 i .. . s 12

~~~-~-1~_ ... _ ... 1 ... ... · 24 131

91 ... 22 46

\ 231 ' 11 28 ... ~-... -~_-... ---.-.. --;;-.- 18~~~~-.. -. ~~-;

--~~--J-. - ~-----~--:-~----1------... I ... 15 ... I ... I 15 I 15 ... i ... ! ... ... 15

' \ I I i l ' ------ ----- ~---- .----------- .--·-- ---· ---' I . I . . ·

s.& • 1 i 229 ,l-n 77 10 158 -- 3&7 1-H - - ·ss 7 236

21 \ 109 so 60 90 lf/9 43 47 19 109

_' __ I_ +S3 +11 +120 I +41 -:;--:;~~-:-;;I~: H;l-:; ~i~

174

l'BOVINCE.

APPEN

STATISTICS OF MINES

Table

X umber of mines regulated by the Indian :Mines Act, number

NUMBER OF MINES. 'Number

I NUMBER OF JI!INES INSPECT·

ED DURING THE YEAR.

I of , mines /---,----,---.----District and mineral under .;, ...; I t>.- bo "" :ll - 1::

field. I the a "' ,.0 ~ ·E ·E .E ·~ scope ~ "'·~ " " S ....

I of the h "" "' l'l "' • "' . ... • 0

.; I Act ~~ 1 ~ = 4 ~ ~ o] .. § I

.>I" I 0 G) Q) p.. I (l) ~ .a 0 ,.0~ ~~ ~CD~ ~co · mco S~ Sco

TOTAL OUTPUT.

I · ·a).::; 1 ~...=~ tT;~a:> rcco to Q) .....

_____________ l _____ li=_: l_z_"_-___ o ____ o_"" __ z_·~ __ z_'" ___ _ - • 0 " ~- A<~ ;;?. ... " = " A< I

Madras

Bihar Orissa.

I

BARY

Tons.

• Kurnool • • 5 ••• 5 41 2 1 : 1 11,600 I . I

T~;:~E~~~ ---6- ---~ 6 . s,f - 51 ... ~ ... l---15-,-66-0-l

.DIJ'l!'EBBNclll -1 I -1 .-1 1

-sj +1 +1 . -4_,_os_o_ ~------~----~~

I I

I I I

and i Singbhum • .j 2 ... 2 ... I I

APA

Tons.

1,480

6,426

I ld ______ _ I TOTAL OJ' PBEOED·I 2 ••• 2 1 ... I ... . .. I ING YE.A.B. I 1 --- --- ------ ------1-----1

I DIJ'FliiBENCll .I ... ... ... 1 ... ••• • •• I I

--4,946

i . r--·-- -~--1---

ABBES

Cwta.J Central Prov· Bhandara

ince1. 1 1 1

f --------------~--~~--~--~~~----~----

85

DIXl~ntd.

A~D MINERALS-eonta.

No.l~ntd.

of workers and output of minerals, during the year 1925-contd.

AVERAGE N"C'MBER OF PERSONS EMPLOYED DAILY IN AND ABOUT THE MINES.

BELOW GROUND. ABOVB GROUND.

--1---MinerB. Othera. 1

1 .,;,

---- ---------- __ · --~~Total I ~ ~ .i \ g I · 1 .i • below

1 ~ ~ _..,..; : ,_. o ai I ~ e ,. ground. j ~ ~ ~s l ~ 3 -:: ~~s :9 ~ II I "a =s :§~ I ..<:0 ~ '3 s 1 .;~ A ~ ., ~ ---< I 0 ..... I< 0 .. I < ___ 1---------------;--- --- --

1 I I I

Grand total

I below

Total and .; above above f ground. ground.

::2 I ~--

TES.

32 ... •.. 32 ... ... ... ••• 32 13 11 - s 29 61

------- -----,----~-----

81 ... ... 81 •• ... ... ... I 81 I u 4D s 57 • 1~ ,__ -------' -----------~

--'9 - .. -. -, ... -4.9 ... ... .-.• -. -, -49 -1 -~ +2 -281 -7'1 ---:-----,-1 I 1 I I

TITB.

I I U 2 ••• 16 i 15 ••• - . 15 I 31 I 50 9 - , 591 90

- --· -·-----·--- --'-~---!--- -r---- ---63 . 37 I ••• 100 I ... "' ... I 100 : 122 85 207 ! 307

I ,

I i I --- ------· ------------------ ------ ----~ -as ' ... -s'; +15 ~ · ... ... +15 ~ 1 -7o -7sj ... -us

1· -217

--- --- -----~--- ----- ------.---,------- ---I I ; 1

TOS. 1 I

I I

i ... ... '" .. . 5' 'I ... 12 12 - - ... ... 12-

PROVINCE.

86

APPEN

STA'l'ISTICS OF l\IINES

Table

Number of mines regulated by the Indian :Mines Act, number

' I

I . Nu~ber NUMBEB OF MINES.

I NUMBEB OF I MINES INBPEc·r·l

ED DURING THE YEAB.

mines

!District and mmeral under ' · I ~- !>ll bll "'

field. the a ~ ,.Q ~ .5 = ~ scope ~~ .,.... ~ .t:l ·a

ofthe ""'"" "'l'l ""' ""' ... .,;

I C1 I ~aJ r..: ~ OQ)

Act. ""' 0 o ..c~ . gS ., " ~ ~·a ~ o ~ 'i ~ "d ~ ~ ~

I ~ ~ ~a"" 8.. 6.., z·"'

.5 TOTAL OUTPUT.

~A l.p 4) ~ ~11 ~~ 9 ~ ------ --------1·· -·· --- --- --- --- --- ----

i . [ Madras.

ASBES

Cwts. . 320 ·I Cudd&pah 1 ... 1 ... I ...

I ----------~---1----!---i-----

i ®AND- TOTAL : 2 ... _1

1

· ... 2 .. ,.. [ 1 ... . .. 320 · (ASBESTOS) FO:& -1925'.

GRAND TOTAL : 1 2 ... I 2 1 i 1 ... ... . . 665

-~~. PB~EDING . - --.-. -~ --- ~~-.-- ~~--.. -- . ----

- ~ -1 I DIFFERENCE ••• I ... ... ... ... ! ... I -34.5

I

----~--~--~-- --~-- o~:~E.

~ 1 I ... I . ... I 1 ... I ... "''h •: dl p . .o 1 ar J an 1

nr1 1 Orissa. 1

----- i -- --·--! i

Central __. .. _ Prvv· j Chanda

- -'--+-- _:.. -!-\ I I I . -- • i 1 ... - ... 1 1 ... 1 ... ... ... 1 ..... 32

, ' [ -- I _- _· ___ ... _._-,_. -·-l--1--1

:G __ R_A_N_D ____ T_O_T_A_L_: 2 1 i 1 I . 1

!-

1 32

(0CHBE) FOB 1925. I' '

, "~t:" .. ::~;;.!~ : • 1 1 •. I 1 •.. . ...

---------- --·-- ---!-.--~-----.-- .. -.--.. ----1

DIFFBR·~·NCll ... ... ... I + 1 I ... ... I .. • '

300

87

DIX J---e01itd.

No. l-contd.

of workers and output of minerals, during the year 1926-conftl.

AVERAGE NU:liBER OF PERSO~S E:llPLOYED DAILY I~ .A.XD ABOUT THE :ll!NES.

"' BELOW GROUND. ABOVE GROUND. = oS

1!: 1!: .£

MVne.-s. Others.

... I ... ..,

I -.; .: -m g d ~ " "' =~ " ..... ....

I -;j ='$ .. .., ... "'~ ~ "'l ""' -<e :.a 0

..,:;; :E I -< .... C) E-< -< -<""' 0

0 .. .; ..c-:i

.; .. = " -; "' ....

-;: 8 ,.0 ..,o

8 " ~ ...i .S!io ... "' " ..,: ... ..,

~ "' _,.

;:: "' :E dO .. 0 .., ., o!io oS,o

--< --< 0 E-< c;.s --- --

' ---.---

j 0

E-<" ---- -- -----.---- --~ --.--- ------

TOS-contd.

40

9

5

32

50 I I -- ___ , ___ -- --------

12 102

34.1 201

-~-r--.. "i "'I " ~1 , I j i I I

90

99 189

50

85

90

1 "1 B6 85

------- ----~--1 --;-! i __

+6 +8 -9 +5 +5 +'1 +12 +17 +" +34. +20 I +DS -~-:W

.. ~

--------~·--f.--L_ ·· ! :_ __ _ ~ t ·. _ _ I~

·" ... 18 ...... I 181 18 - - I I

-- ~- --- --- --- ,........-! __ ---

•• • •• I •• :.. _ . 1 1 •.••• c-2.

-- ----- ___ !_ -- ------ ----1-----1

••• ~~·•• ••: ••• ••• 19 1 ~ ••• 2() I

12l ... 12 18 u · - 26 --62 ... . .. !: ... i . I

- --- --- --! -- ----- ·--12 ... . .. 1 -12! -18 .-li ~ ;~j -6 -22

D

88

APPEN

STATISTICS OF :MINES

Table

Number of :M:ines regulated by the Indian ~lines Act, number ·----~-----.------

l'BOVINCB.

Numb8l: of

min a;; District and mineral under

field. the

----j-----

Central Provin· J ubbulpore

NUMBEI!. OJ' MINES,

1

~ I

TOTAL OUTPUT.

FULLER'S

Tons.

1 59

---··.- 1------------ --- ---------~-----ToTAL ow I'BB·

CEDING "!J:AB,

Ccmn.l_ Provin- I Bhandara eee.

DING YEA.B;,

19

------------__ ____..:,

+1 +1 +41l

------ ---------COR UN

I [ ... --- --------- -------

1 I

Tons.

10

I I 1

I ToTAL 01' PBECE•

:------- ------ -------- --- ---1----

1 DII'PI!I!.BNC:B

('

----1

Bihar Oriaaa.

I a~~d lla~~bhum •

-1 +1 +10

--- --- --- --- ------ --- -----·-

KYAN

Tons.

I 1 1 1

------ ------- ------ ------ --- ------1----TOTAL 01' PI!.EC•·

J)ING YEA!!..

' - II DJPnBIINCI • ~ - .. -.-.-~ ----:; ~ ---- --•• -. -I +2

'

89

DIX J-contd.

AND MINERALS~ontd.

No. 1-contd.

-of workers and output of minerals, during the year 19!;).---cOirtd.

AVERAGE NUMBER OF PERSONS EMPLOYED DAILY IN AND ABOUT THE MINES.

BBLOW GROUND. ABOVE GROUND •

...

EARTH.

Figures included with those for limestone.

--------- -f----t-r- --· - --1-- ---!----

I 1--- -- -- ------ --r-t---•--- ---. r- -- ---1-

----:-- --- ----r-r- ----t-- --t- --r-­DUM.

2 2 ' ------r- ~~- ------ r--- --- ----12 3 15 15

t-----r--!-r---~---+2 +2 •.. +6 ... •.. •.. ·- +6 -12 -S ... -15 -11

---r--------- --~--- -- ---~-

ITE. l

3: 31... 6 .. ... ... ... 61 ·- ._ 1··· ... 8

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

.• -·.I-··-:~!_._ .. _~.~;!: __ ···_~ __ -· __ ._ .. _~ !--"· __ ·_·· _ _ + ' ... _J ____ + ..... L ·~. i _ ..... __ .... - . :t-6 ·- :::._ ...::·-L ... _~_ ... __ __:!.

D2

PBOTINCII.

90

APPEN

STATISTICS OF .lHNES

Table·

Number of mines regulated by the lnuian l\Iines Act, number

Distriot and mineral field.

Number of

mines under

the scope of the Act~

~ ~: ~

. NUMBIIR OF MINES:

"' :S bo t:l

-~

"" "" . -: ~. o"' -~1>-. Q.

' NUMBEl!. ·.OF · j MINES INSPEC· i TED DURIN<! ,

THE YEAR.

~ l~ TOTAL .a -~ OUTPUT. lif I "a .... .,; ,.; o, ...... ... =

"'" .,o .o"' ·..c:;: a~ . s il ~-9 'z"'

REFRACTORY

Tons.

~Orissa Singbhum 2 1 1 2 2 5,837

, _____ _;. __ ,~--+-- -:-.. ----- --- --. --i----1·---~-1 TO'rAL OF PBIIOIIID­

ING YliAB. .

DIFFIIIBIINC~

'

GRAND TOT At (ALL IHNIIBJ.L8),. 1925.

I i TOTAL o• PB.EOE·

J)ING YIIJ.B.

DnnBKNOK

+2

2,011

1,8.04

+207

+1 +1 +1 +2 +2 +5,837

--.-. --.. --.---.----.-.--.1-----1

572 1,4i9 -504 -379! . 9S8 -1,938

6i6 1,2!!8 4.86 2871 I 763 1,539

• • --:-\---:;- ~~-:; -+~~5 +899

91

DIX 1-concld.

A:KD. MINERALS-eoneld.

No. 1-concld.

of work.ers and output of mineral~, during the year 1925-eoncU.

~AVERAGE NUMBER OF PERSONS ;EMPLOYED DAILY IN AND ABOUT THE MINES,

[BELOW GROUND. ABOVE GROUND.

Miner•. Grand total

Total , .; -!El. belo'l'l"

~ · ~ !i belod : i . :&0o~! a:~e ...... .i m ~ - IIi .; ! ~ g groun ·. . s ~ ~ . , d d ~~ ~.== :§ ai =~ ~~I' ~ :0~ ;; ;; ~ ! ~oun . groun •

'""~ .ila :a ~ '""s .ils' :a , ..., ..., :a ,--4 __ 1_""'_ '~~-""'-~~~~--Eo<---~~_..__-"-- :r--- _, --!U:NEEALS. . . ···- .'... . ____ ---· .. 1·

B8 .... : .... "I-=: ~=-- -~-1--=-= -"'"_-'"r· 5~ ~- --~~~ __ :=~ --~- --~-,- I . ' ,'i I

I I i 1

• • I -,._ -j-, .-- --.. --- --. -. ~ ~-~ I ... +88 . +88 +181. +53

1

: +23. +S"l'~

"···· .. ~.~ r ~· '~-~ ... ,: u.sso ( ~l.m ,~J, ~-'" "·"'· 2,838 ..... --: . 1 . 253~8~!

, ! I I i ! I ! I

"·'" "·'"\'·'" ,,_... ,., "·"' ., I "·"' '"·'" 1 "·"' "·"'! ..... "·"" ;,._, I ; . : I ' l I .. --- . i . . j I

~p ~,,., ~ ,:;:;;; :;;~i-=:;;;;:;;; I~::;;, ~F ~

+88

92

APPEN

Table

Analysis of figures relating to

I COAL . ..

District and mineral1 - I PBOVINC~. field. j . Colliery Coal deli-~

I

Opening Ra.isings. TOTAL. Despatches. consump- vered to i stock. tion. coking. r i

I

I I Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons, Tons.

f Luhimpur ... 262,959 262,959 245,960 14-,594 2,405

Anam

'1 Nigil Hills ... 55,038 55,038 5'.583 455 ...

Sibeagar ... ... ... ... .. . ... '1 I

TOTAL "' 317,997 317,997 300,543 15,04.9 2,405

i I

( Ka.lat ... . .. ... ... ...

I ...

Loralai ... ... . .. ... .. .

Bal..>at~ '1 Quetta-Pishin . 1,073 5,622 6,695 5,477 ... . .. Sibi·Khost ., 1,074 17,085 18,159 15,211 I 1,855 ...

I I I

·I i TOTAL 2,147 22,707 24,856 20,688 1,855 ... ! I I -. rm_Ba_ 415 10,602 - _1!,017 8,480 2,005 ...

I :Bengal • , / Birbhum , • 1,016 17,696 18,712 9,3i3 2,580 i6

I l! Burdwan " . 562,844 4,885,556 1:,448,398 4,379,086 593,437 11,968

! • I

' .. ..

598,0221 TOTAL 504,275 i 4,913,852 5,478,127 4,396,939 12,044

9.1

DIX 1-contd.

No.2.

output of Coal and Coke.

COKE.

Coal des· 0l'BNING STOCK. CoxB J[ADB. DEBI'A.TCJIJ:S. CLOSING STOCK. patched to Closing coke fao- stock.

Hard. -I I tories. Soft, Hard. Soft. ' Hard. Soft. Hard. Soft.

I : Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons.

' I

802 ... ... ... ... 802 ... I ... .. . I . ..

... ... ... ... ... . .. . ... .. . .. . ... i ... ... ... ... ... . .. i . .. ... . .. . .. I

... ... . .. ... 802 ... I .~~ ... . .. ' ' -I ... ... ... . .. ... - I . .. ... ... . .. i

... ... . .. . .. ... . .. I

. .. ... ...

... 1,218 ... . .. ... 1

- 1"" . .. . .. . ..

- ·--

... 1,093 ... ... ·- ..... ... .. .. -- -~o •• ... .. . - .. . . .. -

I ... 2,Sll ... ... . .. ... \

... ... ... . ..

I ... 532 . .. ... . .. ... . .. ... - ... --.. -. ... 6,683 ... ... .. . 501 . .. ' 50

i ... . .. I

... 463,907 292 l,SOS I S50 7,421 1 MSI 7,4-19 ! 89 1,47:1

I

I 2~J I I i MSJ,:j ... ,71,122 l,SOS I S50 7,4711 89 1,47S I

94

APPEN

Table

Analysis of figures relating to .

.. 1---- -------1

COAL

PROVINCE, District and I I I i . mineral field,_,. I : · . · • · Colliery Coal deli-Opening Raisings. TOTAL. stock. I Despatches. consump- vered to

I . . tion. coking. I I I -----

i ! Tons. 'Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. I Tons. ! (! (Karan- . 559 13,354 13,913 4,194 7,654 ... i

I pura. ~

] Bokar; I i 27,197 i,494,966 1,522,163 1,436,240 54,923 7,069 : 1

Haziri- ~ 25,570 768,642 812,212 698,474 59,409 44,113 : . bagh [ Giridih ..

I Jharia 75,901 • 131,482 207,383 104,016 15,858 599

lRamgarh .. ..

233 2/i48 2,781 2,520 245 ... Mi- · {Jharia-; 1,872,953 . 10,545,401 12,418,351' . 9,139,451 '"95U',737 -- 479,3i<i an-

:Bihar ~·{ bhum Raniganj 243,089 I 729,933 973,022 524,087 111,5l6 163,176 I

Orissa. Palamau.'Daltonganj

.. . .. i 1,441 17,274 18,715 11,289 3,984 ... . l Samb&lpn:r-HiB~- ---- 1.4~ .... 45,410 . - 46,904 -- --:n 551J! ---I2,:ms --- :·-- + I Rampur. , I I (Jaiuty •. 2,500 ! 7ll,680 79,180 64,772 10,197 ...

I Sonthal I Rani- 18,002 85,~01 103,903 59,769 17,136 24.5 Parganael ga.nj. . , .. . .. l Rajma· ... I 1,_6531 1,653 1,453 . .. . ..

hal. . . -

TOTAL 2,268,9391 1~,931,244 1 l6,20?,1sa I 12,077,815Jl,243,997 694,512 i ..

251 251 231 I Burma • Southam Shan States ... ... .. . __ _. __

Betul . - ---. - • ·2,3~ -, i -· 1.,1191 ~ s,m- f - ·- - · '87!Jf ---~ -·- -· -· -- - ... !

Chanda~ 11,443 150,490 161,933 I 117,545~ 37,121 ... I Centra-l Pro- . I . I ·, -

vinces. Chhindwara 21,907 _ '85,768 I 507,675 ; 445,5s6 , 40,430 ... NJ~.X&inghpul' •. - -·!!,SIS -- ,6,0391 ·- "12,857'1-oz~s r 8,370 -- - --------- - ...

I 1,138 I Yeotmal ... 1,138 1 1,138 1 ... • ... I

TOTAL -a8,492i 708,554 l--m,0461 626,816 . 87,352 ... i

___.__ f Jhelnm 2,591 49,369 51,9oo 1 .. 47,8171 2,945 ... Punjab . 11Iianwali . . 1,151 18,341 19,492 i 18,4as ! 41 ...

I

t-

lShahpur. ... 6,952 6,952 : 6,835; 117 ... TOTAL 3,742 '14,66:! t- 78,404 j 73,088 : 3,103 ·-

f - .... ... . .. GRA:liD TOTAL 2,877,595 19,!169,0il 22,846,636 17,495,~12 ' 1,949,378 708,9~1 l

1!125. -I I --···- .... I

• .__* -' .

95

DIX 1-contd.

No. 2--concld.

output of Coal and Coke-eoncid.

I COKE.

Coal des-

I OPENING STOCK. Cou MADE. DESPATC.IUS,

1 CLoaufei STOCK,

patched to Closing coke fac· stock. I I tories. I

Hard. Soft. Hard. Soft. Hard. Soft. Hard. Soft.

I fons. Tons. I Tone. Tons; Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons.

I Tons.

I ' ...

' 2,065 l ... .. ... ... ... ... - . ..

I ' ... 23,931 ! 193 no 302 4,328 432 4,388 631 50

... 10,21C: ... . .. 32,722 26 31,288 ' 26 1,434 i .. .

... 86,910 : 151 733 ... 393 28: 930 ... 1231

196

16 I i

... ... ... i . ... ... ... ... '

.. . 1,848,856 :

I

294,9381 ' 667,373 7,264 14,797 21,006 290,414 23,630 i 4,640 10,2'73

' I -

I

... 174,218 6S 10,560 .. 39 113,173 21 1 I

112,700 Bl 11,033

... 3,44a ... ... ... ... .. . i ... .. . !

.... 3,046. ... . .. ... . .. . .. I . .. ... I

.. . ' I . 4,211 ·-. - - -- --· --... ... ... ... . .. . .. ' . .. ... i I ... 26,753 ' ... ... .. . 164 . .. 158 ... • I '

200: I ... ... . .. ... ... .. . I ...

-~ -I ! f

667,3731 2,183,859 : 7,671 26,200 54,069 408,498 ss,399 1 41.3,140 6,34J. 21,558

... I 2; ... ... ... ... .. . I .. . . .. ... -----1

2,271 I I ... I

... ... I . .. .. . i . .. ... .. . 7,267 1

1

I ... r

... . .. ... ... .. . I

.,.. . .. ... ... I !!l,t:591 . .. 59 - ... ... I 59

I I

.... -· ...

.. ~.681 \ ... . .. ... ••• I . ... ... ... . ..

' ... I ... ... i ... . .. ... . .. I

... . .. I I

I 32,8181 -

59! ... ... ... . .. I 591 I I I ... ... ... 1,198 ... ! ... I ... - ... I ...

I ' ... . ..

\

' ... 1,015 . .. ... ... . .. . .. I ... I I ... . .. !

I ... . .. ... . .. ... ... .., I ·- .. ... ... I 2,%13 ... ... I ... .. . ... i

.; ... 1 ~: ... -1 ;;:,.., 667,3'i31 ::,tl9':!,3S5 7,963 27,7621 . 55,221 415,969 56,7541 I I I '

-· ..

!)6

APPENDIX 1-contd.­

Table No.3. The following taole shows the fluctuations in the output of the princip·•l minerals

raised from mines classed under the Indian Mines Act. The other minerals raised are gems, slate, m~gn.Psite, steatite, clay, bauxite, fuller's e:uth, graphite, ochre, barytes, apatite, asbestos, bismuth, corundum and stone . . ~

llfang&· Lime· I It I Cbro- . ' Le•d Y11n. Co•!. Mica. Gold, Copper iWolfram Iron ore. mite Tto ore. ore. Silver. neseore. ~~ ore. ore. j ore.

I :-1-

Tons.~ ------~-- --~--

Tons. Tons Cwts. Tons. 'Iroyozs. Tons. Tons, ! Tons. Tons.~ Tons, I Tons, Troy ozo.

23,235 \ 2,671

I I 1916 16,419,08~ 1568,032 35,978 45,290! 160,357 2,955 i 142,6061 6,004. 88. - 'I 1,362

1~17 11,326,884 497,062 35,896 82,3to I 162,542 22,991 20,108 3,966 ; 178,303 . 17,266 182 1 ... 1,281 I

' 1918 19,847,039 416,357 61,57 ~ 131.451 I 168,513 19,916 3,619 3,609 1115,89~ 2',030 60~ 3 1,169

1919 21,759,727 4'!0,184 41,683 146,810 174.974 11,191 32,756 2,1105 1101,322 14,067 701 2t 763

1920 17,082,711 6S2,636 44,666 1161,340. 181,092 13,646 28,167 1,733\ ,148,472. 23,123 1,056 . 128,908 12,870,696 I

884\ ' 286,190 I 1921 18,358,936 284,254 29,470 2Bt,25~ 123,084 10,108 32,660 27,727 1,03! l4oi,089t 3,666,6to ~ I

1922 18,16S,P88 392,822 30,089 140,607 187,157 8,388 30,764 942 ' 240 383' 19,695 1,080 ; 1n.o1s 4,206,138 I ' i

1921r 18,763,967 5i6,3i8 31,605 236,161 113,700 1,519 6,560 872 292,033 26,233 1,021 : 246,925 4,8U,OU

!924 20,256,0U 668,331

1 40,529 159,918 38

! I 1,627 . 310,286 !5,287,960 513,333 3,648 739 43o,so; I 21 ,8so

1925 110,969,041 710,347 45.383 614,2321 125,366 283 ... 772! 529,376 i 21,236 ·2,307 321,854 4, 631,569 I

Table No. 4. The folloV"ing table shows the amount of coal raised; the average number of persons

working daily and the death-rates during the years 1916 to 1925 in respect of coal mines under the Indian Mines Act :-

~ . DEATH·BA.Tl!S • ..

Avel'age number of Number of

YEJ.B. .. Amount of persons work- deaths below ?er 1,000 per-coal ra.ised. ing daily below and ab3ve Per 1,000,00~ sons working

and above ground. ton• raised. daily below ground. and above

- ground.

-I Tons.

1916 . . . . ~ 16,419,082 143,469 169 10"29 1'18

1917 . . . 17,326,884. 153,683 16a 9•41 1-06

1918 - - . 19,847,039 176,269 197 9•93 1'1.2 -- -

1919 • . 21,759,727 190,052 26() 11·95 1"37

11120 • . . 17,082,711 175,943 172 10·07 I 0·98 r -1921 • . . . 18,358,934 190,647 2&7 1399 1•35

1922 . . . 18,168,988 i 184,355 209 11'50 1'13 I

1923 . - . . 18,763,967 i 182,601 332 1~·69 1-82

l9Z.& • . ... . 20,256,034 187,088 230 11•35 1·23

1925 . - 19,969,04.1 173.140 186 9•31 1·07

~

97

APPENDIX 1-contd. Table No.5.

Aggregate horse power and purpose for use of electric motors installed both on the­surface and underground at coal mines under the Indian Mines Act.

Coalfield.

-HORBB POWER ON BURFACB. HORSE POWBB BELOW GROUND. ! 0

I t~ II:~

~ ~ ' i i:a ~ -&3 =· 0 ' ,~ 0 :~ g ;a~ ., . I. ,a ~ .... -

= -:;; bO al~ ..:= ~ ! !3 - - ...;::;~ t:.O ·- tD Ul .::; :: CD , P.lo j CD al 0 aD

;a -~ .!9 ! f ~ j 1 I ·~ j ~ ~ ai :3 C>

_________ ,,_~-- £ ~ ·· 8 ~ ~ ~ ~ 1~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ , __ ~_= __ I, ISS

~::0 • ::: ::: •• ~0

... ..~8

~-~ ::: I -~ ... ··~ .. ~60 : 160

Central Provinces

Giridih

Jh&ria. •

H&nig&nj

Ramgarh

TOTAL

160 16 ... 127 303 991

638 :: 1 ... 7681

1,071

... ... no 197 307 185 i 1,694 30 ... 1,W9 , 2,210

2,746 4.52 2,306 344 8,777 11,625 4,2~ '14,300 2,848 401 21,271 30,896

2,767 945 I 715 145 232 4,804 8,32s 7,293 1,ss6 8

'!-·-··-,_·_··_ 125 ~~-~ 304 _···_ 2li> _·-:.._ _···_

• 5,518 1,557 8,222 634 4,575 15,501 7,831124,1601 4,37ii 469

Table No.6.

12,512

215

I 36,63S I

17,316

{)19

52,336

Number of Mines under the Indian Mines Act, where electric power 1s used, and the aggregate horse power of electric motors installed.

MINERALS WORKED. Total

CoAL. 8JLVEB·LEA.D, SUNDBY JdiNEBA.LB. 'ho~

Province. power of motors

Number Horse Number Horse Number Horse installed. of mines. power. of mines. power. of mines. power.

--~-----

Bombay . . ... ... . .. . .. 1 245 245

Madras ... ... . .. . .. 1 110 no

.Assam • . 1 158 ... ... . .. . .. 158 ..

Bengal 46 13,887 - ... 1 50 13,937

---- ·----Bihar and Orissa . 58 87,220 ... . .. . .. . .. 37,220

Burma. . . ... . .. 1 1,8.'i0 5 503 2,3S3

------

I Central Provinces s 1,071 ... ... 8 240 1,311

----TOTAL . 108 52,336 1 1,850 1 n 1,H8 5~.~

98

APPENDIX 1-con,·!d.

Table No.7.

~unb~r ani typ~ of C)ai.-CclWnJ m1.:hin~3 at work in Coal :\tin~> uurler the Indian )fines Act, __ .. -·-··~--~ ... _ .. _ -·· ~ _ : ____ - ...

·• I 1 POWER.

.,; ( ELEC-rRICITY . ~ ~ Tot .. l

:Maker. .g .·; Com- number of .s = ., .. .. . I pre~eed machines . ~ a> ·; • 0

'!: a ... ... A.C. \ D.C. a.lt. ,.<:l oil "' • ~ «! 0 ~ fl.<

.I ------- --- --- ---;I Anderson Boyea . 1 ...

Goodma.u • ... 35

Hardiax . 6 ... Ingersoll Rand . ... 1

Mavor and Coulson 56 ... Siekol 5 ... Sullivan ... 2Q

Diamond 1 ...

TOTAL 69 56

Jh~ri~ c;al-ffeld Ra.niganj coal-field Bokaro coal-field CentralProvince~ coal-field

1 ... . .. . .. ... 1

35 ... ... 9 26 .. . 85

... ... 6 . .. . .. 6 6

... . .. 1 ... 47 I

. .. 1 1

I• 55 . .. ... 9 56

... ... 5 ... ... 5 5

20 ... . .. 20 ... ... 20

1 ... . .. 1 i' ... ... 1 . . I ---- -,sl -··--58 55 12 26 21 125

---~~ ~~c~ine~}·· ~otal-~:-~be.r c:£ square feet

'2 , undercut9,bl,630. & ~ .•. · .

• Electric.

Table No.8. Nu n\er of m}Cla'lical v.ontihtlr3 in UB-a!r Col.l Mi~e~.under.the Indian Mines Act .

..

I I i .. ... ~seam . .. \ Bengal. I Bihar and Orissa. Central Provinces. Punjab. Total.

! : ... : ------

I ;

11 15 33 8 1 ! 68

Table No.9.

Number of safety lamps in use at Coall\Iine;; under the Indian :\fines Act .

..

Baluchietan. Bengal. llihar and Central Punjab. Total •. Aeeam. Orissa. Provinces.

- .. ·--- . --

2,119 1,175 5,962 4,342 1,301 5 14,90,A ~-.

1,435 were looked oy ec~ews, 8,465 by lead rivets, and 5,004 lry magnetic means:

APPENDIX 11. ACCIDENTS IN MINES.

List of Fatal Accidents in mines ~·egulatcd by the Indian ~lines Aet, H.lOi, during tha yea.r Hl2i>.

-:: !ii J>•te an~ II d I Name,· ~ex, &"II Name of i ~ - ~ " Na.mu a.n sit11a.tion ~ ·;::: '9: hour of . of mine. · Name of owner. and occupation minoral , .t ~ 1 accident. . of person ki lied. wronght. 1

-'---·-·- -·~··------E-X-P-LO·'-S-I_O_N_S_A_N_D-IG_N_IT_I_O_N_S_O_F_...:_ __ --11

1

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

Cause of accident and remark11.

1 l!ifh March, 41'. M.

2 3rd January, :; .... If.

3 ith .t &miary, . 6-ao •· 11.

4 Dth Jannt~rr, 114. II ..

iC·h. 'd d . · 1tt1 au mme, Chittidand P. 0.1

Punjab.

Mndidih mine, ~ijua P. 0.,

Manhhwn,,

FIRE·DAMP-(1 death).

Punja~ Coal Co.,! Noor Mnhamma<t, f Coal Ld. (m.), 40, I· . c~LI-rUtler. I

l

FALLS OF ROOJt AND SIDES. (a) Falla of roof-(61 deal~•).

Durrakur Coal Co., HardM Manjhi, Ltd. (m)• 18,

Coal

t,;oa.l-cv.lter.

Mnhpani mine; l Great Indian Pen• Bhoora Hceralal Kotwar,

Coa.l Mobpani P. 0., I' insula nailway.

Central ProTinces.

Ku~uuda mine, KuAnnda P. 0., ·

Bihar and OrisBa.

I j J ., : ( • ·, . .... ', K. M. Soleoted

Coel Co.

'I

(m.), 30, Cortl-f:uller.

Fnlmani Denia, (f.), 1s;

Coaf .. cn.rr\er,

j '

Coal

I Dec_~mse_d. was ab,ont to comtllt•nce. work ~,..a proBpectln~t dnft r1smg at 1 m 3, and as he ra1sed h1s open IILIIIp to examine che roof he ignited a small aconmnlation of fire­damp. He was slightly burnt, and diod three days later. Gaa bad never been fountl in the mine prn'fionely, lnApection aud inquiry mr.tlo, . .

··,,

Deceasod WM killed by a fall of about '7 cwt. of coal and stone from an unauspeote<l slip in a seam seven feet high, lnapection and inquiry made.

Whildt deoe&8ed.and another coal·cntte• were engaged h1 taking a ' alice ' off a pillat· of coal in course of extrao• tiou, the local roof, 1!-!' >< 6U' • 4' thick, next to the face fell from a height of 9 feet and broke down the support~ iug timbers. Deceased, while attempting to ran away was killed by the falling atone. 1'he other penon w~ entombed, but WM promptiy re11oned. lnapeotioo and inquiry made.

!Whilst loose coal was bciug dressed after blastiug in a working_ pl~e, deceased entered tho place and a pioce of coal, we1ghmg about 15 owt., fell ou. her fm~a a height of e. bout 15 feet. IS be waa killed iuatantly. 'l'he plaoe

. anonld han been fonced off before d."essing was attempt• ed. Inspection and inquiry made.

APPENDIX H.-contd.

List of l!'atal Accidents, 1925-contd.

,.;I Date and

I ~~I Na.me and situation Name, sex, age Name of bon~ of N at~e of owner. and occupation mineral Cause of accident and remarks.

I~~ accident. of mine. of person killed, wrought.

FALLS OF ROOF AND SIDES-contd.

(a) Fa1l1 of roof-(61 deaths)-contd.

5 21st January, Amlabad mine, Eastern Coal 'Co., Kirton. Roy,, Coal Deceased left hie own working place and went into another 2·45 p, M. Jealgora P· 0., Ld. (m.), 28, where the coal was soft. About a ton of coal and stone

Bihar and Orissa.. Ooal;;utter. fell from a height of six feet and killed him. More care• ful working might have prevented the accident. lnApeo•

\ tion o.nd inquiry mo.de.

II jlUnd Ja.nuo.ry, Ro.nigo.nj mine, Bengal Coal Co., Khario. Bilo.epuri, Coal Whilst the deceased were engaged in taking down roof :!4·00. Raniganj P. 0., Ld. (m.), 80, coal in a go.llery 20 feet in height, a mo.ss of roof stone,

Bengal. Sukul Bilaepuri, 30' )( 16' )( 6'' thick fell, killing two of them outright and (m.),2\ causing fatal injuries to the others. 1f the roof coal lto.d

Dukhia Bilaepuri, been left on or if the roof had been systematically (m.), 28, timbered as ordered after a previous accident, this

Pram Singh, accident would probably have been avoided. Inspection (m.), 2'i, and inquiry made.

'l 123rd January, Ooal·cutfers.

Babisole mine, Bilbera Coal Co., Rajkumari Teli, Coal Deceased went into a fenced gallery and was killed b,v a 9 P.M. : Ranigant P. 0., . Ld.

'' (.f.), 24, mass of roof coal, SO' x 9' x 8'6" thick, which fell

Benga. " Coal-carrier. from a height of 13 feet. If deceased had remained in her i working place instead of robbing coal, this accident would

not have occurred. Inspection and inquiry mo.de.

~ ...

g

8 let F ebrua~y, Chota Dhemo mine, Bengal Coal Co., Kitbali Meah, Coal Whilst deceased was loading coal in a depillaring area, he 5A.M. Sitarampur P. 0., Ld. (m.), 45, was injured by a piece of coal, 15'' x 15" x 6'', which fell

Bengal. Ooal·ctdfer. from a height of 10 feet. He died four hours later.·

I Inspection and inquiry made.

9 2nd February, Dhao mine, Rai Sahib Sundar· Dhanoti Pradhan, Coal Decensed was loading coal in a gallery, when a portion of 2-15 P.M. Jamai P.O., lal, (f.), 15, . the roof, measuring 12' x 8' :< 9'' thick, fell from a height

Central Provinces. Banker. Coal-carrier. of 6 feet, killing her instantly. Three other persons were injured. Inspection and inquiry made.

10 3rd February, Teetulmuri mine, Burrakur Coal Co., Sukhram Bhar, Coal Whilst •deceased was engaged in erecting timber in an 11 A.M. f';ijuaP.O., Ld. (m.), 20, incline he was struck by a fall of roof stone weighing

Bihar and Orissa.. Labourer. about 10 cwt. and sustained a fracture of the spine. He died four !'nonths later. Inspection and inquiry made.

6th Febrnary, Dahuka mine, Raghunath batty Hitlal Bauri, Coal Deces.aed was loading roof coal which was being cut, wheu

1·11i P.M. (;bora. P.O., Coal Co., Ld. (m.), 35, a. mass of coal, 3' x 1'6" • 2', fell upon him from a. height

Benga.l. Coal·cuifet'. of 8 feet. He sustainetl injuries to which he succumbed a.bout ::4 hours later. Deceased should not ha.ve a.ttempt· ed to loa.d coa.l whilst another person was cutting the roof coa.l above him. Inspection a.ud inquiry made.

12 12th Fehrna.ry, Sera.mpur mine, East Indian Ra.il· Tuhia. J olhin, Coal As deceased was ca.rryiug coal out of a. gallery a ' roof

1·30 A.M. Oiridth P.O., way. (j.), 25, bump occurred and a piece :of coa.l fell off the side on

Bihar and Orissa.. Coal·carrwr. to her foot. ~he died a mouth later. The accident was unavoidable. Inspection and inquiry made,

13 14th February, Tira.p mine, Assam Railwa.ys and Sardu Ma.krani, Coal Dec~as~d was iuju~ed hy a. mass of ~coal, 5'" 3f x 3',

12·30 P.M. Ma.rgherita. P.O., Trading Co., Ld, (m.), 40, we1gh~ng 2 tons whiCh fell from the roof of au • Opening '.

Assam. Labo•rer. He d1ed two days later. The accident was due to a. breach of standing orders as to the method of working. Inspection and inquiry made.

14 <&th March, Benahir mine, Stnndard Coal Co., Rajkuma.ri, Coal Deceased was killed in a workin!f gallery by a fall of about

2 A.M. Jhnria, P.O., Ld. •f.l 45, 4 tons of coal from a height of about 20 feet. More care· Bihar and Orissa. Coal-carrier. ful examination of the roof might have prevented the

accident. Inspection aud inquiry made. 1--'

{ Jninty Cent.ral mine,

0

15 Oth Murch, Jainty Central Col· Rupon Mea.h, Coal Whilst engaged in widening a. narrow gallery deceased ..... 12-30 p .'\a.rmatar P.O., liery, Ld. (m.), 18, was severeiy injured by a. mass of roof stone, .J.' 1 .J. x 6"'

Bihar and Ori•sa. Coal-cutter. which fell from au undetected 'slip ' in the roof, He died two days later. Inspection and inquiry made.

16 20t.n l\broh, Kendwadih mine, Hurriladih Coal Co., Nima.i Bauri, Coal The deceased were killed iu their working place by the fall

8-30 .l.H. Jenlgora P.O., Ld. (m.), 30, of a block of roof etoue, weighing about 4 tons which fell Bihar and Ori!ea. Coal·cufter. from a height of about 7 feet. .More care on the pa.tt of

Khenti Ba.urin, the subordinate officials of the mine might have prevented (f.), 25, the accident, Inspection and inquiry made.

Coal-carrier.

17 20th Mnrch, Mmlidih mine, Bnrrakur Coal Co., Bipti Turin, Coal Deceased wa.~ killed by a. mass of coal, 0' lC 6' x 9'' thick, l-30t.JK. fo:ijna P.O., Ld. (j.), 35, which fell from the roof of a. ga.llery wwoh was 6 feet high.

Bihar and Orisea. Coal-carrwr. More care ou the part of the subordinate offioiuls of the mine might ha.ve prevented the accident. Inspection and inquiry ma.de.

18 29th March, N oonodih mine, Bengal Iron Co., Bacha Goala, Coal Deceased was killed by a fall of about 10 owt, of overhaug• 5 A.M. Jenltora P.O., Ld. (m.l, 30, ing coal from a pillar iu a. seam !! ft. thick, More care

Bi nr and Orissa. Coal-cutter. in working might have prevented the accident. luspcetiou and inquiry made.

APPENDIX 11-contd.

List o£ Fatal Accidents, 1925-coutd:

------------------~--·------------------~·----------------~----------------~------... ~~--............................................................. _ '5 ~ of ac,•ideut. 'JJ

Name and situation of mine.

Name of owner. Name, sex, age

and occupation of person killed.

Name of mineral

wrought. Cause of accident au<l remarks. ~r~ Dnte and hour

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

l\1 13th April, 11 .A.M.

20 17th April, . 8 A.M

21 lSth A pril, 11-30 A.M.

22 19th A pril, O..SOh ours.

23 21st A pril, 12-30 P,M.

J,pJo Valley mine, Marghorita P.O.,

Assnm.

Seram_pur tuino, Giridih P .0., ,

Bihar and Orissa.

Kujama mine, Jbaria P. 0.,

Ril)ar and Orissa, I

Borju.n n.nd Kougon n1ine,

A:ongon P. Q., Assam.

Tikakmine, Margherita. P. 0.,

Assalll.

\ :

FALLS OF ROOF AND SIDES-r-ontd.

(a} Falla of roo£-(61 dentlls)-rdntd,

Assam Railwnys nuil Kho.:la-box Mok1·a- Coal Trading Co., Ld. ui.

(m.), 43, Korku Mokl·ani,

(rn.;, 32, i Labourers.

East Indian Railway Lnkhia Ghah;itrin, U.), 28,

Coal·carrier.

·Coal

.K. 8. Nanli & Co. Mukti ' (f.). 45,

Rajwarin, Co111l

Kashlu . Goala, (m.), 25,

· L"bourers. '

NaziraCoal Co,, Ld. ·Abdul Jabbar, Co!'-1 (m.), 35,

Coal·culte~ ..

Assam Railways and Chauhan Ha.lba, Coal Trading Co., Ltd, (m.), 26,

Labourer,

'

The deceased were killed by a rn!Lfls of coal. S' x 'l' x-i', which fell from between two 'slips' In the roof of au 'opening' 5 feet high, The accident would probnbl;v hnve been avoided if the deceased had not been sittiug m the 'opening '. To do so was a breach of the special rules, Inspection and inquiry ma.de.

. Whilst. deceased was in a gallery in which roof coal wa.e being dressed, she was struck by a piece of coal weighing 'about 30 !be. which fell from a. height of 14 feet. She died twenty-three days later. The accident would have been avoided if the g·allel'Y had been kept fenced until dressing of roof coal had been completed. lnspectlon a.ud inquiry made.

Whilst roof stone was being removed in a quarry from above a.n old gallery in a coal senm the stou·e gave way and the deceased were precipitated into the gallery. One of them was killed •instantly 1>nd the rather succumbed niue days later. Tho accident was duo to the Jack of proper. precautions on the pa.rt of the officials of the miue. Inspection a.nd inquiry'm~de. ·

Deceased was struck by a piece of fireclar, S' x 16'' x 4'', which fell from the roof of a. gallery 6 feet high.. His spine was fractured and he died three weeks later.

The roof was being timbered at the time of the accident. If a. temporary support had been uAed the accident would probably have been avoided. Inspection and inquiry made.

Deceased was killed by a mass of coal, 8' • 4' x 3', weighing 3t tons, which fell from the roof and side of an ' opening ' 12 feet high. A concealed slip in the coal caused the fall. Inspection ~nd inquiry m:<de, ·

24 24th April, N n.va•li mini'!, Kn•oon<la and l'nkri Mnra, Coal . A pirre of ~toni', 14' X :1'" 21 •• u,;.,k, U.tHl W<•i~o:hln!l:' nlmnt 7-o A M. K n•nnda 1'. 0,, N o..vadee Coli i<•rii'P (f.), 20, 4 tonH, foJJ on <k<'f'H.•<•t! fr"111 IL hdlo\'ht of 8 ftotl!, i")W WI\H

lliho.r and Ori••a. J,t<l. ('on /-cflf"MPf", killo<l inHhLJ•tly. 'l'hr ar<·id<•ut wa• duo to n<>~rlig<'ltl'e nn t.bo part of tltf' •nhor<linatll nffil'itbl~ of Ute tnhm. f11Ppl'r.· tion o.nd inqniry lltt><ll'.

~5 llfh May, llla.w<lwin mine, Burma CorJooration Kalyan :-;iugb, Lt•tL<I- lll'MaHed WBP •tmulin,c on a platfOl"m nn a ~'\nare ""t in a 6-:J<J A.M,

1 Nnrntn P. 0., Ltd. (m.), iO, siher stope awl drivin,c "J:iling nvorhl'"<i wh<•n a argo pioce of

! llnrma. Miner. ore. ore foiJ away br.,a ing tho Rpil ing atul al•o t.ho boardR I forminlo\' tbn p!u.tform. HeMa~~ed WfiA pre<,ipitu.tcd lnt.o the

I ~ijna. ~tine, stope two •qu~~ore sl'ts or 10 fnet lower down ami waa killed in•lu.ntl,t. ln•pootion and inquiry made,

28 2~th May, Tat~~o Iron and f'tr .. l Mallb"'Ll Mau)hi, Coal ' ·whil~t d<•celloA~d wa• !.rimming roof coalaft<•r a Rhot ha<l 5-:JO P.M. I HijnaP. 0., Co., J.d. (m.), 32, lweu fired ina !lall•·•·y 22ft. high, he wa~ killed hv a fall

Ilib~~or and Ori••a. l'lit•<lnr. of coal weighing ahont S ton•. Jn•Jiootion a!Ht inquiry ntllodt•.

'i.'l 12th Junn, · flutlk<lih 1nin<•, l'lutik<lih Coal Co., l'inrnan•a.i llanriu, Coal , i llect•a••~l W'IL!I Roriou•ly iujnn·d by the Ullt'Xllnch-d f~~oll of 1 , •. )!, l'ulhu.rtlihi P. 0., J.d. (f.), IS, 1 u.hout i owt .. of oo11ol and •f,ouo from tho roof of a ll'&ilt•rv llihar &IHI OriMMIIo, ('ufl/-~arriPT. about 9 feet high and dit•d et•ven days afterward•. 'l'ht.

\.

roof cou.l boo h<•en. loOt<mwd by a •hot, and more ~··u.r<•ful drl!s•iug might havo pr~veutt•tl tht• u.ccidt•nt. lnMpl'ction and inquiry made. ....

8 28 25th June, l>u.udnt mine, l B. 1'. J,, Thaknrd&RA Ra•hid, Coal llecea•ed waa at work on a longwall fane iu a ooal •••am, 3 12 A.lf. llandot P. 0 .. Ramjidass. (m.),:lO, feet t.bick, whon a pice~> of •hale, 4' x 2\'x 9'' ft'\1 upon

Pnnj~~ob.

I C'orrl·rulftr. him from lwtwet•n two "sltps" in tho roof. Ho dit•d four

months latllr. The roof Wll.fl well timbore<l, but a roof bar set on chocke 2t feet ap~~ort waa broken ''J tht1 fall. A stronger ba.r might bn.ve prov<'ntrd the acci ent. Iu•p~c· tion and inquiry mooo.

¥0 l"t Jul,t, .A mlabad mino, F.~~o•h•ru Coal Co., B~~ora:Mnui, Coal Dcc~llo•ed wiLA killed b;r tho fq,1\ of about li cwt. of roof coal ll-30 1'.)1, Jt•al~ora P. 0., Ld. (f.J, 34, in a. tu.llery 8 feet high. The roof ooal waa being taken

Bi tar and OrisHB. Coo/.,.n.fTV,.. down y a min4.1r and more care in the work might have prevented the accident, Iu~pection and inqniry made.

~0 SrJ July, ~utikdih mine, !olutikdih Coal Co., Bicli Donriu, Coni The docl'aacd were killed by a fall of about 2 owt. of coal lQ 1'.11, Pat.bartlibi l'. 0., J.d. (j.), 21!, from the roof of a gallery 18 feet high. More care iu

Jlihur and Ori.••~· Coa 1-rnrrief'. testing and securing the roof might have prevented Gobinda Bauri, the accident. Iuapl'ction and inquiry made (See Report,

(m.), 20, 'age 17), Ooal-cutt(l1',

Al'PENDIX II-contd.

List of Fatal Accident11, 1925-contd .

.: Date and Name, sex, age Name of ., .. Name a.nl situation J::-"' hour of of mine, Name of owner. and occupation mineral Cause of accident and remarks. ~ · aooiotent. of person killed. wrought. Q

--·------- --··-- -·---~ ... FALLS OF ROOF AND SIDES-contd.

(a) Fall• of roof-(61 death,.,)- contd.

81 Blat July, Tiara niine, Alllanoe Colliery Ram Char an Coal . Deceased was struck on the head and killed by a prop. 11·15 A.lf, Jha.ria.P. 0., Co. Gowa.la,

I 24ft. long, which had been knocked out by a. fall of roof

Bihar and Orissa.. {tn.), 86, ooa.l. Inspection and inquiry made. Coal-cutt81',

82 17th August, Ekra Kha.s mine, Mahar ala. of Cas· · Matadin Lodh, Coal Whilst deceased was dressing ove1•burdeu ou the face of a. 2·45 l'.M. Bansjora. P. 0., simba.za.r. j (m.), 35, quarry he was killed by a. fall of about one ton of atone.

Biha.r and Orissa. Birdar. More care on the part of the deceased might have llreveut· ed the accident. Inspection and iuquiry made.

83 27th August, Serampur mine, Eu.st Indian Bail· I Ba.hmu.n Meu.h, I Coal . Deceased was beudiug down to cleu.r away coal which he had J.2.8() 1' ,M, Giridih P. 0., way, (m.), 26, cut from the roof of a wouiug place, when he was severely

Bihar and Orissa. Coal-cutter. ; injured by a piece of roof coa.\,110' x 6' x 2', which fell on I him from a. hei¥ht of 6 feet. He died shortly afterwards. Inspection and mquiry made.

84 8th September, Lodna mine, 1 Lodna Colliery Lao Pasei, Coal , , The deceased were killed by a fall of roof stone weighing 11·30 P.M. Jha.ria P. 0., Co., (1920) Ld, (m.l, 25,: about 15 owt. in a seam, 26 ft. high, iu which a pillar was

Bihar and Orissa. Coal-cutter. being extracted. The roof was unsupported by propR. lf Sukormani Mejhian, it had been propped the accident might have been pre·

(f.),19,. veuted, Inspection and inquiry made. Coal·ca.rrief".

• Whilst deceased was loading coal at a place where roof 86 14th September, Xajora mine, llQy Dutta & Co. . }lunsiRoy, Coal ll-80A.H. AndalP. 0., (m.), 28, I ·shale was being dressed dowu he wa.s injured by a piece of

Bengal. Coal-cutter. shale which fell from a. height of 14 eet; he died three 1 weeks later. Deceased should not have attempted to load I the coal until the shale had been taken down. Iuep{lctiou

and inquiry made.

36 15th September, Lalki mine, F. F. Chrestieu & 1 Behari Gope, I Mica. , ; Deceased, whilst wot·kiug at· the face of au aclit was struck 6P. :at:, Domchaueh P. 0., Co., Ld. (rn.). 22, by a mass of schist, weighing 1 maund, which fell from

Bihar and Orissa. ~ Miner. the roof a height of six feet. He was fatally injured. If the roof had been properly dressed and sufficient timber set the accident .would not have occurred. lnspec· tion and inquiry mu.de.

87 1 17th foiAptember,f Byauk Chaung mine, 4 P. H, ' 'l'avoy, P. 0.,

Burma.

38 22n<l f;eptember' Dhng~otdih mine. II P. M. Jh~tria P. 0,,

Bihar and Oriefia.

39 2'lrd f;eptember,' Bagmara mine, 1 P. x.

1

. Nawaga.rh P. 0.,

. I

Bihar and Orissa.

40 2nd o~tober, Nandi f;ihpur mine, 1 P.M. Nandi P. 0.,

Bengal.

41 Dth o~tolJOr, 6 A.M.

Jainty Central mine, Karmat.ar P. 0.,

Bihar and Orissa.

42 ]lith Oot.oher, Kirkond mine, 1·30 P.M. Ku•unda P. 0.,

Bihar and Orissa.

4.1 20th October, P~inthadaw mine, 4-30 P.M. avoy P. 0.,

Burma.

44 2.'lrd October, Jo~ta mine, }() 1'. "· ISitaP.O.,

ibar and OrisRa.

\ Burma FinanM and 1 Tin Va,

Mining Co., Ll. I 62, Mift.'lr.

Bengal Ne.gpur CoaJ Iswari Singh, Co., Ld. (m.), 28,

Propping .uitfry.

0. C. Bbattacharji & Chedu Robidas, Sons. (m.), 40,

Coal-cutler.

Kar'a Bricks and Dukbi Bauriu, Tiles, Ld. {f.), 30,

Jaint;v Central Colheries, Ld.

Kirkend Coal Co.

W. C. Toms

Agabeg Bros.

Coal-carrier.

Smioo Kale, (m.), 60,

Coal-cutter.

Mahendra Bnuri, (m.), 50;

Kedar Bauri, (m.), 40,

Coal·cuffere,

Low San, (m.), 42,

Lnbourer.

Kbanu Dbobey, (m.), 00,

Coa l·rarril'r.

Tin & Wolfram

Coal

Coal

Coal

Coal

Coal

Wolfram and Tin

Deceased was killed by a fall of ground in an adit.

Whilst deceased, was withdrawing props from a goaf, a mR•s of roof coal, 30' x 20' x 2', fell from a height of 7 feet. Ht> ·vns killed instantly. If a safety prop withdrawer br.,l heen used the accident might have been avoided. Inspection a.nd inquiry made.

Deceased opened a fence and entered an abandoned area, and wa.s cutting coal there when a fall of roof stone, 12' x 8' x It'', ocourred. He wa.s killed inetantly. The accident though partly due to fault of deceased pointed to slack· ness on the part of the management in allowing general robbing of pillars. Inspection and inquiry made .

Whilst a miner was cutting coal from the corner of a piila.r in a gallery which ha.d been fenced off on account of uneomtd roof he was injured by a. maAij of roof stone 6' "'6'"' 6" which fell from a height of 4 feet. Deceaeed who was loading the coal cut by the miner, was killed. If they bad not gone through the fence the accident would not have occurred. Inspection and inquiry made.

Whilst deceaijed and another person were working in an underground gallery a maijS of roof stone, St' x 2t' x 9'', fell from a. height of '1 feet causing injnrie~ to both of them. Deceased succumbed to his injuries seven days later. Inijpection and inquiry made.

The deceased were killed by a mass of coal, 40' 1< 8' 1< 2' 6''. which foil from the roof and aide of a gallery 9 feet high. The fall wa.ij cauijed by deceased robbing coal from the aide of a gallery and exposing a fault over a distance of 40 feet. Inspection and inquiry mP.de.

Deceased entered an old working to which aoooaa bad been forbidden. Whilst undercutting a vein of ore he WP.R buried ~~ond suffocated by the fall of about two toni of earth from the roof.

Coal . Whilst deceased was cutting coal in a fenced·ofl.' gallery he wae killed by roof stone, 5' 1< 2t' JC 1', which fell from a height of 7 feet. Deceased sboula not have gone through the fonce. lnsp~ction and inquiry made.

~--------._ __________ _. ________ ~~--------~----1-----------~-----------------

Du.te and hour of

aooident.

I I i.

Nu.me of situation , . of mine.

APPENDix h-coneJ. List of Fatal Accidents, 192&-contd.

No.me of owner. Name, sex, age and oconlJ'ation

of person killed.

Ni.me of mineral

wrought. Cause of aooident and remark&.

--1---------:~------------~-----------~--------~----~

I I I 'II

45 :lllt.h October, I lll'.M.

'Tiara mine, Jho.ri&P. 0.,

I llihar and Orissa. ,,

I I 46 4th November,·' Ja.madoba mine,

2-30A.M. Jcalgora.P.O., 1 Biha.r and Orissa.

I . I . . ,

47 :!Oih November,! Baro.reo mine, 7"'15 .t..M. l': Jcal:;ora P. 0.,

' Bina.r aud Orissa.

48 ~let N ovembt>r, I Monoh!Lrbaha.l mine, 6 A.M. .Asansol P. 0.,

, Bengal.

49 2oth NovembPr, lleuahir mint•, · 4 P.llor. Jharia P. 0.,

Bihar aud Orissa.

FALLS OF ROOF.AND SIDES-ccmld.

(a) Fall• of rooh(6J deatlla)-condd.

CotUmercial Colliery Gajraj, Coal Co. (m), 30,

Ooal·cutter.

'l• (

Ta.ta Iron & Steel Sada.y Kurmi, Co&l Co., Ld. (m.), 21,

Coal-cutter.

I I

East Indian Coal G. W. Ra.rity, Coal Co., Ld. (ui..), 45,

ABBislant.

· Bu.ril.boni1Coal Co11· B&rka Ma.~;~jhi, Coal cern Ld. (m.), ~9, .

Bhot-firer.

Standard Coal Co., Nirooi Passi, Ld. (m.), 4~,

Coal

Birdar.

Deceased left his appointed working place and, pasBed through a fence to get coal from a prohibited area. A ma.ss of roof coal, weighing about 6 cwt., fell upon him from a. height of 24 feet, killing him instu.nt.ly. Deceased shonld not have passed throngh the fence. lnHpectioti and inquiry ma.de.. ·

Whilst deceased was sitting in a. gallery, a. Dl&HH of roo coal, 501 x 1::1' x It', full from well defined cleavage planes a.t a height of 7 foot, and killed him iuata.nUy A eloso examination of the roof and the provision of prop• might have prevented tho accident. Inspection and inqniry made. ·

Whilst deceased was examining the roof in au a.rcu. from which a. pillar had been extracted, a. small piece of roof stone, 6'' x 6'' x 1", fell on his head from & height of liS feet. He was killed instantly. Inspcotioo and inquiry ma.de.

DeceaAed was killed by a maRs of roof coal, lllt'aBDriug 4' x 1' 9'' x 25' long, which fell from a. conC('alcd • slip' in the roof. Inspection and inquiry made. .

Deceased wa.s standing under some roof coal which had recently been blasted when a m&Bs, weighing abou 1t owt, fell on him from a height of 20 f<'et. He was killed instantly. If he had propel'ly examiiwd the roof before standing underneath it, he should have detected its unsoundness a.nd the accident would haYc heel avoided. Inspection and inquiry made.

f,ll 81h [)ecmnher, li-21JP,M. I Jnmadoba mine,

Jealgora P. 0., I Bihar and OriP~a. 1

:a ]Of h Decem· I.alpeth mine. twr, 11 to 12 Ch~tnda P. o.; A.M. Central Provinces.

;,:.l 17th Decem· b,r,

5·80 A.M.

53 l~t .Jaun~try, l-:10 P.M.

oi :Jrd .Jnnna.ry, li-30 P.lll.

:;:; Gth .January, 3·30 A.M.

Chamnpnr mine. Charanpnr P.O.,

Bengal.

:Mokpalin mine, Mokpalin P. 0.,

Burma.

Knuhan mine, Jamai P. 0.,

Central Province".

Radhnhallavpur mine, Samdi P. 0., Bon gal.

l>G l!lth Jauua.ry,j Bararee mine, . lO·:JO A.M. Jealgora P. 0 .. .. ·- ...

1 nihM•odOrio~ ..

1

'fata iron & Steel. Bha.ngi Ra.i, Co., Ld. (m.), 35,

Goal-cutler.

FntiRai, (f.), 25,

C'oa/-carrier,

Dewan Bahadur Nopar Singh, J:laila.vdas & lSone. (m.), GO, ·

Apcar Collieries, J.imited.

C'oal•culfer.

Bamani 1\<Iejhiau, (j) 14,

Ooal·ca rrier.

(b) Falls of side-(62r/eal~s).

Pnblic Worl<s jSuriahno,rayana, · J>cpartmcnt (Oov• (m.), 21}, ernment of Drill~r .. Burma).

Bansidhar Ram· niwas Goenka.

1\Jaugly MohaAi, (j.), 15.

Radhia Monasi, . (f.), 13, C'oal·rarriers.

Salanpore Coal Co., Bhnban Bauri, Ltd. (m.), 20,

Coal-cutler.

·• I· •

Eass Indian Coal Sudho Bilaspuri. Co., Ld. (m), 26,

Coal·ruller.

Coal

Coal

Coal

The drccased wore .61liug coal in & gallt•ry, !I' 6'' in ht•igbt. when & mass of roof coal. 47' x 16' x 3' 6", fell frnm between pronounced cl<'&V&go platlt'R. They wore killotl

· insta.ntly. A proper pxaminahon of tho roof and t-he provision of timber might have prevented the accident. Inspection a.ud inquiry rna.de.

Whilst engaged surreptitiously in wedging down t~omo roof eoal in a dienRed ga.llf'ry, deceased d i•lodged a maRa of coal, about 1li' • 10' >C H' thick, which fnll ou him from & height of 8 feet. He sust.a.ined fnta.l . injurioe and died two hours la.t.cr. Inspection and inquiry mado.

Df'ceased wns struck by a mll.8s of roof-coal, 12' x 5' x 2' 9" thick, which fell from a height <>f ton feet. If tho roof ho,d been properly supported the nooidont would have been prevent.cd. Inspection nnd inqnir7 made.

Granite Whilst deceasPd was drilling a shot hole on the facA of atone. a qno,rry, a.bout l!i tons of rock fell from 5 feet above

him striking him and causing him to fall to the floor of the quarry 15 feet below. Inspection and inqnir7 made.

Coal

Coal

Coe.l

The deceased were killed by the fall of a mnss of about 60 tons of earth from the side of an open cutting 19 feet deep. The RCcident would have been avoided if the side~. which were soft. hnd ht>en sloped bnok. luRpoction and inttuiry mnde.l ' ·

Whilst persons were at work in a quarry, a moss 'of over• burden, 20' x 9' x 2' thick fell, killing decen-•ed ina· ta.ntly and causing serious injuries to another poMOII. If the side• of the quarry had been properly stepped or eloped, the accident wo11ld not have occurred. lnspeo· tion a.nd inquiry made.

Whilst deceased was robbing a pill&~ he was kil\ed by" a mase of co&l, weighing ahout 2 tons, whioh fell from the corner of t.he pillar. The accident was due pa.rtly to the fault of deoeued and partly dna to lack of vigilMJ­on the part of the subordinate uftioials. I111peotion and inquiry made.

.; .. Date and hour Name and situation ~

·.: s of a.ooiden t. of mine. ~~

li7 23t·d January, Bhulanb&~·~>ree mine, 12·30 P.M. Patha.rdihi P. 0.,

Bihar and Orissa.

58 27th January, Khaa ~ oyrampur mine, 1·30 P.M. · Jharta P. 0.,

Bihar and Orissa. :

59 6th February, Ekt·a Khas mine, 4-30P.M. 'Banajora.P.·O.,

Bihar and Orissa.

60 6th February, 8-30A.M.

Gopaliohnok mine,

tWeet)

Xusunda P. 0., Bihar and Orissa.

61 9th February, Hardua mine, 12A. M, HarduaP. 0.,

Centra.\ Provinces.

APPENDIX U-contd.

List of F'atal Accidents, 1925-rontd .

Name, 11ex, and Name of Name of owner. occupat-ion of mineral Cause of accident and remarks.

person killed, wrought.

--I

FALLS OF ROOF AND SIDES-contd. i (b) Fall• ctf side-(6.2 deatlta}-cO'Iltd.

Bhulanbarat•ee Coal A tul Chattara.j, Coal Co., Ld. (m.), 24,

Deputy ot·er.nan ; Dunoo Singh,

(m.), 19, Labourer;

Lu k Mejhian, (/.).17,

Ooal•carrier.

Khengarji Trikoo Math·am Kurmi, Coal &Co. (m.), 29,

Ooal·cufter.

Maha.raja of Cos· Semia Kolin., Coal aimbaza.r. <J,·> 16,

oal·carrier.

Gopaliohuok Coal GuluMeah, Coal Co., Ld. (m.), 35,

Coal-cutler.

Burn & Co. Bausi Dhobi, White (m),31, clay.

Miner.

I The iieoea~ed were killed by a mass of ooal weighiu

4 tons falling from the side of a hillar. The aooid g about ent was eoea.sed due to laok of ordina.ry care on t e part of the d

deputy overman. Inspection and inquiry made Report, page 18).

(See

'Deceaqed was killed in his working plaoe undergro I a fall of about 2 tons of coal. Inspectio 1 and

uud by inquiry I rn01.de. _ _

. ' While deceaoed wa~ sitting in a gJ.llery she was al r I the head by a piece of coal, 6'' ,. 6'' IC 4'' which ff'!l

uok on fr<,m a teh she I height of 12 feet. She sustained injuries from wh'

died three hours later. Inspection and inquiry m ad e .

• I Deceased was severely Injured in hie working place under ut one inquiry

1 ground by an unexpected fall of coal weighing abo 1

ton. He died shortly afterwards. Inspecti.Jn and 1 made. I ' Deceased was returning to his working place in a ' when a mass of cla.y, mt>&auring about 7' x 4' x 1' thi ' . from the side at a heig'ht of 7 feet and ~artly buri

qna.rrv ck. fefl

ed him. lnspec-: He received injuries from whicll pe die 'nellt day.

tiou ~d inquir;¥ m,..Ie,

t2 18th February, i Manm&klang mine, Dnrma Corporation,' !. E:rr, Iron tire. Deceased W~~ putting in cribbing timber in a. winze when & ~31) P. If, i NamtnP. 0., Ld. i (•n.), 27, piece of ore, which hMI been rulea.sed by men working on

I Burma.. I Miner. the side of au open cut above the winze, knocked out part of the timber fence protecting the winze. A piece of

I timber fell down the winze and injured ueouas"d on the head. He died on the following day, Inspection and inquiry made.

. llS 20th Febrnary, A lints& North mine, Ra.neegunge Coa.ll Chura.ma.o Rai, Conl The decen.sed were killed by a fall of about 5 tone of ooal 8·30 ..l. If. Kuennda. P. 0., Aeeociation, Ld. (m.), 32, from an undetected slip ill the side of a. pillar. '!'he ao·

Bihar and Orissa. Bnndn Turi, cident was partly due to neg:igenco on the part of the (m.), 35, subordinate ofticia:a of tho mine who ehould have

Coal·cvJief's. detected the slip by examination, lnspection and inquiry made.

8i 2~nd February, Bbnlanbararee mine, Bhnlanbararee Coal Ghuna Kurmi, Coal The deceased were killed by the fall of a slab of coal, 20'x '·45 .,l. Jll, Patha.rdihi P. 0., Co., Ld. (m), 36, ~01 x 1' 3" tbiok, from tho aide of a pillar. '!'he accident

Bihar and Oris•&. Birdnr, was due to an unsafe method of working. 'l'he method Naraiu l'eli, was changed after the accid~nt. lnspeotwn and enquiq

(m.), 40, made. (/See Jt.eport, :~age lY.) Mouiram l'eli,

(>n.), 24, Coal-cutler•.

85 4th March, Sijua mine, Tat& Iron & ~teel Ludhu Rajwar, Coal Oeoeased was killed by a. fall of about 1 ton of coal lu a 1-1 l•.W P,ll:, ISijua.P. 0., Co., Ld. (m.), 45, working gallery tit ft. high. '!'he accident was due to 0

Bihar and Orissa. Ooal·cut.fer. lack o1 ordinary care ou the ~;:art of deceased. Ins· co pection and inquiry made.

86 17th March, Tharwa mine, Tats. !'ous & Co., Hira. Gope, Mica. l>eceaeed, whilst working at the bottom of a winze, waa 8·'0 P.lf. l<oda.rma P. 0., Ld. (111.), 40, struck by a piece of stone, •./' ~ 6'' x 6", which fell from

Bihar and Orissa. Miner. the side of a level 30 foet above. He was fatally injnr· ed. Inspection and ill!llliry made.

67 20th March, Bhnla.ubararee mine, Bhulaubarareo Coal Doni Chamar, Coal )Jecoased was killed by the unexpected fall of about li tons ~5..l.)f. ' Patha.rdihi P. 0., Co., Ld. (1n.), 16, of coal from the corner of a pillar, Tho coal foil ft•om ·

Bihar and Orissa.. Lahourer, the ooruur of a badly cruehed pillar which should ha.ve been fenced off. Inspection aud inquiry made.

88 21At Maroh, Bhulaubararee mlue, Bhula.ubararee Coal Misri Dhauulr, Coal Deceased was killed by au unexpected full of about 2 tons '1·20.l.Jr, Pa.thardihl P. 0., Co., Ld. (m.), 24, of coal from the side of a pillar. inspection and inquiry

Biha( a.ud Orissa. Coal-cutter. made.

llO 28th March, Patlabari mine, Ghela. Puoha.n & Bhajoo Kora., Coal WhilHt deceaeod was cnttine floor coal in au nnde1·ground , .... Chirkunda P. 0., I!IOUI, (m.), 35, gallery he was killed by a. mass ol ooal, 4'>< I)'>< 6', which llihar and Oriaaa.. Cofll-cutter. fell f,·om a. · Blip ' in the aide. '1'h1s accident would

have been avoided if steps had been taken to support the sides of the pillar. lnspectiou and inquiry made,.

APPENDIX II-contcT.

List of Fatal Accidents, I 925-contd •

.: Date and Name, sex, age NBme of . ~.! Name and situation :;:~

hour of ·of mine.· Name of owner. and occupation mineral Cause of aocident and remarks, {QI'I accident.

! ~ of person killed. wrought.

- ------- ~-·-· - ____ __!.. ___ ___:_ __ --FALLS OF ROOF AND SIDES-contd.

' (a) Fall1 of lide-(62 deaihB)-conld.

70 4th April, J aira.mdanga mine, New Beerbhoom Koka. ·Mu.njhi, Coal. Deceased went through a fence to rob coal in au nuder• ~P.U. Asa.naol P. 0., Coal Co., Ld. (m.), 22, ground gallery. A mass of coal weighing n.bont 80 lb.,

Bengal. Ooal·c"tter. fell from the side of the pillar and intured him. He died S hours later. l>ecea.sed was to b arne for going

71 11th April, Bha.lgora. mine, Bhalgora. Coal Co., N a.rangi Chama.r, Coal. through a. fence. Inspection and inquirk made.

Deceased was employed Ill gathering slac coal near the 8·30 P.M. Jha.ria. P. 0., Ld. (m.}, 14, edge of a. goa.f. He went through a fence into a. danger·

Bihar and Orissa.. Laboure1. ous pla.oe and was killed by a mass of side coal, weigh· ing about a. ton, which fell from a. height of 1!0 feet.

'2 22nu April, Bhalgora. Coal Co., Pusan Teli, Iuspeotion and inquiry made.

Bhalgora mine, Coal. Deceased went through a. fence and was killed by a fa.l1 of 2 P.M. Jharia P. 0., Ld. (m.), 38, 1 ton of coal from the side of a pillar at a height of about

Bihar a.nd Orissa. Coal-cutter. 20 feet. Inspection and inquiry n1ado. 73 24th April, Benahir mine, Standard Coal Oo., Gu.uga.ram Cha.mar, Coal The deceased were killed by a. fa.ll of 10 tons of coal from the

12 noon. Jha.ria P. 0., Ld. (m.), 35; side of a pillar in 11 travelling road in a seam 20 feet : .Bihar and Orissa.. .Jagroo Chama.r, thick. More careful enmina.tion of the side of the

· (111.), 32, pillar might have revealed its wea.knes8 and led to pre· i Ooal-cuttef'B. cautions. Inspection and inquiry made.

N 24th April, nona.hir mine. Stamlard Coal Co., t\t~malludin S~kh, Coal Decea..~ed was killed by a. fall of side and roof coal of aloont l~.{iO l'. M. Jharia P. 0., Ld, (m.), 20, 8 tons from a pillar which wao being extracted in a. seam

Bihar and Orissa, Coal-cutter. 24 feet thick. The accident was due to lack of ordinary care in exa.mination on the part of aevera.l of the subordinate officials of the mine. Inspection and inquiry made. (Bee Report, page 19).

V:> 29th April, Central E\alanpur mine, Central Sa.laupur Somarua Nunia, Coa.l The deceased were killed by a. moss of earth, 30 feet long, l·~5 P. M, Ka.t:rasgarh P. 0., Coal Concer11. (m.), 13, 10 feet deep and 9 inches thick, which fell from the side

Bihar a.nd Orissa, LabotJf'ff, of a· incline cutting. The sides of the cutting were Ru.mja.n Mea.h, not a.deq uately sloped, Inspection and inquiry made,

(m.), 30,

I.

(See Report, ;pa11e 20),

I Pai,nter:

Sukhdeo Tewari, (m.),28,

Coqk,

76 j 30th May, I Khu Sit..lpnr mine, Kbas Sitalpnr Col· Mangloo Keot, I Coal Whilst cutting floor coal in au underground gal\(>ry deceased • P. K. UkhraP. 0., liery Co. (mJ.' 30, was injured by a m··ss of coal, weighing about 80 lb.,

I 1 Bengal. oal..:utter. which fell from a height of 8 feet. He suooumbed to hie injuries two days' later. Inspection and inquiry made.

77 j :ith Jnne, DRnsdeopnr mine, Bansde'J.ur Coal An•hi Beldarin, c .. al Decease~ ... ae suffocated by an unexpected fall of loose 1 P.M. Kuonn<la P.·O., Co., L. (j.), 25, earth fr,.., the side of an open cutting. The side of

Bihar and OrieRa. Labourer. the outtiJ.e should have been adequately eloped. Inspection ann nquiry made .

71; II "'"'"'• • lairiAnrla.nga. a.nd Ba.ra· New Jl9o.rbhoom Lila.Kha.yra., Coal Whilst decea~ed was undercutting ooa.l neo.r the corner of a •·00 A. M, honi nrine, Coa.l Co., J.d. (m.), 26. pillar a. mass of ooa.l meaRnring 2' JC 11' K 30' Ion~ burst

AsanBol P. 0., .Con.l-culfer. away from a well-defined 'cleat '. Ho ·was kil ed ins• Hengal. tiiJit.ly. Inspection and inquiry ma.rle.

';!J 2J.t .lnnr, Bara.ree mine. East India~; Coal Baiokhi, Cottl Deceased and her mother werA sitting at the corner of a. 2·30 A.M. JeBlj,oraP. 0., Co., Ld. ((),14. f,illar when coal weighing a.bont one owt. fell on them

Bi a.r and Oriosa. Corr.l-ca.rrier, rom a height of ten feet. Deceased was killed instBiltly

I and her mother sustained severe injuries, There was a suspicion, but no proof that the father of deceased had been illegally cutting coal from the side. Inspec•

I T~tungv.un mine.

tion and inquicy made.

HO lith .Jnly, Oeman :Mnati Kha.n Man goo, Stone Deceased was on the top of a quarcy attempting to dis• 6-'0 P.M. Ta.nngzun P. 0., (m.), 28, lodge a piece of rook when he overbalanced and fell

j-1 Burma.. Coaly mistry. to the botto.n of the qua.rry a. distance of :.15 feet. He received severe injuries from whioh he afterwa.rds died. '"'"' Inspection a.nd inquiry ma.de.

,.......

Su~ata.~d Coal Co.; Giri Do•a.dhin, Coal ' '

81 5th An~uot, tinrata.ll'l mine, Deoea.sed, whilst Pitting in a. ga.llery near her working 5 P.M. Jha.ria. P. 0., Ld. (f.), 35, ~ace, was killed by a. fall of ooal weifhing a. bout 8 tons,

.Uihar and Oriosa. Coal-carrier • ore careful examination of the roo and sides might ha.ve prevented the aocidont. lnt!peotion and inquiry made.

R2 lltb An~n•t, ' KarmBtanoi mine, Sreare.m Coal t::o. Fulia Turin, Coal Deceased entered a fenced·olf gallery and was killed by a l:l.&.H. i .KMmatand P. 0., (/.), ·22. fall of coal weighing about 7 owt. from a height of

I Hihar and Orissa. Coal-carrier. about 8 feet. Inspection and inquiry made.

I Alkn•a South mine, ( 'I

83 2!lf.h A uguet, RBneegunge · Coa.l Hanera.j Matho, Coal The deceased were killed bh a fo.ll of abont 2 tone of ooal 5 P.M. Kn•unda P. 0., Aaaociation. Li1 (Ill.), 26, from the side of a pi Jar whioh wae being extracted.

Bihar and Orissa. Toohi Matho; The coal fell from a elip whioh should have been (m.), 22, detected by examination. Inep&otion and inquiry mado • . C.al-carriers.

R4 2nd Snptomber, l>Bmagurria mine, Dam•rtria. Coal Bangshi Kole, Coal Whilst deoeased waa barring down coal in a quarry over• 12 P.M. Kulti P. 0., Co., d. (m.), 38, lying underground workings hc dislodgnd a. maae of ooa.l

Homgal.- .. ---· --· --- Ooal-cuHe,., weighinf about one ton. 'l'hi" in ita fall broke throttgh the roo of an underground go.llery. carrying deceased

i. with it. He was killed inetantly. Inspection and inqniry made.

Date and hour of

accident.

Name and situation of mine.

l>tf

,. 85 17th Septembe~, Kurhurbaree mine,

11 A. M. Giridih P. 0., Bihar and Orissa.

86 19th September, Shanthe mine, 1 P, M. Palaw P. 0.,

Burma.

87 21st September, Mawson mine, 9·30 A. M. Heho P. 0.,

Burma.

· 88 21st September, Napur mine, 10 P. M. Raniganj P. 0.,

Bengal. ,

89 23rd Sept em- Fatehpur mine, ber, 12 ..I..M. Jharia P. 0.,

Bihar and Orissa.

''

90 27th Reptem-~ Damagurria mine, ber, 5 A.ll'. Kulti P. 0.,

llengal.

List of Fatal Accident, 19~5-contd.

l 1;' N~me of.owrier. J

N~me, sex, age and occupation

of person !rilled.

Name of mineral wrought.

Cause of accident and re111arks.

fALLS OF ROOF AND SIDES-contd. ',,f. . '

(b) Falla of aid,-(62 deaths)-contd.

i East India.n Rail- Jiria Rajwarin, I· way. , . (.f.), 48, . i Coal-carrier.

B~rmA Fi~~nce & 1 Mining Co., Ld.

Lai Chong; (m.), 40,

Labotwer.

I : Ste11l Brothers & La.w Lue, i Co., Ld. lm.), 25,

Miner.

Na.pur Coa.l Co., Sukoo Manjhi, Ld. (m.), 18, . . .

. (Joal-cutter.

Jharia Fire Bricks Gokul Barin, and. Pottery (m.), s~; Works, Ld. Chuni Hazra, ·

(m.), 28, Earth-cutter•.

Damo.gurria Coal Gowal Ahir, 1 Co.,l,d, (m.), 22,

L~tbQurer,

'

Coal Deceased, whilst sitting in a gallery, was struck by a piece of coa.l, weighing one mauud, which fell from the side

· at a· height of 4 feet. She sustained a fracture of tho .spine and died two hours later. Inspection and inquiry made.

Tin ore . Deceas~d was killed by a fall of side in an open cutting.

Lead ·• Whilst deceased was engaged in stoping operations under• ground he was struck by a fall of ground and subse· quently died.

Coal

Coal

Coal

Deceased entered a fenced-off area and, whilst ~~bbing coal from the side of a pillar; was injured by a ma•s of coal, 6' x 3' x 1' 6", which fell from a height of 12 feet. He died two hours later. Inspection and inquiry made ..

The deceased were removing material suitable for the manufacture of bricks and pipes from a heap of debri1 in a quarry when they were buried under about 5 tons of earth. l'he accident was due to incompetence and negligence on the part of the management. Inspection and inqu1ry made.

Whilst cutting earth in a quarry deceased undercut a measurement pillar. 6 feet high. The pillar toppled over and fell upon him, killing him instantly, ll!sp~cthu and in'luiry lllade. ·

Ill 4th Odober, Bho.gaband miM, l!Ol'l'e& • ~oal Co., I Chltua Oo11e, Coal • 1 DeceMed lay down by the side of a road with hia head in• 8 A.K. Jh&ri& P. 0., Ld. (m.), J8, 1 eide a fenced-off gallery when a piece of coal, 15" 11 15'' x

Bihar and Orieea. Lalnnrer. 1 12'' fell off the corn~r of a pillar from a height of 7 feet. I He W88 severely injured and died six hours later, Inepcc·

I tion and inquiry made.

112 ith October, Antrpathra mine, Lintons Anga.r• Sann Bhuiya., Coal DeceMed entered a. fenced·off gallery and commenced to 2·:!0 •.•• ~ina. P. ~). pathra Colliery, (m.), 22, cut coal from the corner of a pillar. He was killed by a.

iha.r and Orissa. Ld. Coal·cutter. fs.ll of coal weighing a. bout It tone. Inspection a.nd in· quiry made.

93 lOth October, Tann~ila mine, Tavoy Wolfram Ld. Wong Yeing. Wolfram Deceased undermined the side of an opeu·cut and wa.s killed 3P, H. Hennmgyi P. 0., (m.), 35, and Tin. by a fall of ground.

Burma. Labourer.

9~ 17th October, Tanngzun mine, Oema.n Mueti Khan Nurabshair, Stone Whilst the dece.1sed were drillin~ a ehot-hole about 10 feet 8 4. If. Ta.ungzun P. 0., (m·~ 30; (Granite). from the lloor of a quarry abou 50 feet deep, about 3 tone

Burma. Mg. o Waw, of earth and stone fell from the top of the quarry, striking (•n.), 26, the deceased nnd killing them almost instantly. The

Drillers. accident wns ohidl~ due to neglect of the ~reca.ution of stripping the over urden in advance of t e rock face.

Indian Manganese Inspection and inquiry made.

95 31At October, Koda.igaon mine, Bhola. Teli, Manga· Whilst deceased was at work in a quarry at the foot of a 10 30 4. If.' 8o.oner P. 0., Co., Ld. (m.), 30, nese. bench, 20 feet high and 7~ feet below the surface, a. ma•s

Centra.! Province&. Mmer. of rook, weighing about 12 tons, fell from the fa.oe of the ,_. bench. He was struck by the fa.lli ng rook and sustained ..... injuries which shortly afterwards proved fat&!, Inspection ~ a.nd inquiry ma.de,

96 11th November, TiAra. mine, Alliance Colliery Ankloo Coal l'eceased, whilst dreseing the side of a pillar with a crow• 12-30 P. If, Jharia. P. 0. Co. Bila.sfuri, ba.r, rele&eed a ma.ss of coa.l, 7' x 6 x 2', A IJieoe of

( .... ' 27, coa.l, 2' • 2' >C 18'', struck him on the thigh. e died Coal·cutfer. from hmmorra.Xe three hours la.ter. In mnng a crowbar

decea.sed was ieobeyinfJ instructions. He was told to bore a shot-hole.so tha.t he coal might be blasted dowu. If he had done so, the accident might not have occurred, Inspection a.nd inquiry made.

07 24th Novembor, Sutikdih mine, Fintikdih Coal Co., 8ohini Bilaepuri, COR! Deceased was struck by a piece of coni, weighing 30 !be., 7-ao .... M, Pathardihi P. 0., Ld. (j.), 28, which foil from the side of a. quarry at a. height of 84 feet.

Bihar and Orissa. Coal·carrier. 8he was killed iuetautly. Inspection and inquiry mode.

98 Brd Deoombor, Kenwadih miuo, Ea.•t Indian Coal Matla. Manjhi, Coal Deceased, whilst loading coal in a. ga.llery, was struck by a 12·45 P,llf, Kasunda P. 0., Co., Ld. (m.), 30, piece of coal 8' >C ~' >C 2' which fell from tho corner of

flihnr nnd Orisi!B. Cortl-culter. a. pillar. He was killed inetantlf,' If a more careful exa.mina.tion of the corner of the pi! ar had been made by the subordinate officials, it is possible tha.t the coal would ha.ve been found to be loose a.ud in all probability the accident would have been avoided. Inspection and inquiry made.

AlPENDIX II~co~id.

List of Fatal Accidents, 1925~contti-.

l>at11 and hour of

a.ooidont:

.. Ynme nutl· Aituatiou Qf,miull. N &IJle of owner. .. :

Nsme, sex.-age and c,.ccn!•Htion

of person killed II Name of

mineral I wr1mght. , 1

~··· Cantle of accident ·and lf6Dl&rks.

1 I' ' · FALLS OF ROOF AND SIDES-emu ld.

99 11th Dec~mber, Gopnliohnok Head mine, Gopalichuck t! P.M. Jhnria. P. 0., Co., Ld.

Coal Ratntlhin Chamur, (m.), 24,

00 13th December. 5·30 A.M.

Bihar a.nd Orissa.

I..'

Cilopaliohnck Head mine, Jharia P. 0.,

Bihar and Ori sB&.

\ll 15th Decembet•, Khas Jhal'ia mine, 5 P.M. Jhariu. P. 0.,

Bihar and Orissa..

02 23rd December, Suran!(i (Rendro) mine, 9·30 P.M. 'l'isri P. 0.,

llihar and Oriasa. ~

Gopalichuok Co., Ld.

C oal-c1tt1Br. I ,,,

Cmll KaduMnujhi, (m.). 3<1

Loader.

Kha.s •Jharia Colli- Luton -Gape, ru·y Co., Ld. · (m.), 110,

Coal·ca1·r·ie,..

: ,; '

F. F. Chreatien & Faui Gope, Co., J.d. (m:)f 25, ·

Dri /er: )_'

Coal

Cool

Coal

Mica

Dcee•1sed left his appointed working place, f"Bt!ed through •a fence, 11nd WRB robbing cofll on the side o a. "bnrrier", ·..,..hen a mass of side, 6' x 2' x 2', fell· on him. He waa ~killed instantly. lnspeetion .and inquiry ronde.

Deceased was loading cool at a pillar,, nuder .extraction, when a mass of coal, 6' x 2' x 2', burst from the side and fell on him. He was killed instantly. Inspection sud inquiry made. ·

Whilst deceased was robbing coal 'from the corner of e. pillar in a. seam 23 feet thick he was slightly injured by a fiLII of 6 tons of side coal which he had loosened by a. shot. He developed tetanus and died eight days' later.

Deceased was to blame because he left' t'he working place allotted to him to rob a pillar. inspection and inquiry made •.

• Deceased was levering down a. piece of stone from the face of ,. quarry, when a slab ll' x 2'" 18" fell. fief ore he could ~et clear it struck him on the head and killed bim instantly. Inspection and inquiry made.

· . 'IN SHAFTS (WRU.ST ASCENDING OR DESCENDING BY MACHlNERY)-(18 deaths).

lOS ~th February, 6 A.M.

Gopalichnck West mine, ~opa.lichnck Knsunda P. 0., Co., Ld.

Bihar and Orissa..

Coal Hnrre Roy, (m,),3o, C'oal-cuzie•.

Coal , heceased attempted to alight from the cage at the top of a

I shaft before the cage was brought to rest on the keps. He fell down the shuft, 220 feet deep, and was kille<! ius· tautly. The accident occurred in semi-da.r knees and better artificial lighting at the pit-top might have prevented it, Inspection and inquiry made,

10412:lrcJ Felrroary,, Jitpnr minA. 7 P.M. JPaiJorora P. 0.,

1 li1hllor a.nd Ori••a.

I I tor. :illth April, j Cr.ntral Norliha min11,

10-30 I'.M, Ukhra P. 0., Bengal.

106 2.'lrrJ May, RaKhnnathbat.ty mine, II A.M. Kitarampur P. 0.,

n~ngal.

IIJ7 9th .TunA, Hnrirnochnck mine. 11-30 AM. 8ijnaP, 0.,

Jlillu- and Orissa.

lOB 2 -th July, KnRtore North mine, 2·211 P.M. Kn•unola P. 0,

Bihar and Oris&a.

109 )21.b AugnRt, Barmn1ulia mine. 2-30 P.M. f!itarampo.r P. 0.,

Uenga.l.

110 22nd A ugu.t, Chora Kha• mine, 6 .l.ll. Cbora P. 0.,

Bengal.

111 80th August, Jamuria West mine, 10 A.M. Nandi P. 0.,

Bengal.

,n.m~l Iron Co, Neat Meah, I.d. (111.), 40,

81one-euller.

C"nt,...l Noriiha Kerein Bowu.ra, \)oilier 1, Ld. (j.). u.

'.'oal-<:M'f'ier.

Rr•ghunathhattt K011hav Kora, Coal Co., Ld. (m.), Sl!,

Coal-culler.

Bn<lroochuck Coal Peary Cham&r, Mining Co., Ld. : .... ), :&6~ . ' •·

Nagnr Ma!Jato, (m.~, SO.

Doman Maha~v. (rn.), 25.

u .. aergruun<l Trolley ""'"·

Raneegunge Coal Jann Malik, A•socia.tion, Ld. tm'), .47.

· Mv...,hi.

New Beerbhoom I Aadh~ Lobar, Coal Co., Ld. (m,l, 35.

Proppin9• llrliJ>Mtler.

Bilblll'a <;oal Co., 8aaa.dbar Sirrar, , · Ld. rn.l, 2",

Ot•erman.

Weat Jaumria Coal Langoo Bauri. Co .. Ld. (m.). 38.

Trammtr.

Coal

Coal

Coal

Coal

Coal

Coal

I Coal •

Coal

. '-

DMMAA<l t••ll '"" of an aor .. nding fli\I!'P whom thP latter ha<\ ner•tly "'""h~d th~> ,_urf .. .,e. HH ftJ11 down the •lmt't, a •liet.ailPe of :0:15 r .... t. and"'"" killml in~t .. ntl:v. The ""lrO w•R provided with ri)l'id ll'llte• but they had been taken uft' fo-r l'opairA. lnR(l!'dion and lnqnil'y made.

J>eoll&RIId attf>mpt11d tu otop oft' au a~oendillll' oa~o befnre it hari como to r•••t a.t. the top nf a Rhait, hut slipped auol waa r.ru1bnd hotw~en tho co.ge aud the landing platform. ~be died shortly after. IUR:Jection and Inquiry made.

Whilst doceaood w&Rlleaonndiug a oh,.ft, 1!15 foot deep, he fell oot of the r.age and waa killed. If gate11 or rigi<l tanoee bad heen llt.ted to the oage1 inotead of ohaino, thie a.ocid~nt would pt'obably han be1111 avoided. ln•pention and inquiry made.

Tile deoe&lled wit.h thrl•o oth11r persona were beinr loW9Ted in a shaft 3:!4 ft. deep, when the cages r.ol\ided at the meeting• due to a broken bridle obs.in on the aaoondin~ oago. The deceaa~d were thrown out of the oago and fell to the abaft l>ottom. 'l'he other three perBOn• escaped with alight injuries. The aocidont might have heen preventPd if the cages bad been provided whh rigid ~tea. Inspection and inquiry melle. (See R~~purt, J?nge 20.)

Whilst b"ing lowored in a shaft the cage jammed on the kep11 and after clearing. the ollr.illation prodnced eaoRcd cleceMed to he thrown ont of the oage. He fell a di•· tance of 391 ft. Rigid gat.es on the cagol would have

I prev .. nted the acr.ident. ln~per.tion and inquiry made.

, Whilst Mcending- ,. eha.ft deco.,.Pd fell out of' the cage and wae killed. If ga.tPII had been f\tt<.>d to the ca.g811 the accident ...-onld probably have been avoided. Inop('otion and inqniry made.

Whi\at doo8BAed WBII being lowered in a cage, a miah11p to the winding engine took place and a.n overwind occurred, He was thrown ont of the ca~re and killed, InspectiQn ami inquiry made.

I>Me&l!ed and two other per110ns were planing a r..U on rp oage for the purpoae of rai•ing it to the 1mrface. 'The cage waR raiso~d before the rail w•• in position and on reaching the surface the rail struck the landing pia~ form. Deceased wa11 thrown ont of the cage and fell dofrn the ehaft 534 feot deep. The accident was partly due to the cage havi11g been llignaUed away before the rail had be"n placed in a proper poaition on the oage; Inspection and inquiry made. •

APPENDiX Ii-contJ. List of Fatal Accidents, 1925-conttl .

~j Date and Name and situation . N-of-~.1 Name, sex, age I Name of ., 8 hour of of mine . and occupation I mineral Cause of a.ocideut and remarks.

IFJ,; a.ooident. of person killed. wrought. R

IN SHAFTS (WHILST ASCENDING OR DESCENDING BY MACHINERl')- (18 dea.ths)-contd.

112 I lOth September, Burro. Dhemo mine, 9A.M, Sita.ram~ur P. 0.,

Benga..

113 27th October, Simla.baha.l mine, 5 A. M, Jha.rio. P. 0.,

Bihar and Orissa.

IU 27th November, Bawdwin mine, 3·45 P.M. Namtu P. 0.,

Burma.

Burro. Dhemo Coal Sheikh Hamid, Co., Ld. (m.), 32,

Ba.iju Ka.ha.r, ~m.), 31,

B a.du Tnri, (m), 28,

8fcms·.cutters, Hemi Ba.urin,

(f.). 15, Labourer.

Bha.lgora. Coal Co., Ga.ni Muhammad, · Ld. (m.), 23.

· Pump-malt, Hazro. Smgh,

(m.), 32, Labourer.

Burma Corporation, Htin Che Ywe, Limited. {m.), 27,

True"•'·

Coal

Coal

Silver lead.

Whilst a. cage was being lowerd in a. shaft, 580 feet deep, it collided with the ascending balance weight. Four of the eight persons on the oage were thrown out and killed. If the guides of the balance weight had been properly tightened the collision would not have oconrred, and if gates had been fitted to the cages the occn· pants would not ha.ve been thrown out. Inspection and mquiry made. (See Report, page 21).

Tho deceased were being lowered from a. mid-inset in a shaft to a. steam pump suspended and partly submerged in water about 80 feet below when the enginemo.n apparently misjudging the position of the bucket, lower­ed it into the water. Gaui was drowned and the other man was so severely scalded by the hot water that he died shortly after. This accident was caused hy the engineman's negligence. Inspection and inquiry made.

Whilst deceased was 'being· raised in a cage with 11 other persons he leaned out of the cage and was struck on tho head by a projecting lauding at a level and thrown out of the cage. He fell to the bottom of the shaft a distance of 400 feet and was killed instantly. The gate of the cage consisted of a single rod. After the a.ooident a proper gate waa fitted. Inspection and inquiry made.

115 2nd July, 3-40 A.. )1,

RAj oro. mine, WnuP.O.,

Central Provinces.

ll6 2flth Novem],er, 8odepur mine, )(}-3~ P.M. Sihrampnr P. 0.,

Bengal

IN SHAri'S (FALLING INTO THE SHAFT FROM THE SURFACE)-(2 death.•).

Sir K. C. Do.go.o.nd Gudshilo. Mundi, 8ir M. B. l>o.da- (m.), 25, bhoy. Bank1man.

Bengllo! Coa.l Co., Ld.

Ramdayo.l Kurmi, (m.), 30,

Labou•er.

Coal

Coal

Deceo.~ed wo.e employed o.s night·shift ba11k•man. o.t o. sinking pit covered by folding doors. He left the doors open and, presumo.bly in o. drowsy condition, fell into tht! shaft and wo.a killed instantly. Ho sho11\d n-Jt have slept whilst on duty and be ought, in o bedienoe to standing orders, to have closed thq doora. Inspection and inquiry mo.de.

Whilst loo.ding o. 'oo.&'e at the ground level landing plat­form, deceased slipped and fell to the bottom of a sho.ft, 887 feet deop. He was killed insbntly. Iuspectiou and inquiry made,

IN SHA'FTS (FALLING FRO\! PART OF THE WAY DOWN)-(7 de'lths).

ll7 2nth March, 5-]5 P.X.

118 2!lth March, 6 P.lll

]19 Srd April, 8 A.M.

120 Slot Mo.y, 2·30 P.M.

121 23rd June, 4·30 P.M.

Bnlliari mine, Kusunda P. 0.,

Bihar and Orissa.

~nrfLngi n1ine, Oanwan P. 0.,

Bihar and Orissa

Khost mine6 Kho•t P. .,

Balnohhtsu.

Rimlabo.ha\ mine, Jhario. P. 0.,

Bihar and Orissa

Monoho.rhahal mine, Aeo.usol P.O.,

Bengo.l.

Chnnilal Trikam- Kader Meah, chand Coal Co., (m.), 43, Ld. Pumpm-tn.

F. F. Chreetien & Bandhu Kalal, Co., Ld. (m.),l5,

N. ~-Railway

Labourer.

Abdul, {m.). 22,

Bellman.

Bh&lgora Coo.! Oo., Bhatu Dhobi, Ld. (m.), 15.

Pump man.

Coal

Mica.

Coo.\

Coal

Bo.raboni Coal Con- Ramdhone l>oso.dh, Coal oern, Ld. (m ), 22,

Pump man.

Deceased fell out of a. co.ge while it waA descending a shaft and wo.e killed. The use of rigid gates on thf! cagea would ho.ve prevented the accident. Inspection and inquiry made. (See Report, page 2.'1),

Whilst climbing a ladder in a. shaft deoeaeo<l slipped and fell a distance of 24 feet. He suebined injuries which proved fo.bl.

Whilst o.lighting from o. train of tubs o.t an intermediate level in a highly inclined sho.ft, deceased slipp~d and fell a disto.noe of 200 feet. Ho BUeto.ined injnriea which proved fatal shortly after.

It wo.e presnmed that deceo.sed wo.a attempting to board a sinking bnoket at a mid-landing in n shaft when he missed hie footing and fell a distance of 166 feot to the bottom of the shaft. Proper arrangements ho..J not been made for boarding the bucket at tho mid-lauding. In•pection and inquiry made. (SP.e Report, page 23.)

Deceased, finding himself alone in thf! mine, attempted to climb up a column of pipes in a eho.ft, 375 feet deep, but fell and wo.s killed instantly. Inspeotion and inquiry made.

c

~t ·--'"

Date and hour of ~a

rn" accident. .... ~

122 17th July, 9-30 A.M.

123 20th November, 2·15 P.M.

124 • 27th May, 4·30 P.M.

125 :l12t? April, 9·30 A.M.

'. •• t

.t\JlPENDIX 11-c~ntd. · ·· 1

List of Fatal Acc.dents; 1925-co~td.r·, ..

I ,, '

Name and situation Name, sex, age Name of Name of owner. and occupation mineral '' Canso of accident and remarks. of mine. of person killed. wrought.

; '

. I . IN SHAFTS (FALuNG FROI\i"PART OF THE. WAY. DOWN)-(7 deatks)'-contd.

' ..

Mawson·· Concession Steel Brothers & mine, Co., Ld..

HehoP. 0., Burma.

,, 'I

l ',. Bhatdeo mine, Bengal Bhatdee

MohudaP. 0., Coal Co., Ld. Bihar and Orissa.

Sayaw·woo, ·(m.l, liS,

M·iner.

. , I

Kiru Meah, (m.), 18,

Labourer.

Lead­silver.

Coal

Whilst deceased waq assisting iu the process of adriiug & 15 leet length of light galvanised iron ventilation pipe to

. au· air column in a shaft at a point 80 feet from tho surface, he missed his footing and foil down the shaft about 30 feet, being killed instantly. Inspection and inquiry made •

Deceased was being lowered in a cage in a shaft, 273 feet deep,!and. when a short distance from the bottom, ho opened the cage chains and stepped from the c"ge into the eha.ft. · He fell to the bottom of the shaft n,nd was killed instantly. If he had waited until the cage came ·to rest. at the shaft bottom, the accident would not have occnrr~d. Inspection and inquiry made.

IN SH.FTS (THINGS FALUNG FROM PART OF:nus WAY DOWN)-(J death.;

I Jarangdih !llino,_.

Bokaro P., 0., · Bihar and Orissa.

Ba.gdiggi mine, Jharia. 1'. 0.,

Bihar and Orissa.

B., B. &. C. I. & M. Gec;>rg~·Manikau,l ·Coal & S. M, Railways: (m.), (H, ,.

Head mislf'!J.

Whilst dece>tsed was .oilin;J" a sinking pump he was struck by something whicl1 fell from. au unknown point in a

'shaft 65:J feet deep. He died from his injuries 48 hours later. luspection and inquiry made.

IN SHAFTS (MISCELLAN~OUS)-(5 deathB.)

VUliers, Ld. .. ,,

. ' Bhagat Ram,

(m.), 25, Tindal. I

Coal • 1 A sinking bucket, which W<>• full of water, was suspended about 7 feet above the bottom of a shaft, and deceased was standing beneath it engaged in the adjustment of the valve. The bucket was suddenly lowered and tho valve spindle pierced deceased's head, killing him mst11utly. Inspection and inquiry made .

. I .... 1-1 00

1~;

1.:.!7

l!!S

l;Jli,

'

J,,lh .luh,

'" 1'.01:

Bttuk ... iauuda. 1HII18,

I 'lutraupnr 1:'. 0., Jh·ugal.

l!:!tb 1-ifJpt<moloor. Bawd win mine, 11-ao A. 111. N .. rutn P. 0.,

Burma.

' '7th Odolofll', ! Joyrnmpnr mine, b A.M. · Jharia P. 0.,

llil•ar awl Ori••a.

lllth IJIJ(:oru !,or, 8 P.M.

.IMJI-(ora ruino. Je,.lf(<>ta P. 0.,

Bihar and Ori~~"·

I

1

13lh Foloruaq, 1 P.M.

•Rawdwin mine, Nomtu P. 0 ..

Unrrna. ! '

ljll! 3rd Janna.l',V, 7P.Jf.

J\1aw~on 11 ino, H"h" P. 0.,

llnrma.

I U<•Ug~<l t'oal L<l.

Co., Huknrmnni .:\lt'jhiu.n, Co"'l (/.I. 15,

I llnl'!nllo ('orpuration .i J,,).

,: '

Corrl·crrrri.>r.

J,aw Thnw, (11&.), 3:!,

Tramuvr.

Laarl· •ilver.

llo<lOltRt'd, whilst att<•mpting to rro~• the bottom of a Mhaft, w:l.l! strn<'k down and killo•l. Ly the d<'•N•n•lill!C notl{o. A propl'r pn•a·hy road wa• provided which •lumltl h!\VA J.ecu u"'od. lnsP,action and iw1niry mo.do. .

IJ<'Ce:tsed attumpte.t to cro~~ the cago Apace at tho bottom 1 of a winze, n-nd wtta caught by the descAnrling caf(e. Ho . sn•tained injuries which ~ansed dol\th a month lator. 'fllo 1 accident was due to the fault of the docotttto<l. In•pention

and inquiry mado.

Jr1YTatnjlll1' · Co.

'Coal , Nakul Rajwt£ol, <'oo.l 1 JlcceMetl, whilAt attempting tb cro•a the cage Rpaoe of a Rhaft. was killed by tho ca)o(e doR"PU<ling on him. 'l'het•e

, waR a p~opor rp~ss·h.v road whi"h ehonltl have been UR<III. , llUilJO<!I.wu an<lm•Iniry ma<le.

Ea•t Indian Coa.l ' Co., Ld.

(m.),:W, Signaller.

Dhanuk l>oAa.d, {m.), 26.

O'IIA!eller.

Con.! DeccaReJ wa.s crooeing the bottom of a Rhaft whilst t.ht~ cages were in mot.icu. Ho was Rtrnck by tho doacending cage and sustained injuries to which be snccum!Jeol on the following doy. Thel'e was a propel' I•u.ss-by road whioh d~ceased should have U!ed. ln•puction and inquiry made,

SUFFOCATION BY GASES-(3 drad.v).

Rnrma Corporation Ld.

Golab Singh, (m.), 25,

'J:rnckor; Rhawa.ni Sn.ukar,

(m).SO; J.ow 8hung,

(m.), 28, .. Miner•.

Lead­silver,

BY EXPLOSIVES-(/9 den-llw),

Stoel Brothera & Co, L!f.

DannlcRnm, (m.), 30, ·

Miner.

Lead· si)ver.

'fhe deeeued. passed through a fence into a part of tho miuo which had heen prohibited to workmen because of da.ngur from the fume~ of a. sea)od·oft' lire. 'fliey were overcome hy oo.rbou monoxide ga.•. Inspo.ctiou a.ml inquiry mo.du. (l'~es RepoTt. page 2;1)

1 Whilst decea•ed was boring a shot hole in an underground

j working place an nmluteoted misfired charge wa.s

· pierced a.nd exploded. He 1ustaine<l seriona injuries to which ho auccnmbed twenty-seven days later. '.l'he mis·

· 1Wid ahot would probably ba.ve boon dptecto<l and the acoideut avoided if a Bmaller numhor of shots had been exploded at one time aud a. vropor exa.mina.tioo ma.do after firmg, luRpection aml inqmry mado.

..: Date and Name and situation .... hour of ~..o of mine. tg aooidout,

.::

132 8th January, J,odnn. mine 12·30 P.M. Jharia P. 0.,

Bihar and Orissa.

139 15th Ja.nuary, Kargali mine, 5 4.111. Bokaro P. 0.,

Bihar and Orissa.

134. 27th January, Choitodih mine, 9-30 P.M. Katra.sgarh P. 0 .,

;lliha.r and Orissa.

135 28th January, Mahua. mine, -'·30 P.M. J>omchanoh P. 0.,

Bihar and Orisea..

136 5tb March, Choto Dhemo mine, 7 P.M. tlitn.r1Lmpur P. 0.,

Bengal.

APPENDIX U-contd,

IJist of Fatal Accident~. 1925,

Nam11 of owner. Name, sex, age a.nd occupation of Cause of accident and remarks.

perscn killed. l N~::r~l .wrough~ ------------------------------------------

BY EXPLOSIVES-(19 deatha)-c?nH.

Lodua Colliery Co. Jairam Chamar, Coal . I Deceased was killed hy a gunpowder shot which exJllotled (1920) L. d. (-rn.), 45, before it was expected to do so. 'fhe accident pomts to

·Ooal-euttn. the necessity for allowing sufficient time after lighting shots for escape to a place of safety. Inspection and in·

. quiry made.

Great Indian Penin· Gaitri, Co" I Whilst at work in a quarry deceased rocoivecl injuries from sula Railway. (j.), 35, the unexpected explosion of a stray detonator, and when

Ooal·cMrier. running away abo fell over a fire and au at• ined severe burns. She died three days later from the shock of hel' injuries ... Inspection and inquiry made.

Burrakur Coal Laldhari Mahato, Coal Deceased was killed in a sinking shaft by the explosion of Co., Ld. (m.), 28, a.n undiscovered charge of explosive which had previ-

Stone·cttffer. ously misfired. The accident points to the necessity for great care in dealing with misafired shots. In~pection and inquiry made. · ·

J. S. Mull & Co. Budan Turi, Mica Whilst deceased was remoyiug deiA-ia at the foot of a (m.), 30, winze, part or whole of a mi•fired charge of dynamite

S·irdar. exploded and killed him. Inspection and inquiry m&de.

Bengal Coal Co., Jwahir Kanoo, aoal Deceased took a box containing 5 seers of gunpowder Ltd. Cm.), 20, iuto the mine office, where it exploded. It was presumed

l.~~P~r~r. that be had been Bmokiug a.nd that a spark had iguited the powder. He died .from l1ie bnr~IB five hours later. The person in charge of the exploSIVe should not havo bl'en •!Jlokinjl'. Inspeetiou and in•!uir,r made,

1-1 Nl 0

91h April, 6-15 PoM.

13/l 22ntl A pri I, 11 P.M.

t:lll l•f M~ty, J(l A.M.

HO Jlfh June, 71'.M.

141 Gth .J nly, l:.l A.M.

H2 l!lfh .lnl.v, 4·31) A.M.

H.'l llih Novcmhor, :J-15 A.M.

ir ntr.hirlhan~t mine; !1nmakona P. 0.,

Central Provinces.

Bnkaro minP, Bnko.ra P. 0.,

Bihar and Orissa.

Knl1rra mino. GntlnrP. 0.,

M:vlras.

.Ek ra. Kh""' mine, Uanajora. P. 0.,

Uiha.r and Orissa.

Gnaminr., J)ongoaposi P. 0.,

llihar a.nd Orissa..

lln.ra.rNJ minA, Jt•n.hrorn. P. 0.,

Bih~tr and Orissa.

n •. wrlwin tnillo, Namtul'. 0.,

Burma.

lndia.n •Manga.neAe Co., Ltd.

Knshnia Dhlmat, (m.), 35,

8/aot-jirer;

.lllmnaproaad­Bra.hmin,

(m.), 45, Bla•ting mate.

Ea.st. Inrlia.n and Dndrieti Tati, Ren~ai-Nagpur (m.), 30. Ra.ilwa.ys. Labourer.

V. Lakshminarsiah D. ~idrlng,.du, (m.),30,

Lnl,ourer.

M~tharaja.of Cossim- ll11ran Mnah, ba.zar. (m.). 34.

Blone-c"tter.

Indian Iron llltd Marlho, ~tee! Co, Ltd. (m.), 26,

Driller.

Ea•t lt11lian Coa.l Gohiurla Nair, Co., Ltd. (m.), 32,

B hot-ji rer ;

Burma Cortwrn.tion Ld.

Behllri !oiingh, (m.), 26,

Driller.

Ravilall, (m.), 22, Miner.

Ma.nga­nese.

Coal

Mica.

Whilst the deoea.sed were eng~tgcd in clmrging a. ~hot hole in a qn•rry with gunpowtler tho cha.r~re explotlcd. They sustained burn• which snbseqnently proved fatal. Inspection and inquiry made •

DeceaMen a.nd a.nother purson were forcing gnnpowdcr to the bottom of shot-hole with a steel drill when the charge explocled killing decpased a.nd injuring the other person. The a.ccident wonld not have occurred ;{ the rules regarding explosives had been observed. Inspec­tion and inquiry made.

Whilet d~cea.sed was drilling a. shot-hole in the vicinity of a. miAfired hole a.n exploAion occurred ancl he was fatally injured. It wa.s considered proba.ble that he had tampered with the misfired hole. ln•pect.ion and inquiry made.

Coal Deoea•cd wa.s killed by the diHch>\rge of a shot before he ha.d time to get to a place of s11fety. Tho a.cci<lcut points to the nece•sity for a.l\owing snfficient time after lighting shots for escape to a. place of safety. Inspection and inquiry ma.de.

Iron ore. Decea•ed was drilling in 1m old Rhot-holo cont.tining a miHfired cha.rr,re of explosive. Au explo•iou occurred 11nd he received mjuries from which hu died 11 duyslnter. The a.ccidPut wns due to the negligence of the blaRtiug foreman who was dismiased. Insr,ectlou a.nd inquiry made.

Coal

Lead­silver.

The dect'H.IIed were fat.\lly burned by tho arlnitll'liiiLI ignition of about 2 !h. of compr8Rs<•d gunpowder. The accident wonld not h>Lve occurred if the dt•ceotsed had complied with the st>Lnrling in•tructiou th>Lt no lamp shall be brought during charging operations within 15 feet of the explosives. Inspection and inquiry motdo.

Decca.sed aud two othere were drilling in an old Ahot-hnle by moan• of a hanclhamrner power drill when an exploRinn of au undiHcovcrod mi•fired shot occnrrorl, killing dncen.•od and injuring the two other mon. Drilling- in an old ehot­hola was prohibited at the miue. lnepoctiou and inquiry mado.

;st Date and Name and situation ·r: ,Q hour of .,13 aocitlent. of mine

Cl.l"

"

1-14 2nd Hecemher, Mokp.:tliumine. 10·30 A.M, Mokpalin P. 0.,

llnrma.

14:> 11th I>ecemb!lr, A!knsa South mine, l·if> P.M:. KusundaP. 0.,

Bihar and Orissa.

146 £Gtb Oecember. Ga~lit~n mine, a P. Ill. Sijuo. P. 0.,

147 18th ,January, ll·30 A.lll,

148 20th February, 4-;"IOP.M.

' .Bihar and Ori~sa.

Newton Chi~>kli mino, Po.rMiaP.O.,

Central Provinces.

Netra mino. Kntan~jhri P. 0 ,

l.:entrl\ll?rovincos.

I

I

APPENDIX 11-contd.

List of Fatal Accidents, l925~cantll.

Name, sex, age, Name of I Name of owuer. aud occupation miueral Cause of accident aud remarks.

of person killed. wrought.

-

BY EXPLOSlVES-(19 dMt'-a)--concli.

Public Works Department

(Government of Burma).

Raneegunge Coal Association. Ld.

~ew Manbhum Coal Co., Ld.

!Kander Swami, Stone {m.), 35, La/,ourer.

Birbal Roy, Cba.l • : (m), 23, Ooal·c!ltler.

Osti1an Khan. Coal (m ), 35, ·

Bellore Muhammad,: (m.). 20, .

1 Uoal-cutfers. . . .

:HAULACE-(15 deat'lts'.

Newton Chiokli Colliuries1 Ld. ·

Abdui Ghalfur, (-.. •. ), 25, '

Voal·cti.lte·.

Coal

Indian Man~,..,.nese 'rothal Biugw11r, Co., Ld. (•r •. ), 50,

Ma.uga. .. ne'le.

l1rtfJottrer.

Deceased dropped a hea.vy brass tamping rod iuto a vertical shot-hole in a quarry which had just been charged with a cartridge "of gelignite in the bottom and about t lb. of loose gunpowder above. The charge exploded. Decea.sed was thrown to the floor of the quarry, a distance of 25 foot and sustained a fractured skull from which ho afterwards died. Inspection a.nd inquiry made.

In spite of being wa.rued by one of his fellow workmen decea.sed entered a working gallery where a gunpowder shot had been lighted. 'l'he charge exploded and he was killed instantly. Inspection and inquiry made.

One of the deceased took about 3 lb. of compressed gnu­power cartridges from a canister and placed the gunpowder m a basket near an open lamp. It was ignited and the deceased were fatally burned. 'l'he accident roints to the necessity for great oare in the handling o explosives. Inspection and inquiry made.. ·

Whilst deceased and si" other per dons were 11scendiug au incline, a train of silCteen tubs which Wtts being lowomd over the top of tho incline ra.n wild due to the rope brea· king. The run·away tubs struck deceased and killed him instantly. Three other persons were seriously injured. Inspection and inquiry ma.de. (See Report, page 24).

An empty tub was being pulled up a. self-acting incline a.t ench a. speed that it was drawn right up to the brake wheel. Deceased who was stt!.nding near the wheel was struck hy the tub a.ud fatally ittJnred. Inspection a.nd inquiry ma<le.

~ Nl t-:)

H~ I JHt Marr.h, 4 A.M.

'

1511 I :Jrd llf~tr<".h,

151

152

J,U

U4

1D5

. 1-'il

JO.;~c, A.~ ••

2Rth March, 11·30 A IK.

2Rth April, !i-:!0 P.M.

!Hth June, 6·:!0 A.M.

lt!tl1 July. 11-lliA.M.

29th July. ]().;j() A.M.

7th A11!rURt, }().;y) &.M.

I .lhH.ria Kha• miue, ' .Jh•riaP. 0., i :Bib~tr and Ori•sa

I : A~ntirB. mine.

ll~n•jnra P. 0 , 1 Bihar and Ori•sa.

I

I Cha•nalla minP-, Pathardibi, P. 0.,

Bihar and Ori••a.

Knrkend mine, Kn•nnda P. 0., Hiha~ and Orisea.

~ripore rniue, Kulipahari P. 0.,

Bengal.

f'it.alpur mine, llililiergll,rh P. 0.,

Jiengal.

Ar~laminP, ll&ml(&t'h P. 0.,

tiil•ar o.ud Ori••a.

Jln..raree mine, Jen.J~nr"' P. 0 ..

Bihar otnd Oris•a.

I Standard Coal Co., \ Balchand Rout, ! Coal Ld (m.l. 3.5.

! T· olle!fman..

Sf>nrlra Coat Co., i Bot!hau l{oy Koiri, Coal J,d I (m ·, 42,

Coal-rutfer.

Lodna Collierv Co., 1\IIoufla Banri, Coal (19~0) Ld. (•"· '29,

Hook man.

Marine Coal Co., Prasadi Barhi, Coal I d. (m.),l5,

Haulage aBSistant.

Lorlna Colliery Co,, Ja•oda Koraui, Coal (1!!211) Ld. (f.). 39,

Coal-carrier.

Bengal Coal Co., Nuna Bnuri, Coal Ld. (11~.), w,

Trolley man.

Ben!ral Jliagpur ~ridaya.l Singh, Coal Railway Co. (m.), 42,

Chaprassi.

Eaot Indian Coal J Sakha Ram Chamar Coal Co., I,d. (m.), .(.11,

('pal-cutter.

Deceased was riding on a train of loadod tubs when he foll in front of the train and received injurie• from which he died. He was not authori•ed to ride on the tubs. Ins­pection and inquiry made.

DeceaRed was killed by a Aet c,f 5 loaded tnbM which ran wild on a hanla.ge incline throngh the breaking of a coup· ling. The accident points to the desirability of regular examination of all couplings, chains, ropes, etc. lu.pcc• tion and inquiry made.

Whil~t a train of six loaded tubs Wl\8 being hauled up a. gradient of 1 in 2 a coupling cha.in om the firl!t tub fre.c• tured allowing four tubs to run wild. l>eceaeed was run over and killed. The aocident was due to a defective "drag." Inspection and inquiry made.

Deceltl!ed, who was sitting on the side of a haulage l'Oad while the haulage was in motion, was killed by an empty tub which was overturned. ln•pcction &ud inq1>1iry made.

Deceased was sitting ou an underground endless rope han !age road when she waa run over and killed Inspoc· tion and inquiry made.

Whilst a train of empty tubs was being lowered down an incline, the five leading tubs bera.me llllf}Oupled a.nd ran wild. l>eceaeed, who .,...,. Bitting at tho entra.uce to a levt!l. fa.iled to get elt\&1'. He wae struck by the !l·ont tub and killed instantly. Inspection and inquiry made.

Whilst a traim of six loaded wagons WA.B being han led out. "f a quarry up a Flope of 1 in a ono of the coupling hooks between the lll'cond awl third wagoue broke. The "drag" come into action. but the wagon to whwh it wa• attached turned completely over and it.s coupling fell olf. The four wagons ran wild to the foot of the elope. Deceased wa~ sitting near the foot of the slope, and had he remained there he would have escaped injury. In attempting to cross the line he was strunk by one of the tubs and fat.ally injured. Inspection and inquiry made.

Deceas~d was sitting at the corner of a branch level when an empty tnb which wa• being lowered by hand on the haula!l'e incline ran wild a.nd struck deceased who •ns­tained a compound fracture of the right leg and other injurieA. He died ten days afterward• of blood poisoning. The tub was being lowered by a minor against orders. ln•pection and inquiry made.

.: ~~ Date aud -~ ~ hour of oo,., accidents.

157 3rd September, 3 A.M.

158 7th September, 8-30 P.M.

Name and situation of

mine.

Katras mine, Katrasga.rh P. 0.,

Bihar and Orissa..

Chanda.metta. mine, Parasia P. 0.,

Central Provinces.

159 21st September, Central Kurkeud mine, 3-30 P.M. . Knsuuda P. 0.,

160

161

14th October, 5-30 .A..M.

Bihar and Orissa.

Loduamine, JhariaP. 0.,

Bihar aud Orissa.

24th December, KuRtore North mine, 4-30 A.M. Kusuuda P. 0.,

Bihar and Orissa.

APPENDIX 11-contd.

l .. i::;t of Fatal Accidents, 1925-conttl •

N arne, sex, age Name of Name and owner. and occupation mineral

of person killed. wrought.

HAULAGE-(15 deat'ks)-conclcl.

Burrakur Coal Co., Ld.

Ram Kissun Coal Mahato,'

(m.),30, Hookman.

Pench VaHey Coal La.nkha Bhoyera.n, Co., Ld. (j.), 30,

Labourer.

Central Kurkeud Pancham Chamar, Coal Co., Ltd. (m.), 22,

Lodna Colliery Co. (1920) Ltd.

Raneegunge Coal Association, Ltd.

Trolleyman.

!sarin Passi, (m.), 28,

Trolleyman.

Sahabdin, (m.), 30,

Trolleyman.

Coal

Coal

Coal

Coal

Cause of accident and remarl<s.

Deceased got in the wa,y of a set of full tube which upset at the bottom of a jig haulage. He sustained a severe fr&cture of the leg a,nd died thirteen days afterwa,rds. Inspection and inquiry made.

Deceased, whilst going down the main haulage road of au Incline, was struck by loaded tubs which ran wild as a, resuU of the breaking of the draw-bar of the seoond tub of a set of six. She was fatally injured, while three others escaped with slight injuries. Inspection and inquiry made.

Deceased was riding without permission on a train of loaded tubs which was being hauled up au incline, when one of the tubs became derailed. He fell between the tubs and was killed almost instantly. The accident was due to breach of special rule 16. Inspection and inquiry made.

Deceased lay down ou the side of a haulage road and fell asleep with his leg over oue of the rails. He was ~un over and severely injured by a. loadad train of tubs whwh was being drawn up the incline. He died seven days later. Persons should not sleep in a mine, and should not rest in dangeroUB places. Inspection and inquiry made.

Deceased was riding ou a 2i ton mine wagon under-ground for the purpose of operating the brake, when the wagon became derailed at a crossing. He was thrown off and sustained fatal iujur;es. Inspection and inquiry made.

IG:J

11th June, 2-3() A. If.

1Rtb AnguNt, ]IJ-45A.X.

Rararee mine,· Jr.~1.lgora P. 8'.,

Bihar and rieaa.

B~tnkola mine, UkhraP.O.,

Bengal.

)Gj 8th fieptember, South Eut Baraboni

165

166

10-30 P.x. mine,

8th March, 9 A.M.

2Nth March, s-o P.x.

Cha.ranpur P. 0., Benga.l.

D~troolah mine, PandaveNwar P. 0.,

Bengal,

1\"harkharee and Mohe•pnr mine,

Katraaga.rb P. 0., Bihar and OriBBa.

BY UNDERGROUND MACmNERY-(.!d~ntA•J.

EMt Indian Coal Karam Elahi. Co., Ltd. (m.), 25,

.Machineman.

Bnrrakur Coal Co., Abdul Karim, Ltd., (m.), 82,

Machineman.

Maharaja of C01eim- P. Khandam, ba.zar, (m.), 26,

Pumpman.

Coal

Coal

Coal

Whil•t a bar coalcutter was cutting acro•s a gn.llery rioing at 1 in 4, the back •tay gave way and the machine Nlipped backwards for a distance of 20 feet. l>eceaBed, who waR standing at the side of the machine holdin~ the hanlage post, waa caught by the cutting bar a.nd k1lled in•tantly. 'l'he accident points to the need for great cafe in setting the ataye which hold a coalcuttiug machine up to ita work. Inspection and inquiry made. (~ee Report, page 25).

Whilet deceased was holding the anchor prop of a ehain coal cutting machine the prop slipped and fell with de· ceased on the jib. His leg was caught by the picb, drawn into the machine, and ~evered f10m his body. He died ~hortly after. In fixing anchor J.>ropll, a hole,eufficiently deep should be made so that there tsuo necesstty to hold the prop till the strain is on. lf thie had been done, the accident would not have occurred. ln~pection and inquiry made.

Whilst deceased wa11 holding a lamp 110 aa to illumina.t11 the bar of a coa.l·cntting ma.chine the etny-prop on which he was leaning slipped, causing him to fall on to the re• volving bar, He received injuries from which he died two days later. Persona working coal-cuttera &hould not ata.nd near the cutting barB or chains when they are iu motion, Inspection and in<Juiey made.

SUNDRIES UNDERGROUND-(12 deat4a).

New Kenda Coal Co., Ltd.

Kharkharee Collie· riea Ltd.

Nondu ChamPr, <"'d· 21,

oal·cuffer.

Sadhu Bila1puri. (me}., 40, ·

oal-cuttw.

Co a. I

Coal

Deceased WBII standing on a ladder levering down eome roof coal by means of a crow·bar, when the crow·bar alipp· ed and be fell a distance of 11ix feet on to lome lnmp11 of coal. He was killed Instantly. Inspection and inquiry made.

Deoeaaed who WBA 11uppo11ed to have bad an epileptic fit fell oveT a fence into a ~allery 13 feet below the place where be WBI! working. He died from shock nine honralater, The fence provided was inad~qnate, Inspection and in qniry made.

167

Date and hour of

accident.

lith April, 7 A.llf.

JGS 29th April, ]I P.M.

169 7th May, 2·:30 A.M.

170 IGth :May, :! A.M.

Jil l~t July. 10 A.M;.

Name an~ situation of

mine.

Bena.hir mine, Jhat·ia. P. 0.,

Bihar and Orissa.

Bagdi,P mine, Jht.rta P. 0., .

Bihar o.ud Oris~o..

Patmohna.. Sitllrnmpur P. 0.,

Ben gill.

: . . ~ B~nnhir mi'ue,

Jharill P, 0 .. Bihar and Orissa.

Kurhnrhar~e mine, Giridilll'. 0,.

J:iha.r and Orissa..

APPENDIX II_:_dontd:. List of Ji"atal Accidents, 1925-collill.

Name of owner. I Name, sex, age 'I and occupation . of person killed.

] . . I'

:1 Name of

mineral :1 wrought.'

Cause of accident and remarks.

. • ,1 ',' ' 1 ', , I, • ·, '

SUNDRIES UNDERGROUND- (12 deat~~)-o)tttd,

Standard Coal Co., Ld.

Villiers Ld.

I • ' '

Kusmi Kumarin, (f), 35

Labourer.

Akla Singh, (m.), 8() ·.

Ooai·rufler.

Patmoha.ua Collieri-: lakhoo Manjhi, esLd. (m),24,

Oonl·cuffer.

Sto.ullurd 1Coa.l Co., Kamal 'sha~.

Ld. (~,3~ . Labourer.

East Indian Railwn.j Nirpai llosadh, (m.), 23, .Coal-f'Utt ....

Coal

Coal

Coal

,. Coal

· Coal

Deceo.sed wo.s killed. by au empty tub which was being lowered down a.u incline by ba.nd and which broke a.way a.nd crushed decPased against the side of the road. '!'he accident was due to carelessness on the pttrt of a fellow ~ot·kmo.u. Inspectiou.and inquiry mo.de.

r)eceti.-1, whilst retiring without & ligf·~ from & place in which the f~1se of v, shot bad b~n lighted, fell over a prop and susto.iued a. fractnr,e of the ba,se of th~ sk_ull from which he a.fterwa.rds cited. Impeotlon and mqmry mo.de .

. ' n'eceased was found drowned with his f:tce down wardA in a. sha.llow pool of. wo.tor whtch ho.d co!lectecl ftt the fa.~e Q£ p., gallery in wh1ch he had been work mg. He waR Raid to have been subject to periodic&\ litH of epilepn,l', Inspection and inquiry ma.cle.

Deceased was loading coal fl•om a. heap' S feet hig-h in a. seam dipping a.t 1 in 12, when a. piece of coal 3t' x.2' x 1' thick, t·olled off the top of the heap on to h1s l_eg, crushing it. He died twenty hour• later. ln•pectton a.ud inquiry made.

I11 a. seam 15 feet thick the top a feet of coal waR being worked using a. band d Rtoue, which W&R Rnpportcd b,v timb<•r, as a. phttform. 'l'he pla~form collu.p•ecl and ·deceased received injuries by jumpmg oft the platform to a. heap of rock. He died from tetanus fifteen days ,latet. The use of a. middle bo.nd of stone as a. platform lH uot good practice, Inspection and inquiry made.

172 ' ith Ht•J•t~JJJ hnr, 1-:1•1 P.M.

I

173 :J{Jf h s .. ptcm!Jflr; l! P.M.

I I

171 2!Jth 'November, 5 !'.M.

175 2~rd December, llntweon a & t

t•.)L

I

1711 29th J>ocember, 12 A.M.

'1'17 ' 11th 'F "hruary; 11 P.M.

l'i8 4tlt M1tr~h. 6-:l(l A.M.

I

Bu,wdwin mjne, Nountn P. 0.,

Dnrma..

Kong-on rnino. Konl{on P. 0.,

Assam.

Hnrmyi11!4'Yi mine, Hermyiugyi P. 0.,

Dnrni&.

Hcrmyingyi mine, H~rmyingyi P, 0.,

llurma.

Parokyia mine, G~tnwau P. 0.,

Bihar a.nrl Oriesa.

On a., Gna P. 0.,

Bihar and Ori~sa.

Chn.rgaon mine, Ramtek P. 0.,

Central Provinces.

I Bnrma Corporation Ld.

Low Lee. (m.), :30.

Trucker.

Nazira Coal Co., Ld. Anonto Darahi, (m.). 55,

Oonl-cuffer.

Bnrma Finance and Mining Co., Ld.

Burma Finance & Mining Co., Ltd.

Low Sing F&tt, (,..). 4a,

Miner.

Chong Tai, (m ), ~2.

F. F. Chrestien Co., Ltd.

& Kheman Gopc, (m.), 45,

•I ~., ..

!.~ad­silver.

Coal

'fin and Wolframi

Tin an<l Wolfram.

Mica

l:lY "SURFACE MAClUNERY-(2 ileath.•)·

; lndian lron & 'l'teo\, .lHkito, Iron Co,, Ltd. ' . ~ ... ). :!6,

.L3.~ourer.

T. Kooverji Bhoja On~ria M&ltar, (m.), 32,

La/,ourer.

Ma.ng!\· nese.

Whil•t dt-ceu.~ed ..,...., standing on a ladder and attempting to open the door co..-el"in~ the ·top ·of the ltuldet•-w~ty, be «lipped Mtd the <loor fell ba.ck PLn<i knockecl him off the ladder. He full a. distanoe of 10 foot attd ·tliod from hi~ injuria~ two days later. lnepoction a,nd inf[uiry made.

Whilet decea•ed was attempting to get olcar of some coal which he hnd pnllecl down he fell and r!lcoived injnries from 1\lbich be died •two boure later. luspt•ction and inf[uiry m11!le.

DncoaAed ent.ered an n.bandoned a<lit Rnd fell down a winze. He sustained injuries which t>rovod f•ttal.

Deceased entered a di•u•od n!lit, nnd, whilst engaged in 'breaking down ore from a. vein, 'WM llbruck dmvn nnd 'fatally injnred by a fail of rock ·from ·the i!lde ·of the ndit.

Deceased was at the bottom of a pit, 10 foot doop and 3 foot in diameter, •and 'handed ·a piece of stone, weighing about 40-lbs., to a domp~tnion who was •oated on a cross 'timber 6 'feet Rbove. 'rbe ~tone slipped from their ·hands and 'l!triklng •flecrcased ·on ·the head killod 'him instantly. Inspection and inquiry made.

Oocen•ed went. htside a ,f.,hce in •order ·to oil 'mttohittory when a portion of his clothing was caught in thn blade~ of a rapidly revolving fan. He fell a.gainst the fan and, being struck by the blades was killed in•hntly. If the fencing bad been erected in such a position that oiling oould be done from outside the fence, the accident would have been avoided. lu•pection and inquiry made. (See Report, page 26).

With the obj~ct of oiling an engine in motion dooeaAed went inside the fencing. His clothin~ wa~ caught b.v the key of the crank shaft and he WM dragged round the shaft. He received fatal injnrios and diod within a few hours. The accident would have been avoided if proper arrangements had been made to oil the mao hi· nery. It should not have been oiled by hand while in motion. Inspoction and inquiry made.

.: Date and l.! ' . N ami and situation ~Zg

hour of of mine. aooiden&.

Sl -: I

179 'ZthMay, Boka.ro mine, ·S·BO •·•· Boka.ro P. 0.,

Bihar and Orissa..

180 19th May, Ma.oLella.n mine, 8-15 •.•• Manharpnr P. 0.,

Biba.r and Orissa..

181 18th August, Tikak mine, 8-80 ...... Ma.rgherita P, 0.,

Aaaa.m.

i

182 Sth September, Chowra.esie mine, ....... Diaberga.rh P. 0., Bihar and Or1asa,

183 lllst November, Tikak mine, li I'.M. Ma.rgherita P. 0.,

Assam.

.APPENDiX lt-contJ.

List of Fatal Accidents, 1925-contd.

Name, aex, a.ge and Nameof I Name of owner, . occupation of mineral

person killed. wrought.

ON SURFACE RAILWAYS AND mAMWAYS BELONCJNG TO THE MINE-(6 death11).

Ea.st lndia.n a.nd Ga.ngaMoti Coa.l Bengal•Nagpnr Railwa.ya. ·

Bengha.rin. (/.), 2Z ·

Labourer.

Benr.l Iron. Co., ltwa.ri, Iron ore 'Lt. (f.), so,

Labo.Per.

Asaa.m Railways Arjoon Tanti, Coal and Trading Co., .(m.), 25, Ld. Labourer.

E£uitable Coal Co., Mona. Bauri, Coal d. (m.),13,

Labourer.

Assam Railways Kuujaram Goala, Coal a.nd Tra.ding Co., Ld.

(m.), 45, Rope Mi•lry.

I Cause of a.ooideut and remarks.

I

Whilst deceased was clearing coal from & railway aidiu g she was run over and killed by a railway wagon. Pr O•

per warning of shunting ofierationa mi~rht ha.ve pr vented the a.ooidout. InApeo ion and inqmry made.

e-

Whilst walking by the side of a. snrfa.oe tram line deoea.se wa.a overcome by faintness and fell in front of a. moviu tub. She sustained injuries which subsequently prove fata.t Inspection and inquiry made.

d

a Whilst deceased wa.a walking down a self-acting incline

the surface he was knocked down and killed by a tra: on m he n·

of loaded tubs. If he had used the pa.th provided t accident would not have occurred. Inspection and i qniry made,

Whilst deceased was lying asleep on a railway siding night he wa.s run over by a. wa.gon whicll wa.a bei band-shunted. If sufficient warning had been given if deceased had not been so foolish a.s to sleep on t line this accident would have been avoided. Inspecti

at ng or he on

and inquiry ma.de.

Deceased had been riding on a set of tubs which had g ot e. d.

pa.rtly out of control on a snrfa.oe eelf·aL'i;ing inclin He jumped off just as the set wa.s suddenly etoppe The reanlta.nt jerk ca.uaed one of the tube to be thro over on top of him and he died two days later. lusp tion a.nd inquiry made.

wn eo·

184

185

188

187

lR8

189

190

191

3oth June, 12 NOON.

18th August, 6-30 .l.M,

25th Jannllry, 4·15 P.ll,

27th Ja.nuary, 5-45 1".11.

12th Februa.ry, 1 .P.H.

13th February, li-30 P.M.

15th February, 5 P.M,

lsr.th March, li·L~ P.H,

.

Dankeimnlla mine, {;httranpur P .. Q.,

llenga.l.

I Kendwa.dib mine, • Kn•unda P. 0.,

Bihar and Orissa.

New Kessurgurllh mine, Nudkhnrkee P.O.,

Bihar and Orissa.

Kandivli mine, Malad P. 0.,

Bombay.

Kutchidhana mine, RamakoDa P. 0.,

Central Provinces.

Knjllma mine, Jharia P. 0.,

Bihar and Orissa.

Bhnntha~ mine, Palaw . 0.,

Burma.

Jamadoba mine, Jcal~raP. 0.,

Hi r hud Oriaaa.

BY ELECTRICITY-(2 deat~R),

Bengal Coal Co., Daidr.a Natb Naik, Ld. (m., 30,

Electric Mulry.

East Indian Coal Fllgu Dosadb, Co, Ld. (m.),35,

Banksman.

Coal

Coal

Deceaeed was disconnecting lighting wires carrying alter­nating current nt 110 volts without fir•t cutting off pressure from them, and was oleotrocuted. The acd­dent would not have occurre<l if deceaRed bud ta.kon the precantion to cut off all pressure from the wires before handling them. Inspection and inquiry made.

Deceased climl1ed up a post carrying altomating current at 2,200 volts, and was electrocuted. Inspection and in­quiry made.

MISCELLANEOUS ON SURFACE- (15 deaths). Deceased w&A found drowned in a subsidence about :!a­

feet deep. Inspection and inquiry rn.We. New Kessnrgurah Rohini Bbuiyan, Colli

Coal Co., Ld. If.), 16, Coal-carrier.

Director of Develop· K udada.d-Shcrina-rnent., Bombay, ba.mad,

(m.), 20, Labourer.

India.n Manganese Co., Ld.

Behari Singh, (m.), 40,

Ma.•cm.

Kujama Co.

Colliery Munshi Ram, (m.), o5,

Coni rnrfor.

M. Haniff Leong Gyi, (m.), 3U,

Labourer.

Tata. Iron and Steel Hari Ram Mabato, Co., Ltd. (m.), 32.

Wind·ing •ngin&e· man.

Stone & Deceased fell from the top of a quttrry and was killed. Mnrrmn.

Manga­nese.

Coal

Tin ore

Coal

Deceased was employed in building the walls of a bunga.low which were undergoing alter~ttions. WIJilst attempting to cro•s from oue wall to another, he stepped ou the ceiling, the lattor broke alllli he full through to tile floor 14ft. below. He sustained injuries from which he died one ~tnd a half hours later. This accident was due to the c!Lrelessness of deceased. Inspection and inquiry made.

' Deceased was a•sisting in tho ra.ising of a heavy spur wheel and drum shaft up to an engine foundation when the spur wheel tilted aud oruRhed him against a wooden beam,

. causing injuries from which he afterwards diijd. Inspeo· tion and inquiry made.

DMeased was engaged in washing ore in a water channel, 16 feet deep, in alluvia.! ground. 'fbe side of ihe cnt.ting collapsed and buried him, cau•ing his death from lnlfooa­tion. The accident would have been avoided if the side of the cutting had been given a sufficient slope.

Deoeased succumbed to burning injuries received in an cngiuehonse which was supposed to bnvo been set ou fire by an accitlent.nl ignition of gunpowder. Snob aooi· dents would be prevented if all unused gunpowder at the end of a shift was taken direot to the magazine. Inopection and inquiry made.

-;t Date and

'""" hour of u CIJ" accident.

"

19:1 J4th April, 10-Ui A.M.

193 8th May, 7·30P.M.

194 17th llby, 12 f./11,,

1!15

196

29th May, 11·30 A.~L

20th June, 6-45 A.bl.

1 Name and situation of mine.

I

i I

llutla Chai mine, 1 Jamai P. 0. .

C!lntral P~oviuces.

Argada mine, Ramga.rh P, 0., . .

Bihar l).nd Or,i~sa..

Mosaboni mine, ;Rakha. Mines P. 0 .. · Bihar and Orissa.

Shivrajpur mine, Shinfljpur P. 0,,

· Bombay: ·

Knnbnnk mine, Kanbttuk P.O.,.

Bnrmtt.

APPENDIX 11-cpntd.

List of Fatal Aeciuents, l 925-contcl.

. ' I Name, eex, age I Name of I Name of owner. and occupation mineral Cause of accident and remarks. ' I i of person killed. wrought.

~

MISCELLANEOUS ON SURFACE-(15 deatk8}-cwt.d.

R. 8. Mathura· prosad Motilal & Co.

Lalchand Sharma, (m.), 3;1, .

Contf!actor.

Coal

B~ngnl Nagpur Ramdha.ui Bila.sh- Coal Railway Co. puri, (rA.), 25,

En.,.flo·c utter.

Iudia.u Copper Cor-. J it l3.a.l•adur, pora.tio\1 Ltd. (ni.), 30.

Lal,ourer.

Shivrajpur . ca~e. ~t.\.

Syndi- Auappo. Bhima,ppa, , (rn.),•W,

+-abquret: ..

Kttnbauk (Burma) Wolfram .Mines

; Ld.

Chalaya.. (m.), 35. ; .f,ai;IJU'I'Bf.

Coppa~·.

Manga­, nese.

Tin and Wolfram.

Whilst dvceaaad was wo.lking on ground overlying old mine workings, au area about 28 feet iu diameter sub aided under him. He was completely buried and after a search for throe days h!s body was ~ecov~red at a depth of 22 feet. Inspection and inquiry made. (See ~ep01·t, :gaga 27).

Deceased was cutting ovcr- uurdcu on the edge of a quarry.· 12 f~et deep, when he slipped and fell into the qullol'ry.

' A crowbar with which he was working fell with him aud inflicted iujuritJs on hi111 which proved. f~~ot~~ol. 12 hours afterwards. Inspection and inquiry made. '

Au excavation was being made over ~~on inclined shRft so that the entrance could be w~lcd and arched when a part of tho roof of the shaft collapBe<l and deceased was buried in the subsidence. He died of suffocRtiou before he 01mld be rescued. Inspection and inquiry made.

Deceased was engaged in unloading iron sheets from a tipping wagon when tho body of the wagon tiprt•d on the wrong side. and the sheets fell upon him. His spine was fractured and he died within o. few minutes. Iuspec~ion and inquiry made.

Au alluvial bank: 4.0 feet high, was being sluiced down by mean• of hydraulic monitors, and deceased wa• enl:'aged in picking out stonCA ft'om a screen Itt the foot of tho elevtttor, 120 feet di•taut. A fall of ground larger than was expected took place and filled the suctio~ pit in which deceased worked. He was suffocated.

l!t7 l~llh July, Hn,r,,]i~i mini•, I Villi••r" Ld. Raglm l'ingh, Coal J) .. C'l!&MI•d ft•ll into a boilur f,,,,.) tonk ILUd WIIAI HUVllroJy I I A.ll. J huriu 1'.0., (on.), 2:J, analll•d by tho wat .. r which hiLd b••nome ht•atet! by

:Hihar arul Ori-. Jloil~r fireman. ...napin!f rotnam. Ho ......, at.t.amptinr to atop 1o lMII: lu the boil"r injoot.or and f111l on• the f11nno wbiela W118 inad"'lnat.a.. ln•p.,etioll and inquiry 111ade.

1111! 17th Onluh.,r, ~ukli mJru~, c~nlro.l lnclia Min· Binjoower Clmmo.r, Mo.nga.- Whilot engnged in sloping tho •id11 of au O)l<ltl·oa•t. working, )It &.llf. Ti,.,,di P.O., iag Co., J,d. .... ),35, ne&A. dooeiLa.,ll '>Ver·balo.nnod and fell on & bench 10 feet

CNol rnll'rovinm•o. Jlin•r. below, In f&lling he wo.s aeveroly injnrmi by a orow· har bo wa.M holding a.t tho time. Htt died t••n hours ln.ter. Iuspnot.inn a.ml iuqniry mnde.

]!Ill :n.e )JnOI·mb .. r, Jlhangin minn, :-:unp Valley Port· Mungia, Lime• Whil•t decAIUIIld •as clearinlf Rt.nn" at tbll foot of a 'I uarry-11 A.ll. J11ta P.O .. land C1•ment Co., (j.), GO, atone. fn.f'll, a bln.-k of atone rolled down from the top o.nd full

lilmr &flfl Ori'""· Lcl. Ln.bou-rer. a f- foei from h•r. .b ahe ran .a,.ay eho tri_Pped, falling on anoth11o· block of etone and umoivinlf iuJuPiee •hicb proor..d t.o l>e fRI31. lnapect.ion and i••quir;J made.

200 22rul JJ'""'ml,~r. Bn.n'kola min.,, Durrnkur Cool Co., Dahadnr l'inha. Coni Whil•t the chimney of a orerticnl boiler was beilllf ll\i•nd lf.:Jfl A.M. Ukhara P.O., Ld. (m.), 40, into poRition, pa•·t of the wall of the boiler·hou1o .....,

li..rogal .. · Labourer. oollas•ed. Th• f&llin~r maaonry fdl on deooaRed and ~ kill" hi1n. Another person was eerinuoly iujnrod. ....., liiRPOCtinu and inquiry made.

2

s·

Date and hour of

accident,

3rcl January, 4·0P.M.

4th January, 6 A.M

12th J annary, 1·30 P.M.

Name and situation of mine.

Borj11n and K'!ngon mtne,

Kongon P. 0., Assam.

Dishergu.rh (West) mine,

Dishergarh P. 0., Bengal.

Bl'rkui mine, FaraRia P. 0.,

Central Provin· ces.

4 3rd February, Chora. mine, 5-30 P.M. Chora. P. 0.,

5 4th February, 3·40 P.M.

Bepgal.

Central Jina.gora. mine,

Jha.ria. P. 0., Bihar and

Orissa..

APPENDIX. II_:conta::-List of Fatal Accidents, 1,925-contd.

Name of owner. Name, sex, age I Name of I Reason and occupation mineral . for

of person killed. wrought .. exclusion. . 1 __ ~1 __ _

DEATHS NOT INCLUDED IN THE STATISTICS. (.15 deaths.)

Nazira Coal Co., Dnrga Bahaclur, Ld. (m.), 21,

Labourer.

Equitable Coal Co., Choonee Mej-Ld. . hian,

(f.), 16, Coal-carrier.

Panch Valley Coal Sahongi Gondni, Co., La. (f.), 20,

Chora. Collieries Ld. Ramaba.ta.r Dosa.dh,

(m.), 35, Mathura.

Central Coal Co.

Dosa.dh,· (m.), 30, Ooal-cuttera ;

Mohangoo Dosaclh,

(m.), 22, Labou~er. ·

Jina.gora. Fagoo Mnsha.-/ . her, ; (m.), 30,

La!Jourer.

Coal

Coal

Coal

Coal

Coal

Not a. mining

accident.

Nota. mining

accident.

Not em· ployed.

• Not a mining

·, accident.

Not a mining

p.ccid<)ut.

Cause of accident and t•emarks.

Deceased was engaged in felling a tree, 60 feet hi!{h and 16'' in diameter, when it fell on him and killed him. In· spection and inquiry made.

The body of deceased was found in a. well. Inspection a.ud inquiry me<le,

A gang of five women were, for their own purposes, dig· ging white <'>lay in an .abandoned coal quarry, when a mass of sa.nd stone, 7'" 3' "3' thick, fell ou deceased from a height of about 9 ft., killlug her instantly. These persons •hould not have entered the quarry. In· spection and inquiry made.

Two of the deceased were making gunpowder cartridges in a hut, when the third, Mohangoo Dosadh, entered and ignited the loose gunpowder by a lighted cigarette. They were badly burnt about the body and succumbed to their injuries. The a.ccident might not have occurred if the cartridges had been made in a. hut set apart for the purpose. Inspection and inquiry made.

Four wagons were fly shunted into a. railway siding by a locomotive. The wagons struck some stationary wagons and moved the la.tter. Deceased, whilst at· tempting to cross the siding, was crushed between the wagons and the bnfferatop. He wa.s killed. instantly, Inapectioll aQd inquiry ma.i!B.

8 l!fb lfarch, 8 .l.llf.

7

8

9

]0

u

12

13

2oth March, 3·30 1'.111.

2flfh March, 7·30 ,a.,Jit,

27th Ma.rch, 3·30 l'.M.

lRth April, a 1'.11.

20th April, 8 P.M.

24th May, 31'.111:.

7th June, 8 .a..M,

16 lith Juno 12 Moon

Bok&ro mlt1~, Ilokaro P.O., Biha.r and Ori•ea..

Porllo8cole mine, OndalP. 0.,

Bengal.

Sodepur mine, 8if.&ra.mpur P. 0.,

Bengal.

B&nkola. mine, Ukhra. P. 0.,

Bengal:

Do.mo.lfnrria. mine, Knlt1 P. 0.,

Benga.l.

Kandri mine, MonAilr P. 0., Centro.! Pro•

vi noes.

Sijna mine, Sijno.P. 0.,

Bih11r and Orissa..

Choitodih mine, KntraAgarh P. 0., ll ibllr and Oris•a.

Tanngzon mine, Taungz ou P. 0.,

Burma,

taAt todian and Dhella Chama· Coal Ben~al Nagpnr rin, Railways. (f.), 13,

Benga.l Coal Co., Hnto J.llfahato, Ld. (••· ), 3.5,

Coal-cutler.

Bengal Coal Co., Krieto Hari, Ld. (m.), 22,

Bnrra.kur Coal Co., Ld.

Sweeper.

Gang" Gope (m.), 40,

Carfrvlge mnker.

Dama.gnrria Co., Ld.

Coal Gopal Tonti. (m.), 3.

Nil.

Coal

Coa.l

Coal

Coal

M. A. Rn.zaq. Bhagwan P~ttel, M~tnga· (m.), 41;, uoee.

Contractor.

Tate. Iron a.nd Stool Mnngli Kamin, Con1 Co., Ld. (f.), 20,

L' oa l·cn rrier.

Dnrrnkur Coal Co., Jathu Dhniya.. Ld. (m.), 25,

Trolley man.

Osman Mu•ti Khan. Mahlay, (J.J, 4a,

Cmtl

Stone

Not em· Decen..ed w~ .t.oaliu!t coal ;rront the onl<'tnp nf a. AMI!I p\oyed. when she wa• kille•l hy a fall of ea.rtil au<! co:.\. In•pee·

tion and iill}niry marie.

Not. a. mining accident

Not a mining acci~ent

Not a mining accident.

Not em· ployed.

Nota mining

acci<lent.

Nota mining

accident.

Notn mining

accideut.

Not em· ployed.

Whil•t a. number of perRons w~re shelt..ring from a •torm in a. hut, the th&tched roof of the hut was blown off and fell on a fire which wap burning nea.r the doorway. Thr~e persons were severely burned and deceaRed succnmbed to hie injuries. Inspection and inquiry made.

Deceased was severely injnrf'<l by tho explosion of a detona.· tor which was illega.lly in hie poeseARioo. He died nine honrs later. InRpectiou an•l inquiry made.

Whilst deceased was preparing paper crtrtridge oaAeA on the top of!" gunny b"g impre!!'hatcd with gunpowder, the bag wa.A Ignited hy a cigttrl'tf.e whieh he was Rmoldng. He received burna from whieh he died five dayalator. Deceased was to blame as he ehonl<l not havo boon smok· ing. Inspection and inquiry made .

• WhilRt docea.eed was play in~ on a snrfacc endless h~tttla.ge

road, he was knocked down and killed by a train of tubA. Tho hanlage road which pa••ed close to a 1mmhur of huts should have b.,en eubetrtntially fencf'<l to prevent ohihlron straying on the line. lnepeotion and inquiry made.

Whil•t at work in H.n office <1eeon.R~d np•et a lighted ln.mp and Mt fire 'to hi• cloth in!!'. He An•t,.ined ecrione bmne and ~ie<l .in •ho•pitrtl on tho followiug d!Ly. Inspection and m<lUJry made.

Docc!Laed foil into a properly foncod woll, owd was drown· ed. -

Decen.ed waR drowned whiiHt lHtthiug in a (jllltrry. paction and illfllliry made.

While wnlking on a public rmul dcl'eiiAed Wlt8 Atrnck nud killed by a pio~o of Atone whieh flew from a shot firod in a qnarry about 300 feet awuy. Inspection ond in<juiry made.

.n .. to aud hour of

accident.

l:i 28th J ;me, about 1 P.liiC.

16 17th July, 5 P.liiC.

I

17 23ru :July, 6·30 l'.liiC.

IS 24th !July,· ll-30 A.llll.

I Gth '8cptem· 19

! · bar, 1 P.liiC.

20 6th Septem• her,

1·:10 P.llll.

APPENDix 11-contcl.

List of. Fatal Accidents; 1925.:....t-ontrl.

I Name and aitaation of mine.

. .. Name of owner.·

Name, sex, a.ge Name of , Reason I ! ., and Occupation mineral: · ·for

/of person killed. wrought. i exclusion. Cause of accident anll remarks.

DEATHS NOT INCLUDED JN THE, STATISTICS--contd.

Budroochnck mine, Budrooohuok CoaL Sijua P. '0., ·Mining Co., Ld. I

Bihn.l' and Orissa.

. , : !•

Sijna mine, Sijua P. 0., Bihar and Orissa.

Tata Iron & Steel Co., Ld.

Lo;a.ba.d mine, , B.nrr~;lrnr ·coal Co.,

1

:

Bansjora P. 0., . Ld. Bihar and t)ri~sa; I

Gones~pur ~ina, I ~co~omic 'Coal Co., I Phnlaritand P. 0. Ld. Bihar and Orissa

1 I

Jf.tehithit tnine, Tavoy P. 0.,

Burma.

Patirmn. 'tr!lne, 'Knlti P. 0.,·

Bengal,

I '

I Mg. Maung I I

J. C. 'Banerjee.

· · (85 dealks). · Unknown, Coal Not em·· With'the object of getting a. bird's nest, deceased climbed

':tfloyed. a towel' oa.rrying a 6,600 volt transmission line. tHis head came into contact with one of the conductors and be Teceived •a. slloc k of approximately 8,800 volts to earth.

(m.), about 18,

Maharslng Koi· ri,

(m.), 7, Not employ·

ed. Bisal Tanti,

(m),38, · '('!oal·cuffer. :

Sunder Pasi, I (m.),35,

Coal-cuffef'. i Ghesi~am Gora, 1

(m.), 40, / Coal-cu.tief'.

·Coal

·Ccal

Coal

j He fell to the ground a.ud was found dead near the base of the tower. -Inspection and inqulry•made .

• I

·r Ndt •a'· One•of the deceased took a quantity of gunpowder into a mining 1 dwelling bouse wMPe it was accidentally Ignited, bum•

accidentj' ing the. two deceased so severely that they died shortly ·afterwards. Inspection and inquiry made.

IN~ .i 1 mining 1

accident,

Deceased wa.s drying gttnpowder over a fire when the gnn· powder exploded and he was severely burned. He died seven days later. Gunpowder should not be dried ove~: 11. -fire. Inspeeoion a.nd inquiry made.

I Not a' Whilst dece&sed was drying gunpowder over ·a fire m a

mining i· dwelling house the gunpowder caught fire. He was ·I

I B&Sino,

(ml, 45, Tf'ibufor.

Tin ~~ wolfram,,

a.ccidentl,· severely burned and died four days later. Gunpowder "Should not be·dried over·a fire. Inspection and inquiry made. ·

Not -a: Deceased was cutting gr~tss ·tm the side of a. hHI when ·a mining landslip occurred and he w&s bnricd and auffooa.tBd.

Subria. Chama· Coal rin,

(j.), 30. Coal-carf'ief'.

accident:

Not a DeceiL~ed was drowned whilst bathin~ in an abandoned mining qntnTy. Inspection and inquiry made. accident.

21

22

l-ith :-;.,pte'fl· bor.,

12 A.M.

12th ~<'plmn• hnr,

3 P.M.

Phnhritanrl mine, KntrnRI(arh P. 0., .Bihar and OrisRa.

.Jh•Hia Khaa mine, Jh~<rin P. 0.,

llihnr and Ori•sa.

16th f!nptem• Man<lree min!!, bnr, 'l'har•a P. 0.,

7 A.M. CcntrRI Provin·

I 2-j lt-itb R .. ptom~

her, S·~P.H.I

2.'l 2-'lrd Sr.ptcm; her,

NOOPO

i!IJ Gt h October ·

CON.

Bawtlwin, No.mtnP.O.

N. Sb1m Stnte•• Burma.

PRnilnkanali mino, BttnRjora P. 0.,

Bihar and Oris•a

Kn•tore mine. ll••n•Jora P. 0., .

Bihar and Ori••a.

Phnl~trit~tnd Co .. Ld.

Con.t

~tnndnrd Coni Co., Ld.

Dhan~<i Phani· kn.n,

(j.), 25, Con l-ea rrier,

Imamoni Menh, (f.), G.

Coal

Coal

C e n t r a 1 l1uli~t Paltin Gon•l, Mnnga­ne~e. Mining Co., Ld. (j.), 22,

B11rma Corporn.tion Ld. I

B11rro.kur Coal Co., Ld.

Lal,ourer.

Lee Way Chow LMd-(m.). :Silver.·

Sahitlnn 1\In•nl• Coal main,

(f.), 10.

~n.ne~gnnge Co~tl SnrnMtht I>ba· Coal A•~ociatiun Ld. rin,

(f.), :;,

27 15th October1 5 P.lll,

Jonauuliq mine, . Joyro.mdih Coal Co. N awagarb P. 0., ; Bihar and Ori••a.

Dofll~ttiu Del• Coal <1n.rin,

::8 24th Ootohor, 1J A.M.

Br<l Novelli· her, 6 P.M,

I

a,.;r i.h~nom• hllr, 3 P.M.

J.:aHt Mn•tla. mine: ; · l\o.liptJ.hari P.O.,

l'leng .. l.

Bnlliari mine, KnAUIH!,. P. 0., ' llihsr sud Ori••a..

nofjfl,n mino, KOillfOII P.O., A••o.m,

r_r.), 35 Lal,ou.rer.

E'l"t Mo•ila Colliety f!rim:Lti Banrin, Coo.! Co. (j),lH.

' E""'t Indian <'o<Ll Bon•hi Roy, Co. lA. lm), 30.

Coal-culler,

N .. r.ira ·cu,.1- 't'o., 'K"a1M l?ai, ·· Ld. l.ml. 30,

if.,,..~,p,..c•ller.

l'o"l

Not o. De.,eaeed fell into a well when drawing wator and Wl\8

mining drowned. In•pection and in•1uiry made. o.cmdent.

Not em· ployed.

Dc~"""'"d wne drowned iu a boil<•r feed tank. and inquiry made.

ln•pection

Not a min- Deceased wae found drowned in o.u exrnvation coni-Rining ing ace I- water two f••et rle~p. Iuspoction and inquiry made d<mt.

Do.

Not Pm• ployed.

Deccn•ed waR attempting to remove timber from a river in flood when the berl of tho river collapRcd due to old work· ings bencnth it. His borly wns not recoverorl. ln•peotion and inquiry made.

De~•·n•ed fell into an abn.n•loJII'd shaft o.ncl wtte rlrowued. Tho •haft wns o.<kqnnt.r.ly f<•ncerl.

l>o. , l>eN•n•n.I wll• playing twar n "•nrf~tc" 'trnhJ!ino wh~n •hrvWM ~trnok l1y a lon.Ied tub nnrl knocked down. She died three rln.ys Inter.

]';,)t a Dt•cen•"d wn• fnm11l droivue<l In B. 'woll, Tile woll wa.s mining suital•ly fen~cd.

accident.

Not em• Decea.ad fell down a diAuMd oho.ft and waR drowned. ployed. h1Rpectiou and inquiry made.

Not a miD­In~ ao­cidont.

Whilst dece0.11ed and another man were making blo.•ting cartridgeA in a miner•' dwelling, abont 4. lbe. of gnnpow· der w"" ignited by the flame of an open oillo.mp and they were burned severely. Deoo,.•ed died twelve d"Y" later. lf the gunpowder had been i••nod to the men in oo.rtrirlge form the aclltii!Tit wonld ·h1.ve be!ITI avoided. ln•peotion and inquiry made.

Whi1Ht a "free WO.R l.eing cut aown it fell aga1nFit 'h!ll! 'broke a branch of another tree. The ·braneh •truck doeeo.•ed r.an•in~ injnrieA which re•nlted in hi• death on the following day. In•pection and inquiry ma•le.

' L1st of Fatal Accidents, 1925-concifl . .. .

";S~ Date and Name and situation Name, sex, age Name of Reason -~.&> hour of Name of owner. and occupation mineral for Cause of accident and remarks. ~a of mine.

I'll~ o.ooident. of person killed. wrought. exclusion. - ------- - ---- ~ -------

DEATHS NOT INCLUDED IN THE STATISTICS-concld.

Doal ' 81 22nd Decem· Simlabahal mine, Bhalgora Coal Co., Charamaon Not a Deceased was drowned in a boiler feed tank containing 12 her, Jho.rio. P. 0., Ld. Gope, mining feet of water.· lnspection and inquiry mude. 12-30 P.M. Bihar and Orissa. (m.), 25, . accident Pumpman.

0

8~ 24th Decem· New Kendah mine, New Kendah Coal Raslln Kora, Coal Not a' On his way from the magazine to the mine deceased took a her, , To~osi P. 0,, . Co., Ld. (m.), 20, ·mining canister containing gunpowder to his dwelling and 6 P.M. en gal. Ooal·cutter. accident opened it. The gunpowder was ignited by a naked ; liftht carried by deceased, resulting in burns which ; a. terwards proved fatal. Inspection and inquiry made.

33 25th Decem· Loyabad mine Burrakur Coal Co., Mohadaia, Coal Not It is presumed that deceRsed was sitting on the rails near her, Bansjora P. b., Ld. (f.), 9. ~mployed. an empty wagon standin!l' in a siding, when by some 1-30 P.M, Bihar and Orissa. means the wagon was set m motion. It ran over de· ceased, killing her instantly. In•pection and inquiry made.

:

137

APPENDIX .. n.

Table No.2.

Statement of fatal and serious accidents in and about mines regulated by the Indian Mines Act, during the year 1925.

SERIOUS ACCI· DENTS.

~ DEATH·IU.TJ: P•B I NUMBII:B OJ' 1,000 I'II:BSONS

0 PERSONS II:XI'LOYED. "' ., , SERIOUSLY

a;

I i i I i;

FATAL ACCIDENTS

·:: PROVINCE.

t 'District aud miuerall 'E ·

fi "'"" eld. i s:-t m>mo. 0

"j:;.

Assam

Daluehistau

Dt'ngal

r Lakhimpur

. i Naga Hills

L Sibsagar

TOTAl.

{

Kalat . •

Loralai • • I

Quetta, Pishin

Sibi, Khost •

TOTAL

r Ba.ukura, R&uiganj ·1 Birbhum ,.

Burd...-an .,

TOTAL

' ~~­! ~'g ! ~ ~

--a ~§ E-<

3,480

'703 i ... ...

COAL

5 4 2

2 2 ... ... ...

• ' • 1 ~ = .,_ "'"' 'S I "g I.e·~ "' .... ., :; ' :: IE., o·~ ' ~' ~ lg ~ . 0

t~ .c-.; I Ill I "' ' ~"' s ... c I> a; ~f: ::Ill I- o .-.~ ~ z ... I~ ~I~ 0·~

I

6 54 41 13 ;;,

2 ... ... . .. ... i ... ... I ••• . .. .. .

I I

I .,,

.,; .,; """ ' 411'1 ;:: " :: 5 5 0 t;, t;, I t;, Ill

I ., .. :

0 .. 0 0 -.; 0 -.c

I .c ~· lXI <

I us 1'37 1•72

5'30 . .. 2'8!

. .. . .. ...

1

_._.1_ss ___ 71~~6l~-2-~~~~s _M_i_4_1 _~s_l_" __ 2_·s_ll_l_·l2_1•·91

i .• ...! .... ! ... ... ! ... ... ... ..I... -• I

... ... I ... • •• ~ ... ••• : ... ... "" ••• I ... . ..

: I . 1 ~ I ::: i 1 I .... i ·; ' : . • ;~ i = 1:~ 71>.'i ~~--1.,-1 ~~--1 i '. 2 2 ' ~-••• -

1

1"2'T

! ! I : I ----,--j-~-,--·---r--

181 ... ... . .. ' ...

97 ·- i •..

-L2,5U3 M ss 2 I 40 n ss \n 46 1'38 o·13

I , , I , I ,

--·1--~---~-~-l---1--

• ~.781 :! 34 ss 21 40 I 41 ss ju I .o 1'37 i o·1sl o·n

138

APPENDIX U-contd.

Tabla. B01. 2--cantd.

Statement of fata.l and serious accidents in ~~~nd about mine~ regula.ted by the Indian lU incs Act, during the yaar 192.5.-contd.

F.ATA:L ACCIDENTS.' SERIOUS ACCI· I 1 DENTS.

-";,i--..,-------1 "' NUMBER Ob' I ~ NUMB EB. Oll' , ~ PERSONS

DE •THS. SERIOUSLY INJURED.

DEATH·RATE PER 1,000 PERSONS

EMPLOYED.

Pl!OVJNCB. :District and mineral

field.

Bihar Oris~a.

Burma

(,. JK;:~: Boka.ro

I Hazari·

I ba.gh Giridih

I Jharia

... r LRamga.rh

anal

(Jharia Man· 1 bhum)

LRauiga.nj

.I Palamau, Dalton· gauj. I

II Rajmahal

. Sambalpur, Hlugir~ I -~ S:u::;r ~argaua~,

1,352

13,58i

COAL-contd.

1

2

1

1

5

1

2

8,534

1,114

70

80,391 90 106

1

5 111

7,589

196

1

78 i .. .

415 j .. .

715 I 2

1 ... j

... I ... ! I

! .... !

... I ••• ! ....

I

2 ... i I I

1

2

... I ... 22 3

31 21 7

1

160 126 39

13 6 7

. ., , ...

1

l 1

22

31

0'20

0'72

1'68

I I I ... I ...

o·56 I I

0'59

o·oo 1 17'86 71'43 28'57

165 2'16 0 16 1'38

13

... i ... 0'21 ... 1 o·13

. .. I ...

... I ...

1 I

1 3·89 .... 2•80 [ Jaiuty: ,

.· L •x":!,o;..r."'•·~.l "' ..• . .. ' ... : ... ... ... ... ... I ... ···~···

TOTAL

~-----,-,-__ -,--. ,-~-,-~-• 1114.611 105 11s 1 s 126 229 ·161 73\ 234 1·61 1. (d9 'i1·1o

! . I : . . I I .. I I i !

--~.----------,--~---

Sb••i 19 .. ···.···: -· ... -1··· ···I-· Southern States. i

13Y

APPENDIX n-~ld.

Table No. %---comd.

Stat~ment of fatal and fierioue accidents in and abQUt mi11es · re~ulated by the Indian Minel! Act, dm·ing the year 1926-cqntJ.

PROVINCE.

I

I '

District., and lllineta.l ueld.

!

(I Hosba.nga.ba.d

J Betul • •

·I

l Cba.nda. _ Centra.! Pro-

vince_s, Chhindwara., Pench

I Valley.

Punjab

i'Na.rsinghpur,

l~ Mohpa.ni.

I Y&Otma.l. •

TOTAL

(; Jhelum

) ! Mia.nwali

l 1 Sha.hpur

1FATAL A.CCIDENTS'

COAL-t:ondtl.

81

125 :

1,909 : 1 1 1

5,477 . 5 5 1 s

1,449 I 1 1 1

214: 1 1

SERIOUS ACCI-

' 23

2

1

DEXTS.

NUMBER o•• ! Dt~~-::::o~!R PERSONS I I!IIPLOYBD.

SERIOUSLY i IN.JURED. I

4

15 s

2

1

4 o·i7

23 I 1'32

211.26 I , ! I

1 : 15'6il I

o·60 J·Io

0·69

H7 I ' .

-9.182 ,_-!8j"l 9 -;o"~;W) ao ~~ o·a1. o·(lS

: I . ·-1 1 •

1.1115 I z 2! ••• • 2 ' 3 4 4 I 2'115 ' ' i

_:: ~-.-=-,_:-~_··_· )~_:::_~1-··_· '___:___··_· ~-=--TOTAL - : 1.579 a , 2 . .,. --· -- :1. .. " 4 1 5 2 32 ... r 27

GRAND TOTAL ~---.--:-:- --l~.-- ----- ----·--

. (CoAL) • . !I73.UO ' 157 '173 : ll! llSG , 36'> ~ 111; 373 t·56 · 6-21 1 t·IJ'i -~----- ! I - ~- .

IRON ORE.

f Puri . Bihar Rndl '

\.)riM•a. '-. Siughhbum ::!,905 a["~ : 21 8 9 I ··~ r·~ I 9 I) 55 ' 1 82 1 1)3

------~-:---:--1-'-~-----'---2.\\)5 311 I 21 3 I 9 : 1 j b : 9 : 0 55 i 1 8211 IJ3

140

APPENDIX. U-contd.

Table No. 2~ontd.

Statement of fatal and serious accidents in and about mines regulated by the Indian Mines Act, during the year 19Z5-contd.

PBOVINCE.

:Burma •

Central vinces.

District and mineral field.

-

r Mandalay

·i_ Northern States.

-

Shan

- FATAL I SERIOUS 0

ACCIDENTS. ACCIDENT'5. DEATH·BATII ..

I I PEB 1,000 <!) .e ~ ,.0~ I NUMBEB OF s:;:: .. I NUMBEB OF

0 Pll:BSONS, .. l.i . PERSONS ::> = = EMPLOYED. =""' "" DEATHS. SERIOUSLY

""' <!)

INJUBED. " "' .,~ !i oo..8 rd

I .,2 ... rd rd '""' . "'"" ...... rd I "'1'1 rd ,; "'"' I o:'C

~= 0~ ;:! ;:! ,; "' = = ,.C•M = = =§ ::> = ~ .... ""' " ::> 8"' = = 0 I>"' ·s 0 0 o·s 0 0 ~~ 0 0 Gil., = " ~~ ... t:, ~~

... t:, t. " .., ::: .., "' .., .., ""'

.... 0 <!) "' """' !t~ .... "' ..0'"' !t ..0"" il: II: il.' s.S I> 'd s.s I> ! ...... Pot cp

.s~ ..8 0 .., ~ 0 .s .... ~ 0 0 oo "= ""' a; .... ..o

~s:>.· I~ ..0 0 .;j ~ o.,.... .;j ~ ... Z"" "'I E-1 z"" P=l P=l

IRON ORE-contd.

116 ••• ... • ..

1

...

631 1 1 .~. I 1 1 ... I 1 1 5·29 .. .

747 1 -1--=-~---1 1 ~,-1 -1- 5'29 - ... - 1'34

... ! ...

G&t~~D0~~?TAL I ~,7071 41· 2 21 'I 10 ! 1 I 91 10 11·00 11·1711·os

MANGANESE ORE

:Bombay . { :Belgaum

Panch Mahals 3951"'1'"r," ... 1 ... 1111\ ... 1 ...

. ...:::_~!..=_ 1 __ 1 _:_~~j_:_l_._ .. _ 1·51 o·u

TOTAL

:Balaghat

:Bhandara

Chhindwara

Jubbulpore

Nagpur

TOT.U.

2.8531 -1 1 "· 1 1 15 4.113 i 17l ... 11·21

9,316

3,209 2 1 1 2 4 1 3 0'13 0'53

1,003 1 2 ••• 2 ... ... ... ... 2•87 ...

7.:: -3 --~ --~ ... 3 ···9 ·~ --; 1 -~0 ~~~7 1_.~9

• ~\--:"-:-~ --7 ~ ---:\-:-1-:--:: 0•67

o·3~

0'21

1'~

141

APPENDIX 11-contd •.

Table No. 2-contd.

Statement of fatal and serious accidents in and about mines regulated by the Indian ~fines Act during the year 1925-contd.

PROVINCE.

J3ihar and Orissa.

Madras

( I

'l

District and mineral field.

Singhbhnm ,

Bellary

Viza.ga.patam

Knrnool

..... 0

I~ !!

co "'

F.\TAL ACCIDENTS.

NUMBER OF DEATHS.

3 0

8

SERIOUS ACCIDENTS.

NUMBER OJ' PERSONS

SERIOUSLY IN.TURED.

DBA TH·RA. TB PER 1.000 PERSONS

EMPLOYED.

MANGAN ESE. ORE-c:Oflfd.

I I

203 ... ... .. . ... j ... ... ... . .. I

199

••• •••l :: ~· ::: :; :.:· ~ . ::: I : 1,417

23 ... 1 ... ,... _j • 1,639 ;-••• 1-=-1~1~1-~----_,_1-1-1·1·-.-.. I ... -...

-----....,.-------7----' ----, ----------',--

l!nrm& •

·GRAND TOTAL (MA.N G A. N B B B ORB.)

r' Northern Shan States.

•t Southern Shan

States.

Yamethin .

I GRAND TOTAL I (LBA.D ORB.)

7 4 I 4 8 29 8 24 32 0·20 0'691 0'31 ! I

26,1!;9 '

LEAD ORE.

I

4.1 jas 3,676 6t 8 ... 8 6 41 2'75. ... ' I

2•18

7U s s ... 3 1 1 ... 1 5'71 ... ! I

60 I ... ... . ... . .. . .. ... -· . .. . .. . .. 4,450' 9

!1 1··-j_ nj ~1 36 1 61 42 3"151 ... I I

142

APPENDIX Il~m.td,

Table No. 2.-contd, ·

Statement of fatal !llld serious accidents in and about mines regulated by the Indian Mines Act, during the year ] 925-contd.

I

Dietricf; and PROVINCE. mineral field.

I '

(\ Mergui ·I I I Tavoy 'I Burma, . ~ I Thaton.

.'\ l\ Amherst

G;>AND TOTAL l WoLFRAM: A:t!D (TIN ORE)

"'

I --s:: F.A.T.A.L SERIOUS I 0

~ '~CCIDENTS. ACCIDENTS. "' I 1".

I .... ] 6 NuMBER OF 0 0

t ol NUMBJJJR O.F s:: PERSONs .... ! .r:> " DEATHS.

"' sERIOUsLY

~ "' INJURED. I § . .!3 . s::.t> ~ .-, .. ., ------I <»'d 1". ..,; ..,; "' .;

~"' "' s:: S::· ..... "' ::s ~ .. ., o!i 0 0 ...,

"'" .. .. ol

~~ .. " bll bll "' "'"' "' "' c;-a .r:>"' !!: s·s .. ";! +>E 0 0

"'" 'Q) ~

.., ~"' 0 z<>~ p:< E-t

WOLFRAM AND TIN ORE.

' 3,094 1 2 ! 1 I

3,Iso I 6 5 1

3: I ... ... ... ... ... ...

'" ...

6,314 tl 21 I

GOLD.

' "'+> ..,; ..,; . ., " .. s:: " " " "''" I .... ., ::s ::s ..o., o." 0 2 s c " t'. ::s~ .. " bll

"'ol

"' Cl ...

..o- !!: - ,.,rgl E~ ..

'* 0 ~~~· 1 ::sol ,.0

Z""' IX\ ..q E-t o-~ I

2 ... ... ... .. . 6 3 2 1 3

I , .. ... : ... . .

I ... l ... j ... •••'.

8 'I 2 1 3

Bihar and Orissa Singhbhnm 13 1 ••• !

... .A.nantapnr 1 193 ... l .. i ... 1 I 1 · · 1 Madras .

· { Qnetta, Pishin Baluchistan

Zhob . .

TOTAL

Bihar and Orissa, Singhbhnm

CHROMITE ORE.

I -

--- ... , ..

DEATH-RATE PER 1,000 PERSONS

EMPLOYED.

..,; ..,; ..,; " s:: " ::s ::s ::s

0 0 .,o .. t'. " .. bll o~bll

"' !!:~ !!: .. '*

0 00 ,.0 'Q)..O

(q ..q !Xlol

0'4611·07 0'65

l'E9 2:5.3 I o·.~a

o_o..!,.

... I .. . ... i I

1'44 ·0.93 \ i '27

I

I GRAXD TOTAL 8531 I ... I .. . 21 3 I ... I 31 ... ... I ... ... ... I ! ! (CBR 0 l! IT E

I ! I

OR~). i ! I ! I I '

1±3

APPENDIX ll-conrrl.

Table No. z-conta ..

Statement of fatal and se1 i< us accidents in and a Lout mines regulate.-! by the I ndiau l\lines Act, during the year 1~25-contd.

PRonNCE. District and mineral field.

Bihar and Orissa' Singhbhum

s~~n f Burma Southern States.

Burma ·l Katba (Rubies, etc)'

..

-·

FATAL ACCI· DENTS.

NUliBBB OJ' DEATHS.

COPPER ORE.

·~I 1 ... ' 1

i

I 34 ... ... _, ...

GEMS.

SERIOUS ACCI· DENTS.

-------·--

1 l ... i I

j. ·-· I

.

1

NuMBBB o:r PBBSONS

SBBIOUSLY IN.JUBBD.

... I .. . ... ' I I

... 1 ...

.. .

1 ... i .. : I ··· l_

MICA.

DEATH·BAT.I PBB 1,000 PBBSONS

BJlPLOY tD.

. .. • 27

... ... I

= ..,;; - 0 - .. cl~:o:

311

...

i ' ... C"2() I z·sr-

----

(, :Manbhum II I I Gaya •

·. j 6; I 1.378 I

... i ... \ ... I.. I 6 .. ~ ! j: 6 : ~ 1 : O·S3 B'\ d' 1.,_

' lar au J ' HazaribQ"h (.)ri~r;;a. ~ -!:l I ! :Monguyr

L- Samb&lpur

TOTAL

•. Bauknra

··i I I . l' ... ~·-·_--_\~!-~--=-_ .. _. _· __ -_ .. _._1.....:.::_

13,220 : 6 \ 6 1

•.. s s 6 1 1 7\ o·o?

11,026

630

s;

0 5~

_ .. _. _1_---__

... I o 45 • I I

... I

U! Nellore 4.167: ... j 1 1 I 1 · •• 1: 0'3<) 021

Xilgiris () ~ I l !!.lib~ ._. 1 --- t·-- _1 ___ , .. ....- t • ....- t : )!adras

I -----~------J----------

------~·---T-o_T_A_L __ I~~--~ ~~ ... 1 1; 1j1: ... , 1! o·:w I ... I 02\i

144

APPENDIX U-contd.

Table No. 2-contd.

Statement of fatal and serious accidents in and about mines regnlated by the Indian• ~fines Act, during the year 1925-contd.

FATALACCI· DENTS.

NuMBER Oil' DEATHS.

SERIOUS ACCI· I DENTS.

-- DEATR·RATE PEB·· NUMBER OF 1,000 PERSONS

PERSONS EMPLOYED, SERIOUSLY

PBOYINCB, District and mineral field._ -_.,---,---U: . IN~URED.

Rajpntana

Bihar Or iss&.

MICA-contd.

""' .,.., .. :=

Q)

""""' o·o ~~ ""Oi =~ ~ ...

AjmAr·Merwarat, 303 ... • ••

1

...

1

...1... ... ...I... ... ...

1

... ---·--------------------- ---

GRAND TOTAL 18,555 7 7 ... 7 6 7 1 8 0·56 ... O·Sl) I (Mlc4). I

{

Singhbhnm

and Sahabad

Hazaribagh •

TOTAL

LIMESTONE.

•' 91 1 I 1 1 ... ... ... 26'32 10·99-

• 2,596 ... ::: I ... ,

1

. ... ... 8 .. ~ 6 8 .•. ." .. .

• 101 .. _. • •• \ ... ... ... . .. I ... ... ... ... .. .

• 2,788 --1-~-.. -~-1--_-1---8-~1~ --8---... - l'U. ~

----·1-----1---,----t-----1-Bnrma • Northern Shan

1

181 ... ... ... ... ... ... ...

1

... . ··· States.

---1-.---:-·---,----~-~-S' Btlaspnr • • 1731 ... ... ... ... "''- ... .. ... I ...

c~~~:e. Pro-l Jubbulpore, Katni 3, 781 I ... ... ... ... l 1 ... 1 1 .. .

~~ ... -·-=- ... j-... ~ 1 ... 11 rj ... , __ -----t-G-t£-~-.~-ST_O_;-~-:-AL-:--6,-92-31 1 - 1 l ' ' ' 7 I ' I .. .

TOTAL

o·u

145

APPENDIX ll-contd.

Table No. 2~ntd.

;Statement of fatal and serious accidents in and about. mines regulated by the Indian Mines Act, during the year' 1925-contd.

iF .A TAL .ACCIDENTS I SERIOUS .ACCI· DENTS.

---.------ ~------- DEA.TH-RATII PER

~ :~ulliiBEB 011' 1'1 PERSONS ElliiPLOYED.

PROVINCE.

!District and mineral

field.

] [ § NulliiBEB Oil' 11,000 PIIBSONs

DEATHS. I SERIOUSLY -! g INJ'URED.

~ ., l'~!i a) "g,j m!"'§ m ::::! 1=1 -..""0 I

llengal Birbhwn

{

Singhbhum llihar and

Orissa. Santhal Parganas

TOTAL

llombay {\Thana

1

Col&ba

Burma

Uaited Pro· { vinces.

TOTAL

Thaton.

.Agra

.Allahabad

TOTAL

"0~ e ~ ~ I 0·8 .... ; bD bO ~ t ~cl S1., II: I ~ I..::-;; s·g 2 o :s I see ~ al ~ ~ ~ ~ ...

BTO!.'iiE.

200

= ::: ·:: :: I :~ ; ::: ... I .. : ...

249

153

.. II:'" 0 0

0~ l=l

, I

--~-~--,-,-,--l-~-·,·-., 402 ... • .. J··· ... i .•. . .. J... ... I ... I ... ...

. i 612 1 ... j 1 : 1 s ... i s s\· ... 2·s2 1·63

·l~_· .. _ _:_:~_ ... _._ ... _~l~_._ .. _i_ ... ___ ... ___ ... _ I . :

I I

2,093 j

I

51 I

sl ... \2·s2 1·63 I I

I I I 5: ... : 51 : I I

' 2 !, 1 2 2'79 2'39

. i so: ... . .. ! ... ... ! ·- ! ... ... .. . • i 1,429 ; "' "' I ••· "' j ••• ••• "' "'

I ' I I

i--.----·,---;--·.--------r--

GRAXD (STONE).

. ~-... l_ ... l'_-· ~: -· ...... I ·- II! ...

TOTAL l 4,858 5 5 : 1 6 ! 7 I 1 61 7 I 1'26 : 1·U . 1'24

: I I I I I : I

1~5

APPENDIX ll-contd.

Table No. 2-contd.

Statement of fatal and serious accidents in and about mine~ :egulated by the Indian l\Iineil Act, dming the year l!J25~coTttd •

I FATAL SERIOUS I I ACCIDENTS. .ACCIDENTS. . ----------------1----------------1 DEATH·RATEPER

d 1 § NUMBER OF 1,0U0 PERSONS ~ I :NuMBER oF ~ PERSONs EMPLOYED.

PROVINCE. District and mineral field.

~ ~ DEATHS. -~ .

~ I --~~---:----1 ,_. .,

SERIOUSLY INJURED.

i : ~ j'][rg m: ~1:

<si ~ p :& ~i ... .:=,~ ~ ~ ~~ Q) :I> 'tj (.J ~

"9] !< ., - "93 .e" .. l..2 ~ ~0 ::<ol t<-< ~ :.;j E-< Z""'

SALT.

{I Jhehun . 741 I 3 1 2 3 I

, Shahpur 135 ~ .,

Punjab

0 ... 0

:.;:

. J <lianwali 32

1

~ 1 1

··· ... 1

--~----.....,:-G-R-AND TOT~L :~~-- -.-.. -~-~-a --:-11 -:~.!.-----5 .---; (~ALT). I j : ----'"'-------~-----_!-___ ---·------''----'---~---

Bihar Orissa.

Punjab .

(I Singhbhum and~

l1 Monghyr

TOTAL

·{I' Gurgaou Knngra

i I I I

: . i

SLATE.

48 I 388 ' i ---,---1-.. -· :~ -- --~-;~ ----- --,---:--436 ... I ... l .•. ... ... ! ... ! ... ... ... I .. ! ...

210 I"· I : I

l .. i 348 ... ... I ... i

-! ___ -- ------'--'--:-- __ ; __ ---1 '

... 1 ... ·I 558

\

GRAND (SLATE).

TOTAL!

I

147

AFPENDIX Il--contd.

Table No. 2--comd.

Statement of fatal and serious accidents in and about mines regulated hy the Indian ~lines Act, during the year 1 c;l25-confd.

I I I I I I

I District and

PROVINCE miner"-! field.

I )iadras . i Sa!em

Bomhay ·1! Belganm . I

I Kaira .j GRAXD TOTAL

(BAVXITE). i .

Bihar Orissa..

rJ Bhag-alpnr

11

1

Manbhum and~

I

. ! I

. !

"' l SERIOLS = FATAL ~ . - .

I AC'C'IDEXT8.- A\."X;IIJEXTi-.· . -- ~ ------:;; D:EATH·RAT'E FER

"" 3

1

i: XrxBER or 1/•tt• PE:B so~s '0 I

..:: Xr.lllBER OF 0 FI:RSOSS EllFLOYED • ... I -"

"' I DEATHS. 8EBI01:"ELT ;

~ .., !: IN I< RED .

·~b « I.§ . ~ I ~ t~ t;.":i f< §

.,; .. = .g~.g~~-= ., "¥ ~·.a_ ;;;: I = i . ~..; = = -. I g ..= ~: ~ .. H g e :E '"'"" 0~ s ~ i ;! ~~ I ... i>:

... ::llo ~;

li ""' ~I E ~ . 1:1< bl ; ~ "'0 .c-o "' "' :. I_::, lr: ~ ca'"2. a·o .. 7 E3 0 ~ ! a1.:...- ~ '00

--"E z~

0 0 ·~ ;~ ~C-~ _g 1-:..=.

~"' ..0 ~cS "' I;::. c: < E-< ;::; <

MAGNESITE.

2,4QIJ I ... I . . ... , ... i 1 I ··· I 1 1

BAUXITE.

931 I 132 I I I

I I :u.s' .. -1-·1 ·-.I -· I 66!

32o :

CLAY.

! ••• i i ... I I

J

[ ••• I

i i ... I •

i ...

... l -· ... I

1 I l ' ll Palamnu

1 !"inghbhnm

I

i _______ , __ ! ___ _

Bengal

I TOTAL

. Burdwa:o I

• I

l'eutr&l Provin·l Jobbulpore ('('S.

llt•lhi Delhi

I GRAXD TOTAL I

ll'L.U). I

;53 ·- : ...

32

4-4.8 I 1 1 1 ... !

32 i j I

·-0~ 1., .• 1 l 1 .

... I 1

1

I I!

I

i -I !

! ....... j ' , __ _:__~----

I I ... I

1 .... j l

···j 2~ 1_ 1 . ·~! . ~ ·~

148

APPENDIX U-contd,

Table No.2 ·· contd.

:Statement of fatal and serious accidents in anJ about mines regulated by the Indian )lines Act, during the year 1925-contd,

.PROVINCE. District and mineral field,

FATAL ACCI· DENTS. DENTS.

SERIOUS ACCI· I -------~ DEATH·RA.TE PER

3 \ N z, NuMBER Oli' 1,000 PEORTSBODNS ~ UMBER Oli' ~ PERSONS EMPL , "' I DIIIA.THS. "' SIIIRIOUSLT ~ I "' INJURED. :a - ---,----1 .~ m

!J ~ ~I ~ ~l 0

.., \ o o I ~ o·:;:; ~; ~ ~ Cl) ~~ (D""d ' - "CC -'S·z 'i ~ ~ 'iii '83 ~c:.> .- ,.C -+OJO :;ldl

z=: ~ ..q 1 E--< z""'

-d 1-d I]~ -d -d ,'101.,; ' ~ ~

~ := ~ ~ = § I ol :;l

g 6 ~ "' I 0

!;'. ... I= P..,j 0 0 !;:, !;'. !;:, I

II: I :: I... ~ .. ~ .. ' II: I>

..9 ~ '.!tt-t"E? 0 !; I 0 0 a;

~ i'Q)~

~ ~ ~ o.- Ill ,j:q

STEATITE.

Jliha.r Orissa..

and Singhbhum , 140 I ... i ... I ... i ... I ... I ... I .. I ... I ...

t Bhandara. Ce~tra.l Pro·

vmcee. Jubbnlpore . : IJ~Il.:: ~~,J,~J~~~~-:: ~ ==

Madras

llurma

Madras

TOTAL

·{ Kurnool Nellore

0 410 I ... 1... ... ... . ... ···I··· ... ... . .. I ... ~-~-- I

: I

12 i - ... j ... i .. ... .. .... , ...

46 I ... ... i ... ... ... ... ...I ... ... ... . .. t I : ·

--.---~---1- --~--~--1-ToTAL 58 ... I ... ··· ' ... ... ... ... J ... ... ... ...

I I i ! I

Pakokl"U _ • • ;___:_,_... \_ .. _ ... , __ ... ,_... -=-'-=- ... ,_... ... ... GRAND TOTAL l 623 II ... ... ... ...I.;;- ... I ... l.. ...

(STIIIA.TITIII), : I

BARiTES.

·I 61 l ... . ... ' ... i . . • Knrnool . .. [ ... , ... I ... ! ...

149

APPENDIX ll-contd.

Table No. 2-contd.

Statement of fatal and serious accidents in and about mines regulated by the Indian )lines Act, during the year l9~:J-contd.

I • I FATAL SERIO'C"S

1

, § . AeClDE:STS. J.CCIDEX IS. i ~ I ___.,--~-- ----;-----1

0 ~ _ Pl!:RBON8 l; '; l OJ' 81fRIOUSLY

DI!A'I'II•BA'I'. PE•l,OOO J>EB80N8

EKPLOTIID.

I · II = ~ 1' , NUKBJ:• ~-· NUKB:KE 01'

District a.nd m•ineral~ ~ ~ d I DBATJIS. ~ IN lUllED.

field. ~ ~ ~-"'-.-1 -'g-. -~-.. -. -, -~~I' ] ] j -~ ] : -g l ~ e~- -o .i I ; I 5 ~ ~""= = ~ s • ~ , = o

: ~ I ~ §! ~I ~ ~ gil E ~ g !-i ~ I ~ t:: i~ §]I ~ I ~ l ~ '~i i ~ 3=~ ~ l j .e ~

-------~---------~~-o_m_~l-~_~_;~~~~-~~~~~--~~-z~-~-~~-~~~~-o--~-~~~~:--~~~~~

I Bihar and Orissa: Singhbhum

i

Madras Cudd&pah

Central Pro- Bhandara vinces.

l GR-AND TOTAL I (AsB:KBTOI). j

BU.KoodO~Pm Central Provin· Chanda

cea.

GRAND TOTAL (Ocun).

90 i I

APATITE.

i I • l j···~ ... I •••

ASBESTOS.

18!1 ! ••.

I

12 I··· I

2()1 I l··· ... 1

OCHRE.

I 18 ! ...

1 11 ... ! ...

I 2() l·- I·-,

CORUNDUM..

Central Provin·l Bhandara ('('8.

·I • j ... 1 " I ... : ... • . r .

l-l···

1-.1···1 I I

I

I 1 ...

•••1-·l- I ••• I ' -

'·- : ... ' -. ._ . ,

:- l ... !···

Statement of fa.tal and serious acciuents in and 'about mineS' 1·egufated by the Indian

--- ~I-i~!rMt,..d-luing th~ year 1925-:-c.oncld. _

lROVJNCE.

·-

'(;'u~ted Pro· vmcee.

~..o. . -

'

Diorlrict 1.!\ud minel'al field.

1-

{

.Agra ,

.Allahabad

.... 0

..,. "' .<=>~ s::: "'" <:~""'

""' "' "'~ ,.o ,~

~s-"'"' ct-.,

= ·o 'dZZ .., "' ~""

235

I FATAL ACCI: DENTS.

'.l NUMBER OP 1 " .... "'

DEATHS.

~ ~

"" ..,;:; ll . .,

.; "' = .... .; "' ..<:l o..;_: 0 ~ ...

-~I "' ... ~ "" "'"' ""' "S~ ~ -;;; .s

I~~ ·o ..,

"' ~I 0 ~ E-<

SANDSTONE.

'· ~ ..

. SERIOUS ACCI·

DENTS. _. DEATH-BATE PER

if NuMBER o:r 1,000 PERSONS ;}· PERSONS EMPLOYED.

SERIOUSLY ,g- IN .JURED. 0 ...... r.ri

. I . I~~ hl ..,;:; .,; ..,;:; ""'I""' ~ 0 "' "' , , I" = = = ~~ "' "' ""0 0 0 ~ ~ 0 0

~60 Et~ 60 I 60 = "".g ... ... "" "" "' "' ~~ !:= ~ - ~ ~ ~I>

s-9 I> 0 0 0 0 o3 ...... .s 0

"'" ~ i ~ ~~~-=1 .<=> ~.<=>

"' "'" z"" ~ «< ~ I

" : 1 ... . .. •I··· I -275 --:---~\~\-... ~~-~-... -... ~~---.. ------ --

•••• I O•-J ... '

TOTAL

Bihar nnd Ori55a: Manbhum i ·I

KYANlTE.

. .I -I ... i 6 i ... ~ ... I ... 1 --1 ... I

--------G-~-/-L N-~-~-;i-~-J-:-).L-;-I-25-3-,S-57-,-20_0_,_20-9-:1-2_4_f;:--2-33-'-i -4-7191326,-17_0_1_4_96-l,-1'-18-. "1_0_2_8 ,~-

151

APPENDIX U~ooncld.

Table No.3.

Statement of fatal accidents in mines regulated by the lndian Mines Act, during the . year 1925, classified according to cause of accident.

Mineral worked.

Coal

Clay

Coppl'r

Iron Ore

Lead Ore 9

I.ime Stone 1

Mo.nJr.l.nese Ore . 7

Jllica • 7

!'tune li

Tin Ore, . l 8

W olfro.m ore .. j

'foT.U. 1925 200

'l'OT.I.L l'BllCliD• 233 lN<I T.All.

1

1 . 2

"'I

1 I 2 1

2

1 61 62 28

2 ~7 64 31

3

... I

3

+3

1

2

... I ...

2 : ... 11 , I

2 i ... .. .

.. I .. .

19 ... ,15

I I

! 26 .. 1 2n

-7 .. 1-5 '

2

1

I ••• i

I 2

20

I DI!'ATB·BAT:S l'ER• 1,000 :PERSONS .li!PLOYED. ----------------

1 i ...

2! ... I

1 : ...

1

2 I ...

i

22!

291

I

186

ll

8

7

6

1.-g g ..

~ \, ~ I t 2 -o

1\I\i 1"02

1·00

0"20

()•56

1"26

'

0·21 I I

... i I

0"69

0"94

1"1" i 028 I I

2"il

1"08

121:1

• ,.,, I , ... , ... , ... r I

-i ' I I -3/---48!-o·s:(o·os --{1"17

r

152

APPENDIX III.

Statement o£ prosecutions under the Indian }lines .Act, anJ l1Hlia.n Penal Code, during · the year 19l5.

l'ravince. '·-. . .. --~ -· -. - Number I Nu~ber Nu~ber t District. pro~!nn• persons r ~ persons

__ .-____ I _-_· ------l--t-io_n_s_._ __"t_:_~~_'d_e~-ll-c-on_n_·_c_t-ed_. . I La.khimpnr Auam

( Bnnlwan I

I

I I i I i I i I I I .,

I 1 I l I I L

llo

Do.

Do.

l>o.

Do.

Do.

Do.

llo.

IJCl.

llo.

I 1 1

1 3

1

1 2

1

1 1

IO 7

3 2

N urn b0rs of ruTes O:ua •ection~ of the Act

contravened.

-----------------Section 2I, Special Rules

3 and 5.

Section 21, Special Rnle:-~ 31 and 40. ·

Section 21, Special Rule f!l read with Special Rnle 23.

Section l!O, General Rule 12 of Notifi~a­tiou No. 864.-68-20, dated lOth :March 19114.

Section 20, General Rnles 3, 7 and !9.

Section :W, General Rule 47.

REMARKS.

Section ~ll. Genera.l One accused excused

he was a. Rn!Ps I (c), 3, 47 aud ·was 51. as

~ec t i(Jll ~0, General Rule a of Notifica· tion No. SG4--6ti-~0, dated lOth :i\Iarch 1904.

Rul"s 1 i and 18 of Bengal Governments Notification No. 47b8, Com. dated ~!.'th Augnet 1924.

ruinor.

Case against one accused was withdrawn as he could not be extradited for taking hie residence in an lndil'n State.

Section 20, Geu.-ra1 Three of the RnleH 1 aurl 3. accused were

acquitted.

Section 20, General Rule 2 (g) and Seo­ti<tn 21,. :,:pecial RulPS 27, 52 aud 70.

One of the accused was acquitted.

Sect ion ~IJ, General The three cases Rule 1 of Notification were with· ~o. 11793-103, dated drawn. 30th Decem her 19•1o I as amend~d by Xoti- • hcation No. l1·4\l8; · dated 29th June 1922.

153

APPENDIX m.-contd.

Statement of prosecutions under the Indian 1.Iines Act, and Indian Penal Code, during the year 1925-contd.

Number I Number Number of Numbers of rules and Province. District.

of persons of Sections of the Act Ruu.axs. prosecu· prose- persons contravened.

tions. cuted. convicted.

- --- ~ -· ··-

r Burdwan 2 :; 1 Section 20, General Case agn.ins Rule 1 (1) of N otifica.- two of the

I tion No. 11793-103, accus...t Wall Bengal 'l Bankura.

dated 30th December withdrawn. 1908.

1 5 5 Section 20, General Rules 1, 4 and 9

'

( Manbhum 7 13 1 Section 20, General Five cases WAre

Rule 12 of Notification withdrawn, No. 864-68-20, dated and two of the lOth March 1904. accused were

acquitted.

Do. 6 11 4 Section 20, Gent"ral Three C&SflR

Rule 1 of Notification were with· No. 11793-103, dated drawn, and the

I 3Uth December 1908 C&lle against as amended by N oti- two out of fication No. M-ol98, three accused, dated 29th J nne 11122. was with-

drawn.

Do. 3 6 5 Section 15 read with One caee was General Rule 4.7. withdrawu.

Do. . . 1 2 2 Section 20, General Bihar and Rule 19 and Rules 3

Orissa. < and 8 of "Bihar and Orissa Governments Notifications No. 11761-M, dated 23rd August 1918 and No. 26Uo·VIIM-2, Com. dated 8th September 1924, respectively.

Do. . 1 4. 4. Section 20, General Rules 3 and 19.

Do. . 1 1 1 Section 15 read with General Rules 46 and 47.

Do. . . 1 2 2 Section 20, General Rule 3 of Notification No. 86-i--68-20, dated 1Oth March 19U4.

Do. . 1 2 2 Section Rule t.

21, Specia.l

Do. . . 1 1 1 Section 20, General Rule 47.

154

APPEJ."'DIX ll-contd.

Statement of prosecutions under the Indian l\Iines Act, and Indian Penal Code, during the year 1925-contd.

N mber I Number Number u of Numbers of rules and Province. District. of persons of sections of the Act RBHABKS.

pr'?secu- prose- persons contravened. t1ons. outed. convicted.

Ma.nbhum 1 1 1 Section 20, General Rule 45.

Do. . 1 1 1 Rule 17 of Bihar and Orissa Governments Notification No. 2608· VIDf-2, Com. dated 8th September 1924:

Do. 1 2 2 Section 20, General Rules 3, 19 and 22.

Do. . 1 3 3 Section 20, General Rule 1 (4) of Notifies.-tion No. 11793-!03, dated 30th December 1908.

' Do. 1 2 .... Section 20, General The accused

Rule 1 (1) of N otifica- were acquitted. tion No. 11793-103, dated 30th December 1908.

B~&fum.1 Ha.za.riba.gh 3 3 ... Section 20, General The cases were

Rule 1 of Notification withdrawn.

' No. 11793-103, dated 30th December 1908 as amended by Noti-fication No. M-<W8, dated 29th J nne 192&.

Do. . 2 3 2 Section 20, General One of the Rule 12 of Notification accused was No. 86 A-68-20, dated acquitted.

I lOth March 1904.

'

Monghyr 1 1 ... Section 20, General The case was

I ; Rule 1 of Notification withdrawn.

I - --No. 11793-103, dated

I 3oth December 1908 as amended by Noti-

L fication No. M-~98, - dated 29th J nne 1922.

Section 20, General One case was Burma Mergni . - 2 2 1 Rule 1 of Notification withdrawn. . .

No. 11793-103, dated 30th December 19()8

;

I as amended by Noti-fication No. M-498, dated 29th June 1922.

155

APPENDIX ID-concld.

Statement of prosecutions under the Indian l\fines Act, and Indian Penal Code, during tbe year 1£125-<'ofleld.

Number Number Number --of Numbers of rules and

Province. District. of persons of sections of the Act HElll~llD. prosecu· prose· persons oontra;ened. tions. cured. eon;icted.

----

Balaghat 1 1 1 Se-ction l!O, Ge~~ersl Rul .. s U and 15, and Section 21 Speeia.l Rules 4-6, t7 and 48.

Do. . 1 3 1 SI'Ction ~·, General Tll"o of tb e Rule 1 of N otificstion a.cocnsed .,..ere No. 11793-}(13, claW uqui~. Wth DI'C"<>mber 1~·; &s &mended by Ne>ti· £cation No. li-49E, dated ::!lith J nne 1l'2l.

Chhindwara. 1 4. ~ Section Rule 16.

21, Speeial

Do. . 1 2 2 8..<-tion 20, G..neral Rule 8, Section 21 Special Rules 2:) and S2 and i"ection 3l' re.ad ,..ith S..Ct ion 16.

-Ce!Jtra.l Pro·1

De. 1 Sf'<'tion One TlDCes. . . 4o 2 .!YI, <rl:neral &«'11 Enks 3, 4ia) a!ld wu acqn1tted, - 4\~_1. and one died.

Nagpnr . . 1 l ... Rule 16 of Nc•tification The llo<."CU~

No. 64.%-H2. dated 2nd 11'ILII&eqn:~ &ptember 1g11.

I Jubbulpore 1 1 ... Sec-tion 20. General Ditto. Rule 1 of Notii:cation No. 117~1· 3, datM 3.:•th IX,coember l.u_~

u amende-d by Nc·to· tkation No. ll-4r"~, dAted ::.'9th J Un!! 19"2:!·

Betul • . 1 2 2 s ... :-tion ~-.. G..neral RU:es 3 and ~-

lladrM Nellore 2 2 2 S..c-tion ·"'l G<eneral Ra:e 1 of":S'o·iiieatoon No. ll7~J.EI3, dneod So.'t.h ~reber ]~~ as amendrd ty Noti-

I fiea~C•D No. li-4~. dated ~9:1. Jtlila 1~..2 .

. . . .

156

APPENDIX IV.

MISCELLANEOUS. Statement No.1.

List of Inspection Circles.

No.1 Circle. No. 2 Circle.

1. All mines in Baluchistan. 1. All mines in Assam.

2. All mines in Bihar and Orissa except mines in the district of the Santhal Parganns and such mines in the district of Mnnbhum as lie east of a line drnwn from mile 175 0:1 the Bengal Nagpur Rnilway to mile 169 on the Grand Trunk Road and Of'ntinued in a etr.ight line across the district.

2. All mines in Bengal,

3. Such mines in Bihar and Orissa M lie in tho distri.·t of the Santhal Parg-nnas and in the dis­trict of l\fanbhnm east o.f a line drawn from mile 175 on the Bengat Nagpur Railway to mile 169 nn the Gr11nd Trunk Road a.nd continued in a st•·aight line across the distdct.

3. All minea in the North-West Frvntier Province. 4. All mines in Bombay.

5. All mines in Burma.. 4.. All mines in the Punjab.

6. All mines in the Central Provinces.

5. All mines in Rajputnna.. 7. All mines in Madras.

Statement No. 2. Names of persons to whom first and second class certificates to manage a coal mine werE

granted during the year l925. {a) Certificates granted to holders of English certificates of compete~:cy.

FIRST CLASS,

No. of Date of Indian No. of Date of English Name. Indian certificate. English certificate.

certificate. - ce•·tificate.

-King, William . . 313 28th January 1925 804 11th August 1920.

Lawrence, Edward Thornton 314 Ditto 1438 4th August 1923.

Oakey, Oliver Guy 0 . 315 Ditto 1417 Ditto.

Peet, William Milner 316 Ditto 849 11th August 1920.

Thomas, Oneaimus. . . 317 Ditto 321 26th July 1916.

Genders, Charles, Stanley 318 13th April 1925 1400 4th Augmt 1023. ---

Spark, Edwin • . SJ9 Ditto 1639 8th August 1924.

Jo1:nson, Reeve Petgrave 0 320 --

11th May 1923 1638 Ditto.

Dowell, Thomas . . . 321 3rd August 1925 -· 1700 5th February 1925.

Veale, Alfred Pocock . 322

'th .......... ''"1 764 22nd January 1920

McDonald, Wileon . . 323 Ditto . 298 26th Jnly 1916.

Ghosh, Satish Chandra . . 824 Ditto 1863 31st July 1925.

157

APPENDIX IV--oonU.

Miscellaneous-corM.

Statement No. 2~onrd.-

~ames of persons to whom fir~t and second class certificates to manage a coal mine were granteJ during the year In;,-ro11td.

Name.

ChRt•erjee, Snrendra Nath

Yitra, Snrendra Nath

Banerjee, Aditya Chandra

Obar. RadLika ltanjan

Waters, JoLn Farrel

Heath, Cbsrlca

M<NA r, D.vid 'dc:\Iillan

:o-tevt'nson~lloor<·. X->rman Stuart

:\1 it I'll, 13 ir. nil ra l\ at h

Dutt. Charo ('baud'"'

(b) Cert:ficate• vf ColL}'f'teucy.

FIRST CLASS.

No. <·f CErtificate.

- --~-

li7

l'i8

li9

l'-0

181

182

1<;3

IS'

H:5

1'6

187

Date of certificate.

13th April 1925.

DittA

Ditta.

Ditto.

Ditto.

Ditto.

Ditto.

Tlitto.

Ditto.

Ditto.

Ditto.

--------

(.-n<d OD l..t J nJ7 19;!5.

(a) Ce tifi•-ates gran,e.l t.o hold<'r!i of Engli·h rertifica'ee of rou::Ioetiency.

Same.

S.Ecoso Cu,-,;.

I I :So. of ln.:ian1 Dat~ ,,f In,i~aa l:s"o. ,,f J:.,~ra• Date c.f Eo~fuh

ce· ti£cat~. «rti~t"at<>. i cert.i&aUI. l t"ertifiC'&le.

--------!---'-----~----!-----

-~ il.

158

APPENDIX IV-contcl.

Miscellaneous-contd.

Statement No. 2-contcl.

Names of persons to whom first and second class certificates to manage a coal mine were granted during the year 1925-contd.

(b) Certificates of Competency.

SECOND CLASS.

Name. No. of lJate of certificate. REiolARXS. certificate.

,---------Mondal, Pundari Kaksha 369 11th May 1925.

Mukherjee, Tara Pada 370 Ditto.

Choudhury, Bibhuti Bhusan b71 Ditto.

Baker, Arthur 372 Ditto.

Mitra, Sree Kantha. 373 Dctto.

Sa.m~nta, Indra Mohan 374 Ditto.

Banerjee, Satyeudra N ath 375 Ditto.

Sadhu, G'olok Behary 376 Ditto.

Ji'leury, Gerald William 377 Ditto.

Cha.tterjee, Ram Gopal 378 Ditto.

Dutt;Hari Pada 379 JJitto.

Roi, Pratiil Kuma-;. 380 Ditto.

Ha.hhs, Albert Dimberli ne 381 Ditto.

Mukherjee, Bimala. Charau 382 Ditto.

Bhattacharjee, Srisankal.' 383 Ditto.

Ewer, Jamev Ma.rtio Alexander 384-- .Ditto.

Banerjee, Phani Bhnsan 385 Ditto.

Murphy, Egoene Collin 386 Ditto. I

387 Ditto. Bhattacharjee, Tara Bhusan I

Choudhury, Benoy Krishna :I 388 Ditto.

Gupta, lranick Lal . j 389 Ditto.

159

APPENDIX IV-conld.

Misc:ellaneous---contd.

Statement No.3.

GOYERN::\rENT OF INDIA.

DEPAH.Tl\IENT OF INDUSTRIES AND LABOUR.

lJated Simla, the 25tk Jul!Jl925.

N 0 T I F I C AT I 0 N.

No. M.-1051.-In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (l) of section 45 of the Indian Mines Act, 1~23 (IV of 1<12:i), the G"vernor-General in Council is pleased to exempt the ft.•llowing mine~ situated in the ::llirzapur District of the Cnited Provinces from all the pro,·isions of the said Act:-

1. Stone Quarry Hill Tendu~ No .. :~i, at village Bargeh.

2. Stone Quarry Hill Tendua No. 38·1, at village Bargeh. :1. Stone Quarry Hill Tendua No. 38-3, at village Bargeh. 4. Stone Quarry Hill Tendua No. 29-3, at village Bargeh. 5. Stone Quarry Hill Tendua No. 32-1, at village Bargeh. 6. Stone Quarry Hill Darhia No. 343-3, at village Baragaun. 7. Stone Q11arry Hill Darhia No. 30, at village Baragaun. 8. Stone Quarry Hill Darhia No. 181, at village Baragaun, 9. Stone Quarry Hill Darhia No. 182, at village Baragaun.

A. A. L. PARSONS,

&c-reta'"1 to t!e GOf1e, ••e•t of India.

GOVERNMID\T OF INDIA..

DEPARTMENT OF INDVSTRIES AND LABOUR.

IJated lJelhi, the 7tA Koremler 1925.

NOTIFICATION .

. No. M -1051.-In enrcise of the powers conf.,rred by sub-section (1) of section 46 of the Indian ~!mes Act, 19:!_3 (IV o~ 1!1::3), ~e Go_ver_nor-Geueral in Conucil is pleased to exempt the Kharkhada ~t<'ne Quarry Situated lll the Kan-a D1sb·1ct of the Eombly Presidency from all the provi.;ions of the •a1d Act.

.A.. .A.. L. P .A.RSOSS,

Secret~ to tAl! G~er.~•' of Itulits.

160

APPENDIX IV-concld.

Miscellaneous-concld.

Statement No.4.

RULES :MADE BY THE GOVERNMENT 0.1!, BIHAR AND ORISSA.

The 16th Januai'!J 19/25.

No. 120·Com.-In exercise of the powers confen·ed by section 30 of the Imlian Mines Aet, l\l23 (IV of 1923), the Governor in Council is pleased to make the following t·ule :-

RULES FOR ALL MINES.

INQUIRY IN THE CASE OF ACCIDENTS.

If a Court of Enquiry appointed under Section 21 of the Act finds that the accident was du9 t(l any carelessness or negligence on the part of the management, the Court may order the owner, agent or manager of the mine to pay all Ol' any part of the expenses of the e"quit·y, and the amount Ml directed to be paid may, on application by the Chief Inspector or an Inspector to a ~lagistra·e havlng juris.tiction at the place where the mine is situated or where such owner, agent or manager is for the time being resident, be recovered by the distress and s!!.le of any movable property within the limits of the .Magistrate's jurisdiction belonging to sueh owner, agent or manager.

By 01·der of the Govemor in Council,

J. R. DAIN,

Secretary to Gove•·nment.

MGIPC-SS--V-5-7 -7-10.23-1400