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Ponies In Coal Mines

Volume 51: debated on Wednesday 9 April 1913

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77.

asked how many coal mines there are in the United Kingdom; and in how many of them ponies are used?

The number of mines under the Coal Mines Act at work in 1912 was 3,315, and the number in which ponies were used was 2,164. The figures are subject to revision.