asked the Secretary for Mines how many mines were Hooded on the occasion of the great coal strike, and how many have since been brought into operation again; and whether any computation has been made as to the number of working days lost through this destruction of property?

The damage to coal mines from water on the occasion referred to varied widely in extent and no precise figure can be given of the number of mines flooded. According to the information in my Department, there are still about a dozen mines affected by water trouble during the stoppage which have not since been reopened. I am afraid it would be impossible without elaborate inquiry to compute the working time lost.